Dorothy Jungles
May 8, 2012
Dorothy I. Jungles, 93, of Parsons, formerly of rural Dennis, died at 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born February 2, 1919, in rural Parsons, Kansas to John and Edna (Bostlemann) Hellen. She grew up in rural Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. On September 8, 1938 she...
Patricia Ann Hatch
May 7, 2012
Patricia Ann Hatch, 52, of Parsons, died at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 at her home. She was born May 25, 1959 in Indianola, Mississippi to Johnny and Christine (Harges) Buck. She grew up and attended school in Indianola and was a graduate of Gentry High School there. In 1995, she moved to Parsons where she had lived since....
Kim J. Davis
May 7, 2012
Kimberlea Joann "Kim" (Thomas) Dantic Davis, 48, of rural Columbus, died at 12:41 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 at Medicalodges Columbus. She was born June 25, 1963 in Oswego, Kansas, to Bill and Sharon (Wilson) Thomas. She grew up and attended school in Chetopa. Through the years she was employed at various companies including Glen Berry Manufacturing in Oswego from...
Mary Jane Houston
May 7, 2012
Mary Jane Houston, 74, of Chetopa, died at 6:36 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2012, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born June 14, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry Glenn and Ruth (Durbin) Topping. As an infant, she moved with her family to Hallowell, Kansas where she attended grade school. She was a 1955 graduate of Columbus High...
Jessie C. Kepford
May 3, 2012
Jessie C. Kepford, 90, lifelong resident of Chetopa, died at 12:05 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Webb City Health and Rehabilitation Center in Webb City, Missouri. He was born November 14, 1921 in Chetopa, Kansas to George W. and Bertha Alice (Turnbough) Kepford. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Chetopa. During World War II...
Michael N. Wisecarver
Apr 19, 2012
Michael N. Wisecarver, 21, of Wichita, went to heaven at 11:50 a.m., Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born July 27, 1990 in Wichita to Greg and Lori Marie (Kimble) Wisecarver. He grew up in Wichita where he attended school and, for a time, worked at Taco Bell. He was a member of...
Gerda Geraldine Stillwell
Apr 18, 2012
Gerda Geraldine Stillwell, 85, of Oswego, died at 2:27 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa, Kansas following a lengthy illness. She was born February 27, 1927 in Wood, South Dakota to Otto and Margaret (Woehl) Herman. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Wood. She and Woodrow Dick Stillwell were...
Isaiah Neel
Apr 17, 2012
Isaiah Neel, infant son of William "Bill" Neel and Wendy (George) Russell of Chetopa, died at 8:02 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Via Christi St. Joseph Campus in Wichita. In addition to his parents, survivors include: Paternal Grandparents – William Neel, III San Francisco, CA Sharen Neel Bentonville, AR Maternal Grandparents – Rebecca George of Oswego, KS and...
Kathryn M. "Kay" Alford
Apr 14, 2012
Kathryn M. "Kay" Alford, 84, of Chetopa, died at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 20, 1927 in Cordova, Alaska to Leslie Archie and Frances Marie (Butler) Dyer. As a young girl, she attended school near Wichita. In 1961, she enrolled in a pastry-baking course in Wichita offered by the Board...
Kenneth E. Armstrong
Apr 13, 2012
Kenneth E. Armstrong, 73, of Chetopa, died at 4:50 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2012 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born May 1, 1938 in Chetopa, Kansas to William McKinley and Juanita Madolyn (Jones) Armstrong. He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa and was a 1956 graduate of Chetopa High School. After high school, he entered the United...
Carolyn Kay Browne
Apr 6, 2012
Carolyn Kay Browne, 68, of Parsons, died at 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born, October 16, 1943 at Fredonia, Kansas to Glenn Dale Jump and Crystal M. (McPherson) Jump. She moved to Parsons with her family in 1946 where she grew up and attended school. She attended Parsons...
Donald Rex "Pop" Denney
Apr 5, 2012
Donald Rex "Pop" Denney, 68, of rural Chetopa, died 3:23 p.m., Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his home. He had been in failing health He was born, October 26, 1943 at Parsons, Kansas to Donald Roscoe Denney and Maybelle Grace (Stuart) Denney. He grew up in Parsons and attended the Washington Grade School here. He then attended the Labette County...
Alice Leora Lee
Apr 5, 2012
Alice Leora Lee, 71, of rural Parsons, died at 12:12 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2012 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born November 26, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa to Albert B. and Alice Olive (Mael) Noe. She grew up and attended school in Iowa where she graduated high school. In the mid 1970's, she moved to...
Vincent Trotnic
Apr 4, 2012
Vincent Trotnic, 91, of Parsons, died at 12:25 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at his home. He was born July 24, 1920 in West Mineral, Kansas, to Vincent Trotnic, Sr. and Helena (Kovach) Trotnic. He grew up and attended school in rural McCune, Kansas. For a time, he worked in Salina, Kansas as a welder and mechanic before moving to...
Vernon Quinzy, Sr.
Apr 1, 2012
Vernon Quinzy, Sr., 83, of Parsons, died at 9:45 a.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 5, 1928 in Chetopa, Kansas to William and Martha Marie (Lydle) Quinzy. He attended schools in Pittsburg, Kansas. During his early years while working at a Chevrolet garage, he developed a love for...
Mesa L Rupert
Mar 31, 2012
Mesa Leigh Rupert, 35 of Chetopa, died at 2:55 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Chetopa Manor, following a courageous six year battle with cancer. She was born on April 15, 1976 in Coffeyville, Kansas to James "Jim" and Paulette (Polk) Ekhoff. She grew up in Edna and later moved with her family to Chetopa when she was in...
Eugene Smith
Mar 30, 2012
Eugene "Gene" Smith, 71, of Parsons, died at 9:35 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Parsons. He was born October 3, 1940 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri to Alfred Smith and Loretta (Devore) Smith. He grew up and attended schools in El Dorado Springs. He moved to Parsons in 1966. Mr. Smith worked various construction...
Elaine E. Brown
Mar 23, 2012
Elaine E. Brown, 96, of Edna, Kansas, died at 10:10 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa, Kansas. She was born near Edna, Kansas to Fredrick and Alice (Houck) Stine on July 13, 1915. She grew up and attended school at the Star country school and graduated from the Labette County Community High School...
Frederick "Eugene" Ryan
Mar 22, 2012
Frederick "Eugene" Ryan, 86, of Altamont, died at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born September 17, 1925 in Nevada, Missouri to Fred and Opal (Lovell) Ryan. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Nevada where he was a 1942 graduate of Nevada High School. During World...
Frank M. "Sonny" O'Banion, Iii
Mar 18, 2012
Frank M. "Sonny" O'Banion, III, 53, of Parsons, died at 3:35 p.m., Sunday, March 18, 2012 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He was born December 17, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Frank Marion O'Banion, Jr. and Maggie Marie (Cape) O'Banion. While growing up, he lived with his family in various states. In his early teen years, his family...
