Russell Wayne "Rusty" Messenger^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1929 - 2019  (89 years)

• Name	Russell Wayne "Rusty" Messenger  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	21 March 1929	Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	Baxter Springs, Kansas   [9]
  	Occupation: Clothing Store; Marital Status: Single
  Residence	Riverton, KS   [2]
  Residence	Riverton, Kan.   [6]
  Residence	1930	Spring Valley, Spring Valley, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas   [4]
  Residence	1940	Spring Valley Twp, Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1950	Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas, USA   [10]
  	Occupation: Sales Clerk; Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Residence	1995	Riverton, KS   [2]
  _MILT	Kansas, USA   [9]
  Death	12 March 2019	Quapaw, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America   [6, 7]
  Burial	Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America   [7]
  Person ID	I422675604367	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Dale Garnet Messenger,   b. 6 February 1899, Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, USA d. 2 December 1964, Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Velva Mayflower Wade,   b. 15 February 1909, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA d. 7 September 1996, Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Family ID	F975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Charlene Sue Amos,   b. 19 Nov 1941, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA d. 20 04 2011, Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1977
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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