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...
Wilma Allene Albertson
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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....
