Leonard Ray Thackery
Feb 2, 2009
TOPEKA- Leonard Ray Thackery, 53, of Topeka, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 4, 1956 in Wichita, KS the son of Alfred and Barbara Troup Thackery. Leonard attended Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church and was a heavy equipment operator for the Topeka Street Department. He married Laura Martinez...
Robert Franklin Askren
Feb 2, 2009
ASKREN HOLTON- Robert Franklin "Bob" Askren, 75, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 in Holton. He was born April 12, 1933 in Holton, the son of Leonard and Elsie Moore Askren. He graduated from Holton High School in 1951 and attended Machinist Mate School at the U.S. Navy Training Center. From 1952 to 1956, he served in...
Corey Allen Davis
Feb 2, 2009
NETAWAKA- Corey Allen Davis, 16, of Netawaka, KS died Monday, February 2, 2009 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born September 8, 1992 in Manhattan, KS the son of Darrell Wayne and Tamera Lee Mullins Davis. Corey was a sophomore at Wetmore High School. He had milked cows at the Arnie and Marcia Robertson farm near Netawaka...
Scott Kautz
Feb 1, 2009
Hiawatha- Scott Kautz, 43, of Hiawatha, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Hiawatha Hospital. He was born January 12, 1966 in Winchester, the son of Elmer E. and Clara "Jean" McConnaughey Kautz. He graduated from Atchison High School in 1984 and loved music and cartoons. Scott is survived by 4 sisters, Sharon Pierson (Bob) of Osage City, Connie Cress...
Kenneth L. Smith
Feb 1, 2009
SMITH HOLTON – Kenneth L. Smith, 67, of Holton passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born February17, 1941 in Holton, KS the son of Albert Henry and Lucile Mary Haag Smith. He graduated from Holton High School in 1959. He carried mail for the Holton Post Office for 20 years. He worked...
Mayetta A. Eubanks Cahill
Jan 30, 2009
WHITING- Mayetta A. Eubanks Cahill, 82, of Whiting, KS passed away January 30, 2009 at the Sabetha Manor in Sabetha, KS. She was born January 26, 1927 in Lucas, KS the daughter of Archie and Lydia Stevenson Hower. She graduated from Denison High School in 1944 and earned her teaching degree from Emporia State University. Mayetta lived most of her...
Steven Wayne Reichart
Jan 30, 2009
Steven Wayne Reichart, 49, Holton, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, as a result of injuries from a farm accident near his home. He was born on July 9, 1959, at Winchester, the son of Harold Lloyd and Brenda Delfelder Reichart. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1977. Steve was a dairyman and farmer in partnership with his family...
Sonia H Yount
Jan 29, 2009
Sonia Helen Yount, 64, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at the Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born on Feb. 6, 1944, at Masardis, Maine, the daughter of Floyd Adonis and Marie Marguerite Pelletier York. She graduated from high school in Bangor, Maine. Sonia worked as a health care professional until she married Henson James "Jim" Yount...
Claude Franklin Shupe
Jan 28, 2009
CIRCLEVILLE – Claude Franklin Shupe, 68, of Circleville passed away peacefully surrounded by his immediate family to be with our Lord Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Topeka. He was born September 4, 1940 in Holton, the son of Oscar Curtis and Lela Frances Myers Shupe. He graduated from Circleville High School and served in the U.S....
Robert W. Edmond
Jan 25, 2009
Robert W. Edmond, 81, of Wetmore, KS passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 at his home. He was born February 5, 1927 in Arlington, VA, the son of Arthur W. and Mabel Blanche Stoner Edmond. Robert moved to Wetmore in 1995 from Peru, IN, where he had lived for nearly 50 years. He had worked for 40years as a Tool...
Grace Frances Williamson
Jan 24, 2009
WILLIAMSON HOLTON – Grace Frances Williamson, 87, of Holton died Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Holton Community Hospital. She was born on June 12, 1921 in Quay, OK, the daughter of William Francis and Rose Cowan Lyon. She worked as a bookkeeper for First National Bank in Topeka, KS and later at Fourth National Bank in Wichita, KS. She...
G. W. Stark
Jan 22, 2009
George Warren " G.W." Stark, 91, of Leawood, Kansas passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009. He was born April 11, 1917 in Cicero, Illinois, the son of George William and Lillian Dorothy Ehlers Stark. He attended grade school in Riverside, Illinois and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in 1935. He later attended Penn College...
Arthur Richard Strawn
Jan 21, 2009
Arthur Richard Strawn, 83, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at Village Villa at Nortonville. He was born March 9, 1925, at Valley Falls, the son of Lloyd Benson and Josephine Votipka Strawn. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1943. Art served as a Signalman 2nd Class for the US Navy 7th Fleet in the Pacific during...
Fredrick Irwin Triggs
Jan 15, 2009
Fredrick Irwin Triggs, 97, Lawrence, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at a Lawrence care facility. He was born Sept. 26, 1911, at Valley Falls, the son of John R. and Lora Crowe Triggs. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1930, and served in the US Navy during WW II. Irwin had worked as a butler in Alabama. He...
Leota Mae Biggart
Jan 12, 2009
Leota Mae (Porterfield) Biggart, 98, granddaughter of one of the early pioneers of Jackson County, Jefferson Green Porterfield, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2009 at Eastridge Care Home in Centralia with her family at her side. She was born April 1, 1910 to Robert and Edythe (Gatewood) Porterfield in the Pleasant Grove Community, the only daughter in a family...
Mona Ferne Chrisman
Jan 12, 2009
Mona Ferne Chrisman, 89, of Oklahoma City, OK, formerly of Sabetha, KS and Soldier, KS passed away Monday, January 12, 2009 at care home in Oklahoma City. She was born January 22, 1919 in Soldier, KS the daughter of Henry and Audrey McKinsey Rieschick. She was a member of the Hew Hope United Methodist Church in Oklahoma. She belonged to...
Lela Fern Riley
Jan 10, 2009
Lela Fern Riley, 81, Topeka, formerly of Valley Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at a Topeka care facility. She was born on Sept. 30, 1927, at Powhattan, the daughter of Elmer and Nancy Janie Deahl Massey. Fern was a self-employed housekeeper and cook in Topeka. She had also worked at Valley View Nursing Home in Valley Falls and Jefferson...
Milton Reichart
Jan 7, 2009
Milton Reichart, 85, Valley Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at Village Villa, at Nortonville. He was born Aug. 9, 1923, at Half Mound, northwest of Valley Falls, the son of Alexander and Clara Verena Hefty Reichart. He graduated from Valley Falls High School and attended the University of Kansas. Milton farmed and also worked at Haul-Mor Manufacturing in Valley...
James W. Craig
Jan 5, 2009
HOLTON-James W. "Bill" Craig, 84, of Holton, KS passed away January 5, 2009 at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Onaga, KS. He was born August 27, 1924 in Atwood, KS the son of Homer C. and Neva L. Crabb Craig. He graduated from Goodland High School in 1942. He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II....
Michiel Knouft
Dec 31, 2008
Michiel Lee "Mickey" Knouft, 62, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born March 28, 1946 in Holton, the son of Donald Charles "Deke" and Floye M. Manuel Knouft. He attended Carwood Country School and Circleville. He worked at Hamburger Inn "The Dump" for his parents for 30 years. He also...
