Fern L. Mcdaniel
May 29, 2011
Fern L. McDaniel, 83, of Frontenac, died at 6:21 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born, January 5, 1928, at Hepler, Kansas, to Edward Marion Westhoff and Gertrude Frances (Fager) Westhoff. She grew up and attended school in Hepler and graduated from high school there. She was united in marriage to Robert...
Lily Ann Blankenship
May 28, 2011
Lily Ann Blankenship, 94, of Chetopa, died at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 27, 1917 at Lowry, South Dakota to Mike and Magdelina (Miller) Goehring. She grew up and attended school there. She graduated from Selby High School and then the Northern State University at Aberdeen, South Dakota. Mrs....
Carolyn J. Cartright
May 25, 2011
Carolyn J. Cartright, 55, of Parsons, died at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born July 20, 1955, in Independence, Kansas, to John Dale and Beverly (Seymore) Muller. She grew up and attended school in Independence before moving to Parsons with her family where she attended McKinley Elementary. The...
Virginia E. Crumrine
May 25, 2011
Virginia E. Crumrine, 92, of Welch, Oklahoma, died at 10:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born December 21, 1918, in Arcadia, Kansas, to William and Elizabeth (McFadden) Cox. After graduating high school in Tulsa, she moved to Centralia, Oklahoma to live with her parents. She married Everett Joseph Crumrine November 3,...
Cheryl L. Jones
May 22, 2011
Cheryl L. Jones, 39, of Altamont, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, from injuries sustained from the tornado at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin where she was currently a patient. She was born at Parsons, Kansas to Lloyd D. and Mary L. (Uitts) Jones. She grew up at rural Altamont and attended the Independence Bible School where she graduated...
Robert E. "Bob" Molloy
May 21, 2011
Robert E. "Bob" Molloy, 67, of Arlington, Texas, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, in Tacoma, Washington. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Molloy, of the home. The funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2011, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons, Kansas. Burial...
Scott A. Coomes
May 21, 2011
Scott A. Coomes, 47, of St. Paul, died at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health for the past 2 years. He was born August 29, 1963 in Garden City, Michigan to Adrian Dale Coomes and Helen (Schoenhofer) Coomes. He moved with his family to St. Paul where he graduated from st....
Virgil L. Freeberg
May 19, 2011
Virgil L. Freeberg, 86, of Parsons, died at 5:15 a.m., Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born July 3, 1924 in McCune, Kansas to William R. Freeberg and Anna C. (French) Freeberg. He moved with his family to Pittsburg in 1929 and then to Parsons in 1939. He graduated from Parsons...
Manford J. Evans
May 19, 2011
MANFORD JAMES EVANS, 85, of Chetopa, Kansas passed away at Freeman Hospital on Thursday, May 19, 2011. He was born Arthur & Kitty (Headley) Evans on July 6, 1925, near Melrose, KS. He spent his childhood years on the family farm in southwest Cherokee County, graduating from Cherokee County Rural High School in 1942. Manford was a proud veteran of...
Robert Valverde, Sr.
May 19, 2011
Gavino "Robert" Valverde, Sr., 75, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha. Mr. Valverde worked for over 30 years as a maintenance worker at a high school in Omaha. Survivors include Two Daughters, Mary Vosler and Pam Goodell both of Omaha, NE; Two Sons, Robert Valverde, Jr. and Ron Valverde, both of...
Glen D. Carnahan
May 17, 2011
Glen D. Carnahan, 85, longtime farmer and dairyman of Altamont, died at 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. His death was unexpected. He was born January 31, 1926, in rural Parsons, Kansas, to William Lee Carnahan, Sr. and Olive (Houghton) Carnahan. He grew up in the rural Parsons area and moved with his family...
Merwin Wagner
May 15, 2011
Merwin Madewell Wagner, 81, of Chetopa, died at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, May 15, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. He was born July 25, 1929, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Charles J. and Ella M. (Madewell) Wagner. As a young boy, he grew up in Chetopa where he attended school and graduated from Chetopa High School. He and...
Jack M. Brothers
May 14, 2011
Jack M. Brothers, 87, of rural Cherryvale, died at 12:30 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home. He had been in declining health. He was born February 29, 1924, in rural Cherryvale, to Ernest and Onadell (Appleby) Brothers. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in the rural Liberty and Cherryvale areas and was a graduate...
George D. Allen
May 14, 2011
George D. Allen, 68, of Parsons, died at 2:13 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born May 31, 1942, in rural McCune, Kansas, to Ralph and Lelia Pauline (Robbins) Allen. He grew up and attended schools in McCune and was a graduate of McCune High School. Through the years he...
Brad E. Huffaker
May 11, 2011
Brad E. Huffaker, 52, of Parsons, Kansas, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at his home. He was born February 23, 1959, in Troy, Ohio, to Keith L. and Mary Ann (Studebaker) Huffaker. He grew up in Troy where he graduated from Troy High School in 1977. He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1981 at Wright State...
Marjorie M. Twedell
May 8, 2011
Marjorie M. Twedell, 90, of Parsons, formerly of Dallas, Texas, died at 3:55 a.m., Sunday, May 8, 2011, at Labette Health. She was born July 2, 1920, in Athol, South Dakota, to Earl and Nettie Mae (Holbrook) Strong. She grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, married Fred Rich and had three children, Shirley, Carole and Fred, Jr. After divorce,...
Joseph C. "Joe" Karleskint
May 7, 2011
Joseph C. "Joe" Karleskint, 82, of Parsons, died at 12:22 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Labette Health. He was born December 6, 1928, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, to Joseph and Mary Lily (Hickman) Karleskint. He grew up and attended school in Ft. Scott where he was a graduate of Ft. Scott High School and attended Ft. Scott Community College....
Ann M. Smith
May 3, 2011
Ann Marie Smith, 85, a lifelong resident of Erie, died at 2:51 p.m., May 3, 2011, surrounded by her family at the Guest Home Estates in Erie, Kansas. She was born April 30, 1926, in Walnut, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert and Gladys (Noland) Mudd. As a young girl, she grew up in Walnut where she attended schools and was...
Johnny A. Bro
May 2, 2011
Johnny A. Bro, 71, of Chetopa, died at 12:20 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2011, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born May 23, 1939, in Barnard, Kansas, to Fulton and Lois Bro. He was a 1960 graduate of Grant High School in Grant, New Mexico. In 1963, he moved to Baxter Springs and worked at the Doans Animal Feed...
Pearl M. Modica
May 1, 2011
Pearl M. Modica, 83, of Walnut, Kansas, died at 10:20 p.m., Sunday, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born January 12, 1928, to Richard and Caroline (Elmer) Shively in the family home at Walnut that was built by her grandfather and where she lived her entire life. As a young girl, she grew up in Walnut and...
