Frances Irene Porter MERIDEN ~ Mrs. Frances Irene Porter, 87, Meriden, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 25, 1916, in Meriden, the daughter of John and Mary Reep Riddle. She had been a Meriden resident most of her life. She married Joseph "Bud" Rodecap. They divorced. He died June 21, 1982. She later...

William Randolph Brown William Randolph Brown, 78, Topeka, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, in Topeka. Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Johnston in the battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines when it was sunk on Oct. 25, 1944. After his release from active duty he returned to Washington, D.C. He moved...

Darius Myers Darius W. "D.W."/"Dee" Myers, 90 , Topeka, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house. He was born May 31, 1913, in Topeka , the son of Charles Keeper and Mary Ann Wilson Myers. He was a life-long resident of Topeka. He graduated from Seaman High School. Mr. Myers served in the Navy during World War...

Larry D. Boyd Larry D. Boyd, 52, Topeka, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1951, in Topeka, the son of Thomas and Francis Finan Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a member of the East Topeka Senior Center. He married Juanita Johnston on Dec. 27, 1990, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a brother,...

Louella J. Lambert SILVER LAKE ~ Mrs. Louella J. Lambert, 57, Silver Lake, died Sunday, July 20, 2003, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. She was born March 5, 1946, in Fort Ord, Calif., the daughter of Glenn S. and Jessie Mae Nord Hatch Sr. Mrs. Lambert graduated from Seaman High School. She owned and operated Lamberts Greenhouse and...

Leota M. Hall Mrs. Leota M. Hall, 89, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lois and George Brandenburgh. Services and interment will be in Sioux City, Iowa. Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka is in charge of arrangements.

Roland H. Barney Roland H. Barney ,83, Topeka, died Sunday , July 13, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on November 21, 1919, in Topeka, to Harry H. and Lena Ottinger Barney. Mr. Barney graduated from Seaman High School. He delivered ice before he entered the Army for World War II. He served in combat at Iwo Jima...

Roland H. Barney Roland H. Barney ,83, Topeka, died Sunday , July 13, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on November 21, 1919, in Topeka, to Harry H. and Lena Ottinger Barney. Mr. Barney graduated from Seaman High School. He delivered ice before he entered the Army for World War II. He served in combat at Iwo Jima...

Cynthia Ann Cole Cynthia Ann Cole, 49, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at her home. Ms. Cole was a para, a teachers aide for special needs children at Robinson Elementary School. She was born Jan. 15, 1954, in Topeka, to Harrold Earl and Dorthy Ann Wolford Thompson. She attended public schools in Topeka. Survivors include her husband, Ed Burgess,...

Laura Mae Turnbough Laura Mae Turnbough, 80, Topeka, died Monday, July 7, 2003, at her home in Topeka. She was born May 7, 1923, in Kulm, N.D., to Dan and Emily Eberly Hartman. She was a residen of Topeka for 45 years. Mrs. Turnbough worked for Crosby Brothers from 1959 to 1975. She later worked at Brewster Place from 1975...

Robert Eugene Flott Robert Eugene Flott, 67, Topeka, died July 5, 2003, at his home. He was born May 23, 1936, in Topeka, to Orren J. and Ruby Neeley Flott. Bob was a sheet metal worker for Santa Fe railroad for 17 years. He then worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant for 28 years as a pipe fitter. He...

Herman A. Stehlin SILVER LAKE Herman A. Stehlin, 76, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. He was born Jan. 3, 1927, at Willard, the son of Adolph and Margaret McGrew Stehlin. Mr. Stehlin worked at the Pauline COOP Elevator for 37 years before retiring in 1989. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Topeka...

Preston J. Seibold Preston J. Seibold, 81, Topeka, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house. Mr. Seibold was a career military man, serving 35 years in the Army. He served during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. He was awarded two Purple Hearts. He was born Aug. 3, 1921, in Phoenix. He moved to the...

Cecil Herndon Parrett Cecil Herndon Parrett, 84, life-long Topeka resident, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at a Topeka hospice house. He was born March 8, 1919, in Topeka, the son of Charles Herman and Nellie Lynde Parret. Charles Parrett died before Cecil was born. Nellie married Clay Bacon and together they raised Cecil. He graduated from Topeka High School in...

Isabelle Oliver Montour Isabelle Oliver Montour left this life on Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Isabelle was born in Williamstown, Kansas, to Emmett and Effie Laster. She lived in the Williamstown/Perry area most of her life. She married William "Bing" Oliver in 1931. They had three children. Bing passed away in August 1964. Isabelle married...

Brenda Lee Igercic Brenda Lee Igercic, 46, Topeka, died Friday , June 13, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. She was born March 10, 1957, in Topeka, the daughter of Edward and Gladys W. Stroth Taylor. She graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. Mrs. Igercic worked in special education at Highland Park High School for eight years. She married Steve J....

Mildred Mae Miller Mildred Mae Miller, 94, Topeka, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at Midland Hospice House. Mrs. Miller worked for Western Stationary from 1943 to 1946 and American News Company from1946 to 1956. She and her husband farmed in the Courtland area until 1961. She was born Sept. 20, 1908, in Mayetta, the daughter of William E. and Clarrisa...

Marjorie E. Kemp Marjorie E. Kemp, 70, Topeka, died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Mrs. Kemp was a Topeka resident most of her life. She was born June 27, 1932, in Coffey, Mo., the daughter of James Ralph and Nona Mays Wells. She married Robert Morris Kemp Jr. on June 13, 1949, in Meridian, Miss....

Bertha E. Sloyer Bertha E. Sloyer, 83, Topeka, died Saturday, May 31, 2003, at a Topeka memory care nursing home. She was born Feb. 14, 1920, in Topeka, the daughter of W.F. and Edna Sheetz Spiker. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1938. Mrs. Sloyer was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Paul s Lutheran Church and...

Olive "Melba" Gideon Olive "Melba" Gideon, 90, formerly of Delia, died Monday, May 26, 2003, in Sacramento, Calif. She was born May 5, 1913, in Elmont, the daughter of John Albert and Annie Steele Currey. She graduated from Seaman High School and attended Capital City Commercial College in Topeka. Mrs. Gideon and her husband operated the Gideon Grocery Store in...