Kathleen M. "Kathy" Mura
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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...
B. Nadine "Deany" Herridge
November 20, 2011
B. Nadine "Deany" Herridge, 87, of Chetopa, died at 6:25 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She was born October 9, 1924, in Chetopa, Kansas, to George Willis and Bertha Alice (Turnbough) Kepford. Following high school, she taught in a rural school before moving to Wichita where she worked as a lab tech...
Lawrence Richard Erickson
November 18, 2011
Lawrence Richard Erickson, 89, of Edna, died at 3:05 p.m., Friday, November 18, 2011, at Deseret Health and Rehab in Oswego. He was born March 16, 1922, in Elsmore, Kansas to Arthur and Anna (Ahnlund) Erickson. He was a 1941 graduate of Savonburg High School. On May 28, 1950, he and Gladine Larson were married in Savonburg. After marriage, he...
Willis Thompson, Jr.
November 16, 2011
Willis Thompson, Jr., 64, of Parsons, died at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. He was born, March 12, 1947 at Chetopa, Kansas to Willis Thompson, Sr. and Emma Dora (Doan) Thompson. He moved to Parsons with his family in the mid 1950s where he attended schools. He lived in...
Donald G. Ruttgen, Sr.
November 15, 2011
Donald G. Ruttgen, Sr., 82, of rural Oswego, died at 2:43 p.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born July 24, 1929 in Fairview Township, Labette County, Kansas, to Clarence Valentine and Ethel Florence (Strickland) Ruttgen. He grew up in rural Labette County where he attended Bowman Country School and was a...
William E. Boecker
November 14, 2011
William E. Boecker, 86, formerly of Parsons, died at 5:17 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2011, at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1925, in Parsons, Kansas, to Anton H. and Antonia (Hoff) Boecker. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He worked with his father on the family farm until entering the United...
Dixie L. Lewis
November 11, 2011
Dixie L. Lewis, 64, of Altamont died at 5:01 p.m., November 11, 2011, at the Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born October 18, 1947 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Roy Schell and Maxine (Kastler) Schell. She grew up and attended schools in Altamont, graduating from Labette County High school in 1965. She and Ronald W. "Ron" Lewis were married on...
James I. "Sonny" Ledbetter
November 9, 2011
James I. "Sonny" Ledbetter, 82, of Edna, died at 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1929 at rural Vinita Oklahoma to Irvy C. and Aimee (White) Ledbetter. He grew up on Big Creek, Oklahoma south of Edna, KS. He attended country schools and joined the US Army in March of...
