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Burris D. Milliron

Burris D. Milliron

Jan 25, 2010

Burris D. Milliron, 86, of Parsons, died at 4:20 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born October 20, 1923, in Buffalo, Kansas, to Orville and Ura Leone (Landrith) Milliron. He grew up and attended schools in Buffalo and was a 1941 graduate of Buffalo High School. In 1943, he began...

Kathleen Mcmurray-Bingham

Kathleen Mcmurray-Bingham

Jan 22, 2010

Kathleen McMurray-Bingham, 78, a former resident of Savonburg and Erie, died at 10:55 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. She was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2009. She was born November 2, 1931, in Mason County, West Virginia, to David Ellis and Iva May (Parsons) Donohue. As a young girl, she attended...

Lynwood A. "Lynn" Manues

Lynwood A. "Lynn" Manues

Jan 19, 2010

Lynwood A. "Lynn" Manues, 76, of Parsons, died at his home at 10:41 a.m., Tuesday, January 19, 2010. His death was on his 76th birthday. He was born at Dewitt, Arkansas to John F. and Pearl A. (Owens) Manues. He grew up and attended school there until moving to Arizona in 1950. In 1980, they moved to Parsons where he...

Elizabeth "Mae" Lessley

Elizabeth "Mae" Lessley

Jan 18, 2010

Elizabeth "Mae" Lessley, 88, of Chetopa, died at 2:20 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2010, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 13, 1921, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Charlie and Hattie (Hurd) Miles. She grew up and attended schools in Chetopa and was a graduate of Chetopa High School. She and Miles W. Lessley were married April 19, 1941....

Frances Colleen Hess

Frances Colleen Hess

Jan 18, 2010

Frances Colleen (Mourning) Hess, 94, of Altamont, Kansas, passed away peacefully with family by her side at 10:25 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2010, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born May 21, 1915, in Altamont, an only child, to Hezekiah and Mina Mae (Browning) Mourning. She graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont, received her BSED from Pittsburg...

Henry W. Stephenson

Henry W. Stephenson

Jan 11, 2010

Henry W. Stephenson, 85, of Parsons, died at 5:04 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He was born March 29, 1924, in Okay, Oklahoma, to John Abraham and Susie Anna (Marsh) Stephenson. He grew up in Oklahoma and was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln High School in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He then moved to Parsons...

Billy Joe "Bill" Hentzen

Billy Joe "Bill" Hentzen

Jan 11, 2010

Billy Joe "Bill" Hentzen, 77, of Parsons, died at 12:31 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born February 16, 1932, in Parsons, Kansas, to Joe and Zella (Brown) Hentzen, and as a young boy, attended country schools in Labette and...

Nellie "Pearl" Wilson

Nellie "Pearl" Wilson

Jan 9, 2010

Nellie "Pearl" Wilson, 83, of Chetopa, died at 2:48 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 7, 1926, in Little Caney, Kansas, to Atron and Grace (Barnhart) Fuller. She grew up in Peru, Kansas, and graduated high school from there. Following high school graduation, she taught for...

Celia E. Thomas

Celia E. Thomas

Jan 7, 2010

Celia E. Thomas, 96, of Oswego, Kansas, died at 6:45 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Oswego Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born September 17, 1913, in Evergreen, Texas, to Rubin and Celia L.E. (Mullinax) Martin. As a young girl, she attended schools in both Evergreen and Baytown, Texas. She and her husband, John E. Thomas, lived in Texas...

Othelia M. Wester

Othelia M. Wester

Jan 4, 2010

Othelia M. Wester, 87, of rural Parsons, died at 5:30 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2010, at Labette Health. She was born January 22, 1922, to Walter Scott and Dorsie Ruby (Fahler) Harden in rural Edna, Kansas. On December 2, 1941, she and T. E. Wester were married in the Panama Canal Zone. He preceded her in death March 4, 2000....

