The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 19, 1951 Robert James Best. Robert James BEST, retired employee of John Morrell & Co., died Wednesday at his home, 633 Lake. He was born Dec. 9, 1875, in Beaver Falls, Pa., and came to Kansas with his parents when he was 18-months-old. The family settled in Scranton. Later he moved to Dover and the to St. Marys where he was city marshal in 1916 and 1917. He had made his home in Topeka 27 years. He was an employee of John Morrell & Co. for 25 years. He was a member of the Church of the Assumption and the Knights of Columbus Council No. 534. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Best of the home; four sons, Robert A., William V. and James R. Best of Topeka and Leo J. Best, Palo Alto, Calif., eight daughters, Mrs. Sophia EVANS, Mrs. Catherine BERBERICK, Mrs. Marguerite ETZEL, Mrs. Mildred REES, Mrs. Irene DONNELLY, Mrs. Rozella APPLEHANZ, all of Topeka; Miss Rita BEST of the home and Mrs. Regina KENT, Norton; three brothers, John and George Best, Topeka, and Tom Best, Eskridge; three sisters, Mrs. Millie SAGE, Maple Hill, Mrs. Daisy CALDWELL, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Edna LIVINGSTON, Lynnwood, Calif., 52 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.