Riley Russell Whearty

1914 - 1992  (77 years)

• Name	Riley Russell Whearty
  Born	7 Aug 1914	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jun 1992	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
  Cremated	Cremated
  Person ID	I6966	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Martin Leroy Whearty,   b. 29 Feb 1884, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 19 May 1964, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ella Alberta Johnson Whearty,   b. 1886,   d. 2 Aug 1970  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1907	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Johnson, Ella-Whearty, Martin Mr. Martin Whearty and Miss Ella Johnson were married Christmas Day in Topeka by the Rev. Mallory. Miss Johnson is the popular and efficient teacher of the Twin Rose school north of town.
  		Anniversary- Whearty, Martin and Ella Married 50 years on Christmas Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Whearty Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Whearty will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Saturday, December 28, in the Rossville Community Center. No invitations will be issued but they invite all their friends and relatives to the reception from 2 to 4 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Whearty were married December 25. 1907 at the home of Rev. Gordon in Topeka. They have lived all their lives in this community where Mr. Whearty was engaged in farming until he retired in 1954 and moved to Rossville. They have six children, Galen. Everett and Ruth of Wichita, Calvin of Topeka. Riley of Houghton Michigan, and Lester of Manlius, N.Y. There are eleven grandchildren. All. the children plan to attend the anniversary celebration.
  Family ID	F2659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Fulton Whearty
  Married	1938
  Children	1. Riley Russell Whearty, Jr.,   b. 18 Jul 1944, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   2. Jane Whearty McMeekin
  Documents		Marriage- Fulton, Margaret-Whearty, Riley Mr. and Mrs. Z.E. Wyant have announced the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Fulton, to Mr. Riley Whearty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Whearty of Rossville.
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2017 14:04:39
  Family ID	F2863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Aug 1914 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Died - 25 Jun 1992 - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Whearty, Riley Riley Russell Whearty Riley Russell Whearty, 77, Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Silver Lake, died Thursday, June 25, 1992, at a Columbus care center. He also had lived in Fort Myers, Fla. Mr. Whearty formerly was director of development at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. He was an Army veteran of World War II, then was recalled for the Korean War and served in the Air Force until he retired in 196G at the rank of colonel. He was born Aug. 7, 1914, at Silver Lake, the son of Martin L. and Ella Johnson Whearty. He was graduated from Kansas State College of Agriculture in Manhattan. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Whearty, preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Jane McMeekin, Westerville, Ohio; a son, Riley Whearty, Kalamazoo, Mich.; a sister, Ruth McGlothlin, Mesa, Ariz.; and three brothers, Galen Whearty and Everett Whearty, both of Wichita, and Lester Whearty, Sun City, Ariz. Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Moreland Funeral Home in Westerville, Ohio. Inurnment is pending. Memorial contributions may be made to the Columbus Alzheimers Care Center, 700 Jasonway Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43220; or to Michigan Tech Fund at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich., 49931.