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Luther "Luke" Cantrell

5 Nov 1897 – 27 Mar 1968

Birth5 Nov 1897
Death27 Mar 1968
CemeteryWichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Wichita , Sedgwick County , Kansas , USA
Added byPatricia A Cantrell on 22 Nov 2023
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55500104

Bio

Luther (NMN) Cantrell was born on November 5, 1897, the tenth child of Benjamin Tolbert Cantrell & Margaret C (Poor) Cantrell, in Larned, KS. In the spring of 1898, his parents moved the family to Winfield, KS. On April 20, 1918, Luther married Viola Louise Jahn (Canton, KS), in a Winfield, Kansas ceremony. To their marriage four children were born: Alena L Cantrell-Mullenix-Smith (1920-2013), Luella R Cantrell-Howard (1923-1967), Luther "Richard" Cantrell (1932-1970) and Viola Mae Cantrell-Henry (1934-2019). Luther had 15 grandchildren: Claudia Ann Mullenix, Betty Smith, Linda Smith, James Smith, Connie Smith, Peggy Henry, Judy Henry, Jane Henry, Cathy Henry, Jeff Henry (born after Luther passed), Gail Howard, Phyllis Cantrell, Patti Cantrell, Michael Cantrell, and Sharon Cantrell. Granddaughter, Claudia A Mullenix (1943), and grandson Michael G Cantrell (1956) passed away the day they were born. Luther & Viola's family resided in Winfield, Kansas for twenty-two years before moving to Wichita, Kansas in 1940. Luther worked at Cantrell & Supply Company owned by his youngest brother, Peter "Turley" Cantrell prior to starting his own pipe threading business located behind the family home at 321 North Waco. Luther also assisted his wife Viola in operating a 5-guestroom boarding house at the same location. Luther's hobbies were fishing and hunting, and as often as possible. Living within walking distance of the Arkansas River, he many times catfished all night accompanied by his son, Richard, or his son-in-law, Pete Henry. Luther loved growing tomatoes, plus he planted more than a few rose bushes to please his wife. Having been raised in a family that grew vegetables, he developed a fondness for eating raw turnips, and Black Diamond watermelons. Luther shared a quiet, happy and simple life, with his wife Viola for nearly 50 years. He passed peacefully, after eating breakfast, sitting at their kitchen table, on March 27, 1968. His passing occurred three weeks short of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Luther's final words were, "It's going to be a beautiful day, Mom", and then his heart simply stopped beating.

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