I was appalled to read last week that the murder trial of 27-year-old Brad Southwind of Elliot Lake was declared a mistrial because, as Superior Court Justice…
Monday, December 21, 2020 1:29 pm
Lois Topping, 91, of Coralville, died from a stroke on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas, with daughter, Susan at her side.
Lois Laverne (Griffith) Topping was born Sept. 3, 1929, in Wellman, to Floyd and Gertrude Griffith. Lois attended Wellman schools graduating with the Class of 1947. She met and married William (“Bill”) Topping of Wellman on Aug. 20, 1950, at the Asbury Methodist Church in Wellman. Bill, a U.S. Army veteran, served from 1951-1953, in the Central Intelligence Corps at Fort Holabird, Md. They then relocated back to Iowa from 1953-1967. During those years Bill was teaching and coaching in several Iowa school districts. Bill then taught at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha Wis. Bill died on Dec. 25, 2003.