Sarah M. Merrill
Nov 13, 2020
Sarah M. Merrill, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka care center. She was born March 9, 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Emily (Hamlin) Merrill.Sarah graduated from Kansas State University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Art. She was employed as an Illustrator for the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical...
Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman
Nov 13, 2020
Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman 77 of Tecumseh passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 1, 1942 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Henrietta (Shaw) Gardner. Gale was a 1960 graduate of Topeka High School. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in social work from Washburn University in 1971 and her Master's Degree from...
Eugene Rogers Keever
Nov 12, 2020
Eugene Rogers Keever, 89, Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.He was born on November 9, 1931 in the town of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and was a Tarheel by birth but a Blue Devil by choice. In an era where moonshine was king and bootleggers were hometown heroes, Gene and his friends spent their...
Dot E. Taylor
Nov 11, 2020
Dot Taylor, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.Dot Elizabeth Taylor was born on July 21, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of Isla Mary Dooley and Loren Ayre Taylor. She moved with her parents to the Panama Canal Zone in 1940 where she graduated from Balboa High School and attended the Canal Zone Junior College.The family returned to...
Douglas Eugene Samsel
Nov 11, 2020
Douglas Eugene "Doug" Samsel, 63, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.He was born August 23, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Raub) Samsel. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Army from April 20, 1988 until being honorably discharged on November 1, 1988. Survivors include his friends and...
Nancy Lee Hollomon
Nov 10, 2020
Nancy Hollomon, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020.She was born December 25, 1932, in Bryan, Texas, the daughter of Roy S. and Jonnye (Whitely) Hollomon. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She received a Bachelor's Degree in nursing from Baylor University in 1956. Nancy worked as a registered nurse for Stormont-Vail Hospital...
Betty Lou Lewis
Nov 9, 2020
Betty Lou Lewis, 86, of Lebo, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020.She was born September 7, 1934, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of James Robbins Fick and Grace Opal (Paulson) Fick. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia and a Masters degree in education from UMKC. Betty married Lewis R. Lewis ("Rod") on...
Wayne J. Tindell
Nov 9, 2020
Wayne J. Tindell, 81, Topeka, passed away Monday, November 9th, 2020. Wayne was born August 5th, 1939 in Scranton, the son of Eugene and Edith (Ferris) Tindell. He graduated from Scranton High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He was honorably discharged. He was incredibly proud of the time that he had served. Wayne...
Jo Ann Gerety
Nov 9, 2020
Jo Ann "Jody" Gerety, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. She was born November 24, 1932 in Topeka, the daughter of Byrd L. and Florence N. (Forbes) Phillips.Jody graduated from Seaman High School in 1950. She was employed by the Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center for 23 years before retiring. She was a member of the...
Betty M. Mccown
Nov 8, 2020
Betty M. McCown, 92, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born August 30, 1928 in Wakarusa, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond Lida (Frye) Owens.Betty was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.Betty married Donald E. McCown on May 17, 1947 in Topeka. He preceded her...
William Joseph Zeller
Nov 8, 2020
William Joseph "Bill" Zeller, 76, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020.He was born December 17, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Paul and Catherine (Rogge) Zeller. He was a graduate of Topeka High School and Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Bill was a Firefighter for the City of Topeka and...
Yvonne Mary (Linsin) Moore
Nov 7, 2020
Yvonne Mary (Linsin) Moore, 83, of Kirkwood, Missouri, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Topeka Presbyterian Manor. Yvonne was born April 30, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Edward O. and Dorothy (Christophel) Linsin. Yvonne was a graduate of Normandy High School, attended Lindenwood College and earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from Central College in Fayette.She...
John David Cleland
Nov 7, 2020
John David Cleland died peacefully November 7 after a brief illness. John was born May 1, 1936 in Atchison KS to parents George L Willard Cleland and Virginia Penick Cleland. He spent his early years in Atchison and moved to Topeka the summer of 1952. John graduated from Topeka High School in 1954. He entered Kansas University and was a...
Rowena M. Anderson
Nov 6, 2020
Rowena Marie (Lane) Anderson, 77, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020.She was born June 16, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas.She was a past member of North Topeka Baptist Church.Survivors include her son, Robert Anderson of Virgina Beach, VA. Grandchildren, Robert Anderson Jr. Sister Clara Garcia of San Bernardino, CA, two brothers, Thomas Lane of Green Valley, AZ, Ronald Lane...
Alex L. Link
Nov 6, 2020
Alex L. Link, 76, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, after a long battle with Parkinson's. Alex was born on November 26, 1943 to Alex and Mary Link in Worland, Wyoming. Alex joined the Navy shortly after high school graduation. He was stationed in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor for most...
Carol Ann Premeaux
Nov 6, 2020
Carol Ann Premeaux, 85 Years, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020. She was born Carol Ann Duke on April 8, 1935, in Munday, Texas, the daughter of Ralph and Anna Lucille (Hayes) Duke. From the age of nine she was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Bailey Palmer. She graduated from Wichita Falls Senior High School in...
Holli Henderson
Nov 3, 2020
Holli Faye Henderson, 34, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. She was born in Topeka, Kansas to Deborah (Thornton) Henderson and Lloyd G. Henderson, Jr. Holli accepted Jesus Christ at an early age. She was baptized by the late Pastor Harold Murray, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. Holli currently attended the City of Calvary, Bishop Crowder, where she enjoyed working...
Michael E. Yegge
Nov 3, 2020
Michael E. "Max" Yegge, 54, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. He was born December 8, 1965 in Crescent City, California, the son of Thomas J. and Patricia L. (Verdier) Yegge.Max had resided in California, Colorado and Texas before moving to Topeka in 2016. He was a self-employed Roofer.Max married Ruth Ann in 2009. She preceded him...
A'Lena Kay Desiree Johnson
Nov 2, 2020
A'Lena Kay Desiree Johnson gained her angel wings on November 2, 2020.She is the daughter of Akkean J. Johnson Sr. and Holli Henderson. Survivors include her father, Akkean J. Johnson Sr.; siblings, Aionyce Johnson, Trevionna Johnson, Isiah Johnson, Niya Johnson, Akkean Johnson, Jr., Akkina Johnson, and Charles Johnson; paternal grandfather, Harry Cavitt; maternal grandmother, Deborah Henderson-Green (Gregory E.); uncles, Bobby...
Cary Stephens
Nov 1, 2020
Cary L. Stephens, 57, Lawrence, KS, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020.Cary was born April 18, 1963, in Topeka,KS, the son of Charles and Carolyn (Yordy) Stephens. He graduated from Topeka West High School and attended Washburn University.He was employed in maintenance at the Target Distribution Center and formerly worked at Mars. Cary was a hard worker and loved his...
