Frankie June Brady
Oct 8, 2012
Frankie June Brady, 77, Apache Junction, AZ, formerly of Tecumseh, died Monday, October 8, 2012 at Brookside Manor in Overbrook. Private family inurnment will be at Carbondale Cemetery between her husband, Charles R. Brady of 53 years, and her mother, Laura Belle Cooper, at a later date.She was born in Scranton, KS, June 11, 1935, the daughter of Clifford R....
Leslie Susan Smith
Oct 7, 2012
Leslie Susan Smith, 45, of Topeka, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 7, 2012. She was born October 25, 1966 to Earl Smith, Jr. and Betty Gillum Smith in Atchison, KS. Leslie attended schools in Atchison and Topeka where she graduated from Highland Park High School. Leslie moved to Minneapolis, MN and met her husband and lifelong...
Margaret J.(Jaynes) Johnson
Oct 6, 2012
Margaret J. (Jaynes) Johnson, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Lexington Park Nursing Facility. She was born on December 10, 1926 in Neodesha, Kansas to Carl and Nannie McCarty.She grew up and attended schools in Neodesha. She owned and operated Coed Café on College Hill in Topeka, which was lost after the tornado of 1966....
Retha Byrd
Oct 6, 2012
Mother Retha Byrd, 87, of Topeka, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 28, 1925 in Independence, KS, the daughter of Roosevelt and Margaret Everrett Vaughn. Retha graduated from Independence High School and had resided in Topeka since 1947. She was a founding member of Faith...
James Malcom Brier, Iii
Oct 6, 2012
James Malcolm Brier III, 89, died October 6th, 2012 with his family by his side. Jim was born April 19, 1923 in Topeka, the son of Dorothy (Coe) and James Malcolm Brier, Jr. Jim grew up with two younger brothers, John and Steve. Both preceded him death. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, and wife of 67 years,...
Mabel Majors
Oct 6, 2012
Mabel Majors, 92, of Topeka, passed away October 6, 2012. She was born in in Colorado Springs, CO on March 25, 1920, to Mary and Edwin Howells, and was preceded in death by seven siblings and by William Majors, her husband of 57 years. Mabel is survived by her sons, Bill (Betty) of Meriden, KS and Jack (Chris) of Canon...
Frances Emma Hathaway
Oct 6, 2012
Fran Hathaway, 86, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Midland Hospice House. She was born June 20, 1926 in Liberty, MO, the daughter of Reverend Frank and Geneva Teter Rissler. She graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and later earned a Master's Degree from the University of Kansas. Fran enjoyed...
Betty Lou Stapleton
Oct 5, 2012
Betty Lou Stapleton passed away October 5, 2012. She was born at Morrill, KS to Charles and Edna (Buker) McKinnie, on March 22, 1930. She graduated from Morrill High School in 1947, and was married to Wilbur Stapleton in 1950. He and their 11 month old daughter, Susan Irene, preceded her in death. Survivors include their 2 sons, Michael and...
Shirley Potter
Oct 3, 2012
Shirley A. Potter, 74, of Topeka, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at her home. She was born March 31, 1938 in Camden, NJ to Lester and Camilla (Fussell) Kee. She was one of eleven children. She grew up in a christian environment and later gave herself to the Lord. Shirley married Charles R. Potter on July 13, 1974 in Camden,...
Gladys Cooper
Sep 30, 2012
Gladys Elizabeth Cooper, 93, died September 30, 2012 at Brewster Place, Topeka, Kansas. She was born on a farm in Haskell County, Stigler, Oklahoma on December 15, 1918, the daughter of Edward Kelsey and Mary Eunice Williams. She lived in Oklahoma until moving to Kansas to teach school in 1941. She was a teacher for 28 years. She married Wallace...
Madge Eva Mcarthur
Sep 29, 2012
Madge Eva McArthur, 93, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.She was born November 14, 1918 in a sod house in Lamar, CO, the daughter of George Wesley and Jessie (Anderson) Jones. She was a graduate of Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence, KS and received a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education from Washburn...
Aletha Jackson
Sep 29, 2012
Aletha "May" (Ferris) Jackson, 90, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012. She was born May 1, 1922, in Osawatomie, KS, the daughter of Robert & Florence (Phelon) Ferris. Mrs. Jackson worked as a waitress in various Topeka restaurants for a number of years. She enjoyed gardening and painting. "May" never met a stranger and was born with...
Joseph Blair Brown
Sep 28, 2012
Joseph Blair Brown, 91, of Topeka, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012. He was born January 28, 1921 in Greeley, CO, the son of Harry and Eva (Daniels) Brown.Joe was the grandson of pioneers who settled in the San Miguel Valley of Colorado. Joe was raised in Telluride and Redvale, CO where he met his childhood sweetheart, Elsie Ross, whom...
Marilyn Lovelace
Sep 27, 2012
Marilyn Elizabeth Cartmill Lovelace, 62, went peacefully to be with the Lord at her home in Berryton, Kansas on September 27, 2012. She was born November 21, 1949 in Scott City, Kansas to Raymond & Evelyn Hartman Cartmill, spending her school years in and graduating from Dighton, Kansas High School in 1967. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from...
Ruth Fuller
Sep 24, 2012
Ruth Fuller, 79, Topeka, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at a local hospital.Ruth was born April 3, 1933 in Halstead, the daughter of Bertrand and Florence (Lehman) Mirick. She graduated from Halstead High School and the University of Kansas.She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a former member of Junior League of Topeka.Ruth married Robert "Bob" Fuller...
Ethel Anna Jackson
Sep 23, 2012
Ethel Jackson, 101, Topeka, formerly of Palco, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012.Born May 23, 1911 in Graham County, Kansas near Palco, she was the youngest of three girls born to William G. and Ethel (English) Kugler. Ethel was a school teacher all her professional life, getting a teaching certificate as soon as possible after graduation from High School...
Theodore Mlynek, Sr.
Sep 21, 2012
Theodore R. Mlynek, Sr., 68, of Topeka, passed away on September 21, 2012. He was born on December 1, 1943, in Topeka. Ted was the son of Ernest and Frances (Sender) Mlynek. He graduated from Seaman High in 1962 where he played football for four years. He was an electrician and a member of I.B.E.W. Local #226 for 47 years....
Lafe Frank Garst, Jr.
Sep 17, 2012
Lafe Frank Garst, Jr., 74, Topeka, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012 at his home. He was born on April 22, 1938 in Bellvue, Nebraska to Lafe, Sr. and Alice (Kindle) Garst, the second of 13 children.He was a mechanic for Fuller Garage in Beloit, Kansas before moving to Topeka in 1971 where he joined Lewis Auto Salvage until...
Lowell Ernest Bird
Sep 15, 2012
Lowell Ernest Bird, 83, Berryton, joined our Savior on Saturday, September 15, 2012. He was born May 20, 1929 to Ernest A. and Minnie A. (Hill) Bird, near Hope, Kansas. Lowell farmed as well as created and operated a milk route through Dickinson County, delivering milk in Junction City. He married Carol R. Silvius, Easter Sunday, April 9, 1950. They...
Terri L. Sims
Sep 12, 2012
Terri L. Sims, 49, of Topeka, formerly of Lyndon, Kansas, passed away September 12, 2012. She was born on August 27, 1963 to Gary and Nina Hightower at Houston, Texas. She was raised in Texas and graduated from Milby High School in Houston. She worked at Golden Corral Restaurant as a head waitress for 18 years. Terri enjoyed roller skating,...
