Dale Mason Mcginnis
Sep 30, 2010
Dale Mason McGinnis, 81, lost a courageous battle to cancer at the Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas on September 30, 2010. Dale was born October 14, 1928, son of Ralph Erp McGinnis and Blanche Hood McGinnis, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Holton High School in 1947 and attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He was...
Oleta G King
Sep 29, 2010
Oleta G. King, 83, Valley Falls, formerly of Ozawkie and Nortonville, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at Village Villa Care Center in Nortonville. She was born on May 4, 1927, at Ozawkie, the daughter of John and Lilly Meyers Metzger. She graduated from Ozawkie High School and was a member of the former Calvary Baptist Church at Ozawkie. Oleta was...
Norman Cook
Sep 29, 2010
Norman C. Cook, 88, lifelong resident of the area, passed away Wednesday September 29th, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Born on October 13, 1921 in Fairview, Kansas, he was the son of Forest D. and Gladys (Guider) Cook. Shortly after graduating high school Norman enlisted with the United States Army and proudly served his country for 30 years...
Alice M. Fund
Sep 25, 2010
Alice M. Fund, 88, of Sabetha, formerly of Goff passed away Saturday September 25, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. She was born October 26, 1921 in Goff, Kansas, the daughter of Lynn and Ella (Curtis) Derr. She graduated from Goff High School in 1938. On September 13, 1938 Alice married Walter Fund in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded...
Winfred "Pete" Adams
Sep 25, 2010
Winfred H. "Pete" Adams, 72, of Holton passed away Saturday September 25, 2010 in Holton. He was born November 1, 1937 in Riverbank, California the son of Winfred M. and Blanche (Menteer) Adams. He graduated from Thomas Downey High School in Modesto California and later attended Modesto Junior College. He proudly served his country with the United States Navy and...
Clifford L. Muckey
Sep 19, 2010
HAVENSVILLE – Clifford Lewis Muckey, 93, of Havensville, KS died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at a Topeka nursing home. He was born May 3, 1917 in Ionia, KS the son of Stratton Franklin and Lydia Ellen Coffield Muckey. Cliff had lived in Havensville since 1967. He worked for over 30years at the Havensville Lumber and Hardware; he also worked in...
Opal "Nolene" Chism
Sep 16, 2010
Opal "Nolene" Chism, 72, of Soldier, KS passed away September 16, 2010 at Community Hospital in Onaga. She was born May 3, 1938 in Mountain Home, AR the daughter of Wayne and Viola Bowman Holt. She attended Fifty Six schools in Fifty Six, AR. Nolene had lived in Circleville and Soldier communities since 1972 and had lived in Holton from...
Agnes Marie Hedrick
Sep 10, 2010
Agnes Marie Hedrick, 86 of Holton died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Medicalodges Jackson County. Agnes was born May 26, 1924 in Soldier, KS. She was the daughter of Charlie A. and Rachel Albin Myers. Agnes previously lived in Topeka and St. Charles, MO before moving back to Holton in 1979. Agnes married Donald Hedrick. He preceded her in death...
Laura Jane Foley
Sep 8, 2010
Laura Jane Foley, 74, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Feb. 20, 1936, at Topeka, the daughter of Clarence V. and Mildred A. Strawn Hefty. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1954. Laura worked for many years for the State of Kansas Appraisal Office and supervised the needs of local...
Alma Sarah Spiker
Sep 7, 2010
Alma Sarah Spiker, 90, of Topeka formerly of Wetmore died, Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at a nursing home in Topeka. She was born on December 5, 1919 in Goff, KS the daughter of Paul and Rosa Eberwein Thieme. She graduated from Goff High School. She was a lifelong member of the Wetmore and Goff communities as a homemaker. She also...
