Obituaries

Mattie Blair

Mattie Blair

Jul 22, 2008

Centralia, KS - Mattie Blair was born September 11, 1904, the daughter of Octavia Jessee and John Shaefer, and passed away July 22, 2008, at the home of her daughter and son in law in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on a farm southwest of Centralia and was the youngest of four children. She attended the Pleasant Hill country...

Aurel Montgomery

Aurel Montgomery

Jul 18, 2008

Aurel W. Montgomery, 77, of Sabetha died July 18, 2008 at a Topeka Hospital. Aurel was born on October 16, 1930 on the family farm to Robert Montgomery and Ione Trees Montgomery. Aurel attended Excelsior country school for 6 years, Sabetha Junior High School and Sabetha High School and attending one year at Kansas State University. He served in...

Jerre Perry

Jerre Perry

Jul 7, 2008

Jerre Ann Perry, 65 of Axtell, KS died Monday July7, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, KS. Jerre was born January 11, 1943 in Fall City, NE the daughter of Claude Stumbo and Thelma Gatz Stumbo. She married Richard E. Perry on November 23, 1968 at Axtell at the United Methodist Church. Jerre was member of the...

Sharon McKim

Sharon McKim

Jun 25, 2008

Sharon Eugenia McKim, 79 of Topeka, KS died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the Westwood Manor Care Home in Topeka. Sharon was born May 28, 1929 in Norton, KS the daughter of David Lawrence McKim and Edna Stevens McKim. She attended one year of college at University of Kansas. She later worked for the Cattleman's Association in Topeka for...

Patricia Rohwer

Patricia Rohwer

Jun 18, 2008

Patricia Ann Rohwer, aged 66, of Sabetha, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at her home. Patricia was born the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth (Sirney) Morton on July 20, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI. She attended several schools, graduating from in 1959 Union High School, Grand Rapids, MI. While working for Boeing, she married Marvin Rohwer...

Leota Grimm

Leota Grimm

Jun 15, 2008

Leota Louise Grimm, 91, of Sabetha, Kansas died on June 15, 2008 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1916 in Sabetha, Kansas, the daughter of August Grimm and Louise Steiner Grimm. Leota attended school at Franklin Rural District, east of Sabetha, Sabetha grade school and graduated from Fairview High School in 1936. Leota lived...

Alice Cain

Alice Cain

Jun 9, 2008

Alice C. Cain, 91, of Axtell, passed away Monday, June 9, 208 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. Alice was born February 20, 1917 at St. Bridget, the daughter of John and Mary (McQuaid) Scmidt. Alice married Albert Cain at St. Bridget Catholic Church on June 4, 1936. He passed away October 2, 1998. Alice was a member of St....

Kenneth Knowles

Kenneth Knowles

Jun 6, 2008

Kenneth Harold Knowles, 87, Beattie, KS died Friday, June 06, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Marysville, KS. Kenneth was born March 25, 1921, in Pawnee County Nebraska to Edward Knowles and Florence Kruechi. Kenneth graduated from Summerfield High School. Kenneth married Iola Miller on 1937 in Fairbury, NE, she preceded him in death on January 1, 2004....

James Boyles

James Boyles

Jun 4, 2008

James "Jim" Boyles, 62, of Sabetha died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home where he resided since April 2006. He was born in Topeka on December 3, 1945 to Marvin and Viola (Ford) Boyles. Jim was an avid outdoorsman. His parents and stepfather, George Walter preceded him in death. Jim is survived by son, Jay Boyles...

Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly

May 26, 2008

Richard Michael Kelly, 54, Axtell, KS, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, May 26, 2008. He was born August 8, 1953 in Logan's Porte, IN one of 6 sons born to Robert M. Kelly and Shirley Downs Kelly. He graduated from high school in Michigan City, IN and attended 3 years of college in Indiana. Richard worked for...

