Dolores Lorraine Farris-Williamson, 81, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on January 29, 1928 in Greenwood, KS, the daughter of Clifford and Dorothy H. Reed Farris. She graduated from Ottawa High School in 1946. After graduation, she became a dental assistant....

Sydney Raeanne Clingan was taken into Heaven on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Survivors include her parents, Michael and Robin Clingan, paternal grandparents Steven and DeAnn Clingan, maternal grandparents John and Kathy Reynolds, her paternal great-grandfather, Albert Ketter and her maternal great-grandparents, Clifford and Phyllis Oshel and Iza Reynolds. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabel Southeast...

Bertha L. Holmes, 68, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009 at her residence. She was born on July 27, 1941 in Grady, Arkansas. Bertha had resided in Topeka since 1967. She was employed as an LPN at Lexington Park before retiring in 1999. Survivors include her long time companion, Joel Henderson, her children, Sam Holmes, Phillip Holloman,...

Henry J. Cooper, 85, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. He was born on July 6, 1924 in Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Army Air Corps during WWII and retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service. He was later employed by the US...

Kathryn Elizabeth Dawson Bixel , 87, of Topeka, died Thursday, November 19, 2009, at Midland Hospice House. She was married on October 13, 1943 to Clair D. Bixel, of Topeka. He survives. She was born July 12, 1922 in Graham County, Kansas, the daughter of Bertha and Hubert Dawson. She was a 1940 graduate of Carbondale High School and a...

James E. Meddows, Jr., 36, Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.Jim was born May 28, 1973 in St. Louis, MO, the son of James E. and Sandra (Flanagan) Meddows, Sr. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1991 and Fontbonne University in 2004.He served in the U.S. Air Force. He had been employed at Payless ShoeSource for 15...

Margret "Liz" Shrimplin Niven passed away November 14, 2009 in Colville, WA from an aneurysm. She was born October 13, 1933 in Hodge, MO to John and Lillian Shrimplin. She was raised in Topeka, KS, where she met and married Grant Niven on October 21, 1950. They had 3 children, Sandra, David and Daniel. Liz and Grant moved to Washington...

Ammie Emyline Baugh, 72, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Carla McKinnon, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 17, 2009, at Half-Day Cemetery.

Marjorie Charlene "Marge" Vigneron, 83 of Topeka passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009 at Presbyterian Manor. She was born on June 6, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Lester E. and Erma B. (Thompson) Reiber. Marge graduated from Topeka High in 1944. She married Vernon L. Hutton on August 12, 1944, together they had one daughter, Carole Ann....

Ruth Elizabeth "Betty" Parrish died Monday, November 9, 2009 at Brewster Place in Topeka.She was born May 29, 1915 in Great Bend, Kansas, one of two daughters of Lester and Gertrude Cox. She was graduated from Great Bend High School in 1932 and from the University of Kansas in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology....

Gregory J. Schneider, was born January 7, 1949, in Denver, CO, the son of Lester L. and Joan (Rhoden) Schneider. He departed life in Topeka on November 9, 2009.Before moving to Topeka in 1970, Greg had completed Butler County Community College, later graduating from Kaw Area Vo-Tech. Greg was baptized and a born again Christian, studying the Bible throughout his...

Roxanne S. Baldwin, 64, of Topeka, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009. She was born on December 21, 1944 in Topeka, the daughter of Delbert C. and Betty J. Doane Tibbets. She was employed in the Department of Revenue for the State of Kansas for many years before retiring in December of 2008. She was a...

Robert Donald "Bob" Sullivan, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on September 11, 1928 at his family's farm in rural Topeka, the son of Carl R. and Nora Clift Sullivan. He was an Army veteran of WWII. Bob was employed by Champney Wrecking Company for many years and later...

Peggy Lynn Conklin Smith, 51, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009.She was born November 30, 1957 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles W. and Shirley (Hanes) Conklin, Jr. She was a 1975 graduate of Highland Park High School. She was employed by Shawnee Animal Hospital over 30 years. Peggy married Doug Smith on March 20, 2002 in Eureka...

Deborah Joe "Deb" Eckhoff, 56, of Lenexa, KS passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Born on March 2, 1953, the daughter of Lloyd and Delores Marett.She is a graduate of Topeka West High School.Deb married Ray Eckhoff on August 23, 1991, in Lawrence, KS at the Southwest Church of Christ. Deb was a wonderful homemaker...

Jose Antonio Lopez, 34, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2009. He was employed at El Mezcal restaurant.Survivors include his parents in Mexico; fiancé, Rebecca Weigand, Topeka ; stepson, Francisco S. Robles, Sacramento, CA; stepdaughter, Ana G. Pacheco; and daughter, Ashli Sofia Lopez, both of Topeka.He loved spending time with his family and friends, especially his daughter, Ashli.A rosary...

Anthony "Tony" Edward Habiger, Jr., 85, of Topeka, peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at his home. Tony was born on September 23, 1924 in Redwing, KS, the son of Anthony Valentine and Gertrude Teresa (Spanier) Habiger. He graduated from Pomona High School in 1943. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving during WWII as a...

Lloyd J. "Swede" Kimble, Jr., 85, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on December 23, 1923 in Chanute, KS, the son of Chester L. and Mary L. Armstrong Kimble. He was raised in Chanute. He was an Air Force veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He had...

Alan John Hirsch, 80, of Topeka, KS, and formerly of Medford, WI, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 1, 2009 after a short battle with renal cancer. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. Alan was born in Marshfield, WI, on September 12, 1929, to Vincent and Annie (McDonell) Hirsch. The youngest of...

Glen Venhaus, 59, of Topeka, passed away on October 31, 2009. Glen was born on May 9, 1950, in Chanute, KS, the son of Lawrence and Oleta Venhaus. On June 9, 2004, he married Andrea Nelson, in Topeka. She survives.Glen was a 1968 graduate of Chanute High School. He later graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. He...