Larry J. Light, 70, of Topeka, passed away following a long battle with lung cancer Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Midland Hospice House. He was born July 31, 1939 in Sedalia, Missouri the son of William H. and Opal Marie Light. Larry graduated from Sedalia High School in 1956 and went directly into the Navy for one tour on a...

Dorothy F. Rake, 90, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at her home. She was born on November 20, 1918 in rural Osage County, the daughter of William T. and Nellie Burson Vail. She graduated from Berryton High School and had resided in the Tecumseh area for the past 69 years. She was a member of Highland...

Laurence C. "Larry" Cole, 46, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on October 28, 1962 in Topeka, the son of the late Charles E. and Georgia Benton Cole. Larry graduated from Seaman High School. He was employed by HyVee. He was a member of the American Pool Association for over...

Rev. Aaron C. "Papa" Moore, 88, was born on January 26, 1921 in Jonesboro, LA to the union of Mary Ella Jackson-Moore and Willie Moore which both preceded him in death. Along his journey he attended Jonesboro, LA public schools, Philander-Smith College of Little Rock, AR, Central Baptist School of Theology, Kansas City, KS and Washburn University in Topeka, KS.Rev....

Steven D. "Steve" Clatterbuck, 52, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2009. He was born on July 26, 1957, the son of Robert D. Clatterbuck and Margaret J. Boyd, surviving.Survivors include his daughter, Sarah M. (Kenny) Drexler, granddaughter, Nevaeh Drexler. Other survivors include two brothers, Michael E. Ward and Randy L. (Angie) Clatterbuck and sister, Vickie Jo (Philip)...

Sarah Jane Munoz , 71, of Topeka, Kansas, died Thursday, July 30, at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born July 10, 1938 the daughter of George and Frances (DeGraff) Hipsher. Sarah was preceded in death by her sister, Georgia Herriman. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Eloy Munoz; two brothers, William Hipsher and...

Chaplain (Ret. Col.) Willis Warren Wessman, 88, Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009 at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1920 in Cokato, MN the son of George and Beda (maiden name) Wessman.He was a graduate of Augsburg College in Minnesota and Bethel College and Seminary in Minnesota.Willis served in the US Navy from Oct. 1944 to June...

Ernest F. Fregon, 85, of Topeka passed away July 21, 2009. He was born December 3, 1923 in Clay County, the son of Joseph and Antoinette Frigon. Ernie married Charlotte Rosa on January 7, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas. They had three children Jean Shump, James Fregon (Barbara), Dorothy Herndon. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, his three children, 9...

Michael "Mike" D. Frantz, 48, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on October 24, 1960 in Topeka, the son of Gary M. and Judy Hudson Frantz. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School in 1979 and attended Washburn University. Mike had resided in Lawrence and...

Dawnisha J. "Niecy" Lowery, 26, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Manor Care Health Services. She was born May, 2, 1983, the daughter of Percy Lowery and Dawn (Pleasant) Dixon.She attended Topeka Public Schools and worked for Reser's Fine Foods and McDonald's for several years."Niecy" was a member of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church and accepted Christ...

Evelyn L. (Frese) Milligan, 91 of Topeka passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. She was born on June 29, 1918 in Hoyt, Kansas to Henry G. and Lena P. (Kaser) Frese. Evelyn attended County Line Grade School near the Shawnee-Jackson county line. She graduated from Hoyt High School and Christ Hospital (Stormont-Vail) Nursing School....

Terry C. Baird, 71, of Topeka, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009. He was born October 25, 1937 in Wadsworth, Ohio, the son of Forest A. and Norene (Carlton) Baird. He served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Terry was employed by ABF Truckline, for 35 years, retiring in 1996. He was a member of the...

Robert H."Bob" Rogers, 86, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Midland Hospice House.Bob was born September 16, 1922 in Lakeview, SC, the son of Valery and Jo (Ivey) Rogers. He grew up in Rocky Mount, NC.He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked as a brick mason for M.W. Watson Construction and later...

Irene V. Hoffsommer, 99, of Overbrook, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Brookside Manor in Overbrook. She was born on June 26, 1910 near Berryton, the daughter of Oscar V. and Nita Eberhart Roller. Irene graduated from Berryton High School. She was employed by the Santa Fe Hospital Association for four years. She was a homemaker for most...

Lesli Jayne Gonsalez was born April 9, 1958 at Shilling AFB, Kansas to Mary Lou (Fox) Warren and Ralph Floyd Warren. Lesli went to her heavenly reward at her home on July 15, surrounded by her family after a brave battle with cancer. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1976. She graduated from Bryan College, Topeka. She worked...

Georgia "Marcella" (Eberting) Sell, 87, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009 at a local care facility. She was a sweet and loving person, a devoted wife, sister and aunt. Marcella was born to George and Ethel (Pruessner) Eberting on July 22, 1921 in Leesville, MO and grew up on a farm near Coal, MO. On September 30, 1939,...

Orval John Graber, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at a Topeka retirement community. He was born on May 2, 1913 in Moundridge, the son of Edward J. and Esther Krehbiel Graber. He graduated from Moundridge High School in 1929. He went to work for Moundridge Milling Company and eventually was Traffic Manager until 1959. Orval...

David Atkinson, 50, was born in Onaga, KS on June 18, 1959 and died in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 2, 2009. He spent his early years traveling with his parents in the military. He served in the U.S. Navy and later worked in the agriculture industry in California and as an electrician in Kansas and New Orleans. He is...

Dixie L. (Brault) Jones, 57, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at her residence after a battle with cancer.Dixie was born November 8, 1951 in Topeka, the daughter of Edward and Arlene (Bedell) Brault. She attended Highland Park High School.She lived in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, returning to Topeka in 2005. She was a member of Prince...

Lt. Col. James M. Combs (US Marine Corps, retired), 89, Topeka, died July 4, 2009. He was born April 3, 1920 in Gould, Oklahoma. James had a distinguished career in the United States Marine Corps.His civilian life was spent working in the Aerospace Industry in Southern California. He was involved with the first Surface-to-Air Missile Launch and the original USA...