Willard L. Eck
Jun 11, 2012
Willard Lee Eck, 87, of Parsons, died at 7:10 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2012, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He had been in failing health. He was born June 22, 1924, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Jerry and Ruth (Holt) Eck. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Mound City and Blue Mound, Kansas, and later Dennis, Kansas...
Helen L. Stacy
Jun 9, 2012
Helen L. Stacy, 89, of Parsons, died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born February 20, 1923, in Burden, Kansas, to Maurice and Rosa (Hall) Hall. She grew up in Burden until moving with her family, at the age of 10, to Winfield, Kansas,...
Rhonda Sue Hale
Jun 8, 2012
Rhonda Sue Hale, 55, of Chetopa, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born September 12, 1956, in Pineville, Kentucky, to William Albert and Maureen (Hoskins) Partin. She attended Henderson Settlement High School in Frakes, Kentucky. Though the years, she had lived in Pineville, Kentucky,...
Alan A. Jones
Jun 8, 2012
Alan A. Jones, 62, of rural Mound Valley, died at 12:38 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2012 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born July 25, 1949, in Parsons, Kansas, to Byron D. and Ruth Marcell (Thomas) Jones. Alan grew up in rural Mound Valley and...
Tommy W. Franklin
Jun 7, 2012
Tommy W. Franklin, 55, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at his home. He was born April 30, 1957, in Webb City, Missouri, to John E. and Fern Evelyn (Blackburn) Franklin. He grew up in Webb City until moving to Oswego, Kansas where he attended school and was a 1975 graduate of Oswego High School. He...
Charles L. "Tuna" Gatewood, Ii
Jun 3, 2012
Charles L. "Tuna" Gatewood, II, 45, of Parsons, died at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3, 2012, in Wichita. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born September 20, 1966, in Parsons, Kansas, to Charles L. Gatewood, Sr. and Viola (Williams) Gatewood. He grew up in Parsons where he attended McKinley Elementary School, Parsons...
Mildred G. Clark
Jun 2, 2012
Mildred G. Clark, 96, of Parsons, died at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born in Parsons, Kansas, to Herbert and Ethel (Baker) Sears on October 10, 1915. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and graduated from both Parsons High School and Parsons Junior College. She then attended...
Joy D. Bortmes
Jun 1, 2012
Joy D. Bortmes, 87, of Oswego, formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died at 6:00 a.m., Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home. She was born October 3, 1924, in Haskell, Oklahoma to Louis and Kelsie (Shinn) Hill. She grew up and attended school in Haskell, Oklahoma, and later earned a BSN degree from the University of Tulsa. After earning her degree,...
Manuel "Junior" Bayless
Jun 1, 2012
Graveside committal services for Manuel "Junior" Bayless,will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Dennis with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Parsons. Manuel "Junior" Bayless, 86, of Parsons, died at 7:12 a.m., Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons with his...
Charles Lawson
May 26, 2012
Charles T. Lawson, 92, of Oswego, died at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Oswego Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He was born June 28, 1919, in Neosho, Missouri, to Thomas W. and Anna Virginia (Watkins) Lawson. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Neosho. He then moved to Webb City, Missouri, where he...
Helen L. Norris
May 25, 2012
Helen L. Norris, 90, of St. Paul, died at 11:44 p.m., Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.
She was born December 14, 1921 at Walnut, Kansas to Thomas J. and Celia J. (Reeves) Marnell. She grew up and attended school there and graduated from Walnut High School. She then attended the Parsons...
Ruth A. "Tuttie" Wiggins
May 24, 2012
Ruth A. "Tuttie" Wiggins, 49, of Parsons, died at 5:35 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born February 24, 1963, in Escondido, California, to James Bernard and Carol Joan (Knight) Wiggins. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended grade school at Washington Elementary...
Kassia L. Seager
May 24, 2012
Kassia L. Seager, 33, of Wichita, formerly of Mound Valley, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at her home. Following cremation a Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the First Christian Church in Mound Valley, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Kassia Seager Memorial Fund. These may be left at or mailed to...
Ola B. Kendrick
May 22, 2012
Ola B. Kendrick, 59, of Parsons, died at 4:55 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born January 21, 1953, in Oak Ridge, Louisiana, to Josh A. Kendrick, Sr. and Casseal (Ford) Kendrick. She grew up and attended school in Louisiana before moving with her family in the mid-1970's to Parsons where she...
Agnes L. Hinkle
May 19, 2012
Agnes L. Hinkle, 77, of Erie, formerly of rural Altamont, died at 6:10 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born August 1, 1934, in Elk City, Kansas, to Walter E. and Leona (Darbro) Harpster. She grew up and attended school in Elk City. She then moved to Independence where she lived until...
Mickey W. Rice, Sr.
May 18, 2012
Mickey W. Rice, Sr., 58, of Baxter Springs, died early Friday, May 18, 2012, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born January 7, 1954, in Wichita, Kansas, to Kenneth D. Rice, I, and Thelma Nadine (Oaks) Rice. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Harrison, Arkansas,...
Josephine M. Tatro
May 17, 2012
Josephine M. Tatro, 93, of Chetopa, died at 1:25 a.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 8, 1918 in Quinter, Kansas to Adam Michael and Josephine (Bouman) Zerr. She and Fred Kreutzer were married. He preceded her in death in July of 1948. In 1952, she and John Tatro were married. He preceded...
Marilyn S. Colegrove
May 17, 2012
Marilyn S. Colegrove, 74, of Walnut, died at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul following a courageous one year battle with cancer. She was born September 18, 1937, at Stark, Kansas to Leonard and Sue (Smith) Jacquinot. As a young child, she moved with her family to rural Walnut where she grew...
James K. Norris
May 16, 2012
James Kenneth Norris, 91, of St. Paul, formerly of Erie, died at 3:35 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born August 24, 1920, in St. Paul, Kansas to James and Leila (Inman) Norris. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and Erie. In July of...
Lowell A. Tarver
May 12, 2012
Lowell Alvin Tarver, Jr., "Boss Hoss" 78, of Parsons, was called home at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born August 19, 1933 in Parsons, Kansas to Lowell Alvin Arcephus Tarver, Sr. and Irene (Stephenson) Tarver. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High...
