Harriet V. Ham, 94 years old, formerly of Atchison, died Friday, Dec. 30th, 2005 at the Bishop Spencer Place, Kansas City, MO. Memorial services will be 3:00 PM on Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Hartjen, Jr., Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The body has been cremated; the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Harriet V. Ham was born on June 11, 1911 in Atchison, KS., the daughter of Harry and Ethel (Clark) Ham. She graduated from Atchison High School. She received her B.S. degree from the Mt. St. Scholastica College and her specialist degree in reading from the University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Miss Ham worked in the flour brokerage business in Kansas City, MO. from 1936-1954. She was a teacher in the Topeka High School from 1958-1971; from 1971-1976 at Topeka West teaching for over 20 years before retiring in 1976. She was an excellent reading teacher.

She enjoyed membership in several book clubs from which many friendships were made. Miss Ham resided in Topeka, Kansas for many years! and had recently been a resident at the Bishop Spencer Place in Kansas City.

She was a devote Episcopalian attending churches in Topeka, Kansas and the Trinity Episcopal Church, Atchison, KS.

Survivors include a brother, James H. Ham, Indianapolis, IN, as well as nephews Jay and Steve Ham, Indianapolis, IN., and nieces; Nancy Ham Megarity, McKinney TX., Elizabeth J. (Zibbie) Ferrell, Houston, TX., and Mary Bruce Mikesic, Kansas City, KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister; Jane Gillespie, 1983.

Published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on 1/6/2006.