Ralph Grow ^{1 2 3}

  Death Notes:

Name: Ralph Grow
Given Name: Ralph
Surname: Grow
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Jan 1982
Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Event Place (Original): Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Age: 77
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1905

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLRC-XZW : 4 December 2020), Ralph Grow, Jan 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Realtor. ¹

• He was educated at High School in 1924 in Viola, KS. ¹

• He was buried after 22 January 1982 in the Peotone Cemetery in Viola, KS.

Ralph's gravestone is a flat ground ledger of gray granite inscription reads "Ralph Grow, Oct. 23, 1905 - Jan. 22, 1982". The grave location is Section C, Row 7, Grave 5.

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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper after 22 January 1982.

Ralph Grow was born October 23, 1905 at Columbus, Kansas and departed this life January 22, 1982 at Wichita, Kansas at the age of 76 years, 2 months, and 29 days.

He came to Viola, Kansas when he was eleven years old to the home of Adam and Emma Grier, who were his foster parents. He attended Viola county schools and graduated from Viola High School in the class of 1924.

He was united in marriage to Irene Winters in 1926 at Viola, Kansas and they made their home in the Viola community until 1964 when they moved to Wichita, Kansas. He has worked as a realtor until a month ago.

He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Viola, Kansas, Mistletoe Lodge No. 269, A. F.&A.M. of Conway Springs, Kansas, the Wichita Consistory, and the Midian Shrine of Wichita, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Billy Leon Grow, his grandson Steven Mark Grow, and his great grandson Mathias Jon Grow. He is survived by his wife Irene of the home, his son Jon of Palm Springs, California, his daughter Mrs. Alene Forister of Anaheim, California; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; a number of other relatives and many friends.

(Source: unknown newspaper)
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Ralph married Irene Constance Winters, daughter of Henry B. Winters and Alice C. Smith, on 23 December 1926 in Viola, KS.¹ (Irene Constance Winters was born on 7 July 1906 in Alva, OK,^{1 4 5} died on 22 July 1992 in Conway Springs, KS ^{1 4 5} and was buried after 22 July 1992 in Viola, KS ⁵.)