Esther R. Dunn
Jan 7, 2012
Esther R. Dunn, 68, of Miami, Oklahoma, former resident and longtime businesswoman of Chetopa, Kansas, died Saturday, January 7, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Miami following a lengthy illness. She was born December 1, 1943, at the Assembly of God parsonage in Chetopa, to Laurence and Minnie (Smith) Street. As a young girl she attended Frontier and...
Floyd "Whitey" Clymer
Jan 6, 2012
Floyd "Whitey" Clymer, 67, of Chetopa, died at 9:35 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2012, at his home. He was born November 13, 1944, in Sayre, Oklahoma, to Clell and Pearl (Packard) Clymer. He was a graduate of Sublette High School in Sublette, Kansas. Through the years he worked as a construction worker. He and Gloria Mesa were married in 1964....
Lena M. Holley
Jan 5, 2012
Lena M. Holley, 92, of Chetopa, died at 5:58 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 19, 1919, in Cherokee County, Kansas, to Elwood and Ella (James) Johnston. She was a lifetime area resident and a 1937 graduate of Cherokee County Community High School in Columbus. For 45 years, she worked as an...
George H. Higgins
Dec 29, 2011
George H. Higgins, 80, of Altamont, died at 9:02 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He had been in failing health several years. He was born November 28, 1931, in Leonard, Texas, to John Paul and Dorothy Viola (Branch) Higgins. He grew up in Leonard where he attended school and graduated from...
Betty V. (Miller) Wiley
Dec 27, 2011
Betty V. (Miller) Wiley, 84, of rural Oswego, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at her home. She was born July 19, 1927, near Altamont, Kansas to Forrest and Virgie (Raymond) Miller. She grew up and attended rural schools in Labette County and was a 1945 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. She attended Kansas State Teachers...
Debra Kathleen (Cooper) Herrman
Dec 25, 2011
Debra Kathleen (Cooper) Herrman, 55, of Parsons, went to be with Jesus at 7:27 p.m., Sunday, December 25, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born April 7, 1956, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Charles Calvin and Betty Sue (Rader) Cooper. She attended Scandia High School in Scandia, Kansas. On...
Vernon L Mcknight
Dec 25, 2011
Vernon L. McKnight, 93, of Edna, passed away at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the home of his daughter at rural Welch, Oklahoma. His death was unexpected. He was born December 2, 1918 near Edna, Kansas to Murch and Hilma (Seger) McKnight. He grew up there and attended school and was a 1936 graduate of Labette County Community...
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Mura
Dec 24, 2011
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Mura, 69, of Mound Valley, Kansas, died at 7:10 a.m., Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born June 7, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Francis John and Dorothy (DuBray) Kelly. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in St. Louis. In the 1970's, she moved to...
Bobbie Joe Mattox
Dec 22, 2011
Bobbie Joe Mattox, 79, of rural Mound Valley, died at 10:30 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2011 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born September 29, 1932, at St. Paul, Kansas to George E. and Bertha L. (Fickess) Mattox. He grew up and attended schools in Erie. Mr. Mattox began driving a truck at the age...
Kenneth L. George
Dec 14, 2011
Kenneth L. George, 68, of Oswego, Kansas, died at 8:07 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 19, 1943, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Lelin and Lorene (Reed) George. As a young boy, he grew up in Southeast Kansas and was a 1961 graduate of Labette County Community...
Barbara Joan Fish
Dec 9, 2011
Barbara Joan Fish, 79, of Chetopa, died at 7:05 a.m., Friday, December 9, 2011, at Chetopa Manor. She was born September 7, 1932, in Vinita, Oklahoma to Edwin and Pearl Ina (Hays) Dow. As a young woman she worked at Northeastern Oklahoma State Training Center. She later worked at Utes Nursing Home in Chetopa and the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant...
Charles "Ted" George
Dec 8, 2011
Charles T. "Ted" George, 74, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died at his home Thursday, December 8, 2011. He was born July 15, 1937, in Greenbush, Kansas, to Edward C. and Eileen (Marnell) George. As a young boy, he grew up in St. Paul and moved with his family in 1953 to Parsons. He was a 1957 graduate...
Jerry W. Essig
Dec 7, 2011
Jerry W. Essig, 73, of Parsons, died at 4:05 p.m., Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born January 10, 1938, in Parsons, Kansas, to John and Anna Lee (Rook) Essig. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force...
Ronald D. "Hoss" Martin
Dec 6, 2011
Ronald D. "Hoss" Martin, 49, of Parsons, died at 2:54 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He was born April 5, 1962, in Wichita, Kansas, to Ralph Martin, Jr. and Eva Janice (McElhinny) Martin. He grew up in Leon, Beaumont, and Howard, Kansas and was a 1980 graduate of Leon High School. He then...
David L. Robinson
Dec 2, 2011
David L. Robinson, 56, of Odum, Georgia, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died Friday afternoon, December 2, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born April 18, 1955, in Parsons, to Derwood E. and Ruth E. (Hamm) Robinson. He grew up and attended schools in the Parsons area. While living in Parsons, he was employed by...
Nellie Beardmore
Nov 30, 2011
Nellie Beardmore, 63, of Iola, formerly of Parsons, died at 5:25 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. She had been in failing health but her death was unexpected. She was born November 20, 1948 in Mt. Hersey, Arkansas to Bub Waldon and Frances (Smith) Waldon. As a child, she moved with her family...
Dwayne E. Williams
Nov 26, 2011
Dwayne E. Williams, 78, of rural Altamont, died at 2:14 a.m., Saturday, November 26, 2011, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born September 15, 1933, in St. John, Kansas, to Harry and Arena (Jones) Williams. As a child, he moved with his family to Pittsburg, Thayer and later Altamont...
Albert P. Olson
Nov 25, 2011
Albert P. Olson, 81, of Mound Valley, died at 10:15 p.m., Friday, November 25, 2011, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born November 18, 1930, in Angola, Kansas to Silas and Dorothy (Olmstead) Olson. He grew up and attended Angola Elementary School and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. He served...
Ralph L. Misener
Nov 21, 2011
Ralph L. Misener, 83, of Parsons, died at 3:10 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2011, at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born October 18, 1928, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Ira Earl and Zella (Detwiler) Misener. As a young boy, he grew up in Nevada, Missouri, where he attended school. While serving in the United States Army, he was stationed...
John P. Lucke
Nov 21, 2011
John P. Lucke, 63, of Parsons, died at 10:48 a.m., Monday, November 21, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born in Chanute, Kansas to Howard and Edna (McGowan) Lucke. As a young boy he grew up in Erie and attended schools in both Erie and Parsons. Through the years, he worked as a carpenter and had assisted with...
