The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday January 4, 1966 Lee R. Gordon. Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home for Mrs. Lee Redden GORDON, 91, who died Monday at Brewster Place, 1205 W. 29th, after a long illness. Entombment will be in Topeka Cemetery. She was born Oct. 10, 1874, in Topeka, the daughter of Dr. John W. REDDEN and Mrs. Emma L. Redden. The family home was at the southwest corner of W 11th. and Topeka. She spent most of her life in Topeka. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Her husband Fred J. Gordon, died n 1904. A sister, Mrs. Ruth MURPHEY, La Jolla, Calif., survives.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday January 4, 1966 Claudia Stine Is Dead at 86. Mrs. Claudia E. STINE, 86, Route 1, died Monday at her home after a short illness. She was born March 20, 1879 in Russell County and had lived in the Topeka community more than 40 years. She was a member of Seabrook Congregational Church. Her husband, Frank Stine, died in 1963. Survivors include two sons, Elmer Stine, 1418 Grove, and Charles Stine, 127, S. Kendall; a sister, Mrs. Glen HARRISON, 2005 Sims; a brother, James FLORA, 739 Green; a grandson and a great-grandson. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday January 4, 1966 Arthur Basel. Arthur A. BASEL, 71, Osage City, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. He was born June 2, 1894 near Michigan Valley in Osage County and spent most of his life in the Michigan Valley community before moving to Osage City in 1961. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Ramshaw Basel, of the home; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary GERSTNER, Leoti, and Mrs. Sarah WARREN, Tecumseh. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Michigan Valley Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery north of Vassar. Baker Funeral Home at Overbrook is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday January 4, 1966 Marriage Licenses. Marvin B. DAVIS, Topeka, and Connie Y. ADKINS, Topeka. Joaquin F. Mendez, Jr., Hiawatha, and Marian J. DOLEN, Hiawatha.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday January 3, 1966 Susie Vaughan Is Dead at 91. Mrs. Susie P. VAUGHAN, 91; 424 Clay, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital. She was born Nov. 12, 1874, at Fall River in Greenwood County and had lived in Topeka 85 years. She was a member of Faith Assembly of God Church. Her husband, Joseph Tom Vaughan, died in 1938. A son, Leo. F. Vaughn, died in 1959. Survivors are two sosn, Alvin W. Vaughan, Riverside, Calif., and Archie C. Vaughan, 538 N. Chandler; a daughter, Edith M. Vaughan, at home; and a brother, John RIDGEWAY, Tonkawa, Okla. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Vaughan will lie in state at Parker Mortuary until time of services.

----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Laird To: Jim Laird ; Jim Laird Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: Obituary: Louis A. WEIGAND The Topeka Daily Capital Monday January 3, 1966 Louis A. Weigand Dies Here at 63. Louis A. WEIGAND, 63, died Sunday at his home, 608 Buchanan, after a long illness. He was born August 28, 1902 at Glencoe, Okla., and had lived in Topeka 12 years. Earlier he lived in Burlington. He worked for the America Linen Company in Topeka before he retired. Earlier he worked 35 years at the Seymour Foods plant at Burlington. He was married to Mary HATCHER, Dec. 12, 1928, T Toronto in Woodson County. Besides his wife, survivors include two daughers, Mrs. Richard LUTZ, 2237 Moringside Road, and Mrs. Pat WAGNER, Burlington; his mother, Mrs. Nora Weigland, Burlington; two brothers, Ned Weigand, Burlington, and Allie Weigand, Wichita; three sisters, Mrs. Thomas DONAHUE, 3316 W. 20th, Mrs. Harold ASHLEY, Sinclair, Wyo., and Mrs. Otis DOTY, Mesa, Ariz. Jones Funeral Home at Burlington is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday January 3, 1965 Louis A. Weigand Dies Here at 63. Louis A. WEIGAND, 63, died Sunday at his home, 608 Buchanan, after a long illness. He was born August 28, 1902 at Glencoe, Okla., and had lived in Topeka 12 years. Earlier he lived in Burlington. He worked for the America Linen Company