Lillian B. Young, age 89, of Sabetha, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Sabetha Community Hospital. Lillian, the daughter of Oliver and Lula (Jacobia) Gilbert, was born May 28, 1921 at Granada, Kansas.
Lillian is survived by her sons; Donald Young, Sr. of Bern, Kansas, and Robert Young of Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren, Pam Durre, Cindy Carlson, and Don Young, Jr., and a sister, Alice Woodson, of Muncie, Indiana.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha. Inurnment will take place in the Sabetha Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be left to the Seneca United Methodist Church or the Sabetha United Methodist Church, sent in care of the funeral home.
Lillian was married on December 17, 1938 at Falls City, NE to Noel Young, he died June 9, 1997.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Connie GILBERT FISHER HANBY
Connie GILBERT FISHER HANBY was the daughter of John GILBERT who was the son of John and Dora Estley GILBERT and the grandson of William and Mary (ANDERSON) GILBERT.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
James GILBERT
This is a recently acquired photo of James GILBERT the son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Jane (MCGUIRE) GILBERT. It has been a long search to find a photo of James, who was born 28 December 1849 in Kentucky, coming to the Kansas Territory in about 1859 settling in what is now Brown County. James was married 29 December 1893 at Hiawatha, Kansas to Martha Agnes Kugler. They settled in the Granada, Kansas area where they were farmers. James died 15 March 1915 and was buried in the Granada cemetery. After James died his family moved to Sabetha, Kansas. James and Agnes had 5 children: Nellie Jeanette, Arthur William, Guy Frederick, Arlie L. and Mabel Elizabeth.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Gilbert Reunion 2010
The Gilbert Family gathered today for their annual reunion. The first reunion was 70 years ago in 1940 and has been held each year since then. Today's reunion was in the Community Building in Fairview, Kansas, the area from which the Gilbert family has lived since they moved to Kansas from Kentucky in 1859.
The first reunion held in 1940 was to celebrate Mary Jane (ANDERSON) GILBERT'S 76th birthday. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren all gathered together to help her make the day special. It was such a success they decided to continue the tradition each year. Mary died 17 February 1948, her husband William A. GILBERT had died 16 May 1929. That first reunion was held at Sun Springs near Fairview, which is a local mineral springs resort with swimming, roller skating and camp grounds.
The 2011 Reunion is being planned and will be held at Lake Shawnee in Topeka, Kansas, details will be posted on this website when confirmed.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Matt Hundley Leaving Topeka West for Barton
Hundley leaving West for Barton
Coach attributes opportunity to Cinderella story of season ago
BY RICK PETERSON
Created May 17, 2010 at 6:42pm
Updated May 18, 2010 at 12:07am
Topeka West boys basketball coach Matt Hundley, who led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A state tournament, is leaving West to become a men's assistant coach at Barton Community College, located in Great Bend.
Hundley was 28-60 in four seasons at West, but the Chargers were the Cinderella story of last season, winning nine straight games late in the year before losing to Miege in the 5A championship game. West was 16-9.
The 30-year-old Hundley, who played at Washburn, said even though he has mixed feelings about leaving West, getting the job at Barton, as an assistant to Craig Fletchall, is the realization of his goal to get into college coaching.
"At some point, I knew I was going to have to do this," Hundley said. "I was fortunate enough to be at Topeka West for four years and just had a wonderful time. The administration and the people that I work with and all the players that were part of our program are just unbelievable.
"I wouldn't change that for anything, the experience we've had here. Just having this opportunity with Barton and coach Fletchall being such a great guy, I think this is just an unbelievable opportunity for me that I can't really pass up."
Hundley credited West's banner season for getting him the opportunity to move to the college level.
"Any time you have success, then you're definitely going to get the attention of people, and that's obviously somewhat of what's happened right now," he said. "You hate it for the kids who are still here, because I had such a great time coaching them and being a part of them, but you know at some point, some class down the line, you're going to have to leave.
"This just happens to be the opportunity for me that I can't pass up, and the timing's just right, I guess."
Hundley said he has no problem with being an assistant coach to start his college coaching career.
"My ultimate dream would be to be a head coach in college some day, at any level," Hundley said. "In order to do that, you have to go back to being an assistant. Not very often do you get a chance to go from being a head high school coach to head college coach. It just doesn't happen. So in order for me to do this, I'm going to have to be an assistant coach in college."
West graduated all five starters off its state runner-up team but does return Tegan Michael, Austin Roberts and Aaron Plump, who were valuable reserves last season.
Hundley is the second straight boys coach to leave West to become a junior college assistant. Chad Eshbaugh left the school to become an assistant at Cloud County and was recently named head coach at the school.
