Willis, Theo E.

Willis, Theo E.

Female 1913 - 2007  (94 years)

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  • Name Willis, Theo E.  [1, 2
    Born 25 May 1913  Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Nov 2007  Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I25419  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Willis, John B. 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Chick, Bertie 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F9600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Seyb, Orlan Harrison,   b. 11 May 1909, Pretty Prairie, Reno, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1989, Pretty Prairie, Reno, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1935  Pretty Prairie, Reno, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • near Pretty Prairie
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F9599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1913 - Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1935 - Pretty Prairie, Reno, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Nov 2007 - Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Theo E Willis Story.ftms
    Theo E Willis Story.ftms

  • Notes 
    • Hutchinson KS News

      Theo E. Seyb
      PRETTY PRAIRIE - Theo E. Seyb, 94, died Nov. 20, 2007, at the Hutchinson Hospital.

      She was born May 25, 1913, at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of J.B. and Bertie Chick Willis. A resident of the Varner and Pretty Prairie communities most of her life, she was a homemaker and a former telephone operator.

      She was a member of the United Methodist Church, the UMW, the EHU, and the Social Hour Club, all of Pretty Prairie.

      On April 22, 1935, she married Orlan H. Seyb at Pretty Prairie; he died Dec. 23, 1989. Survivors include: 2 sons, John and his wife, Jo Ann, and Mike and his wife, Diane, all of Pretty Prairie; 2 daughters, Nancy Royer and her husband Jerry, Pretty Prairie, and Mary Graber and her husband Bruce, El Dorado; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother, John Willis, and 4 sisters, Maurine McCubbin, Eugenia Platt, Alma Jane McPheeters and Margaret Thayer.

      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church, with Pastor Marilyn Christmore presiding. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie.

      Memorials may be made to the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church and Prairie Sunset Home, both in care of the Livingston Funeral Home, 1830 N. Main, Kingman, KS 67068.

  • Sources 
    1. [S326] The Altleiningen Krebills 1730-1966, Olga A. Krebill Hirschler, (Name: Paul and Olga Hirschler, 020 Lassen Street, Richmond, CA: 1966;).
      Krebill Book Cover Page
      Krebill Book Cover Page


    2. [S390] United States Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Newspaper: Hutchinson News, The; Publication Date: 23 11 2007; Publication Place: Hutchinson , KS , Us.
      Record for Theo E. Seyb