Obits

Allin Dale Taylor Jr., 67, died Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born Aug. 20, 1957, the son of Allin Dale Taylor and Leatrice Joy Hale Taylor. He attended school in St. Joseph, Mo., and graduated from Holton High School in 1975. Mr. Taylor worked as a carpenter...
Harmon Rash 1953-2025
Harmon Leroy Rash, 71, of Holton, wanted it to be known that he died on April 15, 2025, in Topeka, as a result of being bullheaded and raising cane for more than seven decades. He enjoyed Coors Light, whiskey, hunting, fishing, muscle cars, bowling and most of all the flock of women at the casino...
Kim Leon Ross, 74, of Olathe, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025. Kim was born on Aug. 16, 1950, in Horton to Donald and Elsie Ross. Kim’s legacy of kindness, laughter and love for life will continue to resonate with all who knew him. He is survived by his sister Kandace; children, Stephanie (...
Mary Anderson 1942-2024
Mary Dell Anderson, 82, of Holton, passed away on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka after a fierce battle with cancer. If you do not recognize that name, do not fret, you probably knew her, as nearly everyone did, as Nannie. She was born April 28, 1942 in Mena, Ark., the...
Alice Terry 1928-2025
Alice Katherine Terry, 96, formerly of Hoyt, died Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at home in Topeka. She was born Sept. 19, 1928, at Ashtown, Ark., the daughter of L.D and Sarah Alice Weims Grice. Mrs. Terry was a cook all of her life. She cooked and managed the Country Inn in Topeka and later did the...
Bill Hards 1948-2025
William D. “Bill” Hards, 76, of Denison, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born July 13, 1948, at Horton, the son of Raymond and Twila Long Hards. He graduated from Goff High School in 1966. Bill was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the U.S....
Mary Bernd 1925-2025
Our mom, Mary Lawson (Taber) Bernd, the glue that kept our world together for so long, passed away April 9, 2025, at her home in Pawhuska, Okla. She was 99 years old. She was born on Dec. 18, 1925, in Chula Vista, Calif., to L.A. and Virginia Lawson Taber. They moved to Mayetta when she was five...
Dale LeRoy Royer, 80, Holton, died Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Valley Falls. He was born June 25, 1944, in Horton, the son of Clyde Benjamin and Mary Eliza Miller Royer. He graduated in 1962 from ACCHS in Effingham and in 1971 from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in business and...
Jim Child 1953-2025
Jim Child, born on Nov. 21, 1953, in Topeka, took his final bow on March 22, 2025, in Kansas City,, surrounded by the warmth of family. He was a man of many facets, embodying a spirit that was both deeply rooted in the land and elevated by his adventures across the vast range of life experiences....
John Nichols 1944-2025
John Douglas Nichols, 80, of Mayetta, died Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at his home with family by his side. He was born July 27, 1944, in Seneca. He was the son of Rollen Aaron and Nancy Frances (Talley) Nichols. He attended school in Corning, Lima, Ohio, and Holton and graduated in 1962 from Hoyt...

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