Emma "Marie" Naill, passed away on March 2, 2008. Marie was born October 27, 1916 in Shawnee County to James A. and Marie A. (Killinger) Shumate. They and her brother Laverne J. Shumate and sister Katherine L. Shumate preceded her in death. She married Harold E. Naill on June 7, 1941 and they had a daughter, Janis Marie. Both preceded her in death. Marie graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University with a BS in education. She taught school at Quenemo and Ada High Schools. After moving back to Topeka in the late 1940s, she became a member of First Congregational Church. She was also a member of the American Association of University Women and its project, the Topeka Language Bank, Phi Kappa Phi, Nonoso, and the Washburn Womens Honor Society. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a tour guide at the Kansas Historical Museum. Many cousins in Kansas and elsewhere survive her.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/4/2008
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/4/2008
Emma "Marie" Naill, passed away on March 2, 2008. Marie was born October 27, 1916 in Shawnee County to James A. and Marie A. (Killinger) Shumate. They and her brother Laverne J. Shumate and sister Katherine L. Shumate preceded her in death. She married Harold E. Naill on June 7, 1941 and they had a daughter, Janis Marie. Both preceded her in death. Marie graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University with a BS in education. She taught school at Quenemo and Ada High Schools. After moving back to Topeka in the late 1940s, she became a member of First Congregational Church. She was also a member of the American Association of University Women and its project, the Topeka Language Bank, Phi Kappa Phi, Nonoso, and the Washburn Womens Honor Society. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a tour guide at the Kansas Historical Museum. Many cousins in Kansas and elsewhere survive her.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/4/2008
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/4/2008
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