Raymond R. Compton, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at his home. He was born on January 14, 1925 in Sarton, WV, the son of Elbert J. and Cordia E. Weikle Compton. He was an Army veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific theater. He moved to Topeka in 1946. He was employed by Goodyear Tire...

Jack E. Dickerson, age 82, of Topeka passed away on Monday, January 23, 2006. Jack was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 19, 1923 to John and Grace Dickerson. He grew up in Joplin and served in the U.S. Army in Europe during WWII. He married Fern Harris in Joplin on November 7, 1941 and they had four children. Jack...

Adelbert "Del" Henry Grau was born December 31, 1919 in Mound Township, Phillips County to Henry and Anna Bach Grau. He died January 23, 2006 at Rolling Hills Health Center, Topeka, at the age of 86.He was baptized January 25, 1920 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, Kansas and confirmed on March 25, 1934 at Zion Lutheran Church, Belmont Township, Phillips...

Darren S. Shiflett, 29, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at his residence.Darren was born November 2, 1976 in Manhattan, the son of Michael and Nyla Barker Shiflett. He attended Topeka schools and graduated from Topeka High School in 1995. He played on the varsity soccer team and was active in the youth group at Town & Country...

Carl E."Sarge" Miller, 69, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2006 at a Topeka hospital ER. He was born on June 9, 1936 in Sedalia, MO, the son of Olin A. and Bessie L. Case Miller. Carl was a career Air Force veteran, serving until his retirement in September of 1973. After his retirement, he worked in car...

Pauline B. "Paula" Hagen, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at a Topeka retirement center. She was born on October 20, 1918 in Eolia, KY, the daughter of Dock and Elizabeth Blair Boggs. Paula lived in Eolia for 19 years before moving to Topeka in 1937 where she has since resided. She owned and operated Kan.Do...

Charles "Bus" Kasper Portman passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, January 15, 2006.Charles was born on October 6, 1911 in Springfield, MO to Gus and Alice Portman.Charles is survived by his wife, Betty; son, Charles and wife, Gina, of Tulsa, Ok; grandsons David, Geoff and Andy; daughter, Kathy Portman of Overland Park, KS; brother, Bill and wife, Carolyn,...

Ivan R. "Bud" Epley, 77, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2006 at a local hospital.Ivan was born September 26, 1928 in Elk Creek, NE, the son of Raymond A. and Margretha Radamacher Epley. He was a Damage Controlman Third Class in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954.Ivan owned and operated the Kansas-Missouri Silo Company in Topeka for...

Gordon E. Raiman, 93, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2006 at Lexington Park Nursing Home. He was born November 13, 1912 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Sam and Julia Raiman. He served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II from November of 1942 through May of 1945. He was part owner of Duff and...

Leona L. Olsen, 82, Topeka, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2006.Leona was born March 23, 1923 in Oak Hill, the daughter of Edwin W. and Elizabeth Fisher Mall. She was the youngest sister of eight children and a twin sister of Leon. Leona was raised in Abilene.Leona owned and operated Maternal Land in Topeka for 36 years.She was a...

GloriaConstance Gloria Davidson, 79, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Stormont Vail Health Center, after a bravely fought battle against breast cancer.Gloria was born August 5, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA, to Retta and Orville Gibson. She grew up and went thru school in Wellington, KS, with her mother and her stepfather, Harold "Pat" Fetters, and where...

Stacie Ann Tuell, 39, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 at Stormont Vail Regional Health Center after a courageous five year battle with cancer.She was born October 23, 1966 in Topeka, the daughter of George Steven and Patricia Sue (Myers) Murray.She was a 1985 graduate of Topeka West High School and attended Washburn University. She worked for the...

Stokes Richard "Dick" Dodson, Jr.,age 78, passed away on Friday, January 13th at Midland Hospice House.He was born in Hoyt, Kansas on June 3, 1927, son of Stokes and Beulah Dodson. He attended Lowman and Randolph Grade Schools, Boswell Junior High and graduated from Topeka High School in 1945, where he pitched for the baseball team. He attended Washburn University.Dick...

Jean Y. Keck Sipes, 65, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at her home.Jean was born April 18, 1940, daughter of Clarence and Minnie Drinen Keck on their farm near Oketo in Marshall County. She and her identical twin, June, established Keck Twins Beauty Shop in Topeka and worked side by side for many years. Jean was married...

JEANNIE LAVONNE CAYLOR DURSTObituary NoticeJeannie Lavonne Caylor Durst was born on Father's Day, June 16, 1948, in Ottawa, Kansas to Martha Joan Baugher and Vernon Dean Caylor. Her teenage parents borrowed .00 to elope. A recently surfaced photograph shows Joan looking the part of a small town high school cheerleader and Vern looking the part of a dashing rebel (like...

Sergeant Charles "Gadget" S. Allen, 37, of Topeka, died as a result of a helicopter crash in Northern Iraq January 8, 2006. He was born May 23, 1968 in Anchorage, Alaska the son of Kenneth and Sharon Scott Allen. Charles served in the United States Navy ten years before enlisting in the National Guard. He served in Iraq from August...

Teresa K. "Terry" Duvall, 60, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, from complication of Diabetes and Leukemia. Terry was born November 25, 1945 in Warsaw, Missouri, the daughter of Robert M. and Mildred Davis. She was raised in southwest Missouri and graduated from Lebanon High School 1963. She married Bobby Joe Duvall on March...

Lucille A. Gettig Halley, 85, of Topeka passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at a Rossville care facility. She was born on November 24, 1920 in Topeka, the daughter of Fred W. and Velvia Bond Chincholl. She graduated from Topeka High School. She resided in California and Missouri before returning to Topeka where she spent most of her life....

Calvin G. Hagelgantz, 64, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Calvin was preceded in death by infant daughter, Paula and parents, Wes and Ruth Hagelgantz.Survivors include: his wife, Linda, daughter Janelle, and sons Kent and Craig, of Topeka, and son Brad, daughter in law, Magaly, and granddaughter, Baylee, of KC MO; brother, Robert, and sister, Elaine Johnson, of...

Milda M. Hock, 91, of Topeka, passed away Monday, January 9, 2006 at a local hospital.She was born November 1, 1914 in Meriden, KS, the daughter of August Joe and Ida M. Rettke Kelch.She worked for Security Benefit Life Insurance until she was forced to retire due to being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Her husband, Vinton E. Hock, cared for...