1915 --- STATE OF KANSAS -- Standard Certificate Of Birth
Name: Edna Bretches
Township: Oak Valley
County: Elk
State: Kansas
Birth Date: July 15, 1915
Sex Of child: Female
Legitimata: Yes
Father Name: Bert Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 39
BirthPlace: Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
Mother Name: Cora Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 37
Occupation: Housewife
Number Of Children Born To His Mother, Including Pesent Child: 10
CERTIFICIATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I Certify that I Attended The birth Of this Child, Who Was Born Alive At 2 pm -- Signed: W. H. McConnel
Phyisican Or Midwife: Physician
Address: Indepedence, Kansas
Filed: July 24, 1915 -- W. C. Kalselaw
Birth Certificate Number: 25 770
1937 --- Edna Bretches married William Bert Parker -- Date: June 11, 1937 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri -- Wedding took place at Edna's sister's house -- Tom and Lola (Bretches) Hales.
1938 --- Son: Richard Allen Parker -- Born: April 1, 1938 -- Hospital: St. Mary's -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri
1940 --- Daughter: Barbara Jeanette Parker -- Born: September 14, 1940 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri.
1944: During World War II, Edna worked at the Patt and Whiney Engine company on 95th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri making gears for the Patt and Whiney engines used in war aircrafts -- 1944-1945 -- received an eye injury while on the job.
1949 --- Son: Michael Sherman Parker -- Born: February 23, 1949 -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Edna L. Parker, 87, Raytown, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 9, 2003, at the Camden Health Care Ceneter, Harrisonville, Missouri. Graveside services will be 1 P.M. Saturday, October 11 at Flora Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Edna had worked at the Jones Store company. Surviors include husband: William Parker, Harrisonville, Missouri, sons Richard Parker, Raytown, Missouri, Michael Parker, St. Louis, Missouri and daughter Barbara and husband Albert Horn, Belton, Missouri; grandchildren Timothy, Kevin and Chrispoher and great-grandchildren Jeremy, Justin, Alecc and Tabitha Horn.
KANSAS CITY STAR, October 10, 2003
The following was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 1987 at the home of Edna (Bretches) Parker:
Enda: "We had a pond and there was water in it all the time and of course when it rained, it put fresh water in it. By anyways, whatever was in there could live in that pond. There was a big bullfrog living there. I was probably ten or eleven years old and Dad loved frog legs when he could get them. Well, in the summer time there wasn't much for a kid to do. I was there with two older people and I was bored stiff. So, one hot summer day I decided I would go catch that old bullfrog. I broke off a little old limb off from tree and put a piece of string on it. I thought, I didn't have a hook. What am I going to use? Well, what about a safety pin on the end of it? So, here I am fixed up with a piece of string about four feet long and a safety pin on the end of it. Now, what about bait? The ground was too hard to dig worms. I was moseying down by the garden and up aganist the fence, Mom has planted tomato plants. There were some tiny yellows ones. Dad was working in the garden doing something. He was watching me all the time. I had to do something cause Dad was laughing about the safety pin. I reached down real quick and put a yellow tomato on that safety pin. Oh, Dad just laughed at me. I'll show him. I got down there and the old bullfrog was sitting on a great log in the sun. I thought, well, he's asleep and I'm going to wake him up. I took the tomato and gently swing it in front of his face. He looked at it a couple of times and ignored it. I'll try it again. This is all I have for bait. About the third time, he grabbed the tomato and he was hooked. Dad was standing around, you know, to see what happen. I was short and the bullfrog had long legs and it was dusty. I go flying up past Dad, past the garden, yelling at the top of my voice ""I got him! I got him! I got him!"" The frog's legs were dragging in the dirt. Mom came out to see what was going on. Dad had frog legs for supper that night. He who laughs last, laughs best."
RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED BY RICHARD PARKER, July 1997.
