Leona D. Wilson, 95, died at the Midland Hospice on Saturday, October 14, 2006.Leona Long was born in Lawrence, KS November 16, 1910. Raised in Lawrence, she attended KU, worked as a legal secretary then at the State Employment Service. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge until 1943. She married Elmer W. Wilson in 1943 and they moved...

Marlin David Blosser, 43, the light of our lives, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, October 13, 2006. Marlin was born December 14, 1962 in Topeka, the son of Marshall and Mary (Denton) Blosser.Marlin was quick with a smile, fast with a handshake, and always there to open the door for others. He was a gentleman and will be missed by everyone...

Rachel Young Graves, 99, died October 10, 2006, at Aldersgate Village, Topeka, KS. She was born August 14, 1907, the daughter of William P. and Gertrude Bower Young, Van Wert, OH. In 1931, at K.S.T.C. (now Pittsburg State University), she received her BA degree in music education. She was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Alpha Iota sororities....

Galen Galbraith, 83, of Topeka, formerly of Las Vegas, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at his residence. He was born on January 21, 1923 in Topeka, the son of Alfred and Edith Warren Galbraith. He graduated from Topeka High School. He moved to Las Vegas in 1972 and resided there until returning to Topeka in June of this...

Garnett Geneva "GG" (Barnard) Thomas was born September 6, 1916, to Jesse J. and Evelyn A. (Alexander) Barnard on Pine Street in Independence, Kansas. She was their first born and the first grandchild for both the Barnard and the Alexander families. In 1921, she had the distinction of being the first and only again when she started to kindergarten when...

Esther L. Taylor, 91, of Topeka, went home to be with her Lord on October 10, 2006.She was born May 30, 1915 in Sioux Falls, SD., the daughter of Grant and Matilda Martin.Esther would like to be remembered as a child of God, a loving wife and mother who was blessed with 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 24 grandchildren. She...

Earnest W. Johnson, 78, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at his home. He was born March 25, 1928. Earnest is survived by his wife, Louise and daughter, Karen Johnson, of the home, daughter, Cathy Greene, of Osage City, KS, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sons.He retired from ABF Truck...

Donald E. Anders, 80, Topeka, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2006 at a local hospital.Don was born September 23, 1926 in Topeka, the son of Wilbur E. and Lula M. (Allen) Anders. Don entered the U.S. Navy prior to completion of High School and served on the aircraft carrier USS Kwajalein in the Pacific. He received his High School...

Earlene M. Hogan, 72, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Midland Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born October 7, 1934 in Topeka, the daughter of Roy E. and Trula M. (Hall) Carnes. Earlene married Donald L. Hogan on August 23, 1950. He preceded her in death on January 11, 1998. She was...

Margaret A. McKinney, 87, of Topeka, passed away Friday, October 6 at Aldersgate Village.She was born July, 25, 1919 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Hermione Pratt Jennings.She was a 1937 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. She worked for the Methodist Home, the Menninger Library and for the Kansas Council of Churches. She also owned...

Katherine M. Sullivan, 79, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 5, at her home of natural causes.Mrs. Sullivan will lie in state after 1:00 pm, Sunday, Oct. 8 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel where the family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:30 pm that evening. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, Oct. 9 at Penwell-Gabel...

Arnold L. Rice, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.He was born September 1, 1926 in Oskaloosa, the son of C.E. "Ned" and Aileen Smith Rice.He attended public schools in Oskaloosa, graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1945. He went to work for the Kansas Dept. of Transportation, retiring after 41 years of service....

Dolores M. Jenkins, 85, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, October 4, 2006. She was born January 24, 1921, in Boone, IA,the daughter of Ralph and Esther Bell Koppenhaver. She had worked for the State of Kansas from which she retired in 1985. Survivors include her son, Albert Lester "Butch" Lewis, Storm Lake, IA; her daughter, Judy Brewer, Topeka; her brother,...

Vivian P. Young, 85, died, Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Midland Hospice House.She was born to David and Nina Goodwin Williams on January 30, 1921, in Topeka, Kan.Mrs. Young graduated from Topeka High School in 1939. She then graduated from Clark's Secretarial School and then attended Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing. Later, she worked as a dental assistant and...

Blanche Mildred Taylor, 94, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 at Homestead Assisted Living.She was born December 14, 1911 in Topeka, the daughter of Samuel and Cecelia Murphy Elder.She graduated from Highland Park High School and received a junior accountant degree from Clark's School of Business. She was the business manager for the Kansas State Historical Society until...

Betty A. Meyer, 83, Rossville, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at a Topeka hospital.Betty was born September 14, 1923 in Cottonwood Falls, the daughter of Jackson Leroy and Gertrude E. (Selves) Archer. Her family farmed in the Flint Hills and she attended Cottonwood Falls schools. Betty married Gerald F. Meyer on January 6, 1945 in Newton. They lived...

Rod McMaster, 64, of Topeka, suffered a heart attack on September 28, 2006, while officiating a football game.He was born January 24, 1942 in Topeka, the son of Delbert and Jessie McMaster. Rod was raised in Pauline and graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1960. He was a 1964 graduate of Emporia State University where he received degrees in...

Erma L. Lomax, 98, Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 at Brewster Place.She was born Aug. 15, 1908 in Deweese, Nebraska, the daughter of Thomas W. and Blanche V. Hines Bradley. She and her husband lived in Atchison for several years before coming to Topeka in 1943.Mrs. Lomax attended the University of Nebraska and taught school in rural schools for...

Services for Rita "Arlee" Churchill, 85, will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church Celebration Center, Highways 40 and K-10, with Reverend Barb Clinger officiating. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute.Mrs. Churchill died Monday, September 25, 2006, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.She was born April 27, 1921, in Kansas...

Wayne Dale Swanson, 71, passed away at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. He was born February 9, 1935 in Marysville, KS, the son of Raymond and Myrtle Swanson. He was raised in Abilene, KS and in 1953 graduated from Abilene High School where he held the half mile record in track for...