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| 10851 |  | Obituary- White, Agnes 2 Agnes Marie White Agnes Marie White, 67, Terra Linda, CA, died Thursday, January 8,1998, at her home. She was born May 3, 1930, in Rossville, the daughter of Henry and Regina Ryan Martinek. She completed high school in Rossville. She worked as a bookkeeper and at other related office occupations in Kansas, then at Pomeroy/Gerwick Construction in San Francisco. She was employed by the “Marin Independent Journal” for 26 years, working most recently in the’ credit department. She was a member of St, Isabella’s Catholic Church. Survivors include her father, Henry Martinek, Rossville; a daughter, Sheree Althausen, Milpitas, CA; two sisters, Jo Copeland, Rossville, and Mary (Mrs. Larry) Schumaker, St. Marys; a brother, Vince Martinek, Rossville; and seven grandchildren. Her service was. at St. Isabella’s Church, Terra Linda. Friends and relatives met at Keaton’s Mortuary, San Rafael. Memorial contributions may be made to The King’s Academy, 560 N. Britton Ave. Sunnyvale, CA. | |
| 10852 |  | Obituary- White, Alberta Alberta M. White Alberta M. White, 86, passed away January 11, 2007 at Plaza West. She was born to James and Maggie Wells January 27, 1920 in St. Marys, KS. Alberta retired from Security Benefit Life. Preceding her in death were Leo Kesler, second husband Miles White, son Donald Kesler, and several siblings. Alberta is survived by son O. James Kesler and wife Cynthia of Topeka, stepdaughter Mary Ann While of Topeka, daughter-in-law Janice Kesler (FLJ and sister Erma Jean Hastings (FLJ and several grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at Mt. Hope Chapel on Wed January 17th, 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice or Northland Christian Church. | |
| 10853 |  | Obituary- White, Alice Mrs. Alice White to Be Buried HEre The body of Mrs. Roscoe White, who died in Kansas City last Monday, was brought to Rossville today. It was taken to the Shellabarger undertaking parlor to await the funeral which will be held Friday afternoon at one o'clock in the Presbyterian church. The services will be conducted by Rev. G.C. Albin. Interment will be made in the Rossville cemetery. Mrs. White is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Anderson, colored residents of the Soldier creek neighborhood northeast of Rossville. | |
| 10854 |  | Obituary- White, Betty Mrs. Betty Jane White Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, for Mrs. Betty Jane White, 60, South San Francisco, Calif. She died Wednesday at a Burlingame, Calif., hospital. She was born Nov. 7, 1921, at Topeka, the daughter of John Henry and Augusta Theresa Rahberg Brubaker. She lived in California since 1946. Mrs. White was a school secretary before she retired 12 years ago. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Ruth Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and Cancer Association, all at South San Francisco. She married Clayton E. White Sept. 8, 1944, at Norfolk, Va. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Clayton E. White Jr., South San Francisco, Calif., and John Arthur White, of the home; two sisters, Mabel Brubaker, Topeka, and Mrs. Mary Stevens, Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Earlier services will be at 10 a.m. today at Nauman-Lincoln Funeral Home, South San Francisco, Calif. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. The family will meet with friends and relatives from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Topeka mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka, 66611. White, Betty Jane- age 60, of San Francisco, California, passed away August 4th, 1982. Services 10 am Monday, Parker Price Chapel. Reverend D. Gene Damewood officiating. Interment, Rossville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 pm, Sunday at the Parker Price Mortuary. Parker-Price Mortuary 235 W. Independence 234-5850 | |
| 10855 |  | Obituary- White, Brownie Mrs. Brownie White Mrs. Brownie Baker White, 61, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Parker Mortuary in Topeka with burial in Rossville Cemetery. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Norman White of Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Frank Cassity of Dearborn, Mo., and three brothers, Leslie C. Baker Paul Baker and D.L. Baker, all of St. Joseph, Mo. Out of town relatives in Rossville for the funeral of Mrs. Norman White were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassity, Dearborn, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Baker, Faucett, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Ross and daughter, Weston, Mo., Mr. Paul Baker, St. Joseph, Mo. | |
| 10856 |  | Obituary- White, Charles 1 CHAS. "PRESS" WHITE Charles P. White, 78, better known as “Press” died Saturday, May 5, in a Topeka hospital after a short illness. He was born in Jackson county, Kansas, January 24, 1884, and had lived in Rossville and vicinity most of his life. Mr. White was a charter member of the Delia Masonic Lodge and was a past master. He served with the Marine Corps during World War I, and had been a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America at Topeka. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Townsend of South San Francisco, California; a son, Bill and a granddaughter, Sheree Jo White of San Rafael, California; two sisters, Grace White of Rossville, and Mrs. Daisy Rice of Casitos Springs, California; and three brothers, Arthur of South San Francisco, California, James of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Norman of Rossville. Services were held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Rossville Methodist Church, Rev. Don Jones officiating. Mrs. H. D. Richardson and Mrs. Don Jones accompanied by Mrs. Joe Campbell sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden." The Rossville Masonic Lodge and the American Legion conducted graveside services. Pallbearers were Earl Mitchell of Delia, and Gerald Larson, Howard French, Jimmie Davis, Leroy Parr and Pete Kovar of Rossville. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. Out of town relatives and friends attending the funeral services for Charles (Press) White were Mrs. Doris Townsend, So. San Francisco, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill White and daughter Shiree [sic] of San Rafael, Calif.; Mr. James White, Waukesha, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. John Martel, Merriam, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cochran, Mrs. Clyde Fisher, Mr. Ross Myers, Ross Jr., Sharon, Dale and Don Myers, Paul Osborn, Gerald Decker, Mrs. Rita Ross, Mrs. Carrie Compton, Sylvia Lukenbill, Mrs. Emma Ausherman, Mr. Lawrence Binney, all of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wyker, Mayetta; Mrs. Joe Barney, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Banta of Hoyt; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell and Jack Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Miller of Delia; Mrs. Fred Clark, Silver Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schumaker of St. Marys. | |
| 10857 |  | Obituary- White, Charles 2 CARD OF THANKS - We wish to thank all of our friends and neighbors for kind acts, flowers, food and tasks performed for us during the illness and death of our father and brother, Charles (Press) White. We wish to express special thanks to the Masonic Lodge, American Legion Post, Pallbearers and Rev. Don Jones for the lovely service. Also Mrs. Don Jones, Mrs. H. D. Richardson and Mrs. Joe Campbell for the music. Mrs. Doris Townsend, Mr. Bill White Grace White Daisy Rice p Norman White James White Arthur White Charles White, Rossville, Dies; Rites Pending ROSSVILLE — Charles P. White, 78, Rossville, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness. He was born in Jackson County Jan. 24, 1884, and had lived in Rossville and the Vicinity most of his life. Mr. White was a charter member of the Rossville Masonic Lodge and was a past master. He served with the Marine Corps during World War I. