Robert E. Donaldson
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
August 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
August 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
August 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...
Etta Lucille Lamm
August 28, 2009
Etta Lucille Lamm, 88, of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma, formerly of Altamont, Kansas, passed away at 9:15 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2009, at Ft. Gibson Nursing Home in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. She was born March 10, 1921, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to Newland and Florence (Oden) Reeves. As a young girl, she grew up in Mound Valley where she attended school...
Catherine Mae "Kitty" Schildgen
August 20, 2009
Catherine Mae "Kitty" Schildgen, 95, of Parsons, entered the Lord's presence at 4:15 a.m., Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. Kitty was born May 14, 1914, to Thomas and Minnie (Ames) Owens as a third generation Parsonian. She graduated from Parsons High School in 1932 and attended one year at Parsons Jr. College. She...
Helen M. Cannon-Brinkman
August 19, 2009
Helen M. Cannon-Brinkman, 74, of Parsons, died at 3:57 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin. She was born January 14, 1935 near Neodesha, Kansas to Leonard L. and Mabel H. (Steele) Lever. She grew up and attended school in Neodesha and then graduated from high school in Imperial Valley, California. She was married to Ben...
Jeremiah D. Broadwell
August 16, 2009
Jeremiah David Broadwell, 31, of Edna left this life on Earth to be with the Lord, at 4:25 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2009 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries received in an automobile accident.
He was born May 6...
Elia Mae Schuneman
August 15, 2009
Elia Mae Schuneman, 88, of Altamont and a former resident of Udall, Kansas, died at 2:50 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2009. She was born March 22, 1921 in Beaver County, Oklahoma to Robert Lee and Emma (Estes) Smith. She was the youngest of eight brothers and sisters, who have preceded her in death. She was first married to Robert W....
