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Judith Ann Kennedy

Judith Ann Kennedy

Jul 11, 2009

Judith Ann Kennedy, 66, of Las Vegas formerly of Whiting, KS, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Summerlin Hospital. She was born June 25, 1943 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Frank H. and Norma J. Davidson Maxwell. She graduated from Whiting High School and went to LPN School at Kansas Vo-Tech. She worked as an LPN at The Manor...

Charles W. Moore

Charles W. Moore

Jul 8, 2009

Topeka- Charles W. Moore, 95,of Topeka, KS passed away July 8, 2009 at a care facility in Topeka. He was the son of Clyde and Myrtle Klepper Moore. He had previously lived in Mayetta, KS and had moved to Topeka in 1965. Mr. Moore was a farmer, had worked for the State of Kansas and was a former member of...

Richard C. "Rick" Anderson

Richard C. "Rick" Anderson

Jun 26, 2009

Richard C. "Rick" Anderson, 55, took his final flight home from the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT on June 26, 2009. Rick was born April 11, 1954 in Garnett, KS, the son of Claude C. and Martha M. Cherry Anderson. He attended Garnett High School and had served in the National Guard. He worked for Cross...

Robert A. Bohannon

Robert A. Bohannon

Jun 25, 2009

Dr. Robert (Bob) A. Bohannon, 87, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Little Creek Nursing Home in Knoxville, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in the Holton Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Sunday. Bob was born on...

Sharolyn Kay Paxton

Sharolyn Kay Paxton

Jun 24, 2009

HOLTON- Sharolyn Kay Paxton, 66, of Holton passed away June 24, 2009 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born December 8, 1942 in Holton, KS the daughter of Francis "Everett" and Selma Rannebeck Jones. Sharolyn graduated from Holton High School in 1960. She was a cook for over 30 years at Jackson County Nursing Home in Holton, retiring in December...

Margaret Ellen Hart

Margaret Ellen Hart

Jun 22, 2009

Augusta- Margaret Ellen Hart, 77, of Augusta, KS formerly of Holton, passed away June 22, 2009 at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born November 30, 1931 in Holton, KS the daughter of Lozelle and Grace Bergin Kunkler. She was a graduate of Holton High School, a housewife and homemaker and had attended St. James Catholic Church in...

Wilford "Tommy" Thomas Tribble

Wilford "Tommy" Thomas Tribble

Jun 18, 2009

TRIBBLE HOLTON- Wilford Thomas "Tommy" Tribble, 88, of Holton, KS passed away June 18, 2009 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born July 6, 1920 in Soldier, KS the son of John Lee and Iva Blanche Rowley Tribble. Tommy lived most of his life in the Soldier community where he was a farmer and stockman, rural letter carrier for 10...

Bette M. (Parrott) Ford

Bette M. (Parrott) Ford

Jun 14, 2009

Bette M. (Parrott) Ford, 83, Valley Falls, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at a Topeka hospital. She was born on July 17, 1925, at Horton, the daughter of William E. and Desdemona Lovelace Parrott. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1942. Bette had worked as a secretary in the Kansas Department of Revenue at Topeka for 20...

James N. Parison

James N. Parison

Jun 11, 2009

James N. Parison, 64, of Netawaka, KS, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home. He was born July 19, 1944 in Wilmington, NC, the son of John Nick and Frances Thomas Parison. He lived in Netawaka for the past 13 years and had previously lived in Topeka. He had worked as a janitor at the VA Hospital in...

Edna F. Mckinsey

Edna F. Mckinsey

Jun 6, 2009

Edna F. McKinsey, 92, of Holton, KS passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at a local nursing home. She was born September 19, 1916 in Bunker Hill, KS. She was the daughter of Harry E. and Robena Berry Meers. She was raised northeast of Wetmore and moved to Holton in 1946. She worked at Boeing in Wichita during World War...

