DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL HIGHLAND CHAPEL
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Roy H. Freeland Age: 90 Years
2. Current address: of Topeka
3. Date of death: Saturday, May 17, 2003
4 Place of death: His residence
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: December 26, 1912 Place of birth: Effingham, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Rolly and Florence Henry Freeland
6.c. Years in current city/town: 58 years
7. Background: For 26 years Mr. Freeland served as the Kansas Secretary of Agriculture from 1950 to 1976. He was the
Associate Editor of The Kansas Farmer magazine and also wrote for The Corn Belt Farm Dailies in Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City and
St. Louis. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in 1937.
8. Relatives: Married to: Marguerite Hargrove, December 25, 1937 in Effingham, Kansas.
She died April 25, 2002.
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Brother: Marvin Freeland, Des Moines, Iowa
Son: Kent Freeland, San Diego, California
Grandson: Scott Freeland, Tallahassee, Florida
Granddaughter: Jennifer Glass, Atlanta, Georgia
Great-Granddaughter: Alexandra Glass, Atlanta, Georgia
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2003 at
Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
10. Burial: Graveside Service and Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery in
Effingham, Kansas.
11. Visitation times, place: Mr. Freeland will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel after 2:00 p.m. on
Wednesday and until service time on Thursday.
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: In Lieu of Flowers memorial contributions may be given to
Heart Of America Hospice 3715 S.W. 29th St., Topeka, KS 66614
16. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
16a.. Director: Brian M. Voigt 266-6700