Parents;
Luther Florin & Blanche (Ellis) Burns.
Her father moved the family to Argentine, Ks, from Osawatomie, Ks, because he had secured new employment with the Santa Fe Railroad.
She grew up in Argentine and graduated from Argentine High School.
She learned typing and shorthand in high school, and decided to pursue those skills further following graduation by took additional courses in business school. She became quite proficient, and was able to take shorthand and type accurately at very high speeds. She was also quite good at spelling and grammar. As a result, she was able to find good secretarial jobs in Kansas City, Missouri, even in the middle of the Depression. She continued to work as an executive secretary for most of her life, until she retired t0 Arizona.
On July 3, 1941, she had married Earl Combest, who was working as a stockbroker in Kansas City, MO. They moved to Quivera Lake, Kansas, where they lived for several years. They had a son, Christopher Earl Combest, and a daughter, Candace Lee Combest.
In 1947, she and Earl divorced, and they each remarried. She married Harry Hockensmith and moved to Dunedin, Florida in 1957. Also with her then were Christopher, Candace and her two stepsons, Jack Hockensmith and Steve Hockensmith.
In 1967 she returned to Kansas City, MO. Then in 1976, she and Earl remarried each other. They then moved to Arizona.
Preceded by her grandson, Dean Berry, the son of Candace.
Survived by her son, Christopher Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her daughter, Candace Wittrock of Brighton, Colorado; her sister, Lola (Burns) Atherton of Argentine, Kansas; her grandsons, Shane Combest and Andrew Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her granddaughter, Lindsey Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her nephew, Louis Atherton of Shawnee, Kansas; and her niece, Doris (Atherton) Ranck of Kansas City, Kansas.
Published; The Kansas City Star, (MO)
Date: April 22, 2005
Luther Florin & Blanche (Ellis) Burns.
Her father moved the family to Argentine, Ks, from Osawatomie, Ks, because he had secured new employment with the Santa Fe Railroad.
She grew up in Argentine and graduated from Argentine High School.
She learned typing and shorthand in high school, and decided to pursue those skills further following graduation by took additional courses in business school. She became quite proficient, and was able to take shorthand and type accurately at very high speeds. She was also quite good at spelling and grammar. As a result, she was able to find good secretarial jobs in Kansas City, Missouri, even in the middle of the Depression. She continued to work as an executive secretary for most of her life, until she retired t0 Arizona.
On July 3, 1941, she had married Earl Combest, who was working as a stockbroker in Kansas City, MO. They moved to Quivera Lake, Kansas, where they lived for several years. They had a son, Christopher Earl Combest, and a daughter, Candace Lee Combest.
In 1947, she and Earl divorced, and they each remarried. She married Harry Hockensmith and moved to Dunedin, Florida in 1957. Also with her then were Christopher, Candace and her two stepsons, Jack Hockensmith and Steve Hockensmith.
In 1967 she returned to Kansas City, MO. Then in 1976, she and Earl remarried each other. They then moved to Arizona.
Preceded by her grandson, Dean Berry, the son of Candace.
Survived by her son, Christopher Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her daughter, Candace Wittrock of Brighton, Colorado; her sister, Lola (Burns) Atherton of Argentine, Kansas; her grandsons, Shane Combest and Andrew Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her granddaughter, Lindsey Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her nephew, Louis Atherton of Shawnee, Kansas; and her niece, Doris (Atherton) Ranck of Kansas City, Kansas.
Published; The Kansas City Star, (MO)
Date: April 22, 2005
Parents;
Luther Florin & Blanche (Ellis) Burns.
Her father moved the family to Argentine, Ks, from Osawatomie, Ks, because he had secured new employment with the Santa Fe Railroad.
She grew up in Argentine and graduated from Argentine High School.
She learned typing and shorthand in high school, and decided to pursue those skills further following graduation by took additional courses in business school. She became quite proficient, and was able to take shorthand and type accurately at very high speeds. She was also quite good at spelling and grammar. As a result, she was able to find good secretarial jobs in Kansas City, Missouri, even in the middle of the Depression. She continued to work as an executive secretary for most of her life, until she retired t0 Arizona.
On July 3, 1941, she had married Earl Combest, who was working as a stockbroker in Kansas City, MO. They moved to Quivera Lake, Kansas, where they lived for several years. They had a son, Christopher Earl Combest, and a daughter, Candace Lee Combest.
In 1947, she and Earl divorced, and they each remarried. She married Harry Hockensmith and moved to Dunedin, Florida in 1957. Also with her then were Christopher, Candace and her two stepsons, Jack Hockensmith and Steve Hockensmith.
In 1967 she returned to Kansas City, MO. Then in 1976, she and Earl remarried each other. They then moved to Arizona.
Preceded by her grandson, Dean Berry, the son of Candace.
Survived by her son, Christopher Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her daughter, Candace Wittrock of Brighton, Colorado; her sister, Lola (Burns) Atherton of Argentine, Kansas; her grandsons, Shane Combest and Andrew Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her granddaughter, Lindsey Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her nephew, Louis Atherton of Shawnee, Kansas; and her niece, Doris (Atherton) Ranck of Kansas City, Kansas.
Published; The Kansas City Star, (MO)
Date: April 22, 2005
Luther Florin & Blanche (Ellis) Burns.
Her father moved the family to Argentine, Ks, from Osawatomie, Ks, because he had secured new employment with the Santa Fe Railroad.
She grew up in Argentine and graduated from Argentine High School.
She learned typing and shorthand in high school, and decided to pursue those skills further following graduation by took additional courses in business school. She became quite proficient, and was able to take shorthand and type accurately at very high speeds. She was also quite good at spelling and grammar. As a result, she was able to find good secretarial jobs in Kansas City, Missouri, even in the middle of the Depression. She continued to work as an executive secretary for most of her life, until she retired t0 Arizona.
On July 3, 1941, she had married Earl Combest, who was working as a stockbroker in Kansas City, MO. They moved to Quivera Lake, Kansas, where they lived for several years. They had a son, Christopher Earl Combest, and a daughter, Candace Lee Combest.
In 1947, she and Earl divorced, and they each remarried. She married Harry Hockensmith and moved to Dunedin, Florida in 1957. Also with her then were Christopher, Candace and her two stepsons, Jack Hockensmith and Steve Hockensmith.
In 1967 she returned to Kansas City, MO. Then in 1976, she and Earl remarried each other. They then moved to Arizona.
Preceded by her grandson, Dean Berry, the son of Candace.
Survived by her son, Christopher Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her daughter, Candace Wittrock of Brighton, Colorado; her sister, Lola (Burns) Atherton of Argentine, Kansas; her grandsons, Shane Combest and Andrew Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her granddaughter, Lindsey Combest of Leawood, Kansas; her nephew, Louis Atherton of Shawnee, Kansas; and her niece, Doris (Atherton) Ranck of Kansas City, Kansas.
Published; The Kansas City Star, (MO)
Date: April 22, 2005
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