The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Leo James Creviston. Burlingame.--Leo James CREVISTON, 46, Burlingame, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack while working at Forbes Air Force Base where he was a boiler man in the central heating plant. Mr. Creviston was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Manhattan. He had lived in Burlingame the past 36 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Burlingame Federated Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodge, Temple Chapter No. 26, RAM, and Eastern Star, all in Burlingame. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Claudine Masters Creviston, of the home; two daughters, Donna Creviston and Diana Creviston, both of the home; a son, Watler Creviston, Burlingame; his mother, Mrs. Inez HJORT, Burlingame; and a grandson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Burlingame Federated Church. Burial will be in Burlingame Cemetery. Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, is in charge.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Charles Alvin Price. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Parker Mortuary for Charles Alvin PRICE, 80, 300 E. Lyman, who died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. Mr. Price was born Sept. 22, 1187, in Fillmore County, Neb. He moved to Kansas at an early age and lived in Auburn and North Topeka communities most of his life. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Price, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Lulabella SHAFER, 119 Jay, Mrs. Dorothy FIDLER, 4725 Topeka, Mrs. Lotta Vada CARTWRIGHT, Clinton, Okla.; four sons, Ivan Price,3832 Seward; Bernard Price, Winter Park, Fla., Jesses Price, 1418 Eugene, and Harold Price, 1914 E. 10th; a sister, Mrs. Mae MYERS, 5822 W. 52st; two brothers, Elmer Price, Dover, Kan., and George Price, 2518 E. 4th; 17 granchildren and 10 great-granchildren. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Mrs. J. Williams Dies After Illness. Mrs. Josephine M. WILLIAMS, 76, 1316 W. 17th, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital after a three-month illness. Mrs. Williams was born May 12, 1891, in Topeka, whre she had lived most of her life. She was a member of Central Park Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Norma SIMPSON, Fairfax, Va.; two sons, Gene L. Williams, 644 Webster, and Paul J. Williams, 2809 Sunset Road; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel M. MORFORD, Newton, and Mrs. Florence E. BURRITT, New Haven, Conn.; a brother, Harry E. JOLLEY, 1821 Belle. Services will be announced by Parker Mortuary.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Grant G. Wilson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary for Grant G. WILSON, 75, of 5400 W. 7th, who died Wednesday in a Topeka nursing home. Mr. Wilson was born June 2, 1892, in Richland. He had lived in Topeka most of his life. He was a retired painter and a lifetime member of Painters and Decorators Local No. 96. He was a World War I Army veteran. Survivors include his son, Edwin L. Wilson, 3505 Adams, and a grandchild. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Hazel V. Schlodder. Holton.--Mrs. Hazel Viola SCHLODDER, 75, Holton, died Wednesday in her home of an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Schlodder was born Oct. 15, 1902, in Nortonville. She had lived in Holton most of her life. She was a member of Liberty Community Circle, Pleasant Grove Ladies Aid, and Holton Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Clyde FERNKOPF, Circleville, and Mrs. Leonard NISSEN, Wetmore; a son, John Schlodder, Jr., Holton; four sisters, Mrs. Lucy WHEELER, Willow Springs, Mo., Miss Marie RAY, Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Dorothy THOMAS, Shawnee, and Mrs. Luella THORNTON, Overland Park; a brother, Roy RAY, Overland Park; and 11 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. Burial will be in Holton Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Albert Boyer, 73, Melvern, Dies In Topeka. Albert Annan BOYER, 73, Melvern, died Wednesday in a Topeka hospital. Mr. Boyer was born Oct. 10, 1894, in Quenemo, Kan. He was a retired railroad maintenance worker and had been a school custodian in Melvern for two years. He had been a member of Melvern Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie Mayden Boyer, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Darlene PERKINS, Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Delores SANDERS< Lyndon; two sisters, Mrs. Cora BROWN, Dallas, Tex., and Mrs. Hazel REEDER, Reseda, Calif.; two brothers, Chester Boyer and Vincent Boyer, both of Melvern; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Melvern Church of God. Burial will be in Melvern Cemetery. Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. until service time in Melvern Church of God. Jones Funeral Home, Lebo, is in charge.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Marriage Licenses. Elmer Wayne MOON, Jr., Pittsburg, and Linda Sue WILCOX, Topeka. Ralph Lowell PITTS, III, Topeka, and Mary Jane REPPART., Topeka.

