John Richard Logsdon
Hays, Kansas – John Richard Logsdon, age 95, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at the Hays Good Samaritan Center Hays, Kansas.
He was born November 3, 1916, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to William and Rosa (Haddix) Logsdon. He married Dorothy (Carr) in 1942, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She died in 1971. He married Twila (Goetz) in 1972, at Wichita, Kansas.
He grew up in Chickasha, Oklahoma, then moving to Anthony, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander in the Fourth Armored Division during WWII. He retired as a Captain after 21 years in the Active and Reserved Service – and remained active in the military activities. He worked in retail most all of his life and was General Merchandize Manager for Hinkle’s Department Stores in Wichita, New Mexico and Texas. In 1975, he moved to Hays, Kansas, he and his wife Twila owned and operated Ann’s Dress Shop from 1975 to 1982. He worked for the National Insurance Company, The J C Penney Company and owned and managed five cable TV systems in Kansas.
Survivors include his wife, Twila Logsdon of the home; two sons, Richard Logsdon and wife, Mary Pat, Virginia Beach, VA; John Michael Logsdon and wife, Christina, Grand Junction, CO; one sister, Mary Sine, Oklahoma City, OK; four grandchildren, Meghan McDonald and husband, Ryan, Amanda Logsdon, both of the Washington DC area; Taylor Logsdon, Basalt, CO; Will Logsdon, Hastings, NE; two great grandchildren, Chase McDonald and Finn McDonald.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Dorothy; an infant son; four brothers, George, Bill, Bernard, Ed Logsdon; two sisters,
Rose Ewing and Sister Imelda Logsdon, Benedictine. Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 17, 2011, at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church Hays, Kansas, with military honors by the Hays V.F. W. Post No. 9076. A private family Inurnment will be at Lakeview Cemetery Wichita, Kansas, at a later date.
A celebration of life and vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays 1919 East 22nd Hays, Kansas. The family will
receive friends from 4:30 to 7:00 P.M. at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.
Memorials to Disabled American Veterans Wichita, KS, Hospice/Palliative Care of Hays Medical Center or the Salvation Army.
Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].