Fern P. (Harrington) Smith
Jun 15, 2010
Fern P. (Harrington) Smith, 95, of Parsons, died at 4:40 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Labette Health. She was born June 30, 1914, near Seneca, Missouri, to Albert W. and Emma Lou (Stasell) Harrington. At the age of nine months, she came to Kansas in a covered wagon. She grew up and attended schools in Columbus where she graduated...
Edward Eugene "Pete" Overman
Jun 15, 2010
Edward Eugene "Pete" Overman, 85, of Chetopa, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at his home. He was born September 11, 1924, in Columbus, Kansas, to Roscoe Clifford and Settie Mae (Jackson) Overman. He grew up and attended schools in Columbus where he graduated from high school. From 1946-1949 he served in the United States Air Force. He and Retha L....
Adam Lee Beery
Jun 10, 2010
Adam Lee Beery, 28, of Parsons, died at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born December 10, 1981, in Parsons, Kansas, to Ronnie L. and Linda (Cuddy) Beery. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Lincoln Elementary and Parsons High School. He also attended Labette...
Velma L. Hollon
Jun 10, 2010
Velma L. Hollon, 87, of Columbus, formerly of Oswego, died at 6:40 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Medicalodge of Columbus where she had resided the past two years. She was born January 3, 1923, in Oswego, Kansas, to Elmer Dale and Maggie Mae (Stice) Richardson. She was a lifelong resident of southeast Kansas where she grew up and attended...
William A. "Bill" Burnett, Jr.
Jun 10, 2010
William A. "Bill" Burnett, Jr., 82, of St. Paul, died at 12:45 a.m., Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born September 7, 1927, in rural St. Paul, Kansas, to William A. Burnett, Sr. and Ethel Ida (Schornick) Burnett. As a young boy, he grew up in rural St. Paul where he attended...
Alice Virginia Williams
Jun 7, 2010
Alice Virginia Williams, 84, of Parsons, died at 10:59 p.m., Monday, June 7, 2010, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home. She was born February 28, 1926, in Columbus, Kansas, to James Monroe and Lydia (Young) Lewis. She grew up and attended schools in Columbus and also Riverton High School. In 1943, she and James Wallace McGuire were married in Nashville,...
Charles Cervantes
Jun 2, 2010
Charles "Charlie" Cervantes, 91, of Parsons, died at 6:50 p.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born April 6, 1919, in Parsons, Kansas, to Simon S. and Maria (Paramo) Cervantes. He grew up in Parsons where he attended McKinley Elementary School and graduated from Parsons High School. He served during World War II in the...
William Lee "Bill" Knedgen
Jun 2, 2010
William Lee "Bill" Knedgen, 85, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born July 19, 1924, in Parsons, Kansas, to Frank Blaise and Clara Theresa (Young) Knedgen. He grew up in Parsons where he graduated from Parsons High School and attended Labette Community College two...
Naomi I. Rhodes
May 31, 2010
Naomi I. Rhodes, 82, of Blue Mound, Kansas, died at 2:34 p.m., Monday, May 31, 2010, while residing at the home of her daughter, Nancy Hodges, in Parsons. She was born February 29, 1928, at the family home in Faulkner, Kansas, to LeRoy and Ella (Bascue) Best. Since Naomi was a leap year baby, she always declared March 1st as...
Mae A. Henry
May 29, 2010
Mae A. Henry, 102, went to be with the Lord at 2:55 p.m., Saturday, May 29, 2010. She was residing at the home of her daughter in Edna at the time of her death. She was born March 27, 1908, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Fred A. and Margaret Ellen (Chips) Ewers. She attended school in rural Chetopa. As a young...
Christian Lee Cramer
May 29, 2010
Christian Lee Cramer, infant son of Jerrod L. and Lisa Pugh Cramer of Mound Valley, Kansas, was stillborn May 29, 2010, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. His death was the result of complications of Triscomy 18, a rare, non-hereditary, chromosomal defect. In addition to his parents, Christian is survived by a half- brother Jared Pugh, of Smackover,...
James M. Wilson
May 26, 2010
James M. "Jim" Wilson, 94, of rural Chetopa, died early Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at his home. He was born April 21, 1916, on the family farm south of Bartlett, Kansas, to Chester L. and Alma (Mayfield) Wilson. At the age of 11, his mother died. As a young boy, he attended rural Oklahoma grade schools. At the age of...
Amari Ladorian Franklin Wyatt
May 25, 2010
Amari Ladorian Franklin Wyatt, infant twin son of Joseph Lee Wyatt and Shamequa Lane Franklin, was stillborn at 6:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Labette Health in Parsons. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
Karen M. Rogers
May 25, 2010
Karen M. Rogers, 57, of Chetopa, died at 2:25 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born October 19, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Theodore October and Minnie May (McCalister) Gulley. As a child, she was raised in a military family and lived in various locations throughout the United States....
Demetria "Dani" D. Dixon
May 23, 2010
Demetria "Dani" Dixon, 41, of Parsons, died at 9:55 p.m., Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, following a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born March 1, 1969, in Oakland, California, to Nate Pratt and Janice Beard. As an infant, she moved with her family to Parsons where she grew up and attended schools....
Fred Warford
May 17, 2010
Fred W. Warford, 47, of Erie, died early Monday, May 17, 2010, at his residence. He had been in failing health, but death was not expected. He was born October 7, 1962, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Carl Cleaton and Patsy Louise (Chaney) Warford. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg and was a 1982 graduate of Pittsburg High School....
James P. "Red" Breslin
May 11, 2010
James P. "Red" Breslin, 56, of Altamont, died at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born June 29, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, to Francis and Ellen (Bailey) Breslin. He grew up and attended schools in Trona, California. He served in the U.S. Army two years. Following his...
Ruby M. Donald
May 7, 2010
Ruby M. Donald, 90, of Oswego, died at 3:49 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2010, at the Oswego Home Place. She was born November 5, 1919, in Cabool, Missouri, to John and Etta (Hunter) Kelley. She grew up and attended school in southern Missouri and was a graduate of Humansville High School. On June 27,1942, she and Walter Donald were married...
Ray Francis Turner
May 5, 2010
Ray Francis Turner, 86, of Independence, Kansas, went to Heaven at 11:35 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Ray and twin, Roy, were born at home in Stark City, Missouri, June 15, 1923, to John Riley and Sarah Francis (Bowman) Turner. He worked on his parents' farm through the depression years. Ray married Janie Odessa Cargile on August 18, 1945, in...
Marie Kennett
May 4, 2010
Marie Kennett, 93, of Pittsburg, died at 5:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She was born September 10, 1916, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Walter and Ethel (Jones) Thomas. She grew up and attended school in Pittsburg. She and Earl Kennett were married July 8, 1935, in Pittsburg. Following marriage, they lived in Pittsburg where...