Sabrina D. Burnett

Sabrina D. Burnett

Jan 3, 2010

Sabrina D. Burnett, 31, of Parsons, died at 11:55 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, following a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She was born June 21, 1978, in Garnett, Kansas, to Garry R. and Roberta N. (Lockwood) Kirkland. She grew up and attended schools in Garnett and was a 1996 graduate of Garnett...

Jerald L. "Jerry" Larery

Jerald L. "Jerry" Larery

Dec 30, 2009

Jerald L. "Jerry" Larery, 56, of Parsons, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the place of his employment, Power Flame. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born, August 1, 1953 at Parsons, to Paul W. and Barbara A. (Williams) Larery. He grew up and attended school in Parsons and graduated from Parsons High...

Barbara E. Austin

Barbara E. Austin

Dec 30, 2009

Barbara Eloise (Pyle) Austin, 88 died at 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons. Her home was 410 Parkway Drive in Parsons until June 2006 when she became a resident of the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born October 25, 1921, on the Pyle family farm northwest of Emporia, Kansas, to Lester and...

Patricia Ann Dwyer

Patricia Ann Dwyer

Dec 28, 2009

Patricia Ann Dwyer, 70, of Parsons, died at her home, Monday, December 28, 2009. Pat was born October 20, 1939, in Garnett, Kansas, to Dwight and Lucille A. (Heckart) Livingston. A longtime Parsonian, she was a 1958 graduate of Parsons High School. In 1959, she and Larry R. Dwyer were married at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons and divorced...

Lori A. Rice

Lori A. Rice

Dec 27, 2009

Lori A. Rice, 42, of Columbus, Kansas, died at 12:42 a.m., Sunday, December 27, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born January 4, 1967, in Columbus, to Norman and Linda (Newberry) George. As a child, she moved with her family to Porum, Oklahoma, and later to Columbus. She also lived in Vinita, Oklahoma, five years, before...

Marjorie Mary Jane Howard

Marjorie Mary Jane Howard

Dec 24, 2009

Marjorie Mary Jane Howard, 95, of Erie, died at 9:50 p.m., Thursday, December 24, 2009, at her home. She was born March 22, 19l4, in Cherokee, Kansas, the third daughter of pioneer parents William Lewis and Nancy Pearl (Jones) Stough. She attended Cherokee schools and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1939 from Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg where...

Terry L. "O.G." Dunn

Terry L. "O.G." Dunn

Dec 18, 2009

Terry L. "O.G." Dunn, 54, of Parsons, Kansas, died at 12:20 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2009, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born February 20, 1955, in Parsons, to Jesse and Eleanor Louise (Williams) Dunn. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons where he lived and worked in construction most of his life. For...

Virgil Harlan Kruse

Virgil Harlan Kruse

Dec 13, 2009

Virgil Harlan Kruse, 83, of rural Oswego, died at 10:27 a.m., Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born June 9, 1926, on the family farm, near Bremen, Kansas, the youngest of nine children, to George A. and Wilhelmina (Brenneke) Kruse. He was baptized July 4, 1926, at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Hermansberg) Bremen, Kansas, by the...

Michael Paul "Mike" Eichhorn

Michael Paul "Mike" Eichhorn

Dec 12, 2009

Michael Paul "Mike" Eichhorn, 60, a longtime Altamont businessman, died on December 12, 2009, at his home in Altamont. He had been in failing health. He was born July 19, 1949, in Parsons, Kansas, to Paul and Betty (Imel) Eichhorn. He grew up in Altamont where he attended Altamont Grade School and graduated from Labette County High School in 1967....

Irene Mcquarie

Irene Mcquarie

Dec 10, 2009

Irene McQuarie, 91, of Parsons, formerly of Chanute, died at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, December 10, 2009, at her home. She was born September 1, 1918, in rural Cherryvale, Kansas, to Hiram Edward and Mahala Mae (Daniels) Coots. She grew up in Labette County where she attended schools and was a 1936 graduate of Labette County Community High School. For a...