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Orval Milton Harding

9 Feb 1903 – 3 Nov 1971

Birth	9 Feb 1903
Death	3 Nov 1971
Cemetery	Liberty Cemetery Nashville , Kingman County , Kansas , USA
Added by	T. J. on 07 Mar 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9559398

Bio

Orval Milton Harding told his children that when he was 9 years old he walked behind a covered wagon from Kansas to Texas, but he lived most of his life in Barber County, Kansas. He married Mary Ellen Smith on August 5, 1923 in Kingman, Kansas. Together they had eight children who survived to adulthood and one child who died a few days after he was born (Orval Milton, Jr.). Orval did farm work, bartending and primarily old field work during his life. He was a loving and fun-loving father and husband. He loved to play the harmonica and would often play music with a friend who played banjo while his daughter Betty played guitar.

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Family

Parents

• William Hyatt Harding 1863–1951
• Alice Randolph Harmison Harding 1864–1931

Spouse

• Mary Ellen Smith Harding 1904–1970

Siblings

• Halle Burton Harding 1886–1921
• William Jesse "Jess" Harding 1888–1938
• Lyman Trumble Harding 1889–1956
• Iva Edna Harding Lane 1891–1954
• Grace May Harding Raleigh 1899–2001
• Lulu Mildred Harding Ford 1901–1976
• Melvin Ray Harding 1906–1985

Children

• Margaret L. Harding Ditgen 1924–2020
• Betty Darlene Harding Ryan 1928–2015
• Orva June Harding Wortman 1931–2007
• Orval Milton Harding Jr 1931–1931
• Rev William A. "Bill" Harding 1936–2021

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