John Reuben WINDER

1921 - 2000  (78 years)

• Name	John Reuben WINDER
  Birth	17 Sep 1921	Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  cemetery	Apr 2000	Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA
  	Abbyville Cemetery
  obituary	Apr 2000	Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA
  	John R. Winder Jr., 78, died Friday (April 7, 2000) at his home in Newton. He was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Abbyville to John Reuben Sr. and Amy Belle (Schnurr) Winder. He married Evelyn Hoyt Nov. 25, 1948, in Wichita. She survives of Newton. He was a farm worker. He also worked at the war department in Washington, D.C., as a clerk at the Reno County Courthouse, in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as a Santa Fe passenger agent. He was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Newton, where he served as a vestry clerk of the church. He sang in choirs at high school, acapalla junior choir and St. Matthew's church. He was in forensics competitions and drama. He enjoyed traveling, ballroom dancing, gardening and photography. He was certified master gardener and a landscape architecture. He served as a sergeant during World War II from 1942 to 1946 in the U.S. Army. Other survivors include: one son, David James Winder of Claremore, Okla.; two daughters, Lynda Diane Hurley of Livingston, N.J., and Debra Lynn Winder of Great Bend; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthews Episcopal Church with the Rev. Joyce W. Holmes officiating. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Abbyville Cemetery in Abbyville. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today with family greeting friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Petersen Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with St. Matthew's Episcopal Church OEF Fund or American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.
  _UID	B0C2828263F0464EA23C4E36A9C86A7F1967
  Death	7 Apr 2000	Newton, Harvey, Kansas, USA
  Person ID	I25924	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	John Reuben WINDER,   b. 7 Dec 1895, Enterprise, Reno, Kansas, USA d. 1 Jun 1997, Goessel, Marion, Kansas, USA (Age 101 years)
  Mother	Amy Belle SCHNURR,   b. 4 Jan 1898, Westminster, Reno, Kansas, USA d. Sep 1982, Newton, Harvey, Kansas, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F9065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn HOYT   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1921 - Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA cemetery - Abbyville Cemetery - Apr 2000 - Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA obituary - John R. Winder Jr., 78, died Friday (April 7, 2000) at his home in Newton. He was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Abbyville to John Reuben Sr. and Amy Belle (Schnurr) Winder. He married Evelyn Hoyt Nov. 25, 1948, in Wichita. She survives of Newton. He was a farm worker. He also worked at the war department in Washington, D.C., as a clerk at the Reno County Courthouse, in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as a Santa Fe passenger agent. He was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Newton, where he served as a vestry clerk of the church. He sang in choirs at high school, acapalla junior choir and St. Matthew's church. He was in forensics competitions and drama. He enjoyed traveling, ballroom dancing, gardening and photography. He was certified master gardener and a landscape architecture. He served as a sergeant during World War II from 1942 to 1946 in the U.S. Army. Other survivors include: one son, David James Winder of Claremore, Okla.; two daughters, Lynda Diane Hurley of Livingston, N.J., and Debra Lynn Winder of Great Bend; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthews Episcopal Church with the Rev. Joyce W. Holmes officiating. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Abbyville Cemetery in Abbyville. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today with family greeting friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Petersen Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with St. Matthew's Episcopal Church OEF Fund or American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home. - Apr 2000 - Abbyville, Reno, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Tombstone of John Reuben Winder Jr