Tom J. Hinman
Sep 28, 2011
Tom J. Hinman, 59, of rural Chetopa, died Wednesday evening, September 28, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born March 8, 1952, in Oswego, Kansas, to Claude Baynum and Zelma Mae (Russell) Hinman. He grew up and attended school in Oswego. He served in the United States Army and had attained the rank of E6 and had...
Lena (Tucker) Ritz Morrow
Sep 28, 2011
Lena (Tucker) Ritz Morrow, 98, of Parsons, died at 2:22 p.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. She had been in failing health. She was born September 6, 1913, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, to Henry and Lenita (Morrison) Tucker. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Ft. Scott. She and Andy Ritz were...
John L. Brown
Sep 27, 2011
John L. Brown, 80, longtime excavation contractor of Mound Valley, died Tuesday evening, September 27, 2011, from injuries sustained in a lawn mowing accident at his home. He was born June 16, 1931, in Wichita, Kansas, to Clyde and Ruby (Posey) Brown. He grew up and attended school in the Wichita/Derby area. On July 25, 1952, he married his schoolmate,...
Lewis C. Sprague
Sep 25, 2011
Lewis C. Sprague, 81, of Coffeyville, died at 1:10 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born November 7, 1929, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Clarence and Louisa (Franks) Sprague. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Coffeyville. In younger years, he worked at the Coffeyville Ice Plant....
Dona Jo Froebe
Sep 23, 2011
Dona Jo Froebe, 71, of rural Cherryvale, died at 3:31 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She had been in failing health. She was born April 8, 1940 at Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Edward and Nancy (Hensley) Lutz. She grew up and attended school in the Mound Valley area. She graduated from High School at the Labette...
Martin L. Pease
Sep 21, 2011
Martin L. Pease, 84, of Parsons, died at 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born February 2, 1927, in Nevada, Missouri, to Roy and Gladys (Ryan) Pease. He was a Kansas resident most of his life and had resided...
Dorothy M. Blackburn
Sep 16, 2011
Dorothy M. Blackburn, 61, of Parsons, died at 5:34 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born July 2, 1950, in Parsons, Kansas, to Riley and Opal (Miller) Blackburn. As a young girl, she grew up in Dennis and later moved...
Hazel L. Mayfield
Sep 13, 2011
Hazel L. Mayfield, 92, of Chetopa, died at 3:45 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born April 30, 1919, in Bentonville, Arkansas, to Charles W. and Mary M. (Holcomb) Breshears. Hazel grew up, attended school, and lived in various communities within the Four-States. Throughout her many working...
Robert Bailey "Bob" Smith
Sep 13, 2011
Robert Bailey "Bob" Smith, 89, a lifelong farmer and stockman of rural Erie, died at 1:28 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born December 15, 1921 on a farm west of St. Paul, Kansas to Harry E. and Emma Jane (Bailey) Smith. He attended Mentor Grade School, was a graduate of...
Randy Raymond Littlejohn
Sep 11, 2011
Randy Raymond Littlejohn, 56, of Chetopa, died at 1:40 a.m., Sunday, September 11, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born July 25, 1955, in Oswego, Kansas to Richard and Verda (Molitor) Littlejohn. He was a lifetime resident of the Chetopa area and was a 1973 graduate of Chetopa High School. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking. He especially...
Ronal Harry "Ron" Tridle
Sep 8, 2011
Ronal Harry "Ron" Tridle, 74, of McCune, died at 4:43 a.m., Thursday, September 8, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health the past year. He was born February 15, 1937 to Harry David and Naomi Ruth (Grandle) Tridle in McCune, Kansas. He grew up and attended school in McCune and was a 1954 graduate of McCune High...
Timothy J. "T.J." Jacobs
Sep 7, 2011
Timothy J. "T.J." Jacobs, 64, of Erie, died Wednesday evening, September 7, 2011, at his home. He was born April 21, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland to William Hamlen and Ethel Delores (Imhoff) Jacobs. He grew up and attended school in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Following high school, he lived and worked in Maryland several years. He and Robin M. Klenklen were...
Cecilia D. "Diane" Chapman
Sep 7, 2011
Cecilia D. "Diane" Chapman, 50, of Parsons, died at 9:51 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born October 15, 1960 in Parsons, Kansas to David A. and Yvonne D. (McKnight) Mead. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1979 graduate of Parsons High School. She and...
Bette J. Baldwin
Sep 7, 2011
Bette J. Baldwin, 85, of Parsons, died at 10:23 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born October 15, 1925, in Olathe, Kansas to C. W. and Lula (Laughlin) Thurston. She grew up and attended school in the Johnson County area and was a graduate of Stanley High School. She married...
Shirley (Simmons) Aiken
Aug 30, 2011
Shirley (Simmons) Aiken, 72, of Shoreview, Minnesota, died at 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, following a brief illness. Survivors include: One Daughter – Sheri Fairbanks Lino Lakes, MN Two Grandchildren – Jenny and Joe Fairbanks One Brother – John Simmons and his wife, Pat rural Parsons, KS Three Sisters...
Earl Leon Simmons
Aug 29, 2011
Earl Leon Simmons, 63, of Galesburg, died Monday, August 29, 2011 near Chanute, Kansas. He had been in ill health but death was unexpected. He was born November 3, 1947 to Thomas and Dorothy (Hopeman) Simmons near Kimball, Kansas. He moved with his family to a farm near Galesburg in December 1947. He attended schools in Galesburg and was a...
John R. Foister
Aug 18, 2011
John R. Foister, 75, of Edna, died at 10:15 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born January 25, 1936, in rural Edna, Kansas, to Jesse and Alta (Hayes) Foister. As a young boy, he grew up in rural Edna where he attended Parkville School and was a 1954 graduate of Edna...
Joshua W. "Josh" Traxson
Aug 14, 2011
Joshua W. "Josh" Traxson, 29, of Altamont, died early Sunday morning, August 14, 2011. He was born February 15, 1982, in Joplin, Missouri to Charles "Scott" and Cindy K. (Davidson) Traxson. He grew up and attended schools in Altamont and was a graduate of Labette County High School. He had attended the United Methodist Church in Altamont. Josh was an...
Alice A. "Ally Ann" Markiewicz
Aug 12, 2011
Alice A. "Ally Ann" Markiewicz, 74, of Altamont, died at 3:38 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2011 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born August 12, 1937, in Liberty, Kansas, to George Franklin and Gladys Irene (Dickerson) Lee. She grew up and attended schools in rural Labette County and was a 1956 graduate of Labette County...
Hiawatha M. Hollins
Aug 8, 2011
Hiawatha M. Hollins, 67, of Parsons, died at 2:40 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2011 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born August 30, 1943 at Paris, Texas to Henry and Dorothy May (Cooper-Bills) Hollins. She was raised by her grandmother, Junnie Bills and her stepfather, Earnest Council. She grew up and attended school there She worked for a time...
