Judy Merrick
Oct 24, 2010
Judy Gail (Winters) Merrick, 61, formerly of Mound Valley, passed away at 11:30 p.m., Sunday, October 24, 2010, at Regal Estate in Independence, Kansas, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on August 1, 1949, in Parsons, Kansas, to Herman and Marie (Greer) Winters. She spent her younger years in Parsons, and later moved to Mound Valley. She...
Virginia L. Beasley
Oct 23, 2010
Virginia L. Beasley, 75, of Parsons, died early Saturday, October 23, 2010, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born June 23, 1935, in Golden Pond, Kentucky, to Wakefield and Venus May (Richardson) Higgins. As a young child, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended schools. She...
Edward "Lee" Evans
Oct 23, 2010
Lee Evans, 51, of Montana, Kansas, died at 6:40 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2010, at his home following a courageous battle with heart disease and cancer. He was born November 4, 1958, in Parsons, Kansas, to Paul and Marian (Mael) Evans. He grew up in Parsons where he attended schools. He served in the United States Army and also the...
John "Jack" Liebig Patrick
Oct 22, 2010
John "Jack" Liebig Patrick, 84, of Alamo, Texas, died October 22, 2010, at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas. He was born September 14, 1926, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Fred and Clara (Liebig) Patrick. He attended school in Goodland, Kansas. On April 7, 1967, he married Joyce Moeder. She survives of the home. He was a member of St. Joseph...
Mary Kathleen Ezernack
Oct 22, 2010
Mary Kathleen Ezernack, 63, of Parsons, died Friday evening, October 22, 2010. She was born February 9, 1947, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to Clarence and Mattie (Edwards) Ezernack. She grew up in Louisiana where she worked as a waitress and was a homemaker. In 2002, she moved to Parsons where she had lived since. She is survived by: One Daughter –...
Thelma Louise Marnell
Oct 17, 2010
Thelma Louise Marnell, 86, of Wichita, died at 7:15 a.m., Sunday, October 17, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born February 19, 1924, in Greenbush, Kansas, to John and Esther (Brophy) Marnell. She grew up and attended school in Greenbush and St. Paul and was a graduate of St. Paul High School. She was a sister at...
Arthur D. "Art" Graves
Oct 14, 2010
Arthur Dale "Art" Graves, 92, longtime Bartlett farmer and rancher, died at 2:11 p.m., Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 3, 1918, in Neosho, Missouri, to Loa and Pearl (Bendure) Graves. As an infant, he moved with his family to Bartlett where he attended Lake Creek School. He and Lois Neely were married...
John R. Pranker
Oct 10, 2010
John R. Pranker, 54, of Parsons, died early Sunday, October 10, 2010, at his home. He was born September 9, 1956, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Edward Pranker, Jr. and Jessie Mary (Parmentier) Pranker. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Ash Grove, Missouri. Shortly after finishing school, he moved to Kansas where he had lived...
George W. "Billy" Tullis
Oct 8, 2010
George W. "Billy" Tullis, 62, of Chetopa, died at 6:00 a.m., Friday, October 8, 2010, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home where he had resided since December 9, 1999. He was born November 12, 1947, at Parsons, Kansas, to George W. and Betty Lou (Kemmerer) Tullis. He had been mentally handicapped since birth. Billy resided in Bartlett, Kansas, until moving...
Charles W. Foster
Oct 7, 2010
Charles W. Foster, 75, of Edna, passed away at 12:05 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Labette Health. He had been in failing health for several months. He was born June 29, 1935 near Edna, Kansas to George and Neva (Leka) Foster. He grew up and attended grade school there at the Star School. He graduated from Labette County Community...
Pearl (Palmer) Wilson
Sep 30, 2010
Pearl (Palmer) Wilson, 97, of Coffeyville, formerly of Chetopa, died at 11:51 a.m., Thursday, September 30, 2010, at her home in Coffeyville. She was born September 30, 1913, in Nowata County, Oklahoma, to T. R. and Carrie (Burnsides) Palmer. As a young girl, she attended Thompson and Pettit Schools. For a time, she lived with her mother prior to marriage...
Veta Frances Degraff
Sep 25, 2010
Veta Frances DeGraff, 93, of Parsons, died at 9:05 p.m., Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. She was born May 4, 1917, in Concordia, Kansas, to Harrison and Meta (Gram) Quinnette. As a young girl, she grew up in the Concordia area where she attended schools. She and Leonard William DeGraff were married in 1939 in Concordia....
Marinda L. Bullock
Sep 24, 2010
Marinda L. Bullock, 95, of Chetopa, died at 4:55 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2010, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 31, 1915, in Oswego, Kansas, to George and Ellen (Marion) Jackson. She grew up and attended schools in Oswego where she graduated from high school. She was a member of the Mason Chapel Church in Oswego, American...
Marvin F. "Tuffy" Garretson
Sep 23, 2010
Marvin F. "Tuffy" Garretson, 76, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 8:15 a.m., Thursday, September 23, 2010, at his home. He was born February 28, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, to James A. and Mary E. (Hamilton) Garretson. He grew up and attended Parsons schools. He was employed by the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant for 35 years and also did...
Mia Elyse Cole
Sep 21, 2010
Mia Elyse Cole, 19 months old, died Tuesday evening at the Labette Health emergency room. Her death was unexpected. She was born February 8, 2009 in Parsons, Kansas, to Bryan Michael Vail and Whitney Lee Cole. Mia enjoyed dancing, swinging, playing outside and playing with other children. She also loved animals, and especially delighted in feeding her great-grandma's cats. She...
Mark L. Aikins
Sep 16, 2010
Mark L. Aikins, 48, of McCune, died at 11:40 p.m., Thursday, September 16, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. He was born July 24, 1962, in Chanute, Kansas, to Marvin L. and Rita (Overby) Aikins. As a young boy he moved to Urbana, Kansas, with his family then to Alief, Texas, where he attended high school. He...
Jade O'Neill
Sep 13, 2010
Jade O'Neill, 62, formerly of St. Paul, died at 8:07 a.m., Monday, September 13, 2010, at her home in Independence, Missouri. She was born July 27, 1948, in Chanute, Kansas, to Earl and Maxine (Greely) Patterson. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute. She attended Neosho County Community College in Chanute one year and Coffeyville Community College one year....
Dorothy V. Brown
Sep 12, 2010
Dorothy V. Brown, 91, of Parsons, formerly of McCune, passed away at 5:54 p.m., Sunday, September 12, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society where she had resided the past two years. She was born June 26, 1919, in Jacksonville, Kansas, to Charles Liberty "Bert" and Grace (Warnick) Amos. She grew up and attended school in the McCune rural area....
Jessie "Louise" Schneickert
Sep 10, 2010
Jessie "Louise" Schneickert, 90, of rural Altamont, died at 3:28 p.m., Friday, September 10, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born September 28, 1919 at Seneca, Missouri to David Cruse Rakes and Jessie Vaud (Robinson) Rakes. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended school until they moved to rural Altamont....
Schuyler J. "Bud" Blair
Sep 9, 2010
Schuyler J. "Bud" Blair, 91, of rural Erie, died Thursday, September 9, 2010, at the home of his daughter, Marcia Schuette, in Jackson, South Carolina. He was born July 24, 1919, in rural St. Paul, Kansas, to Ed and Elsie Blair. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul and was a 1936 graduate of St. Paul High School....