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Townsend of South San Francisco, Calif.; a son, William White of San Rafael, Calif.; one granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Grace White of Rossville and Mrs. Daisy Rice of Casitas Springs, Calif.; and three brothers, Arthur White, South San Francisco, James White of Waukesha, Wis., and Norman White, Rossville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rossville Methodist Church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. Penwell -Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10858 |  | Obituary- White, Clayton 1 Clayton White Sr. ROSSVILLE — Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rossville Cemetery for Clayton Eugene White Sr., 74, South San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Rossville, who died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994, at a hospital in Burlingame, Calif. He was born Oct. 17, 1919, in Rossville, the son of Arthur and Grace White, and lived in California 47 years. He was a supervisor for California Water Service where he worked 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane White, and by a son, John Arthur White. Survivors include a son, Clayton E. White Jr., San Bruno, Calif.; three brothers, Don White, Cupertino, Calif., Bob White, in California, and Bill White, in Florida; a sister, Peggy McAdon, in California; and three grandchildren. Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville will conduct graveside services. Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10859 |  | Obituary- White, Dorothy Dorothy Marie White Dorothy Marie White, 68, of Rossville, passed away Wednesday, October 26,2016 at the Rossville Health Care & Rehab Center. On May 3,1948, Dorothy was born to Melvin and Mary Ann (Bradley) Holford in Alma, Kansas. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1966 and attended Washburn University. Dorothy worked for Blue Cross & Blue Shield for many years. She loved spending her spare time listening to music and fishing with family and friends. Dorothy is survived by five daughters: Kimberly Ann Holford-Bailey, Topeka, KS, Dianna Harris, Radcliff, TX, Shianne Anderson-Monteiro (Warren Brown), Elizabethtown, KY, Lesa Anderson, Roosevelt, NY, and Bessie Hawkins, Topeka, KS; and three siblings: Melva McKinley, Alma Augustus, and James Holford, all of Topeka, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents, a son, Raynard Anderson, and five brothers, Kenneth Holford, Sr., Richard Holford, Harold Holford, Gene Holford, and Robert Holford. Graveside Services for Dorothy were Saturday, October29,2016 at Alma City Cemetery in Alma, KS. Memorial Contributions may be made in Dorothy’s name and left in care of Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547. | |
| 10860 |  | Obituary- White, Edna Edna White ROSSVILLE -- Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the United Methodist Church here for Mrs. Edna Marie White, 78, Pacifica, Calif., a former Kansan, who died Saturday in San Francisco. She had been ill since February. She was born Aug. 20, 1897, at Rossville and lived in California about 32 years. She formerly was a member of the United Methodist Church at Rossville and was a member of Royal Neighbors of America. She also was a member of Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, at Rossville. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Preston White, and by a son Gerald White. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Doris Townsend, San Francisco; a son, William White, San Carlos, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Gwen McAfee, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. Mildred Fisher, 2037 High, and Mrs. Olive Cochran, 1163 Boswell, both in Topeka; two brothers, Vernon Myers, Rossville, and Dr. Clark Myers, Decatur, Ga.; and a grandchild. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery today will lie in state after 6 p.m. today at Parker Mortuary in Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church at Rossville or to the Kansas Heart Association. | |
| 10861 |  | Obituary- White, Faye 1 Faye E. White Miss Faye E. "Whitey" White, 73, South San Francisco, Calif., died Monday, February 27, 1984, in a South San Francisco hospital. She was born January 19, 1911, at Rossville, the oldest daughter of the ten children of Arthur E. and Grace Evelyn Myers White. Miss White graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1931. She worked several years in Kansas before moving to California in the 1930s. During World War II she and several family members worked in a South San Francisco shipyard. Later she completed cosmetology course and following that she became an LVN for the Kaiser Foundation. In 1946, she joined Ruth Chapter No. 305, O.E.S., in South San Francisco. Ruth Chapter put on the work on Tuesday evening in California. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Peggy McAdon, Newberry Park, Calif.; six brothers, Zim White of the home; Donald White, Campbell, Calif., Clayton White, South San Francisco, Calif., Ritchie White, Riverside, Calif., Bob Pitney White, Jacksonville, Calif., Bill P. White, Carrollton, Tex.; and an uncle, Clark Myers, Atlanta, Ga.; three aunts, Mrs. Gwen McAfee, Alabama, Mrs. Mildred Fisher, Topeka, and Miss Grace White, Rossville; nephews, nieces and many cousins. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rossville Cemetery. Reverend D. Gene Damewood of the Rossville United Methodist Church officiated. | |
| 10862 |  | Obituary- White, Faye 2 Faye E. White ROSSVILLE — Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Rossville Cemetery for Faye E. White, 73, South San Francisco, Calif. She died Monday, Feb. 27, at South San Francisco. Miss White was a vocational nurse at Kaiser Hospital in California 25 years. She was born Jan. 19, 1911, at Rossville, the daughter of Arthur E. and Grace Evelyn Myers White. She lived in South San Francisco the past 40 years. Miss White was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 305 of Order of Eastern Star at South San Francisco. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Peggy McAdon, Newbury Park, Calif.; and six brothers, Donald White, Campbell, Calif., Clayton White and Zim White, both of South San Francisco, Calif., Ritchie White, Riverside, Calif., Bob Pitney White, Jacksonville, Fla., and Bill P. White, Carrollton, Texas. Relatives and friends will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. White Miss Faye E. White, 73, of South San Francisco, California, passed away Monday, February 27, in South San Francisco. She was born January 19, 1911, at Rossville, the daughter of Arthur E. and Grace Evelyn Myers White. She had lived in South San Francisco for the past 40 years. She was a vocational nurse at Kaiser Hospital for 25 years. Miss White was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 305, OES, at South San Francisco. She is survived by one sister and six brothers. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rossville Cemetery with Rev. D. Gene Damewood of the Rossville United Methodist Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. | |
| 10863 |  | Obituary- White, George 1 GEORGE WHITE George E. R. White, 85, Eskridge, formerly of Rossville, died Tuesday, February 25,1975, in an Eskridge rest home where he had been transferred from a Topeka hospital in 1973. He had been admitted to the hospital May 10, 1973, after he suffered a broken right hip in a fall and underwent surgery May 14. He was born March 20, 1889, in Nebraska and lived in the Topeka and Rossville communities about 50 years. He was an electrician before he retired. He was a member of Local No. 226 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Topeka. He was married to Dollie McClymont December 16, 1915, in New York. She died July 16, 1969. Survivors include two sons, Charles R. H. White, Maple Hill, and Lawrence W. B. White, Weatherford, Tex.; a half-sister, Mrs. Mabel Duncan, Mariposa, Calif.; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services were at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Rossville Cemetery. The casket remained closed. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Austin Funeral Home at Eskridge was in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10864 |  | Obituary- White, George 2 George White ESKRIDGE — George E.R. White. 85, Eskridge, formerly of Rossville, died here Tuesday in a rest home where he had been transferred from a Topeka hospital in 1973. He had been admitted to the hospital May 10, 1973, after he suffered a broken right hip in a fall and underwent surgery May 14. He was born March 20, 1889, in Nebraska and lived in the Topeka and Rossville communities about 50 years. He was an electrician before he retired. He was a member of Local No. 226 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Topeka. He was married to Dollie McClymont Dec. 16, 1915, in New York. She died July 16,1969. Survivors include two sons, Charles R.H. White, Route 1, Maple Hill, and Lawrence W. B. White, Weatherford, Tex.; a half-sister, Mrs. Mabel Duncan. Mariposa, Calif.; six grandchildren arid three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rossville Cemetery. The casket will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Austin Funeral Home at Eskridge is in charge of arrangements. | |
