Leonard G. Wolke, Sr.
Sep 25, 2008
Leonard G. Wolke, Sr., 69, of rural Parsons, died early Thursday morning, September 25, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born November 30, 1938, in Garden Plain, Kansas, to William and Odelia Marie (Schulze) Wolke. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools...
Theresa Alloway
Sep 23, 2008
Theresa "Darlene" Alloway, 82, of St. Paul, formerly of Parsons, died at 12:35 p.m., Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born September 18, 1926, in St. Paul, Kansas, to William "Bill" and Grace (Richardson) Madl. She grew up in St. Paul where she attended Bloomer School and later graduated from St. Francis High School. She...
Melva Dean Wilson
Sep 21, 2008
Melva Dean Wilson, 79, a longtime resident of Chetopa, died at 9:35 a.m., Sunday, September 21, 2008, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born November 9, 1928, in Cherokee County, Kansas, to Martin Vincent and Lucretia Mae (North) Peters. She graduated from Columbus High School. In earlier years, she worked at garment factories in Columbus...
Jack D. V. Brown
Sep 20, 2008
Jack D. V. Brown, 78, of Guest Home Estates in Erie, died at 3:35 p.m., Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born June 9, 1930, in St. Paul, Kansas, to William M. and Myrtle A. (Wilson) Brown. As a young boy, he grew up in St. Paul,...
Cora L. Mobley
Sep 17, 2008
Cora L. Mobley, 66, of Chetopa, died at 7:28 a.m., Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She had been in failing health. She was born June 26, 1942, in Chetopa, to Charles John and Ora Evelyn (McGuirk) Davis. She grew up and attended schools in Chetopa, graduating from Chetopa High School. She worked as a dietary aide...
Nathan B. Banning
Sep 16, 2008
Nathan B. "Nate" Banning, 30, of Oswego, died at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born August 23, 1978, in Independence, Kansas, to Roger and Donna (Merrick) Banning. He grew up and attended schools in Neodesha and Fredonia. He had worked at Vestal...
Charles I. Stevenson
Sep 16, 2008
Charley I. Stevenson, 63, of Parsons, died at 1:15 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born March 27, 1945, in Salina, Kansas, to Albert F. and Iva Marie (Cooper) Stevenson. He grew up and attended schools in Salina, graduating from Sacred Heart High School. In 1978, he moved to Parsons...
Mary Elizabeth Garrett
Sep 15, 2008
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett, 91, of Palestine, Texas, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 6:13 a.m., Monday, September 15, 2008, at Cartmell Nursing Home in Palestine, Texas. She had been in failing health. She was born March 12, 1917, in Chetopa, Kansas, to George L. and Mary Ann (Rhoten) Emert. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools...
Thomas J. Crispell, Dvm
Sep 14, 2008
Thomas J. Crispell, DVM, 79, a longtime Parsons veterinarian, passed away at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, September 14, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born March 27, 1929, in Parsons, to Thomas P. and Hazel (Moore) Crispell. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School in...
Elizabeth E. "Betty" O'Hara
Sep 11, 2008
Elizabeth E. "Betty" O'Hara, 77, of Parsons, died at 12:34 p.m., Thursday, September 11, 2008, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She had been in failing health; however, death was not expected. She was born March 4, 1931, in McCune, Kansas, to Harold L. "Shorty" and Alice Cecilia (Fowler) Schreuer. As a child, she moved with her family to...
James C. Diediker
Sep 10, 2008
James C. "Cliff" Diediker, 89, of rural Parsons, died at 4:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at Woodridge Estates in Parsons. He was born April 13, 1919, in Meridian, Idaho, to John I. and Grace (Bryce) Diediker. As a child, he moved to Kansas with his family and was a graduate of Galesburg High School. He lived his entire adult...
Rita M. Meeks
Sep 9, 2008
Rita M. Meeks, 77, of rural Altamont, passed away at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at her home. She had been in ill health for the past few weeks. She was born May 30, 1931, in Earlham, Iowa, to Pernal E. and Mildred L. (Cottle) Sandusky. As a young girl, she grew up in Cummings, Iowa, area until moving...
Maxine Mansfield
Sep 9, 2008
Maxine Mansfield, 87, of rural McCune, died at 11:13 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born September 25, 1920, to Harv and Roberta Ann (Hoover) Claxton in Sherman City, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school there. She was a graduate of West Mineral High School and continued her education...
Elizabeth J. Boyer
Sep 7, 2008
Elizabeth J. Boyer, 60, of Parsons, died at 9:53 a.m., Sunday, September 7, 2008, at Labette Health. She was born June 13, 1948, in Wichita, Kansas, to Gilbert Wayne and Mary Frances (Morris) Boyer. She earned her Associate degree from Labette Community College in Parsons. Through the years, she worked as a secretary for ETS (Educational Testing Service), a company...
Richard F. Rice
Aug 26, 2008
Richard F. Rice, 76, of Parsons, died at 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, following a brief illness. He was born January 17, 1932, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Roscoe H. and Mary Alice (McDivitte) Rice. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Altus, Oklahoma, where he grew up and attended...
Merv Giltner
Aug 21, 2008
Merv Giltner, 66, of Merriam, Kansas, formerly of Parsons, died Thursday, August 21, 2008, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was born March 16, 1942, in Parsons, to Arthur and Velma (Thomas) Giltner. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a 1960 graduate of Parsons High School. Through the years, he worked as...
Maurice Ray Conway
Aug 18, 2008
Maurice Ray Conway, 92, of Parsons, Kansas, formerly of Fairfield, Illinois, died at 4:40 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2008, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born May 9, 1916, in Rat, Missouri, to William and Eunice (Hudspeth) Conway. As a young boy, he grew up in Missouri and later moved to Fairfield, Illinois, where he graduated high...
Mildred J. Brown
Aug 16, 2008
Mildred J. Brown, 78, of Chetopa, died at 4:20 p.m., Saturday, August 16, 2008, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born November 24, 1929, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Eldo Jess and Ruby (Allison) Coons. She lived in Pomona, California, 23 years before moving to Chino, California, where she lived ten years. She then...
Eldon W. Huffman
Aug 13, 2008
Eldon Wesley Huffman, 76, of rural Altamont, died August 13, 2008, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. Betty, his wife of 53 years was by his side. He was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on December 22, 1931 to Claude Irvil Huffman and Florence Mildred (Smith) Huffman. He was married to Betty Jac Reece on July 29, 1955 at the...
Richard "Dale" Hoppock
Aug 12, 2008
Richard "Dale" Hoppock, 81, of rural Bartlett, died at 12:55 a.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Oswego Community Hospital. He was born August 16, 1926, in Mound Valley, to Elmer and Mary (Eastabrook) Hoppock. He grew up there and was a 1944 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. He and his father farmed together for a number...
