Alvera C. Erskin
February 14, 2011
Alvera C. Erskin, 71, of Parsons, died at 3:25 p.m., Monday, February 14, 2011, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born October 28, 1939, in Chanute, Kansas, to Ira Raymond and Evaline Amanda (Maloney) Crater. As a young girl she grew up in southeast Kansas and later attended Labette County Community High School in Altamont....
Mark A. Carter, Iii
February 7, 2011
Mark Allen Carter, III, 17, of Oswego, died at his home, Monday evening, February 7, 2011. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born September 9, 1993, in Parsons, Kansas, to Mark Allen Carter, Jr. and Heather Dawn Armstrong. He had attended Oswego schools since pre-school and was presently a junior at Oswego...
Glen E. "Fuzz" Heady
February 7, 2011
Glen E. "Fuzz" Heady, 75, of rural Parsons, died at 11:16 p.m., Monday, February 7, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He had been in failing health but death was unexpected. He was born July 11, 1935, in rural Erie, Kansas, to Marvin and Zola Frances (Paul) Heady. He grew up and attended grade school at the former...
Marilyn Claire (Canfield) Walton
February 6, 2011
Marilyn Claire (Canfield) Walton died peacefully at Golden Living Center in Edwardsville, Kansas, on February 6, 2011, at age 86. She was born in Columbus, Kansas, on September 18, 1924, the second of three children born to Marvin and Frances (Jones) Canfield. She grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas, where in high school she was a champion tumbler, swimmer and tennis...
Lyntha C. Henderson
February 5, 2011
Lyntha L. (Craig) Henderson, 58, of Parsons, died at 12:50 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Labette Health. She was born May 25, 1952, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Frederick and Carolyn (King) Craig. She worked as a juvenile advocate for the Juvenile Justice System in El Dorado fifteen years, as a waitress in various restaurants, and in the deli at...
Fred S. Rinne
January 30, 2011
Fred S. Rinne, 86, of Sycamore, Kansas, died at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, January 30, 2011, at his home following a brief illness. He was born June 2, 1924, in Kinsley, Kansas, to Theodore Henry and Dora Lucille (Stapleton) Rinne. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Kinsley and was a 1942 graduate of Kinsley High School....
Lisa Renea Davis
January 28, 2011
Lisa R. Davis, 43, of Coffeyville, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born September 8, 1967, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Roger and Donna (Merrick) Banning. She grew up and attended schools in Neodesha. For several years, she had worked in nursing homes as a...
Evelyn L. Cranor
January 28, 2011
Evelyn L. Cranor, 84, of Chetopa, died at 6:12 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born August 29, 1926, in Baldwin City, Kansas, to Ralph and Phyllis (Griffith) Kline. She grew up and attended schools in Baldwin City where she graduated high school. On January 11, 1946, she married Elmer Cranor in Salisbury, Maryland,...
Patty L. Thomas
January 22, 2011
Patty L. Thomas, 72, of Parsons, died at 4:20 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi – St. Francis in Wichita. She was born February 18, 1938, in Melford, Missouri, to Lloyd J. and Bertha Mae (Faubion) Zinn. As a young girl, she grew up in Melford before moving to Lamar, Missouri, and...
Eric S. "Rick" Briggs
January 14, 2011
Eric S. "Rick" Briggs, 50, of rural Erie, died Friday, January 14, 2011, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born April 28, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona, to Milburn Leroy "Ike" and Margaret Agnes "Peggy" (LeSage) Briggs. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Kansas where he...
Patricia H. "Pat" Kennedy
January 11, 2011
Patricia H. "Pat" Kennedy, 78, of St. Paul, died at 7:22 a.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at her home. She was born July 13, 1932, in Tulare, California, to Nicholas and Emma (Ihde) TenBroek. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in the Layton and Hanford, California areas and was a graduate of Hanford High School. Following...
Dorothy E. "Dee" Haraughty
January 11, 2011
Dorothy E. "Dee" Haraughty, 44, of Chetopa, died at 5:04 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born June 28, 1966, in Mesa, Arizona, to Joseph and Clestina Haraughty. She had lived in Chetopa since 2004 and had worked in area convenience stores, the Sonic in Joplin, and was also...
Donald Joseph "Don" Gouvion
January 9, 2011
Donald Joseph "Don" Gouvion, 73, a lifelong resident of the rural Parsons area, died at 11:19 a.m., Sunday, January 9, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. Mr. Gouvion had resided at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society since October 4, 2010, until entering the hospital on December 31, 2010. He was born July 26, 1937, to Raymond A....
Terry L. Hurley
January 8, 2011
Terry L. Hurley, 55, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 7:20 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2011. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born November 23, 1955, in Parsons, Kansas, to Leo and Agnes (Holding) Hurley. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1974 graduate of Parsons High School....
Elizabeth A. Hall
January 5, 2011
Elizabeth A. Hall, 61, of Parsons, died at 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born August 28, 1949, in Parsons, Kansas, to John and Harriett (Blake) Hurley. As a young girl, she grew up in Parsons and attended elementary school in Galesburg. She later attended Parsons High...
William F. "Bill" Chapman
January 4, 2011
William F. "Bill" Chapman, 85, of rural Parsons, died at 2:58 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at his home. He was born July 27, 1925, in rural Parsons, Kansas, to Robert A. and Edith P. (Tackett) Chapman. He was a 1942 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. He then served in the United States Army from November...
Penny Jean Schartz
January 2, 2011
Penny J. Schartz, 63, of rural Altamont, died at 12:47 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born August 13, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Ira Ronald and Lora Pearl (Riley) Harruff. She moved with her family to Carthage, Missouri, where she graduated high school. In prior years, she had...
Mary M. Hastings
January 2, 2011
Mary M. Hastings, 84, of Parsons, died at 11:05 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born November 11, 1926, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Artie Elbert and Rose Elizabeth (Darter) Ware. She grew up in Craig County where she attended country schools and high schools in Big Cabin and Ketchum, Oklahoma. She later...
Ola L. Sparks Crawford
December 31, 2010
Ola L. Sparks Crawford, 69, of Iola, formerly of Mound Valley, died at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 31, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born June 8, 1941, in Atkins, Arkansas, to Jack and Bertha (Byrd) Thomas. She grew up in Southeast Kansas where she attended school. She...
Ruth E. Hodge
December 31, 2010
Ruth E. Hodge, 77, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 31, 2010, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born September 23, 1933, in Parsons, Kansas, to Gladys (Newton) Sears. She grew up and attended school in Parsons and was a 1951 graduate of Parsons High School. She was a member of the...
