Harry Joe Evans Harry Joe Evans, 79, Topeka, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004, at a Topeka hospital. He was born Nov. 12, 1924, in Hartshorne, Okla., the son of Armstead and Thelma Mitchell Evans. He was preceded in death by a son, Harry Joe Evans Jr. He married Verna Dugas on Aug. 8, 1948, in Orange, Texas. She survives. Other...

Harry Joe Evans, Sr., 79, Topeka, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004 at St. Francis Health Center Topeka.He was born November 12, 1924, in Hartshorne, OK, the son of Armstead and Thelma Mitchell Evans. He moved to Valley Falls, at the age of two and attended Valley Falls public schools. He served in the United State Coast Guard during World War...

Thomas "Lee" Jennings, 93, Topeka, formerly of Silver Lake and Dover, passed away, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004 at Aldersgate Village.He was born April 20, 1911, in Eskridge, KS the son of Oliver Lee and Bertha Parlee Castle Jennings.Mr. Jennings was a member of Silver Lake United Methodist Church, he was a 60 year member of Lake Lodge #50 A.F. &...

Aileen Faye Woodrow, 81, Topeka, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.She was born March 1, 1923 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Wilford B. and Faye O. Hawver Fox.She was a member of Meriden Bible Baptist Church. She retired from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Medevac/AMR.She was married to E.L. "Woody" Woodrow Nov. 21, 1943 in...

Marie Anna Stephens Marie Anna Stephens, 85, Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Topeka. She was born April 1, 1919, in Nortonville, the daughter of Ellsworth and Helena Lassen Scarlett. Mrs. Stephens was a clerk for the state of Kansas Revenue and Taxation Department. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and...

Marjorie E. "Marge" Shenk SILVER LAKE - Marjorie E. "Marge" Shenk, 78, Silver Lake, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, in a Topeka hospital. She was born May 25, 1926, in Wheaton, the daughter of Leroy H. and Elsie Pearl Toothaker Warthen. She attended Wheaton schools, Topeka High School and Clarke's Business School. She worked for National Reserve Life Insurance Co.,...

Blanche L. Evans Blanche L. Evans, 103, Topeka, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, in Topeka. She was born March 8, 1901, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Howard C. and Ida E. Knouse Evans. Blanche was raised in White City and graduated from high school there. She moved to Topeka in 1920, where she attended Topeka Business College. She was...

Ruth Alberta Meakins Barbarow, 85, Topeka, died, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 at a Topeka nursing home. Mrs. Barbarow was born June 12, 1919 in Topeka, KS the daughter of Joseph and Caroline Franks Meakins. She was the last survivor of six children. She married Lloyd A. (Nick) Barbarow on March 26, 1940 in Topeka, KS, he survives. She was a...

Charles L. Flowers, 66, Wichita, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004 at Harry Hynes Hospice. He was born April 30, 1938 , at Topeka, the son of Ress T. and Nettie B. Michael Flowers. He was born and raised in Topeka and had lived in Wichita since 1985. He was a Truck Driver for Lawrence Freight Line for 17 years. He...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Charles Chuck Miller Gary Charles Chuck Miller, 61, Topeka, died Friday morning, Sept. 3, 2004, at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1943, in Carthage, N.Y., to Erwin Oscar and Gladys Phyllis Waugh Miller. He served in the Army and the Air Force. Mr. Miller was a correctional officer for the state of Kansas and the Topeka...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Thelma Hood Anna Thelma Hood, 91, retired jewelry clerk for Hess Jewelers and Schmidt Jewelers in North Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at her home in New Orleans. She was born Dec. 28, 1912, in Auburn. Ms. Hood was a lifelong resident of Topeka and a member of Capitola Rebekah Lodge No. 219 of the International Order...

Marjorie Mae Mills Marjorie Mae Mills, 89, Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at her home. She was born Aug. 17, 1915, in Oskaloosa, to Ira and Rowena Gross. Her family moved to Topeka when she was young, and Marj attended local schools and graduated with honors from Highland Park Rural High School. After high school she attended and graduated...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Louis Hague Ronald Louis Hague, 69, of Topeka, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at his residence. He was born Jan. 13, 1935, in Byesville, Ohio, to Thomas M. and Bertha Elizabeth Harriett Hague. Ron graduated from New Concord High School in Ohio. He was a member of the Marines and the Air Force, serving in Korea and Vietnam...

Wanda N. Tjelmeland Wanda N. Tjelmeland, 67, Topeka, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004. She was born in Story County, Iowa, on May 28, 1937, to Weston and Nettie Olson of McCallsburg, Iowa. Wanda married Marion Tjelmeland on Jan. 23, 1960. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Kyle Tjelmeland and Kirk Tjelmeland, both of Topeka; one brother, Wayne Olson, San...

Winifred T. Hartman Winifred T. Hartman, 80, Topeka, Thursday, died Aug. 26, 2004, at St. Francis Health Center, Topeka. She was born Feb. 24, 1924, at Macclesfield, England, the daughter of Peter and Mary Lee Potts. She lived in Clay Center before moving to Topeka in October 1955. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church. She worked as a...

Margaret Ann Corwin, 85, Topeka, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004 at Stormont-Vail Health Center E.R.She was born Jan. 11, 1919 in Wymore, NE the daughter of Frank and Anna Roberts.Margaret was a member of Bethel Community Church, Bethel Community Club and Widow Widowers. She was an avid Bingo player. She worked for Hallmark Card Company over 20 years before retiring.She...

E. Frank Sewell, 96, Topeka, KS died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004 at Midland Hospice House.He was born October 31, 1907 in Carroll County, Georgia the son of Joel I. and Hattie M. Morris Sewell. He attended schools in Carrolton, GA. Mr. Sewell was an electrician and electrical inspector for over 60 years. He married Margaret E. Mannen on July 10,...

Mary Jo Robertson Mary Jo Robertson, 87, Topeka, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at her home. Mary Jo was born Aug. 18, 1917, southeast of Valley Falls, the daughter of Henry and Grace Campbell Shermer. She graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1934. Mary Jo s upbringing on the family farm helped her to excel in her passion, home...

Irene M. Matthes Irene M. Matthes, 87, Topeka, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born April 3, 1917, in St. Paul, Minn., to Mathias and Mary Grace Cook Stoffels. She married Albert Rapp in 1935. Seven children were born to that union. A later marriage to Harold Matthes resulted in moving to Faribault,...

Lillian Pobrislo Keller Lillian Pobrislo Keller, 89, of Topeka, passed away at Brewster Place on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. She was born February 24, 1915 in Rossville to Czech parents Vincent and Mary Cerny Pobrislo. She was married to Philip W. Keller on June 2, 1943 in Topeka. He survives. At the age of 12, she had to help her...