Betty Ann JensenBetty Ann Jensen, 77, of Kingman, Arizona died September 10, 2003. She was born December 26, 1925 in Clements, Kansas to Merrill and Anna E. Mills. She was raised in Topeka and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1942. She retired from the City of Topeka after 28 years of service to enjoy a life of travel....

Mr. Harvey E. WALLACE, Jr., of Topeka passed away Sept 10, 2003 in a local hospital. He was born on Oct. 20, 1930 in Ft. Scott, KS to Harvey E. and M. Ethel Strader Wallace.Harvey attended and graduated from Chanute High School, Chanute Junior College and Kansas State University. He was a Civil Engineer for the State of Kansas Dept....

Catherine L. Wagner Catherine Marie Leava Wagner died September 10, 2003 at her home. Mrs. Wagner was employed by South-Western Bell Telephone Co. over 40 years. She was a Service Analyst Supervisor before retirement in 1977. She was born April 25, 1913 at St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Barney and Caroline Dieker Leava. She graduated from High School at...

Full Name: Denver Westerfield-Atchison Age: 3 months , 17 days Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: September 5, 2003 Place of death: KU Medical Center Date of birth: May 19, 2003 Place of birth: Topeka,Kansas Parents: Richard William Atchison and Angela Kay Westerfield Background: He was life-flighted to KU Sept. 4. His organs were donated and he lives on through...

Full Name: Dean W. Smith Age: 80 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: September 5, 2003 Place of death: In the comfort of his home, Topeka Date of birth: March 28, 1923 Place of birth: Lincoln County, KSParents: Frederick Funston Smith and Cora Martha Hunter Smith Years in current city/town: 35 yearsRelatives: Married to: Betty Jo Easter 54 years...

Mary H. Pitcher, 71, of Topeka, passed away, Thursday, September 4, 2003 at a Topeka care facility. She was born April 26, 1932 at Kansas City, MO the daughter of Frank and Helen Holt. She was married to Perry T. Pitcher, Jr.. He preceded her in death in 1995. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gary L....

Full Name: Effie Davis Age: 72 Years Sex: FCurrent address: Auburn, KSDate of death: September 4, 2003 Place of death: A Topeka area hospital Date of birth: January 20, 1931 Place of birth: Oswego, KansasParents: Roy Victor and Gladys Ann Hackney Fouts Years in current city/town: in the Topeka area since 1960Background: Grew up in Oswego and graduated from Oswego...

Lee Richard Madden Age 92, passed away August 29, 2003 at a Topeka Care Facility. Mr. Madden was born October 28, 1910 on a farm south of Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas. Mr. Madden was the oldest son of Oscar Thomas and Grace Shuffelfurger-Madden. He graduated from Emporia Senior High School in 1929 and that same year attended Chillicothe, MO. Business...

Mr. Delbert M. Eastman, 91 of Topeka passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3,,,2003 in a local hospital. He was born in Eskridge, KS on Nov. 14, 1911 to Bert C. and Maud J. Hutchins Eastman.Mr. Eastman graduated from Eskridge High School in 1928, and then attended Business College. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Eastman lived and worked...

Kenneth Byrce, Higginbotham 87, of Topeka passed away at St. Francis Hospital on September 3, 2003. He was born on September 7, 1915 in Mystic, Iowa, the son of Lemuel L. and Alice Ann Ramsden Higginbotham. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, MO in 1935. His work career began in the coal mines in Elmira, MO. Mr....

Ruth E. Colton, 97, died August 28, 2003 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community, Lawrence, Kansas afer a brief illness.She was born March 31, 1906 at Lubec, Maine, the daughter of Reverend Stephen Marshall and Mary O. Dysart Bowles. She was one of eleven children. With her family, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she graduated from high school. She worked...

Lee Richard Madden Age 92, passed away August 29, 2003 at a Topeka Care Facility. Mr. Madden was born October 28, 1910 on a farm south of Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas. Mr. Madden was the oldest son of Oscar Thomas and Grace Shuffelfurger-Madden. He graduated from Emporia Senior High School in 1929 and that same year attended Chillicothe, MO. Business...

Full Name:Lester R. Gibbs Age:82 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 31, 2003 Place of death: Plaza West Care Center Topeka Date of birth: March 25, 1921 Place of birth: Manhattan, KSParents: Charles Edward and Mary Rose Standage Gibbs Years in current city/town: life-long resident of the Topeka areaBackground: Attended Topeka High School. He served in the United...

Olive I. SchraderAge 100, passed away August 26, 2003 in Topeka at a local care facility. She was born August 7, 1903, in rural Coffey County, Kansas the daughter of Fred D. and Amy A. Thomas Schrader. She has resided in Topeka, Kansas for nearly 80 years.After graduating from Waverly High School, she taught school in Osage County for several...

Full Name: Lucille I. Tompkins Age: 98 Years Sex: FCurrent address: Toledo, OhioDate of death: Monday , August 25, 2003 Place of death: A Toledo Care Center Date of birth: September 13, 1904 Place of birth: Waverly, KansasParents: Lafayette and Mable Herring Irey Years in current city/town: lived in Topeka from 1929 to 1998.Background: She graduated from Waverly High School...

Ida Marie Swenson, 76, Topeka, passed away August 24, 2003, at a Topeka hospital.She was born June 19, 1927, at Olsburg, the daughter of Julius and Nellie Samuelson Knudson. She moved to Topeka following high school. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she served as church secretary for 29 years. She married Kenneth W. Swenson on June...

Eldessa "Jimmy" Givens (please use this as heading)Eldessa "Jimmy" Irene Givens, 79, Topeka, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003 at a Topeka hospital.She was born April 29, 1924 in Boyle, Kansas, the daughter of Albert J. and Alice E. Irwin Rolin. She was raised in Holton, graduating from high school there in 1942.Mrs. Givens worked as a data entry operator for...

Mary Ella Simon, 75, of Topeka, passed away at Midland Hospice, Wednesday, August 20, 2003, following a long illnesss. She was born January 17, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Rucker and Ruth Lewis Triplet. She attended Mary Washington University and the University of Missouri. She was employed a number of years as a reporter/editor for the...

William Henry "Hank" Lumpkin, 38, Topeka, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 at a Topeka hospital.He was born Feb. 1, 1965 in Topeka, the son of Joseph H. and Penny Palmer Lumpkin. He attended Fountain Valley High School in Colorado Springs, and graduated from Topeka West High School in 1983. Following high school he attended the University of Kansas.Hank worked for...

Full Name: Dorothy Josephine Moore Age: 76 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: August 18, 2003 Place of death: at her home, Topeka Date of birth: December 29, 1926 Place of birth: Milan, MissouriParents: Elmer and Ivy Pearl Hollon King Years in current city/town: since 1967Background: She was waitress at Walgreens for 18 years. She also volunteered at Papan's...