Mertie Fern Schenck
Jun 26, 2008
Mertie Fern Schenck, 91, of Independence, formerly of Altamont, died at 12:50 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Bradford Place, in Independence, where she had resided the past 2 ½ years. She was born October 15, 1916, in rural Labette County, near Star School, to Charles Elmer and Sarah Cora (Harris) Dobbins. She grew up in that area and was...
Robert A. Robison
Jun 26, 2008
Robert A. "Bob" Robison, 76, of Chetopa, died at 9:35 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008, at his home. He was born February 29, 1932, to Carson J. and Catherine A. (Barrett) Robison, in New Rochelle, New York. He attended schools in Dutchess County, New York. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He moved to Chetopa in 1976 and...
Karen M. Harrington
Jun 26, 2008
Karen M. Harrington, 69, of Parsons, died at 12:58 p.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born May 26, 1939, in Sherman, Kansas, to Slim and Bertha (Whitson) Miller. At the age of six, she was adopted by Elmer and Veda (Patterson) Wilson. Following Veda's death, she...
Betty L Scoones
Jun 24, 2008
Betty L. Scoones, 80, of Erie, died at 12:20 p.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born August 13, 1927, in rural Stark, Kansas, to Richard F. and Hazel E. (Hobson) Vanderford. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in rural Erie. While in the fourth grade, she began attending Erie District...
Phyllis C. Thompson
Jun 24, 2008
Phyllis C. "Granny" Thompson, 86, of Altamont, formerly of Parsons, died at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Labette Health. She was born June 11, 1922, in Huron, South Dakota, to Cecil L. and Hattie R. (Marks) Crabb. She grew up in South Dakota and moved to Stark, Kansas, as a child. She was a 1940 graduate of Grant...
Vernon Harley Banzet
Jun 24, 2008
Vernon Harley Banzet, 68, of rural Chetopa, Kansas, died at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday June 24, 2008, at St. John's Regional Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was born to Wayne, Sr. and Reva (Kessler) Banzet on January 3, 1940, in Northeast Oklahoma. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1958. He attended...
Roberta J. Howard
Jun 23, 2008
Roberta J. Howard, 89, of Parsons, died at 12:45 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born January 27, 1919, in Parsons, to S. Clarence and Ethel (Foster) Jackson. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School and later Parsons Junior College. For a time, she worked as a...
Chloe Nichelle Robinson
Jun 21, 2008
Chloe Nichelle Robinson, 1 year old, of Parsons, died at 2:09 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born May 8, 2007, in Emporia, Kansas, to Shane Derik Johnson and Tiffany Marie Robinson. She moved with her family to Parsons in December 2007. SURVIVORS: Parents - Shane Johnson and Tiffany Robinson of...
John B. Brown
Jun 17, 2008
John B. Brown, 89, of Chetopa, died at 11:35 a.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born June 12, 1919, in Pomona, California, to Arthur Winford and Katherine Irene (Knell) Brown. He and Mildred Coons were married February 27, 1945. He served in the U.S. Army for two years before becoming a park caretaker for...
Dolores Maxine Polk
Jun 16, 2008
Dolores Maxine Polk, 78, of Chetopa, died at 2:30 a.m., Monday, June 16, 2008, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa, Kansas, where she had resided since December 2007. She was born July 10, 1929, in Calumet, Oklahoma, to Harold J. and Beulah B. (Knox) Smith. In early childhood, she moved with her family to a farm in Oswego. She...
Judith F. Redburn
Jun 16, 2008
Judith F. "Judy" Redburn, 62, of Parsons, Kansas,died Monday, June 16, 2008, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born November 26, 1945, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Leo Joseph and Nell Marie (Farley) Allen. As a young girl, she grew up in Fort Smith and Wichita, Kansas. She and...
Roger D. Green
Jun 13, 2008
Roger D. Green, 46, of rural Mound Valley, died at 4:07 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born September 13, 1961, in Parsons, to Earl and Jo Ann (Rose) Green. He grew up in Parsons where he attended elementary schools and later Parsons High School. Through the years he worked at Parsons Auto Parts...
William E. Wass
Jun 4, 2008
William E. "Bill" Wass, 81, of Parsons, died at 6:59 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Labette Health following a brief illness. He was born December 28, 1926, in Parsons, Kansas, to Charles James and Mildred Marie (Tetley) Wass. As a child, he moved with his family to the rural Dennis-Timber Hill area. He attended schools in Dennis and Cherryvale....
Raymond J. Mckinney
Jun 2, 2008
Raymond J. McKinney, 78, of Humboldt, formerly of Erie, died at 11:29 a.m., Monday, June 2, 2008, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born November 25, 1929, in South Mound, Kansas, to William L. "Bill" and Emma A. (Thomas) McKinney. In 1938, he moved with his family to Erie where he attended school and later worked,...
Jean Canfield Schultz
May 30, 2008
Jean Canfield Schultz, 86, of Chetopa, died at 11:06 a.m., Friday, May 30, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born March 19, 1922, in Scammon, Kansas, to Marvin and Frances (Jones) Canfield. She graduated from Pittsburg High School and later attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg. She married Frederick S. Schultz on July 13, 1941. She and...
Agnes E. Burns
May 29, 2008
Agnes E. Burns, 90, of Erie, died at 5:25 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, in St. Paul, where she had resided since March of this year. She was born March 25, 1918, in Greenbush, Kansas, to Frank and Elizabeth (Lyons) Marnell. She grew up and attended schools in the Greenbush area. On February 16, 1942,...
Clifford Keaton
May 23, 2008
Clifford "Red" Keaton, 86, of Parsons, Kansas, formerly of Ozark, Arkansas, died at 1:35 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor where he had resided the past month. He was born September 29, 1921, in Mulberry, Arkansas, to James Francis and Allie (Shores) Keaton. He grew up in the Mulberry-Fern-Ozark, Arkansas, area where he attended schools. He served...
Jenny Sue Wiggins
May 20, 2008
Jenny Sue Wiggins, 56, of Parsons, died Tuesday morning, May 20, 2008, at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born May 4, 1952, in Coronado, California, to James B. Wiggins, Jr. and Carol J. (Knight) Wiggins. As a child, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended schools....
Dorothy Arlene Johnson
May 18, 2008
Dorothy Arlene Johnson, 81, of Parsons, formerly of Independence, died at 2:10 a.m., Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home, in Parsons, where she had resided the past 2 ½ months. She was born November 7, 1926, in Bloomfield, Iowa, to William and Catherine (Rouch) Yahnke. She grew up and attended school in Bloomfield. She and Rev. Ralph...
Mary Lou Crager
May 18, 2008
Mary Lou "Sis" Crager, 79, of St. Paul, died at 5:38 a.m., Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born September 2, 1928, in St. Paul, to George and Adelia (Brazil) McAtee. She grew up and attended schools there graduating from St. Francis High School. She and Joseph Crager were married January 5, 1952, at St....
