Obituaries
Rolland Phelon Ferris
Jan 19, 2004
Rolland Phelon Ferris, Sr. was born June 1, 1917, at Lyndon, Kansas. He was the son of Robert Franklin and Florence (Phelon) Ferris. Rolland lived most of his life in Osage and Franklin Counties in Kansas. He moved into Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1990, where he made his home, until his death Monday, January 19, 2004, at...
Marvin Henry Bischoff
Jan 17, 2004
Marvin Henry Bischoff, age 66, of Williamsburg, Kan., died Saturday, January 17, 2004, at St. Luke`s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Since 1950, he and his family lived in the Williamsburg area. For a short time, from 1964 to 1967, they lived in Pomona, and from 1967 to 1974, in Holliday, Kansas Marvin graduated from Williamsburg High School with...
Lois E. Blackburn
Jan 16, 2004
Lois E. Blackburn was born January 23, 1919, at Fairfax, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of William Arthur and Ethel Mae (Phinney) Shaffer. As a child, she moved from Oklahoma to Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Friday, January 16, 2004, at the age of eighty-four years. Lois attended Williamsburg schools. She was a...
Earl Dean Medlen
Jan 15, 2004
Earl Dean Medlen was born November 10, 1927, at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was the son of Jess Hardin and Ruby Grace (Parker) Medlen. At the age of one year, he moved with his family to Miami County and came to Franklin County in the mid 1930's. He made his home in Princeton, in Franklin County, Kansas, until his...
Harry K. Papps
Jan 14, 2004
Harry K. Papps was born February 6, 1925, at Gypsum, Kansas. He was the son of Peter K. and Harrieta (Jennings)Papps. In 1945, he moved to Emporia, Kansas, moving to Salida, Colorado in 1990. In 1993, he moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where he made his home until his death Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at the age...
Ronald Steven Schmitt
Jan 13, 2004
Ronald Steven 'Ron' Schmitt was born December 12, 1972, at Lawrence, Kansas. He was the son of Patrick Earl and Jeanine (Gillett) Schmitt. He was a lifelong resident of Princeton, Kansas, prior to moving to Gardner, Kansas, two years ago, where he made his home until his death Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at the age of thirty-one years. Ron...
Tate M. Leach
Jan 10, 2004
Tate M. Leach was born April 30, 1915, at Baldwin City, Kansas. He was the son of A. Judson and Lula J. (Haas) Leach. Tate grew up in Baldwin and lived in Wellsville before moving to Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas in 1948, where he made his home until his death Saturday, January 10, 2004, at the age of...
June R. Kile-Sink
Jan 8, 2004
June Rose Kile Sink was born March 19, 1922, at Rantoul, Kansas. She was the daughter of Frank and Mabel (Freeman) Kirkland. A long time resident, she made her home in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, from 1945 until her death Thursday, January 8, 2004, at the age of eighty-one years. June attended Ottawa High School with the class of...
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...
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