Paul James Smith
Nov 21, 2013
Paul James "Smitty" Smith, 78, Topeka, passed away November 21, 2013. He was born June 21, 1935, in Topeka, the son of James and Etta Smith. Smitty was a 1953 graduate of Highland Park High School in Topeka. He retired after many years in the printing industry, having worked for Halls and Mainline. Smitty was an avid hunter, fisherman, and...
Gary W. Livingston
Nov 21, 2013
Garold "Gary" W. Livingston, 67, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Midland Hospice House after a hard struggle with COPD and emphysema. He was born June 6, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Gerald and Lila (Wanersten) Livingston. After the untimely death of his mother, he was raised from an early age by his grandmother, May...
Jack L. Frost
Nov 18, 2013
Jack L. Frost, 82, a lifelong Topeka resident, passed away November 18, 2013. He was employed by Adams Business Forms for 45 years. He married Dorothy VerBrugge on Sept. 25, 1983. She survives. Jack is also survived by three sons, Steven, David and Randy; two daughters, Donna Castaldo and Carol Engles; his step-daughter, Kim Horn; 3 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren....
Jean M. Fryman
Nov 15, 2013
Jean M. Fryman, 92, formerly of Horton, died peacefully on November 15, 2013.She was born, February 10, 1921 to Russell D. and Myrtle Yort Speece in Nemaha County, Nebraska. She spent her childhood in Nebraska and Colorado before moving to Kansas where her father owned the local drug store in downtown Horton.She married Charles Emmett "Mutt" Fryman in Horton in...
Martha Louise Sills
Nov 15, 2013
Martha L. (Jefferson) Sills, 83, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. She was born March 3, 1930, in Topeka, Kansas to Silas and Trilba Jefferson.Martha was raised in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. She was employed by Jostens's Publishing as a finisher retiring after 20 years of service.She was a lifelong member of the...
Joan R. Bunker
Nov 14, 2013
Joan R. Bunker, 80, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was born November 25, 1932, in El Dorado, Kansas, the daughter of Levi and Osa (Hodgens) Scott. She graduated from McPherson High School, where she was a cheerleader as a senior, and later received her nursing degree in 1953 from St. Luke's School of Nursing in Kansas...
Lt. Col.(Ret)Georgeh. Parker, Ii
Nov 14, 2013
George Hamilton Parker, II, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at his home after a valiant fight against cancer.George was born on August 3, 1941 to Donald and Thelma (Teubner) Parker in Fort Scott, Kansas. He attended Pleasanton Rural High School and graduated from Pittsburgh State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. George...
Thomas E. Brown
Nov 12, 2013
Thomas E. Brown, 55, of Chicago, IL, formerly of Grandview, MO and Topeka, KS. Before ending his journey on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, Thomas had recently accepted Christ as his personal savior. He was born October 3, 1958 in Topeka, the son of Tommie Brown and Joyce Henderson-Manning. Thomas was employed by Seguin Services for 13 years, Grand Court 1...
Carolyn Moore
Nov 11, 2013
Carolyn Moore, 69, of Marion, Kansas, died Monday, November 11 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Carolyn was born August 14, 1944 in Beaumont, TX to Samuel Elton and Maybelle Lee. She was raised in Anahuac (the alligator capital of Texas) where she was the highest ranking girl in her graduating class. She attended the University of Texas on scholarship to...
Judy A. Ward Hughes
Nov 11, 2013
Judy A. Ward Hughes, 62, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at a Topeka hospital. She was born June 14, 1951 in WaKeeney, KS, the daughter of Kenneth E. Kern and Vivian B. Loe. Wilbur W. Loe was instrumental in her upbringing as well. Judy graduated from Madison High School in Madison, KS. She was employed by...
Raymond Owen Donham
Nov 11, 2013
Raymond Owen Donham, 69, cherished husband, loving father and endearing grandfather passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 after a three year long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ray, who hailed from Vincennes, Indiana, received his Master's Degree in Education from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. Ray traveled the world for 20 ½ years proudly serving his country in the U.S....
Thomas J. Cripe
Nov 10, 2013
Thomas J.Cripe, 64, Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at a local hospital. Tom was born September 28, 1949 in Delphi, IN, the son of Evelyn Cripe. He graduated from Delphi High School in 1967. He served in the U.S. Air Force.He was employed as an owner/ manager at several service stations in Topeka, retiring in 2005. He was...
Cheryl F. Bigham
Nov 8, 2013
Cheryl F. Bigham, 66, of Topeka, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013. She was born February 7, 1947 in Marysville, Kansas. Cheryl married John D. Bigham, on November 22, 1986 in Topeka. She was employed as an administrative assistant in many different departments over her 25 year career with the State of Kansas.Cheryl is survived by her husband, John; sons,...
Lynn D. Lauver
Nov 7, 2013
Lynn D. Lauver, 70, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Stormont Vail Health Care. He was born February 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Phillip and Marjorie Lauver.Lynn was raised in Wichita and served 20 years in the United States Army. He received a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University and a...
Sylva Apperson
Nov 5, 2013
Sylva Lee Apperson, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away November 5, 2013. She was born September 8, 1929 at Lone Elm, Kansas to Harvey and Mae (Barrett) Spangler and raised in the Anderson county area. Sylva married W. Lynn Apperson on June 7, 1959 at Lone Elm, Kansas. She was a member of the Garnett...
William R. Sargent
Nov 4, 2013
William Richard "Dick" Sargent passed away on November 4, 2013. He was born on August 31, 1933 in Topeka, Kansas; son of the late Dixie and William "Bill" Sargent.He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Shirley Gean Sargent, on October 14, 2006. Dick and Shirley were married on December 15, 1953 in Topeka, Kansas. He...
Theresa Joan Rainey
Nov 4, 2013
Theresa Joan Rainey, 79, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013. She was born October 29, 1934, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Curt and Wilma (Fitzhugh) Renyer. Theresa graduated from Hayden High School in 1952. She was employed by Southwestern Bell and then at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant until her retirement. After retirement, Theresa enjoyed spending...
Patricia Chappell
Nov 3, 2013
Patricia A. Chappell passed away Nov. 3, 2013. Pat was born Sept. 6, 1924 in Topeka, Kansas to Thomas C. Moore and Inez Horner Moore. Pat was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1942. She attended Lindenwood College and Washburn University. She was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority at...
Roy Lavell Dupler
Nov 2, 2013
Roy Lavell Dupler, 82, of Topeka, Kansas passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013. He was born October 8, 1931 to Lawton and Lola Bevill Dupler in Cache, OK. He spent his childhood in Cache. He married Nelda Jean Whitney 6/17/1951. During the early years of their marriage they lived in Oklahoma and Texas. In 1963 Roy, Jean and the children...
Alma K. Hazelet
Nov 1, 2013
Alma K. Hazelet, 97, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013, at an Overland Park care facility. She was born August 14, 1916, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Harry F. and Della Kolb Starke. She graduated from Elmhurst High School in 1935 and graduated as a registered nurse from Lutheran Hospital Nursing School in Fort Wayne...
