Betty Montgomery
Mar 11, 2017
EFFINGHAM- Betty J. Montgomery, 93, of Effingham, KS passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at a nursing facility in Valley Falls, KS. She was born November 30, 1923 in Humansville, MO the daughter of Mark and Olive (Tipling) Shockley. Betty graduated from Atchison County Community High School. She married Charles Howard Montgomery on January 15, 1943 in Atchison, KS. He...
Earl Chenault
Mar 9, 2017
TAMPA, FL- Earl Lavern "Saw-se-weh" Chenault, 70, of Tampa, FL passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL. He was born December 6, 1946 in Richmond, VA the son of Earl Chenault and Etheleene J. (Thomas) Chenault. Earl graduated from Topeka High School in 1964. He attended the University of Kansas and The University of...
Lola Charlene Chambers
Mar 3, 2017
Lola Charlene Chambers, 92, Valley Falls, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Midland Care at Linnwood Park Home Plus at Valley Falls. She was born Sept. 10, 1924, in rural Morton County, the daughter of Clarence William & Lily Elnora Johnson Higgins. She was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist Church. Lola was a clerk for Santa Fe...
Jerome Rice
Mar 1, 2017
GOFF, KS – Howard "Jerome" Rice, 80, of Goff, KS passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. He was born February 21, 1937 in Troy, KS, the son of Howard Glen and Ruth Irene (Soden) Rice. Jerome graduated from Robinson High School in 1955 and attended Vo-Tech in Atchison for Architectural Drafting. In 1980, he placed 1st in...
Lorma L. Hladky
Feb 28, 2017
Lorma Hladky, 86, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at her home. She was born July 18, 1930 in a farmhouse east of Holton, the daughter of Osel Preston and Mildred (Nickels) Houston. Lorma graduated from Denison High School and later graduated from Washburn University with a degree in Business Administration. She lived in the Holton community...
Axell Don Drake
Feb 23, 2017
Axell Don Drake passed away Friday, February 23, 2017. The son of Kyle Moon and Krystle Drake. Survivors include his parents; his siblings, Brandi, Jonnathan, Landan and Kaden; maternal grandparents, Marc and Sonja Parry; paternal grandparents, Matthew and Michelle Cash and Allen Moon; aunt, Kaila Moon and an uncle, A.J. Moon. Axell was preceded in death by a grandfather, Jeffery...
Ruby L. Royer
Feb 20, 2017
Ruby Lucille Royer, 87, of Arrington and Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Holton. She was born January 20, 1930 in Muscotah, KS the daughter of William Oscar and Bessie (Pruitt) Walker. Ruby attended Muscotah schools. She was a farmwife and an assistant Post Master at Arrington Post Office for over 20...
John E. Webster
Feb 20, 2017
John E. Webster, 77, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at The Pines in Holton. He was born December 15, 1939 in Leon, KS the son of Harvey and Zetta (Burris) Webster. John attended Cedarville Country School and had attended Sedan High School. He had spent most of his life in the Jackson and Atchison communities. He...
Harold R. Kennedy
Feb 17, 2017
Harold Ray Kennedy, 76, of Holton, KS passed away suddenly Friday, February 17, 2017 at his home. He was born December 5, 1940 in Miller, OK the son of James Robert and Sarah Jane (Hamilton) Kennedy. Harold attended Arvin High School, in California. He was a pipefitter for Local #460 out of Bakersfield, California for many years; traveling across the...
Afton Burdick
Feb 17, 2017
Afton Alaine Burdick, 16, of Circleville, KS passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 as a result of a car accident. She was born September 11, 2000 in Holton, KS the daughter of Alan David Burdick and Lori Lynn Arnold Burdick. Afton was a sophomore at Jackson Heights High School and was a member of the yearbook staff. She had just...
Paul Dean Cappleman
Feb 16, 2017
Paul Dean Cappleman, 58, of Muscotah, KS passed away unexpectedly at his home, Thursday, February 16, 2017. He was born March 17, 1958 in Horton, KS the son of Wayne and Naomi (Routh) Cappleman. Paul graduated from ACCHS in 1976. He received his associate's degree from Highland in 1983. He later graduated from Emporia State University in 1986 with a...
Ronald R. Strader
Feb 15, 2017
Ronald Ray Strader, 77, of Holton, KS passed away unexpectedly February 15, 2017 in Holton. He was born November 12, 1939 in Marshall County, KS the son of Alfred Nelson and Hazel Mae (Catlin) Strader. Ronald graduated from Frankfort High School in 1957. After graduation, he worked for over 40 years at Strader Drilling as a water well driller. Ronald...
Gene Zwonitzer
Feb 14, 2017
Eugene M. "Gene" Zwonitzer, 55, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born March 22, 1961 in Topeka, KS, the son of Larry Eugene and Judith Ann (Moret) Zwonitzer. Gene graduated from Holton High School in 1979 and lived all of his life in the Holton community. He worked along...
Harold D. Reamer
Feb 14, 2017
Harold Dean Reamer, 84, of Holton, KS passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Medicalodges of Jackson County. He was born July 4, 1932 in Holton, the son of Edgar Ennis and Maude Elizabeth (Coffin) Reamer. Harold attended Banner Grade School and was a life-long member of the Holton community. He was a farmer and stockman. Harold also worked at...
Dareld D. Lacey
Feb 12, 2017
Dareld D. Lacey, 85, of Holton, KS passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Holton, KS. He was born October 25, 1931 in Holton, the son of Homer and Ruby Evelyn (Miller) Lacey. Dareld graduated from Bancroft High School; after graduation, he proudly served in the United States Army. He had lived in the Holton community for most of his...
Mary "Monnie" Wabaunsee
Feb 11, 2017
Mary Theresa "Monnie" Wabaunsee, 70, of Mayetta, KS passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home. She was born October 7, 1946 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Lou and Freda Jane (Nozhackum) Wabaunsee. Monnie graduated from St. Paul's Indian Mission in Marty, South Dakota. She spent most of her life on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. She was...
Geneva Tosh
Feb 6, 2017
HOLTON- Geneva Tosh, 81, of Holton, KS passed away Monday, February 6, 2017. She was born September 17, 1935 in Mayetta, KS the daughter of Homer and Celia (Millenbruch) Burget. Geneva graduated from Effingham High School, class of 1954. She married Harold Tosh on February 12, 1956 at Coal Creek Church. She was a wife and homemaker for the last...
Mary E. Turner
Feb 6, 2017
Mary E. Turner, 71, Denison, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1945, at Harrisonville, MO, the daughter of Charles and Lucy McCall Howdeshell. Mary was a Certified Nurse Aide and a Certified Medical Aide at the Jefferson County Geriatric Center at Winchester when she retired. She had worked as a waitress at the...
Marianne E. Mcclintock
Feb 3, 2017
Marianne E. McClintock, 89, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Holton Community Hospital. She was born May 13, 1927 in Holton, KS the daughter of Frank L. and Josephine M. (McColgin) Davis. Marianne attended Banner School (which was a one-room school house) and graduated from Holton High School in 1945. She was a life-long member of...
Donald "Dean" Tuck
Jan 31, 2017
Donald "Dean" Tuck, 89, of Hoyt, KS passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Topeka. He was born September 14, 1927 at home in Hoyt, KS, the son of Marvin and Gladys (Martin) Tuck. He lived his entire life in the Hoyt area. He graduated from Hoyt High School in 1945. Dean married Alberta Piper on November 28, 1948 in...
