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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Ransford, Lester Bee
Lester Bee Ransford 1916-1955
Lester Bee Ransford, was the son of Joseph and Elsie Ransford, he was born
August 8, 1916 Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The seventh son, but in this case
the luck wasn't there. He was the last male to live; 3 more male children were
born after him, but none of these survived past being a toddler.
Lester was a good worker. Almost all pictures of him, show him in a field.
He was left to take care of himself the best way he knew how, after the state
of Colorado took the rest of his family away during the depression.
Very little is known about him. There's a letter of
thanks from the War Department, about his faithfull donation of blood to the
men in uniform. A card that shows his donations. His sister, Martha's statement of how
disappointed he was to be 4 F. A rigged picture, one that his sister done,
placing his head on a uniformed soldier, believed to be of his brother, Harold!
His sister's wispfull mention of his name. His nickname was "Buddy".
He died young at Lansing, Kansas November 17, 1955. He was hit in the head
by a tractor wheel when the tractor he was driving turned over. He may have been
married. A man named Mr Maulton inquired about his social security after his death.
He was survived by his brothers and sisters; John Jacob, Paul Jacob, Luke Jacob, Harold Ransford, Maybelle Matzke, Martha Spencer, and Maxine Baker.
Lester was proceeded in death by both parents, Joseph and Elsie (Baldwin) Ransford and 5 brothers and a baby sister.
Lester is buried in the Mt. Munice Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.
Submitted by Nora Creswell, Aug 24, 2008
by Lorna Marvin
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