James Byron Stephenson, 94, passed away Monday, December 5, 2005 in the assisted living unit at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas.He was born November 14, 1911, in Chautauqua County, Kansas, the son of Hugh Allen and Mertie Mae Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson was raised on a farm five miles east of Sedan and attended grades one through eight at Caney Valley...

James Garland (Jim) Carr was born to John Garland Carr and Mae Alfred Pike Carr on October 28, 1930 in Cleburne, Texas. On August 15, 1950, Jim and Frances Juandell loring were married.Jim hired on with the Santa Fe Railroad in 1948. He held various positions in Cleburne, Chicago, Clovis, Argentine, and Topeka. Jim retired from the ATSF Railway as...

Dale W. Hoopes, 81, of Topeka, formerly of Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away, Friday, December 2, 2005 at Stormont-Vail hospital. He was born December 31, 1923 in Lucas, Kansas the son of James and Daisy Hoopes. He was a veteran of World War II with distinguished service in the United States Navy serving aboard the USS Enterprise. Mr. Hoopes retired from...

Gladys M. Davis, 80, of Topeka, passed away on November 30, 2005 from Alzheimer's complications at an Overbrook care facility. She was born November 14, 1925 in rural Geary County, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Horne. She graduated from Alta Vista High School. Gladys retired from the Topeka Public Library in 1981 after 34 years of service in the...

Gladys Wardell Oakley, a kind and gentle heart stopped beating on the early evening of November 21, 2005 at Lakeland Regional Hospital in Lakeland, Florida. She was prececded in death by her husband of 50 years, Charles Don Oakley of Lakeland, Florida where they retired in 1984. Gladys, born in Caldwell, Kansas March 18, 1917 and raised in Topeka, Kansas....

Terilyn L. Lockhart, 41, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 25, 2005 at at a local hospital.She was born June 26, 1964 in Topeka, the daughter of Daryl and Ruth Scales Everett.She was a 1982 graduate of Topeka High School. She attended Washburn and Freinds Universities. She served for a brief time in the Army. She married Donnie R. Lockhart...

Petra A. Freers, 67, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, November 27, 2005, at her home. She was born July 27, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of Prosper and Dorothy Johnson of Union City, MI. She graduated valedictorian of her class from Union City High School in Michigan, and received a BA degree in Business Education from Michigan State...

Ora J. Hornbeck, 76, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. He was born on June 3, 1929 in El Dorado Springs, MO, the son of Ora and Mina Lovins Hornbeck. He graduated from El Dorado Springs High School and attended business college. He was an Army veteran. He resided in Topeka since...

Robben Lay Shaw, 46, Topeka, died Saturday, November 26, 2005 at a Topeka Hospital after a long illness.Robben was born June 24, 1959 in Brunswick, GA, the daughter of James C. and Barbara A. Bennett Lay, Sr.She had been employed at Frito Lay for 21 years and was a member of B.C.T. & G.M. Union, Local 219. She was a...

OBITUARY: Linvel D. Lakey Linvel D. Lakey, 85, passed away, Sat., Nov. 26, 2005, at a Topeka nursing home. He had lived in Kansas City, MO before moving to Topeka in 2001. He is survived by his nieces: Mary Gehrt of Topeka, Florence Lakey and Wilma Hotson both of Sedalia, MO. He is also surved by his great-nephews: Steven Hall...

Evelyn K. (Price) Hein, 86, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2005.She was born December 26, 1918 in Topeka, the daughter of John B. and May Reed Price. Her grandparents were John B. Price, Sr. and Emma Price , and Colonel and Mrs. George Washington Reed. Col. Reed owned The Topeka Blade, later named The Topeka State Journal. Mrs....

Sgt. Dominic (Nick) Joseph Sacco, 32, Ft. Riley, was killed Sunday, November 20, 2005 in Taji, Iraq.Nick was born November 26, 1972 in Albany, NY, the son of William and Diane Ramandi Sacco. He graduated from Albany High School in 1991.He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 14, 1996. Nick was currently serving his second tour of duty in...

Laura B. Powell,93, of Lecompton, passed away Friday, November 18, 2005 at Deer Park Care Home in Meriden.She was born August 20, 1912, in rural Douglas County, the daughter of George Otis and Laura S. Mathers Morriss.She was an avid gardener and homemaker. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.She married Gilbert W. Powell September 9, 1930...

Evelyn Long Seigle, 92, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2005 at Aldersgate Village, where she had resided since 1994.Evelyn was born in Galveston, TX, December 19, 1912, the daughter of Horace Milton Long and Laura Wallace Long. The family lived next in Topeka where Evelyn attended Lowman Hill Grade School, Boswell Junior High, Topeka High School, and Washburn...

Burton H. "Burt" Edson, 91, Topeka, died Sunday, November 20, 2005 at an Overland Park Hospital.He was born Oct. 15, 1914 in Shawnee County, the son of Charles L. and Daisy Godwin Edson. He graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1932. He was a member of the former Seabrook United Church of Christ, where he served as a trustee...

Lavonne A. Brandenburg, of Silver Lake, passed away Sunday November 20, 2005.She was born July 31, 1929 in Muskegon, Michigan, the daughter of Victor and Doris Danielson. She grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and graduated from Tech High School. She worked as a homemaker and travel agent in Seattle, Wichita, and Topeka.She married Robert Brandenburg on October 4, 1962...

James Arthur (Jim) Monroe died of a heart attack on November 4, 2005 while on safari in Tanzania and Kenya. Jim was born July 12, 1929, in Clay Center, the son of Noah and Isabel Monroe.He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and graduated from Wyandotte High School. He attended Park College and Kansas City Junior College before transferring to...

Harry John Devlin, 75, Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at a local hospital.Harry was born December 15, 1929 in Topeka, the son of Harry J. and Elizabeth Ann Porubsky Devlin. He attended Topeka parochial schools.Harry served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for Santa Fe Railroad as a Coach Carpenter in the...

Erma Louise Short Finney, 95, formerly of Chanute, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor where she lived since October of 2004. She was born on August 11, 1910 in her grandparents' home in Chanute, Kansas to Edgar and Edna Hough Short.Louise began school in Coffeyville, Kansas and continued there through third grade. Her family moved...

George Emil Steuber, 78, Burlington, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at Coffey County Hospital.George was born October 1, 1927 in Westphalia, the son of Emil Henry and Anna Behrens Steuber. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.George worked for many years in bridge construction throughout Eastern Kansas.George was a member of the Topeka Chapter of...