In Memory Of
Vincent L. Alexander
Vincent L. Alexander
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL HIGHLAND CHAPEL
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Vincent L. Alexander
Age: 66 Years
2. Current address: Of Topeka
3. Date of death: Saturday, March 29, 2003
4 Place of death: Topeka Care Facility
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: September 25, 1936 Place of birth: Salina, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Earl R. Alexander and Juanita P. Tice
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: He graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1956. He served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years and then
joined the Kansas Air National Guard. He came to Topeka in February of 1964. He was employed by Dupont before taking an early
retirement in the mid 1980's. He was then employed by the State of Kansas as a Firefighter at Forbes Field before retiring in December
of 2002. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion and was a volunteer for the
Topeka/Tecumseh Township Fire Department. He was of the Baptist faith.
8. Relatives: Married to: Janie L. Rhodes, June 6, 1959 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She survives.
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Janie L. Alexander, Topeka, Kansas
Mother: Juanita P. Iams, Osage City, Kansas
Son: Thomas L. Alexander, Topeka, Kansas
Daughter: Teresa E. Fulton, Berryton, Kansas
Five Grandchildren
Sister: Vicki Berberich, Osage City, Kansas
Step-Brother: Frank Iams, Kansas City, Kansas
Step-Brother: Gary Iams, Topeka, Kansas
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
10. Burial: Topeka Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Mr. Alexander will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel after 2:00 p.m. on Monday where the
family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Highland Park Baptist Church, 820 S.E. 29th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66605 Or To
Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, 1 Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
Brian M. Voigt ~ Director
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Vincent L. Alexander
Age: 66 Years
2. Current address: Of Topeka
3. Date of death: Saturday, March 29, 2003
4 Place of death: Topeka Care Facility
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: September 25, 1936 Place of birth: Salina, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Earl R. Alexander and Juanita P. Tice
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: He graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1956. He served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years and then
joined the Kansas Air National Guard. He came to Topeka in February of 1964. He was employed by Dupont before taking an early
retirement in the mid 1980's. He was then employed by the State of Kansas as a Firefighter at Forbes Field before retiring in December
of 2002. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion and was a volunteer for the
Topeka/Tecumseh Township Fire Department. He was of the Baptist faith.
8. Relatives: Married to: Janie L. Rhodes, June 6, 1959 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She survives.
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Janie L. Alexander, Topeka, Kansas
Mother: Juanita P. Iams, Osage City, Kansas
Son: Thomas L. Alexander, Topeka, Kansas
Daughter: Teresa E. Fulton, Berryton, Kansas
Five Grandchildren
Sister: Vicki Berberich, Osage City, Kansas
Step-Brother: Frank Iams, Kansas City, Kansas
Step-Brother: Gary Iams, Topeka, Kansas
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
10. Burial: Topeka Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Mr. Alexander will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel after 2:00 p.m. on Monday where the
family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Highland Park Baptist Church, 820 S.E. 29th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66605 Or To
Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, 1 Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
Brian M. Voigt ~ Director
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