Richard L. "Butch" Giles
July 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
July 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
July 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.
July 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
July 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
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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.
June 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
June 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
June 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...
Willard L. Eck
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
