Stephen Loyd Chapman
Aug 11, 2004
Stephen Loyd 'Steve' Chapman was born September 18, 1955, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Kenneth Eugene and Jewell (Mealman) Chapman. Steve grew up in Ottawa. In 1981, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas, returning to Ottawa in 1987, where he made his home, until his death Wednesday, August 11, 2004, at the age of...
Dennis Parsons
Aug 7, 2004
Dennis Shawn Parsons was born November 27, 1957, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of John and Jean (Guyer) Parsons. Affectionately known as 'Possum,' Dennis lived in several areas of Missouri and East Central Kansas until his death August 7, 2004, in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 46. When he was a young boy, Dennis spent much time with...
Ashton Lee Kirkland
Aug 6, 2004
Ashton Lee Kirkland was born Friday, August 6, 2004, at Lawrence, Kansas. He was the infant son of Michael Kirkland and Erika Hess, of Pomona, Kansas. Ashton died on Friday evening, August 6, 2004, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Surviving, besides his parents, are his grandparents, Retta and Keith Pence of Pomona, Kansas, Mark and Jean...
Mearl Edward Snethen
Aug 6, 2004
Mearl Edward Snethen was born November 27, 1917, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of John William and Minnie Anne (Mulvaney) Snethen. A lifelong resident, Mearl made his home in Ottawa, until his death Friday, August 6, 2004, at the age of eighty-six years. He attended Ottawa schools. Mearl worked thirty-eight years for the City...
Juanita L. Turner
Aug 6, 2004
Juanita L. (Mitchell) Turner, age 93, of Roeland Park, Kan., died Friday, August 6, 2004, at Garden Terrace Of Overland Park ,Kan. She was the daughter of the late Edmund Mitchell and the late Rozina (Yates) Mitchell. She is survived by her One Daughter, Shirley (Turner) Smart of Roeland Park, Kan. After marriage, she lived with her husband on...
Mary Jean Tobler
Aug 4, 2004
Mary Jean Tobler was born August 2, 1922, at Salina, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wesley Oscar and Anna Mary (Wingard) Fanson. Mary lived in Salina until the age of ten, moving with her family to Natoma, Kansas. She also lived in Onega, Topeka, Lyndon, and Olivet, Kansas, moving to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1968, where...
Annabel Seyler
Aug 3, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Annabel was a lifelong resident of this area, living in Douglas and Frankin County. EDUCATION: She graduated from high school in 1932 and Ottawa Business College in 1942. OCCUPATION: Annabel worked for Parmelee Products in Gardner, Kansas, until her retirement in 1977. She earlier worked with her husband in their business, the Seyler Machinery Company thirteen years,...
Mary Vandilla Wollam Larkin
Aug 3, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She grew up and lived in Sedan until after high school graduation, moving to Topeka at that time and Ottawa in 1935. EDUCATION: Mary graduated from Sedan High School with the class of 1932. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: She worked as a waitress at the North American Hotel Royal Cafe, Colbern`s Restaurant; managed the Village Inn Motel for...
Mary Katherine Howard
Jul 31, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Mary was a near lifelong resident of Franklin County. Many years ago, she lived a short time in Argentine and Osage City. EDUCATION: Mary graduated from Appanoose High School with the class of 1937. OCCUPATION: Mary was a lifelong homemaker and volunteer at the Ottawa Middle School from 1988 until 1997. MARRIAGE: On May 18, 1941, Mary...
Virgil Eugene Clough
Jul 28, 2004
Virgil Eugene 'Gene' Clough was born February 26, 1929, at Cummings, Kansas. He was the son of Virgil E. and Ida A. (Schrader) Clough. Gene grew up, and lived, in Atchison, Kansas, joining the military in 1951. In 1955, he moved to Burlingame, Kansas, and, in 1967, to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home, until...
Linda Darlene Lantis
Jul 27, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She lived in Liberty, Missouri, until moving with her family to Michigan at the age of two. In 1958, she moved to Wyoming; 1970, Kansas; 1976, Oregon; 1979, California; 1980, Utah; and Ottawa in 1983. EDUCATION: Linda graduated from Rawlins (Wyoming) High School with the class of 1967. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: She has been employed as a...
Helen John Norris Mell
Jul 26, 2004
Helen John Norris (Johnson) Mell, age 83, of Ottawa, Kan., died Monday, July 26, 2004, at Wellsville Manor Care Center in Wellsville, Kan. . She was the daughter of the late Berry Johnson and the late Minnie (Bennett) Johnson. She is also survived by her husband Joshua Henry & Carol Mell; One Son, Son & daughter-in-law-Tim & Nancy Mell...
David Glenn Crump
Jul 21, 2004
David Glenn Crump, age 48, of Ottawa, Kan., died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan. . He was the son of the late Daniel Crump and the late Ellen (Abel) Crump. He is also survived by his wife Debra Crump; One Daughter, Daughter-Vanessa Crump of Ottawa, Kan. Four Sons, Son and daughter-in-law-Jonathan and April...
Marjorie Lucille Schutter
Jul 16, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She grew up in a rural area near Tunnel Hill, Illinois. She also lived in Carbondale, Illinois, and Kalamazoo, Michigan as a student. She also lived from 1947 to 1952, Romulus, Michigan; 1952 to 1954, Huntington, Indiana; 1954 to 1959, Milan Michigan; 1959 to 1963, Stephens Point, Wisconsin and, 1963 to 1975, Orange City, Iowa. She moved...
Virginia Kay Finch
Jul 9, 2004
Virginia Kay (Kirkland) Finch, age 52, of Rantoul, Kan., died Friday, July 9, 2004, at Decedent`s Residence in Rantoul, Kan. . She was the daughter of the late Harold `Bill` Kirkland and the late Helen (Dragieff) Kirkland. She is also survived by her husband Michael Finch; Three Sons, Son-Mel Parrett of Hopkinsville, Ky. Son-Jeffery Finch of of the home...
Cheryl Jane Montgomery
Jul 6, 2004
Cheryl Jane Montgomery was born January 14, 1956, at Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Eleanor (Hobbs) Moyer. A long time resident, Cheryl made her home in Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, until her death Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at the age of forty-eight years. Cheryl attended Ottawa High School, later receiving her G.E.D. She also attended...
Ralph Irvin Horne
Jun 23, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Ralph grew up in the Waverly and Princeton areas and has made his home in Ottawa since 1946. EDUCATION: He attended school in Waverly and Princeton, graduating from Princeton High School with the Class of 1943. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: Ralph worked as a construction worker for thirty-five years, working on commercial and heavy construction in the Lawrence...
Marie Pearl Haas
Jun 23, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She moved from Emporia, where she was born, to Ottawa with her family in 1936. After her marriage, she moved to Osawatomie, Topeka, and, in 1943, to Kansas City, Missouri. EDUCATION: Marie graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1938. MEMBERSHIPS: She was a member of Leawood Baptist Church and Past Worthy Matron of Order...
Phyllis Jean Hollon
Jun 23, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Phyllis grew up and lived in Franklin County for most of her life, before moving into Ottawa in 1957. EDUCATION: She attended Ottawa High School. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: Phyllis was a homemaker. She also worked as an assembler at King Radio in Ottawa, from 1972 until retiring in 1996. MEMBERSHIPS: She was a member of First United...
Viola May Pearson
Jun 18, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Viola grew up in Osage County, moving to Topeka at the time of her marriage, returning to Osage County in 1940. They moved to a farm south of Ottawa in 1959 and into town in 1967. She had been a Chandler, Arrizona resident since 1994. EDUCATION: Viola attended Vassar Grade School and graduated from Lyndon High School...
