Shawnee County KS Archives Obituaries.....YORK, Mrs. Sophia December 8, 1965 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net March 13, 2010, 7:18 pm The Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, December 9, 1965 Mrs. York, 82, Dies at Lyndon; Rites Monday. Lyndon.--Mrs. Sophia YORK, 82, died Saturday at her home here after a long illness. She as born Dec. 30, 1882 at Lawrence and had lived at Lyndon 20 years. Earlier she lived in Scranton where she helped operate a produce and feed store. She was a member of the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid and the Garden Club, both at Lyndon. She was married to Thomas P. YORK, Feb. 11, 1904 at Lawrence. He died June 21, 1954. Two daughters also preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Carrie York, of the home, and Mrs. Gladys HANSEN, Burlington; a sister, Mrs. Marie NEWTON, Colfax, Wash.; a brother, Fred SCHNEIDER, Spokane, Wash.; a grandson and a great granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Presbyterian Church at Lyndon. Burial will be in Lyndon Cemetery. Shaffer Mortuary at Lyndon is in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: KS-FOOTSTEPS, rms File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/shawnee/obits/y/york2255gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb