Oct 13, 1921

Lindell Cook Owensby, MD passed away on January 19, 2014 surrounded by loving family. Dr. Owensby was born to Dr. Oscar and Mary Cook Owensby in Pittsburg, KS on October 13, 1921. Dr. Owensby was previously married to Barbara Teeple in 1945. They later divorced. He was preceded in death by his daughter Peggy Owensby of Springfield, MO. Lindell is...

Carl E. Humphrey, 60, of Waverly, Kansas, died Thursday, November 03, 2011. He was born June 13, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Howard K. and Ellen Humphrey. Carl was raised in Edgerton, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas. Carl is survived by two brothers, Thomas Humphrey of Olathe, Lee Humphrey of Lawrence; a niece, Christina...

Adonis Jordan DeCarlo May, 20, of East St. Louis, IL, formerly of Topeka, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 in East St. Louis, IL. He was born October 2, 1991 in Topeka, the son of Darylrion May and Alisha Green. He graduated from East St. Louis Sr. High in 2009. Adonis enjoyed playing basketball, football and spending time with his...

Bruce Taylor Clemmons, 68, of Topeka, KS passed away Oct. 27, 2011. He was born in St. Paul, MN on Oct. 19, 1943, the son of Mary Jane and Ross T Clemmons. His parents, as well as Steven J. Clemmons preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Meryce Rookstool Clemmons, whom he married on Feb 28, 1972; daughter, Tedi...

George Nelven Smith, 80, of Tecumseh, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at his home. He was born on June 3, 1931 in Topeka, Kansas to Nelson Nelven and Blanche Ada (Powell) Smith.George Nelven graduated from Highland Park High in 1949. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. George Nelven was a brick mason that...

Lyle L. "Mel" Mehl, 69, of Topeka, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born July 23, 1942 in Abilene, KS, the son of Lawrence and Viola (Lauer) Mehl.Mel attended Chapman High School, and served in the US Navy. He retired from ONEOK in 2005. On March 5, 1999, Mel married Roxanne Roeser in Daytona Beach,...

Sandra Lee Revell, 51, of Holton,Kansas passed away October 25, 2011 at her home. She was born on August 3, 1960 to Troy and Janet (Nunn) Sanders in Lindsay, California. She grew up in California and graduated from Strathmore High School, Strathmore, CA. She married James Adam Revell in Benton, Missouri on Feb 17. She loved to fish, read and...

Billy Max Hill, 85, of Berryton, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.He was born September 29, 1926 in Richland, KS, the son of George and Elizabeth (Reed) Hill. Mr. Hill was a farmer and was retired from the Iron Workers, Local #10, Kansas City.Billy married Crystal L. Christenberry on March 20, 1949...

Max A. Larimer, 87, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1924 in Parson, Kansas to Evert and Wynona (Eversole) Larimer. Mr. Larimer graduated from Cherryvale High School in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1942. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving during WWII. He was a member of...

Chief Master Sergeant ret. Melvin Dwayne Simpson, 83, of Overbrook, went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 22, 2011. He was born in rural Ford County, KS, near Bucklin, on May 5, 1928. He was the eldest son of Roy D. and Martha Ellen (Jones) Simpson. Melvin attended Liberty Grade School, a one room school in Stanton...

Robert L. Brannam, 93, Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Aldersgate Village. Robert was born November 5, 1917 in Grundy County MO, the son of John Grady and Lena (Kemp) Brannam. Bob served in the US Navy Seabees during WWII in the South Pacific. He was married to Elizabeth (Betty) Haugsness on February 20th, 1964. Bob is preceded...

James H. "Jim" Parker, 73, of Topeka, died Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born January 16, 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island, to S. Thomas and Elsie (Eccles) Parker. Jim graduated from Manhattan High School in 1956 and Kansas State University in 1959. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He served in the US Army as...

Janet A. Noriega, 74, of Topeka passed away October 22, 2011. She was born on June 10, 1937 to Bert and Agatha (Burgardt) Needham. She was raised in Topeka and graduated from Hayden High School in 1954. She was a production worker at Hallmark Cards for 31 years and retired in 1993. She had previously been employed by Southwestern Bell...

Sandra K. Coffelt-Neidigh, 60, Topeka, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Medical Center with her family at her side Oct. 22, 2011. An informal service will be held Sat. Oct. 29 at noon at Huntington Condo's Club House, SW 30th & Lydia Ave. She was born and raised in Lawrence, KS. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert...

Dr. Thomas B. Clevenger (Dr. Tom), D.B.A., CPA, 69, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011.He was born May 23, 1942, in St. Charles, MO, the son of Homer and Helen (McQuitty) Clevenger.Thomas earned a B.S., from the University of Missouri in1970, his M.B.A. from Southeast Missouri State Univ. in 1981, as well as his D.B.A. from the University...

Thomas Charles "Tommy" McGinnis, 57, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at his home. He was born October 11, 1954 in Russell, KS, the son of Clair and Mary Monahan McGinnis. He resided in Topeka since 1997. He was employed by the State of Kansas in the Division of Facilities Management for 13 years. Tommy was a...

Florence M. Reynolds Scott, 99, of Lawrence, formerly of Berryton, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born May 17, 1912 in Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Hilary B. and Clara M. Talbott.She resided in the Berryton and Richland communities from 1937 to 2000. Florence lived in Lawrence for...

Kathleen C. Howard, 77, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Aldersgate Village. Kathleen was born February 16, 1934 in Lawrence, the daughter of William and Rachel (Carter) Norris. She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1952. She was a member of Countryside United Methodist Church. Kathleen married John Douglas Howard on April 22, 1955 in Lawrence. He...

Alice H. Nelson, 95, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at a local care center. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.Alice was born August 4, 1916 in Geddes, SD, the daughter of James and Jennie (Knorr) Houseman. She graduated from Cheyenne High School in Cheyenne, WY in 1935.She was employed by the National Red...

Terence Eramus Wilkins, 32, of Topeka, departed this life on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at his home. He was born April 14, 1979 to Katherine Netherland and Brett Wilkins, Sr. in Topeka. He attended Topeka Public Schools, with the last being Highland Park High School. Terence worked various jobs in Topeka and Oklahoma City, OK. He was presently a chef...