Pastor Merl J. Swayze, Sr.
Mar 20, 2010
Pastor Merl J. Swayze, Sr., 76, of rural Erie, died at 1:19 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born May 20, 1933, in Parsons, to Everett W. and Lilly May (Beasley) Swayze. He grew up in Parsons, Toponas, Colorado, and Michigan. From 1953-1955, he served in the United States Army. Following his...
Carol J. Arie
Mar 17, 2010
Carol J. (Ackley) Arie, 72, of Wichita, formerly of Parsons, passed away quietly and peacefully with her family at her side at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Via Christi-St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She had been in failing health. She was born July 28, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clarence D. and Opal M. (Benjamin) Ackley. At...
Linda S. Gilliland
Mar 15, 2010
Linda S. Gilliland, 57, of Chetopa, died at 12:43 p.m., Monday, March 15, 2010, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born July 30, 1952, in Picher, Oklahoma to Forrest Russell Evans, Sr. and Juanita Mae (Watson) Evans. She attended Columbus schools, Coffeyville Community College, and graduated from the nursing program at Labette Community College in Parsons. Through...
Helene B. White
Mar 12, 2010
Helene B. White, 90, of Columbus, formerly of Parsons, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at Mercy Health in Columbus. She was born September 24, 1919, in Isabella, Oklahoma, to Herbert and Anna Bowmaker. She grew up and attended schools in Isabella, and later moved to Wichita where she worked at Boeing Aircraft during World War II. On April 22, 1946,...
Darrel D. Fultz
Mar 12, 2010
Darrel D. Fultz, 78, of Parsons, died at 11:20 a.m., Friday, March 12, 2010, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons where he had resided the past month. He was born June 18, 1931, in Parsons, to Dwight Campbell and Margaret Louise (Denison) Fultz. He grew up and attended rural Labette County schools and was a 1949 graduate of...
Bradley E. "Brad" Oman
Mar 10, 2010
Bradley E. "Brad" Oman, 63, of Altamont, Kansas, passed away with his family by his side at 10:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 8, 1946, in Topeka, KS, to Vincent and Alice (Youngblom) Oman. In 1964, he graduated from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, KS, and...
M. D. "Curly" Robinson
Mar 10, 2010
M. D. "Curly" Robinson, 79, of Parsons, died at 3:58 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born October 12, 1930, in Columbus, Kansas, to James C. Robinson, Sr. and Iva Cleo (Farnsworth) Robinson. He attended grade school at Hallowell and was a high school...
Clovie I. Kepford
Mar 9, 2010
Clovie I. Kepford, 93, of Vincennes, Indiana, formerly of Chetopa, died at 7:35 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born August 2, 1916, on the family farm north of Melrose, Kansas, to Oscar and Nellie (Harrington) Smith. As a young girl, she grew up and attended Mt. Pisgah country school. She was a...
Margaret N. Cruse
Mar 8, 2010
Margaret N. Cruse, 74, of Parsons, died at 3:15 a.m., Monday, March 8, 2010, at Labette Health. She was born June 2, 1935, in Walnut, Kansas, to Ross Nyle and Henrietta Elwanda (Inman) Stephens. She grew up and attended school in Walnut. On July 5, 1952, she and Wayne A. Cruse were married in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The couple lived...
Ella Mae Barrett
Mar 4, 2010
Ella Mae Barrett, 91, of Parsons, died at 4:16 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born April 1, 1918, in Oakland, Kansas, to Fred E. and Bertha Belle (Markley) Hopkins. She was a graduate of Highland Park High School in Topeka. On March 19, 1938, she and Benjamin F. Barrett were married...
Michael N. Houston
Mar 1, 2010
Michael N. Houston, 52, of Republic, Missouri, formerly of Edna, Kansas, died unexpectedly at 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2010. He was born August 6, 1957, in Parsons, Kansas, to E. Dale and Roena (Ryman) Houston. He attended Edna Elementary School, Labette County High School in Altamont for two years, and was a graduate of Wichita West High School. Following...
Kenneth B. Kinne
Feb 23, 2010
Kenneth B. Kinne, 88, of rural Erie, died at 7:17 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born February 22, 1922, in Erie, Kansas, to Orton A. and Flora (Burlingame) Kinne. He attended rural elementary school there and was a 1939 graduate of Erie High School. He was a farmer and...
Walter Warden Bryan
Feb 23, 2010
Walter Warden Bryan, 90, of Parsons, died at 2:50 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He had been in failing health. He was born January 18, 1920, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Charles Elmer and Sarah Mahala (Dowty) Bryan. He grew up and attended school in Neodesha. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War...
Walter H. Fontelroy, Jr.
Feb 23, 2010
Walter H. Fontelroy, Jr., 59, of Parsons, died unexpectedly at 6:39 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Labette Health. He was born May 27, 1950, in Parsons, Kansas, to Walter Howard Fontelroy, Sr. and Claretha E. (Ponds) Fontelroy. As a young boy, he attended Douglass Elementary School in Parsons before moving to San Antonio, Texas, where he attended Smith Elementary...
Dorothy J. Lockwood
Feb 21, 2010
Dorothy J. Lockwood, 86, of Parsons, died at 1:02 p.m., Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor where she had resided the past year. She was born September 10, 1923, in Akins, Oklahoma, to Walter and Pink Annie (Emberton) Green. She grew up and attended school in Oklahoma. As a young woman, she moved to Kansas where she lived...
Don Wilson
Feb 19, 2010
Don Wilson, 72, of Derby, Kansas, died at 6:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2010, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospice Unit in Wichita. He was born December 4, 1937, in Casa Grande, Arizona, to Bob and Elsie (Johnson) Wilson. He lived most of his life in Gatesville, Texas. Following high school graduation, he served in the U.S. Army where he...
Rex J Sumpter
Feb 14, 2010
Rex J Sumpter, 68, of Humboldt, Kansas, died at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He had been in failing health. He was born April 26, 1941, in Parsons, Kansas, to Jack Allen and Marie Katherine (Dowdy) Sumpter. As a young boy, he grew up in Parsons where he attended schools. Through the...
José "Joe" Hernandez
Feb 8, 2010
José "Joe" Hernandez, 85, of Parsons, died at 4:25 p.m., Monday, February 8, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born August 29, 1924, in Parsons, Kansas, to Espedito and Clotilde (Martinez) Hernandez. He grew up in Parsons where he attended schools. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1944 – 1946 in Europe...
Nellie Mae (Mcnamara) Journot
Feb 7, 2010
Nellie Mae (McNamara) Journot, 94, of Parsons, died at 12:21 a.m., Sunday, February 7, 2010, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born January 17, 1916, in Bloomington, Illinois, to William E. and Susie (Duvall) McNamara. At the age of two, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended schools. She was a 1933 graduate of...
Robert L. "Smokey" Stover
Feb 6, 2010
Robert L. "Smokey" Stover, 68, of Parsons, died at 3:40 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born February 6, 1942, at Mercy Hospital in Parsons, Kansas, to Loraine Short. He was raised by his grandmother, Goldie Short until graduating from Labette County Community High School in 1960. Following high school...
