Gertrude Peterson
April 1, 2009
Gertrude Peterson, 99, of San Juan, Texas, formerly of Rosemead, California, died at 5:05 a.m., April 1, 2009, at the San Juan Nursing Home in San Juan, Texas. She had lived in Rosemead, California, most of her life before moving to San Juan, Texas, in May 2007, to be near her niece, Joyce Patrick and her husband, John, of Alamo,...
William Hall
March 18, 2009
William Hall, 85, of Chetopa, died at 4:23 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born December 20, 1923, in Durant, Oklahoma, to William and Ollie Mae (Whitting) Hall. He attended Clearfield School in Oklahoma, and later served 12 years in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II and the Korean Conflict. From 1953-1973,...
Mary D. Ashcraft
March 17, 2009
Mary D. Ashcraft, 79, of Parsons, died at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Labette Health. She was born September 29, 1929, in Florida, to Guy Buford and Pearl Marian Snyder. As a young girl she moved with her family to Kansas City where she grew up and attended school. In the 1940's, she moved to Parsons where she...
Mary Alice Shears
March 16, 2009
Mary Alice Shears, 79, of Parsons, died at 4:13 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born April 18, 1929, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Harry and Katy (Wilson) Moses. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in St. Paul. She and Lester L. Shears were married July...
Ralph Dean Olinger
March 14, 2009
Dean Olinger, 70, of Parsons, died at 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Freeman Heart Institute in Joplin, Missouri. He was born March 31, 1938, in Chanute, Kansas, to Harry Lorraine and Dorothy Anna (Carter) Olinger. As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer where he attended school and was a 1956 graduate of Thayer High School. He...
George L. "Sonny" Fager
March 10, 2009
George L. "Sonny" Fager, 84, of St. Paul, and lifelong resident of Neosho County, died at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village. He had been in failing health. He was born October 28, 1924, in Walnut, Kansas, to Henry and Genevieve (Crager) Fager. He grew up and attended schools in Walnut and St. Paul. He...
Ruth Marie Hinman
March 7, 2009
Ruth Marie Hinman, 81, of Parsons, died at 3:35 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009, at her home. She was born January 10, 1928, in Galena, Kansas, to William and Ruby (Gandy) Sturgis. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Galena. On June 25, 1956, she and William "Marvin" Hinman were married in Miami, Oklahoma. Following marriage,...
Betty Jo Ewers
March 1, 2009
Betty Jo Ewers, 81, of Chetopa, formerly of Wichita, died at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Oswego Community Hospital. She was born February 19, 1928, in Selman, Oklahoma, to James Joseph and Sylvia Ester (Warner) Dixon. She was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. She and Robert W. Ewers were married May 3,...
Andrea D. Taylor
February 27, 2009
Andrea D. Taylor, 56, of Parsons, died at 6:00 a.m., Friday, February 27, 2009, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born January 3, 1953, in Smithville, Texas, to William Ronald and Carolyn Yvonne (Kavanagh) Taylor. She enjoyed playing board games, antique shopping, and spending time with her dogs. SURVIVORS:...
Glen R. Bozman
February 25, 2009
Glen R. Bozman, 67, of Center, Colorado, formerly of Edna, Kansas, died at 3:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at St. John Medical Center, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born March 31, 1941, in Edna, Kansas, to Sumner O. and Dorothy E. (Brown) Bozman. He grew up and attended schools in Edna, and was a 1959 graduate of Edna High...
Sara E. Grosdidier
February 23, 2009
Sara E. Grosdidier, 77, of rural St. Paul, passed away at 8:25 p.m., Monday, February 23, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born July 31, 1931, in Parsons, Kansas, to Charles Henry and Sara Ellen (Brown) Steinbacher. She grew up and attended schools in the South Mound and St. Paul areas, and was a...
Lois Darlene Leahy
February 16, 2009
Lois Darlene Leahy, 85, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2009, in McAllen, Texas. She was born in Hugoton, Kansas, on March 22, 1923, to Claude and Ethel (Brown) Stoker. Lois graduated from Coffeyville High School. Following World War II, she and her husband, Emory Leahy, returned to Coffeyville where they worked for Continental Can. SURVIVORS: One Sister – Phyllis...
Ruth I. Mcguire
February 16, 2009
Ruth I. McGuire, 79, of Parsons, formerly of Cherryvale, died at 3:40 a.m., Monday, February 16, 2009, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born June 22, 1929, in Thayer, Kansas, to John and Pearl Mae (Bundy) Plotner. She grew up and attended school in Thayer. In the mid 1950's, she moved to the Cherryvale area...
Debra K. "Debbie" Marks
February 14, 2009
Debra K. "Debbie" Marks, 54, of Parsons, went home to be with her Lord, at 2:00 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health the past year. She was born November 22, 1954, in Parsons, Kansas, to Cecil R. and Pearl J. (McKnight) Overall. As a young girl, she moved with her family to...
Charles V. "Chuck" Shaw
February 13, 2009
Charles V. "Chuck" Shaw, 92, of Carmichael, California, formerly of Galesburg, Kansas, died at 11:55 a.m., Friday, February 13, 2009, at Aegis of Carmichael Assisted Living Facility in Carmichael, California. He was born January 21, 1917, in Galesburg, Kansas, to Homer Ivan and Maud (Trowbridge) Shaw. During World War II, he was stationed at Fort Ord, California, while serving in...
Vernon Charles White
February 12, 2009
Vernon Charles "Mike" White, 63, of McCune, died at 6:05 p.m., Thursday, February 12, 2009, at his home. He was born June 8, 1945, in Parsons, Kansas, to Earl and Dollie (Smith). Through the years, he worked as a construction laborer. On December 11, 2008, he and Emily J. Meek were married. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include:...
Katherine P. "Kay" Taylor
February 11, 2009
Katherine P. "Kay" Taylor, 90, of Parsons, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many, passed away at 2:45 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Family Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wichita. She was born, the oldest of seven children, to Thomas and Pearl (Schultz) Lyons on April 19, 1918, in Denver, Colorado, where she grew up and...
Pauline Schneickert
February 8, 2009
Pauline M. Schneickert, 90, of Parsons, died at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 21, 1918, to Henry E. and Cecelia (Richard) Sevart, in St. Paul, Kansas, where she grew up and attended school. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and its Altar Society, the Carpenter's...
Eddie A. Gartner
February 8, 2009
Eddie A. Gartner, 88, of Parsons, died at 6:44 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2009, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born May 17, 1920, to Jacob and Louise (Siminec) Gartner in Franklin, Kansas, where he grew up, attended school, and learned to work at a young age. He worked at several jobs in the Franklin-Pittsburg...
Jimmie E. Johnston
February 5, 2009
Jimmie E. Johnston, 80, of rural Edna, died at 12:10 p.m., Thursday, February 5, 2009, at his home, following a short battle with acute leukemia. He was born August 9, 1928, near Bartlett, Kansas, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston. As a young boy, he grew up in the Bartlett-Edna area. He attended Ellis Grade School, and was a 1946...