| 10865 |  | Obituary- White, Gerald Gerald Preston White, the thirteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. White, of Delia, died at 1 a.m. last Friday, February 29. A funeral service was held at the home at 10 o'clock Saturday, March 1, conducted by Rev. Kilgus of the Delia Presbyterian church. The body was brought to Rossville for burial. Mrs. Charles French and Mr. and Mrs. E.C. McAfee of Topeka were here Saturday for the funeral of the C.P. White baby. | |
| 10866 |  | Obituary- White, Grace E. GRACE EVELYN WHITE The body of Mrs. Grace E. White 58, who passed away Saturday, in a San Francisco hospital, arrived in Topeka, Wednesday evening, and was brought to Rossville today for funeral and burial services. Mrs. White was born at St. Clere and was the daughter of the late Thad Myers and Mrs. Rose Myers. She grew to womanhood in this community, where she lived most of her life. She taught in the rural schools near Rossville. She was married to A. E. White, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James White and to this union was born nine children. One son, James preceded her in death. Mrs. White was a devoted wife and mother and was loved and highly respected by all her friends. In 1941 the family left Rossville and moved to South San Francisco, where they have acquired a nice home. She was a member and Past Matron of Amaryllis chapter O. E. S. at Rossville and attended the Presbyterian church here. Surviving are her husband, Arthur E. White; two daughters, Faye Evelyn of the home and Mrs. Peggy McAdon of Daly City, Calif.; six sons, Don, Zim Ritchie, Bob, Clayton, and Bill Paulen her mother, Mrs. Rose Myers of Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Mildred French and Mrs. Olive Cochran, Topeka; Mrs. Gwen McAfee, Leona, Tenn.; and Mrs. Edna M. White, South San Francisco, Calif.; four brothers, Clark E. Myers, Austin, Texas; Vernon, Rossville and Ross and Louis of Topeka. Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon from the Methodist church, with the pastor, Rev. E. O. Harbour officiating. Music was furnished by Mrs. Marlin Harth and Mrs. O. S. Boyd, with Mrs. Joe Campbell accompanying at the piano. Pallbearers were the six son, Don, Zim, Ritchie, Bob, Clayton and Bill Paulen White. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery. | |
| 10867 |  | Obituary- White, Grace M. 1 Grace M. White ROSSVILLE - Grace M. White, 91, of Rossville died Friday, Nov. 17, 1989, at a Kansas City, Kan., medical center. Miss White was a former waitress in Topeka and was a seamstress. She was born June 11, 1898, in Rossville, the daughter of James and Katherine Fadley White, and lived in Rossville all her life. Miss White was a member of Jimmie Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321 of the Order of the Eastern Star, both in Rossville. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Miss White will not lie in state. | |
| 10868 |  | Obituary- White, Grace M. 2 Blaze in Rossville injures woman, 93 By TIM HRENCHIR Capital-Journal law enforcement writer ROSSVILLE — A fire caused by careless smoking critically injured a 93-year-old woman in her downtown Rossville apartment Thursday afternoon. Grace White of 434 1/2 Main in Rossville was rescued from the burning apartment by Rossville Fire Chief Bob Sieh, who entered the smoke-filled building and carried her out, officials said. White was listed in critical condition late Thursday in the bum unit at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. The hospital would not say what White’s injuries were. Sieh said she had burns and smoke inhalation. White had been alone in her apartment when the fire began in a stuffed rocking chair, Sieh said. He said it was caused by careless smoking by White. The fire caused an estimated $10,000 damage, burning the chair, carpeting, Venetian blinds and a lamp shade, Sieh said. Smoke also damaged the rear half of the apartment and might have damaged an adjoining business building. The fire was first detected by Rossville Police Chief Herb Bishop, Sieh said. Bishop radioed the fire chief just before 3 p.m. and said he saw smoke and smelled what appeared to be wood burning in downtown Rossville. Soon afterward, Bishop told Sieh over the radio that the smoke was coming from White’s ground-floor apartment. Sieh said he drove to the scene and saw Bishop standing in front of the apartment’s open door as smoke billowed out. “He (Bishop) tried to go in and get to her, but the smoke was so thick he couldn’t get in, and he went down to his knees.” Sieh said. “I went past him,” he said. “I could see her sitting there on the couch, and I lifted her off and brought her out.” Bishop then started to fight the blaze with a fire extinguisher, and he and bystanders administered first aid to White. The woman was having trouble breathing when she was brought out of the apartment, Sieh said. ‘‘She really wasn’t conscious to verbal stimuli until we got her out and exposed her to fresh air,” he said. "Her level of consciousness improved as time went along.” Sieh drove to the Shawnee County Fire District No. 3 station at Rossville and came back in an ambulance supplied to the department by the Medevac MidAmerica Ambulance Co., which took White to meet the Life Star air ambulance where it landed near Rossville High School. Meanwhile, three firefighters from the district arrived with firefighting equipment and got the blaze under control in about five minutes. | |
| 10869 |  | Obituary- White, Grace M. 3 Grace M. White Grace M. White, 91, Rossville, died Friday, November 17, 1989, at a Kansas City, Ks. medical center. Miss White was a former waitress in Topeka and was a seamstress. She was born June 11, 1898, in Rossville, the daughter of James and Katherine Fadley White, and lived in Rossville all her life. Miss White was a member of Jimmie Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary, and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321 of the Order of the Eastern Star, both in Rossville. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services were 9 a.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 10870 |  | Obituary- White, Grace M. 4 GRACE WHITE DIES AFTER APARTMENT FIRE Miss Grace White, 93, Rossville, died at the Kansas University Medical Center Burn Unit Friday, November 17, 1989. Miss White was taken by Life Star air ambulance after being found in her burning apartment in Rossville. According to an item which appeared in the Topeka “Capital Journal,” Miss White was rescued from the burning apartment by Rossville Fire Chief Bob Sieh, who entered the smoke-filled building and carried her out. Sieh said she had burns and suffered from smoke inhalation. Miss White was alone in her Main Street apartment when the fire began in a stuffed rocking chair, Sieh said. The fire was allegedly caused by careless smoking, and caused an estimated $10,000 damage, burning the chair, carpeting, Venetian blinds and a lamp shade. Smoke also damaged the rear half of the apartment and may have damaged an adjoining business building. The fire was first detected by Rossville Police Chief Herb Bishop, who radioed the fire chief just before 3 p.m. and said he saw smoke and smelled what appeared to be wood burning in downtown Rossville. Soon afterward, Bishop told Sieh over the radio that the smoke was coming from Miss White’s ground-floor apartment. Sieh said he drove to the scene and saw Bishop standing in front of the apartment’s open door as smoke billowed out. Sieh said that Bishop had tried to go in and get to Miss White, but the smoke was so thick he couldn’t get in, and he went down to his knees. Sieh went past Bishop, saw White was sitting on the couch, lifted her off and brought her out. Bishop then started to fight the blaze with a fire extinguisher and he and bystanders administered first aid to White. She wasn’t conscious to verbal stimuli until she was brought outside and exposed to fresh air, Sieh said, but her level of consciousness improved at time went along. Sieh drove to the Shawnee County Fire District No. 3 station at Rossville and returned with an ambulance supplied to the department by the Medevac MidAmerica Ambulance Co., which took Miss White to meet the Life Star air ambulance where it landed near Rossville High School. Three firefighters from the district arrived with firefighting equipment and had the blaze under control in about five minutes. | |
