Josephine Anna Neel1

b. Feb 6, 1921, d. Dec 16, 1985
FatherFrancis Alexander Neel2 b. Nov 20, 1895, d. Jan 25, 1950
Mother(?) (?)
     Josephine was born in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Feb 6, 1921.2,1,3
     Joan lived with her grandparents, Anna Linda Ekshand, when she was a child.4
     
Neel Family
Back row: Alice, Dolores, Joan, Francis
Front row: Phyllis Audrey

     Josephine Anna Neel graduated from Salina High School in 1939.
Josephine Neel, 1939
Photo courtesy of Linda McCully

     She married Charles Conn before 1941.2
     
JoAnn Neel age 20
Photo courtesy Linda McCully

     
Joan Conn
Photo courtesy of Linda McCully

     She resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, circa 1949.2
     Josephine Anna Neel married Floyd W. Lemon.5,6
     Josephine Anna Conn was left a widow by Charles Conn's death on Jun 23, 1960 in east of, Salina, Saline County, KS; The family was in a car accident.7
     Josephine Anna Conn lost custody of her children on Jun 29, 1960 in Abilene, Dickinson Co, KS.8
     Josephine Anna Lemon lived in Nov, 1979 at 906 Gypsum, Salina, Saline Co, KS.9
     Josephine Anna Lemon lived at 906 Gypsum, Salina, Saline Co, KS.1
     Josephine died on Dec 16, 1985 in Salina Nursing Center, Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 64.1,3 An obituary for her was published on Dec 17, 1985 or Dec 18, 1985 in The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.1 She was buried on Dec 18, 1985 at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Block 28, lot 18, space 9.1,3,10
Josephine Lemon
Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, KS
Block 28, lot 18
Photo by Julia Langel, October 8, 2002
Josephine's funeral was held on Dec 19, 1985 at Bigge-Moos Chapel Funeral Home in Salina, Saline Co, KS.1

Family 1

Charles Conn
Children
  • Sharon Kay Conn11 d. before Jan, 2014
  • Donna Marie Conn8,11 b. circa 1944, d. Jun 23, 1960
  • Alvin W. Conn1,11 b. Sep 15, 1947, d. Sep 16, 1992
  • James Ronald Conn1,8,11 b. Feb 19, 1950, d. Jan 14, 2014
  • Joyce Ann Conn8,11 b. circa 1956, d. Jun 23, 1960

Family 2

Floyd W. Lemon

Citations

  1. [S704] The Salina Journal, December 17 or 18, 1985.
  2. [S25] Salina Journal, January 26 or 27, 1950.
  3. [S1127] Josephine Lemon Cemetery Marker, Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co, KS.
  4. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Neel.
  5. [S354] Obituary 1 for Alice Smith, November 7, 1979, page 7, column 5.
  6. [S2238] Salina Journal, January 12, 1975, 9.
  7. [S2234] Salina Journal, June 23, 1960.
  8. [S2235] Salina Journal, June 30, 1960, 2.
  9. [S354] Obituary 1 for Alice Smith, November 7, 1979, page 7, column 5, Jo Ann is listed as a daughter.
  10. [S1079] City of Salina, Gypsum Hill Cemetery Database, online http://www.salina-ks.gov/content/126/168/950/217/…, Josephine Anna Lemon.
  11. [S2404] Legacy.com, January 16, 2014.
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