Betty Jane Hart, 85, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 14 at Lexington Park Nursing Center.She was born December 29, 1919 in St. Mary's, KS, the daughter of Clarence M. and Mary D. Witter Yocum.She graduated from St. Mary's High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College where she earned her teaching certificate. She was an elementary music and physical...

Nellie M. Collier Duzan, 95, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 14, 2005 at a local care facility. She was born Arpil 14, 1910 in Paris, Illionois, the daughter of Stephen A. and Nora B. Benjamin Collier.She lived in Redmon, Illinois, Mt. Vernon, Indiana and Lincoln, Nebraska before moving to Topeka. She married Everett M. Davis in 1926 in Paris,...

Robert Franklin "Bob" Williams, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. Robert was born on September 26, 1923 in Topeka, the eldest son of Dwight Franklin and Cora Etta Johnson Williams. Robert was graduated from Topeka High School and Washburn University. Mr. Williams was employed at Topeka State Hospital for thirteen years, the...

Patricia H. Wilson, 94, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Rolling Hills Health Center. She was born on September 13, 1911 in Bourbon, MO, the daughter of Fred S. and Ina Turley Hill. She lived most of her life in Topeka. She was a homemaker. She married Harry A. Wilson on September 28, 1938. He preceded...

Lois L. Stewart, 92, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.She was born July 4, 1913 in Boliver, MO, the daughter of Marion A. and Mattie May Blevins Broomfield.After graduating from high school, she attended business college and went to work as a stenographer for the Santa Fe Railroad, retiring after 13 and a half...

Frances C. Nelson, 88, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at a local hospital. She was born August 23, 1917 in Lost Springs, the daughter of Carl A. and Sibyl Lundquist Stromberg.Frances attended Elementary School in Freemount and graduated from Lindsborg High School.She had been a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church since 1954.Frances married Wesley E. Nelson...

Mary LaVon Hedges, 80, Topeka, died November 9, 2005 at Stormont Vail Health Care. LaVon was born November 6, 1925 in Marshall County Kansas to Verne and Freda Winney. She moved to Topeka in 1944 after attending a one-room school in Marshall county and graduating from Marysville High School. She married Eldon Thomas Hedges in Topeka on March 18, 1950....

Thomas Lowell Buckley, 76, died Wed. Nov. 9th, 2005, at Select Specialty Hospital,Topeka, KS.He was born March 16, 1929 in Fairmont, W. VA, the son of Harry D. Buckley and Dorothy V. Childs. After graduation from Fairmont High School, he attended a local college for 2 years and then joined the USCG in Sept. 1948. He was assigned to the...

Frieda Beck, 78, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 7, 2005 at St. Francis Health Center.Frieda was born July 28, 1927 in Kansas City, Kansas to Louis and Mary Verderber. She married Lewis L. Beck in 1951 and later settled in Topeka. Frieda retired from Southwestern Bell.She was a devoted wife and mother and was an avid gardener; not to...

Bessie Young-Carver, 57, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born in Preston, Mississipi October 30, 1948. Cremation is planned. She will lie in state from 1:00 pm until 5:00pm Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association or to the American...

Ione Y. Grier, 86, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 4, 2005 at Aldersgate Village.She was born July 8, 1919 in Kenton, Ohio, the daughter of Halsey D. and Esther (Peacock) Youngs.She graduated from Marysville College in Tennessee with a bachelors degree in home econonmics. She then received a masters degree in special education from the University of Kansas. She...

Raymond Dale Mundy, 58, of Carbondale, died Tuesday, November 1, 2005 from injuries sustained in a car pedestrian accident. He was born June 7, 1947 in Burlingame, Kansas, the son of Jesse and Eva (Saffle) Mundy.He was a 1966 graduate of Wichita East High School. He entered the Navy immediately after high school and was stationed aboard the USS Howard...

Alvin Argus Stevens, 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2005 at his son's home after a lengthy illness.He was born November 23, 1917 in Atchison, the son of Cecil and Martha Wegner Stevens.The family moved to White River, South Dakota and returned to Kansas after a few years to live near Onaga, KS. He attended both country schools...

Reverend Albert C. Burroughs, 91, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, November 3, 2005 at this home. Rev. Burroughs was born September 3, 1914, at Grand Island, Nebraska, the son of Rev. Albert M. and Marie Zschoche Burroughs. In 1934 he was graduated from St. Paul's College, Concordia, MO, where he was President of the student body. He has his degree...

Kristen Kay Ralls, 41, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2005.Kristen was born January 25, 1964 in Topeka the daughter of Ernest E. and Willa Jean Saylors Anderson. She attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1982. She was a Tomboy and enjoyed going to auctions with her dad. She enjoyed the outdoors, particularly searching...

Delbert G. Sinning, 77, Topeka, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.He was born Dec. 6, 1927 in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of George and Lydia Ruth Lay Sinning. He was raised in Franklin, NE and graduated from high school there. He came to Topeka in 1961.Mr. Sinning worked for Cargill for 27 years before retiring on Jan....

Ruth Aleene Gamber, 91, Topeka, died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at a Topeka retirement community.She was born February 23, 1914 in Valencia, the daughter of Lloyd and Julia Schoebel Miller. She graduated from Greely County Community High School in Tribune and the University of Kansas.Mrs. Gamber, a long time Topekan, taught at State Street Elementary School for more than 25...

Margarette L. "Maggie" Lane, 77, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 23 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born November 20, 1927 in Topeka, the daughter of Alexander and Ethyl Baker Rogers.Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Gilbert and her husband Gary, Linda Clark and her husband Gary, all of Topeka, three sisters; Eva Marie Manning, Topeka, Francis Rogers, Illinois, Phyllis Ashcraft,...

Charles M. Williams, Jr., 85, longtime resident of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.Charles was born in Topeka, June 4, 1920 to Charles and Fern Williams, Sr.. Charles married Margaret "Maxine" Thompson on September 27, 1941. Charles served his country in the U.S. Navy as a veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict.He touched...

Harriette Florence Gulley Seufert, 93, of Wamego, formerly of Topeka, died October 22, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. She was born January 19, 1912 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Samuel F. and Mary Ellen Harris Gulley.She was a member of Potwin Presbyterian Church, Helena Chapter #210 Order of the Eastern Star, Areme Star; and Electa Club. Harriette was married...