| 10871 |  | Obituary- White, James A. 1 James White Waukesha, Wis. -- Services and burial will be here for James A. White, 74, Waukesha, Wis., a native Kansan, who died Thursday in a rest home at Pewaukee, Wis. He had cancer. He was born July 18, 1895, at Rossville, Kan., where he spent his early life. He was graduated from Rossville High School in 1913. He later taught in schools before he served in the Coast Guard in World War I. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alma White, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Charleen Evans, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. Maxine Carlson, Waukesha, Wis.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Felicia Gottlieb, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. Gwen Keppler, Waukesha, Wis., and two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Rice, Ventura, Calif., and Grace White, Rossville. Services were held Monday, Nov. 10 for James A. White in Waukesha, Wisc. He died Thursday in a rest home in Peuaukee [sic], Wisc. He had been in ill health for the past year. He had cancer. He was born July 18, 1895 at Rossville, Kansas where he spent his early life. He was graduated from Rossville High School in 1913. He later taught school. He served in the Coast Guard in World War I. He is survived by his wife, Alma, at home, two daughters, Mrs. Charleen Evans, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Mrs. Maxine Carlson, Waukesha, Wisc.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Felicia Gottleib [sic], Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Mrs. Gwen Keppler, Waukesha, Wisc.; two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Rice, Ventura, California and Grace White, Rossville, Kansas. | |
| 10872 |  | Obituary- White, James A. 2 Death strikes twice in two weeks Mrs. Rae Trimble Rossville was again saddened Friday morning, when the news of the death of James White, native of Rossville, was received. This was the second White son to die within the past two weeks. A resident of Waukesha, Wis., he died Thursday in a rest home at Pewaukee, Wis., following an illness with cancer. Mr. White was born July 18, 1895, at Rossville, where he spent his early life, and was graduated in 1913 from the Rossville High School. He later taught in schools before serving with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War I. Survivors include his wife: Mrs. Alma White, of the home; two daughters: Mrs. Charleen Evans, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Mrs. Maxine Carlson, Wauke¬sha; two stepdaughters: Mrs. Felicia Gottleib, Fort Lauderdale; Mrs. Gwen Keppler, Waukesha. He also leaves two sisters: Mrs. Daisy Rice of Ventura, Calif.; and Grace White, Rossville; 14 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. | |
| 10873 |  | Obituary- White, James E. James Edward White James Edward White was born in Monroe county, Ohio, July 13, 1848. He passed away July 29, 1935, at his home in Rossville, at the age of 87 years and 16 days. At the age of one year his parents moved with him to Woods county, West Virginia. They came to Jackson, county, Kansas, in 1870. Here he was united in marriage to Catherine Ann Faidley, November 7, 1875. They moved to Shawnee county in 1891, and have resided near Rossville since, until a week before his death, when the family moved to town. He is survived by his widow, four daughters, Grace of the home; Mrs. Ida McAdams, Minco, Okla.; Mrs. Daisy Rice, Kansas city, Kansas; and Mrs. Maude Yoder, Council Grove, Kansas; four sons, A.E. and A.N., both of Rossville; James A., Waukesha, Wisconsin; and C.P. of Delia. One daughter, Stella, passed away in January, 1913. There are twenty-two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Clara Tustin, Cleveland, Ohio, also survives, as do three brothers, J.E. and M.D. White, Parkersburg, West Virginia, and E.A. White, Pasadena, Calif. Four sisters and three brothers have preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church, Wednesday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. in charge of the pastor, Wright M. Horton. Music was furnished by a ladies quartet, Mrs. E.G. Griswold, Mrs. A.G. Wallerstedt, Mrs. C.E. Gresser and Mrs. E.E. Witter, with Miss Edith Higginbotham as accompanist. Pallbearers were Frank Zickefoose Frank Dannefer, M.L. Whearty, Londa Cottle, David Davis and Sam Cottle. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery. The following out-of-town relatives and friends were in Rossville last Wednesday to attend the funeral of J.E. White: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Rice and daughter, Katherine of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Don Yoder of Council Grove, Mrs. Ida McAdams and daughter, Marjorie of Minco, Okla., Mr. James White of Wankesha, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osborn and son Claude, Mr. Ernie Stevenson, and Mrs. Minnie Stevenson of Soldier, Kansas, Mrs. Eva Dustin and daughter Wilma, Mrs. Vernon Shearer of Topeka, Mrs. H.E. Maxey of Yukon, Okla., Mr. T. D. Faidley of Circleville, Kansas, Mrs. Blanche Driscoll of Silver Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell of Delia. | |
| 10874 |  | Obituary- White, Katherine 1 Katherine White Mrs. Katherine A. White, 86, a resident of the Rossville community fifty-three years, died Friday morning at her home in Rossville. She was born April 7, 1857, at Mount Carroll, Ill., and came to Kansas in a covered wagon seventy-eight years ago. She was a member of the Dunkard church. Mrs. White was a devoted mother and a true neighbor, who made many many friends. She was married to J. E. White, Nov. 7, 1875, at James Crossing, Kansas. To this union was born nine children. Two daughters preceded her in death, Stella White, who passed away in 1913 and Maude Yoder in 1936. Her husband J. E. White died in 1935. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ida McAdams, Minco, Okla., Mrs. Daisy Rice, Kansas City, Kan., and Miss Grace White of the home; four sons, A. E. White, San Francisco, Calif., A. N. White of the home, C. P. White, Pasco, Wash., and James A. White, Waukesha, Wis.; two brothers, R. D. Faidley, Rossville and Charles Faidley, Maxwell, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Ann McConnell, Nevada, Iowa; Mrs. Mollie Alverson, Maxwell, Iowa, and Mrs. Jesse White, Kansas City, Mo., and by twenty-one grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church, with Gail B. Dunning, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs. Leo Berry and Mrs. Ruth Hesse with Mrs. Joe Campbell accompanying at the piano. Pall bearers were John Rouse, Henry Martinek, Tom Attebury, Frank Zickefoose, Frank Dannefer, and Glen Davis. Out of town relatives and friends, in Rossville last week called by the death and funeral of Mrs. Katherine White, included, Mrs. Ida McAdams, Minco, Okla., Mrs. Daisy Rice, Kansas City, Kans.; James A. White, Waukesha, Wis.; Mr. and Jess White, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Eva Dustin, and daughters, Berryton; Mrs. Harold Faidley, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson, St. Marys. MRS. J.E. WHITE As we go to press word is received of the death of Mrs. J. E. White at their apartment on Main street. Mrs. Ida McAdams came from Hays, Kansas, Tuesday called by the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. J. E. White. CARD OF THANKS – We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our mother, Mrs. Katherine White and for the beautiful floral offering. The White Family | |
| 10875 |  | Obituary- White, Katherine 2 Mr. and Mrs. Jess White and Mrs. Daisy Rice returned to Kansas City, Sunday. They had been called to Rossville by the death of Mrs. Rice's mother, Mrs. Katherine White. Mrs. Ida McAdams left Tuesday for her home at Minco, Okla., after being called to Rossville because of the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Katherine White. | |
