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Lewis Eugene "Turk" Harding

14 Dec 1916 – 10 Nov 2013

Birth	14 Dec 1916
Death	10 Nov 2013
Cemetery	Pleasant Hill Cemetery Concordia , Cloud County , Kansas , USA
Added by	Forever Searching † on 12 Nov 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120109439

Bio

Lewis Eugene "Turk" Harding, 96 years of age, of Concordia, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Marquis Place in Concordia. He was born on December 14, 1916 in Pratt County to Lyman T. and Lillie (Cirkle) Harding of Isabel. He graduated from Isabel High School in 1936 and worked on a farm for five years. In 1942 he married Lois Darlene Mease and they had two wonderful children, Eugenia Lee "Genie" and Sammy Wayne "Sam". In 1942 Turk began a career with the Western Light and Telephone Company in Medicine Lodge. The following April he was transferred to Harper. He was transferred in 1953 to Concordia as power company superintendent for northern Kansas. Turk retired in 1981 after 40 years of service. As an avid golfer, it was fitting that Turk's second career was the grounds keeper at the Concordia Country Club where he worked for 10 years. He was also a dedicated member of the First United Methodist Church, the Harper Masonic Lodge, the American Legion Club, and the Moose Lodge. Turk is survived by his wife, Lois; son, Sam and wife Jacquie of Chicago, Illinois; granddaughter, Angela DeCoursey and husband Mark of Lenexa; son-in-law, Dave Schafer of Kansas City, Missouri; grandson, Phillip Ruth of St. Louis, Missouri;five great-grandchildren, Samuel, Nicholas, and Megan DeCoursey, and Alex and Nick Ruth two sisters, Leona Muth of Wichita and Lois Marie Hare of Kimberling City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Genie; his parents; and five brothers, Vernon, Ralph, DeWayne, Lloyd, and Dean. Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, KS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * fa. # 9685006 (Lyman ), mo. # 9685019 (Lillie) -Roger Teters (#47058329)

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Family

Parents

• Lyman Trumble Harding 1889–1956
• Lillie Cirkel Harding 1897–1982

Spouse

• Lois Darlene Mease Harding 1922–2015 FaG

Siblings

• Vernon Dale Harding 1919–1940
• Ralph Warren Harding 1922–1943
• Harold Dwayne Harding 1925–1926
• Lloyd Tom Harding 1928–1990
• Donald Dean Harding 1936–1997
• Lois Marie Harding Hare 1939–2017

Children

• Eugenia Lee "Genie" Harding Schafer 1943–2000 FaG

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