Stanley E. Black, 75, of Topeka, went home to be with his Lord on July 29 at a local hospital.He was born November 6, 1929 in Shreveport, LA., the son of Henry G. and Florence Fisher Black.He served his country as a member of the Air Force for forty years, retiring as a master sergeant in 1971. He then went...

Donald "Lee" Stone, 73, Topeka, passed away, Monday, Aug. 1, 2005 at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1931 in Arkansas City, KS, the son of Walter V. and Ruth E. Bernard Stone.He married Carla E. Jones May 2, 1970 in Topeka. She survives.Other survivors include his children, Carol Ruth and David B. Stone, Topeka; two brothers, and a...

Christine A. Fisher, Topeka, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Midland Hospice House.She was born in Dwight, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Pokorny) Korinek. She had lived in Topeka since 1936.Mrs. Fisher was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.She married Albert H. "Bucky" Fisher on Dec. 17, 1936 in Lawrence. He died June 28, 1984. She...

Phillip Allen White, 43, Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center.Phillip was a lifelong resident of Kansas Neurological Institute.A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation will be from 11:00 A. M. to Noon on Thursday at Newcomer Family Funeral Home.A special...

Ulysses W. Mead, 88, of Topeka, passed away, Sunday, July 31, 2005.He was born July 2, 1917 at Leavenworth, Kansas the son of Edward and Mary Wolfe Mead. He was a 1934 graduate of Leavenworth High School. Mr. Mead resided in Leavenworth until moving to Topeka in 1997. Mr. Mead was an iron worker with Local #10 in Kansas City,...

Jon Steven "J.B." Boggs, 47, of Topeka, passed away Thursday July 28 at Midland Hospice House.He was born July 7, 1958 in North Hollywood, CA, the son of Orie E. and Annette G. Pavlock Boggs.He was employed by Otis Elevator and was in charge of maintaning the elevators in the Chevron/Texaco Building in downtown Houston before retiring due to his...

Karen Sue (Brewer) Pryer, 52, Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2005 at a local hospice house.Karen was born January 21, 1953 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Henry C. and Barbara J. Cornelius Bitner.She was employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 33 years.Survivors include her husband, Gene Pryer of the home, a daughter, Valerie Brewer, Lenexa;...

Heather Paige Herrmann, 17, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2005 as a result of a traffic accident that occured in Iowa. She was born on September 1, 1987 in Topeka, the daughter of William E. and Debra K. Henderson Herrmann. She would have been a senior at Shawnee Heights High School. She was a member of the...

Mildred Vesta Bliss, 90, Topeka, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2005.Mildred was born January 22, 1915 in Kansas City, MO., the daughter of Earl and Elnora Swaim Edmonds. Mildred was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church where she attended faithfully as long as her health allowed.Mildred married Frank J. Bliss on December 31, 1940....

Amy Wray Reed, 92, Topeka, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka.She was born August 17, 1912 in Moultrie County, Illinois, the daughter of Milo and Ethel Iona Thompson Wray. She was raised in Sullivan, Indiana, graduating from Sullivan High School. She also graduated from business school in Pontiac, Michigan. She had lived in Topeka for over 20...

Nellie "Jerry" Nordstrom, 92, of Tecumseh, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on May 26, 1913 in Linwood, KS, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Holmes Elder. She graduated from Linwood High School. She came to Topeka in 1934. She was a bookkeeper for Elmer Nordstrom Construction for 35 years and...

Lola B. Priestly, 96, Topeka, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at McCrite Plaza Health Center. She was born June 8, 1909, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Lester J. and Julia A. Kern Molz. Lola graduated from Topeka High School in 1926. She graduated from Washburn University with a BA degree in 1930. She later graduated from Kansas State University...

Hazel M. Harrop Zlotkin, 71, of Berryton, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2005 at a Topeka care facility. She was born on January 1, 1934 in Berryton, the daughter of Ross and Rachel Browning Harrop. She graduated from Overbrook High School. She resided in Daly City, California for 40 years before returning to Berryton in 1992 where she had...

Gladys E. Carlson, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at a local care facility. She was born April 3, 1917 in Lindsborg, the daughter of John W. and Lavia S. Lundquist Swenson. Gladys married Lawrence Carlson. They later divorced. She was a loving mother of three children and a longtime employee of Stormont Vail Hospital. Gladys...

Arthur W. Blaylock, Jr., 87, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital.He was born Aug. 31, 1917 in DeSoto, KS, the son of Arthur W. and Helen Plummer Blaylock. He graduated from DeSoto High School in 1935.Mr. Blaylock was a farmer for 30 years near DeSoto. He moved to Topeka in 1956 and retired from Stormont-Vail Hospital in...

Jimmie L. Booze, 88, of Topeka, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2005 at Rolling Hills in Topeka. She was born on November 1, 1916 in Greenwood, Mississippi the daughter of Jim and Rose Hendricks McCallought. She came to Topeka in the 1940s. She was a member Ebenezer Baptist Church and True Vine Missionary Baptist Church of Topeka. She married...

Opal "Niki" Greenia, 78, of Topeka, passed away, Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. She was born March 17, 1927 in Hickman, Nebraska the daughter of John and Ruth Heupel Boerrigter. Opal was a veteran who had served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. She had been a patient of the Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Hospital and in...

Gladys Christine Thompson, 92, of Topeka, passed away, Monday, May 30, 2005 at McCrite's Plaza.She was born March 20, 1913 in Topeka the daughter of James and Mary Braun Baker. Mrs. Thompson was employed as a typist for Topeka Wholesale Grocers and Pyramid Life Insurance Company. Gladys was a member of Oakland Christian Church.She married Leland Frederic Thompson October 15,...

Doris L. Symes, 84, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Brewster Place in Topeka. She was born on September 25, 1920, in Arkansas City, KS, the daughter of Lloyd and Sylvia Green Caster. She was a homemaker. Doris came to Topeka in 1971. She married Glenn L. Symes on June 14, 1942 in Arkansas City. He...

Wilma Jean Wilch, 81, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2005 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor. She was born on July 2, 1923 in Oskaloosa, Ks., the daughter of Joseph and Muriel Williams Sloop. Wilma graduated from Oskaloosa High School and attended Washburn University. She was employed by McElroy's Inc. for 15 years before retiring. She was a member...