Melvin Dennis Sharp
Jun 26, 2019
HOLTON – Melvin Dennis Sharp, 74, of Holton, KS passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. He was born December 12, 1944 in Loveland, CO the son of Dennis Lowell and Ione Christine (Sanders) Sharp.
Melvin graduated in 1962 from Kanopolis High School in Kanopolis, KS. After he graduated, he...
Kathryn "Kathie" K. Werner
Jun 16, 2019
Kathryn "Kay" Werner, 92, of Lincoln, NE passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Journey Hospice House in Lincoln, NE. She was born October 4, 1926 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of George F. and Ethel A. (Achten) Keggin; two pioneer families to the Granada/Bancroft area.
Kay graduated from Ward Belmont College in Nashville, TN, where she...
Margaret A. Fricke
Jun 3, 2019
Margaret Ann Fricke, 96, of Prescott, AZ, passed away June 3, 2019 in Prescott, AZ. She was born March 23, 1923 in Delia, KS, the daughter of Louis M. and Margaret (Salisbury) Hurla. She was the youngest of 11 children.
Margaret spent her childhood on farms near Delia, KS until 1939. The family then moved to Valley...
David Eugene Mayer
May 28, 2019
David Eugene Mayer, 70, of Wetmore, KS passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at The Pines South in Holton.
David was born September 4, 1948 in Seneca, KS, the son of Harvey Joseph Mayer, Sr. and Rose Wegman Mayer. He graduated from Wetmore High School in 1966 and lived most of his life in the Wetmore community....
Kevin Bell
May 27, 2019
Kevin Curtis Bell, 66, of Whiting, KS passed away, Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home. He was born March 14, 1953 in Oleon, NY, the son of Ronald and Mary McDonald Bell.
Kevin graduated high school in 1971 in Davis, CA. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era.
Kevin had...
Cody "Nek-Ti" Charles Nozhackum
May 22, 2019
Cody Charles "Nek-ti" Nozhackum, 40, of Livermore, CO, formerly of Mayetta, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 as the result of a vehicle accident.
He was born October 22, 1978 in Holton, KS, the son of LeRoy Jessepe and Linda Nozhackum Tecumseh. Cody graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1997. He had lived most of...
Virginia Dunn Koons
May 19, 2019
Virginia Dunn Koons, 91, Valley Falls, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at FW Huston Senior Living Center at Winchester. She was born June 5, 1927, at Nortonville, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Brown Heineken. Virginia graduated from No. 12 Grade School north of Valley Falls and from Nortonville High School in 1945. She received her Teachers Training Certificate...
Virginia Lee Alflen
May 18, 2019
Virginia Lee Alflen, 79, of Centralia, KS, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born May 13, 1940 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Charles and Lamonta (Williamson) Ellis.
Virginia attended Raytown, MO schools and later earned her G.E.D. in Holton in 1976.
She was a Daycare...
Merlene G. Smith
May 17, 2019
Merlene G. Smith, 69, Topeka, died Friday, May 17, 2019, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
She was born Dec. 20, 1949, at Topeka, the daughter of Marvin and Louise Warren Gentry. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1967.
Merlene worked as a secretary for the Department of Aging for the State of...
Cecil Lee Bowser
May 13, 2019
Cecil Lee Bowser, 89, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County with family by his side. He was born July 31, 1929 in Mayetta, KS, the son of Cecil F. and Effie (Johnson) Bowser.
Cecil Lee graduated from Holton High School in 1947. He proudly served in the United States Army...
Raymond C. Mckeever
May 11, 2019
Raymond McKeever, 108, died May 11, 2019. He was born March 18, 1911 to George and Emma (Dick) McKeever in Circleville, KS.
He married Lucille Triess in 1945. In 1959, they moved to rural Holton and then to rural Lawrence in 2002.
Raymond was a farmer and stockman. When he turned 100 he was still...
Edna M. Berridge
May 6, 2019
Edna M. Berridge, 86, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home. She was born October 4, 1932 in Holton, KS the daughter of Scott and Laura (Thayer) Berridge.
Edna graduated from Holton High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University and Washburn University.
In Edna's early years, she worked...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" E. Sigmund Kottman
May 5, 2019
Gwendolyn Esther Hare Sigmund Kottman, 103, of Holton, Kansas, passed away to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at The Pines in Holton. She was born on October 31, 1915, in Glasco, Kansas. She was the second of four children born to Arthur LeRoy and Clara Augusta (Henning) Hare. At age five or six, her parents...
Henry A. Sawyer
May 3, 2019
Henry Allen Sawyer, 81, of Holton, KS, formerly of Soldier, KS, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 16, 1938 in Soldier, KS, the son of Elmer F. and Ellen H. (Guffey) Sawyer.
Henry graduated from Soldier High School in 1956. He proudly served in the Army National...
Alice M. Patterson
Apr 30, 2019
Alice M. Patterson passed away in her home, 2 days after her April 28, 2019 birthday, with loving family around her, complications from Lymphoma.
The oldest of 3 children born to H.C. & Martha Poos at Lancaster, Ks. She attended grade school in Lancaster. Alice received her teaching certificate, called "Normal Training" her Senior year of high...
June Clarine Coleman
Apr 26, 2019
June Clarine Coleman, 86, Valley Falls, formerly of Holton, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls.
She was born Dec. 5, 1932, at Valley Falls, the daughter of John Clarence and Noma Merle Lewis Matthews. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1950. When she was 60...
Darrell W. Williams
Apr 17, 2019
Darrell W. Williams, 72, of Netawaka, KS, passed away April 17, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County. He was born April 4, 1947 in Holton, KS, the son of Wayne and Aletha (Bottenberg) Williams.
Darrell graduated from Netawaka High School. He was a lifelong member of the Netawaka community. He worked at Slimaker Dress Factory, Holton Manor for...
Glenn E. Lockhart
Apr 16, 2019
Glenn E. Lockhart, 81, Valley Falls, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
He was born March 14, 1938, at Wetmore, the son of VanBuren and Flossie Costen Lockhart. He graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1956. Glenn served in the US Army from 1961-63.
Glenn was a surveyor for...
Lloyd H. Scheid
Apr 15, 2019
Lloyd Henry Scheid, 95, of Holton, KS, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at The Pines in Holton with family by his side. He was born August 5, 1923 on his family farm in Whiting, KS, the son of Henry Jacob and Anna Christine (Grousch) Scheid.
Lloyd was a lifelong member of the Jackson County community as...
Judy Kay Thompson
Apr 14, 2019
Judith Kay Decker Thompson, 79, of Denison, KS, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at The Pines in Hiawatha, KS. She was born May 25, 1939 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Howard and Mary Helen (Kling) Kidney.
She graduated from Holton High School in 1957 and beauty school in 1983 in Topeka.
Judy was...
