Joseph M. Rollins

1924 - 2004  (80 years)

• Name	Joseph M. Rollins  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Oct 1924	Dell, Mississippi Co., Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Jul 1964	Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA   [1]
  Residence	21 Jun 2001	Winchester, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA   [2]
  Death	22 Dec 2004	Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
  Burial	27 Dec 2004	Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Address: Spring Grove Cemetery
  Obituary	30 Dec 2004	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [3]
  	The Onaga Herald
  	Joseph M. "Joe" Rollins, Jr., 80, of Winchester, died Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center in Leavenworth. He was born October 6, 1924, at Dell, Arkansas, the son of Joseph M. and Martha Jane Riggs Rollins, St. Mr. Rollins owned Rollin's Garage in Valley Falls and later at his home in Winchester. He worked at Wally's Garage in Valley Falls for 21 years and had been a cotton, soybean and rice farmer in Arkansas. He served in the US Army in Europe during WW II as a tank driver with the 101st Battalion and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a life member of Grahem-Herbers Post #3084, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Valley Falls. He married Genevieve Emily Cass on Aug. 7, 1945, at Osceola, Arkansas. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Bob Rollins of Hoyt, six daughters, Lorraine Perkins of Topeka, Patricia George and Brenda Stevens, both of Nortonville, Bonita Clark of Valley Falls, Linda Hart of McLouth, and Joyce Davis of Ozawkie; 24 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were two sisters, Ethel Russell and Ola Timberlake and a grandson, Daniel James Stevens. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 27, 2004, at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls. Burial with military honors conducted by Grahem-Herbers Post #3084 V.F.W. followed at Spring Grove Cemetery east of Valley Falls. A visitation for family and friends was from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services, District 11 at Valley Falls in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 6, Valley Falls, KS. 66088.
  Person ID	I6340	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	Joseph M. Rollins
  Mother	Martha Jane Riggs
  Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	G.E. Cass
  Children	1. J.J. Rollins   2. Bob Rollins   3. Lorraine Rollins   4. Patricia Rollins   5. Brenda Rollins   6. Bonita Rollins   7. Linda Rollins
  Family ID	F2369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2005

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Oct 1924 - Dell, Mississippi Co., Arkansas, USA Residence - 2 Jul 1964 - Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA Residence - 21 Jun 2001 - Winchester, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA Death - Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center - 22 Dec 2004 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Spring Grove Cemetery - 27 Dec 2004 - Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas, USA Obituary - The Onaga Herald - 30 Dec 2004 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S543] (The Onaga Herald), 2 July 1964. [S543] (The Onaga Herald), 21 June 2001. [S543] (The Onaga Herald), 30 Dec 2004.