| 10876 |  | Obituary- White, Nora DEATH TAKES STELLA WHITE Valvalar Heart Disease Was the Cause Passed Away Wednesday Morning Funeral Services Will Be Held Saturday Afternoon if a Sister Arrives in Time The community was shocked Wednesday morning by the news of the death of Miss Stella White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. White. Miss White was in her usual health on Monday, but on Tuesday morning complained of not feeling well. Tuesday afternoon Miss White's condition became worse, and Drs. Miller and Miller were called and gave her treatment. Miss White died the following morning at about 7 o'clock. Miss white was twenty years old. She was born on her father's farm 2 1/2 miles northeast of Rossville and had lived in this community all her life. Last year she attended the high school, but did not return this year. In all her associations with her schoolmate, her neighbors and friends, Miss White was congenial, sincere and lovable. Her vivacious and keen intellect made her a much-desired friend by everyone who had occasion to meet her, and she had a faculty of retaining friendships when once made. Late Thursday afternoon definite arrangements had not been made for the funeral service owing to the fact that Miss White's sister Maude, who is a nurse in a Philadelphia hospital, has not arrived and the exact time she will be able to reach Rossville was not known. Further details of Miss White's death will be given in next week's issue of The Reporter. Miss White is survived by her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. White, four sisters -- Mrs. Ida McAdams of Walters, Okla., Mrs. Daisy Rice of Herington, Miss Maude White of Philadelphia, and Grace White of this city. Also four brothers -- Arthur, Preston, Norman and James, all of Rossville. | |
| 10877 |  | Obituary- White, Ritchie Ritchie A. White Ritchie Arthur White, M/Sgt, US Army Air Force, ret, fourth son of ten children of Arthur E. and Grace E. Myers White was born August 19, 1915, at Rossville. He passed away at his home in Riverside, Calif., May 27, 1984. Impressive graveside services were held in Riverside National Cemetery, during which a single plane passed over the gravesite and dipped its wings. Ritchie White attended schools in Louisville, Silver Lake, Delia, and Rossville. During the depression of the thirties, he was in a CCC Camp in Minnesota for several months. In 1940, he joined the Air Force in San Francisco and saw service in Washington State, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Rabat, North Africa and California. He retired from the Air Force in 1961 at Riverside where he continued his residence. On October 15, 1941, Ritchie White and Miss Helen Ross were married in Washington and their home was wherever his military service took him. His widow survives him. Other survivors include one sister, Mrs. Peggy McAdon, Newbury Park, Calif.; five brothers, Zim and Clayton White, So. San Francisco, Lt. Cdr. ret. Bob P. White, Jacksonville, Fla., Don, Campbell, Calif., and Bill P. White, Carrollton, Tex.; three aunts, Miss Grace M. White, Rossville, Mrs. Mildred Myers, Fisher, Topeka, and Mrs. Gwen Myers McAfee, Decatur, Ala.; one uncle, Dr. Clark E. Myers, Decatur, Ga.; several nieces and nephews and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters. Memorial contributions to American Society in local community. | |
| 10878 |  | Obituary- White, Walter Walter White Walter White, 86, Rossville, died Monday, September 28,1998, at Rossville Valley Manor, Mr. White was a Southern Baptist minister from 1940 until he retired in 1975. He had served in the Kansas City area and throughout Missouri. He was born November 24, 1911, at Seneca, the son of William Joseph White and Hulda Ellen Haxton White. He attended Axtell schools and earned a liberal arts degree at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. Mr. White was a member of the Ministerial Association of North Kansas City. He was married to Thelma Neal September 6,1934, at Kansas City, MO. She died February 21,1988. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Louise Boling, Austin, TX; a brother, Melvin White, Salina; a sister, Dorothy Thomas, Topeka; three grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. His service was Thursday at the Vermillion United Methodist Church, Vermillion. Burial was in Vermillion Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Valley Manor, Rossville, and sent in care of the Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home, Centralia. Walter White ROSSVILLE - Walter White, 86, Rossville, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. White was a Southern Baptist minister from 1940 until he retired in 1975. He had served in the Kansas City area and throughout Missouri. He was born Nov. 24, 1911, at Seneca, the son-of William Joseph White and Hulda Ellen Haxton White. He attended Axtell schools and he earned a liberal arts degree at Southwest Baptist Seminary. He also attended William and Jewell College and he earned a master's degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mr. White was a member of the Ministerial Association of North Kansas City. He was married to Thelma Neal on Sept. 6,1934, at Kansas City, Mo. She died Feb, 21, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Louise Boling, Austin, Texas; a brother, Melvin White, Salina; a sister, Dorothy Thomas, Topeka; three grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and three great- great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday at the Vermillion United Methodist Church in Vermillion. Burial will be at the Vermillion Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Valley Manor at Rossville and sent in care of the Hayes-Popkess Funeral Home at Centralia. | |
| 10879 |  | Obituary- White, William 1 WILLIAM D. WHITE Last week the obituary of William “Bill” D. White was printed. Mr. White died of leukemia February 9, 1981, at Stanford, Calif. He was 59 years old. Omitted from the list of survivors was his wife, the former Agnes Martinek of Rossville, who he married in May 1949, and who now lives in San Rafael, Calif., and his daughter, Sheree Jo, who also lives in California. His body was cremated and memorial services were held at White Oaks Chapel, San Carlos, Calif., on Thursday, February 12. The remains were shipped to Rossville, where graveside services and burial will be at the Rossville Cemetery on Friday, February 20, at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hematology Department, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| 10880 |  | Obituary- White, William 2 WILLIAM D. WHITE William Douglas White died early Monday, February 9, 1981, at Stanford, Calif. He had leukemia. Mr. White was born November 18, 1921, near Delia and attended 12 years of school in Delia and Rossville. He was known locally as “Billy.” He was graduated from Rossville High School in 1939, and in September of that year joined the U.S. Navy. During his Navy career, he was stationed at the Great Lakes Training Base, Illinois; San Diego, Seattle, Hawaii, Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts. After Pearl Harbor, Bill saw action from Australia to Korea. He was honorably discharge din December 1945, and returned to California where he spent the rest of his life. He was graduated from San Mateo, Calif., in 1949, and from the Kansas University School of Journalism in 1951. For several years he was a reporter for “The Independent Journal” in San Rafael, Calif. Bill was the older son of the three children of Charles Preston and Edna Marie Myers White. He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Gerald Preston, in 1924, his father in 1962, and his mother in 1976. Survivors include his sister, Doris Townsend, South San Francisco, Calif.; three aunts, Grace White, Rossville, Gwen McAfee, Decater, Ala., and Mildred Fisher, Topeka; two uncles, Vernon Myers, Rossville, and Clark Myers, Decater, Ga.; his cherished friend Lois Faucher, San Carlos, Calif.; many cousins and close friends. As a youngster, Bill attended the Delia Presbyterian Church. He had been a member of Palo Alto/Stanford branch of the NAACP for about ten years. Politically he was a Democrat. Inurnment was in California. William D. White SAN CARLOS, Calif. - William Douglas White, 59, San Carlos, died Feb. 9 at a Palo Alto hospital after a Iona illness. He was born Nov. 18, 1921, the son of Charles Preston and Edna Marie White. He attended public schools in the Rossville and Delia, Kan., area, and was graduated from Della High School. He was graduated from the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism in 1951 and lived in California since 1952. Mr. White was a salesman in California for the past 15 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was married to Agnes Martinek in 1949. