Evelyn J. Stine
Aug 18, 2012
Evelyn J. Stine, 88, of Edna, died at 2:54 a.m., Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas to George A. Hill and Jennie (Martin) Hill. She grew up in the southwest Labette County area and graduated from Labette County High School. She and Forrest Stine were married on...
Keith E. Bohrer
Aug 15, 2012
Keith E. Bohrer, 95, of Arlington, Texas, died at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Matlock Place Health and Rehab in Arlington, Texas. Keith was born April 11, 1917, in Erie, Kansas to George Bohrer and Katie (Otto) Bohrer. He grew up there and graduated from Erie High School in 1935. During World War II, he served in the...
Claudia C. King
Aug 14, 2012
Claudia Corrine King, 77, of rural Oswego, Kansas, died at 7:37 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the home of her son in rural Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born August 25, 1934, in Idabel, Oklahoma to Claude and Dora (Williams) Williams. As a young girl, she grew up in Idabel where she attended schools. Through...
Ava Janelle Phillips
Aug 10, 2012
Ava Janelle Phillips was stillborn at 1:43 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Michael and April Phillips of St. Paul, Kansas. Additional survivors include: Maternal Grandparents: Rachael and Ed Butler – St. Paul, KS Scott Harding and His Companion, Karen Jones – Parsons, KS Paternal Grandparents: Roger and...
Eunice Irene Ventle Whetstone
Aug 6, 2012
Eunice Irene Ventle Whetstone, 85, of Chetopa, died at 8:05 a.m., Monday, August 6, 2012, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 22, 1926, in Oswego, Kansas, to Joseph E. and O'Ava Opal (Woods) Johnston. She grew up in Oswego and was a graduate of Oswego High School. Through the years she was employed by Frank Farris Insurance...
Michael J. "Mike" Holsinger
Aug 4, 2012
Michael J. "Mike" Holsinger, 59, of Parsons, died at 3:10 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Freeman West hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born April 24, 1953, in Parsons, Kansas, to Elmer J. and Dowana D. (Ewing) Holsinger. Mike grew up in Parsons where he attended schools and was a 1971 graduate of Parsons High School. Following high school,...
James L. "Jim" Ross
Aug 3, 2012
James L. "Jim" Ross, 68, of rural Parsons, died at 8:25 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2012, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born October 17, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to James Carl and Opal Marie (Pinkston) Ross. As a child, he moved with his family to Southeast Kansas and was a graduate of Labette...
Richard L. "Butch" Giles
Jul 20, 2012
Richard L. "Butch" Giles, 66, of Parsons, died at 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2012 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born November 14, 1945, in Oswego, Kansas, to Manuel F. and Barbara G. (Franz) Giles. As a young boy, he grew up on a farm between Oswego...
Katherine "Kat" Lofton
Jul 19, 2012
Katherine "Kat" Lofton, 63, of Parsons, died at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born August 24, 1948, in Bastrop, Louisiana, to Johnnie and Mary Francis (Brown) Jackson. She grew up in Rayville, Louisiana, and attended elementary and high school in Alto,...
Helen E. Smith Flaharty
Jul 19, 2012
Helen E. Smith Flaharty, 91, of McCune, Kansas, died at 5:15 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. She was born March 16, 1921, in Grenola, Kansas, to Charles W. and L. Elena (Akers) Knowles. She grew up and attended school near Grenola. She then attended Emporia High School two years and was a 1937 graduate...
Cicero L. Owens, Sr.
Jul 19, 2012
Cicero Lee Owens, Sr., 60, of Parsons, passed from this life at 2:45 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He had been in his usual health until being stricken with a sudden double stroke. He was born September 6, 1951, in Parsons, Kansas, to Archie Lee Bradford and Mary E. (Conger) Owens. He grew up...
Dorothy P. Abshier
Jul 19, 2012
Dorothy P. Abshier, 92, of Afton, Oklahoma, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died at 6:10 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Craig General Hospital in Vinita, Oklahoma. She was born December 13, 1919, in rural Mound Valley, Kansas to Elmer and Mary (Estabrook) Hoppock. As a young girl, she grew up in the Bartlett and Angola areas and was a graduate...
David M. Workman
Jul 1, 2012
David M. Workman, 56, of Parsons, died at 2:05 p.m., Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He had been in failing health. He was born December 16, 1955, in Parsons, Kansas, to James F. and Anne C. (Munding) Workman. He grew up and attended school in Parsons where he graduated from Parsons High School. He then...
Rosalie C. Harris
Jun 30, 2012
Rosalie C. Harris, 52, of Parsons, died at 1:25 p.m., Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Labette Health. She had been in failing health for several months. She was born July 28, 1959 at Kansas City, Missouri to Calvin C. and Rose M. (Stuteville) Burch. She grew up and attended school in Kansas City, Missouri and Parsons, Kansas. She had lived...
John W. Edwards
Jun 29, 2012
John W. Edwards, 89, of Altamont, died at 11:10 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2012, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He was born November 18, 1922 at Mount Judea, Arkansas to Charles and Nerva Jane (Cheatham) Edwards. He graduated from the Jasper High School in 1942. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. John earned...
Ronald D. Harrison
Jun 22, 2012
Ronald D. Harrison, 73, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Parsons, died at 4:03 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2012, at Shawnee Gardens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Shawnee, Kansas. He had been in failing health the past three years. He was born February 12, 1939, in Parsons, Kansas, to Nathaniel and Ceola (Day) Harrison. He grew up and attended school in...
George A. Fager
Jun 21, 2012
George A. Fager, 77, of rural Erie, died at 5:35 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home following a courageous six-year battle with melanoma. He was born April 8, 1935, in rural St. Paul, Kansas, to William Joseph "Bill" Fager and Sereta Ellen (Glasgow) Fager. He grew up in rural St. Paul where he attended St. Francis Catholic School...
John B. Wulf, Jr.
Jun 20, 2012
John B. Wulf, Jr., 51, of Chetopa, passed away at 4:55 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 28, 1960, in Oswego, Kansas, to John B. Wulf, Sr. and Betty J. (Rue) Wulf. As a child, the family lived in England, New York and California while his...
Gladys M. Lake
Jun 17, 2012
Gladys M. Lake, 85, of Parsons, died early Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home. She was born March 28, 1927, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Delmar and Mary (Colts) Hand. She grew up in Newkirk, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Newkirk High School. She and Roy Lake were married August 29, 1947, in Newkirk where they lived two years...
Dora Boore
Jun 14, 2012
Dora (Autem) Boore, 87, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died at 3:40 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born August 23, 1924, near Strauss, Kansas, to Walter and Martha (Reich) Autem. She grew up in the Strauss area where she attended New Hope School, was a 1941 graduate of McCune High School, and...
