Person Sheet
NameDorothy Evelyn PATTON 
, Mother, P350
, Mother, P350Birth27 Jun 1915, Jarbalo, Leavenworth, Kansas
Death2 Jan 1979, Raytown, Jackson, Missouri
BurialMar 1979, Bethel Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
FatherThomas Robert PATTON (1892-1964)
MotherPansy Elizabeth SNAVELY (1893-1971)
Spouses
1Rudolph CHOPP, C100
Marriage15 Dec 1939, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Divorce10 Sep 1941, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
2Orville Marvin SIMPSON , Father, S512
, Father, S512Birth29 Mar 1910, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
Death17 Jun 1974, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Burial19 Jun 1974, Bethel Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
FatherWilliam Henry SIMPSON II (1869-1954)
MotherAda Mae BROWN (1886-1974)
Marriage26 Sep 1945, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas
Children(Confidential)
Notes for Dorothy Evelyn PATTON
In 1938, Dorothy works for the Meyer Sanitary Milk Company. In 1940, both she and sister Jane worked at Meyers. The Kansas City Kansas Directory of 1945 lists Dorothy as a store Manager for Kroger Grocery & Baking Company, and living at 726 Washington Boulevard with Orville.
Dorothy died at the height of the New Year’s Blizzard, 1979. Approximately two and a half feet of snow fell in Kansas City from New Year’s Eve 1978 to January 2, 1979. It was bitterly cold. Her burial was delayed until the ground thawed enough to allow a grave to be dug. She was buried in Bethel Cemetery in March of that year.
Dorothy died at the height of the New Year’s Blizzard, 1979. Approximately two and a half feet of snow fell in Kansas City from New Year’s Eve 1978 to January 2, 1979. It was bitterly cold. Her burial was delayed until the ground thawed enough to allow a grave to be dug. She was buried in Bethel Cemetery in March of that year.
Obituaries
MRS. DOROTHY E. SIMPSON
The Kansas City Star,
Page 6C, January 3, 1979
Mrs. Dorothy E. Simpson, 63, of xxxx Arlington, died Tuesday at a nursing home at 6124 Raytown Road, Raytown. She was born in Jarbalo, Kan., and had lived in this area 50 years. Mrs. Simpson was a supervisor and manager of the Kroger Food Store, Kansas City, Kansas before retiring. She was amember of the First Baptist Church, Raytown. She leaves a son, Orville M. Simpson, Prairie Village; three brothers, T.R. Patton, Jr., Raytown; Paul Patton, Kansas City, Kansas; and John Patton, Mesa Ariz.; and a sister, Mrs. Jean Miller of the home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Shiel Colonial Chapel; burial in Bethel Cemetery, Leavenworth. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.
The Kansas City Star,
Page 6C, January 3, 1979
Mrs. Dorothy E. Simpson, 63, of xxxx Arlington, died Tuesday at a nursing home at 6124 Raytown Road, Raytown. She was born in Jarbalo, Kan., and had lived in this area 50 years. Mrs. Simpson was a supervisor and manager of the Kroger Food Store, Kansas City, Kansas before retiring. She was amember of the First Baptist Church, Raytown. She leaves a son, Orville M. Simpson, Prairie Village; three brothers, T.R. Patton, Jr., Raytown; Paul Patton, Kansas City, Kansas; and John Patton, Mesa Ariz.; and a sister, Mrs. Jean Miller of the home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Shiel Colonial Chapel; burial in Bethel Cemetery, Leavenworth. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.
Notes for Orville Marvin (Spouse 2)
Photo clipping from page 5 of the Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune dated 6/21/1976 shows the class of The Ivy School in Fort Scott for the years of 1918-1919. Orville is the second row from the top, far right.
In 1930, Orville is a meatcutter for Mrs. Mabel L. Whiteside, and lives at home 1238 East Wall Street. The Fort Scott Directory of 1938 lists Orville and Josephine. He works as a meatcutter at Whiteside’s No. 1, along with his brother, Clarence. He and Josephine live at 112 West Oak Street. The Kansas City Kansas Directory of 1945 lists Orville as a clerk for Kroger’s, and living at 726 Washington Boulevard. By 1950, he and Dorothy had moved to 1932 North 14th Street, where they lived at the time their son was born. They moved to the Missouri side in 1952, then on to Fort Scott, Kansas before taking up residence at 4137 East 11th Street in Kansas City, Missouri in 1955
Kath and I drove through KCK 8 apr 2006 and the house at 1932 North 14th no longer exists.
In 1930, Orville is a meatcutter for Mrs. Mabel L. Whiteside, and lives at home 1238 East Wall Street. The Fort Scott Directory of 1938 lists Orville and Josephine. He works as a meatcutter at Whiteside’s No. 1, along with his brother, Clarence. He and Josephine live at 112 West Oak Street. The Kansas City Kansas Directory of 1945 lists Orville as a clerk for Kroger’s, and living at 726 Washington Boulevard. By 1950, he and Dorothy had moved to 1932 North 14th Street, where they lived at the time their son was born. They moved to the Missouri side in 1952, then on to Fort Scott, Kansas before taking up residence at 4137 East 11th Street in Kansas City, Missouri in 1955
Kath and I drove through KCK 8 apr 2006 and the house at 1932 North 14th no longer exists.
Notes for Orville Marvin & Dorothy Evelyn (Family)
Witnessed by Clarence A. Simpson, and Ada Mae Simpson. Oscar T. Moline, Minister