John Amos III 1933-2016
John Thomas Amos III, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016.
He was born in Sabetha, on Jan. 25, 1933, to John Thomas Jr. and Vivian Francis Wetmore Amos. He attended grade school at Rock School, then went to Bern High School until March of his junior year when his family moved north of Soldier. He graduated in 1951 from Soldier High School.
John married Barbara Bowser Amos on Oct. 24, 1953, in Topeka. He was both a farmer and a heavy equipment operator, but still found time to enjoy fishing, hunting and his family.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Nancy Amos Bartlett (Terry); son, Daryl Amos (Karen); brother, Maurice Amos of St. Mary’s; sister, Mary Jane Brunkow (Larry) of Overland Park; sister, Beth Bundridge (Bill) of Kansas City; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many stepgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Vivian Amos; his son, Mike Amos; and granddaughter, Micia Amos.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Mount Hope Cemetery & Funeral Chapel, 4700 S.W. 17th St., Topeka, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Midland Care and Alzheimer’s Disease Research.
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