VINETTE, Darrel Hedges - b. December 1, 1912 - d. November 25, 1960

[Janet Harrington]

  Darrel Hedges Vinette, son of Walter and Katheryn Strachan Vinette was born in Howard, Kansas, December 1st, 1912 and departed this life at his home on November 25th, 1960 at the age of 47 years, 11 months and 25 days.
  His father died on November 11, 1918 and Darrel and his mother returned to the Strachan home in Howard where they lived with his grandfather Strachan till his death on october 12, 1927.
  Darrel grew to manhood in Howard and graduated from the Howard High school with the class of 1931 where he was an outstanding student in the class room, in music groups and on the football field.  He attended Southwestern College at Winfield, graduating there in 1935.  He then entered Law School at Kansas University in Lawrence and graduated there in 1938.  He had a beautiful bass voice and during his high school years sang in the Presbyterian choir.  At Southwestern college he sang with the Purple Robe Choir and with the Deans Westminster Choir at Kansas University.  he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta fraternity.
  Darrel started his law practice at Coldwater, Kansas in 1938 and transferred to Howard in 1939 where he was associated with Ralph Rader.  In 1950 he became a law partner with his mother, Mrs. Katheryn Tarwater and this partnership continued to the present time.
  He left his law practice in 1941 and enlisted in the Army where he remained till the summer of 1943.
  He had met a charming young English teacher, Helen Thornton, whom he fell in love with, and they were married at Brownwood, Texas on June 21, 1943.  To this union was born six chidlren:  Three girls and three boys.  One son, Darrel Lee died on September 25th, 1947.
  Darrel was a member of the Howard Presbyterian church and also a member of Carter-Rader Post of the American Legion.
  He was a brilliant student and a good lawyer.  He was very proud of his fine family and had taken them to the picture show on Friday evening.  They had just returned home when he was striken with a heart attack and passed away in his own home.
  There remains of his family: his faithful wife, Helen; his daughters: Mary Katheryn, Jeanne Ellen and Janet Ann and his sons: Robert Louis and Rex Thornton; his devoted mother: Katheryn Tarwater and his step-father, Rex V. Tarwater, who has been a real father to him and a true grandfather to his children.  Also other relatives and friends.

[genealogynut]

Janet, do you know which paper this obit was taken from and the date of the paper?

[Janet Harrington]

This was a typed obit that we believe Darrel Vinette's mother, Katheryn Tarwater, wrote.  The obit was in some family belongings and the family loaned it to me to put on the forum. 

[Jane]

 We do have the news paper obit also. Next time we are in Howard I will dig it out and let you know.
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