Roy Family Lines - Flossie Roy Whisler

Children and families of William Henry Roy and Eva May Lloyd

Flossie [Roy] Whisler

Flossie Roy
b. Oct 12, 1893 in Topeka, Kansas
d. Mar 20, 1959 in Canon City, Colorado

Married Steven Hoover Whisler (1891-1978)

They had the following children:
Dorell Lavergne
Carrol Lorrain

Flossie, Steven and Dorell are buried in Beaver Park Cemetery in Penrose, Colorado
Carrol was cremated.
Carrol's son Guy is buried in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery in Clovis, New Mexico
Daughter Melody & son Steven were both cremated.

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Dorell

Dorell Lavergne
b. May 21, 1919 in Wilsey, Kansas
d. Dec 18, 1934 in Penrose, Colorado

Dorell died from ingesting poison.

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Carrol "Bud"

Carrol Lorrain "Bud"
b. Sept 9, 1924 in Wilsey, Kansas
d. Mar 18, 1995 in Florence, Colorado
married
Sondra White

Married in Taos, New Mexico in 1954

They had 9 children:

Melody Joy (1954-2001)
Steven Albert (1956-2007)
Guy Richard (1959-1959)

CARROL OBITUARY:
C.L. 'Bud' Whisler
Memorial services were held Tuesday for C.L. 'Bud' Whisler of Florence. The services were held at the Wilson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Chuck Kinyon officiating. 
Mr. Whisler died Saturday, March 18th. He was 70.
The son of Flossie(Roy) Whisler, he was born Sept. 9, 1924 at Wilsey, KS.
A retired heavy equipment operator, Mr. Whisler was a member of the International Order of Operating Engineers, Local 9. He has served with the Merchant Marines.
Mr. Whisler preferred the Baptist faith.
He had lived in Fremont County since infancy, when his family moved to Penrose from Kansas. 
He worked in heavy construction until a disability caused him to retire in 1974. 
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and attending flea markets, and he also repaired jewelry.
He married Sondra White in Taos, New Mexico on June 19, 1954. She survives.
Also surviving are 8 children, and 5 grandchildren.
Other survivors include a step-brother, Bob Stebbins of Grand Junction, his close friend Bob Hamilton of Canon City and his mother-in-law, Edna White of Canon City.
Mr. Whisler was preceded in death by his sister and parents.
Cremation was held. Wilson Almont Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

GUY OBITUARY:
From the Clovis News - Journal, February 1959
Graveside services are held for infant.
Graveside services for the three-day-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Whisler of Texico, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Mission Garden of Memories. Rev. R. A. English, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, will officiate.
In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by two sisters; Melody & Crystal, a brother Steven; and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Whisler of Penrose, Colo.; and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. White of Canon City, Colo.
Roberts Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

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The 1920 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie Whisler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Highland, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Steven Whisler Head M 28 Iowa
Flossie Whisler Wife         F 25 Kansas

1920 Census

The 1930 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie S Whisler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 32, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Steven H Whisler Head M 38 Iowa
Flossie S Whisler Wife F 35 Kansas
Dorell L Whisler Dau F 10 Kansas
Carrol L Whisler Son M 5 Kansas

1930 Census

The 1940 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie Whistler
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Penrose, Election Precinct 31, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Kansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen H Whistler Head M 48 Iowa
Flossie Whistler Wife F 46 Kansas
Carrol L Whistler Son M 15 Kansas

1940 Census

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FLOSSIE OBITUARY:
Funeral services for Mrs. Flossie Whisler, late of Penrose, were held from the First Methodist church in Florence at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 24 with Rev. C. Edward Whitenett officiating. Assisting ministers were Wm. Abram, Penrose Friends church and J. F. Speer, Penrose Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Whitenett and Mrs. George Heaton, accompanied by Miss Karlene Schmidt, sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "The Rugged Cross".
Mrs. Whisler was born in Topeka, Kansas, on Oct, 12, 1893 and died at a local hospital on Friday afternoon, March 20, 1959.
She was 65 years of age at the time of her death which followed a lingering illness. She had been in failing health since 1944 and her condition became serious a month before her death.
She was a housewife and school teacher by occupation; a member of the First Methodist church of Florence and a member of Salome Rebekah lodge of Florence. She was an active leader of Fremont county 4-H clubs for many years.
Mrs. Whisler moved from Kansas to Colorado in 1926 and lived in Florence for several years before moving to Penrose on March 1, 1929.
On Dec 25, 1917 at Wilsey, Kansas, she was married to Steven H. Whisler who survives, as does one son, Carrol L. Whisler of Clovis, N.M. One daughter, Dorell Lavergne, preceded her in death in December 1934.
Also surviving are to brothers and two sisters, Wilford Roy and Frank Roy, both of Wilsey, Kansas; Mrs. Jessie Setterstrom, Paola, Kansas, and Mrs. Veldeva Hase, Colorado Springs.
Pallbearers were Pete Dickman, Oti Gillespie, Dooley Toyne, Oswald White, Gaye Willard, and Leon Hinkle.
4-H club members served as flower girls.
Burial was in the Penrose cemetery, under the direction of Holt mortuary. 

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