Gwendolyn Smith, 88, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at McCrite Plaza.Mrs. Smith was born October 31, 1917 in Webb City, Missouri, the daughter of Jess and Ruby Wiley Atkinson.Mrs. Smith graduated from Ft. Scott High School. Following her graduation, she moved to Shawnee, Kansas. She had also lived in Edson, Castleton, Vilas, Bogue, Dorrance, Hill City, and...

OBITUARY: Homer Dale Mongold Homer Dale Mongold, 83, Silver Lake died Thurs., March 9, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. He was born Aug. 27, 1922, at Silver Lake the son of Hiram and Lillian (Goodrich) Mongold. He lived his entire life in Grove Township north of Silver Lake and was graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1941. Homer attended...

Amanda E. Tipton, 7,of Berryton, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Regional Hospital. Amanda was born March 8, 1998 in Topeka, Kansas. She was looking forward to celebrating her 8th Birthday party with her twin brother Colton, family and friends.Amanda was a student at Berryton Elementary School. She enjoyed playing with her friends at school. Amanda loved to...

Patricia Ann Runyan-Corber, 59, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Topeka. Patricia was born on September 10, 1946 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert and Elieen Coffman-Runyan Patricia grew up in Topeka, and attended Topeka High School. She remained in Topeka and had worked for over 28 years at Jostens Yearbook. Patricia belonged to First Baptist Church of Silver...

OBITUARY: Frances Slawson Frances Slawson, 67, Meriden, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 3, 1938, at Richmond, VA, the daughter of Woodrow C. and Irma (Tucker) Lewis. She had owned and operated Fran's Ceramics in Topeka. She had lived in Topeka before moving to Meriden in 1978. Frances was married to Charles J. Slawson...

OBITUARY: Everett L. "Ike" Eikleberry Everett LeRoy "Ike" Eikleberry, 88, Topeka, died Sat., March 4, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. He was born April 23, 1917, in the Eff Creek Community north of Brookville, KS, the son of John W. and Cora Mae (Price) Eikleberry. He was graduated from Brookville High School in 1934 and had lived in Salina before...

OBITUARY: Marjorie A. Adams Marjorie A. Adams, 74, Topeka died Fri., March 2, 2006, at St Francis Hosp. She was born Oct. 11, 1931 at Perry, KS, the daughter of Leonard E. and Ada C. (Williamson) Williams. In 1973, she was married to James L. Adams who preceded her in death in 1980. She was preceded in death by a...

OBITUARY: Charles Frederick Thomas Charles Frederick Thomas, 73, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born June 7, 1932, in Topeka, the son of Adolphus J. and Mabel M. (Howerton) Thomas. Charles was raised in the Silver Lake community. In 1954 he graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural...

OBITUARY: James David Gordon James David Gordon, 76, Topeka died Tues., Feb. 28, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. He was born Oct. 12, 1929 in Pottawatomie County, KS the son of James Huston and Helen M. (Burgess) Gordon. James had served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. He worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Topeka plant for over...

Creed B. Hahn, 87, of Lakin, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at the Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, KS. Mr. Hahn and his wife resided in Topeka over 50 years until moving to Lakin in 2005 to be near family. He was born November 24, 1918 at Del Rio, TN the son of James and Bertha Stokley...

Norman Dee Wright, 59, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2006.Norman was born October 7, 1949 in Emporia, the son of Norman Dee Wright and Lucille B. Hensley.He currently was employed at Keystone Companies of Topeka.Norman was a member of the Carpenter's Union and Painter's Union both of Topeka.His wife, Pamela Gail Cook survives. Other survivors include sons; Steven...

OBITUARY: Henry Oscar Johnson Henry Oscar Johnson, 45, Topeka died Tues., Feb. 28, 2006, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1960, at Joplin, MO the son of Nancy Ellen Lawrence and Richard Wayne Johnson. Henry practiced the traditions and religion of the Cherokee Tribe of the American Indian. Surviving are his mother, Nancy Ellen Lawrence of the home;...

Henry J. "Jack" Rogers, 84 of Topeka, Kansas passed away, Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Aldersgate Village. He was born June 13, 1921 in Forest Hill, LA, the son of Kirby B. and Jessie Jackson Rogers.Jack farmed in Jefferson and Osage Counties. He worked as a mechanic for over 30 years for the local Buick dealer in Topeka and worked...

OBITUARY: Marjorie Marie Cashier DeBacker Marjorie Marie Cashier DeBacker, 84, Silver Lake died Mon., Feb. 27, 2006 at Midland Hospice House. She was born March 3, 1921 at Delia the daughter of Ira A. and Floy E. (Murrow) Wood. She had lived in the Delia and Silver Lake communities except when she lived in Amsterdam, Mo from 1952 to 1974....

OBITUARY: Verna M. Evans Verna M. Evans, 75, passed away Feb. 21, 2006, at her home. She was born April 5, 1930, in Pt. Arthur, TX, the daughter of Etienne and Edith (Barras) Dugas. She married Harry J. Evans in Orange, TX, Aug. 8, 1948. Verna was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Auxiliary to Topeka North...

OBITUARY: Helen L. Speaker Helen L. Speaker, 83, Topeka, died Fri., Feb. 17, 2006 at Lexington Park Nursing Center. She was born July 22, 1922, in Augusta, KS the daughter of William Wilson Doty and Goldie Pearle Doty. She survived her sister Elta Ferne Bausch, step-sister Lola Elliott and step-brother Otis Doty. Helen graduated from Hoyt High School in 1941....

OBITUARY: Esther I. Stovall Carver Mrs. Esther I. Stovall Carver, 89, Topeka, died, Sun., Feb. 19, 2006. She was born March 20, 1916, at Valencia the daughter of Burgess E. and Myrtle M. (Anderson) Pendleton. She was a nurses' aide at St. Francis Hospital before retiring. Esther was preceded in death by 2 husbands, Orren W. Stovall and Alta R....

OBITUARY: Cecile Marie Kelly Cecile Marie Kelly was born in Topeka, KS, March 8, 1915, to George V. and Cecile Harriet (Godard) Kelly and died Feb. 18, 2006. She attended Highland Park High School and spent most of her life in Topeka. Cecile was a devout member of the Wanamaker Seventh-Day Adventist Church assuming the responsibility of keeping in contact...

OBITUARY: Mrs. Marylyn Elizabeth Schodde Mrs. Marylyn Elizabeth Schodde, age 71, died tragically February 3, 2006, in a fire at her residence in Topeka. Marylyn, or Toosie as she was sometimes called, was born Marylyn Elizabeth Corley, January 29, 1935, in Galveston, Texas. She graduated from Ball High School in Galveston. She attended the University of Houston. On February 5,...

OBITUARY: Everett Eugene "Gene" Hoffman Everett Eugene "Gene" Hoffman, 73, Lecompton, died Mon., Feb. 6, 2006, at his sister's Topeka residence. He was born Aug. 23, 1932, at Topeka the son of George Edward and Ruth Edna (Foster) Hoffman. He served in the U.S. Air Force from Sept. 5, 1952, to Sept. 4, 1956. He was a carpenter and then...