Marvin Dean Holmes
May 10, 2008
Marvin Dean Holmes, 85, of Altamont, died at 6:36 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Labette Health. He was born January 3, 1923, in Altamont to Oren Frederick and Avery Belle (Atkinson) Holmes. He grew up and attended schools in Labette County and graduated from Labette County Community High School. He also attended Labette Community College. He worked for the...
Charles L. Kimrey
May 9, 2008
Charles L. "Charley" Kimrey, 77, of Edna, died at 12:50 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2008 at the Oswego Medical Center in Oswego, Kansas. He was born August 5, 1930 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Cecil Ray and Edith Louise (Rexwinkle) Kimrey. He grew up in Craig County and then attended the Edna High school and later the Coffeyville Junior College....
Milton P. Asbill
April 29, 2008
Milton P. Asbill, 95, of Parsons, died at 1:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born January 17, 1913, in Joplin, Missouri, to Walter A. and Bessie (Workman) Asbill. He grew up and attended school there before moving with his family to the Edna area. After leaving home, he served in the U.S. Navy. He and...
Judson Emerson Edwards
April 28, 2008
Judson Emerson Edwards August 24, 1927 – April 28, 2008 Judson Emerson Edwards was born in 1927 in Salem, IN, of James and Grace Edwards. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a degree in business and economics. He retired as a Lieutenant from the Kentucky State Police. After retirement, he served as Commissioner of Transportation in...
Cecil D. Kimrey
April 28, 2008
Cecil Darrel Kimrey, 73, of Edna, died at 3:25 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born July 26, 1934, in Craig County, Oklahoma to Cecil Ray and Edith Louise (Rexwinkle) Kimrey. He grew up in Craig County where he attended Plain View Grade School. At the age of 14, he...
Katherine Hughes
April 27, 2008
Katherine Hughes, 76, devoted mother and grandmother joined her Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 26, 2008. She was born October 1, 1931 to W.F. and Mae (Mitchisson) Higgins in Golden Pond, Kentucky. She attended school in Parsons, Kansas and became the medical records director at the Katy Hospital and the Katy Clinic for 29 years. On December 23, 1949....
Michael L. Giefer
April 23, 2008
Michael L. "Mike" Giefer, 45, of Parsons, died at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born August 11, 1962, in Parsons, to Richard A. and Sharon K. (Conley) Giefer. He grew up in the South Mound area. He attended St....
Charles W. Newkirk, Jr.
April 20, 2008
Charles W. "Chuck" Newkirk, Jr., 65, of Oronogo, Missouri, formerly of Parsons, died at 1:47 a.m., Sunday, April 20, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. He was born July 8, 1942, in Parsons, Kansas, to Charles W. Newkirk, Sr. and Florence Ellen (Merritt) Newkirk. He grew up in Parsons where he attended North Harmony School and West...
John L Hardeman
April 12, 2008
John L. Hardeman, 88, of Parsons, died at 1:45 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born July 17, 1919, in Oxford, Kansas, to Lyman Lynch and Grace (Shriver) Hardeman. He grew up and attended schools in Leavenworth, Kansas. He later attended the University of Kansas where...
Carolyn F. Maier
April 10, 2008
Carolyn F. Maier, 87, of Parsons, died at 11:08 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born January 23, 1921, in Webb City, Missouri, to William O. and Alma (Elder) Ford. She grew up in Parsons where she attended McKinley Elementary School, West Jr. High, was a 1937 graduate of Parsons High School,...
Vera Jean Van Mieghem
April 8, 2008
Vera Jean Van Mieghem, 87, of Parsons, died at 6:10 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Woodridge Estates, in Parsons, where she had resided since September 2004. She was born December 18, 1920, in Parsons, Kansas, to William and Sadie (Evans) Bush. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She and Charles L. Van Mieghem were married December 22,...
Vida (Mckinzie) Sorrell
April 6, 2008
Vida M. (McKinzie) Sorrell, 85, of rural McCune, died at 10:30 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas, following a brief illness. She was born February 5, 1923, in Greensburg, Kansas, to William T. and Onah Lola (Meyers) Gofourth. She grew up and attended school in Parsons. She lived in Parsons and rural McCune most of...
Sonya L. Hoisington
April 6, 2008
Sonya L. Hoisington, 71, of Parsons died at 1:55 a.m., Sunday, April 06, 2008 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She was born December 27, 1936, in Parsons, to Harry J. Flora and Louise B. (Noel) Flora. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She graduated from Parsons High School and then from Labette Community College with...
John J. O'Rourke
April 5, 2008
John J. "Jack" O'Rourke, 91, of Parsons, died at 1:20 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. He had been in failing health. He was born February 9, 1917, in Parsons, Kansas, to Bernard J. and Cecilia (Conlin) O'Rourke. He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Mary's Elementary School, graduated from Parsons High School in...
Timothy L. "Tim" Edie
April 4, 2008
Timothy Lee "Tim" Edie, 34, of Parsons, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 4, 2008. He was born August 17, 1973, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Terry Lee and Dora Kay (Kuffler) Edie. He grew up and attended school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and moved to Parsons with his family at the age of ten. He had lived here since that...
Roberta L. Plummer
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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...
