Our beloved son Colton Wayne Shelar, 22 months, of Marathon, Florida, passed away, Monday, September 13,2004 following a drowning accident in Topeka. Colton brightened the lives of everyone he touched with his endless energy for life. Colton was born October 30, 2002 in Key West, Florida. He is a native "Conch" baby of the Florida Keys. Colton is survived by...

Patricia C. Edsall, 59, Topeka, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 at Stormont -Vail Reg. Health Center. She was born May 24, 1945 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Armol E. Brown and Pauline G. Brown Roberts. She graduated from Highland Park High School. She owned and operated Edsall Auto Service for over 30 years with her husband Joe. She married...

Forrest Merle Chapman, Sr., 90 of Topeka, died Monday, September 13, 2004 at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born on March 20, 1914 at Arkansas City, Kansas the son of Ralph and Carrie S. Bell Chapman. He graduated from Paola High School, Paola, Ks. in 1932. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. Degree in Business...

Edna V. Spear, 103, Topeka, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.She was born Oct. 21, 1900 at Clay Center, the daughter of William F. and Bonnetta Heikes Carls. She moved with her family as a child to Wakarusa, and had lived in Berryton for 33 years. She graduated from Topeka High School and attended Kansas State College, Manhattan.Mrs....

Iris Marie Miller` 88, Of Topeka died September 12, 2004 at her home. She was born February 12, 1916 in Early, Iowa the daughter of George and Blanch Bedell. Iris married Lester Miller April 6, 1935 in Holton, he survives. Iris was a homemaker.She was preceded in death by her parents and six sisters and two brothers. Other survivors include...

HELEN ELIZABETH GOHEEN FARMERHelen Elizabeth Goheen Farmer, 98, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2004, at Eudora Nursing Center, Eudora, KS. Helen was born May 22, 1906 in Lewiston, ID, to Clarence and Grace (Brinton) Goheen. She was a member of Highland Park UnitedMethodist Church of Topeka and the Rebekah Lodge in Lawrence, KS. Helen was preceded...

Jane C. Hess, 66, of Lee's Summit ,MO, formerly of Topeka, died Friday, September 10, 2004 at a Lee's Summit hospital.She was born July 7, 1938 in Topeka to Lloyd and Mary Copenhafer.She attended Topeka public schools and Washburn University where she was an active member of the Delta Gamma Sorority, graduating in 1960 with a bachelors degree.She married Gary...

Sara E. Scott, 76, passed away, Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 at Midland Hospice House. She was born May 27, 1928 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Clyde and Sadie (Keaney) Parsons.She married Richard L. Scott Feb. 14, 1946 in Topeka, KS. He survives.She moved from California after 30 years. She has been a Topeka resident since 1983.Sara worked as a...

Cora Anna Fitzjohn Durst passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital on Tuesday, September 7th, 2004. Cora Ann was born at Monett, Missouri, daughter of John & Nola Fitzjohn. After graduating from Monett High School, she moved to Springfield, Missouri where she worked as a private secretary to Ed Bibxy, the editor of The Springfield News & Leader. On June 4,...

Sherman C. "Sam" Larsen, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2004 at Plaza West. He was born on October 5, 1927 in Powers, Oregon, the son of Joyes E. and Pearl E. Clark Larsen. He was a paratrooper serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 31...

Mary Slocum, 72, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2004 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on December 6, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Claire and Dorothy Ely. She grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, MN. She married Oliver Slocum, was a homemaker and raised her three children in...

David R. Ewing, 85, died Sept 1 at a local hospital.Mr Ewing was member of the First Presbyterian Church. He had previously served as an elder and deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of St Louis.Mr Ewing retired Nov 5, 1976 from the National Archives and Records Service with the Federal Government. He was first employed in the War Department...

Louis J. Duncan, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at a Topeka hospital. He was born August 27, 1910 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Charles E. and Ola Cranfill Duncan. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy in 1931. He was a member of the Lions Club in Clinton, Oklahoma. He came...

Louise Evarts, 68, Auburn, KS died Monday, August 30, 2004 at her home.She was born March 15, 1936 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Tom R. and Jennie Pearl May Frye.She is survived by a daughter; Debra S. and husband Kevin Myers of Topeka, a son; Bobby Evarts of Auburn. Grandsons Shawn Myers and Brandon Myers both of Topeka. Brother;...

Joseph W. Viney, 89, of Topeka, died Sundady, August 29,2004 at a local care facility.He was born on August 4, 1914 in Murdock, Kansas to William and Clara Davenport Viney.After attending school, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for three years in thge late ninteen thirties. He then went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad as a carman...

Dorothy Marie Linder, 89, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2004 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born January 19, 1915, to W.C. Long and Hulda Anna Cook (Long) in Langdon, Kan. She attended high school in Ozawkie, Kan. She worked for City & Launder for 13 years and Crawford Laundromat for 12 years before beginning her career...

Dorothy N. Wright , 85, of Topeka, passed away,Thursday, August 26, 2004 at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington, Virginia. She was born August 1, 1919 in Topeka, the daughter of Robert L. and Nellie Bergman McFerren. She lived in the Kansas City area for 20 years. Dorothy spent the majority of her life in Topeka. She worked for Security Benefit Life...

Judy K. Vigola, 61, of Topeka, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.She was born on Octobr 16, 1942 in Osage City, KS to William E. amd Julia E. Moore Vigola.She graduated in 1960 from Garnett High School. After high school she attended Emporia State University and Ottawa University. She worked for ten years at Topeka State Hospital....

Homer Jameson George Homer Jameson, 92, Topeka, passed away Saturday, Aug. 28th., 2004 at Aldersgate Village. He was born April 2, 1912 at Garrison, Kansas to George H. and Emma Swan Jameson. He spent his early years on the family farm near Garrison graduating from Garrison High School in 1929. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1935 as Landscape...

Eugene "Gene" Jonathan Anderson, 88 died August 26, 2004, at Midland Hospice House Topeka, Kansas. Gene was born in Topeka, Kansas, on Sept. 4, 1915, to Grace Byers and Charles Anderson. He attended Topeka Public Schools and was graduated from Topeka High School in 1934. He was graduated from Strickler Business College and later took classes at Rocky Mountain Junior...