Walter Ashton Larkin
1909 - 1971 (61 years)-
Name Walter Ashton Larkin Born 1 Apr 1909 West Union, Cass, Missouri, USA Gender Male Reference Number 40674 Died 22 Feb 1971 Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Buried Peculiar, Cass, Missouri, USA - West Union Cemetery
Person ID I40674 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Clarence Ashton Larkin, b. 22 Dec 1872, West Union, Cass, Missouri, USA , d. 9 Jun 1943, Belton, Cass, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years) Relationship natural Mother Effie May Trekell, b. 28 Sep 1885, Cass, Missouri, USA , d. 16 Jun 1962, Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Family ID F13535 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Hazel Olive Johnson, b. Creston, Union, Iowa, USA Children 1. Mary Elizabeth Larkin [natural] 2. Martha Hope Larkin [natural] 3. John Ashton Larkin [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F13537 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Desda Ruth Winterstein, b. 24 Jul 1916, Griswold, Cass, Iowa, USA , d. 14 Jun 1991, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years) Married 14 Feb 1947 Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, USA Children 1. Ruth May Larkin [natural] 2. David Ray Larkin [natural] 3. Deborah Gail Larkin [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F13538 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 1 Apr 1909 - West Union, Cass, Missouri, USA Married - 14 Feb 1947 - Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, USA Died - 22 Feb 1971 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Buried - - Peculiar, Cass, Missouri, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Walter Ashton Larkin 1909-1971 Walter Ashton Larkin 1909-1971
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Notes - Walter Ashton Larkin was born on April 1, 1909 in West Union, Cass County, Missouri to parents, Clarence Ashton Larkin and Effie May Trekell Larkin. Siblings to follow were: Clarence Alburn, Alleyne Lowell "Speed", Laura Isabel, James Edwin, Leila Hope "Sissy" and Wilbur Clark "Bill".
Walter married Hazel Olive Johnson of Creston Iowa. They had 3 children, Mary Elizabeth, Martha Hope, who died as an infant, and John Ashton. The marriage ended in divorce.
On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1947, Walter met Desda Ruth Winterstein Lewis at a dance in Red Oak Iowa. She was a widow with four young children, Richard Wayne, Phyllis Ann, Barbara Dee and Marilyn Jean. On June 4, 1947, Walter & Desda married and moved their big family to Cleveland Missouri. Together they had three children: Ruth May, David Ray and Deborah Gail.
Walter had spent most of his life in West Union then Cleveland Missouri before settling in Littleton, Colorado in January 1961 to work at the Martin-Marietta Company, as a Deluxe Tool Grinder.
In Missouri, he worked in the agricultural chemicals business then as a tool grinder for Westinghouse in Kansas City.
In the latter part of Walt's life, he turned his hobby of lawn care into a part-time business. He was a member of the South Suburban Christian Church in Littleton, Colorado.
- Walter Ashton Larkin was born on April 1, 1909 in West Union, Cass County, Missouri to parents, Clarence Ashton Larkin and Effie May Trekell Larkin. Siblings to follow were: Clarence Alburn, Alleyne Lowell "Speed", Laura Isabel, James Edwin, Leila Hope "Sissy" and Wilbur Clark "Bill".