Edward Shillington Parker
Jan 2, 2004
Edward Shillington Parker was born March 8, 1922, at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Ernest R. and Ada M. (Shillington) Parker. He moved from Kansas City to Franklin County in 1953. In 1959, he moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home until his death Friday, January 2, 2004, at the age...
Lora Bernice Foster
Jan 1, 2004
SERVICES: Graveside services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Humbolt, 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 5, 2004. OFFICIATING CLERGY: Fr. Tod Ziegler. IN STATE: Mrs. Foster will lie in state at the Dengel & Son Mortuary after 1:00 p.m. Saturday to the service hour, where a Rosary will be said at 5:00 Sunday afternoon followed by a...
Earlene Kay Gilbert
Jan 1, 2004
Earlene Kay Gilbert, age 60, of Pomona, Kan., died Thursday, January 1, 2004, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kan. She grew up in the Kansas City area Earlene graduated from Basehor High School with the class of 1961. Earlene was a lifelong homemaker and housewife. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, The Sewing Circle, and...
John Dwayne Clark
Dec 31, 2003
John Dwayne Clark was born December 17, 1934, at Richmond, Kansas. He was the son of Joe and Elva 'Birdean' (Whipple) Clark. A lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident, he moved to Ottawa in 1969, where he made his home until his death Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at the age of sixty-nine years. John graduated from Richmond High School with...
Perry Cook Franks
Dec 29, 2003
Perry Cook Franks, age 94, of Richmond, Kan., died Monday, December 29, 2003, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan. . He was the son of the late Thomas Franks and the late Sarah (Skammy) Franks. At the age of three, Perry moved from Montana to Iowa. When he was ten, he moved to Missouri and, in the late...
Carolyn Sue Graffham
Dec 21, 2003
Carolyn Sue 'Mom' Graffham was born January 2, 1940, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Maxine (Marshal) Warnock. Sue grew up in Coffeyville, moving to Idledale, Colorado, in 1970. In 1976, she moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home until her death Sunday, December 21, 2003, at the age of...
Wallace Bruce David Jr
Dec 15, 2003
Wallace Bruce David, Jr., age 65, of Ottawa, Kan., died Monday, December 15, 2003, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan. . He was the son of the late Wallace David, Sr. and Willeta (Craighead) Johnson. He is also survived by his Four Daughters, Daughter-Carolyn Good of Richmond, Kan. Daughter-Julie David of Ottawa, Kan. Daughter-Patty David of Auxvasse, Mo....
Maxine Eileen Chapman
Dec 12, 2003
Maxine Eileen Chapman was born July 22, 1922, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Lawrence Howard and Sarah Berneice (Graves) Day. She was a lifelong Ottawa resident, until moving to Lawrence, Kansas, in November, 1992, where she made her home, until her death Friday, December 12, 2003, at the age of eighty-one years. She...
Dennis Eugene Nelson
Dec 10, 2003
Dennis Eugene Nelson was born August 18, 1959, at Van Buren, Arkansas. He was the son of Winford Nelson and Ellen (Cox) Nelson. He lived in Leavenworth twelve years and in February of this year moved to Garnett, where he made his home until his death Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at the age of forty-four years. Dennis graduated from...
Norman D. Peek
Dec 9, 2003
Norman D. Peek was born October 3, 1938, at Topeka, Kansas. He was the son of Charles Oscar Peek and Helen Gould (Smith) Peek. He was raised in Topeka, moving to Perry in 1967. In 1973 he moved to Pomona, where he made his home until his death Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at the age of sixty-five years. Norman...
Leona Louise Jones
Dec 5, 2003
Leona Louise 'Jonesie' Jones was born May 27, 1917, at Minneola, Kansas. She was the daughter of Albert and Florence (Ussery) Goll. In 1929, Leona moved from McPherson, Kansas, to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Friday, December 5, 2003, at the age of eighty-six years. Leona worked for the Ottawa Herald...
Ralph Dean Stewart
Nov 21, 2003
Ralph Dean Stewart was born July 27, 1924, at Centropolis, Kansas. He was the son of Ray Denver and Lydia May (Moses) Stewart. A lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident, he made his home in Ottawa, until his death Friday, November 21, 2003, at the age of seventy-nine years. Ralph graduated from Appanoose High School with the class of 1942....
Mildred Irene Hilding
Nov 20, 2003
Mildred Irene Hilding was born August 14, 1911, in Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Fred N. and Grace M. (Scoville) Steele. From 1947 to 1963, Mildred lived in Paola, Kansas. In 1963, she moved to Emporia, Kansas. In 1990, she moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Thursday,...
Sheryl Lee Casady
Nov 20, 2003
Sheryl Casady age 48 of Pomona, Kansas died November 20, 2003 at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1955 in Ottawa. She lived in Pomona, Kansas, since 1986, moving from Watertown, Wisconsin. Sheryl graduated from Monomonee Falls, Wisconsin, High School with the class of 1974. She was employed thirteen years as a Finish Department...
Laura Novella Drummond
Nov 20, 2003
Laura Novella Drummond was born April 10, 1905, at Barnard, Missouri. She was the daughter of Benjamin Wilson and Maggie Elizabeth (Reed) Lucas. At the age of six, Laura moved with her family to Garnett, Kansas, and, at the age of nine, her family moved to Weaubleu, Missouri. When she was twelve, they moved to Richmond, Kansas, then to...
Michael Brent Ramsey
Nov 19, 2003
Michael Brent Ramsey was born November 28, 1968, at Crawford, Nebraska. He was the son of Floyd E. 'Gene' and Mary Anne (Perkins) Ramsey. In 1973 Mike moved with his family from Crawford, Nebraska to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home until his death Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at the age of thirty-four years. Mike...
Billy L. Leonard
Nov 16, 2003
Billy L. Leonard, age 70, of Richmond, Kansas, died Sunday, November 16, 2003, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He has lived in Richmond the past four years, moving from Garnett, where he had lived for twenty years. He had also lived in Williamsburg twenty-five to thirty years, moving from Kansas City. Billy attended Sweet Springs (Missouri) Schools....
Mary Frances Harlan
Nov 7, 2003
Mary Frances Harlan was born May 31, 1907, at Waverly, Kansas. She was the daughter of Louis Edwin and Neva Maude (Hendrix) Smiley. In 1917, Mary moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home until her death Friday, November 7, 2003, at the age of ninety-six years. She attended Ottawa schools. She was a homemaker....
Grace Mary Elizabeth Steele
Nov 2, 2003
Grace Mary Elizabeth Steele was born November 20, 1911, at Andrew, Iowa. She was the daughter of Rev. William Arthur and Flora Bell (Gotshall) Menneke. When Grace was a child, she moved often with her family, due to her father's ministry. After her marriage in 1933, she moved with her husband to Garden City, Kansas. In 1944, they moved...
