Shirley J. Hizey
Oct 15, 2009
Shirley J. Hizey, 67, of Galesburg, died at 2:41 a.m., Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born February 15, 1942, in Parsons, Kansas, to Tom and Lucille (Shue) Crawshaw. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Galesburg where she attended schools. On December 29, 1958, she and Tom Hizey were married in...
Ramona J. Gwartney
Oct 14, 2009
Ramona J. (Strickland) Gwartney, 71, of Chetopa, died at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at her home. She was born December 9, 1937, in Oswego, Kansas, to Walter and Minnie Belle (Needham) Strickland. She grew up and attended schools in Chetopa where she participated in basketball and was a 1955 graduate of Chetopa High School. She later attended and...
Ivan Lewis Good
Oct 11, 2009
Ivan Lewis Good, 85, of Parsons, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Sunday, October 11, 2009, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born September 24, 1924, in Anderson County, to Carl Charles and Alice M. (Walsh) Good. In 1975, Mr. Good moved from Anderson County to rural Parsons where he was a farmer and rancher in both Labette...
Viola Werner Johnson
Oct 1, 2009
Viola Werner Johnson, 83, of Parsons, died at 10:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Labette Health. She was born July 9, 1926, in Morris, Manitoba, Canada, to Charles and Katherina (Remple) Werner. As a young girl, she grew up in Morris before moving to Winnipeg where she also worked for a time. She then relocated to Vancouver where she...
Eugenia B. "Jeanie" Laforge
Sep 28, 2009
Eugenia B. "Jeanie" LaForge, 83, of Parsons, died at 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 28, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born April 18, 1926, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Jacob Francis and Bertha Mae (Jennings) VanLeeuwen. As a young girl, she grew up in St. Paul where she attended Lone Elm Country School and was a...
Robert E. Donaldson
Sep 27, 2009
Robert E. "Bob" Donaldson, 84, of Parsons, died at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, September 27, 2009, at his home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born October 25, 1924, in Silverdale, Kansas, to Harry and Alma (Bowman) Donaldson. As a young boy, he grew up in Branson, Missouri, where he attended schools and graduated from high school....
Evalena Tedstrom Newell
Sep 17, 2009
Evalena Tedstrom Newell, 95, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, formerly of Mound Valley and Parsons, Kansas, died at 10:50 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born December 15, 1913, in Severy, Kansas, to Harley Isaac and Jennie Olive (Welch) Munday. At the age of 12, she moved with her family to Mound Valley where...
Samuel "Sam" Jorgenson
Sep 13, 2009
Samuel "Sam" Jorgenson, 93, of Welch, Oklahoma, passed away at 1:45 p.m., Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Medicalodge in Columbus, Kansas. He was born December 27,1915, in Salem, South Dakota, to Sam and Sophia Jorgenson. On June 24, 1940, he and Edith Mae Stevens were married in Pipestone, Minnesota. The couple owned, operated and managed businesses in Winfred, South Dakota;...
Dennis L. Lundgren
Sep 13, 2009
Dennis L. Lundgren, 64, of Parsons, died at 7:00 a.m., Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born on April 1, 1945, to Ralph and Velna (Picking) Lundgren in Long Beach, California. At the age of 8, Dennis received his first camera, a Brownie box camera, and has loved photography with a passion...
Katherine F. Russell
Sep 13, 2009
Katherine F. Russell, 94, of Edna, died at 3:44 p.m., Sunday, September 13, 2009, at her home. She had been in ill health several months. She was born at rural Edna on January 12, 1915, to Lea Ira and Alta Mae (McElroy) Stine. She grew up and attended Rose Hill Grade School there and graduated from Edna High School in...
Corporal Daniel L. Cox
Sep 12, 2009
Corporal Daniel L. Cox, 23, of Parsons, was killed in action on Saturday, September 12, 2009, while serving the United States of America in Wardak province, Afghanistan. He was born July 19, 1986, in Winfield, Kansas, to Kim B. and Sharon J. (West) Cox. He grew up and attended school in Winfield, and at the age of 12, moved with...
Doris L. King
Sep 8, 2009
Doris L. King, 79, of Chetopa, died at 8:50 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at Chetopa Manor. Private family services have been held with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa was in charge of arrangements.
Doris E. Cook
Sep 7, 2009
Doris E. Cook, 90, formerly of Mound Valley, died at 9:45 a.m., Monday, September 7, 2009, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born December 10, 1918, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to Harry B. and Grace A. (Kaufman) Mayginnes. She grew up in Mound Valley where she attended school at Elmwood Elementary...
Jacinta Marie Schibi
Sep 6, 2009
Jacinta Marie Schibi, six-day-old daughter of Patrick H. and Brooke E. (Volmer) Schibi, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born August 31, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. SURVIVORS: Parents – Patrick & Brooke Schibi of the home, Parsons, KS One Brother – Drew Schibi of the home Two Sisters...
Jerry L. Schnoebelen
Sep 5, 2009
Jerry L. Schnoebelen, 71, of Parsons died at 8:26 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. He was born October 18, 1937, in Lamar, Missouri, to Zeno and Ora (Lowe) Schnoebelen. He grew up and attended schools there before joining the United States Marines. Following his discharge, he moved to Wichita, Kansas where he worked for...
Syrus Ray Keeling
Sep 3, 2009
Syrus Ray Keeling, infant son of Gary Michael Keeling and Connie Jean Zenk, of Parsons, died at 6:53 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. In addition to his parents, survivors include: Grandmothers – Billie E. Keeling Parsons, KS Joy McCracken Parsons, KS Grandfather – Monte Zenk St. Paul, KS Aunts, Uncles & Cousins Verneil & Lora...
Henry H. Herold
Sep 1, 2009
Henry H. Herold, 83, of rural Edna, died at 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2009, from injuries received in a farm-related accident. He was born June 26, 1926, in Spearville, Kansas, to Louis G. Herold, Sr., and Cressie F. (Tubbs) Herold. As a young boy, he grew up on a farm south of Offerle, Kansas, and in 1932, moved with...
Jerry A. Elder
Aug 31, 2009
Jerry A. Elder, 71, of Altamont, died at 6:11 p.m., Monday, August 31, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born June 5, 1938, in Parsons, Kansas, to Claude "Art" and Evelyne (Luman) Elder. He grew up and attended schools in Altamont, was a 1956 graduate of Labette County Community High School, and a 1960 graduate of...
Joshua C. "Josh" Shepeard
Aug 30, 2009
Joshua C. "Josh" Shepeard, 18, of Parsons, died at 4:07 a.m., Sunday, August 30, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born October 31, 1990, in Parsons, to Michael Phillip and Teresa Ann (Kramer) Shepeard. He grew up in Parsons and was home schooled throughout his educational life. He attended...
Rebecca "Becky" J. Thornton
Aug 29, 2009
Rebecca "Becky" Thornton, 73, of St. Paul, died at 3:28 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born April 25, 1936, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Emil Robert and Ella Hortense (Watson) Snively. She grew up and attended schools in Colorado Springs where she graduated from high school. In 1957, she moved...
