Roberta L. Plummer
Mar 30, 2008
Roberta L. Plummer, 75, of Chetopa, died at 3:51 a.m., Sunday, March 30, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born February 9, 1933, in rural Craig County, Oklahoma, to Louis and Elizabeth (Melitor) Baunhofer. She grew up in the Russell Creek area attending country elementary schools and later Chetopa High School. She worked at...
M. Irene Mcgill
Mar 27, 2008
M. Irene McGill, 103, of Chetopa, died at 4:40 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Chetopa Manor where she had resided several years. She was born February 17, 1905, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Frank Henderson and Lulu Olive (Vanatta) Burnside. As a child, she lived in Wichita, Kansas, and Miami, Oklahoma for several years. At the age of 66, she...
Earl Harold Foss
Mar 26, 2008
Earl H. Foss, 74, of Chetopa, died at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born April 8, 1933, in Loveland, Colorado, to Arthur and Frances (Hodges) Foss. He graduated from Columbus High School before entering the U.S. Army where he served from 1953 – 1955. Following his discharge, he continued serving his...
Margaret E. Baird
Mar 24, 2008
Margaret E. Baird, 92, of Chetopa, died at 4:23 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2008, at Chetopa Manor where she had resided for several years. She was born August 6, 1915, in Boise, Idaho, to Harvey Alexander and Bertha Mae (Ihrig) Graue. As a child, she attended Lockard School, north of Bartlett, until her family moved into Bartlett from the farm....
Joann Giefer
Mar 22, 2008
JoAnn Giefer, 74, of Parsons, died at 12:02 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2008 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born June 25, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Forest and Lucille (Blankenship) Voss. At the age of six, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended Springhill School. She was a graduate of...
Wilma Allene Albertson
Mar 20, 2008
Wilma Allene Albertson, 87, of Parsons, died at 5:20 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Center where she had entered earlier this year. She was born March 30, 1920, in Parsons, to William Martin and Leora Vernice (Maupin) Murphy. She grew up in Parsons where she graduated from Parsons High School in 1937 and later attended...
Florence E. "Flo" Turk
Mar 20, 2008
Florence E. "Flo" Turk, 84, of Altamont, died at 9:05 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Labette Health. She was born June 2, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, to Leonard Clarence and Elise Agnes (Hartsook) Blevins. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She worked at the Kansas Ordinance Plant, in Parsons, during the war before moving to Biloxi, Mississippi,...
Theresa Marie Young
Mar 19, 2008
Theresa Marie Young, 55, of Erie, died at 3:50 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Wichita Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1953, in Kansas City, Kansas, to John and Betty Young. In 1987, she became a resident at Connections, in St. Paul, and had made her home there since that time. SURVIVORS: Three Brothers -...
Dave E. Myers
Mar 17, 2008
Dave E. Myers, 70, of rural Mound Valley, died at 10:20 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2008, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born March 21, 1937, in Altamont, Kansas, to William "Will" and Naomi (Cortner) Myers. He grew up and attended schools in Altamont graduating from Labette County Community...
Jean M. Mourning
Mar 17, 2008
Jean Marie Mourning, 72, of Altamont, died at 10:52 a.m., Monday, March 17, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons where she had resided the past 2 ½ years. She was born December 25, 1935, in rural Altamont, to Nathan E. and Charlotte L. (Allison) Robinson. She grew up in rural Labette County graduating from Labette County Community High...
Dolores (Forbes) Streck
Mar 16, 2008
Dolores Forbes Streck was born August 1, 1917 and passed away March 16, 2008. Dolores was born in Parsons, Kansas, one of eleven children of Patrick and Mary Elizabeth Forbes. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she married the love of her life, William (Bill) Streck on December 27, 1941. While Bill served overseas in WWII, Dolores worked as a...
Ralph L. Schneider
Mar 15, 2008
Ralph L. Schneider, 86, a lifelong resident of Dennis, died at 8:10 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons where he had resided the past year. He was born August 12, 1921, in Dennis, Kansas, to Titus and Leona (Good) Schneider. He grew up and attended school in Dennis graduating from Dennis High School. In...
Victor L. George
Mar 12, 2008
Victor L. George, 95, a longtime Altamont resident, died at 10:05 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. He was born March 11, 1913, to Frank E. and Elizabeth (Kyle) George in Altamont where he resided until 2005 when he moved to Presbyterian Manor. He was the last survivor of his immediate family which was prominent in...
Lelin K. George
Mar 12, 2008
Lelin K. George, 86, of rural Oswego, died at 1:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Oswego Nursing and Rehab Center in Oswego following a brief illness. He was born January 21, 1922, in Hallowell, Kansas, one of eleven children, to Fred and Elsie Jane (Dobbins) George. He grew up and attended school in the Bartlett area. During World War...
Paul C. Flaharty
Mar 12, 2008
Paul C. Flaharty, 89, lifelong resident of rural McCune, died at 1:23 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg. He was born August 25, 1918 in McCune, Kansas, to William Alexander and Mattie (House) Flaharty. He grew up and attended school in McCune. He farmed his entire life on a farm north of McCune....
M. Elizabeth Mansfield
Mar 11, 2008
M. Elizabeth "Liz" Mansfield, 94, of Joplin, formerly of Parsons, died at 9:04 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born January 7, 1914, in Parsons, Kansas, to Joseph Curtis "J. C." and Fedonia (Benson) Axton. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School in 1931 and later Parsons...
Ruth I. Raney
Mar 7, 2008
Ruth I. Raney, 86, of Erie, died Friday afternoon, March 7, 2008, at her home. She was born September 26, 1921, in Erie, to Hurley Bohrer and Louie Dell (Lydick) Bohrer. She grew up and attended schools in Erie. In 1939, she graduated from Erie High School as Valedictorian of her senior class. She worked as a rural mail carrier...
Carl H. Merman
Mar 6, 2008
Carl H. Merman, 82, of Frontenac, formerly of Parsons, died March 6, 2008, in his home. He was in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born June 24, 1925, in Parsons, Kansas, to John C. and Nellie L. (Rice) Merman. As a young boy, he grew up in Parsons and attended schools there. He worked as a...
Raymond Earl Ewan
Mar 6, 2008
Raymond Earl "Ray" Ewan, 66, of Parsons, died at 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. He had been in failing health. He was born March 30, 1941, in rural Walnut, Kansas, to Lester William and Dorothy Catherine (McClelland) Ewan. He grew up and attended schools in the Girard area. He lived and worked there doing...
Patricia Charlene Kimrey
Mar 5, 2008
Patricia Charlene "Pat" Kimrey, 66, of rural McCune, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 3:27 p.m., at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kansas, where she was surrounded by many of her loved ones. Her body had been in failing health for the past few months, but her spirit...
