1926 --- CALIFORNIA BIRTH INDEX 1905-1995
Name: Phyllis Jean Bretches
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1926
Gender: Female
Birth County: San Bernardino
Birth State: California
Mother's Maiden Name: Heasty
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. --- Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. --- Description: This database is an index to over 24.5 million births occurring in California between 1905 and 1995. Information contained in this index includes: child's name (names may be truncated at 8 letters), gender, birth date, birth county, mother's maiden name (names may be truncated at 8 letters).
1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Witchita, Sedgewick County, Kansas
Family Head: Twilia Bretches
Dwelling Number: 219
Line: 9
FHL Microfilm: 2340455
Census Members:
Twilia Bretches --- Female --- White --- 26 --- Head Occupation: Stenographer-Public School)
Harold Bretches --- Male --- 5 --- Son ---
Phyllis Bretches --- Female --- White --- 3 --- Daughter
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Kansas; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340455. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
1950 --- United States Federal Census, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Name: Phyllis McJimsey
Age: 23
Birth Date: About 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Street Name: Kansas
Dwelling Number: 9
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Assistant Corp
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 44
Worker Class: Government
Household Members:
Kenneth McJimsey --- Male --- White --- 25 --- Head
Phyllis McJimsey --- Female - White --- 23 --- Wife
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 1669; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 108-22 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
Obituary:
PHILLIIS BUCHANAN PASSES AWAY
Phyllis Bretches Buchanan, 97, died Monday, October 23, 2023 at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. She was born September 25, 1926, in San Bernardino, CA, to Everett and Twila Heasty Bretches. Her father died when Phyllis was 2, and she spent her childhood in Wichita, Sumner County, KS, Oklahoma and California.
She married Paul Buchanan November 24, 1967, and they enjoyed more than 55 years of marriage, supporting each other in their jobs and other pursuits. They loved to travel, including making trips to China and Africa, along with many visits to Santa Fe and Yellowstone National Park. They also shared a love of art, history and most importantly, their Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died April 5, 2023, her parents, two brothers, and her first husband, Kenneth McJimsey. They married in 1946. He died in 1962.
She is survived by multiple nieces and nephews.
She attended Sterling College, and later worked for several oil companies based in Wichita. She was a devoted member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church, and a long-time member the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including a term as president of the state chapter. She compiled an exhaustive family genealogy and collected perfume bottles.
She had an indomitable spirit and was cheerful and friendly despite multiple health issues during the last few years of her life.
Services will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road, Wichita, with burial in the old Chikaskia United Presbyterian Church yard in Sumner County, alongside many other family members.
Memorials to Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Services in care of Downing and Lahey East Mortuary.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: LEGACY.COM
Name: Phyllis Jean Bretches
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1926
Gender: Female
Birth County: San Bernardino
Birth State: California
Mother's Maiden Name: Heasty
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. --- Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. --- Description: This database is an index to over 24.5 million births occurring in California between 1905 and 1995. Information contained in this index includes: child's name (names may be truncated at 8 letters), gender, birth date, birth county, mother's maiden name (names may be truncated at 8 letters).
1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Witchita, Sedgewick County, Kansas
Family Head: Twilia Bretches
Dwelling Number: 219
Line: 9
FHL Microfilm: 2340455
Census Members:
Twilia Bretches --- Female --- White --- 26 --- Head Occupation: Stenographer-Public School)
Harold Bretches --- Male --- 5 --- Son ---
Phyllis Bretches --- Female --- White --- 3 --- Daughter
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Kansas; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340455. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
1950 --- United States Federal Census, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Name: Phyllis McJimsey
Age: 23
Birth Date: About 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Street Name: Kansas
Dwelling Number: 9
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Assistant Corp
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 44
Worker Class: Government
Household Members:
Kenneth McJimsey --- Male --- White --- 25 --- Head
Phyllis McJimsey --- Female - White --- 23 --- Wife
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 1669; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 108-22 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
Obituary:
PHILLIIS BUCHANAN PASSES AWAY
Phyllis Bretches Buchanan, 97, died Monday, October 23, 2023 at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. She was born September 25, 1926, in San Bernardino, CA, to Everett and Twila Heasty Bretches. Her father died when Phyllis was 2, and she spent her childhood in Wichita, Sumner County, KS, Oklahoma and California.
She married Paul Buchanan November 24, 1967, and they enjoyed more than 55 years of marriage, supporting each other in their jobs and other pursuits. They loved to travel, including making trips to China and Africa, along with many visits to Santa Fe and Yellowstone National Park. They also shared a love of art, history and most importantly, their Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died April 5, 2023, her parents, two brothers, and her first husband, Kenneth McJimsey. They married in 1946. He died in 1962.
She is survived by multiple nieces and nephews.
She attended Sterling College, and later worked for several oil companies based in Wichita. She was a devoted member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church, and a long-time member the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including a term as president of the state chapter. She compiled an exhaustive family genealogy and collected perfume bottles.
She had an indomitable spirit and was cheerful and friendly despite multiple health issues during the last few years of her life.
Services will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road, Wichita, with burial in the old Chikaskia United Presbyterian Church yard in Sumner County, alongside many other family members.
