Retha L. Overman
Nov 27, 2007
Retha L. Overman, 83, of Chetopa, died at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at the Oswego Hospital. She was born January 1, 1924, in rural Bartlett, to Earl and Tressie Brillhart. She was a graduate of Oswego High School. She and Edward "Pete" Overman were married June 11, 1950, at the Presbyterian Church in Oswego. For a time, she...
Emma Scott
Nov 27, 2007
Emma F. Scott, 90, of Chetopa, died at 10:55 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 26, 1917, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Lawrence M. Caldwell, Sr. and Lottie R. (Webb) Caldwell. Through the years, she had worked twice at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons and retired from Huntsman, Inc. in Chetopa...
Forest E. Smith
Nov 26, 2007
Forest E. Smith, 91, of St. Paul, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Catholic Church, passed away at 4:05 p.m., Monday, November 26, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born May 24, 1916, in the rural St. Paul-Erie, Kansas, area. He was one of five children born to Francis...
James D. Mclaughlin
Nov 21, 2007
James D. "Jim" McLaughlin, 64, of rural Mound Valley, died at 5:50 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident near Fredonia, Kansas. He was born May 22, 1943, in Galveston, Texas, to James Curtis and Velma Lee (Cockrum) McLaughlin. He graduated high school in Breckenridge, Missouri, where he earned All-State football and basketball honors. Following...
Peter Ronald "Ron" Samson
Nov 18, 2007
Peter Ronald "Ron" Samson, 60, of Parsons, died at 12:31 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2007, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born January 18, 1947, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Pete and Mabel (Lovely) Samson. He owned and operated his own plumbing business. He and Mary Lucke were married November 7, 1970, in Urbana, Kansas. She...
Robert I. Dorris
Nov 17, 2007
Robert I. Dorris, 82, of Erie, Kansas, went home to be with God on Saturday, November 17, 2007. He was born in Guymon, Oklahoma, on May 8, 1925, to Ira and Nannie (Morrow) Dorris. He joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served during World War II aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Princeton, in the Pacific...
Mable Iown Sanders
Nov 17, 2007
Mable "Iown" Sanders, 90, of rural Parsons, died at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2007, at Labette Health. She was born September 21, 1917, south of Parsons, to Charles and Myrtle (Mitchner) Blackburn. She grew up and attended schools in rural Labette County. On August 16, 1943, she and Boyd D. Sanders were married in Joplin, Missouri. He survives of...
Mary Delores Braden
Nov 16, 2007
Mary Delores "Lola" Braden, 80, of Parsons, died at her home Friday, November 16, 2007. She was born April 8, 1927, in Parsons, to Jose M. and Gomenza (Marez) Perez. She grew up and attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and graduated from Parsons High School. Through the years she worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Tempter Bakery, Broadway Cafeteria...
Effie B. Collins
Nov 14, 2007
Effie B. Collins, 55, of Parsons, died at 1:40 p.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born December 8, 1951, in Monroe, Louisiana, to Josh and Casseal (Ford) Kendrick. She and Odell Collins were married July 6, 1982, in Rayville, Louisiana. In 1995, her family moved to Parsons, from Louisiana, where she operated...
Glenn H. Mcwilliams
Nov 12, 2007
Glenn H. McWilliams, 87, of Parsons, died unexpectedly at 9:00 a.m., Monday, November 12, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born June 10, 1920, in Irwin, Missouri, to Adam Francis and Blanche Elizabeth (Gilmore) McWilliams. During World War II, he served in the United States Army. He and Betty L. Batley were married April...
George Donald Mozingo
Nov 8, 2007
George Donald Mozingo, 92, formerly of Altamont, died at 1:45 a.m., Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Medicalodges of Eudora in Eudora, Kansas, where he had resided since February 2004. He was born October 19, 1915, in Strauss, Kansas, to Henry Alvin and Icy May (Shannon) Mozingo. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He worked for the Katy Railroad...
Jeffrey A. White
Nov 8, 2007
Jeff A. White, 44, of Parsons, died at 12:35 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born February 2, 1963, in Parsons, to Robert "Bob" and Harriette E. (Parks) White. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He worked at Advanced Plastics and later Dayton Superior...
Emerson Newberry
Nov 6, 2007
Emerson Newberry, 88, of St. Paul, died at 2:20 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, in St. Paul, where he had resided since October 2006. He was born January 18, 1919, at Hilltop, Arkansas, to Louis M. and Nancy E. (Jones) Newberry. At the age of 18, he moved with his family to Kansas. On July...
Arthur Evans
Nov 3, 2007
Arthur "Robert" Evans, 84, of Chetopa, died at 12:43 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Chetopa Manor in Chetopa. He was born July 23, 1923 in Melrose, Kansas, to Samuel Arthur Evans and Kittie Frances (Headley) Evans. He attended Fairview elementary school and graduated from Columbus High School in 1942. He had worked in the mines in the area...
Carol M. O'Connor
Nov 1, 2007
Carol M. O'Connor, 45, of Parsons, died at 3:15 p.m., Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born October 18, 1962, in Parsons, to Thomas J. and Arlyne J. (Bloeser) O'Connor. She grew up and attended Meadow View Elementary School, was a 1980 graduate of Labette County High School, and earned her...
Carol J. Deming
Oct 30, 2007
Carol J. Deming, 56, of Hayes, Virginia, died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday, October 30, 2007. She was born April 10, 1951, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Calvin and Jeanne Marie (Chauvaux) Nolder. She grew up and attended schools in Pennsylvania before moving to Oswego, Kansas, in 1963, with her family. She had lived in Virginia for many years. She...
Nadine Headley
Oct 28, 2007
Nadine Headley, 84, of Belle Plaine died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. She was born on Sept. 15, 1923, in rural Wellington to Benjamin Franklin and Beulah (Merle) Heasty Luster. She married Carl Eugene Headley at her parents' home on June 8, 1941, in the same room in which she was born. He preceded her in death. She worked for Boeing...
Dr. Kathleen R. Rice
Oct 27, 2007
Dr. Kathleen R. Rice, 75, of Parsons, died at 9:05 p.m., Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born July 24, 1932, in Floydada, Texas, to Isaac "Bob" and Myrtle (Henry) Roberts. She grew up in Marlow, Oklahoma, attending school through the 11th grade there. In Altus, Oklahoma, she graduated high school in 1950...
Paul Raymond Campmier
Oct 26, 2007
Paul Raymond Campmier, 80, of Chetopa, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:50 a.m., Friday, October 26, 2007, at Chetopa Manor, where he had resided since January 1997. He was born March 17, 1927, in Council Grove, Kansas, to Ralph Alfa and Kitty Margaret (Belt) Campmier. He grew up and attended school in Council Grove where he received his 8th grade...
Lloyd William Tomey
Oct 24, 2007
Lloyd William Tomey, 98, of Chetopa, died at 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at Chetopa Manor where he had resided since January 2006. He was born July 3, 1909, in rural Bartlett, to William F. and Cecilia T. (Foster) Tomey. He grew up and attended school in the Bartlett area, graduating from Baylor School. He and Fern Burrows were...
