Willard "Willie" Adkinson
Dec 7, 2012
Willard “Willie” Adkinson, 81, Ottawa, passed away at 5:30 P.M., Friday, December 7, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Friends may join the family for a Graveside Service. Everyone is welcome to meet outside of Dengel & Son Mortuary at 1:00 P.M. to follow the procession to the cemetery on Tuesday, December...
Marvin Dodge
Dec 7, 2012
Marvin Paul Dodge, age 73, of Paola, Kansas, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at his home. Marvin was born May 16, 1939 at Phillipsburg, Missouri. He was the son of William Ray Dodge and Delia Fern (Presley) Henritz. Marvin was married to Linda McClanahan on August 16, 1977 at Miami, Oklahoma. They made their home in LaCygne, Kansas. They...
Steven Stookey
Dec 6, 2012
Steven Allen Stookey, age 45, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center. Steve was born September 11, 1967 at Aurora, Illinois. He was the son of Harlan and Yvonne (Covey) Forbes. Steve attended school at West Aurora High School, Aurora, Illinois. Steve had worked as a groundskeeper for Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Illinois. Steve...
Zelma Irene Van Horn
Dec 5, 2012
Zelma Irene Van Horn, age 78, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Wellsville Retirement Community, Wellsville. She was born October 31, 1934 in Ottawa, the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Baldwin) Proffitt. Zelma was a lifelong Ottawa resident. She graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1952 and attended Ottawa University for 1 ½...
James Chandler
Dec 5, 2012
James Jerome Chandler was born on Saturday, August 3, 1929, in Lamar, Colorado. He was the son of William Woods and Thelma (Gillespie) Chandler. Jim spent his childhood in Lyons, Kansas moving to Ottawa, Franklin County Kansas in the mid 1950’s, where he raised a family and became a dedicated member of the community. Jim passed away with his...
Betty Ellen Moore
Dec 1, 2012
Betty Ellen Moore, age 82, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on Sunday, December 29, 1929 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Fredrick and Maude (McGinnis) Hedrick. Betty grew up in Springfield. She has been a resident of Williamsburg since 1976, moving from Michigan...
Fredrick “Freddy” Hart
Nov 30, 2012
Fredrick Eugene “Freddy” Hart, age 59, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Friday, November 30, 2012. He was born on Friday, April 10, 1953, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Eugene Fredrick “Gene” and Beulah Elizabeth (Wilhite) Hart. Freddy was a lifelong Williamsburg resident. He graduated from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1971. Freddy was a forty year plumber/pipefitter...
Edna M. Frey
Nov 29, 2012
Edna Mae Frey, 92, Paola, died November 29, 2012 at Moran Manor Nursing Home, Moran, KS. Edna Mae was born May 23, 1920 in Paola, to George Nelson and Lida Belle Sims Hoyle. She was the fifth of seven children. She attended schools in Paola and Lane, KS. She was united in marriage, April 16, 1939 to Arthur P....
Roger W. Linneman
Nov 25, 2012
Roger W. Linneman, age 59 of Pomona, Kansas, died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on Wednesday, February 11, 1953 in Ottawa, Kansas. He is the son of Howard Warren and Helen Irene (Perry) Linneman. He has been a near lifelong Franklin County resident. Roger attended Spring Creek Grade School and...
Infant Lillie E. Wright
Nov 24, 2012
Infant Lillie E. Wright, age 2 months, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on Monday, September 03, 2012 in Ottawa, Kansas. She is the daughter of Robert Wright and Lindsey (Minerd) Likes. She is survived by her: Parents-Robert Wright and Lindsey Likes Maternal Grandparents-Kelly Minerd, Debbie Ollek,...
Ronald Leroy "Ronnie" Small
Nov 24, 2012
Heavens doors have opened to embrace Ronald Leroy “Ronnie” Small, age 70, of Ottawa, Kansas who died Saturday, November 24, 2012. He was born on Monday, December 15, 1941 in Ottawa, the son of George Clayton and Thelma Lucille (Wilson) Small. Ronnie was a lifelong Ottawa resident. He graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1959. On...
Jerry Max Morlan
Nov 23, 2012
Jerry Max Morlan, 84, passed away November 23, 2012 at Research Medical Center. Jerry was born May 30, 1928 to Floyd and Faye Stewart Morlan in Wyandotte County, Kansas. He served in the U. S. Navy during WW II from 1946 to 1947 and spent time in the South China Seas. He worked for Fogel Construction for many years...
Barney Blanco
Nov 23, 2012
Barney Blanco, age 86, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, November 23, 2012 at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa. He was born on Saturday, June 5, 1926 in Quenemo, Kansas, the son of Salvador and Guadalupe (Sambrno) Blanco. Barney has been a resident of Ottawa since the late 1930's, moving from Quenemo. Barney attended schools in Quenemo and Ottawa. He was...
Norma Addy
Nov 21, 2012
Norma Addy, 83, Paola, died November 21, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center.(cremation) Norma was born on October 20, 1929 in Lowry City, MO to Loma and Orphia Biles. She was the oldest of five children. She was married to Russell Poe until his death and then to Damon (Lee) Addy until his passing. Both were wonderful husbands and fathers....
Esther K. Crawford
Nov 20, 2012
Esther Crawford, 92, Bentonville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in Rogers, Arkansas. Esther Breedlove was born Thursday, July 29, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas, to Roy and Clara Breedlove. She attended Wyandotte County schools and graduated from Washington Rural High School in 1939. On May 11, 1947, she married Ralph Crawford in Kansas City, Kansas. He preceded...
William Swearingen
Nov 19, 2012
William L. "Bill" Swearingen passed away November 19, 2012 at Olathe Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. Bill was born December 6, 1942 in Miami County, Kansas to Robert and Enid Swearingen. He worked construction for many years and retired from Clarkson Construction in 2004 after 31 years. On August 15, 1964, Bill was united in marriage to R....
C. Joanne Fritts
Nov 19, 2012
C. Joanne Fritts, lovingly known to some as “Connie” or “Joanie”, 78, passed away at her home on Monday, November 19, 2012. At Joanne’s request, a private only graveside service will be held with Rev. Tim Soule officiating. The family will welcome friends and family to join them in Roberts Hall of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 401 W. 11th St.,...
Patsy R. Davison
Nov 19, 2012
Patsy R. Davison, age 85, of Williamsburg, Kansas, died Monday, November 19, 2012. She was born on Sunday, September 18, 1927, in Monmouth, Kansas, the daughter of Alva M. and Stella F. (Ruth) Marchbanks. Patsy lived in Oswego, Grenola, Moline and Oxford, Kansas from 1949 to 1968 moving to Williamsburg in 1968 where she made her home until her...
Kathleen Marie Fritts
Nov 18, 2012
Kathleen Marie Fritts, 77, Ottawa, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Select Specialty Long Term Care Hospital in Topeka. She was born February 9, 1935, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Fred Andrew and Orelia June (Shenk) Mealman. She was a lifelong resident of Franklin County. Kathleen attended Hawthorne Grade School, Ottawa Junior High School and Ottawa Senior High...