Name: Edna Bretches
Township: Oak Valley
County: Elk
State: Kansas
Birth Date: July 15, 1915
Sex Of child: Female
Legitimata: Yes
Father Name: Bert Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 39
BirthPlace: Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
Mother Name: Cora Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 37
Occupation: Housewife
Number Of Children Born To His Mother, Including Pesent Child: 10
CERTIFICIATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I Certify that I Attended The birth Of this Child, Who Was Born Alive At 2 pm -- Signed: W. H. McConnel
Phyisican Or Midwife: Physician
Address: Indepedence, Kansas
Filed: July 24, 1915 -- W. C. Kalselaw
Birth Certificate Number: 25 770
1937 --- Edna Bretches married William Bert Parker -- Date: June 11, 1937 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri -- Wedding took place at Edna's sister's house -- Tom and Lola (Bretches) Hales.
1938 --- Son: Richard Allen Parker -- Born: April 1, 1938 -- Hospital: St. Mary's -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri
1940 --- Daughter: Barbara Jeanette Parker -- Born: September 14, 1940 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri.
1944: During World War II, Edna worked at the Patt and Whiney Engine company on 95th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri making gears for the Patt and Whiney engines used in war aircrafts -- 1944-1945 -- received an eye injury while on the job.
1949 --- Son: Michael Sherman Parker -- Born: February 23, 1949 -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Edna L. Parker, 87, Raytown, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 9, 2003, at the Camden Health Care Ceneter, Harrisonville, Missouri. Graveside services will be 1 P.M. Saturday, October 11 at Flora Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Edna had worked at the Jones Store company. Surviors include husband: William Parker, Harrisonville, Missouri, sons Richard Parker, Raytown, Missouri, Michael Parker, St. Louis, Missouri and daughter Barbara and husband Albert Horn, Belton, Missouri; grandchildren Timothy, Kevin and Chrispoher and great-grandchildren Jeremy, Justin, Alecc and Tabitha Horn.
KANSAS CITY STAR, October 10, 2003
The following was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 1987 at the home of Edna (Bretches) Parker:
Enda: "We had a pond and there was water in it all the time and of course when it rained, it put fresh water in it. By anyways, whatever was in there could live in that pond. There was a big bullfrog living there. I was probably ten or eleven years old and Dad loved frog legs when he could get them. Well, in the summer time there wasn't much for a kid to do. I was there with two older people and I was bored stiff. So, one hot summer day I decided I would go catch that old bullfrog. I broke off a little old limb off from tree and put a piece of string on it. I thought, I didn't have a hook. What am I going to use? Well, what about a safety pin on the end of it? So, here I am fixed up with a piece of string about four feet long and a safety pin on the end of it. Now, what about bait? The ground was too hard to dig worms. I was moseying down by the garden and up aganist the fence, Mom has planted tomato plants. There were some tiny yellows ones. Dad was working in the garden doing something. He was watching me all the time. I had to do something cause Dad was laughing about the safety pin. I reached down real quick and put a yellow tomato on that safety pin. Oh, Dad just laughed at me. I'll show him. I got down there and the old bullfrog was sitting on a great log in the sun. I thought, well, he's asleep and I'm going to wake him up. I took the tomato and gently swing it in front of his face. He looked at it a couple of times and ignored it. I'll try it again. This is all I have for bait. About the third time, he grabbed the tomato and he was hooked. Dad was standing around, you know, to see what happen. I was short and the bullfrog had long legs and it was dusty. I go flying up past Dad, past the garden, yelling at the top of my voice ""I got him! I got him! I got him!"" The frog's legs were dragging in the dirt. Mom came out to see what was going on. Dad had frog legs for supper that night. He who laughs last, laughs best."
RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED BY RICHARD PARKER, July 1997.
