Wilma E. Ingram, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at a local hospital.Wilma was born April 24, 1933 on a farm outside Tribune, to William and Letha Byerly. She was one of five children. She lived there until she completed high school and then moved to Kansas City and attended Kansas City Business College. Wilma married...

Edward "Salty" Brault, 77, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. He was born October 9, 1927 in Denver, CO; the son of Charles and Alma Brault. Edward served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 165 for 43 years. Edward married Arlene Bedell on August...

Lee Roy Howard, 84, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at a local hospital.Lee was born July 14, 1921 in Stroud, Ok the son of Lee and Emma Powers Howard. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Lee worked for J. C. Nichols in the maintenance department for 30 years, retiring in 1978. Lee married Emma...

D. Barbara (Moore) WymanD. Barbara Wyman, 74, passed away September 27, 2005, at Midland Hospice, Topeka, Kansas. Barbara was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on June 1, 1931, the daughter of Harry "Deane" and Beatrice Allison. She graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1949. Barbara graduated from RN training in Cleveland in 1952. She attended Anesthesia training in Pittsburgh,...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Norma Purvis HillNorma Purvis Hill, of Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday September 24th. She was born on June 9, 1942 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Norman "Bud" and Pauline Huff Purvis. She attended Kansas University and Washburn University. She was a homemaker and an avid volunteer at Doorstep, the Topeka Zoo and a number of other local organizations....

Eleanor A. Daniel, 95, of Topeka, died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility.Eleanor was born February 5, 1910 at Blue Mound, KS, the daughter of John O. and Nannie Johnson Thoms.She grew up in Osawatomie, Ks and graduated from High School there in 1929. After which, she was employed by the state before moving to Topeka in...

Doris F. Snyder, 90, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Deer Park Senior Home in Meriden. She was born October 16, 1914 in Pottawatomie County, the daughter of Ora and Florence Nadeau Ditch.She retired from the State of Kansas as a clerk.Doris was married to Donald Stevens for 17 years. She later married Wilson "Bill" Snyder, May...

George Brinton "Grandpa George" Vincent, 86, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Midland Hospice House. He was born July 7, 1919 in Sterling, Kansas, the son of Stephen and Ursa Ross Vincent. George graduated from Ottawa High School in 1939. He attended Ottawa University and Kansas Sate University and then he was drafted into the U.S. Army...

Myrle Margaret Hersh DrakeMyrle Drake, 96, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, September 25, 2005, at Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born June 27, 1909 in Fulton County, Ipava, Illinois the daughter of Elmer M. and Estella Huff Thomas of Emporia, Kansas. She moved to Kansas with her parents in 1917. Myrle was a graduate of Emporia High School and Emporia Business...

Doris A. Sheetz, 89, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 23, 2005 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor.She was born June 27, 1916 in Marquette, the daughter of Arvid W. and Iva B. Cutright Shuberg.She attended Topeka Public Schools. She was active at Potwin Presbyterian Church, Second Presbyterian Church, Topeka Women's Club and the Stormont-Vail Women's Auxiliary. She worked for the...

Meta Esther Speerschneider, 90, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, September 23, 2005 at Lexington Park. She was born in Linwood, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard Carl Frederick and Jennie Gustava Newman Speerschneider. She graduated in 1932 from Linwood Rural High School and attended Stricklers Business College in Topeka. Meta worked as a secretary at Kansas State University in Manhattan, from...

Stephen D. Jenyik, 53, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 23, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Medical Center due to an extended illness.Stephen was very intellectual and enjoyed reading, music, and kindness.He is survived by one lifelong friend and ally, Rosemarie Adkins, of Topeka. No services are scheduled, however to light a candle in remembrance of Stephen's birthday on October 8, 2005...

E. Nadine Shores, 88, of Topeka, beloved aunt and friend, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005 at a local retirement community.She was born May 27, 1917 in Osawatomie, the daughter of James and Minnie (Lemmons) Shores.Miss Shores spent her childhood in Independence, Garnett, and Burlington, Kansas, graduating from Garnett High School in 1935. She moved to Topeka in 1941. She...

Owen Allen Renbarger infant son of Brian and Bethany Renbarger passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2005 in NICU at Stormont-Vail Hospital. Owen was born August 30, 2005 in Topeka. Survivors include his parents Brian and Bethany Renbarger, Topeka; his brother Tyler Renbarger, Topeka; great grandparents, Glenna Walters, Topeka; Bernard McCarty, Mountain Grove, MO; Al Gentilcore, Orange, CA; grandparents, Patrick and...

Miriam P. Kious, 96, of Sequim, WA., formerly of Topeka, passed away August 30, 2005.Born in Knoxville, IA, to Levi Benjamin and Myrtle (Condit) Leonard, she moved with her family to Topeka in the early 1920's. A life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, she worked for Southwestern Bell for thirty years.Mrs. kious moved to Sequim in 1996 and...

Dr. Robert Fredrick Torrence, 73, of Topeka, beloved husband, loving father, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, doctor, and friend passed away on Friday, September 16th , 2005 while vacationing in Oregon. "Doc" was born April 25th, 1932 in Bristol, Colorado to Ella Gregory Torrence and Joseph Laurence Torrence. He was the only brother to five sisters; Mary Beth Boyd of Pueblo, CO,...

SEQUIM, W.A.- Miriam P. Kious, 96, of Sequim, W.A., formerly of Topeka, passed away August 30, 2005. Born in Knoxville, IA, to Levi Benjamin and Myrtle (Condit) Leonard, she moved with her family to Topeka in the early 1920s. A life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, she worked for Southwestern Bell for thirty years. Mrs. Kious moved to...

One of the last of a kind, compassionate "country doctors" passed away on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2004 at a local hospital. Still practicing medicine after 55 years, he will be greatly missed by his patients, who have trusted his judgment and benefited from his expertise and wisdom all these years.Doctor "Bill" was born April 19, 1924 in Manhattan, KS, where...

Erma Beth Brooks, 97, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, September 16, 2005 at Briarcliff Care Center. She was born October 30, 1907 in Beloit, KS, the daughter of Abner Hayes and Angela S. McCune McManis. Erma grew up on a farm in Americus, KS. She graduated from Americus High School as Salutatorian of the 13 member Class of 1927. She...

Gladys L. Goodman, 100, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at her home.She was born September 9, 1905 in Norcatur, to Joseph W. and Ada L. Garrett Founds. Gladys graduated from Wheaton High School and lived in the Wheaton community before moving to Topeka in 1976. She was a homemaker. Gladys and her husband owned the Wheaton...