The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday March 28, 1968 Topekan Killed In Cycle Crash. John Carl WILLIAMS, 25, 3358 Fremont, was killed Wednesday night when he lost control of his motorcylce near his home and ran into a tree. His death was Topeka's third traffic fatality of the year. Stormont-Vail Hospital officials said he died shortly after arrival at 9:50 p.m. Police investigators said William's vehicle grazed a pickup truck sitting in a driveway and went through a fence before it hit the tree. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday March 27, 1968 Darrell C. Bond. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Davidson-Eslinger-Duff Funeral Home, for Darrell Charles BOND, 35, 701 Jefferson, an inmate of Kansas Penitentiary, Lansing, who was stabbed fatally in the prison Sunday. Sheriff Dan HAWES and Warden Sherman CROUSE said Bond was watching a basketball game in the gymnasium when two other prisoners grabbed him and took him to a stairway where the stabbing occured. Two knives were recovered. Darrell Charles Bond was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Allen in Lyon County and had spent most of his life in Topeka. He was received at the penitentiary Nov. 8, 1961, from Shawnee County to serve 20 to 42 years for first degree robbery. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Lillie MOFFETT, and stepfather, Carl Moffett, both of Kansas City; four sisters, Mrs. Betty PATTERSON, Mrs. Charlene WORKMAN, Mrs. June LINK and Mrs. Dorothy WILHITE, all of Topeka; and three brothers, Bruce Bond, Robert Bond and Jerry Bond, all of Topeka. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday March 27, 1968 Albert Jackson Sr. Albert JACKSON, Sr., 83, Tecumseh, died Tuesday night in a Topeka hospital where he had been admitted abotu 3 1/2 hours earlier. He was born Nov. 13, 1884, in Meriden and had lived int eh Tecumseh community since 1903. A retired farmer, he was charter member of the Tecumseh Grange. His wife, Mrs. Elsie Jackson died in 1925. A daughter, Dorothy Jackson, died in 1929, and another daughter, Mrs. Margaret HOOPER, died in 1957. Survivors include a son, Albert Jackson, Jr., 2900 Sunset Road; and five grandchildren. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday March 27, 1968 Eugene Butterfield. Lyndon.--Eugene BUTTERFIELD, 82, died Tueday in his home here. He was born March 23, 1886, in Osage County where he spent most of his life. He was a member of the Brethren Church. He was a retired farmer. Suvivors include his wife, Mrs. Jesse Badsky Butterfield, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Rub CRUM, Harrisonville, Mo.; Mrs. Leona WARREN, Lyndon, Mrs. Betty HERMAN, Olathe, and Mrs. Martha STIVISON and Mrs. Joan SPADES, both of Vancouver, Wash.; three sons, Eugene Butterfield and Donald Butterfield, both of Vancouver, Wash., and Charles Butterfield, Tigard, Ore.; four sisters, Mrs. Alice B. HALL, Reno, Nev.; and Mrs. Clara NICHOLS, 1149 High, Mrs. Ethel BREWER, 1611 Western, and Mrs. Lena McHENRY, 631 W. 17th, all in Topeka; three brothers, Charlie Butterfield, Overbrook, and Roy Butterfield and Nard Butterfield, both of Route 5, Topeka; 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Shaffer-Feltner Mortuary, Lyndon. Burial will be in Overbrook Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday March 27, 1968 W.G. Bledsoe, 59, Dies In Hospital. Wallace G. "Buck" BLEDSOE, 59, 5421 W. 19th., died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital where he had been a patient since March 18. He had a heart ailment. He was born August 10, 1908, in Carbondale, whre he had spent his early life. He had lived in Topeka since 1929. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. He was owner of the Topeka Petroleum Co., and was a former president of the Topeka Oilman's Assn. He was a trustee of the Small Business Assn., Washington, D.C. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Evelyn Bledsoe, at home; a son, Steven Ray Bledsoe, at home; a duaghter, Mrs. Sharon Kay BEGLEY, at home; three brothers, Lenoard Bledsoe, Route 1, Clarence Bledsoe, 842 Hedgewood, and Clark Bledsoe, Carbondale; and a granddaughter. Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary is in charge of arrangement. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday March 27, 1968 Marriage Licenses. George Frank BUTLER, Topeka, and Jill Louise FROST, Topeka.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Mrs. Ina C. Lamb. Mrs. Ina C. LAMB, 65, was died on arrival at a Topeka hospital Monday after she was found in the yard of her home, 1311 Jackson. She was born Oct. 16, 1902, in Waverly and had lived in Topeka since 1952. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Cherryvale. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Lamb, at home; a son, Bill Lamb, 5512 W. 27th Ter.; four brothers, Vernon C. REEDER, Reeds Spring, Mo., George Reeder, Southport, N.C., John Reeder, Downy, Calif., and Clem Reeder, Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Celia ELLIOTT, 1638 Knollwood Drive; and a granddaughter. Ted Tibbetts Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Waverly Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Marsha Rafferty. Service arrangements are pending at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Mrs. Marsha Ann RAFFERTY, 29, of 942 Jewell, who died Monday in a Topeka hospital where she had been admitted early Sunday. Dr. Antonio Huaman, deputy district coroner, said Mrs. Rafferty died after taking an overdose of drugs. Topeka police said Mrs. Rafferty had attempted suicide several times previously. Mrs. Rafferty was born Oct. 15, 1938, in Wichita and had spent most of her life in Topeka. She was a member of the Holy Name Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Danny Rafferty, at home; her mother, Mrs. Al JOHNSON, Denver, Colo.; and her grandfather, Hira CALKINS, at home.