Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis
January 17, 2009
Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis, 91, of Chetopa, died at 3:45 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 24, 1917, in Charleston, Oklahoma, to James Joseph and Silvia Esther (Warner) Dixon. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school there, and later moved with her family to a farm outside of Chetopa....
Wilma Phillips Welden
January 13, 2009
Wilma (Phillips) Welden, 88, of Wichita, and former southeast Kansas resident, passed away at 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita. She was born February 6, 1920, in Monmouth, Illinois, to Homer Roscoe and Marchie Emeline (Payton) Phillips. She was a retired secretary for US Army personnel. SURVIVORS: Two Sons – Glen Welden and...
Tanja Drumm
January 12, 2009
Tanja Drumm, 55, of Dennis, Kansas, died at 12:30 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2009, at Labette Health. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born May 27, 1953, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada to Hans Karl and Jeannine (DeDobbelaere) Ernst. As a young girl, she grew up in Canada. At the age of 10,...
Allen E. Barragar
January 11, 2009
Allen E. Barragar, 48, a lifelong resident of rural Parsons, passed away at 6:05 a.m., Sunday, January 11, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, following a courageous battle, of 15 months, with glioblastoma stage IV brain cancer. He was born February 7, 1960, in Parsons, Kansas, to Everett Eugene and Marilyn Joan (Wheelen) Barragar. He...
Bonnie R. Boone-Hayden
January 8, 2009
Bonnie R. Boone-Hayden, 97, of Parsons, died at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born December 27, 1911, in Alto, Texas, to Jessie R. and Sally (Gillman) Jones. As a young girl, she grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma. In the 1940's, she moved to southeast Kansas where she lived in Oswego...
Mary Jane Rorabough
January 7, 2009
Mary Jane Rorabough, 67, of Chetopa, died at 5:50 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 26, 1941, in Columbus, Kansas, to Orie Alfred and Elizabeth (Hartzler) Rorabough. Having had cerebral palsy since birth, she had no formal schooling, and was taught by her mother at home. In 1977, she moved from the...
Excell Mcdaniel
January 7, 2009
Excell I. McDaniel, 85, of Parsons, died at 1:06 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. She was born September 2, 1923, in Hulbert, Oklahoma, to Willard Roosevelt and Hannah (Vann) Irons. She grew up in Parsons where she graduated from Parsons West High School and earned an Associate degree from Parsons Jr. College. Through the years,...
Ora E. Davis
January 7, 2009
Ora E. Davis, 92, of Chetopa, died at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home where she had resided the past two years. She was born August 12, 1916, in Seneca, Missouri, to John and Cora (Mitchell) McGuirk. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Smithville, Missouri, and an honorary member of...
Katherine A. Littlejohn
January 4, 2009
Katherine A. Littlejohn, 77, of Chetopa, died at 11:18 a.m., Sunday, January 4, 2009, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born November 16, 1931, in Parsons, Kansas, to Bert and Goldie (Reno) Martin. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. For a time, she worked as a teacher's aide...
Freda M. Allman
January 3, 2009
Freda M. Allman, 73, of Galesburg, died at 4:25 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born March 22, 1935, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Frederick R. and Ella Mae (Ward) Lindsey. She grew up and attended schools in southeast Kansas. She and Omer Allman were married May 24, 1952, in Arkansas....
Andrew E Smith
January 1, 2009
Andrew E. Smith, 62, of Parsons, died at 2:15 p.m., Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Labette Health. He was born September 16, 1946, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He lived in the Kansas City area thirty years before moving to Parsons eight years ago. While in Kansas City, he was employed as a chef at Three Friends restaurant. He also...
Mellody A. Negrete
January 1, 2009
Mellody A. Negrete, 49, of Parsons, died at her home at 9:15 p.m., Thursday, January 1, 2009. She was born July 4, 1959, in Quenemo, Kansas, to "Buck" and JoAnn E. (Wilks) Green. She moved to Parsons as a teenager where she attended Parsons Schools. Through the years, she worked as an emergency medical technician until becoming disabled. She attended...
Kent E. Riggs
December 29, 2008
Kent Riggs, 53, of Parsons, died at 10:15 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2008, at the home of his sister, Sheryl Werner, in Parsons. He was born September 15, 1955, in Parsons, to Cecil E. and Theora (Timson) Riggs. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons, and was a graduate of Parsons High School. He was an employee of Dayton...
Winona Jean Dixon
December 27, 2008
Winona Jean Dixon, 76, of Owasso, Oklahoma, formerly of Wichita, died at 5:55 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Sequoyah Pointe Living Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born November 12, 1932, in McCune, Kansas, to Glenn W. and Verda (Varyle) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in southeast Kansas, graduating from Labette County Community High School in Altamont,...
Christopher L. Ahrens
December 24, 2008
Christopher L. "Chris" Ahrens, 23, of Vinita, Oklahoma, died from injuries sustained in an auto accident Wednesday, December 24, 2008 outside of Vinita.     He was born October 29, 1985 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Lawrence P. and Rose Mary (LaCaria) Ahrens. He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa. He had worked for General Mills and was currently employed at Allied...
Mary Lee Triebel
December 21, 2008
Mary Lee Triebel, 86, of Edna, died at 4:20 p.m., Sunday, December 21, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital. She was born September 5, 1922, in Edna, Kansas, to J. I. and Nettie Velma (Storm) Wester. She grew up and attended school in Edna, graduating from Edna High School in 1940. She and Elmer H. "Buck" Triebel were married June...
Ferne Brady
December 20, 2008
Ferne Brady, 87, of Parsons, passed away at 4:05 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born February 12, 1921 at Cora, Missouri to James R. and Virginia A. (Bundridge) Spencer. She grew up and attended schools in Cora and Milan, Missouri. She also lived in Kirksville, Missouri for a few years...
Philip C. Godfrey
December 20, 2008
Philip C. Godfrey, 64, of Parsons, died unexpectedly, at 5:00 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born March 21, 1944, in Parsons, Kansas, to Clyde Dewey and Frances Christine (Peterson) Godfrey. As a boy, he grew up and attended schools in rural Labette County. He was a 1962 graduate of Labette County...
Thomas R. "Tom" Strasser
December 19, 2008
Tom Strasser, 77, of rural Parsons, died at 4:39 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born February 16, 1931, in St. Paul, Kansas, to John Theodore "Theo" and Catherine Cecilia "Kate" (Lancaster) Strasser. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul, graduating from high school there in 1949. For 25 years, he worked as a...
Eula Jean Coffman
December 19, 2008
Eula Jean Coffman, 66, of Parsons, died at 6:40 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2008, at her home. She was born October 8, 1942, in Forgan, Oklahoma, to Jack and Thelma Marie (Davis) Coffman. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Liberal, Kansas. She had lived in Parsons since 1998. She was an avid Denver Broncos fan...