Robert Alec Hunter
Sep 5, 2010
Holton- Robert "Bob" Alec Hunter, 87, of Topeka, formerly of Holton, passed away Sunday September 5, 2010 at Plaza West Care Home in Topeka. He was born on September 5, 1923 in Kansas City, KS the son of Alec and Ellen Burke Hunter. He graduated from Holton High School and later served in the United States Army during WWII. He...
Captain Jason Thomas Mcmahon
Sep 5, 2010
CAPTAIN JASON THOMAS McMAHON Captain Jason Thomas McMahon, 35, of Dover, TN was killed in action on September 5, 2010 in Bagram, Afghanistan. Jason was born October 24, 1974 in Valdosta, Georgia to Ronald and Sherry Holt McMahon. Jason attended Emporia State University where he met his wife, Jennifer Keehn prior to joining the military. Captain Jason T. McMahon was...
Milburn "Bud" Cecil Cannon
Sep 4, 2010
GOFF- Milburn was born to George David and Norma Adell Haflich Cannon on April 30, 1922, on a farm two miles north of Goff, Kansas. Milburn was nicknamed "Bud" as a small child and was known by Bud throughout his life. He spent most of his life in and around the Goff area. Bud Cannon attended rural schools. He served...
James Alexander Ferguson
Sep 4, 2010
James Alexander Ferguson, 97, Valley Falls, died Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Deer Park North Senior Group Home at Meriden. James Alexander Ferguson, the oldest son of James Henderson and Anna Mary (Senn) Ferguson was born July 30, 1913, on their farm southwest of Toronto, KS. In 1919 the family moved to a farm near Toronto so Alex could attend...
Sylvia M. Craig
Sep 1, 2010
Sylvia M. Craig, 83, of Holton died September 1, 2010 in Silt, Colorado. Born on December 19, 1926 in Bethune, Colorado, she was the daughter of Marion E. and Amy (Houser) Cody. She graduated from Kanorado High School and later attended Emporia State University. On April 29, 1948 she married James W. "Bill" Craig in Kanorado. He preceded her in...
Anna Elizabeth Carson Hay
Aug 28, 2010
Anna Elizabeth Carson Hay, 93 of Sabetha formerly of Wetmore, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. Anna was born on February 24, 1917 in Netawaka, KS. She was the daughter of John Carl and Mary Jane Goldsberry Carson. Anna graduated from Netawaka High School in 1935. She was a homemaker. She attended the United Methodist Church and...
Marian L. Bartley
Aug 23, 2010
HOLTON – Marian Louise Herbers Bartley, 55 of Overland Park, KS formerly of Holton, died Monday, August 23, 2010 at her home. Marian was born on November 29, 1954 in Topeka. She was the daughter of Alvin J. and Charlotte E. Cummings Herbers. Marian graduated from Holton High School in 1972 and Stormont Vail School of Nursing in 1978. She...
James Daniel Ketron, Jr.
Aug 20, 2010
Holton- James Daniel Ketron, Jr., 70, of Holton, KS passed away August 20, 2010 at his home. He was born April 27, 1940 in Fort Scott, KS the son of James Daniel and Mary Virginia Webb Ketron. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1958. After graduation he worked as a Journeyman Carpenter, Millwright and owned and operated Ketron &...
Thomas Lyle Sanders
Aug 17, 2010
Thomas Lyle Sanders, 84, Topeka, formerly of Lawrence, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Westwood Manor in Topeka. He was born on Dec. 16, 1925, at Lillis, KS, the son of John Thomas and Edith Katherine Cain Sanders. Tom was a custodian at Hayworth and Summerfield residence halls at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He had also worked at...
Shenai Elizabeth Richert-Bryant
Aug 16, 2010
Shenai Elizabeth Richert-Bryant, 29, of Bel-Aire, Kansas, passed away leaving us too soon, on Monday, August 16, 2010. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend, with great passion for her family and friends. Shenai was born August 21, 1980, in Manhattan, KS. She is survived by her husband, Matthieu Bryant, her 3 children, Shaelyn Fields, Kyle Richert...
