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Richard Keith “Keith” Blocksome

Birth	:	1 Dec 1919 Ransom, Ness County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	27 Oct 1996 Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6316986, -99.9156036
Description	:	Richard Keith Blocksome, 76, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 1996, at the Hays Medical Center. He was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Ransom to Glenn O. and Baye (Van Horn) Blocksome. He married Kathryn Noll on May 25, 1940, in Hays. A lifetime Ransom resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church and the Ransom Lions Club. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rod, Robbins, Iowa, Kent, Decatur, Ala., and Craig, Ransom; a sister, Neta Hafliger, Deming, N.M.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services were Wednesday at the First Mennonite Church, Ransom, with... Read More	Richard Keith Blocksome, 76, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 1996, at the Hays Medical Center. He was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Ransom to Glenn O. and Baye (Van Horn) Blocksome. He married Kathryn Noll on May 25, 1940, in Hays. A lifetime Ransom resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church and the Ransom Lions Club. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rod, Robbins, Iowa, Kent, Decatur, Ala., and Craig, Ransom; a sister, Neta Hafliger, Deming, N.M.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services were Wednesday at the First Mennonite Church, Ransom, with the Rev. Marjorie Ediger officiating; burial in the Ransom Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, and Wednesday at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Blocksome Scholarship Fund at the Ransom High School. OBITUARY Richard Keith Blocksome, known to all as Keith, was born December 1, 1919 at home in Ransom. He was the eldest child of Glenn O. and Baye (Van Horn) Blocksome. His grandparents were George W. and Pearl S. (Marcellus) Blocksome and Lowell W. and Cora (Cornish) Van Horn - all pioneer settlers of the Ransom community. He had one sister, Neta Hafliger of Deming, N.M. Keith attended the Ransom Schools though his family frequently changed residences in Ransom. It was told that he had lived in nearly a quarter of the homes in Ransom by the time he graduated high school. After graduation in 1937, Keith moved to the farm southeast of Ransom where he lived until 1961. In 1961, the family moved into Ransom but continued to farm. On the 25th of May, 1940, he married his high school sweetheart, Kathryn Noll, in Hays. Three sons were born - Rod, Kent, and Craig. He used to tell people they were his “million dollar crop.” As a youngster, Keith and his sister were often parked in the corner while their dad led and played in his dance band, The Midnight Flyers. Later, as a teenager, his parents forbid him from going to any of these dances. However, he would be allowed to use the family car for dates to movies. He complied with these terms, took the car and started dating Kathryn. Keith was a farmer and stockman all his life and loved the outdoors and making things grow. In his youth he enjoyed duck hunting and fishing at Sand Creek and Lawrence Miller’s Pond northeast of Ransom. In his later years, he loved to go hunting at Kirwin Reservoir with his many goose hunting companions. He enjoyed the fishing trips for trout and salmon in the Colorado Rockies. His lifelong occupation was farming, however, for one year after high school he managed a small gas station and grain elevator in Ransom. Later he was the area dealer for Northrup King Seeds and also did field measurements for ASCS. Both jobs provided opportunity to visit his many friends across the County. Through the years, Keith served his community through membership and offices in numerous organizations: Ransom Telephone board, CO-OP board of directors, Nevada Township board as assessor, clerk, and treasurer, Election board supervisor, Farm Bureau member and director, Adult 4-H leader for many years in the local and County organizations, Ness County Extension Council, and The Ransom Lions Club. For many years he was a member of the Ransom hospital “Walking Blood Bank” - always answering the call to donate in emergencies. He attended the Ransom First Christian Church and later the Mennonite Church. He was keenly interested in all school activities and made sure his three sons and wife completed a college education. He was devoted to family and friends; stopping every morning to see his widowed mother for a few minutes. In his retirement years, he enjoyed the lively camaraderie of his many friends at the morning downtown coffee gatherings. Keith departed this life after a short illness on Oct. 27. Those left to mourn his passing are: his wife Kathryn, of the home; his sister Neta Hafliger and brother-in-law Lyle of Deming, NM; his children: Rod and Elizabeth Blocksome of Robins, Iowa; Kent and Bettie Blocksome of Decatur, Ala.; Craig and Carol Blocksome of Ransom; his grandchildren: Michele Blocksome of Greencastle, Ind.; Mike Blocksome of Robins, Iowa; Myron Blocksome of Robins, Iowa; William Blocksome of Auburn, Ala.; Deborah (Blocksome) and Andy Moon of Littleton, Colo.; Daniel Blocksome of Ransom; Rebecca Blocksome of Ransom; Patricia Blocksome of Ransom; his great grand-child: Tyler Andrew Moon of Littleton, Colo.; and a great many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral service was held in the Ransom Mennonite Church Wednesday, Oct. 30, with Rev. Marjorie Ediger officiating. Internment was in the Ransom Cemetery. Ness Co. News, Oct. 31, 1996 _________________________________________________ To Keith Blocksome and his family: I knew this fellow when I was a kid But had no idea that inside was hid A kind and gentle nature with a yen for fun And a craftsman’s eye for a fine hunting gun. Through the years I came to know The reasons why we liked each other so We talked of hunting, reloading and such And just how the both of us loved it so much. He told me of Sand Creek when he was a boy And the Iver Johnson .410, it wasn’t a toy To him he was setting on top of it all Pursuing a duck called the Mallard, that fall. For the past 20 years when a chill hit the air We headed for Kirwin because goose hunting was fair We just knew the hunting would soon be great So we would get up real early, just couldn’t be late The wives somehow could not understand What it was that drew us North to this land But it was God’s birds, friends, nature and all That made each December an irresistible call My friend was so blessed with three sons and a wife And he was sure happy for them in his life His Grandchildren and the recent great grand Were to him the finest in all of this land. In this poem, I simply wish to convey How I learned to love Keith in every way My hope is that in being a Christian friend Will assure all of you this isn’t the end. Praise the Lord! God’s Peace & Joy To All Of You, Albert and Jeanette Albers Ness Co. News, Oct. 31, 1996

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Richard Keith “Keith” Blocksome death on 27 Oct 1996 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.6316986
Longitude: -99.9156036

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Glenn Orrin Blocksome

(1895 - 1964)

Erla Baye Van Horn Blocksome

(1897 - 1988)

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