A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameMarion Bond Fairbrother 13,11
Birth14 Feb 1923, Oswego, Labette Co, Kansas11
Death9 Jan 1981, Liberal, Seward Co, Kansas11 Age: 57
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Belmont, Kingman Co, Kansas11
MotherGale Holliday Ballard (1898-1982)
Spouses
Birth9 Sep 1916, Sterling Twp, Rice Co, Kansas
Death28 Jun 2011, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co, California11 Age: 94
BurialSterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice Co, Kansas
OccupationNurse
FatherClarence Garfield Newby (1890-1975)
MotherEdna Pearl Rose Smisor (1888-1964)
Marriage16 Nov 1942, Wichita, Sedgewick Co, Kansas
Divorce
ChildrenJoAnn (1945-)
Notes for Marion Bond Fairbrother
Marion Fairbrother & Josephine Newby were married Nov. 16, 1942 @ Wichita, Sedgwick, KS. They divorced. Then Josephine Newby Fairbrother married 2nd, Russell Cole, April 16, 1966, @ Kansas Wesleyan Univ. Chapel, Salina, KS. When Russell past away Josephine moved to Santa Barbara, California to live with her daughter JoAnn Fairbrother Mermis, where she continued her occupation as nurse until she retired. It is unknown whether or not Marion remarried. Marion's cause of death is ironic since he attended Alcoholics Anonymous; he was killed by a drunk driver.

Marion's parents were Charles Russell Fairbrother and Gale Ballard. They are also buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
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