Paul E. Myers
Mar 17, 2012
Paul E. Myers, 73, of rural Mound Valley, went to be with his Lord at 1:07 a.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born August 27, 1938 in rural Cherryvale, Kansas to Lovell H. and Dorles (Straub) Myers. As a young...
John W. Raney
Mar 16, 2012
John W. Raney, 61, of Altamont, died at 4:40 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Via Christi – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born at Louisiana, Missouri to Hurley L. and Viola R. (Joseph) Raney on October 29, 1950. The family lived in New Mexico for a time where his father worked for the US Bureau of...
Paul F. Lynch, Sr.
Mar 15, 2012
Paul F. Lynch, Sr., 84, of rural Parsons, died at 9:36 a.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born February 10, 1928, in St. Paul, Kansas to Francis Alonzo and Blanda Katherine (Kime) Lynch. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul. For a...
Joe Helms
Mar 14, 2012
Joe Allen Helms, Jr., 44, of Dennis, died at 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 31, 1968 in Parsons, Kansas to Joe Allen Helms, Sr. and Connie Kay (Wass) Helms. As a young boy, he grew up in Dennis. Joe attended Mound Valley...
Floyd R. Horton
Mar 13, 2012
Floyd R. Horton, 88, of Parsons, died at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born January 5, 1924, in St. Paul, Kansas to Julius A. and Della Mae (Spoonamore) Horton. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and was a 1942 graduate of St. Paul High School. While attending high school,...
Dale G. Bamberry
Mar 11, 2012
Dale G. Bamberry, 76, of Altamont, went to be with his Lord at 6:45 a.m., Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born November 26, 1935, in rural Parsons, Kansas to George and LaVon Catherine (Siesser) Bamberry. He grew up and attended Henderson Country School southwest of Parsons and was a 1955 graduate of...
Lois G. (Neely) Graves
Mar 9, 2012
Lois G. (Neely) Graves, 93, of rural Bartlett, died at 8:00 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Oswego Home Place in Oswego, Kansas. She was born May 19, 1918, in rural Edna, Kansas to John and Jessie (Johnston) Neely. As a young girl, she attended numerous rural schools in the Edna area. She and Arthur "A.D." Graves were married...
William C. "Billie" Littlejohn, Jr.
Mar 8, 2012
William Calvin "Billie" Littlejohn, Jr, 66, of Oswego, died at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Medicalodge in Ft. Scott, Kansas. He was born February 2, 1946 at Chetopa, Kansas to William C. Littlejohn, Sr. and Lillie L. (Smith) Littlejohn. He graduated from Chetopa High School in 1964. William worked as a US Postal Service carrier in Tulsa,...
Johnnie V. Law
Mar 5, 2012
Johnnie V. Law, 72, of Parsons, died at 7:03 a.m., Monday, March 5, 2012, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born December 12, 1939, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Frank and Maggie (Head) Law. He grew up in Shreveport where he attended school and later earned a Bachelor's degree from Grambling...
Bertie L. Gearhart
Mar 4, 2012
Bertie L. Gearhart, 91, of Parsons, died at 1:40 a.m., Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born March 5, 1920 in Butler County, Kansas to Gid Harrison and Pearl (Edwards) Williams. She grew up in Butler County and graduated from Downs High School in 1938. She married Maynard Gearhart on June 5, 1938 at...
Simon Martinez
Mar 2, 2012
Simon Duran Martinez, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior at 11:10 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2012 at Landmark Hospital, Joplin, Missouri after a brief illness. His loving family was by his side as he went to Heaven to receive his eternal reward from Jesus. Simon was born October 22, 1946 at Fort Davis, Texas to Simon Duran...
Dwain L. Watson
Mar 2, 2012
Dwain L. Watson, 72, a longtime resident of Parsons, died at 11:07 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita, where he entered February 22. His death followed a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1939 in Altamont, Kansas, the son of Clarence H. and Lorene...
Rose E. Cutshall
Feb 29, 2012
Rose Etta Cutshall, 91, of Parsons, died at 8:25 a.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born May 10, 1920, in rural Labette County, Kansas, on the family farm, to James Luther and Rose Florence (Fowler) Plummer. She spent much of her childhood in Mound Valley, Kansas, where she graduated high school. She then...
Raymond E. "Ray" Ward
Feb 26, 2012
Raymond E. "Ray" Ward, 79, of Erie, died at 4:55 p.m., Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born January 16, 1933, in St. Paul, Kansas to Add and Elsie (Holding) Ward. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in St. Paul. For a time, he farmed with his Uncle...
Lawrence H. Campbell
Feb 25, 2012
Lawrence H. "Larry" Campbell, 73, of Chetopa, died at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born February 6, 1939, in Oswego, Kansas to Lawrence and Nelma (Nash) Campbell. He was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. Through the years he worked as a driver for Ford Implement in Chetopa...
Maxine Clark
Feb 25, 2012
Hannah "Maxine" Clark, 87, of Chetopa, died at 12:48 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Oswego Hospital. She was born March 29, 1924, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma to Ottie and Sarah (Rupe) Gardner. As a young girl she attended first through seventh grades at White Eagle, south of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and eighth grade at Prairie Center. She was a graduate...
Patricia Fanshaw
Feb 25, 2012
Patricia "Pat" Fanshaw, 72, of Parsons, died at 3:20 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born November 10, 1939, in Cherryvale, Kansas to Charles Arthur and Zella Mae (Welden) Corn. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Independence where she graduated high school. Through the years...
Wayne A. Reel, Jr.
Feb 22, 2012
Wayne Arthur Reel, Jr. 72, of Parsons, died at 5:05 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a lengthy illness. He was born May 7, 1939 in rural Coffeyville, Kansas to Wayne Arthur Reel, Sr. and Elna Mae (Moore) Reel. He lived in Altamont, to six years of age, where he attended school until moving...
Lupe R. Cervantes
Feb 21, 2012
Lupe R. Cervantes, 89, of Parsons, died at 5:20 p.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the home of her son in Parsons. She was born February 28, 1922, in Buffalo, Kansas to Angel and Lusiana (Lazarin) Reyes. As a young girl, she grew up in Independence and Parsons where she attended school. She and Charles "Charlie" Cervantes were married October...
Edwin H. Smith
Feb 20, 2012
Edwin H. Smith, 93, longtime Chetopa businessman, died at 10:15 a.m., Monday, February 20, 2012, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born October 23, 1918 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma to William Aubrey and Dora Mae (Morehead) Smith. As a young boy, he grew up and attended elementary schools in Locust Grove and Alluwe, Oklahoma, and graduated high school in...
