I sure appreciate these obits. I think she is related to my Farris/Faris line. Just by where she came from Hope Farris Wanda Rabb wrote: > Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal > > August 3, 1998 > > Patricia Ann "Patty" FARIS, 59, Topeka, formerly of Ashton IA, died > Sunday, Aug 2, 1998, at a hospital in Sibley IA. She had cancer. She > was born Sept 26, 1938, in Sibley IA to Alvin and Margaret CONWAY > STROUTH, and spent her early life in the Ashton community. She was > graduated from St Joseph's Catholic School in Ashton in 1956. She lived > in Omaha and Oklahoma City before she moved to California in 1973. She > moved to Topeka in 1978. > > Mrs Faris was a secretary many years for several companies including > Omaha Mutual, Skinner of Omaha and Max Factor Cosmetics. She was a > member of Christ the King Catholic Church. > > She was married to Paul FARIS May 19, 1973, in Hollywood CA. He was an > invalid many years and she provided home care until several weeks ago > when he entered a Topeka care home after he suffered a stroke. He > survives. Other survivors include her parents, Alvin and Margaret > STROUTH, Ashton IA; brothers, Marvin STROUTH, Ashton IA, Don STROUTH, > Bettendorf IA, David STROUTH, Juneau AK, and Tom STROUTH, Topeka; and a > sister, Carol FULTZ, Ashton IA. > > Services will be at 10:30am Tuesday at St Mary's Catholic Church in > Ashton. Burial will be in st Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Ashton. Mrs > Faris will lie in state from 2 to 9pm today at Walton, Roste and Vogel > Funeral Home in Ashton where visitation from 7 to 8:20pm will include a > prayer service at 7:30pm. > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html