1915 --- STATE OF KANSAS -- Standard Certificate Of Birth
Name: Edna Bretches
Township: Oak Valley
County: Elk
State: Kansas
Birth Date: July 15, 1915
Sex Of child: Female
Legitimata: Yes
Father Name: Bert Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 39
BirthPlace: Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
Mother Name: Cora Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 37
Occupation: Housewife
Number Of Children Born To His Mother, Including Pesent Child: 10
CERTIFICIATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I Certify that I Attended The birth Of this Child, Who Was Born Alive At 2 pm -- Signed: W. H. McConnel
Phyisican Or Midwife: Physician
Address: Indepedence, Kansas
Filed: July 24, 1915 -- W. C. Kalselaw
Birth Certificate Number: 25 770
1937 --- Edna Bretches married William Bert Parker -- Date: June 11, 1937 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri -- Wedding took place at Edna's sister's house -- Tom and Lola (Bretches) Hales.
1938 --- Son: Richard Allen Parker -- Born: April 1, 1938 -- Hospital: St. Mary's -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri
1940 --- Daughter: Barbara Jeanette Parker -- Born: September 14, 1940 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri.
1944: During World War II, Edna worked at the Patt and Whiney Engine company on 95th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri making gears for the Patt and Whiney engines used in war aircrafts -- 1944-1945 -- received an eye injury while on the job.
1949 --- Son: Michael Sherman Parker -- Born: February 23, 1949 -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Edna L. Parker, 87, Raytown, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 9, 2003, at the Camden Health Care Ceneter, Harrisonville, Missouri. Graveside services will be 1 P.M. Saturday, October 11 at Flora Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Edna had worked at the Jones Store company. Surviors include husband: William Parker, Harrisonville, Missouri, sons Richard Parker, Raytown, Missouri, Michael Parker, St. Louis, Missouri and daughter Barbara and husband Albert Horn, Belton, Missouri; grandchildren Timothy, Kevin and Chrispoher and great-grandchildren Jeremy, Justin, Alecc and Tabitha Horn.
KANSAS CITY STAR, October 10, 2003
The following was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 1987 at the home of Edna (Bretches) Parker:
Enda: "We had a pond and there was water in it all the time and of course when it rained, it put fresh water in it. By anyways, whatever was in there could live in that pond. There was a big bullfrog living there. I was probably ten or eleven years old and Dad loved frog legs when he could get them. Well, in the summer time there wasn't much for a kid to do. I was there with two older people and I was bored stiff. So, one hot summer day I decided I would go catch that old bullfrog. I broke off a little old limb off from tree and put a piece of string on it. I thought, I didn't have a hook. What am I going to use? Well, what about a safety pin on the end of it? So, here I am fixed up with a piece of string about four feet long and a safety pin on the end of it. Now, what about bait? The ground was too hard to dig worms. I was moseying down by the garden and up aganist the fence, Mom has planted tomato plants. There were some tiny yellows ones. Dad was working in the garden doing something. He was watching me all the time. I had to do something cause Dad was laughing about the safety pin. I reached down real quick and put a yellow tomato on that safety pin. Oh, Dad just laughed at me. I'll show him. I got down there and the old bullfrog was sitting on a great log in the sun. I thought, well, he's asleep and I'm going to wake him up. I took the tomato and gently swing it in front of his face. He looked at it a couple of times and ignored it. I'll try it again. This is all I have for bait. About the third time, he grabbed the tomato and he was hooked. Dad was standing around, you know, to see what happen. I was short and the bullfrog had long legs and it was dusty. I go flying up past Dad, past the garden, yelling at the top of my voice ""I got him! I got him! I got him!"" The frog's legs were dragging in the dirt. Mom came out to see what was going on. Dad had frog legs for supper that night. He who laughs last, laughs best."
RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED BY RICHARD PARKER, July 1997.
Name: Edna Bretches
Township: Oak Valley
County: Elk
State: Kansas
Birth Date: July 15, 1915
Sex Of child: Female
Legitimata: Yes
Father Name: Bert Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 39
BirthPlace: Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
Mother Name: Cora Bretches
Residence: Kansas
Color: White
Age At Last Birthday: 37
Occupation: Housewife
Number Of Children Born To His Mother, Including Pesent Child: 10
CERTIFICIATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I Certify that I Attended The birth Of this Child, Who Was Born Alive At 2 pm -- Signed: W. H. McConnel
Phyisican Or Midwife: Physician
Address: Indepedence, Kansas
Filed: July 24, 1915 -- W. C. Kalselaw
Birth Certificate Number: 25 770
1937 --- Edna Bretches married William Bert Parker -- Date: June 11, 1937 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri -- Wedding took place at Edna's sister's house -- Tom and Lola (Bretches) Hales.
