Thelma Ruth Barnhouse^{[1, 2]}

1910 - 1942  (31 years)

• Name	Thelma Ruth Barnhouse  [3]
  Birth	13 Jul 1910	Washington County, Colorado   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 May 1942	Washington County, Colorado   [3]
  Burial	Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I221	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Perl Travis Barnhouse,   b. 31 May 1877, Swan Twp, Vinton Co, Ohio d. 26 Aug 1964, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mamie Arundle,   b. 29 Oct 1890, Washington County, Colorado d. 10 Feb 1991, Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1907	Washington County, Colorado   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecil Earling Kessinger,   b. 15 Sep 1907, Nemaha, Nemaha Co, Kansas d. 25 Nov 1963, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2006

  
  

• Photos

  Gravestone_Thelma Ruth Barnhouse Kessinger.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Thelma Ruth Kessinger was born July 13, 1911, 25 miles southwest of Akron, Colo and departed this life May 12, 1942 aged 30 years, 10 months, and one day in their home northwest of Akron. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter. She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, Cecil Earling Kesinger, two children, Cecylle Evelynn, age 19, and LaVerne Allen, age 6; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Perl Barnhouse, and two brothers, Robert and Omar, besides a number of relatives and friends. She spent most of her 30 years in and around Akron. She became a Christian in the spring of 1938 and on November 1939 joined the Pentacostal Assembly of God Church in Akro. She was a faithful member until the time of her death. She successfully fulfilled her duties as Christ Ambassador president, Sunday School teacher, and had charge of the shut in's for the past two and a half years. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed in the home church she helped to build, and leaves behind a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in the Pentacostal Church in Akron Thursday afternoon and the body was laid to rest in Akron Cemetery. - Akron News-Reporter, Thursday, May 21, 1942 [3] (Research):Taken from letter written by Anna B. Wright in answer to questions from Mrs. Mary Maomettion May 26, 1967 "Thelma Ruth (Barnhouse) Kessinger Born: July 13, 1910 - Washington County, Colorado Married: Cecil Kessinger (record of dates lost) Died: May 12, 1942 Buried: Akron Cemetery, Akron, Washington County, Colorado Children: Cecyl Evelyn Kessinger, born - September 30, 1931 La Vern Allen Kessinger, born - May 9, 1936Present address of Cecyl Evelyn is: Mrs. Roger Richardson, 818 Maryland Ct., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001. Her father, Cecil Kessinger remarried after Thelma 's death, but he has since passed away.

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1910 Colorado Washington county Abbott Age 9 yrs (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1930 Colorado Washington county Akron (Reliability: 3). [S401] Kathie Butler, Kathie-Imp. [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, Memorial #75517874; Plot: Bl. 6, Sec. 12, Lot 49, Sp. 4 (Reliability: 3). Kessinger, Thelma Ruth-gravestone.jpg [S298] Darlene Barnhouse-Huetter, Darlene Barnhouse-Huetter, (31 Jul 2003). [S408] Rose Ann Elizabeth Barnhouse-Wright, Anna to Mainetti.