Bradley E. "Brad" Oman
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
February 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
February 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.
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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
February 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...
Burris D. Milliron
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 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...