Rick Peterson can be reached at (785) 295-1129 or rick.peterson@cjonline.com
Coach attributes opportunity to Cinderella story of season ago
BY RICK PETERSON
Created May 17, 2010 at 6:42pm
Updated May 18, 2010 at 12:07am
Topeka West boys basketball coach Matt Hundley, who led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A state tournament, is leaving West to become a men's assistant coach at Barton Community College, located in Great Bend.
Hundley was 28-60 in four seasons at West, but the Chargers were the Cinderella story of last season, winning nine straight games late in the year before losing to Miege in the 5A championship game. West was 16-9.
The 30-year-old Hundley, who played at Washburn, said even though he has mixed feelings about leaving West, getting the job at Barton, as an assistant to Craig Fletchall, is the realization of his goal to get into college coaching.
"At some point, I knew I was going to have to do this," Hundley said. "I was fortunate enough to be at Topeka West for four years and just had a wonderful time. The administration and the people that I work with and all the players that were part of our program are just unbelievable.
"I wouldn't change that for anything, the experience we've had here. Just having this opportunity with Barton and coach Fletchall being such a great guy, I think this is just an unbelievable opportunity for me that I can't really pass up."
Hundley credited West's banner season for getting him the opportunity to move to the college level.
"Any time you have success, then you're definitely going to get the attention of people, and that's obviously somewhat of what's happened right now," he said. "You hate it for the kids who are still here, because I had such a great time coaching them and being a part of them, but you know at some point, some class down the line, you're going to have to leave.
"This just happens to be the opportunity for me that I can't pass up, and the timing's just right, I guess."
Hundley said he has no problem with being an assistant coach to start his college coaching career.
"My ultimate dream would be to be a head coach in college some day, at any level," Hundley said. "In order to do that, you have to go back to being an assistant. Not very often do you get a chance to go from being a head high school coach to head college coach. It just doesn't happen. So in order for me to do this, I'm going to have to be an assistant coach in college."
West graduated all five starters off its state runner-up team but does return Tegan Michael, Austin Roberts and Aaron Plump, who were valuable reserves last season.
Hundley is the second straight boys coach to leave West to become a junior college assistant. Chad Eshbaugh left the school to become an assistant at Cloud County and was recently named head coach at the school.
Rick Peterson can be reached at (785) 295-1129 or rick.peterson@cjonline.com
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Kent Charles MAHAFFEY
Kent MAHAFFEY was married to Pat GILBERT daughter of Dale and Betty GILBERT. She and Kent were divorced. Pat's second husband Tom GATZ died in February of this year.
SPARKS, NV- Kent Charles MAHAFFEY, 63, of Sparks, NV passed away April 19, 2010 at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV. He was born November 24, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas to Kenneth and Enid BENNETT MAHAFFEY. Kent served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. His mother, father and half brother Don KELLEY preceded him in death. He is survived by his son Shawn and wife Christy MAHAFFEY of Baldwin City, KS, his son Nathan and wife Cathy MAHAFFEY of Sparks, NV, their mother Patricia GATZ, and 2 grandchildren; Cole and Aubrey MAHAFFEY. In lieu of flowers please make donations to The Veterans Guest House, 880 Locust, Reno, NV 89502. Services are scheduled for Friday, April 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Whiting Chapel, 4700 S. W. 17th Street, Topeka, KS. Topeka Capital-Journal on April 27, 2010
SPARKS, NV- Kent Charles MAHAFFEY, 63, of Sparks, NV passed away April 19, 2010 at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV. He was born November 24, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas to Kenneth and Enid BENNETT MAHAFFEY. Kent served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. His mother, father and half brother Don KELLEY preceded him in death. He is survived by his son Shawn and wife Christy MAHAFFEY of Baldwin City, KS, his son Nathan and wife Cathy MAHAFFEY of Sparks, NV, their mother Patricia GATZ, and 2 grandchildren; Cole and Aubrey MAHAFFEY. In lieu of flowers please make donations to The Veterans Guest House, 880 Locust, Reno, NV 89502. Services are scheduled for Friday, April 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Whiting Chapel, 4700 S. W. 17th Street, Topeka, KS. Topeka Capital-Journal on April 27, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Donna Lee GILBERT JEFFERS
Donna Lee JEFFERS, 69, formerly of Sabetha died Friday, March 5, 2010, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Mo.
She was born in Sabetha on Sept. 7, 1940, the daughter of Guy and Frances FEEK GILBERT. She grew up in and attended school in Kansas. She was loved and cared for by her mother and grandmother while growing up. Se enjoyed being outdoors, especially when fishing, and taking care of farm duties and tending to her animals.
Donna was a kind and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She never met a stranger and will be truly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda SMITH on March 14, 1998.