Memorials to Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Services in care of Downing and Lahey East Mortuary.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: LEGACY.COM
1926 --- CALIFORNIA BIRTH INDEX 1905-1995
Name: Phyllis Jean Bretches
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1926
Gender: Female
Birth County: San Bernardino
Birth State: California
Mother's Maiden Name: Heasty
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. --- Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. --- Description: This database is an index to over 24.5 million births occurring in California between 1905 and 1995. Information contained in this index includes: child's name (names may be truncated at 8 letters), gender, birth date, birth county, mother's maiden name (names may be truncated at 8 letters).
1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Witchita, Sedgewick County, Kansas
Family Head: Twilia Bretches
Dwelling Number: 219
Line: 9
FHL Microfilm: 2340455
Census Members:
Twilia Bretches --- Female --- White --- 26 --- Head Occupation: Stenographer-Public School)
Harold Bretches --- Male --- 5 --- Son ---
Phyllis Bretches --- Female --- White --- 3 --- Daughter
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Kansas; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340455. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
1950 --- United States Federal Census, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Name: Phyllis McJimsey
Age: 23
Birth Date: About 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Street Name: Kansas
Dwelling Number: 9
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Assistant Corp
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 44
Worker Class: Government
Household Members:
Kenneth McJimsey --- Male --- White --- 25 --- Head
Phyllis McJimsey --- Female - White --- 23 --- Wife
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 1669; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 108-22 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
Obituary:
PHILLIIS BUCHANAN PASSES AWAY
Phyllis Bretches Buchanan, 97, died Monday, October 23, 2023 at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. She was born September 25, 1926, in San Bernardino, CA, to Everett and Twila Heasty Bretches. Her father died when Phyllis was 2, and she spent her childhood in Wichita, Sumner County, KS, Oklahoma and California.
She married Paul Buchanan November 24, 1967, and they enjoyed more than 55 years of marriage, supporting each other in their jobs and other pursuits. They loved to travel, including making trips to China and Africa, along with many visits to Santa Fe and Yellowstone National Park. They also shared a love of art, history and most importantly, their Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died April 5, 2023, her parents, two brothers, and her first husband, Kenneth McJimsey. They married in 1946. He died in 1962.
She is survived by multiple nieces and nephews.
She attended Sterling College, and later worked for several oil companies based in Wichita. She was a devoted member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church, and a long-time member the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including a term as president of the state chapter. She compiled an exhaustive family genealogy and collected perfume bottles.
She had an indomitable spirit and was cheerful and friendly despite multiple health issues during the last few years of her life.
Services will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road, Wichita, with burial in the old Chikaskia United Presbyterian Church yard in Sumner County, alongside many other family members.
Memorials to Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Services in care of Downing and Lahey East Mortuary.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: LEGACY.COM
Name: Phyllis Jean Bretches
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1926
Gender: Female
Birth County: San Bernardino
Birth State: California
Mother's Maiden Name: Heasty
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. --- Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. --- Description: This database is an index to over 24.5 million births occurring in California between 1905 and 1995. Information contained in this index includes: child's name (names may be truncated at 8 letters), gender, birth date, birth county, mother's maiden name (names may be truncated at 8 letters).
1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Witchita, Sedgewick County, Kansas
Family Head: Twilia Bretches
Dwelling Number: 219
Line: 9
FHL Microfilm: 2340455
Census Members:
Twilia Bretches --- Female --- White --- 26 --- Head Occupation: Stenographer-Public School)
Harold Bretches --- Male --- 5 --- Son ---
Phyllis Bretches --- Female --- White --- 3 --- Daughter
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Kansas; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340455. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
1950 --- United States Federal Census, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Name: Phyllis McJimsey
Age: 23
Birth Date: About 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Street Name: Kansas
Dwelling Number: 9
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Assistant Corp
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 44
Worker Class: Government
Household Members:
Kenneth McJimsey --- Male --- White --- 25 --- Head
Phyllis McJimsey --- Female - White --- 23 --- Wife
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 1669; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 108-22 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
Obituary:
PHILLIIS BUCHANAN PASSES AWAY
Phyllis Bretches Buchanan, 97, died Monday, October 23, 2023 at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. She was born September 25, 1926, in San Bernardino, CA, to Everett and Twila Heasty Bretches. Her father died when Phyllis was 2, and she spent her childhood in Wichita, Sumner County, KS, Oklahoma and California.
She married Paul Buchanan November 24, 1967, and they enjoyed more than 55 years of marriage, supporting each other in their jobs and other pursuits. They loved to travel, including making trips to China and Africa, along with many visits to Santa Fe and Yellowstone National Park. They also shared a love of art, history and most importantly, their Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died April 5, 2023, her parents, two brothers, and her first husband, Kenneth McJimsey. They married in 1946. He died in 1962.
She is survived by multiple nieces and nephews.
She attended Sterling College, and later worked for several oil companies based in Wichita. She was a devoted member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church, and a long-time member the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including a term as president of the state chapter. She compiled an exhaustive family genealogy and collected perfume bottles.
She had an indomitable spirit and was cheerful and friendly despite multiple health issues during the last few years of her life.
Services will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road, Wichita, with burial in the old Chikaskia United Presbyterian Church yard in Sumner County, alongside many other family members.
Memorials to Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Services in care of Downing and Lahey East Mortuary.
Researcher: Richard Parker
Source Information: LEGACY.COM
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