Ilene L. Bennett
Feb 25, 2012
Ilene L. Bennett, 86, of Soldier died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at a Holton nursing home. Ilene was born October 23, 1925 in Circleville, KS, the daughter of Emmett and Dolly Frakes Baxter. Ilene graduated from Circleville High School in 1943. She worked at Ben Franklins and Ron's United Super both in Holton. She was a member of the Circleville...
Mary L Maxfield
Feb 21, 2012
Mary L. Maxfield, 72, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at her home. She was born on June 18, 1939, at Grantville, the daughter of Robert Z. and Myrtle E. Jones Cox. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School. Mary was a homemaker and a regular volunteer for many organizations. She was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist...
Glenda Mae Whearty
Feb 18, 2012
HOLTON- Glenda Mae (Ely) Whearty, 71, of Holton, KS passed away February 18, 2012 at Medicalodge Jackson County in Holton. She was born November 7, 1940 in Holton the only child of Glen William and Edna (Pooler) Ely. Glenda graduated 8th grade from South Cedar Grade School. She also graduated from Mayetta High School in 1958. She had grown up...
Myrl Sue Gurwell
Feb 17, 2012
Myrl Sue Gurwell. 75, Topeka, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her home. She was born on Jan. 12, 1937, at Gladewater, TX, the daughter of Alton and Doris Hammock Fowler. Myrl was a homemaker. She had worked as a data entry operator for several businesses in Topeka. She was a former member of the Highland Park Assembly of God...
Patty Ann Lux-Bowser
Feb 15, 2012
Patty Ann Lux-Bowser, 55, of Arrington, KS passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at her home. She was born July 29, 1956 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of William E. and Viva Elnora "Vi" Davis Lux. She graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 1974. Patty had lived in Oskaloosa for 15 years before moving to the Arrington community in 1992....
Richard Daniel "Rick" Jeffries Sr
Feb 13, 2012
Richard Daniel "Rick" Jeffries, Sr, 62, Valley Falls, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born on March 27, 1949, in Franklin, VA, the son of Elmer Hollis and Lois Marie Collins Jeffries. Rick worked at many jobs through out his life. He was a taxi cab driver, an ambulance driver, a cable installer, and a...
Ralph "Pok-To" Tecumseh
Feb 11, 2012
Ralph Porky Tecumseh, 73, of Mayetta passed away Saturday February 11, 2012 at his home. He was born December 5, 1938, on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation, the son of Frank and Lillian (Waubiness) Tecumseh. He had lived most of his life in Mayetta and retired from Prairie Band Casino where he had worked as a slot technician since its...
Richard B. Chapman
Feb 10, 2012
Richard Boyd Chapman, 99 years of age, resident of The Forum at Overland Park, passed away on February 10, 2012. He was born November 9, 1912 the son of Richard Augustus Chapman and Mary Boyd Chapman of St. Louis, MO. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Carol Harszy Chapman of the home and three sons: John and...
Eunice Mae Moore
Feb 7, 2012
Holton- Eunice Mae Moore, 93, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born August 14, 1918, at Carroll, Nebraska, the daughter of Otto R. and Leona E. Goodman Mick. Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and has lived most of her life in the Holton area. She enjoyed cooking and baking and will be especially remembered by...
Donald Lee Hamlin
Feb 5, 2012
Donald Lee Hamlin, 85 of Topeka formerly of Holton died Sunday February 5, 2012 at Lexington Park in Topeka. He was born on April 19, 1926 in Circleville, KS, the son of Ralph James and Erma A. Myers Hamlin. Don served in the US Army during WW II and Korea, he later retired from the Army National Guard as a...
Harlan Ralph Phillips
Feb 4, 2012
Harlan Ralph Phillips was born February 12, 1921 in Manhattan, KS to Kenneth W. and Ramona Norton Phillips. His family lived north of Manhattan along the Blue River near Stockdale, KS. He graduated from Stockdale High School in 1938 and attended Kansas State University and worked for the college Dairy Department. Later he worked for Kansas DHIA as a cow...
Bernice C. Smith
Jan 29, 2012
Bernice C. Smith, 96, Holton, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at a Holton care facility. She was born on April 17, 1915, at Soldier, the daughter of Loyd E. and Clara Jane Hedrick Akright. Bernice had attended Birmingham Grade School and graduated from Denison Rural High School. She later graduated from Washburn University. Bernice was a farm wife and a...
Jimmie L. Kern
Jan 28, 2012
MAYETTA-Jimmie Lee Kern, 72, Mayetta, died Saturday Jan. 28, 2012, at his home. He was born on Dec. 28, 1939, at Mayetta, the son of Creston Clifford and Elsie Margaret Johnson Kern. He graduated from Mayetta High School in 1957. Jimmie owned Kern Auto Supply in Holton for 43 years. He married Eileen "Tutti" Matchie on Aug. 27, 1962, at...
Edward "Dutch" Hill
Jan 25, 2012
SOLDIER- Edward "Dutch" Hill, 94, of Soldier, KS passed away January 25, 2012 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born January 16, 1918 on a farm northwest of Goff, KS the son of Paul Atkin and Edna Pearl (Freel) Hill. Ed had lived in the Soldier community since 1996 and previously lived in Bancroft and Goff area. He was a...
Inez Lea Thorp
Jan 21, 2012
Inez Lea Thorp, 73, Humble, TX, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at a hospital at Humble. She was born on Dec. 5, 1938, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Marvin and Mary Boyd Cropper. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1957. Inez had worked for several years in the oil industry as a secretary. She was a member...
Ella Mae Jim
Jan 21, 2012
Ella Mae Jim, beloved infant daughter of Thomas R. Jim, Jr. and Jessica "Sweetie" Wishkeno passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 21, 2012 at her home. She was 14 weeks 2 days old. Ella leaves behind her loving parents, a big sister, Rose, many aunties, uncles, cousins, her maternal grandparent, Candace Wishkeno of Horton, KS and her paternal...
Lafurn Ellen Colhouer
Jan 14, 2012
LaFurn Ellen Colhouer, 91, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at LinnWood Home Plus care facility in Valley Falls. She was born on Sept. 17, 1920, at Meriden, the daughter of John and Ethel May Seever Knowlton. She graduated from Rock Creek High School. LaFurn had been the Operations Manager at the Kendall State Bank in Valley Falls and...
James "Jay" M. Tapley
Jan 14, 2012
James M. "Jay" Tapley, 80, of Emporia, KS formerly of Holton, KS passed away January 14, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Topeka. He was born November 9, 1931 in Kite, GA the son of Bascom and Katie (Ellis) Tapley. Jay graduated from Kite High School IN 1949. He had lived in Emporia since 1995, he lived in Holton from...
Joseph E. Sterrett
Jan 12, 2012
Joseph E. Sterrett, 83, of Holton, KS passed away January 12, 2012 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born September 29, 1928 in Topeka, KS the son of Guy A. and Lucille (Brelsford) Sterrett. He attended schools in Quenemo, Lyndon and Topeka. Joe served in the United States Marine Corp from 1946 -1948. He worked at Goodyear Tire Company...
Joshua Eugene Montgomery
Jan 12, 2012
Joshua Eugene Montgomery, 23, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 12. 1988, at Winchester, the son of James Roland and Teresa Church Montgomery. Josh graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2006 where he participated in football, basketball and baseball. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and played co-rec softball. Josh...
