Robert Lewis Morris, Sr., 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully of heart failure at a Topeka hospital on Jan. 11, 2005. He was born Sept. 28, 1926 in Little Rock Ark., the son of Benjamin and Lucille Roberts Morris. He had lived in Kansas City, MO since 1946, when he graduated from Missouri School for the Deaf. He...

Joseph L. Gross, 83, Topeka died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005 at a local hospital. He was born Oct. 14, 1921 in Burnsville, Miss. the son of Thomas and Miriam Ford Gross. He married Dorothy L. Mitchell May 10, 1942 in Las Vegas, NV, she died March 31, 1996. Joseph enlisted in the Army in 1938 and retired in 1965. He...

Alice Porter, 94, of Goff, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2004 at a Topeka Hospice House.She was born July 31, 1910 in the Wetmore community, the daughter of Dawson and Matilda McRoberts Hall. She lived in the Wetmore and Goff communities her entire life.She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter , two brothers and six sisters. Survivors...

Eugene F. Hill, 80, of Topeka, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at his residence. He was born on October 16, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Ernest and Frances Getty Hill Olson. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Frank Olson. He graduated from Topeka High School. He was employed in the construction field as a carpenter and Southwestern...

Pearl J. Engstrom, 85, Topeka, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 at Plaza West Regional Health Center. She was born July 3, 1919 in Topeka, the daughter of James N. and Myrtle M. Barger Lydic. Pearl was a member of University United Methodist Church. She served for over 30 years as a Deputy Sheriff for the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department. She...

Vivian Rogers, 76, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, passed away, Wednesday, January 5, 2004 at Lexington Park in Topeka. She was born November 22, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Torbjorn and Martha Blegen Kommedahl. Vivian was an active member of Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene. She was a former member of the Covenant Church in Scranton. She...

Margaret "Peg" Perdue, 81, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at a Topeka retirement center. She was born on November 2, 1923 in Junction City, Kansas the daughter of Frederick Nyle and Florence Nickels Archer. She was raised in Wichita and attended Wichita State University. She graduated cum laude from Wasburn University in Topeka. Mrs. Perdue was a social worker...

Billy D. Lyda, 77, of Topeka, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at Manor Care Health Center. He was born on October 10, 1927 in Alanta, Missouri, the son of Orbra Ray and Flossie Clarice Sackett Lyda. Bill joined the Santa Fe Railway in Topeka in 1943. In 1945, he joined the Army/Air Force where he obtained the rank of Corporal...

Dr. David Merle Bryan, 83, of Topeka died on Monday January 3, 2005 after an extended illness.He was born on June 9, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, the oldest of 9 children of Sibyl and Clifford Bryan. When he was 8 years old, his family returned to their ancestral home in Howell County in south-central Missouri where he grew up on...

Melvina N. Long, 100, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.She was born April 26, 1904 in Netawaka, the daughter of James Christian and Anna Marie Dorothy Peterson Nelson. She was raised in Netawaka and graduated from Netawaka High School. She came to Topeka with her parents in the mid 1920s.She received a teachers certificate from Emporia State...

Mary M. Reeder, 83, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Mary was born May 14, 1921 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Carlyle R. and Nellie M. Masterson Bell. She was raised in Salina, and came to Topeka in 1957. She was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. She was married to Paul Gabler...

Jeanne W. Patterson,82, of Topeka, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at her home.She was born January 13, 1923 in Cheyenne, WY, the duaghter of Dean E. and Lottie Pancake Brassell. She graduated from Oakley, KS High School in 1940.During World War II, she was secretary to the Adjutant at the U.S. Army-Air Force Supply Depot in Denver, CO.She was married...

Roy G. Haynes, 54, of Topeka, passed away Saturday January 1, 2005.He was born September 16, 1950 in Topeka.He attended Highland Park High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a disabled veteran of the Viet Nam War. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1998. He married Marilyn Studebaker on June 9, 1972 in...

Walter L. "Bud" Simons, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Saturday, January 1, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born May 20, 1926 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Walter J. and Elizabeth Hohn Simons. Bud was a military veteran serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, Carpenters...

Reverend Verle G. Nincehelser, 90, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord, January 3, 2005. He was born July 19, 1914 in Haggerman, NM, to George and Hattie Reed Nincehelser. He moved to Hope, KS at an early age and graduated from Hope High School.He married Eunice Haldemen, she is deceased. He later married Ruth Thompson, she is also...

Dorothy M. Sykes, 73, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2004 at her home.She was born February 15, 1931 in Bard, CA., the daughter of Richard J. and Fay(Wristin) Blackwell.As a pastor's wife, she was deeply involved in the work of the church along side her husband and in caring for their children.She married Thomas E. Sykes on January...

Fred H. Gades, Jr., 83, of Topeka, died December 25, 2004 at a Topeka retirement center where he has lived since September 1998.He was born in Topeka on September 11, 1921, the son of Fred H. Gades, Sr. and Mildred Heere Gades. He attended Topeka schools and was graduated from Topeka High School in 1939. He attended Kansas University where...

Mrs. Carol J. Keefover Murphy, 87, of Topeka, passed away, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at Lexington Park Retirement Center. She was born April 27, 1917 at Oketo, Kansas the daughter of Odis and Ruth Warner Keefover. She had resided in Topeka since 1929. Carol worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company 26 years, before retiring in 1972. She was a member...

Marvin E. Reiman, 85, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at his home.He was born June 4, 1919 in Topeka, the son of Frederick and Emelia Reiman.He graduated from Topeka High School in 1937. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in England during World War II. After the war, he went to work for the Santa...

Helen E. Lunnon, age 86, of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 27, 2004, at Aldersgate Village, due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on October 3, 1918, in Cambridge, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Isabel Brodie. She was married to Robert Lunnon on June 12, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa. She owned and operated the Southwest Child...