Donald G. Eshom
Aug 29, 2015
Donald G. Eshom, 77, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015. He was born March 28, 1938 at Newton, Kansas the son of Charles and Josephine May Stanley Eshom. He lived on the family farm north of Burton, Kansas and graduated from Burton High School in 1956. He was married to Pamela Williams on May 11, 1970...
Rose Mary Murray
Aug 26, 2015
Rose Mary Murray, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. She was born December 28, 1938 at Sullivan, Indiana the daughter of Horace and Mavis Gambill Pierce. She will be remembered as a strong, independent, self-supportive woman. Rose was also very artistic, and creative. She was loved by all who knew her because of the love and...
Ferol P. Gehring Ii
Aug 26, 2015
Ferol Preston Gehring II, 79, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015.He was born August 14, 1936 in Girard, Kansas, the son of Ferol Preston and Sue Wadsworth (Bruney) Gehring. He was a 1954 graduate of Atchison High School and graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor's in Science at the University of Kansas. He served in the U.S. Air...
Francis Dean Kennedy
Aug 23, 2015
Francis Dean Kennedy, age 79, of Topeka passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home in Topeka. Dean was born October 21, 1935 in Topeka the son of Chester and Rose Mix Kennedy. Dean married Mary Kay Brooks, she preceded him in death. Dean owned and operated Topeka Carnival Supply for over 45 years. He was preceded in...
James F. Snyder
Aug 18, 2015
James Frederick SnyderJames Frederick "Jim" Snyder, 82, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Rolling Hills Health Center surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm at Grace Cathedral, 701 SW Eighth Avenue, Topeka. Entombment will be at 10:00 am Monday, August 24, 2015 at Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum,...
Cecilia Elvira Mejia
Aug 14, 2015
Cecilia Elvira Mejia, 77, passed away on August 14, 2015 at Manor Care of Topeka. Cecilia was born on October 11, 1937 in Choachi, Colombia. She moved to the United States in 1969. She devoted her life to spreading the Gospel. She is survived by her son, Carlos Mejia and his wife Ann of Topeka; six siblings; three grandchildren,...
Deborah Rose Barraclough
Aug 14, 2015
Deborah Rose Barraclough, age 53, of Topeka passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 at her home in Topeka. She was born July 5, 1962 in Queens, New York the daughter of Arthur Hans Sr. and Dorothy Gualrapp Hans. She married Tim Barraclough July 21, 1990 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Melissa and Heather of Topeka;...
Beth Johnson
Aug 14, 2015
Beth Johnson, 89, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 14, 2015 at her home.She was born January 15, 1926 in Osawatomie, Kansas, the daughter of William and Florence Wiseman. She was a 1943 graduate of Osawatomie High School and attended Ottawa University. On June 11, 1950, she married Albert Johnson in Topeka. She worked for...
Eben D. Rutledge
Aug 13, 2015
Eben D. Rutledge Jr., age 92 of Topeka passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 in Topeka. He was born November 4, 1922 in Topeka the son of Eben D. Rutledge Sr. and Frances Porter Rutledge. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Mary Lou Peavler March 10, 1946 in Topeka. She preceded him in...
Fern D. Spaulding
Aug 13, 2015
Fern D. Spaulding, age 86, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Midland Hospice House. Fern was born September 7, 1928 in Westmorland, Kansas the daughter of Cloyde and Rose Goodman Henderson. She married Nelson Spaulding November 9, 1946 in Oskaloosa. She worked as a secretary for the Seaman School Superintendent office. Her and Nelson previously attended...
James F. Lindley
Aug 11, 2015
James Frisbie Lindley James Frisbie Lindley, 88, Grantville, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at his home. He was born July 22, 1927, at Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Roy E. and Helen (Frisbie) Lindley. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He graduated from the University of Kansas as an Electrical Engineer. He worked for K.P.L. and...
Avis N. Downing
Aug 11, 2015
Avis N. Downing, 91, of Topeka, passed away on August 11, 2015. She was born on October 17, 1923 in Woodbine, Kansas the daughter of Elmer and Susan (Bock) Atkinson. Avis worked as a salesperson for Sears Department Store in Topeka retiring after 22 years of service. She was a member former member of the Oakland Christian Church.Avis married Morris...
Melba E. Yingling
Aug 9, 2015
Melba E. Yingling, age 96, of Topeka passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Lexington Park Assisted Living in Topeka. Melba was born April 21, 1919 in Meriden the daughter of Bert and Grace Burge West. She graduated from Meriden High School and later attended Strickler’s Business School. She worked for the Kansas State Treasurer’s Office and later for...
Florencio Chavez-Loera Sr.
Aug 7, 2015
Florencio Chavez-Loera Sr., age 65 of Topeka passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born March 23, 1950 the son of Leonedes Chavez-Rodriguez and Rumalda Loera Chavez in Durango, Mexico. He married Rita Chavez-Gamino. He worked for Resers for over 12 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of...
Thomas B. Carlyle
Aug 7, 2015
Thomas B. Carlyle, age 86 of Topeka, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Pines in Holton, KS. Tom was born September 19, 1928 in Wichita the son of Bert and Lenore Holcomb Carlyle. He married Kathryn Edgington July 19, 1947. Tom worked at the Topeka V.A. Hospital in Topeka for over 20 years. Tom was a member...
Donna D. Huxman
Aug 6, 2015
Donna Denese Lott-HuxmanDonna was born in Hill City, Kansas on the date of April 30, 1932, to her parents George and Mary (Wagner) Lott.Donna was an only child.The family lived on a farm in Bow Creek, Graham County, North West of Hill City until the year 1942, when they moved to town after they lost the farm.Donna lived in an...
Edward Martin Matthews
Aug 4, 2015
Edward Martin Matthews, 51, of Topeka, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. His wishes were to donate his body for medical research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Private services are pending and will be announced at a later date. To share a special memory of Eddy or to leave a message for his...
Harold David Griffin
Aug 4, 2015
Harold David Griffin, 76, Grantville, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Midland Hospice House.David was born June 24, 1939 in Topeka, the son of Harold D. and Hulda (Fay) Griffin. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1955 and attended Washburn University.He was a painter and most recently employed by Painters Union Local #96 as their Business Agent, retiring...
Milton E. Ferguson
Aug 2, 2015
MILTON EUGENE FERGUSONSeptember 6, 1930 to August 2, 2015Milton Eugene Ferguson passed this life at 4:45 am on August 2, 2015 at Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Milton (Gene) was born in Silver Lake, KS on September 6, 1930, the son of Oscar and Aline Ferguson. He grew up in Silver Lake, graduating from Silver Lake High School in 1948....
Garrett Keen
Jul 31, 2015
Garrett M. Keen, 50, of Topeka passed away on July 31, 2015. He was born July 25, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan the son of Macon and Jeannie Lymangrover Keen. He was raised in Michigan and graduated from Cousino Senior High School in Warren, Michigan. Garrett served our country in the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany, Korea,...
