This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: burgess_researcher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.johnson/700.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found a Lyle Fursman, wife Ethel, but he died in 2003: Kansas City Star, The (MO) - January 8, 2003 Deceased Name: LYLE FURSMAN Edward Lyle Fursman, 88, a resident of Mission, KS, died Sunday, January 5, 2003, at Windsor Place Care Center, Iola, KS. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 10, at Colony Cemetery, Colony, KS. Survived by brothers, John A. Jr. and Robert H. Fursman both of Colony, KS, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wife, Ethel, April 17, 1996. (Arr: Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel (620) 223-1186) Copyright (c) 2003 The Kansas City Star ____________________________________________________________ Chanute Tribune, The (KS) - January 8, 2003 Deceased Name: Edward Lyle Fursman 1914 - 2003 IOLA - Edward Lyle Fursman, 88, Mission, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at the Windsor Place Care Center, Iola. He was born Dec. 16, 1914, in Iola, the son of John Anton and Lillian Pearl Himes Fursman. He graduated from Moran High School and Fort Scott Community College. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During his career, he owned and operated Fursman Ranch and Elevator in Iola, a Chrysler dealership in Chanute and Midwest Air-O-Cell in Mission. On May 10, 1941, he married Ethel M. Perry in Carlyle. She died April 17, 1996. Survivors include two brothers, John A. "Jack" Fursman Jr., Colony; and Robert H. Fursman, Colony; 17 nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Colony Cemetery, Colony, led by Lloyd Houk. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery. Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott, is in charge of arrangements. Copyright, 2003, The Chanute Tribune. All Rights Reserved. ____________________________________________________________ Kansas City Star, The (MO) - April 20, 1996 Deceased Name: ETHEL MARIE FURSMAN Ethel Marie Fursman, 77, Mission, KS, died Wednesday, April 17, 1996, at Overland Park Manor Nursing Home, Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the First Baptist Church, Iola, KS; burial in Colony Cemetery, Colony, KS. (Arrangements: Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Copyright (c) 1996 The Kansas City Star ____________________________________________________________ Kansas City Star, The (MO) - September 26, 2003 Deceased Name: WILMA N. SAPPINGTON Wilma N. Sappington, age 88 passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at her home. Memorial serv- ices will be 4 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 2003, at D.W. Newcomers Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Mrs. Sappington was born June 24 1915 in Centerville, KS. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and was a telephone operator with Pratt Whitney for many years, re- tiring first from Phillips Petroleum and then North Supply in 1981 as a recep- tionist. Wilma was an avid crafter in- cluding needlepoint, toll painting and ceramics which she taught in Bethany MO for five years. She and her hus- band organized a Holiday Display called Sock Circle in the late 1960s and 1970s. She loved antiques. While staying active in her retirement years Wilma and her husband enjoyed ball- room and tap dancing and danced with The Strutters. Mrs. Sappington was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Lois M. Smith. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Paul P. Sappington, of the home; brother, Wilbur Frear, Center- ville, KS; nephews, Carl Frear, Prince- ton, KS and Stan Frear, Overland Park KS; nieces, Linda J. Smith, Atlanta, GA Copyright (c) 2003 The Kansas City Star Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.