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Obituaries
Jewell K. Davis
December 30, 2010
Jewell K. Davis, 92, of Parsons, died at 9:55 a.m., Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born February 24, 1918, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Arthur King Knight, Sr. and Delphia Mae (Buckner) Knight. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Coffeyville. She and Joseph M. "Joe" Davis were married June...
Cecil P. Volmer
December 26, 2010
Cecil P. Volmer, 87, of St. Paul, died at 5:48 p.m., Sunday, December 26, 2010, at Girard Medical Center. He was born April 26, 1923, in rural St. Paul, Kansas, to George and Rose (Knott) Volmer. As a young boy, he attended Odell country school. Following school, he began his lifelong love of farming and raising livestock. He was a...
Kathy M. Steele
December 23, 2010
Kathy M. Steele, 30, of Pittsburg, died early Thursday, December 23, 2010, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was unexpected. She was born July 14, 1980, in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Charles Howard Steele, Jr. and Ellen LouAnn (Clemmens) Steele. As a child, she moved with her family to Kansas where she was a...
Margaret Jane Gartner
December 22, 2010
Margaret Jane Gartner, 87, of Olathe, formerly of Parsons, died at 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at the Olathe Good Samaritan Society. She was born August 12, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, to Ferdie and Mary Alice (Musgrove) Smith. She attended Parsons schools and was a 1942 graduate of Parsons High School. She then moved to California where she worked...
Lucas Grover
December 19, 2010
Lucas Grover, 30, of Chetopa, died at 10:53 p.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kansas. He was born January 20, 1980, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Tim Grover and Tammy Tucker. As a young boy he grew up and attended schools in Wichita, Salina, and Sperry, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Grace...
William F. "Bill" Shields
December 19, 2010
William F. "Bill" Shields, 57, of Altamont, died at 6:40 a.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born July 13, 1953, in Chanute, Kansas, to Charles E. and Janice (Long) Shields. He grew up and attended schools in Cherryvale where he graduated high school. Through the...
Michael S. Walton
December 15, 2010
Michael Scott "Mike" Walton, 48, of Gore, Oklahoma, formerly of Oswego, Kansas, died at 1:35 a.m., Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born October 27, 1962, in Newton, Kansas, to William James and Lillian Louean (Kincannon) Walton. He was an oil marketer...
Courtlynn Jaycee Carson
December 13, 2010
Courtlynn Jaycee Carson, infant daughter of James R. Carson, Jr. and Michell L. (Manues) Carson of Parsons, died at 3:44 p.m., Monday, December 13, 2010, at Labette Health. In addition to her parents, survivors include: Paternal Grandparents – James Carson, Sr. Parsons, KS Glenda Carson Parsons, KS Maternal Grandparents – Rickey Manues Parsons, KS Karen Manues Parsons, KS Maternal Great-Grandmothers...
Gertrude E. Lawson
December 13, 2010
Gertrude E. Lawson, 96, of Wichita, formerly of Altamont, died at 2:30 a.m., Monday, December 13, 2010, at Lakepoint at Crestview Assisted Living facility in Wichita. She was born August 10, 1914, in Bluejacket, Oklahoma, to James Hiram A. and Dolly Jane (Golden) Carlton. As a teenager, she moved with her family to Kansas where she lived until the death...
Charles A. "Andy" Gouvion
December 11, 2010
Charles A. "Andy" Gouvion, 81, of Pittsburg, went to be with our Lord at 3:45 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, following complications due to surgery. He was born December 24, 1928, in South Mound, Neosho County, Kansas, to Francis J. "Pete" and Cecilia (Steinbacher) Gouvion. As a young boy, he grew up in...
Clayton E. Duvall
December 10, 2010
Clayton E. "Clay" DuVall, 33, of Parsons, died Friday afternoon, December 10, 2010, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He was born October 2, 1977, in Parsons, Kansas, to William Thomas and Carolyn (Whittley) DuVall. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1996 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont. Through the years...
Michael D. Rumbaugh
December 9, 2010
Michael D. Rumbaugh, 49, of Chetopa, died at his home Thursday, December 9, 2010. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born July 5, 1961, in Liberal, Kansas, to Billy Don and Mary (Calhoun) Rumbaugh. At the age of two, his family moved to Chetopa where he attended schools and was a 1979...
George W. Ramsey
December 8, 2010
George W. Ramsey, 75, of Parsons, died at 3:12 a.m., Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at Labette Health. He was born July 10, 1935, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to John S. and Della (Davis) Ramsey. As a young boy, he grew up in Mound Valley where he attended school. Through the years he worked at the Katy Railroad, Persky Iron and...
William W. "Bill" Keeling
December 3, 2010
William W. "Bill" Keeling, 76, of Parsons, passed away at 4:35 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Via Christi St Francis Hospital in Wichita. He had been in failing health. Bill was born March 28, 1934 at Parsons to Raymond "Dutch" Keeling and Lola M. (Hiatt) Keeling. He grew up on a farm near Altamont and attended country schools...
Alfred E. "Al" Brown
November 28, 2010
Alfred E. "Al" Brown, 78, of rural Oswego, passed away at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, November 28, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born June 28, 1932, in Parsons, Kansas, to Cecil L. "Pete" and Ida Belle (Murray) Brown. As a young boy, he lived in Neosho County and attended Oak Grove School. He served...
Ramona K. Storms
November 28, 2010
Ramona K. (Exum) Storms, 63, of Atoka, Tennessee, formerly of Chetopa, died November 28, 2010, at her home. Survivors include: Husband – Daniel L. Storms of the home One Daughter – Kathleen M. Beeson and husband, Michael Keller, TX One Son – Daniel W. Storms and wife, Stephanie Millington, TN Two Grandchildren – Houston D. Storms & Grayson L. Storms...
Jesse Howard Foister
November 27, 2010
Jesse Howard Foister, 102, of Edna, died at 4:45 a.m., Saturday, November 27, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Home in Coffeyville. He was born August 21, 1908, in Aurora, Missouri, to Ed and Emma (Carl) Foister. As a young boy at the age of ten, his family moved to Edna where he attended school. On May 25, 1929, he married...
Bernetta M. "Bert" Eck
November 25, 2010
Bernetta M. "Bert" Eck, 78, of Parsons, died at 6:15 a.m., Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born December 7, 1931, in Ransom, Kansas, to Albert and Helena (Gronniger) Kraus. She grew up and attended elementary school in St. Marks, Kansas, and was a graduate of Garden Plain High School. After high school, she moved...
Wilma Buck
November 24, 2010
Wilma I. Buck, 98, of Parsons, died at 2:44 p.m., Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born September 14, 1912, in Mont Ida, Kansas, to Grant and Ruby (Venetta) Broomhall. As a young girl she grew up in Mont Ida where she attended schools. She and Wallace A. Buck were married May 2,...
Mary Rose Volmer
November 24, 2010
Mary Rose Volmer, 81, of St. Paul, died at 1:50 a.m., Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Frontenac. She was born July 17, 1929, in Chanute, Kansas, to Don and Thekla (Janssen) Beard. She grew up in rural Erie where she attended country school and was the salutatorian of the Class of 1947 at Erie High...