Survivors include her son and wife, Tommy and Heather JEFFERS of Mountain Grove; two brothers, Robert GILBERT of Warsaw, Mo., and Albert “Smokie” GILBERT of Mountain Grove; three sisters, Linda PARSONS of Mountain Grove and Wanda HOWARD and Dianna RAYBERN, both of Lawrence; four grandchildren, Matthew and Brittany SMITH, and Justin and Abbigail JEFFERS; a great-grandchild, M. J. MOONEYHAM; several nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were Tuesday in the CRAIG-HURTT Chapel in Mountain Grove, Mo., with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Donations/Contributions are suggest to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The Sabetha Herald, March 10, 2010
She was born in Sabetha on Sept. 7, 1940, the daughter of Guy and Frances FEEK GILBERT. She grew up in and attended school in Kansas. She was loved and cared for by her mother and grandmother while growing up. Se enjoyed being outdoors, especially when fishing, and taking care of farm duties and tending to her animals.
Donna was a kind and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She never met a stranger and will be truly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda SMITH on March 14, 1998.
Survivors include her son and wife, Tommy and Heather JEFFERS of Mountain Grove; two brothers, Robert GILBERT of Warsaw, Mo., and Albert “Smokie” GILBERT of Mountain Grove; three sisters, Linda PARSONS of Mountain Grove and Wanda HOWARD and Dianna RAYBERN, both of Lawrence; four grandchildren, Matthew and Brittany SMITH, and Justin and Abbigail JEFFERS; a great-grandchild, M. J. MOONEYHAM; several nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were Tuesday in the CRAIG-HURTT Chapel in Mountain Grove, Mo., with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Donations/Contributions are suggest to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The Sabetha Herald, March 10, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thomas Conrad GATZ
Thomas Conrad Gatz was married to Patricia Gilbert (daughter of Betty and the late Dale Gilbert, Dale being the son of Raymond and May Ball Gilbert)
BALDWIN CITY — Thomas Conrad Gatz, 60, died Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) at his residence in Baldwin City.
He was born Nov. 29, 1949, in Newton to Bernard Conrad and Mary Alice (Kerschen) Gatz.
A resident of Baldwin City for two and one-half years, moving from Scottsdale, Ariz., he was a retail sales associate and served his country as a Kansas National Guardsman.
On Aug. 21, 1971, he married Sue Garrett-Lively in Shawnee Mission. They later divorced, and she survives of Scottsdale, Ariz. On June 26, 1998, he married Patricia Ann Gilbert in Phoenix. She survives of Baldwin City.
Other survivors include daughters, Kresta Davis and husband, Chris, of Peoria, Ariz, and Emily Stowe and husband, Don, of Phoenix; stepsons, Shawn Mahaffey and wife, Christy of Baldwin City, and Nathan Mahaffey and wife, Cathy of Reno, Nev.; father, Bernard Gatz of Halstead; brother, Ronald Gatz and wife, Deborah of Joplin, Mo; sisters, Kathryn Grupp and husband, John, of Grand Prairie, Texas, Susan Luckert and husband, Karl, of Delia, and Marcia Jellison and husband, Don, of Skiatook, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Alice Gatz.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kaufman Funeral Home in Halstead. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kaufman Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Halstead Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Kaufman Funeral Home.
Copyright 2010 The Newton Kansan. Some rights reserved taken from Kansan.com obit posted 10 Feb 2010
BALDWIN CITY — Thomas Conrad Gatz, 60, died Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) at his residence in Baldwin City.
He was born Nov. 29, 1949, in Newton to Bernard Conrad and Mary Alice (Kerschen) Gatz.
A resident of Baldwin City for two and one-half years, moving from Scottsdale, Ariz., he was a retail sales associate and served his country as a Kansas National Guardsman.
On Aug. 21, 1971, he married Sue Garrett-Lively in Shawnee Mission. They later divorced, and she survives of Scottsdale, Ariz. On June 26, 1998, he married Patricia Ann Gilbert in Phoenix. She survives of Baldwin City.
Other survivors include daughters, Kresta Davis and husband, Chris, of Peoria, Ariz, and Emily Stowe and husband, Don, of Phoenix; stepsons, Shawn Mahaffey and wife, Christy of Baldwin City, and Nathan Mahaffey and wife, Cathy of Reno, Nev.; father, Bernard Gatz of Halstead; brother, Ronald Gatz and wife, Deborah of Joplin, Mo; sisters, Kathryn Grupp and husband, John, of Grand Prairie, Texas, Susan Luckert and husband, Karl, of Delia, and Marcia Jellison and husband, Don, of Skiatook, Okla.; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Alice Gatz.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kaufman Funeral Home in Halstead. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kaufman Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Halstead Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Kaufman Funeral Home.
Copyright 2010 The Newton Kansan. Some rights reserved taken from Kansan.com obit posted 10 Feb 2010
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