Caleb Wayne Mcholland
December 16, 2008
Caleb Wayne McHolland, four days old, died at 2:53 a.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born December 12, 2008, in Parsons, Kansas, to Mary Victoria Coker and Jackie Wayne McHolland. They survive of the home. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: One Brother - James McHolland of the...
Margaret L. "Peggy" Titus
December 14, 2008
Margaret L. "Peggy" Titus, 76, of Parsons, died at 9:55 a.m., Sunday, December 14, 2008, at her home. She was born August 26, 1932, in St. Paul, Kansas, to George A. and Adeline (Bradshaw) Burkhart. As a young girl, she grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Francis High School. She then attended Beauty College in Pittsburg before...
Lee H. Jenkins
December 12, 2008
Lee H. Jenkins, 92, formerly of rural McCune, died at 5:15 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons where he had resided the past two years. He was born November 29, 1916, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Lyman E. and Maggie P. (Baker) Jenkins. In 1929, as a young boy, he moved with his family to...
Charles, Jr. Rickman
December 12, 2008
Charles, Jr. "Skeeter" Rickman, 48, of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away December 12, 2008, at the home of his aunt in Coffeyville, Kansas, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born July 11, 1960, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Charles Eugene and Blanche Mae (Davis) Rickman. He grew up in rural Welch, Oklahoma, and graduated from Welch High School in 1978....
Robert L. Shearhart
December 10, 2008
Robert L. "Bob" Shearhart, 81, a lifelong resident of Mound Valley, died at 9:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at his home. He was born July 5, 1927, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to Herschel and Mary (Fields) Shearhart. As a teenager, he moved to California, with his parents, where he was a graduate of Huntington Park-Bell High School. After enlisting...
Gerald E. Fouts
December 9, 2008
Gerald Eldon Fouts, 85, of Mound Valley, died at 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health the past five years. He was born April 20, 1923, in rural Mound Valley, to Elmer H. and Mildred (Ealy) Fouts. He was a lifelong resident of Labette County and graduated from...
Joaquin Ramirez, Sr.
December 9, 2008
Joaquin "Ramrod" Ramirez, Sr., 80, of Parsons, died 8:32 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born October 3, 1928, in Parsons, Kansas, to Rafael and Victoria (Tapia) Ramirez. At the age of 5, he moved with his family to Mexico, and returned to Parsons at the age of 17. Through the years he worked as a...
C. C. "Chet" Mathis
December 7, 2008
C. C. "Chet" Mathis, 92, a longtime resident of Parsons, died at 3:10 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2008, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mary Etta and Dwain Watson, in Parsons, where he had lived for the past four years. He had been in failing health. He was born August 2, 1916, on the family farm near DeLeon,...
Joseph "J.E." Reynolds
December 6, 2008
Joseph "J.E." Reynolds, 68, of Edna, died at 5:10 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born October 7, 1940, in Columbia, North Carolina, to William Thomas and Vedia Mae (Swain) Reynolds. He grew up and attended schools in Columbia, North Carolina, and in later years, earned a Bachelors degree from Ozark...
Mae Greer
December 6, 2008
Mae Greer, 101, formerly of rural Altamont, died at 2:55 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Providence Place Nursing and Rehab Facility in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born October 31, 1907, in Hurdland, Missouri, to Scott and Belva (Shirkey) Golden. She moved to the Zion Hill neighborhood in her teen years and graduated with the Class of 1926 from...
Nadine E. Barr
November 22, 2008
Nadine E. Barr, 93, a lifelong resident of the Chetopa area, died at 1:30 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital. She had been in failing health. She was born March 27, 1915, northwest of Chetopa, to Luther and Eva (Thompson) Wiley. She grew up and attended schools in the Chetopa area, and was a graduate of...
Sharon A. Smith
November 21, 2008
Sharon A. Smith, 64, of Parsons, died at 7:12 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born September 18, 1944, in Long Beach, California, to Oren and Fayrene (Kenworthy) Dickens. As a young girl, she grew up in Neodesha, Kansas, where she attended schools and graduated from Neodesha High School. She and Eugene "Gene"...
Kathryn K. "Kay" Allison
November 18, 2008
Kathryn K. "Kay" Allison, 69, of Oswego, died at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at her home. She was born on November 12, 1939, to Joseph Ditzler "Joe" and Helen Frances (Ruttgen) Columbia, at the farm home of her late grandparents, Leo C. and Myrtle V. Ruttgen, located between Chetopa and Oswego. During her Junior and Senior years in...
Jaslyn Angel Markham-Dodd
November 17, 2008
Jaslyn Angel Markham-Dodd, daughter of Jason Dodd and Sonja "Sonie" Markham, both of Parsons, was stillborn Monday, November 17, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. In addition to her parents, survivors include: Two Sisters - Deja Dodd Joplin, MO Nakia Dodd Joplin, MO Maternal Grandmother – Deloris Opare Parsons, KS Paternal Grandmother – Delores Dodd Parsons, KS Paternal Grandfather –...
Clarence Ray "Joe" Farran
November 15, 2008
Clarence R. "Joe" Farran, 80, of Parsons, died at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Labette Health. He was born August 9, 1928 in Conway, Missouri to John W. and Edna May (Malone) Farran. As a child, he moved with his family first to Cherryvale then to Parsons. He attended Parsons schools. He joined the United States Army and...
Donna Jean Moses
November 12, 2008
Donna Jean Moses, 79, of Chetopa, died at 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Oswego Community Hospital in Oswego, Kansas. She was born January 25, 1929, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Edward and Jessie (Bond) Holding. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in St. Paul, and at the age of 60, earned her GED. Through...
Donna Rose Snowden
November 8, 2008
Donna Rose Snowden, 68, of Altamont, passed away at her home, early Saturday morning, November 8, 2008. Her death was unexpected. She was born February 14, 1940 at Yates Center, Kansas to Philip and Maxine (Hartwell) McCrary. She grew up and attended school in Altamont and graduated from the Labette County High School there. In the 1980s, she moved to...
Daphne Mae Cave
November 8, 2008
Daphne Mae Cave, 70, of Parsons, died at 2:30 a.m., Saturday, November 8, 2008, at her home. She had been in her usual health, and death was not expected. She was born November 16, 1937, at Mercy Hospital in Parsons, Kansas, to Lloyd and Hope (Newell) Bennett. As a young girl, she grew up in the rural Altamont area where...
Deauthor Pierce
November 8, 2008
DeAuthor Pierce, 69, of Parsons, died at 8:35 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born March 13, 1939, in Humphrey, Arkansas, to Freddie Pierce, Sr. and Georgia (Thompson) Pierce. As a young boy, he grew up in Arkansas and attended school there. Through most of his adult life, he worked in construction. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Joseph Gerald "Jody" Beachner
November 7, 2008
Joseph G. "Jody" Beachner, 31, of St. Paul, died unexpectedly Friday morning, November 7, 2008, at his home. He was born April 8, 1977, at Ft. Scott, Kansas, to Jerry and Janey (Bradshaw) Beachner. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul. While in high school he was active in sports and was class president for four years. He...
