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Sandra Carol “SanDee” Gordon Nossaman

Birth	:	15 Mar 1940
Death	:	1 Nov 2013 Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9528008, -95.2611008
Description	:	Sandra Gordon Nossaman, 73, daughter of Charles Gordon and Helen Wheat Gordon was born March 15, 1940 and raised in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. She was a graduate of Texas Christian University. SanDee was very active in a myriad of volunteer activities throughout her life and cared deeply for her friends and family. She died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on November 1, 2013 and is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jerry Nossaman, son Cale Nossaman, daughters Cali Nossaman, and Cara Nossaman Anderson, grandsons Winton and Wrenner Anderson, and sister Mary Gordon Wafel from Keenesburg, Colorado. Memorials may be sent... Read More	Sandra Gordon Nossaman, 73, daughter of Charles Gordon and Helen Wheat Gordon was born March 15, 1940 and raised in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. She was a graduate of Texas Christian University. SanDee was very active in a myriad of volunteer activities throughout her life and cared deeply for her friends and family. She died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on November 1, 2013 and is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jerry Nossaman, son Cale Nossaman, daughters Cali Nossaman, and Cara Nossaman Anderson, grandsons Winton and Wrenner Anderson, and sister Mary Gordon Wafel from Keenesburg, Colorado. Memorials may be sent in her name to Douglas County CASA, Lawrence Meals on Wheels, or Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. Lawrence Journal-World, November 3, 2013 With much joy I want to share some history of my family with all of you. In my 39 years of life my parents, Charlie Raymond Gordon and Helen Ruth Wheat gave me a very good life. My father and mother were classmates in high school and graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1927. The high school sweethearts were married September 20, 1935. My mother attended Stephanes College in Columbia, Missouri, and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. She taught eight terms of school in Barber County. Daddy worked for Forsyth's during his junior and senior year of high school, and he worked there until 1939. Daddy and Mother lived in Kansas City while Daddy received his training and certificate in Morturary Science. In 1939 my parents decided to go into ranching with my grandfather, Mr. William Anderson Wheat. In 1940 I was born, and my sweet sister Mary Shannon, was born March 3, 1943. It was in the year of 1943 that we moved to the Hopkins ranch. I have fond memories of waking up early and going with Daddy and Wayne Webb to feed cattle in rain, sleet, or snow, burying myself in ensilage to get warm. My love for animals comes from being raised on a ranch; dressing the cats in doll clothers, riding greyhounds like ponies, riding a horse of my own, being pulled on a sled behind Wayne's horse, peering into the eyes of baby Hereford and Angus calves, and dreading branding time. As a result of my farm and ranch heritage, I learned to love and respect nature in all of its forms, from season to season, harvest to harvest. In 1948 my parents decided to move to town because of the lack of schooling for my sister and me. Looking back now, I'm sure this was a big adjustment and sacrifice for my parents. In 1953 Daddy and Glenn Vanderwork purchased the Medicine Lodge Livestock Sales Company. For twelve years they drove every county road in Barber County and many miles into the state of Oklahoma. I look back now and can see my mother, Daddy, and Vandy drinking a cup of coffee before the driving began. My mother could enter in and discuss the cattle market, wheat crops, and bank notes along with the best cattleman in the county. Her father homesteaded the Wheat ranch and her background, along with my father's, enabled them to share in a very close and unique relationship. In 1965 Daddy sold his interest in the Sale to Mr. Tom Bedwell, a high school classmate of mine. My mother and father continued to operate the Wheat ranch until Daddy's death in March of 1968. There will never be a day as sad for me as the day I lost my Daddy. Throughout my life he taught me to love and respect people, to do the best at whatever I did,a nd I always felt that he understood my sorrows as well as my dreams. He was indeed a true friend and father. I only regret that his life ended so soon. With much admiration I respect my mother for carrying on with her life in ranching. She continued to run the ranch from 1968 until 1976 with the help of Wayne Webb, someone who had been a part of my family since I was a little girl. Mother couldn't have continued to run the ranch without his superb interest and help. My sister and I will always be grateful. I was fortunate to have a very close relationship with my grandmother Gordon (Myrtle Riggins Gordon), and my grandfather, William Anderson Wheat. As a child, I loved going to Grandmother Gordon's house to spend the night and visit. I loved her dearly because, with her, time didn't matter, and we were never rushed. She was a meticulous housekeeper, and I can still envision the piles of comforters atop us when we snuggled down in her feather bed in the winter time. I stayed with her until my parents made the big move to town when I started first grade. When we were on the farm, I counted the days until I could see the lights of Medicine Lodge. On Saturdays she would walk me to town and on the way home we would stop and visit Mrs. Thom. She worked hard all her life, caring for people's children and ironing for people. She would shudder to think that I no longer iron pillowcases. Grandfather Wheat was also unique in that he loved the land, was well read, and shared every holiday with us. Mother and her family meant everything to him since he spent most of his married life raising a small daughter on a ranch 25 miles from the nearest town and seeing to it that she was raised properly through adulthood. He was a true pioneer. Now, to bring you up to date on my immediate family. I married Jerry Max Nossaman of 99 Springs, December 23, 1962. Jerry was born and raised near Isabel, Kansas. He received his schooling in the Isabel school system and graduated from high school in 1956. I lived in Medicine Lodge all of my life and graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1958. For two years I went to Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, 1958-1960. Then I transferred and received my BFA Degree in Speech Pathology from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas in 1962. Jerry graduated from Kansas University in 1960 and taught school and coached high school basketball in Palco, Kansas, for two years. Then in 1963 Jerry was admitted into the University of Missouri's Dental School, and we lived in Kansas City for four years; 1963-1967. While he was in dental school he served with the United States Navy in Vietnam from July 1, 1967-July 1, 1968. After his return, we lived for a year, 1968-1969, in Alexandria, Virginia where Jerry finished his Naval obligation. Then, in 1969, we moved to Wichita, Kansas where Jerry worked in a dental clinic for a short while. But, after much thought, we decided to move to Lawrence, Kansas, and Jerry set up his own dental practive June 1, 1969. On February 4, 1970, our first child was born: Cale Whelgo Nossaman, a son. Three years later, twin daughters joined our family: Cali Bech Nossaman and Cara Shannon Nossaman. Yes, they came as a complete surprise; but they along with their older brother, have brought us much joy. Cale is now a 3rd grader at Hillcrest Elementary School. He loves sports, has joined Cub Scouts for the first time this year, and started taking piano in the fall. Cali and Cara will join their brother in school next year as they begin kindergarten. They have attended KU Preeschool for the past three years and have joined a throng of ballerinas in Ballet this year. Jerry has served as president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce this year, 1978-1979, and he will always be active in KU affairs. We both love Lawrence and find it a perfect place to live and raise a family. Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 347 Submitted by: Sandra Carol (Gordon) Nossaman www.kansasheritage.org/medicine/chosen/bch_nossaman2.html

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Sandra Carol “SanDee” Gordon Nossaman death on 1 Nov 2013 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.9528008
Longitude: -95.2611008

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Charlie Raymond Gordon

(1908 - 1968)

Helen Ruth Wheat Gordon

(1908 - 2000)

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1. Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9528008, -95.2611008

2. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 38.9414900, -95.2641600

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14. County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9119400, -95.2214600

15. Maple Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.0018997, -95.2316971

16. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9437900, -95.1919600

17. Lyon Family Cemetery
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18. Dutton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.8989800, -95.2790600

19. Franklin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9437523, -95.1869431

20. Blue Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9046600, -95.1865400

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22. Lakeview Cemetery
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23. Jones Cemetery
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24. Johnson Cemetery
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