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Merwin James Combest

Birth	:	18 Aug 1921 Ransom, Ness County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 1947 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6316986, -99.9156036
Description	:	Son of James Edward & Edna Vivian Hopper Combest. Prisoner of War in Germany during WWII,Army Air Corps, Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. OBITUARY Merwin James Combest was born on the family farm northeast of Ransom, on August 18, 1921, and departed this life in a plane accident in Kansas City, Mo., April 21, 1947, at the age of 25 years, 8 months and 3 days. Merwin attended Pink, Cyrus and the Ransom grade schools. He became a member of the church of Christ at Ransom during his senior year at Ransom High School from which he graduated in 1939. Following... Read More	Son of James Edward & Edna Vivian Hopper Combest. Prisoner of War in Germany during WWII,Army Air Corps, Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated. OBITUARY Merwin James Combest was born on the family farm northeast of Ransom, on August 18, 1921, and departed this life in a plane accident in Kansas City, Mo., April 21, 1947, at the age of 25 years, 8 months and 3 days. Merwin attended Pink, Cyrus and the Ransom grade schools. He became a member of the church of Christ at Ransom during his senior year at Ransom High School from which he graduated in 1939. Following a year at Dodge City Junior College, he enrolled at Kansas State College at Hays, but his college career was cut short by his enlistment in the army air corps in May of 1942. Following the winning of his wings Merwin was married to Twilla Lyon of Ransom on June 26, 1943. His army duty then took him to the European theater and for 15 months he was held as a prisoner of war after being shot down over Austria. June 1945, marked his return to the United States and he received his honorable discharge in January 1946. The following month Merwin became affiliated with the firm of Prugh, Combest and Land, Inc., Kansas City, of which his brother, Earl was a senior member. He found the security and investment field very much to his liking, a business that both attracted and intrigued his analytic mind. In the short business that he was allowed, he had made considerable progress in grasping the fundamentals of the business that he had chosen as his life's work. It was regarded by him as both his job and his recreation. Merwin's hobby was flying, a love for which he developed early in his youth when at the age of 12, he attended the Trego County Fair and chose to forgo the fairs counter attractions and spent his entire fair on riding as a passenger in an airplane. At his untimely death he was a member of the Army Air Corps Reserve and was engaged in meeting his flying requirements. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Twilla, his 3 year old daughter, Signe Arlene, and his son, Dirk James, aged 9 & 1/2 months; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Combest; his sisters, Mrs. Bertha Horchem and Mrs. Blanche Zitnik of Ransom, and Mrs. Florence Engle of Great Bend; his brothers, Earl L. Combest of Kansas City, and Dale E. Combest of Utica; numerous other relatives and an ever widening circle of friends.

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Merwin James Combest's memorial is located at: Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA.
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Merwin James Combest death on 21 Apr 1947 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 38.6316986
Longitude: -99.9156036

Family Members:

Parent

James Edward Combest

(1876 - 1964)

Edna Vivian Hopper Combest

(1880 - 1956)

Spouse

Twilla Darlene Lyon Kraus

(1924 - 2015)

Siblings

Dale Elwin Combest

(1902 - 1991)

Blanche Edna Combest Zitnik

(1914 - 1995)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ransom Cemetery
Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6316986, -99.9156036

2. Cyrus Cemetery
Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6833000, -99.8491974

3. Arnold Cemetery
Arnold, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6474991, -100.0468979

4. Vansburgh Cemetery
Brownell, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6248630, -99.7714750

5. Amish Cemetery
Arnold, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6814003, -100.0556030

6. North Star Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5219500, -99.9916800

7. Prairie Chapel Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5946999, -100.0730972

8. Rauch Family Cemetery
Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7086090, -100.0799100

9. Ness City Cemetery
Ness City, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4587500, -99.8911900

10. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Ness City, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4435997, -99.9011002

11. Utica Cemetery
Utica, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6464005, -100.1580963

12. Fairview Cemetery
Ness City, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4350014, -99.8724976

13. Chenoweth Cemetery
Ness City, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4211006, -99.8752975

14. Ramsey Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5750008, -99.6414032

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
McCracken, Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5668983, -99.6406021

16. Bazine Cemetery
Bazine, Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4766998, -99.6956024

17. Mishler Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3921300, -99.9910300

18. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Trego Center, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8782997, -99.8927994

19. McCracken Cemetery
McCracken, Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5758018, -99.5761032

20. Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Ogallah, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8800100, -99.7442700

21. Beeler Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4502983, -100.1967010

22. Kunze Cemetery
Ness County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3424988, -99.9047012

23. Alanthus Cemetery
Gove County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7731018, -100.2822037

24. White Rock Cemetery
Lane County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6258011, -100.3311005