Chapel Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home

John Wilkinson passed away August 8, 2020. Please see www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary and online condolences. Lawrence Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services is handling arrangements.

John Wilkinson passed away August 8, 2020. Please see www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary and online condolences. Lawrence Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services is handling arrangements.

Vera Mae Gillespie, 95, passed away August 20, 2019. She is survived by her 4 sons William, Jack, James, and Alan. A visitation will be Monday August 26, at 10:00AM followed by Memorial Services at 11:00 at Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services 235 SW Topeka Blvd. and graveside at Auburn Cemetery. See www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary.

Wendy Jean (Ash) Long passed away August 5, 2019. A Celebration of her Life will be held August 18th 5:00-7:00pm at Topeka Civic Theatre. See www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary. Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services Topeka.

Shirley Ann (Sams) Blocker, Dies July 22, 2019 on her 86th birthday surrounded by loved ones. She was born July 22, 1933 to Henry C. and Wilma (Artzer) Sams of Topeka. She married Kevin D. (Red) Blocker January 24, 1952 at Assumption Church. He died March 27, 2002 just 2 months after celebrating their 50th Anniversary. Survivors include children, Kevin T., Donald and Karen Blocker and Coleen Adame. Family and friends will meet from 6pm-8pm Friday July 28, 2019 at Assumption Church 204 SW 8th in Topeka. A rosary will be read by the Daughter of Isabella at 6:30pm. Funeral will be Saturday July 27, 2019 at 10:00am at Assumption Church. To view full obituary visit www.chapeloaksne.com

Evelyn Willard Beaty, passed away 7-5-19. Lawrence Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services is handling arrangements. See www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary.

Evelyn Willard Beaty passed away on July 5, 2019 at The Health Center at Brewster Place, Topeka, Kansas. She was born to Rosa (Kenner) Willard and Jesse James Willard in Groesbeck, Texas on February 13, 1925. She attended school in Groesbeck, Texas until a few months prior to graduation. She moved to Lorenzo, Texas and graduated from Lorenzo High School. She attended classes on computer science at Howard College Lamesa Campus. On May 21, 1942 she married John Louis "J.L." Beaty of Lorenzo at the home of Pastor Fox of Petersburg, Texas. They were married for 62 years until his death in 2005. Evelyn and J.L. lived in Lamesa, Texas from 1950-1997 when she and J.L. moved to Lawrence, Kansas...

Evelyn Willard Beaty, passed away 7-5-19. Lawrence Chapel Oaks Cremation & Funeral Services is handling arrangements. See www.chapeloaksne.com for complete obituary.

JOHN THOMAS STEWART John Thomas Stewart passed away on July 2, 2019 at 95. John was born July 20, 1923, in Valley Falls, KS to parents John Thomas Stewart and Lela Marie (Bledsoe) Stewart. John married Arletia May Torneden on July 27, 1943 in Oskaloosa, KS John is survived by Arletia, his wife of 75 years, sons John of Lawrence and Robert (wife Nancy) of Fountain Hills, AZ, brother Ed (wife Phyllis) of Broken Arrow, OK, and granddaughter Amy Stewart Harting (husband Scott), great grandsons Andrew Stewart and Joshua Harting, all of Surprise AZ. John is preceded in death by brothers Fred and Richard Stewart, sister Eunice Stebbins, daughter Gladys Stewart Tipton,...