William O. "Bill" Gray
November 3, 2010
William O. "Bill" Gray, 86, of Parsons, died at 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born April 26, 1924, in Parsons, Kansas, to William Harrison and Lucille Eula (White) Gray. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy Air...
Thomas M. Bush
October 30, 2010
Thomas M. Bush, 39, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, formerly of Parsons, died Saturday, October 30, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital South in Tulsa. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born July 20, 1971, in Parsons, to Thomas J. "T.J." and Leta D. (Hultz) Bush. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons...
Lloyd I. Nading
October 29, 2010
Lloyd I. Nading, 86, of Chetopa, died at his home Friday, October 29, 2010. He was born November 12, 1923, in Altamont, Kansas, to William Henry and Aire L. (Creakbom) Nading. He grew up and attended rural schools in Labette County. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific. Following his honorable discharge, he worked...
Patricia Kay Myers
October 28, 2010
Patricia Kay Myers, 59, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 5:45 a.m., Thursday, October 28, 2010, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born January 25, 1951, in Parsons, Kansas, to Delbert F. and Beaulah M. (Wilson) Carter. She grew up in Parsons where she attended elementary school and later attended Labette County Community High...
Stan Ellis
October 26, 2010
Thomas Stanley (Stan) Ellis, 61, of Alexandria, VA, died suddenly of a heart attack in Alexandria on October 26, 2010. He was born December 26, 1948, to Myron and Helen (McCall) Ellis at the home of his McCall grandparents in St. Paul, KS. His family moved to various locations before moving to Parsons, KS, in 1959. He attended St. Mary's...
Ellis E. Wells
October 24, 2010
Ellis E. Wells, 92, longtime resident of Altamont, died at 12:45 a.m., Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He was born April 23, 1918, in Partridge, Kansas, to Louis R. and Myrtle (Hobson) Wells. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Partridge. He and Alta Nading were married November 18, 1938, in...
Judy Merrick
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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...
