Joshua Bryant, 25, died on August 5, 2007. He was born on Feb. 25, 1982 in Grand Island, NE and is the son of James Laurence Bryant of Grand Island, NE and Sheri Lynn Russell Bryant of St. Mary's KS. Joshua graduated from St. Mary's High School in 2000. He is survived by his three brothers; Jeremy and wife Tiffany...

Mary Elizabeth Much, 91, Topeka, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at her home.She was born Oct. 4, 1915 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of James Phillip Tutt, Sr. and Elizabeth Bulfer Tutt. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1936, lived in California from 1941-1945, and returned to Topeka in 1946. She also attended Strickler's Business College.She was a member...

John W. Atkinson, 92, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born October 27, 1914 at Greenleaf, Kansas, the son of John and Jeannie Burns Atkinson. He graduated from Greenleaf High School in 1932. Mr. Atkinson worked in the family business and on the Missouri Pacific Railroad prior to WWII. He served in the...

Kay Lyn Williams Riedel, 60, Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Midland Hospice House, surrounded by family and friends.Kay was born February 26, 1947 in Iola, the daughter of Joseph Edwin and Leona Marie (Cooper) Williams. She attended Highland Park Schools and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965.She married Robert Francis Riedel on September 5,...

Nadine M. Moore, 84, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, August 5, 2007 at her home in Arkansas. She was born April 28, 1923 in Burlingame, Kansas the daughter of Ben and Nellie Kahrs Smith. She was a graduate of Burlingame High School. Nadine worked for the Kansas Department of Revenue for the State of Kansas...

Clinton Jay Morford, 33, Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2007.Clint was born June 6, 1974 in Topeka, the son of James L. and Peggy Morford. He graduated from Topeka West High School in 1992. He was employed as an Assistant Manager at Panera Bread.Survivors include his parents; sister, Tricia Florea and husband, Brian, Topeka; two nephews and a...

Marilyn Jean Pardee, 80, Topeka, died Thursday, August 2, 2007 at Midland Hospice House.She was born Sept. 18, 1926 in Topeka, the daughter of Paul and Gladys Crocker Green. She attended Mission Center School, graduated from Washburn Rural High School, and attended Washburn University.Marilyn worked for 37 years for the State of Kansas, Department of Revenue and was a member...

Ronald Eugene Charles, 53, Topeka, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at his home.He was born May 23, 1954 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Norman and Rosie Dell Glenn Charles.Survivors include his children, Kimberly S. Abbott, Ronald Eugene Charles, Jr., Monte Charles, Dante Charles, Kinonnie Charles, Alyssia Charles, Tammy Abbott, and Lorena Abbott; siblings, Malia Raimey, Patricia Patterson, Kelvin...

Wilma Jean TraxlerWilma J. Traxler, 78, North Richland Hills, TX, died July 31, 2007, at a care facility in Texas. She was formerly from Topeka. Wilma retired from the Kansas Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, after many years. She was born January 30, 1929, west of Paola, KS, the daughter of the late Raymond and Bernice Ricketts. She graduated...

Truman J. "TJ" Forshee Jr. of Topeka went home to the Lord on July 28, 2007. He was born on July 22, 1935 in Pleasant Grove, Arkansas to Truman and Lola Forshee. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. After retirement "TJ" spent timeless hours helping others work on their vehicles in his signature coveralls. This was his service...

Mary Nell Knight, 63, of Topeka, passed away, Friday, July 27, 2007 at Midland Hospice House. She was born January 29, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Grace Dinkle. Mary worked for the Department of Employment Security Division for a number of years. She is survived by two daughters Rhonda Silvia, Rochelle Adams, two sons, Brad and...

Daniel Brian Cox, 37, Topeka, died Monday, July 16, 2007 in Topeka. He was born Feb. 12, 1970 at Ft. Riley, Kansas, the son of SFC Walter P., Jr. and Iva Lou Morgan Cox. He attended Topeka West High School. Survivors include his mother, a brother, Tony Cox, sisters, Kelly Drummond and Dotty Karnowski all of Topeka. He was preceded...

Elizabeth Carol (Dunning) Swearingen Elizabeth C. Swearingen, 86, died July 16, 2007 at Midland Hospice in Topeka. She had previously made her home in Moran, then on a farm near Moran, and on a farm near LaHarpe KS. Elizabeth (Betty) was born December 20, 1920, in Greybull, WY to Frank W. and Mary A. Dunning, who along with her brothers...

Mamie Lee Rogers Mamie Lee Rogers, 50, passed away Monday, July 16, 2007 in Topeka. She was born June 5, 1957, in Pine Bluff, AR, the daughter of Bertha Lee Holmes and Henry Rogers, and the step daughter of Joel Henderson. Mamie attended Topeka High School. She was a Christian, and a member of Faith Temple. She was preceded in...

Greta Mae Swan, 98, Topeka, died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Lexington Park Nursing Center.She was born Oct. 4, 1908 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Alta Stuart Hawk. She lived in Shawnee County all of her life until moving into Topeka in 1985.Mrs. Swan was a member of Oakland Christian Church.She married Albert F. Swan on Dec. 7,...

Harold R. Bradford, 95, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 13, 2007. He married Zelta L. Chapman on August 6, 1931. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Richard Bradford and wife, Helen, Perry Bradford and wife, Betty, and Tom Bradford and wife, Roberta, 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Bradford's family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m....

H. Allan Hein passed away July 15, 2007, at Midland Hospice House, after a short illness. Allan Hein was born in Culbertson, Nebraska, October 24, 1919, the youngest child of Anna Elizabeth (Wacker) and Henry Hein, Jr. After growing up in McCook, NE, he graduated from Hastings College in 1940 Bachelors of Music Education degree, and later earned a Masters...

Omer L. Johnson, of Tecumseh, KS, passed away July 10, 2007. He was born July 27, 1917. Omer retired from Santa Fe in 1977, after 38 years of service. He was a loving family man who loved to hunt, fish, garden and bowl. He was a longtime member of the Tecumseh United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife...

Nathan L. Bayless, 59, of Tecumseh, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at a Topeka hospital. He was born on June 14, 1948 in Topeka, the son of H. Monty and Etta Lee Johnson Bayless. He graduated from Shawnee Heights High School. He believed as a Jehovah's Witness and was a conscientious objector, so served as a Corpsman in...