Marjorie Mary Jane Howard
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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
December 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...
Iona Jo Nading
December 7, 2009
Iona Jo Nading 66, of Altamont, died at 11:40 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born June 22, 1943, in Yakima, Washington, to Charles D. "Charlie" and Iona "Elaine" (Christy) Nading. At the age of 1 ½, her family moved to Altamont where she attended schools and was a 1961 graduate of Labette County...
Delpha Mae Reed
December 1, 2009
Delpha Mae (Kennard) Reed, 88, of Altamont, died at 4:12 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born July 11, 1921, at Golden City, Missouri, to William W. and Tirzah (Litle) Kennard. At the age of three, her family moved to Colorado where she grew up and attended schools and was a graduate of Granada...
Rev. Bobby G. Robison
December 1, 2009
Rev. Bobby G. "Bob" Robison, 77, of Parsons, died at his home at 10:55 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2009. He had been in failing health for several months. He was born October 6, 1932 at Omaha, Arkansas to Lee A. and Sarah M. (Besse) Robison. He grew up and attended schools there and graduated from High School at Omaha. He...
Misty K. Waun
November 30, 2009
Misty K. Waun, 30, of Parsons, died Monday evening, November 30, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near McCune, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1979, in Parsons, Kansas, to Jerry E. "Gene" Waun, Jr. and Karen Sue "Susie" (Michael) Waun. As a young girl, she grew up and attended elementary schools in Parsons and Mound Valley. She...
Andrew R. Schibi
November 28, 2009
Andrew R. Schibi, 20, of Parsons, died early Saturday morning, November 28, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Neosho County. He was born January 20, 1989, in Parsons, Kansas, to Raymond W. and Brenda S. (Little) Schibi. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Parsons Catholic School through the third grade. He then attended schools in...
Dana Doyne Spector Lollis
November 24, 2009
Dana (Doyne) Spector Lollis, 83, of Parsons, died at 3:55 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She had been in failing health. She was born November 7, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri, to David and Jessie (Rosuck) Doyne. As a child, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended schools and was a graduate of...
Vickie Darlene Mccosh
November 22, 2009
Vickie Darlene McCosh, 48, of Vinita, Oklahoma, died Sunday, November 22, 2009, in Vinita. She was born September 4, 1961, in West Memphis, Arkansas, to Bobby and Geraldine (Gatlin) Palmertree. She had lived in Vinita the past 33 years, having moved there from Gautier, Mississippi. Survivors include: Two Sons – Allen Reed Vinita, OK Thomas McCosh Vinita, OK Three Daughters...
Robert K. "Bob" Shaw
November 21, 2009
Robert K. "Bob" Shaw, 61, of Parsons, passed away peacefully at 3:15 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born October 1, 1948, in Independence, Kansas, to William H. and Opal M. (Kendall) Shaw. He grew up and attended schools in Cherryvale, Kansas, where he graduated from...
Tom L. Shelton
November 15, 2009
Tom L. Shelton, 94, of Claremore, Oklahoma, formerly of Altamont, died at 6:10 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Sterling House in Claremore. He had been in failing health. He was born May 24, 1915, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Robert and Della (Crail) Shelton. During World War II, Mr. Shelton served in the United States Army. Throughout his adult...
Edward J. "Ed" Laforge
November 14, 2009
Edward J. "Ed" LaForge, 57, of Wichita, formerly of Parsons, died at 1:08 p.m., Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born October 13, 1952, in Parsons, Kansas, to Edward "Bernard" and Eugenia B. "Jeanie" (VanLeeuwen) LaForge. He grew up in Parsons and attended schools in St. Paul and Parsons. Following graduation from high school,...
Florence Florine Tanksley
November 13, 2009
Florence Florine Tanksley, 70, of Columbus, Kansas, died at 5:47 a.m., Friday, November 13, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born October 8, 1939, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Clarence and Jahazy (Lee) Johnson. In 1986, Florence earned her GED. Through the years she worked as a bus driver and head cook for Unified School District No....
Raymond A. "Ray" Vitt
November 13, 2009
Raymond A. "Ray" Vitt, 72, of Parsons, died at 5:15 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2009, at his home. Ray fought a short but valiant battle with cancer. Heaven's baseball team has a new player and God's ranch has a new top-hand. He was born June 5, 1937, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Albert J. and Agnes A. (Callahan) Vitt. He...
Randy R. Steeves
November 12, 2009
Randy R. Steeves, 57, of rural McCune, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born November 1, 1952, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Donald and Shirley (Smith) Steeves. He grew up in rural Altoona where he attended schools and was a graduate of Altoona-Midway High School....
George C. Howard
November 9, 2009
George C. Howard, 95, of Parsons, died at 6:00 a.m., Monday, November 9, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born July 5, 1914, in Hubbell, Nebraska, to George L. and Beulah G. (Pearson) Howard. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation metal crafter. After...
Homer R. Smith
November 8, 2009
Homer R. Smith, 90, a lifelong resident of Oswego, died at 11:04 a.m., Sunday, November 8, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born August 6, 1919, near Oswego, Kansas, to Frank James and Rozetta (Fry) Smith. He grew up and attended country schools near Oswego. He worked as a mechanic and farmed before entering the U.S. Army...
