Merle Lewis Gideon Merle Lewis Gideon, 92, formerly of Delia, died May 14, 2003, in Sacramento, Calif. He was born April 18, 1911, on the Potawatomi Reservation, the son of William Franklin and Stella Ann Weeks Gideon. He was raised in Delia by Bruce and Edna Woolpert and graduated from Delia High School. Mr. Gideon worked for Motor Inn Garage...

Larry G. Chapman Larry G. Chapman, 65, Topeka, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at a Topeka hospice from complications of Emphysema. He was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Salina, the son of E.O. and Avis Ester Buck Chapman. He graduated from Highland Park High School and Washburn University. Mr. Chapman worked for the city of Topeka for 30 years and...

Dueward Aldean Constant Dueward Aldean Constant, 86, Topeka, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1916, in Grant City, Mo., to Frank and Ethel Wineinger Constant. Mr. Constant farmed in northeast Kansas for 65 years. He married Josephine C. Simecka on July 8, 1937, in Delia. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Marlin...

Betty KnoxElizabeth C. "Betty" Knox, 79, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at a Topeka hospital.Mrs. Knox worked at B.B. Meiers and McDonnells Bar and Grill on S.W. 6th for more than 20 years. She also worked in the cafeteria at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center for 11 years before retiring in 1989.She was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Topeka, to...

DilleyWalter "Jerry" J. Dilley, 59, Topeka, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at his home.Mr. Dilley was a boiler technician fireman for the state of Kansas for many years. He also had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.He was born Dec. 4, 1943, in Topeka, to Isaac and Emma Leona Dodge...

Sylvia PattonSylvia DeEtta Patton, 77, Topeka, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.She was born March 19, 1926, in Brewster, to Jacob Chancey and Eva Andrews Beckner. She lived west of Brewster and attended a one-room school until high school. She was a switchboard operator at Stormont-Vail Hospital for several years. She lived in Topeka since 1970.She...

Rex CloughMERIDEN -- Rex D. Clough, 66, Meriden, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, in Topeka.Mr. Clough was a truck driver for Bowman Truckline and Holloway Truckline. He also was an automobile mechanic for area companies and a self-employed mechanic. He also served in the Kansas Army National Guard.He was born July 30, 1936, in Howard, to Dale I. and Delene...

Virginia MillardVirginia "Virgie" L. Millard, 73, Topeka, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.Mrs. Millard was a clerk for the Santa Fe Railway for 30 years before retiring in 1992.She was born Feb. 10, 1930, in Burlingame, to L. Dean and Clara E. Rees Briggs. She moved with her family to Topeka in 1944 and graduated from...

Betty BradenBetty L. Braden, 81, Topeka, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.Mrs. Braden worked at the Ramada Inn in Topeka for 25 years. She served as a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute for more than 35 years.She was born April 29, 1921, in Topeka to Joseph Wheeler and Catherine Taylor Mullin.She married Charles V. Braden...

Betty BradenBetty L. Braden, 81, Topeka, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.Mrs. Braden worked at the Ramada Inn Downtown in Topeka for 25 years.She served as a foster grand-parent at Kansas Neurological Institute for more than 35 years.She was born April 29, 1921, in Topeka to Joseph Wheeler and Catherine Taylor Mullin.She married Charles V. Braden...

Clifford SaileClifford J. Saile, 79, Topeka, died Friday, April 18, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.Mr. Saile was a mechanic for Martin Tractor Co. for 34 years. He retired in 1985. He served as a radar operator in the Army during World War II. He was decorated with the American theater ribbon, Good Conduct medal and World War II Victory...

Vernon DiekhoffVernon R. Diekhoff, 83, formerly of Topeka, died Friday, April 18, 2003, at a Leavenworth hospital.Mr. Diekhoff was a heavy diesel mechanic for the Santa Fe Railway. He was an Army veteran of World War II.He was born Oct. 2, 1919, in Rochester, Minn., to Dirk and Anna Agina Diekhoff. He moved to Topeka from San Bernardino, Calif., in...

Dr. Bill NiceDr. Gerald William "Bill" Nice, 80, Topeka, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.Dr. Nice had a private practice in internal medicine and diseases of the chest in Topeka from 1954 to 1988. He did an internal medicine residency at Winter General Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Topeka from 1949 to 1952 and served as...

Delphia ThomasDelphia L. Thomas, 49, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at a Topeka hospital.Mrs. Thomas worked in inventory control at Payless ShoeSource for 28 years before retiring in 1999.She was born Dec. 24, 1953, in Koshkonong, Mo., to John D. and Cora A. Harold Thomas. She attended Topeka schools and lived most of her life in Topeka.Mrs. Thomas was...

Wilma Park Wilma Lavone Park, 92, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at a Topeka retirement community.Miss Park lived on a farm in northwest Shawnee County for many years. She was a secretary in the secretary of state's office for more than 40 years before she retired in 1976.She was born Aug. 2, 1910, in Clay County, to Floyd Blanchard...

Lottie McGuireLottie B. McGuire, 90, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at a Topeka care facility.She was born June 17, 1912, in Rossville, to Charles E. and Alice Stum DeGraff. She lived most of her life in Topeka.Mrs. McGuire was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Topeka.She married Clyde C. McGuire on June 19, 1933, in St. Marys. He...

Rachel"Ellen" Freeman Rachel Ellen Freeman, 77, Topeka, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at a Topeka hospice.Mrs. Freeman was a homemaker.She was born Aug. 18, 1925, in Atchison County, the daughter of Charles and Nellie Hundley Gilliland. She was raised and attended public schools in Atchison. She had lived in Topeka since 1957.Mrs. Freeman had been a member of the Southern...

William Gibson William Thomas Gibson, 83, Topeka, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at his home.Mr. Gibson worked for the City Ice Co. of Topeka from 1964 to 1973 and also was employed with Menninger for 18 years before retiring in 1982. He served in the Army and Army Air Corps and eventually joined the Air Force, where he served until...

Gertrude Sherwood Gertrude L. Sherwood, 81, Topeka, died Sunday, March 30, 2003, at a Topeka care center.She was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Topeka, to William L. and Alta Arnold. She worked in dietary services at the Veterans Administration Hospital for several years and at Kansas Neurological Institute. She spent most of her life in Topeka.She attended Oakland Church of...

George Mabon Jr. 10:45 p.m. - 3/26/2003 George Mabon Jr., 90, Topeka, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.Mr. Mabon had worked for Morrill's and retired from Ohse Meats, where he had worked as a meat packer.He was born Oct. 5, 1912, in Osage County, to George Mabon Sr. and Katherine Hall Mabon. He was a lifelong...