1938 --- Son: Richard Allen Parker -- Born: April 1, 1938 -- Hospital: St. Mary's -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri
1940 --- Daughter: Barbara Jeanette Parker -- Born: September 14, 1940 -- City Or Town: Kansas City -- County: Jackson -- State: Missouri.
1944: During World War II, Edna worked at the Patt and Whiney Engine company on 95th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri making gears for the Patt and Whiney engines used in war aircrafts -- 1944-1945 -- received an eye injury while on the job.
1949 --- Son: Michael Sherman Parker -- Born: February 23, 1949 -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Obituary:
Edna L. Parker, 87, Raytown, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 9, 2003, at the Camden Health Care Ceneter, Harrisonville, Missouri. Graveside services will be 1 P.M. Saturday, October 11 at Flora Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Edna had worked at the Jones Store company. Surviors include husband: William Parker, Harrisonville, Missouri, sons Richard Parker, Raytown, Missouri, Michael Parker, St. Louis, Missouri and daughter Barbara and husband Albert Horn, Belton, Missouri; grandchildren Timothy, Kevin and Chrispoher and great-grandchildren Jeremy, Justin, Alecc and Tabitha Horn.
KANSAS CITY STAR, October 10, 2003
The following was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 1987 at the home of Edna (Bretches) Parker:
Enda: "We had a pond and there was water in it all the time and of course when it rained, it put fresh water in it. By anyways, whatever was in there could live in that pond. There was a big bullfrog living there. I was probably ten or eleven years old and Dad loved frog legs when he could get them. Well, in the summer time there wasn't much for a kid to do. I was there with two older people and I was bored stiff. So, one hot summer day I decided I would go catch that old bullfrog. I broke off a little old limb off from tree and put a piece of string on it. I thought, I didn't have a hook. What am I going to use? Well, what about a safety pin on the end of it? So, here I am fixed up with a piece of string about four feet long and a safety pin on the end of it. Now, what about bait? The ground was too hard to dig worms. I was moseying down by the garden and up aganist the fence, Mom has planted tomato plants. There were some tiny yellows ones. Dad was working in the garden doing something. He was watching me all the time. I had to do something cause Dad was laughing about the safety pin. I reached down real quick and put a yellow tomato on that safety pin. Oh, Dad just laughed at me. I'll show him. I got down there and the old bullfrog was sitting on a great log in the sun. I thought, well, he's asleep and I'm going to wake him up. I took the tomato and gently swing it in front of his face. He looked at it a couple of times and ignored it. I'll try it again. This is all I have for bait. About the third time, he grabbed the tomato and he was hooked. Dad was standing around, you know, to see what happen. I was short and the bullfrog had long legs and it was dusty. I go flying up past Dad, past the garden, yelling at the top of my voice ""I got him! I got him! I got him!"" The frog's legs were dragging in the dirt. Mom came out to see what was going on. Dad had frog legs for supper that night. He who laughs last, laughs best."
RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED BY RICHARD PARKER, July 1997.
Family Members
Siblings
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Ada Inez Bretches Muzingo
1897–1988
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Lydia Helen Bretches Dickens
1898–1971
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Everett Ollan Bretches
1900–1930
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Hazel Jennie Bretches Morgan
1902–1995
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Mabel Esther Bretches Murphy
1904–1927
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Orval Patrick "Bud" Bretches
1906–1957
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Lola Alice Bretches Hales
1907–2000
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Ethel Bernice Bretches Marsh
1909–1968
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Lloyd Leroy Bretches
1912–1974
