Deborah Lynn Schultz
Aug 8, 2008
Deborah Lynn Schultz, 49, of Chetopa, formerly of Coffeyville, died at 6:40 a.m., Friday, August 8, 2008, at the Owego Community Hospital. She was born June 27, 1959, in Amarillo, Texas, to Bill and Loretta (Ingram) Hand. She enjoyed being outdoors and interior decorating. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of the Faith Baptist...
Jeanne St. Clair
Aug 5, 2008
W. Jeanne (Burgess) St. Clair, 87, of Parsons, died at 1:40 p.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born December 9, 1920, in Iola, Kansas, the youngest of twelve children, to Richard Carl and Olive Jeanette (Chalfant) Burgess. As a young girl, she grew up in Iola where she attended schools and graduated from Iola...
Judson M. Booth
Jul 30, 2008
Judson M. Booth, 80, of rural Bartlett, died at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born April 15, 1928, in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Frank E. and Rosalba (Albertine) Booth. Survivors include a niece, Marilyn Eck, of Bartlett, Kansas. His body has been donated to science. The Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa is in...
Carl Singleton
Jul 30, 2008
Carl Singleton, 60, of Chetopa, died at 5:05 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born April 1, 1948, in Wisconsin to George Edward and Fern (Noble) Singleton. Before moving to Chetopa a year ago, he had lived in Warsaw, Missouri, several years. SURVIVORS: Two...
Laurel W. "Larry" Pearson
Jul 26, 2008
Laurel W. "Larry" Pearson, 94, of Parsons, died at 1:45 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born February 8, 1914, on a farm in Benton County, Minnesota, to Randolph Nelson and Mary Janette (Edwards) Pearson. At the age of 10, he moved with his...
James A. Waln
Jul 26, 2008
James A. "Jim" Waln, 56, of Independence, Kansas, died at 4:56 a.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Independence following a brief illness. He was born December 20, 1951, in Concordia, Kansas, to Francis William Waln, Sr. and Wauneta Elmina (Hiner) Waln. He grew up and attended schools in Belleville, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Marines from...
Thomas O. Landstad
Jul 23, 2008
Thomas O. Landstad, 61, of Parsons, died at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at his home. He was born June 27, 1947, in Burbank, California, to Ole Archie and Jule Laverne (Waples) Landstad. He grew up and attended schools in California where he earned an Associate degree from Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California. He served in the U.S....
Robert G. Carson
Jul 21, 2008
Robert G. "Rob" Carson, 46, of Parsons, died in a drowning accident, Monday evening, July 21, 2008, near South Mound, Kansas. He was born October 15, 1961, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Louis Eugene and Macy Ann (O'Bryan) Carson. As a young child, he moved to California where he grew up and attended schools. He was a graduate of Santa Clara...
Larry L. Traxson
Jul 20, 2008
Larry L. Traxson, 69, of rural Edna, died at 12:26 a.m., Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born March 19, 1939, at the family farm in rural Angola, to Clarence and Inez (Hoobler) Traxson. He grew up in rural Angola where he attended Richland Elementary School. He was a 1957 graduate of Labette...
Harriet A. Wheeler
Jul 18, 2008
Harriet A. Wheeler, 72, of Oklahoma City, and a former Parsons resident, died at 7:11 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City. She was born August 4, 1935 at Parsons to Vernon and Harriet Rosenstahl. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She moved to Oklahoma City following her marriage to Richard Wheeler....
David K. Dean
Jul 18, 2008
David K. Dean, 51, of rural Parsons, died at 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. He died as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident on July 9th. He was born May 28, 1957 at Parsons where he grew up and attended school. He worked as a welder for several...
Pansy Waters Hulette
Jul 15, 2008
Pansy Waters Hulette, 90, of Parsons, died at 12:09 p.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons where she had resided since May 2005. She was born December 15, 1917, in Seligman, Missouri, to Lee Otie and Alma (Taylor) Pendergraft. She grew up and attended schools there. At the age of 15, she moved to Joplin,...
Robert E. Webster, Sr.
Jul 11, 2008
Robert E. "Bob" Webster, Sr., 82, of Altamont, died at 9:15 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born August 8, 1925, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, to Lee and Lizzie Ellen (Horn) Webster. He moved, as a child, with his family to Oswego where he grew up and attended schools. He graduated from Oswego High School and attended...
James Albert Griggs
Jul 10, 2008
James Albert Griggs, 82, of Parsons, died at 2:10 p.m., Thursday, July 10, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. He was born August 13, 1925, in Altus, Arkansas, to Arvel William and Lillie (Hughes) Griggs. He grew up in Northwest Arkansas, attending schools at Wheeler and White Oak. He was called to serve his country on March 9,...
Rose Marie Houston
Jul 9, 2008
Rose Marie Houston, 78, of Parsons, died at 9:56 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born July 7, 1930, in Parsons, to Leon Shaw, Sr. and Edith Susan (Watkins) Shaw. She grew up in Parsons where she attended Douglas Elementary School, graduated from Parsons Sr. High and earned an Associate Degree at...
Moneta M. Kite Hanny
Jul 8, 2008
Moneta M. Kite Hanny, 96, of Parsons, died at 8:55 a.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor where she had resided since 1997. She was born March 23, 1912, in Parsons, to Jake and Sylvia (Cole) Bolinger. She grew up in the Galesburg-Erie area where she was raised by her paternal grandmother, Cathrine Bolinger. She was a 1929...
Charles D. Burns
Jul 7, 2008
Charles D. Burns, 93, of Erie, died at 7:50 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, in St. Paul, where he had resided since March of this year. He was born June 4, 1915, in Walnut, Kansas, to Clarence and Leona (Mudd) Burns. He grew up and attended schools there graduating from Walnut High School in 1933....
Jim F. Barney, Jr.
Jul 4, 2008
Jim F. Barney, Jr., 63, of Parsons, passed away at 6:58 p.m., Friday, July 4, 2008, at Labette Health following a brief illness. He was born November 23, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, to Jim Francis Barney, Sr. and Loretta Jean (Allen) Barney. He grew up and attended school there. In 1963, he moved with his family to Parsons where...
Clifton L. Gilmore
Jul 2, 2008
Clifton L. Gilmore, 32, of Parsons, died at 8:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008. He was born December 11, 1975, in Parsons, to Darrell L. "Bob" and Cecilia A. (Luman) Gilmore. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Garfield Elementary School and was a graduate of Parsons High School. He worked at various manufacturing plants in Parsons through the...
Earl H. Gannaway
Jul 1, 2008
Earl H. Gannaway, 65, of Galesburg, died at 5:24 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born February 27, 1943, in Parsons, to Earl M. and Elizabeth (Villamaria) Gannaway. He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Patrick's Catholic Schools and graduated in 1961...
