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...

Alpha Mobley Alpha E. Mobley, 93, Topeka, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.She was born Aug. 16, 1909, in Redding, Calif., to Everett Burton and Ella Wallingford Mendenhall. She graduated from Ashland High School in Clark County and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was a bookkeeper for Johnson's Softwater Service in Ponca City,...

Louise Robison SILVER LAKE -- Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Prairie Home Cemetery northwest of Topeka for Verna Louise Robison, 84, Silver Lake, who died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.She was born July 6, 1918, in Clinton in Douglas County, to Charles Olin and Edna Grace Anderson Belles. She lived in the...

Buddy Kemp Robert Morris "Buddy" Kemp III, 41, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, when he was stricken at home. He had an apparent heart attack.He was born March 31, 1961, in Topeka, to Robert Morris and Marjorie Elaine Wells Kemp. He graduated from Seaman High School and spent most of his life in Topeka. He was an automotive technician for...

Rose Hummer A. Rose Hummer, 85, Topeka, died Monday, March 24, 2003, at a Topeka retirement home.She was born Feb. 27, 1918, in Topeka, to Joseph Franklin and Nettie Lucy Kidder Martz. She was a riveter at the Lockheed Aircraft plant in California during World War II. She worked at the Morrell Packing Plant in Topeka and later for the...

Earl Henry Earl William Henry, 82, Topeka, died Monday, March 24, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.He was born May 10, 1920, in Topeka, to George W. and Sarah Belle Weaver, and attended Topeka schools. He owned and operated gasoline service stations for Standard and Phillips 66 oil companies.He was a veteran of World War II, having been assigned to...

Alpha Mobley Alpha E. Mobley, 93, Topeka, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.She was born Aug. 16, 1909, in Redding, Calif., to Everett Burton and Ella Wallingford Mendenhall. She graduated from Ashland High School in Clark County and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was a bookkeeper for Johnson's Softwater Service in Ponca City,...

Bonnie Henry Bonnie Henry, 84, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.Mrs. Henry and her husband had owned and operated Henry's Marine in Highland Park and she earlier had worked for the State Highway Department and Equitable Life Insurance Co. She also was the first Topeka and Shawnee County director of the Women's Division of Civil...

Bonnie Henry Bonnie Henry, 84, Topeka, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home.Mrs. Henry and her husband had owned and operated Henry's Marine in Highland Park and she earlier had worked for the State Highway Department and Equitable Life Insurance Co. She also was the first Topeka and Shawnee County director of the Women's Division of Civil...

Predmore SILVER LAKE -- William D. Predmore, 76, Silver Lake, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.Mr. Predmore worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation for 38 years before retiring in May 1987 as director of engineering and design.He was born June 8, 1926, in Frankfort, to Carl and Reeta Camp Predmore. He graduated from Concordia High...

M. Lorene Wood M. Lorene Wood, 70, Topeka, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.Mrs. Wood was employed by Hallmark Cards.She was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Benton County, Ark., to William and Dessie Elsie Drain Smith. She attended Wichita public schools.Mrs. Wood was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and an Arab Shrine...

Pat Marney Charles J. "Pat" Marney, 79, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 12, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house.Mr. Marney had worked for Gregg Tire and Capital Super Service. He was a custodian for Unified School District 345 at Lyman Grade School for 21 years before retiring in December 1988. He served in the Army in a Mule Pack Division during...

Donna Westfall Donna Elizabeth Westfall, 74, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at a Topeka care center.Mrs. Westfall retired from the city of Topeka Water Department. She earlier had owned and operated Mothers Attic Antiques.She was born Dec. 8, 1928, in Hoyt, to James Henry and Myrtle Mae Dillinger Bailey. He graduated from Silver Lake High School.Mrs. Westfall was a...