OBITUARY: Courtney Paige Harrop Courtney Paige Harrop, 16, Topeka, died Mon., Sept. 27, 2010, in an automobile accident on K-4 northeast of Topeka while en-route to volunteer at Stone Ridge Therapeutic Ranch to help disabled children horseback ride. She was born Dec. 29, 1993, in Topeka. Courtney was a junior at Seaman High School where she was in color guard,...

Evan Carl Ruff, age 63, of Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Midland Care Hospice, Topeka, KS. He was born on October 10, 1946 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Dr. Carl Henry and Evelyn Wava (Cate) Ruff. He grew up in Clay Center, graduating from Clay Center High School. He attended the University of Kansas...

Obituary Notice: Donald V. MadisonDonald V. Madison, 64, of Hoyt, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at his home.He was born May 30, 1946 in Kansas City, MO, the adopted son of Merle D. and Mary R. (Gormley) Madison. He was a 1963 graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, KS. He served in the U.S. Navy, serving three...

Ruth Edith Hess, 90, of Topeka, died Mon., Sept. 20, 2010, at Rose Estates, Overland Park. She was born Dec. 15, 1919, at Smithton, MO, the daughter of William E. and M. Emma (Emerson) Shoemaker. The first love of her life was softball. She was retired from Josten's. Ruth was married to Frank W. Hess, Jr., on Dec. 27, 1938,...

John Aaron Greeson, 53, of Lecompton, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Topeka, Kansas to James W. and Verna M. (Harrold) Greeson. John graduated from Seaman High School in 1975. During his life he was employed with Noller Ford, Santa Fe Railroad...

OBITUARY: Albert Frank Pachosa Albert Pachosa, 86, Topeka, died Mon., Sept. 13, 2010, at his home. He was born April 1, 1924, at Davis, WV. He served as a U.S. Army Surgical Technician during WW II. Albert retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. He was a member of Moose Lodge # 555, Topeka North Post # 400 of the...

OBITUARY: Elda Faye White Elda Faye White, 96, Topeka, died Fri., Sept. 10, 2010. She was born on April 6, 1914, in Lawrence, to Walter and Maude Biggs. She moved to Topeka where she lived for the rest of her life. She was married to Milton White on July 6,1932, he preceded her in death on Dec. 27, 1965. She...

OBITUARY: Grace Marie Child Miller Grace Marie Child Miller, 90, Hoyt, passed away Wed., Sept. 8, 2010, at Rossville Health Care and Rehabilitation. She was born in rural Topeka, on Feb. 9, 1920, to Florence (Peters) Child (1977) and Douglas C. Child, Sr. (1957). She graduated from Seaman High School and was an LPN at Santa Fe Hospital and the...

OBITUARY: Master Sgt. Susan Marie Emerson Master Sgt. (Ret.) Susan Marie Emerson, 52, Mayetta, died Sat., Sept. 4, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born Oct. 17, 1957 in Topeka, the daughter of Earnest E. "Gene" and Bonnie L. (Berger) Emerson. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. She served in the U.S. Air Force retiring as a...

Luther D. Atkins, 82, of Escacada, OR, formerly of Topeka and Jacksonville, AR, passed away Monday, August 30, 2010. He was born December 16, 1927 in Topeka, the son of McKinley and Anna (Fannin) Atkins. He attended Rock Creek High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II. He was retired as a professional plumber. He...

OBITUARY: Shannon Michael Rice Shannon Michael Rice, 34, Topeka, died Wed., Sept. 1, 2010, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born July 5, 1976, in Topeka. Shannon graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and attended Vet Tech School. He had worked for Hill's Pet Nutrition for 14 years. He was a member of a team of 5 to receive the "You...

OBITUARY: Russell Lee Northup Russell Lee Northup, 74, Topeka, died Tues., Aug. 31, 2010. He was born Oct. 20, 1935, at Blaine, the son of James E. and Lucy M. (Adams) Northup. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Northup. On Aug. 28, 1966, he was married to Betty L. Fletcher. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter:...

Grace E. Crable, 99, passed away on Aug. 30, 2010, to join her Lord and Savior. Grace was born Oct. 11, 1910, in Aliceville, KS, the daughter of Ida Steinkamp and Charles Parker. Grace was a Servant of the Lord, a wonderful mother and grandmother, and will be dearly missed by all.Grace is survived by two sons, Robert L. (Maril...

OBITUARY: Melvin Roy "Bud" Brooks Melvin Roy "Bud" Brooks, 84, Topeka, died Sat., Aug. 28, 2010, at Aldersgate Village. He was born Aug. 23, 1926 in Humboldt, KS, the son of Roy S. and Florence M. (Leonard) Brooks. He graduated from Humboldt High School. During WW II, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. He was a...

Lena Josephine (Coleman) May, 106, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010 at McCrite Plaza.She was born to Jacob and Rebecca (Stevens) Coleman on a farm in Denison, KS on December 11, 1903. She attended school at Mulanax District 10. Lena taught school in a country school south of Denison for 3 ½ years. She had a state teacher's...

E. Scott Priddy, 93, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010.He was born January 17, 1917 north of Topeka to John Clifford and Lulu Blanche (Goodnow) Priddy. Scott graduated from Seaman High School in 1934, where he was a member of the football team that was undefeated for four years. He graduated from Strickler Business College, where he met...

Daryl H. Davis, 85, Topeka, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at his home.Mr. Davis was a retired meat cutter. He worked at A & P and Dibbles Grocery Stores. He managed the meat market at Dibbles Elmhurst. He was born October 21, 1924 at Havensville, KS the son of James H. and Mattie M. Davis. Immediately following graduation from Havensville...

Ellis W. Steele, 87, of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010.He was born September 13, 1922 in Fulton, Mississippi, the youngest of four children in the family of Melvin and Dezzie Johnson Steele. As a young child his family moved to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas where Ellis grew up on the family citrus orchard and cotton...

OBITUARY: Marjorie L. Beckley Marjorie L. Beckley went to meet her Savior on Mon., Aug. 16, 2010. She was born July 1, 1922 in Topeka, a daughter of John B. and Mabel (Bennet) Morris. She worked at several Topeka restaurants and for 13 years at Woodland Health Center, retiring in 1982. Marjorie attended East Indianola Grade School and graduated from...

Warren A. Wohler, 92, Manhattan, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at Stoneybrook Retirement Center. He was born at Green, on January 26, 1918, to Paul B. and Emma (Haller) Wohler. Warren attended Bodaville and Peach Grove grade schools and graduated from Randolph High School in 1936.In June 1937, Warren and Helen Copeland were married, and were later divorced in 1958.Warren...