Elmer Gifford Kearns, 82, of Topeka, died Monday, July 19, 2004 at Midland Hospice House. He was born on July 12, 1922 at Linn, Kansas, the son of George and Bertha Mickel Kearns. He attended school in Washington and Clay Counties in Kansas. On October 9, 1942, he entered the military service and served in the Navy during WWII. He...

James W. Porter, 93, Topeka, died Thursday, July 15, 2004 at his residence.He was born March 1, 1911, in Topeka, the son of William L. and Gweneth Petty Porter. He attended Topeka public schools, graduating from Topeka High School in 1929, and from the University of Chicago in 1933, where he was captain of the basketball team. He received his...

DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL TOPEKA, KANSASFamily contact name and telephone number: Shirley Austerman 316-207-7279 (Daughter)1. Full Name: Meredith Clark Dougherty Age: 80 Years Sex: F2. Current address: Topeka, KS3. Date of death: July 15, 2004 4 Place of death: Topeka, KS 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: August 22, 1923 Place of birth: Fort...

Catherine Davis Haynes, 97, Topeka died July 15, 2004 in a Topeka nursing home. She was born March 24, 1907 in Rossville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Henry Hawkins and Blanche Baird Davis. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1925. She belonged to the Lowman Hill United Methodist Church and the Sunshine Group of Lowman's Bus Society....

Lester Loren Ewing Lester Loren Ewing, 85, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. Mr. Ewing was born on Dec. 12, 1918, in Mill Grove, Mo., to Herschal and Bonnie Travis Ewing. He has been a resident of Topeka since 1959. Lester graduated from Chanute High School. He served in the Army Air Corps during World...

Walter H. Porter, a legend in Kansas farming and ranching for 60 years, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in his home after a brief illness. He was 84. Mr. Porter was a life long farmer and rancher, who in his long and active life received numerous awards from the Farm Bureau, Livestock Association and numerous agricultural organizations. Bill House of...

Charles L. "Sam" Lutz78, Topeka, passed away Thursday, July 8th at a Topeka hospital. He was born November 21, 1925 in Holton, KS the son of Carles and Mae Hill Lutz. He was a decorated Navy Veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was one of the few survivors of the sinking of USS Phillip F. Thomas...

Shirley L. Phillips, of Topeka, died Sunday, July 11, 2004. She was born on July 14, 1930, nearValley Falls, Ks., the daughter of John Henry and Pauline Groner Jones. She married CarlPhillips on June 25, 1948. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1996. She was also preceded indeath by her parents, her sister, Camille, her daughter, Pamela and...

Enid Geraldine "Jerry" Noland, 85, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Midland Hospice House. She was born May 29, 1919 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Claus and Iva Davis. Jerry was a homemaker. She was a member of Central Park Christian Church since 1953. Jerry was a teacher and children's nursery volunteer 25 years at...

Janice Marie Cokeley, 72, of Topeka, died of ovarian cancer at her home early Sunday Morning, July 11, 2004 after an extended illness. She was born November 15, 1931 in Morgantown, West Virginia, the only child of H. William and Anna Weiland Doubles. Raised in that community, Janice graduated from Morgantown High School in 1949. She then attended the Morgantown...

Forest Courtner, 81, of Topeka passed away on July 11, 2004 at his residence. Forest was a CPCU agent for the Kogen Agency. Forest was born on October 13, 1922 in Topeka, the son of Cecil and Louise Courtner. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.Forest had been a member of Countryside United Methodist Church for...

Patricia Ruth Miller, 72, passed away July 8, 2004, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Pat was born November 18, 1931, in Chamberlain, South Dakota to Lloyd and Ida Gramm Smith. She and her family moved to Topeka, Kansas, when she was in junior high. She graduated from Topeka High School where she met her future husband James Robert Miller. Pat and...

James Edward Everitt, 24 passed away July 9th, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka.Jim was born in Topeka on March 15, 1980.He attended Shawnee Heights High School. He is survived by his father Rick Everitt and his companion Lisa Broxterman of Wichita, his mother and stepfather Rebekah & Rex Wyre of Carbondale, his sister Katy Everitt of Carbondale, and his...

Sheelah Dougherty Brown, 55, of Topeka died July 8, 2004. Sheelah held many Corporate management and executive positions worldwide with IBM, Nortel, and Eli Lilly. She returned to Topeka to help start a family business, Topeka Liquor Club. She was born on March 19, 1949, the daughter of Jim and Meredith Dougherty. She graduated from Topeka High School, Washburn University...

Anne Marie Sabol was born in Akron, Ohio on 05-09-17. Moved to Topeka in 1944 and died on Thursday 07-08-04 at Plaza West Care Center after a long illness.Penwell Gabel Mid Town Chapel will conduct funeral arrangements and service will be at the Seaman Congregational United Church of Christ 2:00 p.m. on Monday 07-12 -04. Burial will be in Rochester...

Howard M. McKnight, 89, of Topeka, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on May 19, 1915 at Eskridge, Ks., the son of Henry David and Lottie Eunice Adolph McKnight. He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad for 13 years. He then became a carpenter and was...

Charles E. Price Charles E. Price, 57, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at his home. He was born Nov. 5, 1946, in Cleveland, Miss., the son of Roscoe and Maudie Lewis McKnight Price. He served in the Army in Vietnam. Mr. Price was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He also was a member...

1. Full Name: Charles Earl Price Age: 57 Years Sex: M2. Current address: Topeka3. Date of death: , July 6, 2004 4 Place of death: Topeka 5. Cause of death: 6. Date of birth: November 5, 1946 Place of birth: Cleveland, Mississippi 6.b. Parents: Roscoe and Maudie Lewis McKnight Price Maudie Lewis 6.c. Years in current city/town: 7. Background: He...

Gerald L. Holmes, 75, of Topeka, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on August 9, 1928 in Overbrook, Ks., the son of Jack and Hazel Mowell Holmes. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a truck driver for the American Bakery. He was a member of Highland Heights Christian...

GILBERT GORDON GAINESGilbert Gordon Gaines died peacefully at Aldersgate Village, Topeka, Kansas, on Sunday, July 4, 2004.He was born April 4, 1916, in Clarksville, Texas, the son of Gilbert G. and Ethel Pope Gaines. He is survived by his sister, Katharine.Gaines, Middletown, New York.Gaines studied piano and voice with Myrtle Dunn Short at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, where he...