Bonnie Belle Byington, 83, died Saturday, February 11th at the Brewster Place Health Center, Topeka. She was born January 3, 1923 on a farm near Elk City, Kansas, to M. C. (Clell) Simmons and Agnes Speirs Simmons. She was preceded in death by one sister, Irma Jane Freeman, and by two brothers, Willis Simmons and William Simmons. She graduated from...

Bob Florence, Jr., 76 of Topeka, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2006 at his home. Bob was born November 16, 1929 in Topeka, son of Robert A. and Grace (Young) Florence, Sr..He graduated from Topeka High School in 1947 and attended Washburn University. Bob was united in marriage to Gladys Bowser in Topeka in 1952. They were married for 53...

James Marion Creviston Sr. died on Feb. 12 at St. Francis Hospital of complications from pneumonia. He was 80.Jim was born on Jan. 25, 1926, in Manhattan, Kan., to Orville and Hallie Cinnamon Creviston. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1943 and attended Kansas State University. After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the watch- and clock-making trade, he became...

Virginia L. Cromley, 85, of Topeka passed away Saturday Feb. 11, 2006 at Aldersgate Village.She was born May 25, 1920 in Dover, Arkansas, the daughter George Washington and Columbia Darthula "Dolly" Roth Hobbs.She and her mother moved to Kansas at the age of 18 and resided in Topeka until her passing. She was a homemaker and an avid reader. She...

Elsie Hilbert, 87, of Topeka, passed away 02-10, 2006. She grew up in Richland, Kansas. Mrs. Hilbert retired after 24 years with Capper's Weekly.Elsie was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years Claude G. Hilbert. Survivors include her children, Larry Hilbert and his wife Sherrill, Connie Proctor and her husband Art of Edmond, OK; her grandchildren, Cyndi Howe,...

Joyce V. Hankamer, 77, Topeka, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 at her home.She was born Aug. 4, 1928 in Garnett, the daughter of Frank and Esther Chambers Ecord. She came to Topeka with her family as a small child, graduated from Topeka High School, and attended Kansas State University and Washburn University.Mrs. Hankamer was a member of First Congregational Church,...

Sandra A. McKinnon, 72, of Topeka, passed away Friday, February 10, 2006.Sandra was born May 28, 1933 in Wamego, KS, daughter of Willard and Ione Balderson.She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Kansas and earned a Master's degree in Education from Emporia State University. Sandra taught junior high English in Topeka for many years. Survivors:...

Bernie M. Finney, 86, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2006.Bernie was born March 27, 1919 in Douglas County, KS, daughter of John B. and Dora Haferbier Maness.She graduated from Lawrence Memorial High School in 1937. Bernie was united in marriage to Howard A. Finney in Lawrence, KS in 1942; he preceded her in death in 1996.Bernie worked for...

Debra S. Wolff, 45, of Topeka passed away Thursday Feb. 9, 2006 at her home after a short illness.She was born March 24, 1960 in Topeka, the daughter of Jack and Elda Garhan.She was a 1978 graduate of Topeka West High School and graduated from Washburn University with a bachelor's degree in Social Work in 1983. She worked for the...

Bernita Lorene Saphir, 91, of Topeka, formerly of Tulsa, OK., passed away Thursday Feb. 9 2006 at Brewster Place Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past nine years.Bernita was born November 14, 1914 in Neodesha, KS., the daughter of Leonard and Eudora Powell.She married Roland Bailey on May 25, 1932. They later divorced. She married William...

Delbert L. Wyant, 80, of Topeka, went to be with his loving wife on Monday, February 6, 2006. He was born on April 19, 1925 in Grenola, the son of Walter and Elizabeth Schul Wyant. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was employed as a carman for the Santa Fe Railroad in both Wichita and Topeka for 42...

Edna Irene Gigous was born March 16, 1928 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She died February 7, 2006 in Midland Hospice in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Peter and Sophie Stang. They immigrated to the United States from a German settlement in Russia in 1913. Edna was a homemaker and later retired from J. C. Penney's. She married Thomas Gigous...

Major Ronald L. Rousser, 41, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. He was born on September 8, 1964 in Salina, the son of Robert and Linda Johnson Rousser. He graduated from Manhattan High School. He graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor Degree in Architectural Engineering. He then...

Betty M. Swan, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday Feb. 7, 2006 at McCrite Plaza. She was born September 18, 1918 in McLouth, the daughter of Dr. William L. and Nellie Lowry Borst.She was raised in North Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School. In her early years, she was an active member of the North Topeka Baptist Church where...

Vicky Sue (Moran) Bayless, 55, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, February 5, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. She was born February 10, 1950 in Topeka the daughter of Floyd and Beth Moran. Vicky was a graduate of Washburn Rural High School. She attended Washburn University and Clark's Business School. Vicky was employed by the City of Topeka...

Loyd V. Kimble, 84, Joplin, MO, formerly of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at a Joplin hospital.Loyd was born April 6, 1921 in Topeka, the son of Dell V. and Lucy Maude Miller Kimble.He was employed by Duffins Optical for 44 years, retiring as foreman in the lens surfacing department.Loyd was a member of the Eagles Lodge...

Debra L. Norgaard-Pedersen, 51, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at her home. Debra was born on December 29, 1954 in McPherson, the daughter of Edward R. and Joan R. Scott Bunker. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1973. She was employed by the Shawnee County Motor Vehicle Department until 1980. She then operated a...

Betty Jane LaRue, 80, passed away at Aldersgate Village on February 5, 2006. She was born in Nevada, MO, daughter of William and Gladys Wyatt, on January 14, 1926.Betty attended Nevada schools and graduated from high school there. In 1944 she married Wilbur L. LaRue, was married for 27 years and raised four children.She obtained a bachelors degree from Washburn...

Derrald L. "Shorty" Tibbits, 72, Topeka, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital.He was born July 14, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Earl O. and Marie Peavler Tibbits.Shorty retired from Kansas Sand & Concrete. He was a 24 year member of the Teamsters Union.He was a charter member of Topeka Baptist Church.He married Shirley Bond on June...

Winifred M. "Winnie" Wise, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Midland Hospice.Winnie was born November 30, 1916 in Washington County, the youngest daughter of Jacob and Ida Donovan Walters. She worked for the Kansas State Highway Department, retiring after 31 years of dedicated service in 1982.Winnie married Glen R. Wise on February 5, 1942 in...