Gabriel L. Bernal, Sr.
April 19, 2011
Gabriel L. Bernal, Sr., 68, of Parsons, died at 9:57 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born February 27, 1943, in Cherryvale, Kansas, to Rafael and Herminia (Leon) Bernal. As an infant, he moved with his family to Parsons where he attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and was a 1961...
Virginia L. Spriggs
April 10, 2011
Virginia L. Spriggs, 80, of Parsons, died at 9:39 a.m., Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Labette Health. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born June 13, 1930, in Dennis, Kansas, to Edgar Samuel and Laura Mae (Clendenen) Miller. She grew up and attended school at Dennis and was a graduate of Dennis...
Nadine Russell
April 8, 2011
Nadine Ruth (Raetz) Russell, 78, of Oswego, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at her home, following a nine-month battle with cancer. Nadine was born October 30, 1932. On December 5, 1949, she and Jesse Lee Russell were married in Oswego. The couple was engaged in farming 59 years. She was employed by USD 506 as a bus driver...
Harold E. England
April 6, 2011
Harold E. England, 83, longtime educator and coach of Altamont, died at 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born September 9, 1927, in Halstead, Kansas, to Jesse Erie and Edna Lillian (Arnold) England. He grew up and attended schools in Halstead where he was a 1945 graduate of Halstead High School. During World...
Lucille Heath
April 5, 2011
Lucille Heath, 86, of Mound Valley, died at 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Wichita. She was born February 28, 1925, in rural Mound Valley, Kansas, to Benjamin and Marie (Bitsco) Tallman. She grew up and attended school in the Dennis area and was a graduate of Dennis High School. As a young woman,...
Margaret M. Grillot
April 5, 2011
Margaret M. Grillot, 84, of St. Paul, died at 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born March 1, 1927, in Parsons, Kansas, to James Patrick and Mary M. (O'Connor) O'Hara. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School. Prior to marriage,...
William M. "Bill" Munding
April 5, 2011
William M. "Bill" Munding, 85, of rural Parsons, died at 1:59 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born March 19, 1926, in Parsons, Kansas, to Norbert Martin and Gertrude (Seiler) Munding. He grew up in Parsons where he attended...
Brian K. Burger
April 4, 2011
Brian K. Burger, 49, of Parsons, died at 4:15 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2011, at his home. His death was unexpected. He was born August 31, 1961 in Oswego, Kansas, to Richard S. and Karen L. (Phillips) Burger. He grew up and attended schools near Altamont and was a 1979 graduate of Labette County High School. He later attended college...
Ridgway Westin "Ridge" Blackburn
April 3, 2011
Ridgway Westin "Ridge" Blackburn, was born into the arms of angels at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Labette Health. Survivors include: Parents – Jeremy and Amanda (Foss) Blackburn of the home, rural Parsons, KS One Brother – Rilan Blackburn of the home Paternal Grandparents - Kent Blackburn Dennis, KS Karen Cripe Oelwein, IA Maternal Grandparents – Craig and...
Norma L. Hines
March 28, 2011
Norma L. Hines, 76, of Mound Valley, died at 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2011, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born April 23, 1934, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to Kenneth Leroy and Anna Mary (Goodnight) Beeson. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school near Mound Valley. For 20 years, she lived...
Brent A. Bevins
March 15, 2011
Brent A. Bevins, 54, of Parsons, died at 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born March 13, 1957, in Parsons, Kansas, to Charles and Helen (Watts) Bevins. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1975...
Rick J. Hinman
March 13, 2011
Rick J. Hinman, 55, of Parsons, died at 8:00 a.m., Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born December 12, 1955, in Parsons, Kansas, to Ernest Wilson and Elnora Catherine (Stover) Hinman. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. Through the years, he worked in construction...
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Hare
March 13, 2011
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Hare, 76, of Parsons, Kansas, died at 6:02 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Labette Health. She was born October 2, 1934, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Austin and Aurora (Hirsch) Lish. She grew up and attended schools in Miami and was valedictorian of her graduating class at Miami High School. She then continued her education by earning...
Edith L. (Riley) Rosenstiel
March 10, 2011
Edith L. (Riley) Rosenstiel, 72, of Parsons, died at 2:34 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2011, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born November 3, 1938, on the "Big Island" in rural St. Paul, Kansas to Pearl and Goldie Hazel (Beery) Riley. She grew up and attended elementary school near St. Paul and later attended McCune...
Penny Lynn Stone
March 9, 2011
Penny Lynn Stone, 52, of Erie, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Labette Health following a brief illness. She was born March 28, 1958, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Marvin Leon and Roma Joan (Hubbard) Stone. She grew up in Arkansas City until moving to Parsons in 1969 where she resided at the Parsons...
John Edgar Daley
March 7, 2011
John Edgar Daley, 91, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, passed away at 3:19 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2011, at Villa St. Francis Care Facility in Olathe, Kansas. He was born August 14, 1919, in Parsons, Kansas, to John Sylvester and Mary (Steils) Daley. During World War II, he served in the United States Army and, upon his...
Dr. Howard L. Carnahan
March 6, 2011
Howard L. Carnahan, Ph.D., passed peacefully on March 6, 2011, at the age of 90 in Chico, California. Carnahan was born March 25, 1920, near Parsons, Kansas, to Lee and Olive (Houghton) Carnahan. He graduated with a B.S. at Kansas State University, and later, with an M.S. and Ph.D. in Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota. Howard's graduate schooling...
Ellis V. Ferguson
March 5, 2011
Ellis V. Ferguson, 85, of Altamont, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 12:25 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born June 17, 1925, in rural Cherokee County, Kansas, to Chesley and Maude (Davolt) Ferguson. He and Norma Lee Foss were married May 27, 1946, at the Faulkner...
Kelly R. Garrett
February 24, 2011
Kelly R. Garrett, 44, of Parsons, died at 5:05 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born May 4, 1966, in Parsons, Kansas, to Clay W. and Betty L. (Thomas) Hopkins. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons where she lived the majority of her life. She and George W. Garrett, Sr....
Beverly A. Kimrey
February 21, 2011
Beverly A. Kimrey, 75, of Edna, died Monday, February 21, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Edna. She was born July 18, 1935, in Edna, Kansas, to Arthur Leslie and Effie Arlene (Storm) Stine. She grew up and attended schools in Edna and was a graduate of Edna High School. On December 21, 1952, she married Charles...