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Sheree Jo White, Milpitas, Calif.; and a sister, Mrs. Doris Townsend, San Francisco. Mr. White was cremated. Memorial services were Feb. 12 at White Oaks Chapel, San Carlos Military graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 20 in Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hematology Department, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| 10881 |  | Obituary- White, Zim ZIM WHITE Zim Edward White, 72, second son of the ten children of Arthur Esmond and Grace Evelyn Myers White, late of South San Francisco, Calif., died Saturday, November 23, 1985, in Chope Community Hospital, San Mateo, Calif. He had been a patient there since November 4. Mr. White was born December 16, 1912, in Rossville, and attended schools in Shawnee, Pottawatomie and Jackson Counties in Kansas. In May of 1941, Mr. White moved with his parents to South San Francisco, where he had made his home. In May 1942, Mr. White was inducted into the U.S. Army in San Francisco and served until his honorable discharge at Camp Beale, Calif. January 7, 1946. He had received a Good Conduct Medal, WW II Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, and a Combat Medical Badge. He was an ambulance driver during his military service. Mr. White was preceded in death by his parents, an infant sister, older brother, James T., in 1939, sister Faye and brother Ritchie in 1984. Survivors include four brothers, Don White, Campbell, Calif., Bob Pitney White, Jacksonville, Fla., Clayton E. White, South San Francisco, Calif; and William P. White, Carrollton, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. Peggy McAdon, Newbury Park, Calif.; two aunts, Miss Grace White, Rossville, and Mrs. Mildred Fisher, Topeka; an uncle, Clark E. Myers, Decatur, Ga.; six nephews and five nieces; many cousins and friends. Cremation in California will be followed later by a short service by the Jimmie Lillard Post of the American Legion at the family plot in the Rossville Cemetery. | |
| 10882 |  | Obituary- Whitehead, Bertha Bertha Whitehead Bertha Ann Whitehead, 102, Topeka, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2011, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born Feb. 28, 1899, in Kingsville, the daughter of Robert and Nora Mitchell Owens. She attended Rossville High School and Stricklers Business College in Topeka. She had worked for various clerical jobs in the Topeka area. She married Floyd S. Whitehead. He died in 1960. Survivors include a son, William Whitehead, Topeka; and a granddaughter. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Whitehead will lie in state after 5 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. | |
| 10883 |  | Obituary- Whitehead, Betty Betty Ilene Whitehead Betty Ilene Whitehead, 67, Topeka, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1994, at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1927, at Topeka, the daughter of Lucky Albert and Mabel Warren Woollard. She attended Topeka High School and had lived in Topeka all her life. She was a sales clerk and was last employed at the Jones Store Company. She married James L. Whitehead on July 15, 1947, at Topeka. He survives. Mrs. Whitehead was a member of Seabrook United Church of Christ and A.A.R.P. Other survivors include two daughters, Susan Badura, Rossville, and LeAnn Whitehead, Topeka; three sons, Richard Whitehead, Houston, Dr. John Whitehead, Herington, and Russell Whitehead, Topeka; two sisters, June Dockery and Shirley Boyles, both of Topeka; a brother, Wayne Woollard, Topeka; and 13 grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Whitehead will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today. The family suggests memorials to Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606-2800, or Police Athletic League, 432 S.E. Norwood, Topeka, 66607. | |
| 10884 |  | Obituary- Whitehead, James James Lee “Jim” Whitehead James Lee Whitehead, 88, Rossville, died Friday, October 20.2017, at Oakley Place of Rossville. He was born in Topeka, on February 6,1929, the son of Oren Raymond and Frances Magdalen (Hess) Whitehead. 20.2018, Jim graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. He worked for the Topeka Fire Department, was a self-employed contractor, and in 1993 retired from the State of Kansas where he was a construction inspector for the State Architect Office. He was married to Betty llene Woollard on July 15,1947, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on November 15,1994. Surviving are his children: Sue Baduraof Rossville, Richard “Rick” Whitehead (Cathy) of Katy, TX, Dr. John Whitehead (Christine) of Wichita, Russell Whitehead (Holly) of Surprise, AZ, and LeAnn Whitehead-Palmisano (Greg) of Phoenix, AZ; thirteen grandchildren: Cathy Hammer (Scott), Daren Badura (Danelle), Chad Badura (Jody), Elizabeth Kimbley (Chris), Margaret Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, John Michael Whitehead (Michelle), Jennifer Alicata (Anthony), Matt White- head (Katie), Brett Whitehead (Jessica), Jesse Whitehead (Amanda), Darchelle Vajen (Nic), and Dylan Whitehead; and 21 great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be at 6:00 PM, Monday, October 23.2017, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, followed by the family receiving friends. Private interment of cremains will be in Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum Chapel. 23.2018, Jim will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Monday, at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. | |
| 10885 |  | Obituary- Whiteman, Donna Donna Lee Whiteman Donna Lee Whiteman, 90, Silver Lake passed away Thursday, January 5,2017 at the Rossville Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 23, 1926 at Willard the daughter of David R. and Iva B. Stitt. Mrs. Whiteman was a Cook for the Silver Lake School District. On September 16,1945 she was united in marriage to Thomas Roland “Ron” Whiteman at Willard. He preceded her in death on July 10,2013. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Deborah (Debby) Jones on February 4,2016. Survivors include her son-in-law Daye Jones, Rossville; grandchildren Bobby Kramm & family and Michael Jones; great-Grandchildren Kaleb, Harley and Raygan. Burial was in the Silver Lake Cemetery. | |
| 10886 |  | Obituary- Whiteman, Thomas 1 Thomas Roland “Ron” Whiteman Thomas Roland “Ron” Whiteman, 91, Silver Lake, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at his home. He was born September 17, 1921, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the son of Thomas Harrison and Celestia Mae (Hansford) Whiteman. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1942. Ron served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict and then joined the Kansas Air National Guard 190th. He was a fifty year plus member of Silver Lake American Legion Post # 160. Ron was married to Donna Lee Stitt on September 16,1945, in Willard, Kansas. Surviving are his wife: Donna Whiteman of the home; a daughter: Debby Jones (Daye) of Rossville, Kansas; a brother: Francis Baker (Sarah) of Buena Vista, Colorado; granddaughter: Jodi Whitt of Silver Lake, Kansas; great-grandchildren: Kaleb, Harley, and Raygan; and extended family: Michael Jones, Bobbie Kramm, and Debra Beach. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, July 15, 2013, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. The Kansas Air National Guard 190th will conduct military honors at Silver Lake Cemetery. Ron will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Sunday, at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends one hour prior to funeral services. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800; Silver Lake Senior Center, 404 East Lake, Topeka, KS 66539; or American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. | |
