Christopher "Chris" Astbury
Feb 14, 2012
Christopher T. "Chris" Astbury, 62, of rural Parsons, died at 1:48 p.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at his home. He was born July 31, 1949 in Bridgewater, Vermont to Charles and Blanche R. (Westcott) Astbury. He grew up in Vermont where he attended schools and was a 1968 graduate of Woodstock Union High School. He later attended Emporia State University...
Joyce E. Baker
Feb 13, 2012
Joyce E. Baker, 81, of Altamont, died at 7:45 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2012, at her home. She was born June 17, 1930 in Altamont, Kansas to James L. and Lena I. (Lewis) Baker. She grew up and attended schools in Altamont and was a 1950 graduate of Labette County Community High School. Prior to marriage, she worked at Hallmark...
Dr. Fred W. Johnson
Jan 27, 2012
Dr. Fred W. Johnson, 79, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Altamont, Kansas, died January 27, 2012. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Johnson, of the home; five sons, one stepson, one stepdaughter, one sister, Eileta Creekpaum and her husband, Eddie, of Tulsa, OK; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012,...
Joyce K. Peterson
Jan 27, 2012
Joyce K. Peterson, 68, of Parsons, died at her home at 3:55 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2012. She had been in failing health for the past few months. She was born August 4, 1943 at Parsons, Kansas to Harrison R. and Mary B. (Farris) Stover. She grew up and attended school in Parsons and graduated from Parsons High School in...
Verl A. Diskin
Jan 26, 2012
Verl A. Diskin, 65, of rural Walnut, died at 7:28 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012, in the emergency room at Girard Medical Center. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born July 17, 1946 at Mercy Hospital in Ft. Scott, Kansas to Patrick Diskin, Jr. and Vera B. (Volmer) Diskin. He grew up...
Richard Edward Uphaus
Jan 25, 2012
Richard Edward Uphaus, 65, of Parsons, died at 7:20 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born January 3, 1947, in Seneca, Kansas, to August and Rose Elizabeth (Ronnebaum) Uphaus. As a young boy, he grew up in Seneca. Since the age of 16, he had lived in various nursing homes and...
Alan K. "Kim" Hartman
Jan 23, 2012
Alan "Kim" Hartman, 55, of Parsons, died at 12:30 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2012, at Labette Health. He was born June 24, 1956, in Wichita, Kansas to Marvin and Vera (Reynolds) Hartman. At the age of 1 year, he became a resident of the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center and later the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center where...
Javonte Zephaniah Fields
Jan 22, 2012
Javonte Zephaniah Fields, son of Sandra Martinez and John Fields, Parsons, Kansas, was stillborn at 6:16 p.m., Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Labette Health. Survivors include: Mother – Sandra Martinez Parsons, KS Father – John Fields Parsons, KS Brothers – Dontel Martinez, Johntae Fields, Deontae Fields of the home Damion Williams and Johnquavise Seals Mississippi Sisters - Trinity Fields of...
Mary Jo Robison
Jan 21, 2012
Mary Jo Robison, 85, of Brandon, Mississippi, formerly of Parsons, died at 4:10 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born April 26, 1926, in South Mound, Kansas, to John Omer and Mary Olive (Pontious) Johnston. As a young girl, she grew up in the South Mound area and was a graduate of...
Jerry A. Merrick
Jan 20, 2012
Jerry A. Merrick, 68, of Mound Valley, died at 8:20 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2012, at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri. He had been in his usual health before suffering a stroke two weeks ago. He was born August 19, 1943 in Mound Valley to Elwyn and Eulalia (Hart) Merrick. He grew up and attended schools in Mound Valley....
William F. "Bill" Chapman, Jr.
Jan 18, 2012
William F. "Bill" Chapman, Jr., 56, of Mound Valley, died at 8:50 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at Labette Health in Parsons. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born August 1, 1955, in Parsons, Kansas, to William F. "Bill" and Mary Lou (Berends) Chapman. He grew up in Southeast Kansas and was...
Helen I. Moore
Jan 18, 2012
Helen I. Moore, 76, of St. Paul, formerly of Chanute, died at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village. She was born October 3, 1935, in Pueblo, Colorado to John and Nell (Millburn) Moore. As a young girl she grew up and attended school in Oregon. Through the years she worked as an interior decorator/artist. In...
Mallory D. (Mellington) Henson
Jan 11, 2012
Mallory Danelle (Mellington) Henson, 23, of Coffeyville, formerly of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born January 20, 1988 in Lamar, Missouri to Charles and Melissa (Stidham) Mellington. She had worked as a nurse's aide. Survivors include: Father and Stepmother – Charles and Sharon Mellington Mound Valley, KS...
Ophelia "Betty" Foster
Jan 10, 2012
Ophelia "Betty" Foster, 77, of Huntington Beach, California, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died January 10, 2012, in California. Survivors include: Five Children – Connie Habiger, Bill Foster, Mary Bullock, Patty Ridings and Mike Foster, all of California; one brother, John Flores of Parsons, KS; and one sister, Juanita Yanez, of Parsons, KS. Graveside committal services will be held at 12:00...
Irene E. Willey
Jan 10, 2012
Irene E. Willey, 89, of Parsons, died at 2:38 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born August 28, 1922, in Valeda, Kansas to Glen Thomas and Vida Ann (Neidigh) Bowman. During high school years she moved to Altamont where she attended school and graduated from Labette County Community High School. On...
Judy C. Arabia
Jan 8, 2012
Judy C. Arabia, 66, of Parsons, died at 3:53 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born September 10, 1945 in Parsons, Kansas to Carl Allen and Myrtle (Whinery) Shue. As a young girl, she grew up in Galesburg and later moved to Parsons where she was a 1963 graduate of Parsons High School. On...
Kelly J. King
Jan 8, 2012
Kelly J. King, 47, of Parsons, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born July 12, 1964, in Boise, Idaho to Thomas John and Sharon Kay (Shields) Spease. As an infant, she moved with her family to Parsons. She attended schools in Parsons and Labette...
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...
