Betty Lou Elliott
OBITUARY: Betty Lou Elliott Betty Lou Elliott, 66, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 19, 2006, at Midland Hospice House. She was born Dec. 2, 1939, at Kansas City, KS, the daughter of John Maxwell and Mary Ellen (Stokesbury) Butrick. She was reared at Kansas City by her father and step-mother, Mary Ann Butrick, and attended school there. She had lived at...
Christopher J. Braden
OBITUARY: Christopher James "Chris" Braden Christopher James "Chris" Braden, 27, Topeka, died Sun., Oct. 15, 2006, in an automobile accident at 17th and S.W. Belle. He was born Jan. 1, 1979, at Topeka, the son of Vernon LeRoy and Jeanne Lynn (Hoffman) Braden. He graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1997. He is survived by his wife, Leasa E....
Isla Mae Betts
OBITUARY: Isla Mae Betts Isla Mae Betts, 79, Topeka, died Sunday morning, Oct. 15, 2006, at Garden View Respite Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1927, at Emmett, the daughter of Clyde M. and Sylvia Mae (Maxwell) Lasswell. Isla graduated from Emmett High School and attended Kansas State University. She worked for the Santa Fe Railroad; at the State of...
Melvin L. Nicol
OBITUARY: Melvin L. Nicol Melvin L. Nicol, 85, Topeka, died Sat. evening, Oct. 14, 2006, at his daughter's Meriden home. He was born April 21, 1921, at Vassar the son of John Henry and Minnie (Smith) Nicol. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II and was a member of Capitol Post # 1 of the American Legion. He...
Mildred M. Bottom
OBITUARY: Mildred Mae Bottom Mildred Mae Bottom, 85, Topeka, died Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 6, 1921, at Centralia, the daughter of William Thomas and Eva Isadora (Noland) Lewis. She was married to Roscoe F. Bottom on Nov. 4, 1944, at Holton. They moved to Topeka, in Feb., 1953. He preceded her in...
Debra Senne
OBITUARY: Debra Sue (North) Senne Debra Sue (North) Senne, 47, Topeka, died, Fri., Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Francis Hosp. She was born Sept. 21, 1959, in Topeka, the daughter of Jerry Eugene and Sharon Kay (Brown) Shaw. Debbie graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. Surviving are her companion and best friend: Danny Bigenwalt; 2 sons: Steven M. Riley and...
Jackie Lang
OBITUARY: Jackie Melton Lang Jackie Melton Lang, 55, Topeka, KS, died Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka. He was born March 8, 1951, at McKinney, TX, the son of James Melton and Alma Pearl (McKibben) Lang. Jackie was an over-the-road truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970. He was married to...
Lila M. Smoot
OBITUARY: Lila Mae Smoot Lila Mae Smoot, 69, Topeka, died Thurs., Oct. 12, 2006, at her home. She was born March 7, 1937, at Atlanta, MO, the daughter of Ellis Charles and Dolly Pearl (Reichelt) Michaels. She retired from the V.A. Hosp. as a nurses' aid. She attended Pappan's Landing Senior Center and the Adam's Apple. Lila was married to...
F. Geneva Farrell
OBITUARY: Flossie Geneva Farrell Flossie Geneva Farrell, 86, Topeka, passed away Tues., Oct. 10, 2006. Geneva was born April 5, 1920, in Omaha, NE, to John Robert and Flossie Mabel (Graham) Wyatt. She graduated from Delia High School. She was married to Dale Farrell on Dec. 6, 1939. She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Warren Farrell,...
Leona Green
Leona J. "Poochie" Green, 89, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Midland Hospice House. Poochie was born June 21, 1921 in Valencia, the daughter of Bert James and Levilla Mae (Hayes) May.She worked for Hallmark Cards for 27 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of Northland Christian Church.She married Deward S. Green on June 11,...
Dorothy Casto
Dorothy Elizabeth "Betty" Casto, 83, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, October 6, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born March 21, 1923 in Lecompton, Kansas the daughter of Theodore Joseph and Alice Elizabeth Polley Sulzen. She was an Alumni of Lecompton High School. Dorothy married Marvin C. Casto August 31, 1945 in Topeka. He preceded her in death March 18,...
Mamie Setchell
Mamie L. Setchell, 87, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born February 25, 1919 in Frankfort, Kansas the daughter of George W. and Alice J. Mackey Nester. Mamie moved to Topeka in 1936 where she met and married Waldo D. Setchell on September 2, 1939, and spent 56 years in her home in...
Robert V. Nestler
OBITUARY: Robert Vance Nestler Bob won his freedom from his 7 1/2 year battle with brain cancer. He was called into glory on Wed., Oct. 4, 2006. Born Robert Vance Nestler on Jan. 22, 1971, at Cleveland, OH, the son of Rev. Robert Bruce and Elizabeth Caroline (Ricker) Nestler. Bob was a paramedic and firefighter having worked for Medivac and...
Edward Johnson
OBITUARY: Edward F. Johnson, Jr. Edward F. Johnson, Jr., 83, Topeka, died Wed., Oct. 4, 2006, at his home. He was born June 30, 1923, at Topeka, the son of Edward F. and Elsie May (Myers) Johnson. Ed was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He retired as a Captain from the City of Topeka Police Department after 32 years of service....
Micky Grubb
Micky Lew Grubb, 44, of Topeka, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 at his home after a brief illness.He was born October 17, 1961 in Topeka, the son of Melvin and Connie Kay Chilcoat Grubb.He was a 1979 graduate of Jefferson West High School. He enlisted in the Navy in 1979, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer after 22 years...
Robert D. Mace
OBITUARY: Robert D. Mace Robert D. Mace, 62, a lifelong resident of Topeka, KS, died Sat., Sept. 30, 2006, at his home. Bob was born in Topeka on Jan. 11, 1944, the son of Robert S. and Kathleen (Critchlow) Mace. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1962. Robert graduated from Oklahoma Farrier School and worked for many years as...
Wilma Lyden
OBITUARY: Mrs. Wilma L. Lyden Mrs. Wilma Lee Lyden, 78, Topeka, died Sat., Sept. 30, 2006, at Stormont-Vail Hosp. She was born Aug. 6, 1928, at Mulberry, KS, the daughter of Atlee Ray and Gladys Pearl (Fish) Stewart. She had lived in Shawnee County the past 55 years. For 25 years Wilma worked as an LPN at Stormont-Vail and St....
Thomas O. Dutton
OBITUARY: Thomas Orin Dutton Thomas Orin Dutton, 64, Topeka, died Wed., Sept. 27, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1942 at Lawrence, the son of Harry O. and Caroline (Beasley) Dutton. Tom had been an Engineer Tech at KDOT. He was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, and Oakland I.O.O.F. Lodge # 640. He was...
Roxie C. Kelly
OBITUARY: Roxie Carol Kelly Roxie Carol Kelly, 57, of Natrona, WY, formerly of Topeka, died Tues., Sept. 19, 2006 at Wyoming Medical Center, Casper. Committal services will be at 2:00 p.m., Mon., Oct. 2, 2006, at Rochester Cemetery. She will lie in state after 1:00 p.m., Sun., at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 N.W. Independence, where the family will receive friends...
Myrtle Edwards
Myrtle Marie Edwards, 92, Topeka, passed away on September 27, 2006.She was born November 30, 1913, in Linwood, KS the daughter of Clinton Earl and Ida Bertha (Pennington) Chance. She attended the local schools, graduating from Linwood Rural High School in 1931.On January 20, 1934 she was united in marriage to Forrest E. Edwards at Manhattan, KS.Myrtle was baptized at...
