Obits
Susan K. Mencl, 78, of Holton, passed away Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Feb. 5, 1944, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Bernard and Edna Anderson Woodall. She graduated from Wetmore High School in 1962.
Susan was a member of First Baptist Church in Holton...
Robert Dean “Bob” Watkins, 88, of Silver Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Midland Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 22 at Parker-Price Funeral Home. Graveside services followed at the Prairie Home Cemetery.
Memorial...
Beverly Evans (Nichols) passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at age 77.
Beverly was born in 1944 and spent her lifetime demonstrating how to be the hands and feet of Jesus serving others.
Beverly’s famous pies were a true testimony of her heart. The crust she gently rolled out as she poured...
William Joseph Smith, 73, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb.14, 2022, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison, with the Rev. Al Schirmacher officiating. Burial will...
Mary May, 90, of Holton, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on the morning of Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. With her beautiful heart, there could not be a more perfect day for her delivery into heaven than one that celebrates love.
She was born June 4, 1931, on a farm in Wabaunsee County to...
Jacquelyn Sue “Jackie” “Wamigokwe” “Maheo noh” Levier, 46, Mayetta, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She born Jan. 29, 1976 in Oklahoma City, Okla., the daughter of Joseph Grant and Rosanna Whiteskunk Jessepe. She graduated from Royal Valley High School in 1994 and...
Forrest D. Kidney was born Jan. 29, 1941, in Holton to Anna (Thompson) and Emmet Kidney. He passed away quietly on Feb. 7, 2022, in Tampa Fla., at the age of 81.
He was active in the First Christian Church of Holton. Forrest was a Mason. He graduated from Holton High School in 1959 and went to...
Virginia Lynne (Nelson) Purvis, 64, of Holton, passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at her home with her daughter by her side.
She was born Aug. 11, 1957, in Macon, Ga., the daughter of Ron and Betty (Boutwell) Nelson. She attended Holton schools.
Lynne worked at the Dolly Madison Company in...
Phillip Harris Teeter Sr., 76, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
He was born July 22, 1945, in Jeffersonville, Ind., the son of Nellie Loretta and Floyd Teeter, and he was raised by his grandparents, Pete and Goldie May. He lived in several states growing up, settling in Lawrence.
Mr. Teeter served with...
Lloyd Galen “Et nwe tek” Potts, 73, Oklahoma City, Okla., died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
He was born June 6, 1948, in Horton, the son of Maynard Leo and Coralene Keesis Potts. He attended Powhattan Grade School and Pawnee Indian Boarding School.
Mr. Potts worked in construction and...
