Everett N. Salsbury, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Midland Hospice. He was born on August 12, 1941 in Burlington, Kansas to Robert Benjamin and Mabel Mary (Dorrah) Salsbury. Everett was a journeyman electrician and a jack of all trades. He married Judy Stouder on April 5, 1971 in Topeka. Everett was a U.S. Marine...

Francis Louise Bowman, 95, died Friday, November 26, 2010, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born January 11, 1915, in Kansas City, Missouri, to John and Alice Roberts. Louise was married to Herbert Bowman for 63 years before his death in July, 2002. She is survived by her brother, Charles Roberts, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and by her son,...

Galen J. Meyers, 76, of Leawood, KS, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, November 27, 2010. He was born July 15, 1934 in Topeka, KS the son of Herman and Esther (Barrett) Meyers. Galen Meyers was with American United Life (AUL) since 1959 and is the only agent ever to have more than 0 million of life insurance in force...

Arlie Leonard Mayer, 85, of Burlington, KS, formerly of Rossville, KS passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010.He was born March 27, 1925 in Seneca, KS, the son of Harvey and Rose (Wegman) Mayer, Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Goodyear Tire and...

H. "Lorraine" Quall, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010.She was born July 17, 1923 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Frank and Lena (Huff) Lungstrum. Lorraine married Joe R. Quall on April 16, 1949 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on July 23, 1981. Survivors include a son, Larry Quall; a daughter, Vicky (Lonnie) Enyeart; 6...

Florence Vann McCaul, 103, of Topeka, formerly of Dover, passed away, Tuesday, November 23, 2010. She was born June 18, 1907 in Quinter, Kansas the daughter of Joseph Peter and Mary Catherine (Jamison) Boitnott. She was a 1927 graduate of Quinter High School. Mrs. McCaul was a homemaker. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. Florence married...

Delmer A. "Del" Anderson, of Topeka, Kansas, slipped away November 23, 2010, at Stormont-Vail Medical Center, at the age of 80.Mr. Anderson was born in McCook, Nebraska, May 30, 1930, the first of two sons of Edward and Goldie Anderson. He spent his childhood on a farm southwest of Oberlin, Kansas, and graduated from Decatur County Community High School in...

Dorothy Maxine Winkelman, 91, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor after a lengthy and courageous battle with dementia. She was born March 26, 1919 in Milan, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson McEwen and Effie Mae (Baldridge) McEwen. Dorothy married Clarence N. "Tiny" Winkelman on November 4, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her family was...

James Barron Horne, M.D., died on November 20, 2010, at Saint Francis Hospital.Jim was born April 11, 1926, in Los Angeles to Ama McCulloch and James Buckingham. He grew up in Evanston, Illinois, with his mother and his adoptive father, Edward Horne. He graduated from Evanston High School in 1944 and was immediately inducted into the U. S. Army. He...

Donald J. "Don" Ruff, 68, Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at a local hospital. Don was born March 27, 1942, in Detroit, MI. the son of Daniel and Alda (Pook) Ruff. He graduated from Cody High School in 1961. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1970 where he received training in electronics.He worked...

Lee Bryant Wilson, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Aldersgate Village. He was born March 22, 1919, in Munford, Alabama, the son of Annie M. Mitchell Wilson and Lee B. Wilson. Lee graduated from Munford High School in 1938 and then attended a small college in Mississippi on an athletic scholarship. During World War II,...

William A. (Bill) Roberts, 94, died November 18 at his home. He was born March 20, 1916, in Topeka, the son of William Julius and Grace Golda Roberts. He was a Sea Scout and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Topeka High School, Stricklers Business College and the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing for Men. He married Lois Allen in...

Carolyn M. Hastings, 77, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2010.Carolyn was born July 30, 1933 in Ottawa, the daughter of Clyde and Genevieve (McClure) Cook. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1953.She worked at Blue Cross & Blue Shield and later as co-owner of R.M. Hastings Garage for 35 years, retiring in 1993.She was a member of...

Raymond Joseph Gatti, Topeka, died at his home on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. He was born on June 14, 1923, in Bellaire, Ohio the son of Joseph and Jennie (Musci) Gatti.After graduation from Bellaire High School, he entered the military and served during World War II as a tail gunner in the 670th Bomb Sq. He flew 19 missions serving...

W.H. "Bill" Craft, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on April 21, 1923 in Evans, LA, the son of Jackson L. and Ellen M. Wilson Craft. He had resided in Leesville, LA until 1946 when he moved to Topeka. He owned and operated Craft & Son until retiring in...

Elizabeth Rachel Eaton, 93, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010. She was born May 5, 1917 in Topeka, the daughter of James O. and Grace (Logan) Miller. She was a 1936 graduate of Topeka High School. She was employed by Stauffer Publications for 25 years, retiring in 1977. She was a lifetime member of the Oakland United Methodist...

Jess Torrez, 84, of Topeka, formerly of Great Bend, KS, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2010 after a battle with esophageal cancer and Alzheimer's at Manor Care Health Services in Topeka. He was born on August 2, 1926 in Hanston, Kansas to Silbrestre and Isabel (Ruiz) Torrez.Jess graduated from Larned High School and then attended police training at the...

Frederick William "Fred" Burnett, 88, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Plaza West.He was born June 15, 1922 in Grand Island, NE. The family moved to St. Joseph, MO where he went to grade school and high school. After serving in the Air Force he graduated from West Virginia University. His job with Hillyard Chemical moved him...

Glenn "Dean" DeGraw, 86, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010.He was born February 6, 1924 in Onaga, Kansas, the son of Osa and Etta (Lieb) DeGraw. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II, stationed in Germany. He was employed as a foreman at the Supply Depot until retiring in 1973. He was a member of the...

William Emerson Stillings, 87, Topeka, formerly of Atchison, died November 11, 2010. Bill was born March 28, 1923, at Cummings, Kansas, son of Walter Kelly Stillings and Mary Ann Wright Stillings. He attended Cummings School and Atchison High School and graduated from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham. He graduated from Strickler's Business College in Topeka and worked for...