Gilbert Lee Botkin
Nov 4, 2019
VALLEY FALLS- Gilbert "Lee" Botkin, 79, of Valley Falls, KS, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 in Oskaloosa, KS. He was born May 23, 1940 in Imperial, NE, the son of Clarence "Shorty" and Cleo (Malcolm) Botkin.
Lee graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1958. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1958...
Bill J. Teter
Nov 3, 2019
HOLTON- Bill J. Teter, 83, of Holton, KS, entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at his son's home in Holton. He was born March 15, 1936 in Winfield, KS, the son of Jay Roscoe and Opal Aileen (Albright) Teter.
Bill graduated from Circleville High School. He proudly served in the United States Army Active Duty...
Roy Lee Comstock
Nov 1, 2019
HOLTON- Roy Lee Comstock, 61, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at his home. He was born April 26, 1958 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Earl Eugene and Lois June (Hayworth) Comstock.
Survivors include companion, Kendra Olds of the home; a daughter, Daniella Comstock of Holton, KS; 4 sisters, Sharlene Bell (Dorsey) of...
Rita "Darlene" Rawlings
Oct 31, 2019
Rita "Darlene" Rawlings, 83, of Mayetta, KS, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at South Pines in Holton, KS. She was born October 14, 1936 in Mayetta, KS, the daughter of Cecil Lloyd and Gertrude E. (Scheidegger) Wells.
Darlene attended Mayetta High School. She was a custodian for Royal Valley High School for over 20 years; retiring...
Roy E. Porter
Oct 31, 2019
Roy Everett Porter, 79, of Holton, KS passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at a Topeka hospital. He was born May 26, 1940 in Wetmore, KS, the son of Paul Marion and Ruby "Hazel" George Porter.
Roy grew up in the Wetmore community and graduated from Wetmore High School in 1958. He had lived in Jackson County...
George R. Rees
Oct 27, 2019
HOLTON- George R. Rees, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 28, 1930 in Grantville, KS, the son of Harry F. and Nellie F. (Shope) Rees.
George graduated from Perry High School in 1948. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict....
Nelda Frances White
Oct 24, 2019
Nelda Frances Hetzel White, 86, of Holton, KS died Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Holton. Frances was born June 11, 1933 in Hill City, KS to Francis Ivan (Bud) and Ruth Pauline (Knouf) Hetzel. She walked and rode horses to rural schools until the family moved to Salina, graduating from Salina High School in 1952. After raising her family,...
Barbara A. Lynch
Oct 24, 2019
Barbara Ann Lynch, 64, of Holton, KS, passed Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born January 7, 1955 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Kenneth J. and Betty J. (Stout) Baker.
Barbara graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1973. She lived in the Holton community since 1985 and previously in Wetmore. Barbara...
Tyler Allen Miller
Oct 17, 2019
Tyler Allen Miller, 27, Lawrence, formerly of Valley Falls, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Ft. Morgan, CO.
He was born Feb. 24, 1992, at Topeka, the son of Raymond Miller and Rae Lynn Bryant. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 2010 and later from North Central Kansas Technical College at Beloit.
Tyler...
Sandra Lee "Sandy" Roush-Williams
Oct 15, 2019
HOLTON- Sandra Lee "Sandy" Roush-Williams, 62, of Holton, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at her home with family by her side. Sandy fought a long and courageous battle with liver cancer. She was born December 27, 1956 in Richmond, VA, the daughter of Thomas W. and Dorothy "Pal" (Dalton) Hanenkrat.
Sandy graduated from Lawrence High...
Carroll L. Williams
Oct 13, 2019
Carroll Lee Williams, age 77, passed away suddenly on October 13, 2019. A believer and faithful servant of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom he is with today and for eternity, Carroll was born and raised in the Netawaka, KS area on November 28, 1941, the son of Everett and Marietta Williams. He married his high school sweetheart...
Fayola Linneman
Oct 13, 2019
Fayola (Kroemer) Linneman, 92, was born June 29, 1927 on the family farm home, west and south of Bern, KS. She was the 3rd child of 2 brothers and 1 sister. She passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 in Emporia, KS.
Fayola went to one room country school for 7 years in Bern. She went to 8th...
Dr. Barbara J. Bowman
Oct 12, 2019
Dr. Barbara Jean Bowman, 74, of Soldier, KS, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Medicalodges Jackson County. She was born April 8, 1945 in Wilmington, DE, the daughter of Robert and Josephine (Quinn) Bowman.
Barbara graduated from LasAnimas High School in 1963. She worked for 18 years as an X-Ray Technologist. She earned her PHD as...
Ricky "Rick" R. Eastwood
Oct 10, 2019
Ricky R. "Rick" Eastwood, 59, of Horton, KS, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Topeka after a courageous battle with larynx cancer. He was born November 16, 1959 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Gene M. and Nancy "Rosella" (Coon) Eastwood.
Rick attended Holton High School. He had lived in the Horton community for over...
Delbert A. Mapes, Jr.
Oct 9, 2019
Delbert Allen Mapes, Jr., 75, of Lawrence, KS, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at his home in Lawrence. He was born December 3, 1943 in Waterville, KS, the son of Delbert Allen Mapes, Sr. and Helen Louise (McDonald) Mapes.
He lived Lawrence for many years and was previously from Whiting and Mayetta. Delbert enjoyed his family...
David E. Penrod
Sep 30, 2019
David E. Penrod, 68, of Soldier, peacefully passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at his home. He fought the good fight against Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. David was born September 20, 1951, in Horton. He received his education at Horton and Gridley, KS public schools, graduating in 1969 from Gridley High School. David was baptized into the Christian faith...
Wayne A. Martin
Sep 29, 2019
Wayne A. Martin, 87, of Topeka, KS, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born February 7, 1932 in Logan, OK, the son of Russell A. and Ocie A. (Luck) Martin.
Wayne lived in the Havensville area until 1950 and in Topeka since 1956. He proudly served in the United...
Sondra June Hill
Sep 24, 2019
SOLDIER- Sondra June Hill, 84, of Soldier, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Medicalodge Jackson County. She was born June 5, 1935 in Emmett, KS, the daughter of Floyd D. Hladky, Sr. and Kathryn Juanita (Bailey) Hladky.
Sondra graduated from Soldier High School in 1953; after high school, she attended Clark's Business School in Topeka....
Dennis Leroy Stauffer
Sep 21, 2019
Dennis LeRoy Stauffer, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 in the wonderful care of the staff at The Pines in Holton, Kansas.
He was born January 7, 1943 in Holton, the oldest son of Lauren R. and Saxon L. (Smith) Stauffer.
He was predeceased by his parents, and his brother, L. Darrell.
He is...
Mae Hittle
Sep 13, 2019
HOLTON- Edna "Mae" Hittle, 77, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home with family by her side.
Mae was born April 4, 1942 in Holton, KS, the daughter of Raymond F. and Edna F. (Albin) Swindale. She graduated from Circleville High School. Mae worked for Denison State Bank for over 30 years,...
