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LTC John Alfred Ashworth

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LTC John Alfred Ashworth

Birth
Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death
5 Apr 1957 (aged 72)
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Vesper, Lot 35, Grave 3
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Links to parents and spouse sent by Cindy Akers (#47405168)
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Microfilmed cemetery records at the Kansas State Historical Society:
Col. John A. Ashworth
lot owner: John A. Ashworth
Lot 35, Vesper, Grave 3
born: 2-18-85, Ghent, W. Va.
died: 4-5-57
buried: 4-8-57
late residence: 3104 Bryant
funeral director: Wall-Diffenderfer
interment authorized by Harvey D. Ashworth, 778 Clontarf

Topeka State Journal, Saturday, April 6, 1957, page 8B:
Col John Ashworth
Services for Lt. Col. John A. Ashworth, 72, of 3104 Bryant, who died Friday, will be at 2 pm Monday at the Wall-Diffenderfer chapel with burial in the Mount Hope cemetery.

He was a retired Army officer and a longtime Topeka resident.

Colonel Ashworth was born at Ghent, W. Va., and served in World Wars I and II before retiring in 1945. He was a member of Topeka Scottish Rite Consistory No. 1, at Denver, Topeka Blue lodge, Capitol American Legion Post No. 1, Topeka lodge No. 17, AF & AM, and served a number of years in the Kansas national Guard 137th Infantry.

Survivors include two sons, Harvey D. Ashworth of 778 Clontarf and John A. Ashworth Jr. of Russellville, Ark,; four brothers, Dr. Robert Ashworth of Moundsville, W.Va., Lonnie Ashworth of Welch, W. Va., and David D. Ashworth and Joseph B. Ashworth, both of Beckley, W.Va.; a sister, Mrs. George McKinney (rest of paragraph missing).
Links to parents and spouse sent by Cindy Akers (#47405168)
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Microfilmed cemetery records at the Kansas State Historical Society:
Col. John A. Ashworth
lot owner: John A. Ashworth
Lot 35, Vesper, Grave 3
born: 2-18-85, Ghent, W. Va.
died: 4-5-57
buried: 4-8-57
late residence: 3104 Bryant
funeral director: Wall-Diffenderfer
interment authorized by Harvey D. Ashworth, 778 Clontarf

Topeka State Journal, Saturday, April 6, 1957, page 8B:
Col John Ashworth
Services for Lt. Col. John A. Ashworth, 72, of 3104 Bryant, who died Friday, will be at 2 pm Monday at the Wall-Diffenderfer chapel with burial in the Mount Hope cemetery.

He was a retired Army officer and a longtime Topeka resident.

Colonel Ashworth was born at Ghent, W. Va., and served in World Wars I and II before retiring in 1945. He was a member of Topeka Scottish Rite Consistory No. 1, at Denver, Topeka Blue lodge, Capitol American Legion Post No. 1, Topeka lodge No. 17, AF & AM, and served a number of years in the Kansas national Guard 137th Infantry.

Survivors include two sons, Harvey D. Ashworth of 778 Clontarf and John A. Ashworth Jr. of Russellville, Ark,; four brothers, Dr. Robert Ashworth of Moundsville, W.Va., Lonnie Ashworth of Welch, W. Va., and David D. Ashworth and Joseph B. Ashworth, both of Beckley, W.Va.; a sister, Mrs. George McKinney (rest of paragraph missing).

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LT COL ARMY AIR FORCES
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