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GRAVE: images
Helen Frances Williams Carpenter
Birth: 20 Nov 1896 Kansas, USA
Death: 3 Feb 1994 USA
Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 9, Row 6
Memorial #: 132144868
Bio: Wife of William Randolph Carpenter, married 7-15-1920 at Marion, KS.
Family Members
Parents
Frederic Reed Williams 1867-1937
Frances Elizabeth Skidmore Williams 1869-1954
Spouse
William Randolph Carpenter 1894-1956
Siblings
Paul Edward Williams* 1889-1965
Charles Cyrus Williams* 1893-1907
Mildred Mary Williams Thies* 1898-1994
Frank Lewis Williams* 1901-1981
Dorothy Elizabeth Williams Turner* 1904-1994
Maurice Ira Williams* 1905-1995
Fred Clinton Williams* 1907-1942
John Reed Williams* 1909-1989
George Merle Williams* 1912-1982
Children
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson* 1929-2016
Created by: Marsha P (46781493)
Added: 1 Jul 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132144868/helen-frances-carpenter
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2018), memorial page for Helen Frances Williams Carpenter (20 Nov 1896–3 Feb 1994), Find A Grave Memorial no. 132144868, citing Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Marsha P (contributor 46781493) .FSFTID # KHPK-TP7
GRAVE: images plus picture of him when he ran for Congress.
William Randolph Carpenter
Birth: 24 Aug 1894 Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death: 6 Jul 1956 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 9, Row 6
Memorial #: 6899452
Bio: US Congressman. Born in Marion, Kansas, he graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, was admitted to the bar 1917 and opened a law practice in Marion, Kansas. With the advent of World War I, he organized Company M, 3rd Infantry Regiment, of the Kansas National Guard, was sent to Europe and served as a 1st Lieutenant with the US Army 39th Infantry, 35th Division, during the Argonne Offensive France. After the war, he resumed the practice of law, was a member of the Marion Board of Education (1925-33) and a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives, (1929-33). In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses, serving until 1937. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law, was the United States attorney for the district of Kansas, (1945-48) and a member of the United States Motor Carrier Claims Commission, (1950-52). He died at age 62 in Topeka, Kansas.
Family Members
Parents
William Herbert Carpenter 1863-1952
Lulu Angeline Stone Carpenter 1870-1940
Spouse
Helen Frances Williams Carpenter* 1896-1994
Children
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson* 1929-2016
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Added: 1 Nov 2002
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6899452/william-randolph-carpenter
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2018), memorial page for William Randolph Carpenter (24 Aug 1894–6 Jul 1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6899452, citing Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .FSFTID # K4RT-61J
FSFT ID# GHFC-P2G
GRAVE: photo of Jeanne
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson
Birth: 26 Feb 1929 Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death: 28 Mar 2016 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Memorial #: 178016230
Bio: She was born to William Randolph Carpenter and Helen Williams Carpenter in Marion, Kansas. Precious son, Laurence "Ward" Simmons, beloved husband, M. D. "Bud" Morris, M.D., sweet grandson, Ward William Cox, and both parents who she loved so dearly predeceased Jeanne. Left behind to cherish her memory: husband Andrew Johnson, children and their spouses, Tom and Madilyn, Julie and Allan, Nancy and Clay and Anne and Tim, as well as 11 grandchildren, Alison McGrath (John) Carson, C.B. (Kris) McGrath, Barbara Morris; Erin Plourde(Erik) Covington, Lindsey Plourde (Jason) Gianoukos; Callie, Casey and Claire Cox; Christopher, Curtis (Lauren) and Tim Cox Jr. Jeanne is also survived by 12 great grandchildren, J.T. and Tucker Carson; Kate, Addison and Hunter McGrath, Emma and Evan Covington: Sophia and Reid Gianoukos: Carlee Cox: Charlotte and Samantha Cox. She is also survived by her brother, William Randolph Carpenter (Joan Sehdev M.D.) as well as her niece Carolyn Carpenter (Michael) Frieschling and nephews Randolph (Julie) Carpenter and Charlie Carpenter. Jeanne had an idyllic childhood, growing up in Marion, graduating from Marion High School before attending Bradford College, Haverford, Mass. where she was first in her class. She completed her education with a degree in English at the University of Kansas where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and was awarded the University French Scholar Award. Despite her academic excellence as shown by her election to Phi Beta Kappa Society, her father sent her to Chicago to study at Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School to ensure her ability to be an independent and modern young woman. Jeanne always said she never again wanted to experience the cold she felt blowing off of Lake Michigan!Jeanne’s devotion and involvement in First United Methodist Church of Topeka spanned over a half a century. Her steadfast Christian faith was firm but gentle. Her lifetime of volunteerism in community organizations included being the first woman elected to the Board of Directors of Stormont Vail Hospital, Treasurer; Junior League of Topeka, Gold Rose Recipient; Western Sorosis, President; Mulvane Art Center, Docent; P.E.O., President; Topeka Medical Auxiliary, Meals On Wheels delivery driver for many years, Gamma Phi Beta House Corporation, Topeka Zoo, Topeka Round Up Club, Garden Club, and Kansas Historical Society. An endless scholar and seeker of knowledge, she continued to take every French class available at Washburn University. She was an avid Jayhawk basketball fan, being a season ticket holder for decades. In later years, she found the couch more comfortable than the bleachers and gathered with old friends to yell, cheer and scold the officials via T.V.Jeanne was a successful businesswoman, co-owning Morris-Simmons ladies shop for many years. She enjoyed gardening, reading, tennis and golf. Jeanne was into health and fitness long before it was cool. She loved to start her day with the 3-mile walk with her friends, the Knollwood Walkers. On Wednesdays, short of nuclear war, she could always be found at French Club. Jeanne was a tireless and energetic traveler whose curiosity took her around the globe - many times with her precious grandchildren, creating priceless memories. Jeanne was an accomplished horsewoman beginning as a young girl and taking her last ride at 78 years young. She shared this love of horses with her children and grandchildren. She welcomed foreign exchange students into her home for years and treated them as her own. Gracious, brilliant, beautiful, loving, patient, kind, thoughtful, humble and endlessly generous with her time, efforts and gifts, she will be in our hearts forever.
Family Members
Parents
William Randolph Carpenter 1894-1956
Helen Frances Williams Carpenter 1896-1994
Spouse
Merle Dodge Morris 1921-2003
Created by: Ten4jhawks (47802586)
Added: 2 Apr 2017
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178016230/jeanne-morris_johnson
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2018), memorial page for Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson (26 Feb 1929–28 Mar 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 178016230, citing Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Ten4jhawks (contributor 47802586) .
FSFT ID# GHFC-KZL
GRAVE: image
Dr Merle Dodge “Bud” Morris
Birth: 1921 Kansas, USA
Death: 9 May 2003 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 9, Row 6
Memorial #: 132510256
Family Members
Parents
Harold T. Morris 1895-1958
Alice Dodge Morris 1894-1999
Spouse
Jeanne Carpenter Morris Johnson* 1929-2016
Created by: Marsha P (46781493)
Added: 8 Jul 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132510256/merle-dodge-morris
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2018), memorial page for Dr Merle Dodge “Bud” Morris (1921–9 May 2003), Find A Grave Memorial no. 132510256, citing Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Marsha P (contributor 46781493) .