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Lewis Harold DeForest

Birth	:	11 Jan 1898 Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	15 Feb 1965 Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6396800, -95.8108400
Plot	:	Section 9
Description	:	The Courier-Tribune, Seneca, Kansas February 25, 1965 Lewis Harold DeForest, son of Mr, and Mrs. R.DeForest was born January 11, 1898. He died Feb. 15, 1965 after a long illness. He grew to manhood in Wetmore and attended the Wetmore Public Schools with advanced education received at Kansas University. During World War I, he served in France with the 35th Division. He became a casualty by gas attach during the action in the Meuse Argonne-area. He and Miss Dorris Mell were united in marriage September 20, 1922. They established their home in Kansas City, Missouri. There only child Laurence was... Read More	The Courier-Tribune, Seneca, Kansas February 25, 1965 Lewis Harold DeForest, son of Mr, and Mrs. R.DeForest was born January 11, 1898. He died Feb. 15, 1965 after a long illness. He grew to manhood in Wetmore and attended the Wetmore Public Schools with advanced education received at Kansas University. During World War I, he served in France with the 35th Division. He became a casualty by gas attach during the action in the Meuse Argonne-area. He and Miss Dorris Mell were united in marriage September 20, 1922. They established their home in Kansas City, Missouri. There only child Laurence was born September 15, 1925. During his life, Mr DeForest was a devout participating member of the Episcopal Church having served as a Lay Reader at several mission churches in Missouri. His entire life was one of devotion to family, church and his friends, even through a long, linger illness. In later years he was associated with Harford Paper Company of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1943, he returned to Wetmore to reside, engaging in farming and the Retail Hardware business. He is survived by wife, Dorris; their son, Laurence of Kansas City; three grandchildren, Larry, Kathy and Linda Beth; one sister, Mrs. Arthur Adams of Kansas City; one brother, Robert R. DeForest of Mokena, Illinois; several nephews, one niece and other relatives. The Rev. John Hancock, assisted by the Rev. Billy Hunt, conducted the funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Wetmore Methodist Church. Mrs. Harold Ham furnished the organ music and accompanied the soloist, Mrs. Jewell Hinkle, who sand"Beyond the Sunset." The flowers were in the cared of Mrs. L.G. White, Mrs. Robert Tolliver, Mrs. Boyd Benthin and Mrs. Claude Bontrager. The pallbearers were Marin Bryant, George Love, Raymond Levick, Dallas McKee, Melvin Spiker and Paul Whitaker. The honorary pallbearers were Harry Bell, Boyd Benthin, Charles Levick, Claude Bontrager, Clarence Noe, Sr., and Howard Stevenson. The members of the Levick-Barrett Post of the American Legion conducted the flag presentation ceremony at the grave site. The Mercer Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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Lewis Harold DeForest's memorial is located at: Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, USA.
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Lewis Harold DeForest death on 15 Feb 1965 in Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.6396800
Longitude: -95.8108400

Family Members:

Parent

Rodman Augustus DeForest

(1855 - 1932)

Lenore P. “Linnie” Forman DeForest

(1855 - 1934)

Spouse

Dorris LaVerne Mell DeForest

(1898 - 1975)

Siblings

Rodman Clay DeForest

(1887 - 1887)

Francis Jametta DeForest

(1889 - 1889)

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