Lawrence Golden, 101, a former resident of rural Altamont, died at 4:57 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2006, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa, Kansas, where he had resided since April 12, 2006.
He was born June 6, 1905 in Hurdland, Missouri to Scott and Belva (Shirkey) Golden. His family moved to Kansas when he was ten years old and resided on a farm southwest of Altamont. Lawrence lived on that same farm most of his life. He and his father raised the usual grain crops; wheat, oats and some corn and also kept livestock which provided most of their day-to-day living necessities. They also raised chickens, milked cows and always had a large garden. He spent four years in the U.S. Army during World War II serving as a technical sergeant; two of those years were spent in Russia while the Allies were furnishing supplies for the Red Army. He also was stationed in Central Iran and the surrounding area.
Repairing clocks became his hobby. He especially liked to repair antique clocks which included wall clocks, old striking clocks, Ingram clocks, Coo-Coo clocks and spring wound clocks. He attended the Zion Hill Community Church.
In his latter years, he resided at the Arkhaven Nursing Home in Altamont until it closed. He then, for a time, resided at the Home Place in Oswego before moving to the Chetopa Manor.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sisters - Mae Greer Kansas City, KS
Mary Cook Ft. Scott, KS
Five Nieces
One Nephew
Numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Memorials are suggested to the Zion Hill Community Church. These may be mailed to or left at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, 510 Wabash, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lawrence Golden, please visit our flower store.
He was born June 6, 1905 in Hurdland, Missouri to Scott and Belva (Shirkey) Golden. His family moved to Kansas when he was ten years old and resided on a farm southwest of Altamont. Lawrence lived on that same farm most of his life. He and his father raised the usual grain crops; wheat, oats and some corn and also kept livestock which provided most of their day-to-day living necessities. They also raised chickens, milked cows and always had a large garden. He spent four years in the U.S. Army during World War II serving as a technical sergeant; two of those years were spent in Russia while the Allies were furnishing supplies for the Red Army. He also was stationed in Central Iran and the surrounding area.
Repairing clocks became his hobby. He especially liked to repair antique clocks which included wall clocks, old striking clocks, Ingram clocks, Coo-Coo clocks and spring wound clocks. He attended the Zion Hill Community Church.
In his latter years, he resided at the Arkhaven Nursing Home in Altamont until it closed. He then, for a time, resided at the Home Place in Oswego before moving to the Chetopa Manor.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sisters - Mae Greer Kansas City, KS
Mary Cook Ft. Scott, KS
Five Nieces
One Nephew
Numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Memorials are suggested to the Zion Hill Community Church. These may be mailed to or left at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, 510 Wabash, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lawrence Golden, please visit our flower store.
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