Ruth Verda Somers, Norton
Former area resident Ruth Verda Somers of Norton died Feb. 2, 2007, at Norton. She was 93.
The daughter of John and Myrtle Alice Cress Hanna, she was born July 4, 1913, at Cedar Point. She grew up in the Emporia area, graduated from Emporia High School and the College of Emporia.
She married D.L. “Vern” Somers on Oct. 26, 1935, at Emporia. They moved to Norton in 1942. He died June 19, 1993.
Mrs. Somers is survived by one daughter, Beverly Kohfeld of Norton; two sons, Dale Somers of Topeka and John Somers of Minneapolis, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Survivors in Emporia include a sister, Rosalie Larkin, and a sister-in-law, Ruth Somers Gilman. Two sisters, Nelle Finley and Jean Shepanek; and a grandson, Spenser Somers, died earlier.
The funeral was held Feb. 5, 2007, at the Methodist Church in Norton. Burial was in Norton Cemetery.