| 10887 |  | Obituary- Whiteman, Thomas 2 Thomas Roland Whiteman Thomas Roland “Ron” Whiteman, 91, of Silver Lake, died July 10,2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Silver Lake, the son of Thomas Harrison and Celestia Mae (Hansford) Whiteman. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1942. Ron served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict and retired Sept. 17,1983as a master sergeant from the Kansas Air National Guard 190th. He then went to work for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a 50-year plus member of Silver Lake American Legion Post 160. Since 1991, Ron and Donna enjoyed their summer home in Buena Vista, Colo., spending time with their family and friends. Ron was married to Donna Lee Stitt on Sept. 16, 1945, in Willard, Kan. Surviving are his wife, Donna Whiteman of the home; a daughter, Debby Jones and husband Daye of Rossville; a brother, Francis Baker and wife Sarah of Buena Vista, Colo.; a brother-in-law, John Kingsley of Topeka; granddaughter, Jodi Whitt of Silver Lake; great-grandchildren, Kaleb, Harley, and Raygan; and extended family, Michael Jones, Bobbie Kramm, and Debra Beach. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dorothy Kingsley. Funeral services were Monday, July 15, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, Topeka. The Kansas Air National Guard 190th conducted military honors at Silver Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800; Silver Lake Senior Center, 404 E. Lake, Silver Lake, KS 66539; or American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604. | |
| 10888 |  | Obituary- Whiteman-Jones, Deborah Deborah Whiteman-Jones Deborah Whiteman-Jones of Rossville died February 4, 2016 after a four and a half year battle with breast cancer. Debby was born to Thomas and Donna Whiteman of Silver Lake on May 4,1953. Debby attended school in Silver Lake from kindergarten through high school. She worked for GMAC for fifteen years and spent the last seventeen years at Capital City Bank. Debby is survived by her husband, Daye Jones of Rossville; her mother, Donna Whiteman of Silver Lake; daughter, Bobby Kramm and family of Wamego; step-son, Michael Jones of Silver Lake; best friend of fifty-eight years, Debra Beach of Topeka; six grandchildren; and daughter, Jodi Whitt of Topeka. Debby’s smile and laugh will be missed by all that knew her. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Cir. Topeka, KS 66606 or Stormont -Vail Foundation, 1500 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66604. | |
| 10889 |  | Obituary- Whitford, Romera 1 ROMERA M. WHITFORD Mrs. Romera M. Whitford, 40, Baldwin, Kan., formerly of Kansas City, died Tuesday, August 9, 1983, at Research Medical Center. She was born in Kansas City and had lived in Baldwin nine years. She was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church, Baldwin. Survivors include her husband, John W. Whitford, of the home; her mother, Mrs. Isabel DeBacker, Independence; and two brothers, Randy DeBacker, Rossville, and Jerry DeBacker Jr., Slidell, La. Memorial services were at 1 p.m. Friday, August 12, at St. Sabina Catholic Church, Belton; cremation. The family suggests contributions to the Knights of Columbus Heart and Lung Fund, in care of Douglas County State Bank, Lawrence, Ks. | |
| 10890 |  | Obituary- Whitford, Romera 2 Transplant Needed by Romera DeBacker Whitfield [sic] Romera DeBacker Whitford is facing certain death within a year unless she receives a heart and lung transplant. But Mrs. Whitford, 42, Baldwin, is optimistic about the success of such an operation and her family is working hard to help her get the needed surgery. Mrs. Whitford, the granddaughter of the late Jud and Margaret DeBacker, Rossville, is the sister of Randy DeBacker, also of Rossville. In a letter to the “Star,” Cherrie DeBacker, Mrs. Whitford’s sister-in-law, said the family has set up a fund at the Peoples State Bank in Rossville to help pay for the operation. Mrs. Whitford is high on the list for surgery by Dr. Denton Cooley of Houston, who has pioneered in transplant operations. A plane is being kept on “standby” at Baldwin by a friend of Romera’s husband John, to make the four-hour flight to Texas when the Whitfords are notified that a donor has been found. In her letter, Mrs. DeBacker said: “This person is very near and dear to my heart. She has made my life ... a little fuller. “Romera has Eisinminger’s disease — holes in her heart. When she was 12, she heard doctors whisper to her parents that she would die before she was 13. “This congenital and progressive heart disease has . . . gotten steadily worse . . . and now Romera has overstressed blood vessels in her lungs so they cannot draw enough oxygen. It’s like hardening of the arteries in her lungs. “She is going to die unless this new and difficult surgical procedure is done. Dying doesn’t scare her as much as the thought of being bedridden in a few months. “Last October, Romera chose ‘Hector’ as the name for the oxygen tank that is her constant companion. And, about that time she started having to use a wheelchair . . . “With a heart and lung transplant, if it is successful, she can have a useful and healthy life. A combined heart/lung transplant is a very new and still ex-perimental procedure. It is being pioneered by Dr. Cooley in Houston.” Mrs. DeBacker said that while only three of the operations have been performed in Texas, several patients in California have already lived two to three years with the transplants. The financial appeal is for $10,000 to cover initial costs of the $50,000 operation. Although the Whitfords have insurance, it does not cover the initial cost of experimental surgery. | |
| 10891 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, Ila Ila P. Whitlock ROSSVILLE— Ila P. Whitlock. 80, Rossville, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at Rossville Valley Manor. She was born April 15,1923, in Admire, to Frank and Zlenna Love Herrick. She grew up in the Admire community and attended school in the Maxson community north of Emporia. Ila was from a family of 10. She had lived in the Rossville community since 1948. She was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church, the auxiliary to Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville and also the Rossville Senior Citizens, where she served on the board of directors. Ila enjoyed gardening, flowers and baking cookies. She most especially enjoyed helping others. She married Robert Whitlock on Sept. 5,1948, at St. Marys. He preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers and an infant son, William S. Whitlock, in 1949. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Aschenbrenner, Wakarusa; a son, Bill Whidock, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; four brothers, Robert, Dale, Harold and Gary Herrick, all of Topeka; and two grand¬daughters, Lisa Lett and Emily Whitlock. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. She will lie in state at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family visitation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice or to Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of the funeral home. | |
| 10892 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, Robert 1 Robert Bruce Whitlock ROSSVILLE — Robert Bruce Whitlock, 74. Rossville, died Wednesday, Feb. 5. 1992, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Whitlock worked 34 years for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company before he retired 11 years ago. He also owned and operated an antique shop in Rossville several years. He was born Feb. 5, 1918, at Lane, the son of Wilmer S. and Hulda Clements Whitlock. Mr. Whitlock was a member of the United Methodist Church in Rossville, He was married to Ila Herrick on Sept. 5, 1948, at St. Marys. She survives. An infant son, William Whitlock, died in 1949. Other survivors include a daughter, Sue Aschenbrenner, Topeka; a son, Bill Whitlock, Kenosha, Wis.; three sisters, Joan Myers, Maple Hill, Helen Davis, Neodesha, and Beth Powell, Topeka; and two granddaughters. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Whitlock will lie in state after 1 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, where family and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5375 S.W. 7th. 66606. | |
| 10893 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, Wilbur WILBUR S. WHITLOCK Services for Wilbur Simpson Whitlock, 75, of Maple Hill, retired farmer who died Tuesday, at his home were at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at Parkers mortuary, with burial in Maple Hill cemetery. Mr. Whitlock was born in Bellville, Ill., February 4, 1874, and came to Kansas when a child. He had lived in Wilson and Neosho counties before moving to Maple Hill three years ago. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Huldah Whitlock; three daughters, Mrs. Cecil Davis is of Neodesha and Mrs. T. O. Meyers of Rossville and Mrs. J. M. Powell of Cut Bank, Mont.; a son, Robert Whitlock of Rossville; a brother, Ray Whitlock of Elmdale; two sisters, Mrs. Don Pierson of Osage City, and Mrs. W. F. Vilven of San Antonio, and three grandchildren. | |