Marilyn Jane May

Marilyn Jane May

Jun 2, 2009

MARILYN JANE MAY HOLTON- Marilyn Jane May, 69, of Holton, KS, formerly of Topeka and Denison, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Medicalodges Jackson Co. in Holton. She was born October 23, 1939 in Holton, the daughter of Jesse W. and Rachel A. Carpenter Brownlow. She graduated from Denison High School in 1957. Marilyn worked at the Slimaker Dress Factory...

C.M. "Bud" Geis

C.M. "Bud" Geis

May 29, 2009

CIRCLEVILLE- Clifton Monroe "Bud" Geis, 97, of Circleville, KS passed away Friday, May 29, 2009, at a care facility in Topeka. He was born Aug. 30, 1911, at Durham, KS the son of Solomon and Charlotte Beltz Geis. He graduated from Durham High School in 1929. He served in the US Army during WW II fighting both in the Battle...

Cameron Drew Chapman

Cameron Drew Chapman

May 27, 2009

TOPEKA, KS- Cameron Drew Chapman, newborn son of Jesse Stewart and Lisa Marie Schumann Chapman, passed away hours after birth at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka on Wednesday evening May 27, 2009. Cameron's family are members of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Topeka. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Braden Stewart Chapman of the home;...

Lavona Fay Nott-Yates

Lavona Fay Nott-Yates

May 27, 2009

Gainesville, GA- Lavona Fay Nott Yates, 69, formerly of Jackson County, KS passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born May 5, 1940 in Red Bluff, CA the daughter of Paul Devere and Arlene Nellie Bickford Nott. She graduated from 8th grade at Sunnyslope country school in 1954 and from Circleville High...

Stella I. Gilliland

Stella I. Gilliland

May 25, 2009

HOLTON – Stella I. Gilliland, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born August 30, 1913, the youngest daughter of Harry and Nell Coleman Tutt of Mayetta, KS. She graduated from Denison High School in 1931 and resided in Jackson County all her life. She was a member of Evangel United...

Denzyl Victor "Vic" Derry

Denzyl Victor "Vic" Derry

May 24, 2009

Topeka- Denzyl "Vic" Derry, 70, of Topeka, KS passed away May 24, 2009 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1938 in Holton, KS the son of Luther and Opal Trundle Derry. He had lived 35 years in Topeka and previously in Holton. He was a custodian for Washburn Rural High School for...

Velma G Harden

Velma G Harden

May 24, 2009

Velma G. Harden, left this life on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at the age of 97. She had remained in her home until May 20, when she entered the Senior Care Living Center at Winchester. Velma was born on Sept. 29, 1911, at Burr Oak, KS the daughter of Emry and Katie M. Tierney Robertson. At age 14 Velma took...

Marc Harvey Sauvage

Marc Harvey Sauvage

May 24, 2009

Havensville- Marc H. Sauvage, 51, of Havensville, KS passed away May 24, 2009 as a result of a boating accident. He was born February 23, 1958 in Wichita, KS the son of Harvey P. and Myra Lee Channel Sauvage. He attended Havensville and Onaga schools and had lived in the Havensville Community all his life. He is survived by his...

Darrel Eugene Chance

Darrel Eugene Chance

May 21, 2009

DARREL EUGENE CHANCE MAYETTA- On May 21, 2009, Darrel Eugene Chance went home to be with the Lord. He passed away at his rural Mayetta home surrounded by his family. Darrel was born May 28, 1935 to Ralph and Elsie (Bailey) Chance in Havensville, KS. As a young man, he was active in 4-H and FFA. He graduated from Seaman...

Charles S. Schirmer

Charles S. Schirmer

May 20, 2009

Charles Steven Schirmer, 59, of Holton, KS passed away May 20, 2009 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 5, 1949 in Holton, the son of David E. and Ellen Hoppas Schirmer. Charles graduated from Holton High School in 1967, attended Kansas State University and graduated from Fort Hays University in 1972. He played football all four years at...

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