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Clifford Watson Dead in Topeka. Clifford R. WATSON, 77, 820 Polk, died Monday in a Topeka hospital where he had been admitted Sunday after he suffered a heart attack. He was a teacher and was a well-known school administrator in Shawnee County many years. He was born April 23, 1890, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Barclay Watson. He moved to Douglas County, Kan., with his parents in 1904. He attended Hesper Academy near Lawrence and attended the University of Kansas 2 1/2 years. He was graduated from Friends University, Wichita. He began his career as a teacher at Wabaunsee School in Wabaunsee County and later taught in rural high schools in Kansas five years. He was principal of State Street Elementary School in Topeka from 1921 to 1951. He was Shawnee County superintendent of public instruction from May, 1951 to until he retired in June, 1955. Mr. Watson was a member of First Methodist Church and was an Honorary steward of the church. He was a member of Siloam Lodge No. 225, AF&AM, and was a life member of National Education Assn., Kansas State Teachers Assn., and Topeka Teachers Assn., and Kansas Assn. of Parents and Teachers. He was a former member and chairman of the Shawnee County Planning Commission and later was chairman of the Topeka-Shawnee County Regional Palnning Commission. He also was a former member of the Shawnee County Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Watson was a 25-year member and past president of Downtown Kiwanis Club and was past chairman of Shawnee Kiwanis Youth Camp. He formerly was a member of the board of directors of the Topeka Roundup Club and was a past president of the Kansas County Superintendents Assn. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dora Louk Watson, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Robert McCRACKEN Sr., 1903 MacVicar; three brothers, Dr. Herbert Watson, Handford, Calif., Dr. S.A. Watson, Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Ben Watson, Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret HILL, El Monte, Calif.; two grandsons and a granddaughter. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Watson will lie in state from 6 p.m. Tuesday until 9 p.m. Wednesday in Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. The casket will be closed at the church.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Retired Nurse Dead at 81; Rites Pending. Mrs. Gertrude M. LOHRKE, 81, 4842 S. Topeka, died Monday in a Topeka hospital where she had been a patient since March 16. She was born Nov. 5, 1886, in Gagetown, Mich., and had lived in Topeka seven years. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a retired pratical nurse. Survivors include a daugher, Mrs. Betty CAMPBELL, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche ALLARD, and Mrs. Mabel DAVENPORT, both of Caro, Mich.; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Brennan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Edward Weber. Edward WEBER, 85, Osage City, died Monday in a Topeka hospital where he had been readmitted March 8. He had undgone surgery March 12. earlier he had been admitted Dec. 18, 1967, and later was released. He had cancer. He was born May 9, 1882, in Iowa and had lived in Osage County 50 years. He had lived in the Lyndon community many years before he moved to Osage City. he was a retired farmer. Survivors include two sons, Albert Weber, Fort Morgan, Colo., and Lewis Weber, Route 2, Quenemo; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian RILEY, Riverside, Calif.; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Osage City Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Lyndon Cemetery. McElfresh Mortuary, Osage City, is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday March 26, 1968 Marriage Licenses. Robert Franklin HIXON, Meriden, and DeAnna Carol RAYMOND, Burlington City, N.J. Robert Allison BRENNAN, Jr., Topeka, and Carol Lynn BROWN, Topeka. Larry Walter WELLINGTON, Medford, Ore., and Sondra Kay STOVALL, Topeka. Larry Alvin MILLER, Topeka, and Carolyn Jane OLDEN, Topeka. Lonnie Joe LAWTON, Topeka, and Brenda Susan OSTRANDER, Topeka. Dennis David DONHAM, Topeka, Leona Kaye ELSE, Lawrence.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday March 25, 1968 Mrs. Iva Trower. Winchester.---Mrs. Iva TROWER, 86, Winchester, died here Sunday in a hospital where she had been a patient about six months. She was born Oct. 24, 1881 near Winchester and spent most of her life in the Winchester community. She was a member of the Hebron Baptist Church southeast of Winchester. Her husband, George Trower, died in January 1966. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy HIEBSCH, Winchester; two sons, Sam Trower, Kansas City, Mo.; and Carl Trower, Wamego; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Services willbe at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hampton Funeral Home, Oskaloosa. Burial will be in Wise Cemetery, Winchester.