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Leona Jean Hinton
Nov 20, 2020
Leona Jean Hinton, 94, Topeka, passed away November 20, 2020Jean was born August 20, 1926, in Elmont, KS, to Clarence and Minnie Russell Grimm. Jean graduated from Fall River High School in 1944. From 1944-46 Jean worked at Beech Aircraft Co where she met the love of her life, Gerald L. "Jerry" Hinton. They were married in Topeka on February...
Robert George Sparling
Nov 19, 2020
Robert George "Bob" Sparling, 98, passed away on Nov 19, 2020 in Topeka KS. He was born in the home of his parents, John Edgar and Viola Lenore (Bennett) Sparling in Oneida, Kansas on June 23, 1922. He was the second of three boys in the family. He spent most of the years until his graduation from high school in...
Donald R. Shrewsbury
Nov 18, 2020
Donald R. "Don" Shrewsbury - a quiet humble man who asked nothing for himself but gave of himself freely to all - died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Topeka with his family near. He was 84.Don was born August 7, 1936 in Dott, West Virginia to Paris Birl Shrewsbury and Bessie Ola Lusk Shrewsbury. They often claimed he was the...
Jacqueline Kay Lytle
Nov 18, 2020
Jacqueline Kay "Jackie" (Martin) Lytle, 56, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020.She was born April 1, 1964, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph Jerome and Renetta (DeVader) Martin. She was a graduate of Royal Valley High School and later became a Certified Emergency Medical Technician. Jackie was employed by American Medical Response, was a Certified Nurse's Assistant...
John Mason Culbertson
Nov 18, 2020
John Mason Culbertson, 95, of Topeka, KS passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020. He was born November 3, 1925 in Topeka, KS to Dan and Zeda (Mason) Culbertson. He was a 1943 graduate of Topeka High School.During WWII, John served in the Army, primarily in the south of France. Upon return from war, John received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical...
Dorothy Kate (Dunn) Tague
Nov 17, 2020
Dorothy Kate (Dunn) Tague, 94, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was born on April 13, 1926 in Idana, KS, the fourth of nine children of John Henry and Martha (McMahan) Dunn.Dorothy and Bill Tague were married in Idana on November 7, 1946, and were married for 62 years. Dorothy and Bill spent...
Randall J. Hodges
Nov 17, 2020
Randall J. "Randy" Hodges, 71, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He was born September 22, 1949 in Topeka, the son of Richard and Ruth (Johnson) Hodges.Randy graduated from Topeka High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. He was employed as a Computer Programmer for the State of Kansas for many years before retiring....
Lola Mae Hunter
Nov 17, 2020
Lola Mae Hunter, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 27, 1931 in Topeka, the daughter of George H. and Fern I. (Erwin) Diehl.Lola graduated from Highland Park High School. She was a homemaker. Lola married Gerald L. Hunter on June 10, 1950 in Topeka. He preceded her...
Bryan Joseph Kelly
Nov 16, 2020
Bryan Joseph Kelly, 26, of Topeka, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020.He was born July 14, 1994, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Vicky (Frost) Kelly. He was a 2013 graduate of Washburn Rural High School, attended Washburn University and later graduated in 2017 from Washburn Tech in Topeka. Bryan was employed by Target Distribution Center in Topeka...
Modesto Hernandez Vargas
Nov 15, 2020
84 year old Private First Class Modesto Hernandez Vargas returning home:He served proudly in the U.S. Army as a member of the 2nd Calvary Infantry Division starting in August 1955 and was honorably discharged on June 28, 1957.On October 19, 2020 he flew to Newark, New Jersey for a niece's funeral to comfort his sister and family members despite the...
Larry Keith Gill
Nov 15, 2020
Larry Keith Gill, 67, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020.He was born February 16, 1953, in Saint Louis, Missouri, the son of Hosie and Helen (Bradshaw) Gill. He was a 1971 graduate of Highland Park High School and received a Bachelor's Degree from Washburn University. Larry was employed at the Kansas Insurance Department under Fletcher Bell for over...
Kerry Lee Loney
Nov 14, 2020
Kerry Lee Loney, 65, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020.He was born February 11, 1955, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Wilbur Leroy and Ila Margaret (Crown) Loney. Kerry graduated from Highland Park High School.Kerry was a member of the Central Church of Christ of Topeka.Survivors include his siblings, Robin Wyatt (Judy), Colorado Springs, CO; Keith Loney (Sherri),...
Sarah M. Merrill
Nov 13, 2020
Sarah M. Merrill, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka care center. She was born March 9, 1924 in Manhattan, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Emily (Hamlin) Merrill.Sarah graduated from Kansas State University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Art. She was employed as an Illustrator for the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical...
Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman
Nov 13, 2020
Gale A. Gardner-Sparkman 77 of Tecumseh passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at a Topeka hospital. She was born December 1, 1942 in Topeka, the daughter of William and Henrietta (Shaw) Gardner. Gale was a 1960 graduate of Topeka High School. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in social work from Washburn University in 1971 and her Master's Degree from...
Eugene Rogers Keever
Nov 12, 2020
Eugene Rogers Keever, 89, Topeka, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center.He was born on November 9, 1931 in the town of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and was a Tarheel by birth but a Blue Devil by choice. In an era where moonshine was king and bootleggers were hometown heroes, Gene and his friends spent their...
Dot E. Taylor
Nov 11, 2020
Dot Taylor, 89, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.Dot Elizabeth Taylor was born on July 21, 1931, in Topeka, the daughter of Isla Mary Dooley and Loren Ayre Taylor. She moved with her parents to the Panama Canal Zone in 1940 where she graduated from Balboa High School and attended the Canal Zone Junior College.The family returned to...
Douglas Eugene Samsel
Nov 11, 2020
Douglas Eugene "Doug" Samsel, 63, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.He was born August 23, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Raub) Samsel. He was a graduate of Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Army from April 20, 1988 until being honorably discharged on November 1, 1988. Survivors include his friends and...
Nancy Lee Hollomon
Nov 10, 2020
Nancy Hollomon, 87, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020.She was born December 25, 1932, in Bryan, Texas, the daughter of Roy S. and Jonnye (Whitely) Hollomon. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She received a Bachelor's Degree in nursing from Baylor University in 1956. Nancy worked as a registered nurse for Stormont-Vail Hospital...
Betty Lou Lewis
Nov 9, 2020
Betty Lou Lewis, 86, of Lebo, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020.She was born September 7, 1934, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of James Robbins Fick and Grace Opal (Paulson) Fick. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia and a Masters degree in education from UMKC. Betty married Lewis R. Lewis ("Rod") on...
Wayne J. Tindell
Nov 9, 2020
Wayne J. Tindell, 81, Topeka, passed away Monday, November 9th, 2020. Wayne was born August 5th, 1939 in Scranton, the son of Eugene and Edith (Ferris) Tindell. He graduated from Scranton High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He was honorably discharged. He was incredibly proud of the time that he had served. Wayne...
