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Ralph Elmer Hudspeth

21 Oct 1897 – 6 May 1985

Birth	21 Oct 1897
Death	6 May 1985
Cemetery	Memorial Park Cemetery Topeka , Shawnee County , Kansas , USA
Added by	EAHJr on 20 Oct 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120158867

Bio

Topeka Capital-Journal, Tuesday, May 7, 1985, page 20: Ralph Elmer Hudspeth Ralph Elmer Hudspeth, 87, 619 Wayne, died Monday, May 6, at his home. Mr. Hudspeth was a retired office clerk for the Rock Island Railroad. He was born Oct. 21, 1897, at Ogden in Riley County, the son of Charles McDowell and Laura Luvenia Bush Hudspeth. He lived in Topeka since 1917. He was married to Ida Opal Melton March 12, 1938, at Cottonwood Falls. She died March 20, 1981. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Leroy Gale Hudspeth and Ralph E. Hudspeth, Jr. Survivors include five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Hudspeth will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 822 W. 6th, 66606.

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Family

Parents

• Charles McDowell Hudspeth 1856–1932
• Laura Luvenia Bush Hudspeth 1859–1934

Spouse

• Ida Opal Melton Hudspeth 1891–1981
• Elsie Marie Fury 1905–1981

Siblings

• Robert H. Hudspeth 1877–1968
• Nora Gertrude Hudspeth Schermerhorn 1883–1962
• Anna Victoria Hudspeth Otis 1885–1975
• Edna M Hudspeth Jahnney 1887–1983
• Walter Augustus Hudspeth 1891–1961
• Richard Alexander Hudspeth 1897–1972

Children

• Ralph Elmer Hudspeth Jr 1921–1978

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