Obituaries

Sept. 26, 1930 – Feb. 18, 2019

OSAGE CITY — John Henry Atchison died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at his home in Osage City. She was 88.

He was born Sept. 26, 1930, at Osage City, the son of John H. and Florence Gunterman Atchison.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 8, 1952 and served during the Korean War. He received a honorable discharge as a sergeant in May 1954.

He married Marguerite Schnoor in summer 1961 at Oklahoma. After several years of marriage they were later divorced.

Dec. 4, 1931 – Feb. 15, 2019

TOPEKA — Jefferson "Jeff" Molloy, Carbondale, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was 87.

He was born Dec. 4, 1931, at Galt, Mo., son of John and Della Hess Molloy. He grew up in Missouri and moved to Kansas in 1954. He lived in Carbondale since 1971.

He worked for Firestone Tire in sales and service for many years.

He married Margaret Ralls Feb. 19, 1951, at Chillicothe, Mo. She survives of the home.

Jan.9, 1931 – Feb. 9, 2019

TOPEKA — Clarel N. Herring, Burlingame, died Feb. 9, 2019, at Presbyterian Manor, Topeka. She was 88.

She was born Jan. 9, 1931, at Johnson, the daughter of Glen and Elma Stoner. She and her parents moved to Sandpoint, Idaho in 1935 during the dust bowl. In November 1941, they moved to San Francisco, Calif., so her father could work in the shipyards. Following World War II they moved back to Sandpoint, Idaho, where she graduated high school. She then attended one year of college in Denver, Colo.

Aug. 13, 1922 – Feb. 5, 2019

ST. JOHN — Alice Leland Cooper died Feb. 5, 2019, at Kenwood Plaza, St. John. She was 96.

She was born Aug. 13, 1922, at Cummings, the daughter of Walter and Daisy Jarrott Leland. She was a lifelong resident of St. John, where she was a homemaker and former Stafford County Extension Agent.

She graduated from Manhattan High School and received a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Kansas State University.

She married Carleton Cooper June 4, 1950, at Manhattan. He preceded her in death in 2007.

Nov. 21, 1947 – Jan. 13, 2019

LAWRENCE — Kathleen M. Kessinger, Lawrence, formerly of Burlingame, died Jan. 13, 2019. She was 71.

She was born Nov. 21, 1947, Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Emmett M. and Margaret J. Burns Spain.

She married K. Kurt Kessinger, April 3, 1971, at Junction City. He preceded her in death on March 2, 2002.