Irene Opal Symons
Apr 12, 2003
Irene Opal Symons was born October 2, 1906, on the family farm two and one-half miles southeast of Centropolis, in Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Ruben Oliver and Alber Lina (Nelson) Slavens. In the late 1930's and early 1940's, Irene lived in Naches, Washington, Ordnance, Oregon, and Paso Robles, California. She lived most of her life...
Kenneth Verne Morrow
Apr 10, 2003
Kenneth V. 'Ken' Morrow was born August 13, 1928, in Burlington, Kansas. He was the son of Ross and Ethel (Hanson) Morrow. A lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident, Ken previously lived in Princeton, then Williamsburg, before moving to Ottawa in 1975, where he made his home until his death Thursday, April 10, 2003, at the age of seventy-four years....
Debra Sue Russell
Apr 8, 2003
Debra Sue `Debbie` Russell was born June 30, 1965, at Garnett, Kansas. She was the daughter of Sharon (Hermreck) Brady. Debbie was a resident of Winfield, Kansas, for thirty-one years, before moving to Hartford, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at the age of thirty-seven years. Debbie was a loving and caring...
Ralph Lee Masters
Apr 8, 2003
Ralph Lee Masters was born July 20, 1928, at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Edgar Louis and May Mary (Bedsaul) Masters. Ralph was a near lifelong Kansas City, Kansas resident. He had previously lived in Louisburg, Kansas and Branson, Missouri. He moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, in 2003, where he made his home, until...
James William Eckard
Apr 7, 2003
James William Eckard was born February 8, 1938, at Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Cecil and Dora (Griffith) Eckard. He grew up in Kansas City. During his military service, he lived in Texas for two years, then returned to Kansas City. In 1967, he moved to Princeton, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home,...
Emory William Deaton
Apr 1, 2003
Emory William Deaton was born September 23, 1911, in a log house on a farm west of Leduc Alberta, Canada. He was the son of Oscar and Rosa (Kelly) Deaton. Emory spent his early childhood growing up in the wilderness area of Canada. In 1926, at the age of fifteen, he moved with his family to a farm northwest...
Roy C. Hawkins
Mar 31, 2003
Roy C. Hawkins was born May 20, 1927, at Chillicothe, Missouri. He was the son of James M. and Loey (Rinehart) Hawkins. He lived in Overland Park, Kansas, from 1959 to 1974, moving to Pomona, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home, until his death Monday, March 31, 2003, at the age of seventy-five years. He was...
Imogene Marie Nickel
Mar 26, 2003
Imogene Marie Nickel was born April 13, 1929, at Williamsburg, Kansas. She was the daughter of John S. and Mary (Furrer) Largent. Imogene lived in Pomona, Kansas, until the age of nine, then moved north of Pomona. At eighteen, she moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for four years, Ottawa, for three years, and returned to Kenosha. In 1976, she returned...
Ralph Lynn Hartpence
Mar 26, 2003
RESIDENCE HISTORY: He was a lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: Ralph started farming at an early age. During World War II, he worked at Sunflower Ammunition Plant in DeSoto. He was an automobile mechanic for George Royer Garage and Mock Motors, in Ottawa. In 1949, he became employed with Cities Service Gas Company in Ottawa, retiring...
Roberta Ellen Michaels
Mar 22, 2003
Roberta Ellen Michaels was born February 4, 1936, at Williamsburg, Kansas. She was the daughter of Robert Aqilla and Amy May (Hoskinson) McCurdy. A near lifelong resident of Franklin County, she made her home in Wellsville, Kansas, until her death Saturday, March 22, 2003, at the age of sixty-seven years. She attended Williamsburg and Ottawa schools and later earned...
Daisy Evelyn Bell
Mar 18, 2003
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She was a lifelong Ottawa resident, except for living one year, 1943, in Kansas City, Missouri. EDUCATION: Babe graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1942. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: In 1942, she worked for Scott`s Five & Dime Store in Ottawa. From 1942 to 1986, she was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, working in...
Dorothy Lucille Lawson
Mar 13, 2003
Dorothy L. Lawson was born November 14, 1917, at Hillsboro, Kansas. She was the daughter of Gus and Minnie (Seibel) Schroeder. She has been an Ottawa resident since 1938, moving from Hillsboro, until her death at the age of eighty-five years. Dorothy attended Hillsboro School and took evening classes to earn her high school diploma. She worked on an...
Edson Duncan Raff
Mar 11, 2003
Colonel Edson Duncan Kingman-Raff, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Garnett. Colonel Raff was born November 15, 1907, in New York, New York. He was the son of Samuel 'Lemuel' and Mary Edna (Abell) Kingman-Raff. Edson lived intermittently in Garnett since 1969, traveling to Bora Bora,...
Jesse Rolin Walbridge
Mar 10, 2003
Jesse R. Walbridge, age 83, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Monday, March 10, 2003, at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa. He has lived in Ottawa thirty-five years. He grew up in McClouth, Kansas, and also lived in Lawrence, Kansas. Jesse graduated from McClouth High School with the class of 1937. He was a lifelong plumber, working at the University...
Gladys Mae Spooner
Mar 7, 2003
Gladys Mae (Johnson) Spooner, age 92, of Coppell, Texas, died Friday, March 7, 2003, at CLC Woodridge Nursing Home in Grapevine, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Robert Johnson and the late Daisy (McGuire) Johnson. She is also survived by her daughter-Marilynn Cradduck of Coppell, Texas, Son-Charles Spooner of Kansas City, Missouri and Son-Max Spooner of Cody,...
Eileen Adele Bowman
Mar 6, 2003
Eileen Adele Bowman was born February 13, 1928, at Pomona, Kansas. She was the daughter of William Oscar and Ella Emma (Wittman) Cain. A lifelong resident, Eileen made her home in Pomona, until her death Thursday, March 6, 2003, at the age of seventy-five years. Eileen graduated from Pomona High School with the class of 1946 and attended business...
Robert L. Shields
Mar 6, 2003
Robert L. 'Bob' Shields was born September 1, 1931, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. He was the son of Ted and Dorothy (Bruce) Shields. Bob grew up on a farm outside of Wellsville, Kansas. He lived briefly in Paola, Kansas, following his marriage, and moved to Ottawa in 1959, where he made his home until his death Thursday,...
Lois Alecia Burroughs
Mar 4, 2003
Lois Alecia (Severns) Burroughs, age 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. She was the daughter of the late Abraham Severns and the late Emma (Handley) Severns. She is survived by her one son, Don K. Burroughs and his wife Ruby of Ottawa. In 1989, Lois moved to Ottawa from the...
Sandra Jewell Wolfe
Mar 4, 2003
Sandra Jewell 'Sandy' Wolfe was born June 13, 1944, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of John Calvert and A. Loraine (Browning) Elder. Sandy grew up in Ottawa. For a period of time, she lived in Arizona, before moving to Topeka, Kansas, where she made her home until her death Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at...
Lorena White
Mar 1, 2003
Lorena White was born April 22, 1909, at Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas. She was the daughter of James A. and Cora Bell (Jones) Jones. She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa, moving to Lawrence, Kansas in 1999, then to Ava, Missouri, where she made her home until her death Saturday, March 1, 2003, at the age of ninety-three...