Aibryn Smith

Aibryn Smith

May 19, 2008

Aibryn Raymond Smith was born on May 19, 2008 in Topeka, Kansas and died after his birth. He is the son of Chuck Smith and TaBetha Courtney Harvey both of Sabetha. He was preceded in death by an aunt, Tylar Blankenship. He is survived by his parents; two half sisters, Aubree Carlson of Sabetha and Nova Davis of Falls...

Lily Morrison

Lily Morrison

May 17, 2008

Lily Jane Morrison, 72, of Centralia, KS, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, KS. She was born August 15, 1935 the daughter of Clyde Stephen Lewis and Myrtle Adelaide Brokaw-Lewis at Frankfort, KS. She grew up in the Frankfort area and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1954. On May 23,...

Ashley Tallent

Ashley Tallent

May 10, 2008

Ashley Nicole (Campbell) Tallent, 23 of Oneida formally of Sabetha died May 10, 2008. She was born at Seneca, Kansas on April 16, 1985 the daughter of Ronald L. Campbell and Robbie (Robin) L. Dodson Campbell. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Tallent of Oneida; her father, Ronald L. Campbell and his wife, Laura and her mother, Robbie...

Thomas Oom

Thomas Oom

May 8, 2008

Thomas Leon Oom, 72, of Sabetha went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2008. He was born on November 5, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to George Oom and Marian Stapleton Oom. Tom was united in marriage to Carole Ann Wynn in Marysville, Kansas on August 10, 1957. Tom retired from the U.S. Air Force...

Clara Williams

Clara Williams

May 6, 2008

Clara May Williams, 90, Vermillion, KS, died Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at the Eastridge Care Home in Centralia, KS. She was born February 22, 1918 at Elmont, Kansas to Alfred C. Chilson and Rosa Lee Fanning Chilson. She attended Centralia High School and graduated in 1934. On September 21, 1939 she married Robert Gerald Williams at Lowman Hill United...

Martha Gilbert

Martha Gilbert

Apr 30, 2008

Martha May (Fisher) Gilbert, 96, of Sabetha died April 30, 2008 at the Apostolic Christian Home, where she had been a resident since May of 2007. She was born on a farm south of Fairview on May 31, 1911 the daughter of Joseph T. Fisher and Hanna Wheeler Fisher. She moved to Sabetha with her family in 1915. She...

Earl Freeland

Earl Freeland

Apr 24, 2008

Earl Dean Freeland, 78 of Kansas City, MO died April 24, 2008 at Bishop Spencer Place in Kansas City, MO. Earl was born September 1, 1929 at Allerton, Ill the son of Clarence Milton, Freeland and Ollie Dell Duggan. He graduated from Nevada High School in Nevada MO. Earl married Darlene Nelson on February 16, 1962 in Shawnee Mission,...

Ceona McLaughlin

Ceona McLaughlin

Apr 18, 2008

Ceona Mae McLaughlin, 91 of Corning died Friday April 18, 2008 at the Onaga Community Hospital. Ceona was born December 26, 1916 on a farm near Corning the daughter of Roy A. Coe and Effie Fowler Coe. She attended rural schools and graduated from Corning High School in 1934. Ceona married Roland McLaughlin at her parent's home in Corning...

Francis Gabbert

Francis Gabbert

Apr 18, 2008

Francis A. Gabbert of Sabetha passed away on Friday, April 18, 2008 at the Sabetha Manor. He was just three days short of his 95th birthday. Francis was born on the family farm 4 miles south & 2 miles west of Goff, KS on April 21, 1913, the fifth child of Adolph Joseph "Ed" and Evaline "Eva" (Wilcox) Gabbert....

Joyce Meader

Joyce Meader

Apr 16, 2008

Joyce Kay Meader, 64, of Seneca, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Seneca. Joyce was born October 10, 1943 at Pawnee City, Nebraska the daughter of Elmo and Eleanor Hinton Meader. She attended school at Pawnee City , Nebraska and graduated in 1961. Joyce took care of the nursery at the United Methodist...