Ernest Lavier WHARTON

1912 - 2004  (91 years)

• Name	Ernest Lavier WHARTON
  Birth	10 Dec 1912	Lawson, Clay, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Residence	24 Apr 1938	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [6]
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	104 Cypress St.
  Residence	16 Oct 1940	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	104 Cypress
  Residence	18 Aug 1962	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [7]
  Residence	4 May 1974	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [8]
  Residence	23 May 2004	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Education	Kansas City Business College
  Occupation	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	Insurance Agent and Broker
  Death	23 May 2004	North Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA   [1, 4]
  	at North Kansas City Hospital
  Burial	Hillcrest Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Plot: SD L92 #4
  Person ID	I13777	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	Helen Marjorie LETZIG,   b. 5 Sep 1912, Kansas, USA d. 26 Nov 2009 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1938	Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	by Emil C. F. Hartmann, Minister of the Gospel
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F9592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Ernest was born near Lawson, MO, on December 10, 1912, the son of James Porter and Ella Ford Wharton. He attended grade school in Lawson often riding his horse from the family farm south of town to the the school. After the untimely death of his father he moved to Excelsior Springs with his mother and sister in 1925. He graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1930. He attended Kansas City Business College, where he met his future wife, Marjorie Letizg. His first job was as a bookkeeper at the Clay County State Bank, [later] Bank Midwest. He was instrumental in the organization of the Excelsior Springs Savings and Loan, [later] part of North American Savings Bank, and was its first employee. He was an insurance agent and broker and established The Wharton Agency in 1937. He remained active in business for over 60 years while his son Richard assumed active management in 1978. He was also a real estate broker and was active in the local real estate market for many years. “He was an active member of Barbee Memorial Presbyterian Church for 79 years, where he was Sunday School Superintendent for 25 years. He also served his Church as Deacon, being first elected in 1937, and serving numerous terms over 30 years. He was also a Sunday School teacher, Church Treasurer, and a Church trustee. He attended on a regular basis until a month ago. Ernest served his community as a member of many civic boards and was on the Cemetery Board for 40 years. He was manager of operations for Crown Hill Cemetery during most of this time and was responsible for acquiring the ground for and establishing the Crest Hill Cemetery. He also served as President of the Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce in 1962-1963. He was named Citizen of the Year for his outstanding civic service in 1969, and was named Citizen of the Year in 2001. He was an active member of Rotary International for 53 years, having served in many capacities, including President of the local club. He had 52 years of perfect attendance and was awarded Rotary's highest honor, a Paul Harris Fellow.” [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Tuesday, May 25, 2004, p. B5. [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. [S1582] Ancestry.com, Various sources, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S2376] Ancestry.com, Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015). [S1629] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Clay County, Missouri, ED 24-4, p. 10B, line 47. [S657] Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007). [S17] Sunday, July 22, 1962, p. 13C. [S3810] Thursday, May 16, 1974, Sec. 2, p. 5. [S3951] Find A Grave, Hillcrest Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA, 27 Aug 2021.