| 10894 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, William Whitlock Infant William Simpson Whitlock, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Whitlock of Rossville, died Thursday of last week in a Topeka hospital. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at the cemetery at Maple Hill. Card of Thanks - We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our friends and neighbors who were so thoughtful and kind to us in our bereavement and assure you that your goodness will always be one of our cherished memories. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Whitlock | |
| 10895 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, William 1 PLEASANT PRAIRIE - William S. Whitlock, 72, passed away at his home with his wife and daughter at his side on Monday, March 18, 2024, after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born to the late Robert and Ila (nee: Herrick) Whitlock in Topeka, Kansas, on November 1, 1951. Bill grew up in Rossville, Kansas, and was a graduate of Rossville High School and Manhattan Area Vocational Technical School. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hayward on October 26, 1985, in Elgin, Illinois, and the birth of their daughter Emily completed their family on November 23, 1987. Bill was an ASE-certified auto mechanic and eventually expanded his skills to include just about every kind of vehicle. Early on, he had his own auto repair business in Rossville, and after moving to the Kenosha, Wisconsin, area, he worked at many places, among them McDevitt’s Automotive Repair, LeMay Pontiac-GMC, Advance Mechanical Contractors, the Village of Pleasant Prairie, and Transit Management of Racine, where he retired. In 1989 he was able to interrupt his career for a year, taking time off to stay at home with his 2-year-old daughter Emily, once Liz had to go back to work. This was a time when he and Emily forged a strong, lifelong bond and exemplified his highest priority: family. Bill was passionate about working on cars and motorcycles, especially vintage ones, in his spare time. He loved going to swap meets with his buddies, collecting parts and vehicles to work on in his barn at home. He was especially proud of his dad’s 1950 GMC pickup, Ole Blue, which he was almost finished restoring at the time of his death, and a 1993 Harley motorcycle which he and Liz bought from singer-songwriter Neil Young. Buying Neil Young’s motorcycle in 2009 began a tradition for Bill and Liz of attending the Bridge School Benefit Concert in Mountain View, CA, every year, and the annual Farm Aid concert in various cities, sometimes riding the motorcycle there. Through these events they started friendships with many other Neil Young fans from all over the country and the world. Bill loved everything old, besides old vehicles. His parents having owned an antique business, he grew up appreciating antiques and collectibles and knowing their value. He and Liz had fun attending auctions, estate sales, and flea markets, even when they traveled. Bill loved road trips. He would much rather drive than fly anywhere. Their favorite trip was the entire length of Route 66 in which Bill drove the whole way while Liz navigated. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and an older brother, also named William S. Whitlock, who died at birth. He is survived by his wife, Liz; daughter, Emily (Justin Hernandez) Whitlock; sister, Sue (Dave) Aschenbrenner; a niece, Lisa Lett; an uncle, Gary (Linda) Herrick; many other sisters- and brothers-in-law: Clarence (Brenda) Hayward, Dave (Tena) Hayward, John (Debby) Hayward, Chip (Vicky Hayward) Lock, Mike (Carolyn Hayward) Williams; and many other nieces, nephews, and cousins and their children. Bill was laid to rest in a green burial in the St. Francis Meadow of Holy Cross Cemetery in Caledonia. A memorial service for Bill will be held at Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, 5810 8th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 27. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. and the service will start at 11:00 a.m. Later, another memorial service will be held in Rossville, Kansas. In remembrance of Bill, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at PanCAN.org. | |
| 10896 |  | Obituary- Whitlock, William 2 See File #1 for full transcription | |
| 10897 |  | Obituary- Whitlow, Frances Frances L. Whitlow (January 27, 1921 - January 20, 2007) Frances Louisa Whitlow Frances Louisa Whitlow was born January 27, 1921 to Clarence Edgar and Leah Louise Reynolds Read at Topeka, Kansas. Her release from a long illness came early Saturday morning, January 20, 2007 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas, ending a life of 85 years, 11 months, and 24 days. Frances grew up and attended school in Topeka, graduating from Highland Park High School. On April 24, 1943, Frances was united in marriage with Merton Otis Whitlow at Topeka, Kansas. Two sons and one daughter were born to this union. The couple was privileged to celebrate nearly 60 years of married life together. Merton was a petroleum engineer and his job took them to Wyoming, Nebraska, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Iran. They lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1955 until 2000 when they moved to Beloit to be near their son Stan and daughter-in-law Juanita. While in Tulsa, she was a homemaker, elementary school cook, and a receptionist for the LaMode Cleaners. A kind, very personable and loveable person, Frances treasured her home and family. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed crocheting afghans for her family. Frances loved cooking and always looked forward to hosting large family dinners, even when her health would not allow. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Her husband Merton died in February, 2003. In addition, Frances was preceded in death by her parents, and one daughter Margaret Irene Stanfield. Left to mourn her passing and celebrate her life are her sons, Stan Whitlow and wife Juanita of Beloit, Kansas; Herb Whitlow and wife Allane of Elgin, Illinois; five grandchildren, nine great Left to mourn her passing and celebrate her life are her sons, Stan Whitlow and wife Juanita of Beloit, Kansas; Herb Whitlow and wife Allane of Elgin, Illinois; five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and a host of many relatives and friends. | |
| 10898 |  | Obituary- Whitlow, Josephine Mrs. Edgar H. Whitlow Mrs. Josephine Wade Whitlow, 65, of Tecumseh, died Thursday afternoon in a Topeka hospital. She was born in Rossville January 28, 1890, and belonged to the Tecumseh Methodist church. Surviving are her husband, Edgar H. Whitlow, of the home; three sons, Wade of Belflower, Calif., Merton of Shreveport, La., and Herbert of Tecumseh, and three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Weatherholt of Merced, Calif., Mrs. Elizabeth Fricke of Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. Gracia Danseburg of Wichita. Services were held at the Penwell- Gabel funeral home Monday in Topeka with graveside services at Rossville cemetery. | |
| 10899 |  | Obituary- Whitmore, Michael Michael Whitmore Passes Away Michael J. Whitmore, 50, of Tecumseh, passed away at Rossville Health Center with his parents at his side on July 31, 2020. Michael was born on Feb. 13, 1970, the son of Elmer and Gloria Whitmore. He is survived by his parents and a son, Michael A. Whitmore. He was preceded in death by a sister, Kelly in February 2019. Chapel Oaks is in charge of arrangements. Cremation is planned with private family services. Special thanks to the staff at Stormont-Vail Hospital and Rossville Health Center for their care and support of Michael. Donations may be made to Stormont-Vail Foundation. | |
| 10900 |  | Obituary- Whitmore, Zelda Zelda M. “Sally” Whitmore Zelda M. “Sally” Whitmore, 69, Willard, died Sunday, April 25, 1999, at her home. She was born February 9,1930, at Willard, the daughter of John H. and Velma L. Marney Simons. Mrs. Whitmore was cremated. A memorial service was held Saturday at the Rossville United Methodist Church, Rossville. Memorials may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606. Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements. |
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