OBITUARY: Jack Burton Gies, Sr. Jack Burton Gies, Sr., 80, Tecumseh, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. He was born Feb. 7, 1926, at Topeka, the son of Jacob John and Lydia (Kaufman) Gies. Jack attended Tecumseh Grade School, Highland Park High School, and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. He received his Master's Degree...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Viola Faye "Vi" Wilson Mrs. Viola Faye "Vi" Wilson, 74, Silver Lake, died Monday morning, Nov. 27, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 16, 1932, at Post, TX, the daughter of William A. and Nora E. (Roberts) Shinault. The family moved from Texas to Chandler, AZ. Vi had worked at Macy's Wheat Room and then in...

Arthur Louis White, 80, Alma, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at a local hospital.Arthur was born June 12, 1926 in St. Mary's, the son of Harry Earl and Gabriella (Van de Wiele) White. Arthur lived his adult life in Topeka and was self employed.Survivors include two sisters; Regina Tallent, Paducah, KY and Loretta Dossett, Las Vegas, NV; and...

Joellen Maxine (Geeseman) Stell, 62, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006 at Midland Hospice House. She was born May 13, 1944 in Canton, Illinois the daughter of Ray and Lucille (Bath) Geeseman. She graduated from Canton Senior High School in 1962 and from Midstate Commerce College in Peoria, Illinois. She attended the Free Methodist Church in Canton,...

OBITUARY: LaVern Blanchard Henderson LaVern Blanchard Henderson, 80, Topeka, died Tues., Nov. 14, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born March 14, 1926, in Watonga, Blaine County, OK, the son of William Francis and Lulu Maude (Hays) Henderson. After the death of his mother, he moved to Great Falls, MT, with his father. LaVern served in the U.S. Navy...

OBITUARY: Gerald Randall Kirkwood Gerald Randall Kirkwood, 90, Topeka, died Sun., Nov. 12, 2006, at The Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born Feb. 4, 1916, in northern Shawnee County, the son of Levi M. and Jesse C. (Fitzgerald) Kirkwood. Gerald was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and had been a farmer. He was a lifetime member of Elmont...

OBITUARY: Adolphus Howerton "Tom" Thomas Adolphus Howerton "Tom" Thomas, 76, Silver Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. He was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Topeka, the son of Adolphus Johnson and Mabel May (Howerton) Thomas. Tom graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1948. He farmed in the Silver Lake and Rossville area until he retired...

OBITUARY: Harold F. "Mutt" Markham Harold F. "Mutt" Markham, 76, Topeka, went to be with God on Mon., Nov. 6, 2006. He was the youngest of six children born to Charles and Elizabeth (Turley) Markham. He was born near Westmoreland on Aug. 22, 1930. At the age of nine he moved to Onaga and lived with Galen and Beulah Fields...

Ruth I. Hilderbrand, 83, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 at her home.She was born July 28, 1923 in Chelsea, OK; the daughter of Cody C. and Ruth P. Bennett. Ruth attended school in Chelsea. In 1945, during WWII she worked the Circuit Boards as an Aircraft Electronics Technician. She later worked as nurses aide at Northeastern Hospital...

OBITUARY: Barbara Wentworth Barbara Wentworth, age 76, passed away October 31, 2006, at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She was born December 31, 1929, in Wamego, Kansas the daughter of Joel Lewis and Juanita Fern (Shelton) Hoover. She lived in the community of St. George while attending school there before moving with her family to Topeka in 1944. She graduated from...

OBITUARY: Michael Allen Prescott Michael Allen Prescott, 49, Topeka, died Mon., Oct. 30, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital's E.R. after an accident on I-470. He was born Sept. 6, 1957, at Topeka, the son of Patricia Ann (Oswald) and Gray Oscar Prescott, Sr. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He started with Kamen Plumbing Supply in May, 1984,...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Garnett Maxine Lutz Mrs. Garnett Maxine Lutz, 89, of Topeka formerly of Silver Lake, died Sun., Oct. 29, 2006, at Clare Bridge of Topeka. She was born Dec. 1, 1916, at Adrian, the daughter of Ira A. and Floye E. (Murrow) Wood. Garnett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Silver Lake and the Fiddlers and...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Lois Ann McGuire Lois Ann McGuire, 65, Topeka, died Wed., Oct. 25, 2006, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Queens, NY, the daughter of Warren H. and Hazel A. (Schwab) Anderson. Lois was married to Paul B. McGuire on Dec. 19, 1959, at Las Vegas, NV. They lived most of their married lives in...

OBITUARY: Betty Lou Elliott Betty Lou Elliott, 66, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 19, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Dec. 2, 1939, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of John Maxwell and Mary Ellen (Stokesbury) Butrick. She was reared at Kansas City by her father and step-mother, Mary Ann Butrick, and attended school there. She had lived at...

OBITUARY: Christopher James "Chris" Braden Christopher James "Chris" Braden, 27, Topeka, died Sun., Oct. 15, 2006, in an automobile accident at 17th and S.W. Belle. He was born Jan. 1, 1979, at Topeka, the son of Vernon LeRoy and Jeanne Lynn (Hoffman) Braden. He graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1997. He is survived by his wife, Leasa E....

OBITUARY: Isla Mae Betts Isla Mae Betts, 79, Topeka, died Sunday morning, Oct. 15, 2006, at Garden View Respite Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1927, at Emmett, the daughter of Clyde M. and Sylvia Mae (Maxwell) Lasswell. Isla graduated from Emmett High School and attended Kansas State University. She worked for the Santa Fe Railroad; at the State of...

OBITUARY: Melvin L. Nicol Melvin L. Nicol, 85, Topeka, died Sat. evening, Oct. 14, 2006, at his daughter's Meriden home. He was born April 21, 1921, at Vassar the son of John Henry and Minnie (Smith) Nicol. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II and was a member of Capitol Post # 1 of the American Legion. He...

OBITUARY: Mildred Mae Bottom Mildred Mae Bottom, 85, Topeka, died Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 6, 1921, at Centralia, the daughter of William Thomas and Eva Isadora (Noland) Lewis. She was married to Roscoe F. Bottom on Nov. 4, 1944, at Holton. They moved to Topeka, in Feb., 1953. He preceded her in...

OBITUARY: Debra Sue (North) Senne Debra Sue (North) Senne, 47, Topeka, died, Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 21, 1959, in Topeka, the daughter of Jerry Eugene and Sharon Kay (Brown) Shaw. Debbie graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. Surviving are her companion and best friend: Danny Bigenwalt; 2 sons: Steven M. Riley and...

OBITUARY: Jackie Melton Lang Jackie Melton Lang, 55, Topeka, KS, died Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka. He was born March 8, 1951, at McKinney, TX, the son of James Melton and Alma Pearl (McKibben) Lang. Jackie was an over-the-road truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970. He was married to...