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Harwood Lee “Woody” Cessna

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Harwood Lee “Woody” Cessna

Birth
Livermore, McLean County, Kentucky, USA
Death
14 Aug 2001 (aged 78)
Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Burial
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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#1 Spouse:
Barbara Jean Yenawine
Marriage: Aug 1942 to Woody Cessna
Divorce: 30 Mar 1944 from Woody Cessna; Manhattan Kansas
Barbara married Turner before Cessna
Barbara married Paul Adonis Thomas (100368259) in 1950 in WV after divorcing Cessna
She married James Paul Melson in 1959 in Clark County NV
She was Barbara Jean Sanders in 1972 when her father died.
She married Bustamonte

Relationship with:
Marilyn Ruth Burton (15 Aug 1927 - 13 Feb 2010)
Two children born to this relationship:
1) Glenn (adopted by Walter Gorss)
2) Brian Lee Cessna/Gorss (adopted name Richard/Rick Holland)
She was married to Walter Emil Gorss when she was involved with Harwood Cessna and Glenn and Brian were born to that relationship.

Relationship with:
Nora Lee Fetter in 1944. (Find a Grave Memorial 41954077)
One child was born to this relationship:
1) Kenneth Hayden Roll (18 Sep 1944 - 6 Aug 1989)
Nora was married to Hayden Elvin Roll at the time.
Kenneth went on to have many children with various women. One child born to Kenneth and Serena Park Embrey was a daughter who was immediately adopted out at birth and named Marsha Karol Foster. We hope to find more half siblings through DNA.

#2 Spouse:
Spouse: Claire Jeanne Provencher (AKA Jeanne C Parigan)
Marriage: 11 May 1980; Clark, Nevada
Divorce: 19 Dec 1980; Los Angeles, CA
She was also married to Parigan

Children:
Dr. James Earl Cessna, of Scottsdale, AZ (30 AUG 1943 - 13 MAY 2019) (Mother: Yenawine)
Carl Lewis Cessna, of Reseda, CA (Mother is unknown)
Daryll Byrd, of Oakdale, CA (Mother is Shirley Eileen Olsen Cessna Byrd)
Loren Alan "Eddie" Byrd, of Friant, CA (Mother is Shirley Eileen Olsen Cessna Byrd)
Glenn Gorss (Mother is Marilyn Ruth Burton Gorss)
Brian Lee Cessna/Richard Holland (Mother is Marilyn Ruth Burton Gorss)
#1 Spouse:
Barbara Jean Yenawine
Marriage: Aug 1942 to Woody Cessna
Divorce: 30 Mar 1944 from Woody Cessna; Manhattan Kansas
Barbara married Turner before Cessna
Barbara married Paul Adonis Thomas (100368259) in 1950 in WV after divorcing Cessna
She married James Paul Melson in 1959 in Clark County NV
She was Barbara Jean Sanders in 1972 when her father died.
She married Bustamonte

Relationship with:
Marilyn Ruth Burton (15 Aug 1927 - 13 Feb 2010)
Two children born to this relationship:
1) Glenn (adopted by Walter Gorss)
2) Brian Lee Cessna/Gorss (adopted name Richard/Rick Holland)
She was married to Walter Emil Gorss when she was involved with Harwood Cessna and Glenn and Brian were born to that relationship.

Relationship with:
Nora Lee Fetter in 1944. (Find a Grave Memorial 41954077)
One child was born to this relationship:
1) Kenneth Hayden Roll (18 Sep 1944 - 6 Aug 1989)
Nora was married to Hayden Elvin Roll at the time.
Kenneth went on to have many children with various women. One child born to Kenneth and Serena Park Embrey was a daughter who was immediately adopted out at birth and named Marsha Karol Foster. We hope to find more half siblings through DNA.

#2 Spouse:
Spouse: Claire Jeanne Provencher (AKA Jeanne C Parigan)
Marriage: 11 May 1980; Clark, Nevada
Divorce: 19 Dec 1980; Los Angeles, CA
She was also married to Parigan

Children:
Dr. James Earl Cessna, of Scottsdale, AZ (30 AUG 1943 - 13 MAY 2019) (Mother: Yenawine)
Carl Lewis Cessna, of Reseda, CA (Mother is unknown)
Daryll Byrd, of Oakdale, CA (Mother is Shirley Eileen Olsen Cessna Byrd)
Loren Alan "Eddie" Byrd, of Friant, CA (Mother is Shirley Eileen Olsen Cessna Byrd)
Glenn Gorss (Mother is Marilyn Ruth Burton Gorss)
Brian Lee Cessna/Richard Holland (Mother is Marilyn Ruth Burton Gorss)


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  • Created by: Jonathan Masa
  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207812298/harwood_lee-cessna: accessed ), memorial page for Harwood Lee “Woody” Cessna (25 Jan 1923–14 Aug 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207812298, citing Park Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Jonathan Masa (contributor 49142091).