James A. Waln
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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.
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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.
July 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
July 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
July 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...
Mertie Fern Schenck
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
