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Roy Levern Love

Birth	:	21 May 1922 Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 2015 Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.3768997, -95.9721985
Description	:	Levern was born on May 21, 1922 on the family farm near Neosho Rapids, the son of Roy and Alice Pearson Love. He attended Neosho Rapids High School and graduated with the Class of 1940. The following summer he moved to Wichita and went to work at Beech Aircraft Company. Levern was joined in marriage to Myra Lee Irwin on October 18, 1942 in Emporia. Six weeks later he was called to serve in the United States Navy. During his time in boot camp in Green Bay, Wisconsin he sang with the Great Lakes Naval Chorus. They spent three... Read More	Levern was born on May 21, 1922 on the family farm near Neosho Rapids, the son of Roy and Alice Pearson Love. He attended Neosho Rapids High School and graduated with the Class of 1940. The following summer he moved to Wichita and went to work at Beech Aircraft Company. Levern was joined in marriage to Myra Lee Irwin on October 18, 1942 in Emporia. Six weeks later he was called to serve in the United States Navy. During his time in boot camp in Green Bay, Wisconsin he sang with the Great Lakes Naval Chorus. They spent three months in Charleston, South Carolina, awaiting his ship being readied for duty with the Caribbean and South Atlantic fleet. After spending part of the time in South America and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida he was sent to the South Pacific until receiving his honorably discharge at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1945. When he returned home he enrolled at the Emporia State Teachers College. He became interested in electrical work after helping a neighbor electrician do rural wiring and decided to open a shop of his own in Lebo in 1947, He did much of the rural wiring in the Coffey County area as most homes were getting electricity for the first time. Levern became a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1952 and branched out into industrial wiring while hospitals, schools, churches and universities, as well as other industries in the area continued to expand. Levern retired from his electrical work after 37 years. He renewed his interest in farming when he bought the family farm and spent the remainder of his life there where he began his hobby of collecting and restoring antique tractors. They enjoyed square dancing and traveling in their RV spending a number of winters in South Texas and Arizona. Levern and Myra Lee were members of the Lebo United Methodist Church. His other memberships included, Antique Power Club, Emporia Men's Barbershop Quartet. The Lebo American Legion, Lebo Lions Club and Lebo Masonic Lodge. He will remain dear to the hearts of his daughters, Jane King and husband Larry of Marion, Kansas, Nancy Croucher of Overland Park, Kansas; sons, John Scott Love and wife Leanna of Lebo, Kansas, Michael L. Love and wife Vicki of Neosho Rapids, Kansas and Andrew K. Love and wife Brenda of Neosho Rapids, Kansas; ten grandchildren; twenty six great-grandchildren; a brother, Orville. W. Love of St. Louis, Missouri and a host of family and friends. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Myra Lee Love on January 29, 2014. He was also preceded by his parents and two sisters, Iola Combes and Isabelle Edwards Price. Services will be at the Lebo United Methodist Church. Burial will follow services at Mt. Hope Cemetery east of Neosho Rapids. [Note:1920,1930,1940 KS US Census shows family home in Lincoln twp, Coffey County,Kansas. Location is near Neosho Rapids, Kansas.]

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Where is Roy Levern Love's memorial?
Roy Levern Love's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA.
When did Roy Levern Love death?
Roy Levern Love death on 11 Feb 2015 in Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.3768997
Longitude: -95.9721985

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Hope Cemetery
Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3768997, -95.9721985

2. Saint Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3767710, -95.9704260

3. Badger Creek Cemetery
Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4049988, -96.0582962

4. Chicago Mound Cemetery
Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3478012, -96.0610962

5. Forest Hill Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4124000, -96.0604900

6. Lebo Creek Cemetery
Lebo, Coffey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3467800, -95.8797500

7. Hoover Cemetery
Lebo, Coffey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3466210, -95.8796600

8. Mennonite Cemetery
Hartford, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3036003, -96.0167007

9. Union Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4375000, -96.0425034

10. Saint Marys Cemetery
Hartford, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2952995, -95.9516983

11. Lincoln Cemetery
Lebo, Coffey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4174995, -95.8756027

12. Hartford Cemetery
Hartford, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2896996, -95.9524994

13. Fowler Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3897018, -96.1091995

14. Gunkel Burial Ground
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3646600, -96.1138300

15. Camp Alexander Grounds
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4177210, -96.1072080

16. Wilhite Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3830500, -96.1240900

17. Arvonia Cemetery
Arvonia, Osage County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4860992, -95.8955994

18. Strawn Cemetery
Jacobs Creek Landing, Coffey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2675018, -95.8760986

19. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3932991, -96.1418991

20. Reading Cemetery
Reading, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5203018, -95.9693985

21. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Reading, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5280991, -95.9781036

22. Bowman and Adgate Cemetery
Ottumwa, Coffey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3036003, -95.8032990

23. Evergreen Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3572006, -96.1791992

24. Soden Family Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3872190, -96.1813510