Kendoyce Evelyn Jansen

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Dayton, Liberty Co, TX E.D. 7 Pg 107, 1930.

• Obituary: Polk County Enterprise, 5 Feb 2007, Polk CO, TX. ¹ Funeral services for Kendoyce Evelyn Jansen Fingleman, 80, of Dayton, were held Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at The First Baptist Church in Dayton. Interment followed at Magnolia Park Cemetery.
She was born September 17, 1926 in Houston, the daughter of Otto Eugene and Virginia Brunson Jansen. She had been a lifelong resident of Dayton where she attended Dayton High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Fingleman worked for the Dayton Independent School District in Food Service for over 23 years. During this time she befriended many students with her caring love. She enjoyed her friends and cooking, but most of all she loved her family, especially her grandchildren.
Mrs. Fingleman passed away on January 21 in Humble after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over 50 years, August Marcelle Fingleman; and brothers Wayne A. Jansen and Eugene Jansen.
Survivors include her son, David Fingleman of Conroe; daughter, Virginia Chapin and husband, Melvin, of Elkhart; three grandchildren, Leslie Danaher of Humble, Heather Currie and husband, Craig and Matthew Gilbreath, all, of North Carolina; and one great-grandchild on the way; as well as other family members and friends.
Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, was in charge of arrangements.

Kendoyce married August Marcelle Fingleman, son of August Ben Fingleman and Ollie Ann Lloyd. (August Marcelle Fingleman was born on 30 Mar 1924 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX,² died on 4 May 1999 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX ² and was buried on 6 May 1999 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX.)