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Justin Paul Decker

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Burlington, Coffey, KS, United States
Death: December 29, 1998 (70)
Burlington, Coffey, KS, United States
Place of Burial: Burlington, Coffey, KS, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Louie Martin Decker and Pauline Bertha Decker
Husband of D. Leann Welsh
Father of Martin Lee Decker; Private; Private; Private; Edwin Michael Decker and 3 others
Brother of Anna L. Decker; Margaret Olive Decker; Mary Elizabeth Decker; Louis William Decker; Clara Pauline Decker and 3 others

Occupation: Flight Line Mechanic, Gulf Oil Service Station, State Highway Dept.
Managed by: Private User
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About Justin Paul Decker

posted by Gary Decker on findagrave.com

"Justin Paul Decker, 70, Burlington, died Dec. 28, 1998 at Coffey County Hospital.

He was born Feb. 5, 1928, at Burlington, the son of Louie Martin and Pauline Bertha Jauernig Decker.

Mr. Decker served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and after his discharge returned to Burlington and worked with his brother, Louis, as a carpenter. He then moved to Wichita, where he worked for Boeing Aircraft and Lear Jet. In 1970 he returned to Burlington and operated Gulf Service Station and Bulk Service until 1974 when he went to work for the State of Kansas Highway Department. He retired in 1988.

He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Burlington. He was also a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.

On April 20, 1953, he was married to Leann Welsh at Burlington. She survives.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sally Ann Decker; two sisters, Margaret Peters and Marie Salsbury, and a brother, Louis Decker.

He is survived by four daughters, Paula Saueressig, Burlington, Melea Decker, Lumberton, NC., Evelyn Paulie, Conway, Ark., and Monica Boyce, Burlington; three sons, Martin Decker, Holt, Mich., Bill Decker, Emporia, Ed Decker, Burlington; thirteen grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; a sister, Clara Bruha, Salina, and a brother, John Decker, Burlington."

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Justin Paul Decker's Timeline

1928
February 5, 1928
Burlington, Coffey, KS, United States
1940
April 1, 1940
Age 12
Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1960
August 31, 1960
Wichita, Sedgwick, KS, United States
1963
July 26, 1963
Wichita, Sedgwick, KS, United States