John P. Adamson, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. He was born on March 27, 1934 in Racine, WI, the son of Robert and Sybil Adamson. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He had resided in Topeka for the past 20 years. He was a member of the V.F.W. John married Wilma K....

Wallace William "Bill" Cooper, Jr., 88, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Brewster Place in Topeka. He was born on October 7, 1920 in Hoxie, the son of Wallace William Cooper, Sr. and Edith Mae Robinson Cooper. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1938. After graduating, he went to work as a mechanic for Friday...

Roy Vega, 28 of Rapid City, SD passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. He was born November 18, 1980 in Chicago, IL to Juan Vega and Carol Urias Rush. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Irene Urias. Roy graduated from Newton High School in 1998. He joined the Air Force in 1999 and served...

Ivadell "Ivy" MartinIvy Martin, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. She was born on May 5, 1928 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Floyd W. and Hazel A. Spangler. She was a 1946 graduate of Topeka High School. Ivy retired following 26 years of service with the State of Kansas Division...

Mary Ruth Keeton Botts, Ruth, age 86, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 23 2009, after years of battling Alzheimer's disease. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Ruth was the seventh of eight children. Ruth was the proud mother/mother-in-law of Robert H. Botts, Jr. of Plano, Texas and his wife JoAnn; Ruth Ann Schwart of Topeka and...

John L. Shipps1911 – 2009John L. Shipps, 98, of Iola, formerly of Topeka, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Windsor Place in Iola.John was born in Centropolis, KS on June 16, 1911 the son of Joseph and Ruby (Van Briggle) Shipps. He attended school in Franklin County and later worked in the farming and milling business. John was united...

Latasha Gunby, 33, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2009 at Topeka Community Health Care Center. She was born along with her twin to Linda (Gunby) Pickens and Freddie Ishman, Sr. on July 22, 1976 in Topeka, KS. She attended USD 501 schools and graduated from Highland Park in 1995. She attended Bryan College for Medical Assistant in...

Donald S. "Don" Smith, 82, Topeka, passed away Thur., Aug. 20, 2009, at Midland Care Hospice House. He was born in Kaukauna, WI on Dec. 14, 1926, the son of Claude and Agnes (Nogaj) Smith. He grew up in Boys Town, NE.During WWII, Don joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served 5 years.He was a printer by trade.Mr. Smith is...

Lebanon "Leb" Gardenhire, 98, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009. He was born on March 29, 1911 in Alma, the sixth son of Samuel and Lina Davis Gardenhire. He was raised in Alma and received his early education through the Wabaunsee County School system prior to moving to Topeka in 1942. He was employed by the Rock...

Elizabeth E. "Betty" Compton, 75, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2009. She was born on October 15, 1933 in Topeka, the daughter of Jacob and Irene Ludwig. Survivors include four sons, Bob, Don, Greg and Mike, one daughter, Cindy, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday...

Harold E. Roudebush 89, Topeka, passed away August 10, 2009. Mr. Roudebush was born in Peru, IL on January 2, 1920 to the late Delano and Clarissa White Roudebush. He spent his childhood in several different parts of west-central Illinois graduating from high school in Good Hope, IL. He earned undergraduate degrees from both Western Illinois State University and Millikin...

George Evon Preuss, 73, of Wamego, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at his residence. He was born on January 28, 1936 in Queens, New York, the son of John and Genevive McDonnell Preuss. He graduated from La Salle Military Academy in 1954. George was an Army veteran, serving for 21 years from 1954 through 1975. He had resided...

Parker D. Christy, 44, of Silver Lake, KS passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009.He was born September 23, 1964 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Charles D. and Vinita H. (Pope) Christy. He was a graduate of Osage City High School. He was owner/operator of Parker D. Christy Ceramic Tile Installation. Parker married Lori Stauffer on September 10, 1988 in...

Verl "Ray" Widner, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at a Topeka care center. He was born on December 22, 1925 in Newkirk, OK, the son of Ferlin and Lelia Puckett Widner. Ray was an Army veteran of WWII, serving in Europe and the South Pacific. He later served in the Kansas Army National Guard. He...

Michelle L. Johnson, 48, Topeka, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Midland Hospice House.She was born May 22, 1961 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Darrell and Barbara Premo. She was raised in Lincoln, NE, and came to Topeka in 1994.Michelle received her BSN from Baker University. She worked at Stormont-Vail Hospital.Survivors include three children, Austin Grefe of Lincoln, NE,...

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)...