in Topeka before he retired. Earlier he worked 35 years at the Seymour Foods plant at Burlington. He was married to Mary HATCHER, Dec. 12, 1928, T Toronto in Woodson County. Besides his wife, survivors include two daughers, Mrs. Richard LUTZ, 2237 Moringside Road, and Mrs. Pat WAGNER, Burlington; his mother, Mrs. Nora Weigland, Burlington; two brothers, Ned Weigand, Burlington, and Allie Weigand, Wichita; three sisters, Mrs. Thomas DONAHUE, 3316 W. 20th, Mrs. Harold ASHLEY, Sinclair, Wyo., and Mrs. Otis DOTY, Mesa, Ariz. Jones Funeral Home at Burlington is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday January 3, 1966 City Woman Dies at 65; Rites Pending. Mrs. Lela A. BREWSTER, 65, 626 Tyler, died Sunday at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital after a long illness. She was born August 30, 1900 at Oneida in Nemaha County and had lived in Topeka the past ten years. Earlier she lived at Concordia. She was a member of the Christian Church. She was a secretary for the Kansas Employment Securities Division before she retired. Survivors include a son, Leonard T. Brewster, Kansas City, Mo.; and a brother, Claude T. ANDERSON, Oneida. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 Mrs. Myrtle Leona MORAND, 74, 3001 E. 6th, died Saturday in a Topeka hospital. She was born April 20, 1891 at Webber in Jewell County and had lived in Topeka since 1905. Survivors include her husband, James F. Morand, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Leona AYE and Mrs. Helen ANNO, both of Route 4, and Mrs. Garce TOWLER, 1320 Forest; a son, Clifford H. Morand, Las Vegas, Nev.; three brothers, Ray M. ELLIOTT, 1317 W. 11th, Herbert Elliott, Topeka and Dana Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Ted Tibbitts Mortuary. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Morand will lie at the mortuary this evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 Arlo Meckenstock. Services and burial will be at Haddam in Washington County for Arlo C. MECKENSTOCK, 54, 415 Harrison, who died Friday in a Topeka hospital. He had a heart ailment. He was born Feb. 6, 1911 at Haddam and had lived in Topeka about six years. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a plumber. A sister-in-law, Mrs. William Meckenstock, Wichita, survives. A.R. Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home at Haddam is in charge of arrangements. Hack-McMichael Memorial Home is in charge of Topeka arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 Pauline King. Melvern.--Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church here for Mrs. Pauline (Lanier) KING, 91, Melvern, who died Friday at an Osage City rest home. She was born Sept. 11, 1874 at Melvern and spent most of her life in the Melvern community. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Melvern. She was married to Edward J. King, at Quenemo in 1898. He died May 6, 1927. A daughter, Mrs. Lourah COLLINS, Route 1, Melvern, survives. Burial will be in Melvern Cemetery. Shaffer Mortuary at Lyndon is in charge of arrangements.

----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Laird To: Jim Laird ; Jim Laird Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:00 PM Subject: Obituary: Addie HOLMES The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 Addie Holmes. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parker Mortuary for Mrs. Addie May HOLMES, 60, who was dead on arrival at a Topeka hospital Saturday. She had a heart ailment. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born June 26, 1905 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. She lived at Portland, Ore., before moving to Topeka in 1928. Her husband, Albert E. Holmes, of the home, survives.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday June 2, 1966 Addie Holmes. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parker Mortuary for Mrs. Addie May HOLMES, 60, who was dead on arrival at a Topeka hospital Saturday. She had a heart ailment. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born June 26, 1905 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. She lived at Portland, Ore., before moving to Topeka in 1928. Her husband, Albert E. Holmes, of the home, survives.

