Victor L. Jackson, M.D.
September 4, 2010
Victor L. Jackson, M.D., 89, longtime Altamont physician, died at 6:45 p.m., Saturday, September 4, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society where he had resided the past year. He was born October 16, 1920, in Simpson, Louisiana, to Robert Lee and Victoria (Cooley) Jackson. He grew up and attended schools in Louisiana where he graduated from Simpson High School...
O. C. "Bud" Buddenhagen
August 27, 2010
O. C. "Bud" Buddenhagen, 97, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 6:30 a.m., Friday, August 27, 2010, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born September 21, 1912, in Parsons, Kansas to Edward and Tonie I. (Bocha) Buddenhagen. He grew up and attended school in Parsons. From 1945-1973, he was owner and operator of the former B...
Robert 'Bob" Arensdorf
August 27, 2010
DODGE CITY – Robert "Bob" Arensdorf, 85, died Friday, August 27, 2010 at his home in Dodge City. He was born April 2, 1925 at Ellinwood, the son of Peter and Edith Komarek Arensdorf. He moved to Ensign, Kansas with his family at the age of 5. He grew up on the family farm where he lived and farmed for...
Ruth I. Donaldson
August 26, 2010
Ruth I. Donaldson, 97, of Parsons, died at 5:50 a.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born July 25, 1913, in Wittenberg, Missouri, to Frank and Allie (Smith) Thompson. Through the years she lived in Washington, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, and Reeds Spring, Missouri. For over 30 years, she owned...
Ronald D. "Ronnie" Gamblin
August 26, 2010
Ronald D. "Ronnie" Gamblin, 51, of Girard, Kansas, died at 2:44 a.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010, at the Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He had been in failing health. He was born July 27, 1959, in Atwood, Kansas, to Joseph Lyle and Leona June (Carlson) Gamblin. For several years he was a resident at the Parsons State Hospital...
Vernon Edwin Miller
August 19, 2010
Vernon Edwin Miller, 88, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Mound Valley, Kansas, died at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Tulsa Nursing Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born November 4, 1921, in Benton County, Iowa, the seventh of eight children, to Philip J. and Emelia (Buettner) Miller. He was a graduate of Vinton High School in Vinton,...
Anita L. Jameson-Middlebrook
August 18, 2010
Anita L. Jameson-Middlebrook, 54, of Chetopa, died at 5:10 p.m., Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She had been in failing health. She was born April 13, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, to Harry and Ida (Armstrong) Jameson. She attended Chetopa schools and also Clark's Business College. She had lived in various locations and, through the years,...
Maurice W. Allen, Jr.
August 16, 2010
Maurice W. Allen, Jr., 45, of Pittsburg, died at 2:35 p.m., Monday, August 16, 2010, in Pittsburg. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born November 20, 1964, in San Diego, California, to Maurice Wesley Allen, Sr. and Grace Marie (Schultz) Allen. As a young boy he moved to Kansas with his family...
Fern Louise Sprague
August 15, 2010
Fern Louise Sprague, 74, of Coffeyville, died at 3:35 p.m., Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born September 15, 1935, in Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, Kansas, to John and Ruth (Duncan) Nickel. A lifetime area resident, she attended Valeda Grade School and later Labette County Community High School in Altamont. Through the years she worked...
Emmett Albert "Pete" Burton
August 15, 2010
Emmett Albert "Pete" Burton, 81, of Chetopa, died at 7:45 a.m., Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Landmark Hospital, in Joplin, Missouri, following a brief illness. He was born May 20, 1929, in Cherokee County, Kansas, to Melvin and Anna (Draeger) Burton. As a young boy, he grew up in Cherokee County where he attended Cherokee County Grade School and Columbus...
Nellie B. Mcknight
August 11, 2010
Nellie B. McKnight, 104, a longtime resident of Edna, died at 6:35 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the Chetopa Manor in Chetopa, Kansas. She was born near Edna, Kansas to Hose B. Bradbury and Rosanna (Dally) Bradbury on April 4, 1906. She grew up and attended schools in Edna and graduated from the Edna High School in 1925. She...
Opal Irene Kelley
August 8, 2010
Opal Irene Kelley, 91, of Parsons died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Parsons. She was born Oct. 15, 1918, near Pineville, Mo., to Grover Cleveland Studivan and Josie Ann (Schmidt) Studivan. She grew up and attended school in Noel, Mo., and Chetopa, graduating from high school in Pineville, Mo. In the...
Frank I. Breeze
August 6, 2010
Frank I. Breeze, 69, of Parsons, died at 12:14 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He had been in failing health. He was born January 17, 1941 in Garden City, Missouri to Lloyd E. Breeze and Ruby (Wendleton) Breeze. At a young age, he moved with his family to Parsons. He grew up and...
Richard Lee Overman
August 4, 2010
Richard Lee Overman, 62, of Welch, Oklahoma, formerly of Oswego, died at 2:58 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at his home. He was born March 3, 1948, in Columbus, Kansas, to Gordon LeRoy and Edna Faye (Westervelt) Overman. He was a 1966 graduate of Oswego High School, earned a Bachelor's degree from Pittsburg State University, and a Master of Divinity...
Jimmie A. Johnson
August 3, 2010
Jimmie A. Johnson, 68, of Altamont, died late Tuesday evening, August 3, 2010, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born November 7, 1941, in Parsons, to Robert Wayne and Dora Delpha (Warren) Johnson. As a young boy, he grew up on the family farm in the Timber Hill area. He...
Paul J. Seifert
August 1, 2010
Paul J. Seifert, 72, of rural Parsons, died Sunday evening, August 1, 2010, at his residence from injuries sustained in a farm-related accident. He was born May 22, 1938, in Aline, Oklahoma, to John F. and Maggie Lara (Prisk) Seifert. In 1952, he moved with his family to Parsons and was a 1956 graduate of Labette County Community High School...
Trudy L. Shields
July 29, 2010
Trudy L. Shields, 41, of Chetopa, formerly of Oswego, died at 1:33 p.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born February 22, 1969, in San Bernardino, California, to T. L. and Wanda Lee (Neal) Martin. As a baby, her mother married Bob Scott whom Trudy always considered to be her father....
Sigsbee B. "Sig" Carey
July 21, 2010
Sigsbee B. "Sig" Carey, 89, of Parsons, died at 11:27 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in the emergency room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born December 9, 1920, in Grove, Oklahoma to Bruce Freeman and Ethel (Layman) Carey. He grew up in Grove where he attended schools. He...
Martha L. Stokes
July 20, 2010
Martha L. Stokes, 76, of Carthage, Missouri, and longtime resident of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Carthage Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 11, 1933, in Hitchcock, Oklahoma, to Rufus and Carrie (Puckett) Fee. Following nursing school, she worked at Oswego Hospital a number of years prior to working at Eastern...
Mathew T. Burchett
July 18, 2010
Mathew T. (Ross) Burchett, age 31, died early Sunday July 18, 2010 due to longstanding complications from his diabetes. He was born on October 22, 1978 in Chanute, Kansas, to Glenda Shultz. Mathew spent most of his life between Chanute, Coffeyville and Parsons, Kansas, and was raised by his mother and stepfather, Raymond T. Swafford. Mathew loved his dogs and...
