Full Name: Patricia J. Knight Age: 82 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: Monday, July 14, 2003 Place of death: Topeka Date of birth: June 21, 1921 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas Parents: Grover Lee and Rebecca Welty Dunn Years in current city/town: Has lived in Topeka for the past 29 yearsBackground: Graduated from Washburn University. She was a...

Rosalie ByersRosalie Byers, 89, died early Thursday morning July 10 2003 at her home following anextended illness. Her primary caregiver during this period was her granddaughter Susan Bernauer.She was born October 12, 1913 in Arcadia, Kansas, one of two daughters and ason of Herman and Ora Lee Snoddy. She married her husband Chris J. Byers September2, 1934 in St. Joseph,...

Rex R. Taylor, 82, Topeka, died Wednesday , July 9, 2003 at Midland Hospice House.He was born May 31, 1921 in Abilene, the son of Leslie and Maye Ault Taylor. He was raised in Hillsboro, graduating from high school there. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1943 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.Following his graduation, he enlisted in the...

James William Powell, 69, Overland Park, Kansas formerly of Topeka, Kansas passed away Monday, July 7, 2003, at a care facility in Overland Park.He was born November 25, 1933 at Hannibal, MO the son of William and Anna L. Wright Powell. Mr. Powell was a military veteran serving in Koran from 1953-1955. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday,...

Eleanor M. Moeller Winrick, 81, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at a Topeka care center. She was born April 4, 1922 at Richland, Kansas the daughter of William and Myrtle Zirkle Moeller. Eleanor was a 1939 graduate of Berryton High School. She was a member of the Moose Lodge #555. She married Jim Winrick Dec. 31, 1946....

Full Name: Maxine M. Lawson Age: 82 Years Current address: TopekaDate of death: July 7, 2003 Place of death: Topeka Date of birth: January 10, 1921 Place of birth: Quenemo, KSParents: John Thomas and Gladys Sutton Plowman Years in current city/town: life-long residentBackground: graduated valedictorian of the class of 1939, Melvern High School. Was employed by Capper Publications and Stauffer...

Henry Edward Buechner 91, passed away July 4, 2003 at McCrite Plaza. Mr. Buechner was born June 6, 1912 in Topeka the son of Edward and Sadie Heber Buechner. Graduate of Topeka High School, attended Washburn University, served in the US Coast Guard. Mr. Buechner was a member of : First Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Philip Billard Post...

Robert L.D. Nelson, 70, Auburn, Kansas, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Midland Hospice House.He was born Jan. 8, 1933 in Lindsborg, KS, the son of Roy and Blanche Silver Nelson. He graduated from Lindsborg High School, and received a BS and MS degree from Emporia State Teachers College.Mr. Nelson lived in Lindsborg, Emporia, Chanute, Smith Center, Salina, Omaha, NE,...

PAULINE M. HERBOLDSHEIMER, 97, died peacefully at the home of her son and daughter-in-law on Tuesday July 1, 2003. She was born in Scandia, Kansas and moved to San Francisco with her husband, Frank, in 1947. After retirement they lived in Cambria where they enjoyed the company of good friends and neighbors.Pauline played softball on Dr. Dodd Team in the...

Elisabeth C. ChubbElisabeth C. "Tib" Chubb, 86, died Wednesday evening, July 1, at a Topeka hospice.She was born April 19, 1917 to Norma and Arthur J. Carruth Jr. in Topeka. A brother, Arthur J. Carruth III, preceded her in death.She married Donald A. Chubb on September 19, 1940. He died in 1975.She attended Ward-Belmont College and graduated from the University...

Mr. Francis Dale Stanley, 83, a resident of University Park, Manhattan, KS, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2003 in a Topeka hospital.. He was born on November 09, 1919, in a farm house south of Minneapolis, KS, the son of Archie and Josephine Gary Stanley.Mr. Stanley was a 1937 graduate of Clay Center High School. He also graduated from Wichita...

Violet J. Hunter, 75, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, June 27, 2003.She was born June 22, 1928 at Topeka, KS the daughter of Earl and Leona (Anderson) Holmes. She married Lawrence Ray Hunter May 6, 1946 at Lawrence, KS. He preceded her in death in 1982. Survivors include:two sons, Larry Hunter Meriden, KS Gary Hunter North Carolinaone brother, Pete Holmes...

Mary A. Nelson, 82, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at Midland Hospice House, Topeka. She was born April 18, 1921 at Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Olga (Wahl) Jinks. She graduated from Florence High School and a Hutchinson business college. Mary married Howard H. Nelson September 5, 1942 in Eldorado, KS. He preceded her in...

Nancy Lou Odell 82, of California, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Friday, June 20,2003 at a California nursing center. Mrs. Odell was a homemaker.She was a member of First Congreational Church.She married Jack Glenn ODell. He preceded her in death on December 17,1957. She was also preceded in death by one brother, T. J. Cunningham. Survivors include:son and daughter in...

James George Shaw, 70, passed away June 23 at his home. He was born in Horton, KS December 17, 1932 the son of Earl A. and Jean Snedden Chalmers Shaw. He graduated from California State University at Hayward with a BS in Mathematics. He worked at Pacific National Bank in San Francisco. He retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in...

Vernell (Nell) Barbee Died Sunday June 22, in Topeka. She was born in Whitesboro, Texas, September 16, 1918, the daughter of Price and Minnie Harp Phillips. She married George C. Barbee of Gunter, Texas, on July 30, 1937. He survives as do her son and daughter -in-law, George and Jean Barbee, Topeka. Mrs. Barbee also leaves five grandchildren: Tracy Foutz,...

Ruth I. CrowellRuth I. Crowell, 86, a lifelong resident of Topeka, Died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at McCrite Plaza. She was born November 8, 1916, in Topeka, the daughter of Frank and Anna Blair Drayer.She attended Topeka High School. She managed a senior apartment conplex in Perry, and attended West Side Christian Church. She married Norman L. "Roy" Crowell on...

Full Name: Roger P. Reed Age: 48 Years Sex: MCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: June 21, 2003 Place of death: Stormont-Vail Hospital , Topeka Date of birth: October 13, 1954 Place of birth: Lawrence, KSParents: Robert S. And Marian Lucille Karr Reed Background: He was employed as a construction electrician. Immediate survivors: Parents: Robert and Lucille Reed, Topeka Brothers: Phil...

Full Name: Mayme M. Larsen Age: 89 Years Sex: FCurrent address: TopekaDate of death: June 21, 2003 Place of death: Midland Hospice House, Topeka Date of birth: August 11, 1913 Place of birth: Woodbine, KSParents:Emil and Mary Miller Schwab Years in current city/town: has lived most of her life in the Topeka and Junction City areasBackground: She graduated from Chapman...

Donald L. Travis, 67, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Midland Hospice House.He was born Nov. 22, 1935 in Marshall Co., Illinois, the son of Benjamin and Ora Anderson Travis. He graduated from Wenona, IL High School in 1954. Mr. Travis served in the US Air Force from 1957 to 1961.Following his discharge, he worked for Hankhamer Asphalt. Since...