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Virgil Adkins
OBITUARY: Virgil Dean Adkins Virgil Dean Adkins, 79, of Carbondale died Sat., March 19, 2005 at his home. He was born Nov. 18, 1925 in Topeka, KS to Charles Edward and Vesta I. (Shepard) Adkins. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard 2 ships during W.W. II. He was a member of Topeka North Post # 400 of the American...
Erma Hoffman
OBITUARY: Mrs. Erma E. Hoffman Mrs. Erma E. Hoffman, 87, beloved mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2005. Mrs. Hoffman was born February 17, 1918, in Topeka to Oliver John and Alice M. Vaughn Bauer, the third of twelve childen. Mrs. Hoffman over the years worked for Seymour and Morrell Foods, at various restaurants, One-Hour Martinizing...
Betty Brown
OBITUARY: Mrs. Betty Louise Brown Mrs. Betty Louise Brown, 75, of Topeka died Friday afternoon, March 18, 2005 at McCrite Plaza, Topeka. Betty was born Nov. 8, 1929 at Waverly, KS the daughter of William Clifford and Ida Mae (Neblong) Chapman. She had worked for the Dept. of Revenue, State of Kansas before retiring. Betty was married to Francis R....
Juanita Dice
Juanita M. Dice, 81, Topeka died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at her home.She was born May 22, 1923 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Jesse Irving and Willa Cottrell Reece.Surviving are a son, Charles R. Dice of Topeka; a daughter, Nancy L. Clites of Akron, OH; 3 grandchildren: Davey Clites, Kim Hamrick, and Sara Dice; 3 great-grandchildren and a brothter,...
Viola Hansford
Viola Fern Hansford, 98, Silver Lake passed away, Saturday, March 12, 2005 at her home.She was born May 2, 1906 in Lakin, KS.She was a member of numerous clubs and organizations in the Shawnee County area. Viola volunteered her time at the Red Cross and Salvation Army for several years. She enjoyed spending time with friends at East Topeka Senior...
Merle Sewell
Merle G. Sewell, 81, Topeka, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 11, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.She was born June 29, 1923 in Sutton, Nebraska the daughter of Edward H. and Vero W. Lange Spangler.She graduated from Sutton High School in 1942. Mrs. Sewell worked as an office manager for Trinity Insurance Company for 30 years. She was...
Lester Brown
OBITUARY: Lester Dale Brown Lester Dale Brown, 70, of Topeka died Wed., March 5, 2005 at his home. He was born May 20, 1934 at Topeka the son of Lester Wesley and Bertha Edna (Runyan) Brown. He served with the U.S. Army, Co. B, 382nd Military Police Bn. and was station in Germany. Lester was a Yellow Cab Driver and...
Timothy Collins
Timothy Lowell Collins, 42, Gladstone, MO died Friday, March 11, 2005 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, MO. He was born Apr. 11, 1962 in Topeka, KS the son of Carlton Lowell and Patricia Ann DeHart Collins.Timothy graduated from Seaman High School in 1980. He worked as a bookkeeper for Bond Wholesale and Smokes for Less. He was an avid...
Clarence Hart
Clarence (Irl) Hart, 82, of Topeka died Tues. morning, March 8, 2005 at St. Francis Hospial. He was born Feb. 14, 1923 at Perry, KS the son of Arthur O. and Lydia K. (Armstrong) Hart. He served for 8 years in the U.S.Army during W.W. II and the Korean Conflict and arrived on Omaha Beach, Normany on D-Day plus One....
James Stone
James Edward Stone James Edward Stone, 79, Topeka, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. Jim's physical presence will be missed greatly, but we are all blessed by his loving spirit, which will live on through us. He was born June 10, 1925, in Springfield, MO, the son of Edward N. and Glenna E. McIntire Stone....
Lula Covert
Th OBITUARY: Lula Leona Covert Lula Leona Covert, loving wife of Dean F. Covert, mother, grandma and great-great-grandma, 82, of Topeka died Monday noon, March 7, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born Oct. 27, 1921 at Kansas City, KS the daughter of Clifford James and Charlotta (McFarren) Mobely. She moved to Topeka as a child. She was a...
Fern Gray
Fern Daily Gray, 85, of Topeka died Wed., March 2, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born Oct. 18, 1919 at Neosho Rapids, KS the daughter of Charles Victor and Mary Charlotte Bills Daily. Her family had settled in Lyon County in 1855. During World War II Fern was the first female certified airframe welder in Wichita. After...
Wilford Harper
Wilford Sherman Harper, 79, of Topeka died Tues., March 1, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. He was born Dec. 8, 1925 at Topeka the son of Sherman U. and Bessie Nora Shroyer Harper. During World War II her served with the U.S. Navy on the USS Bunker Hill and the USS Block Island. He was a member of Northland Christian...
Buford Mciver
Buford P. McIver, Jr., 79, Topeka, died Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Rolling Hills Health Center. He was born Dec. 23, 1925 in Winfield, KS, the son of Buford P. and Opal E. Hughes McIver, Sr.Buford graduated from Canton High School in 1943. He served in the Navy during World War II and graduated from Washburn University in 1949 with...
Harold Navarre
Harold Emmett "Bud" Navarre, Jr., 79, of Topeka died, Monday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2005 at Colmery-O'Neil V.A.M.C., Topeka. He was born Aug. 28, 1925 in North Topeka the son of Harold E. Navarre, Sr. and Catherine Frances (Degand) Navarre. Bud was graduated from Seaman High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II...
Earl Tregellas
Earl DeLoss Tregellas, 96, Topeka, went to be with his Lord Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at Harry Hines Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born Feb. 1, 1909, in Iuka, KS the son of Alfred E. and Nina L. Hall Tregellas. Earl graduated from Pratt High School. He married Ethel M. McHenry, June 1, 1929, in Iuka, KS. Earl worked...
Gloria Montgomery
Gloria L. Montgomery, 77, Topeka, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. She was born Aug. 6, 1927 in Council Grove, KS the daughter of William Arthur and Amanda Martenson Jorgensen.She was preceded in death by a son Joseph Montgomery on July 26, 2000.Gloria graduated from Alta Vista High School in 1946. She worked at the Multiple Sclerosis...
Lynnette Green
Lynnette J. Green, 49 of Topeka, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at her home. She was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Marshalltown, IA the daughter of Col. ( Ret.) John W. and Amelia V. Maytag Halladay.Lynnette was preceded in death by her mother, Amelia V. Halladay, March 6, 1995, and a brother, David Halladay, July 10, 1994.Lynnette graduated from Topeka...
Louis Higbie
Louis G. Higbie Louis G. Higbie, 78, of Topeka died Tues., Feb. 8, 2005. He was born April 3, 1926 at Wellsville, Kansas the son of Damon and Thasia Jones Higbie. Mr. Higbie worked as manager of Star Grain Lumber Co. for 6 years at Princeton, KS. He was area manager at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for 33½ years....
Franklin Binney
OBITUARY: Franklin D. "Dude" Binney Franklin D. "Dude" Binney, 86, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Hays Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1918 at Maple Hill, KS the son of Robert Lawrence and Alva Mae (Look) Binney. He had lived in Topeka until 1960 when he moved to Mobile, AL; moving to Midwest City, OK in 1965. He...
