Mary M. Hastings, 84, of Parsons, died at 11:05 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society.
She was born November 11, 1926, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Artie Elbert and Rose Elizabeth (Darter) Ware. She grew up in Craig County where she attended country schools and high schools in Big Cabin and Ketchum, Oklahoma. She later moved with her family to Parsons where she graduated from Parsons High School.
Following high school, she attended Labette Community College and Neosho Community College where she earned her licensed practical nursing degree.
In earlier years, she worked at the Mercy Hospital and Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. In 1968, she began her 30-year employment at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons where she retired in 1998.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Parsons where she also enjoyed working in the nursery.
On February 19, 1944, she and Arthur Hastings were married at the Baptist Church in Vinita, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death August 1, 1994.
Survivors include:
Two Sons – Dwight David Hastings Parsons, KS
Charles Elbert Hastings Parsons, KS
Three Daughters – Shirley Marie Powell Chesterfield, MI
Ramona Lee DeCow Edna, KS
Sheena Hussain Parsons, KS
Seven Grandchildren
Eight Great-Grandchildren
One Sister – Iva Lois Mulanax Vinita, OK
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and four half-sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the First Baptist Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Parsons. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary M. Hastings, please visit our flower store.
She was born November 11, 1926, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Artie Elbert and Rose Elizabeth (Darter) Ware. She grew up in Craig County where she attended country schools and high schools in Big Cabin and Ketchum, Oklahoma. She later moved with her family to Parsons where she graduated from Parsons High School.
Following high school, she attended Labette Community College and Neosho Community College where she earned her licensed practical nursing degree.
In earlier years, she worked at the Mercy Hospital and Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. In 1968, she began her 30-year employment at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons where she retired in 1998.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Parsons where she also enjoyed working in the nursery.
On February 19, 1944, she and Arthur Hastings were married at the Baptist Church in Vinita, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death August 1, 1994.
Survivors include:
Two Sons – Dwight David Hastings Parsons, KS
Charles Elbert Hastings Parsons, KS
Three Daughters – Shirley Marie Powell Chesterfield, MI
Ramona Lee DeCow Edna, KS
Sheena Hussain Parsons, KS
Seven Grandchildren
Eight Great-Grandchildren
One Sister – Iva Lois Mulanax Vinita, OK
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and four half-sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the First Baptist Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Parsons. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary M. Hastings, please visit our flower store.
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