OBITUARY: Mark E. Wilson Mark E. Wilson passed away suddenly on Oct. 30, 2008, at his home in Topeka, KS. A funeral service to honor his memory will take place at 3:00 PM, Mon., Nov. 3, 2008, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence, Topeka. Mark will be laid to rest at Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. Mark will lie in...

OBITUARY: Marie E. O'Dell Marie Elizabeth O'Dell, 90, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 30, 2008, at Brewster Place. She was born Oct. 26, 1918, in Alta Vista, the daughter of Irvin A. and Alice M. (Hooper) Andres. Marie was a member of First Assembly of God Church. She was married to Vernon E. O'Dell, who preceded her in death in 1997....

OBITUARY: Harold Dean Hough Harold Dean Hough, 88, Topeka, died Wed., Oct. 29, 2008, at Plaza West. He was born April 27, 1920, in Jennings County, IN, the son of Floyd and Lorena (Anderson) Hough. Harold graduated from San Jacinto High School in Jennings County, IN. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from May, 1942 to Dec. 1945,...

OBITUARY: Sondra J. Ridgeway Sondra J. Ridgeway, 74, Topeka, died Mon., Oct. 20, 2008, at The University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Bridgeton, NJ, the daughter of Wendell and Alberta Glaspey. Sondra's parents moved nine times for work requirements before moving to Topeka when she was in high school. Sondra married her high school...

William Arthur Hatfield, 77, Topeka, died Mon., Oct. 20, 2008, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born Dec. 22, 1930, in Topeka, the son of Lloyd O. and Hazel M. (Miller) Hatfield.Bill was an over-the-road truck driver ending his career as an owner/operator of his own truck. He was married to Patsy Ann Crowley on Jan. 20, 1951, in Topeka. She...

Jason Michael McNaughton, 31, of Topeka, was found October 17, 2008.He was born May 8, 1977 in Camp Pendleton, CA the son of Alvin "Ray" and Patricia Ann (Coon) McNaughton. He attended State Street and Lyman Elementary Schools, Logan Junior High and graduated from Seaman High School in 1995. He attended Emporia State University. He served in the United States...

Dean Jennings Michael, 44, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008.He was born September 23, 1964 in Topeka, KS the son of Richard "Mike" and Janie Kay (Jennings) Michael. Dean graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was a sheet metal worker and worked at several heating and air conditioning companies for the past 20 years. He...

Carl Dean Munsell, Sr. went home to be with his beloved Mildred on Tuesday, October 14, 2008.He was born July 28, 1926 in Cunningham, KY. He served in the United States Navy as a Navy Seal and was a P.O.W. of WW II. Carl married Mildred Hardten on May 19, 1946 in Grantville, KS. She preceded him in death on...

Lester "Tony" Sorrels, 45, Carbondale, passed away Sun., Oct. 12, 2008. He was born May 6, 1963 in Topeka, the son of Lester "Whitey" Sorrels and Donna Sumner. Tony married Charleen on July 6, 1996, she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Carbondale; two sons, Travis and Dillon Brown of Carbondale; three brothers, Ed(Barb) Hoffman of Washington, Linny(Mandy) Sorrels...

George Harold Jack, 60, of Republic, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008.He was born January 27, 1948 in Topeka, KS, the son of Clifford Orville and Elizabeth (Stewart) Jack. He served in the United States Army for 21 years before retiring. He was employed by Campbell Ford in Ozark, MOGeorge married Lola Mae Foth on November...

OBITUARY: Clair J. "Dutch" Millard Clair J. "Dutch" Millard, 87, Tecumseh, died Sat., Oct. 11, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1921, in Nebraska, the son of Clair H. and Blanche (Ashton) Millard. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. Dutch was a truck driver for Armco Steel for 30 years before retiring. After retiring...

Stephen Carl Parris, 57, a long-time resident of Topeka, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.Mr. Parris was born on March 18, 1951 in Iowa City, IA the son of Fred M. Parris and Patricia L. Parris. In 1954, the family moved to Topeka, where Stephen was a student at McCarter Elementary School. He moved to Manhattan with his...

Frances Maebelle "Jackie" Vandiver, 88, Topeka, passed away on Thurs., Oct. 9, 2008, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Jackie was born on Aug. 28, 1920, to William Delano and Jessie Darling (Stiritz) Dunlap. She grew up on a farm north of Ottawa. She graduated from Ottawa High School in 1938. She graduated from Stewart Beauty Academy in Topeka and was a...

OBITUARY: Gerald W. "Red" Taylor Gerald W. "Red" Taylor, 81, Topeka, died Wed., Oct. 8, 2008. He was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Abilene, the son of Leslie G. and Rena E. (Rasher) Taylor. He graduated from Seaman High School and served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He worked at General Motors in California from 1953 to 1980....

Michael John Zimmerman, Jr. 83, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008.He was born September 29, 1925 in Quinter, Kansas, the son of Michael John and Clara (Schuster) Zimmerman, Sr. He served in the United States Army during WW II.He was employed by Victory Sand, later May Ransom & Sheets in Topeka.Mike married Ida M. Wittman on October 25,...

William G. Stout, 57, of Topeka passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008.He was born January 20, 1951 in Chicago, IL, the son of Gordon Leo and Mary Alice (Norris) Stout. He attended high school in Cincinnati, OH. He served in the United States Army.He was employed by Cargill in Topeka since 1977.Bill married Diana K. Biesterfeld on September 9, 1978...

OBITUARY: Charles L. Mattox, Jr. Charles L. Mattox, Jr., 50, Topeka, passed away on Tues., Oct. 7, 2008, in his home, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the people whom he loved. He was born on March 18, 1958, the son of Charles L. and Patricia J. (Richeson) Mattox, Sr. Charles attended Topeka public schools and was...

Marvin D. Guffey, 49, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2008 as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.Marvin was born March 25, 1959 in Topeka, the son of Willard "Glen" and Stella (Ray) Guffey. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1977.After working a few years at Goodyear, he was employed as a carpenter with the...

She was born September 4, 1921 in Cherokee, Kansas, the daughter of Hughie Eugene and Nettie Jane (Scales) Lane. Wilda married Keith Melvin Troutman on March 24, 1946 in Girard, Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include her son, Melvin Troutman of McFarland, KS; her daughter, Freda Warfield of Topeka; 7 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.The family will...

Audrey Eileen Baldwin was born at 412 West Bolder, Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the home of Mrs. Julia Stewart. Dr. Moses, Mrs. Julia Stewart, Elmer E. Baldwin and Agnes Baldwin his wife were present at the child's birth which was Monday at 9 o'clock, March 24, 1924. Her parents at that time resided at (Black Forest) Colorado Springs, Colorado. She...