[I obtained the following information from the Civil War pension file for William GIBBS, b. abt. 1827 in Ireland and died in Topeka on 03 Mar 1899. I was seeking information on one of my ancestors who, as it turns out, was a different William GIBBS. I am posting what I discovered in the hopes that it may benefit someone to whom this individual was connected. Note: William, Hannah and John D GIBBS are buried in section 6 of Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka.] William GIBBS was born abt. 1827 in Kings County, Ireland. He married Hanna DALEY on 12 Nov 1856 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Albany, New York. Witnesses were James GIBBS and Bridget GIBBS. According to the file, neither had been married previously. They had one sone, John D. GIBBS, b. 10 Apr 1861. William fought for the Union Army and was wounded on 03 Jun 1864 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. He was shot in the left knee and hip. According to medical records that were filed as part of his claim to receive benefits, William's wounds qualified him for "invalid" status, leaving him with paralysis that appeared to worsen with time. William and Hannah moved to the Topeka area in 1874. William was a U.S. citizen. He resided at 412 E. 10th Street, Topeka at the time of his death. His funeral took place at Assumption Church, with Fr. F.M. HAYDEN officiating. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 James S. Lester Of Oskaloosa Dies. Oskaloosa.--James S. LESTER, 57, Oskaloosa, died of cancer Saturday in a Winchester hospital. He had practiced law in Jefferson County nearly 30 years and had served 10 years as Jefferson County Attorney. He was born Aug. 10, 1908, at Valley Falls. He grew up int he Meriden and Grantville communites and was graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka. He studied at Washburn University and was graduated form the Washburn Law school in 1936. He had been a member of the U.S. Army Reserves 40 years and held the rank of colonel. He served in five major campaigns in Europe in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the First Methodist Chruch, Masonic Lodge No. 14, AF&AM, Seagraves Post of the American Legion and the Chamber of Commerce, all at Oskaloosa. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Berneice Lester, of the home; two sons, Robert Lester and John Lester, both of the home; two brothers, Douglas Lester, 1233 Plass and Harry Lester, 5537 Village Drive, both in Topeka; and a sister, Thelma VanORSDOL, 824 Menninger Road, Topeka. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church at Oskaloosa. Seagraves Post of the American Legion at Oskaloosa will conduct graveside services at Grantville Cemetey. Hampton Funeral Home at Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Sunday January 2, 1966 Margaret Williams. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Asbury Methodist Church for Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) WILLIAMS, 95, 807 N. Harrison, who died Thursday in a Topeka rest home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Williams will lie from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Gaines and Son Funeral Home and from 1 p.m. Monday until time for services at the church. Rebecca Chapter, No. 8, Order of Eastern Star, will conduct a service at the church.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday January 1, 1966 Fern Denton. Burlingame.--Services for Mrs. Fern Ada DENTON, 61, Burlingame, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Burlingame Federated Church with burial in the cemetery here. Mrs. Denton, a resident of Burlingame since 1929, died Thursday morning in a Topeka hospital. A retired telephone operator, Mrs. Denton was a member of the El Bethel Church in Burlingame. Survivors include her husband, Roy Denton, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Norma Lee BICKFORD, Berryville, Ark.; Mrs. Peggy Lou SAFFLE, Wichita, Mrs. Wanda Jean TWEETMEYER, Saginaw, Mich., and Mrs. Shirley Ann ALLEY, Burlingame; a son, Dean Denton, with the U.S. Navy; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hezakiah PRATER, no address given; two sisters, Mrs. Opal MONTGOMERY, San Bernadino, Calif.; Mrs. Gladys SKIDMORE, Delhart, Tex.; six brothers, Russell PRATER, Spokane, Wash., Roy Prater, Alamogordo, N.M., And Earl, Omer, Ralph and Ray Prater, all of Rossville. Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, is in charge of arrangements.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday January 1, 1966 Raymond McCormac. Raymond Albert McCORMAC, 54, of 2408 W. 6th, was found dead at his home Friday. Dr. John Lattimore, district coroner, said Mr. McCormac, who had been under medical treatment, died early Thursday of a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Lincoln County, Kan., Aug. 10, 1911, Mr. McCormac had lived in Topeka approximately 36 years. He owned and operated a delivery service here. He was a member of the Catholic church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eva McCormac, of the home; his father, G.F. McCormac, Santa Cruz, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. Pearl SMITH and Mrs. Dorothy RENIVELLE, both of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Melba HOLZHUTER< 3710 W. 30th, Mrs. Faye ULREY, Wakarusa, and Mrs. Goldie GASKILL, 1401 Ward Parkway. Services will be at 11:15 a.m. today at the Brennan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday January 1, 1966 Velma E. Richards Is Dead at Age 62. Mrs. Velma E. RICHARDS, 62, 1729 Green Acres, died Friday in a Topeka hospital afer a long illness. Born Sept. 21, 1903, at Eskridge, she lived there until moving to Topeka in 1945. She was a member of the Westside Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Richards, of the home; a son, Vivian, 1015 E. 21st; two daughters, Mrs. Verlene WOOD of the home, and Mrs. Verna PETERS, 1821 Washington; and two grandsons. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family asks that memorial contributions go to the Shawnee County chapter of the American Cancer Society.

The Topeka Daily Capital Monday December 6, 1965 Paul G. Morgan. Paul Gray MORGAN, 69, 1714 Kansas, died Sunday in a Topeka rest home. He was born Sept. 7, 1896 at Lafayette, Tenn., and had lived in Topeka since 1916. He worked at a boilermaker at the Santa Fe Railway Shops in Topeka 46 years before he retired in March 1961. He was a member of Lane Chapel CME Church and the Boilermakers Union and was one of the founders of the first president of the Plaiser Aimer Social Club. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Morgan, of the home; a foster daughter, Mrs. Marlee MASSEY, at home; and two grandchildren. Bowser-Frey Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.