Marvelle L. Ware
Oct 22, 2007
Marvelle L. Ware, 85, of Altamont, died at 10:35 p.m., Monday, October 22, 2007, at her home. She was born December 23, 1921, in rural Mound Valley, to Robert F. and Gertie (Stanley) Jones. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in the Mound Valley area. She and Kenneth R. Ware were married May 2, 1941, in...
Mae Drennan Payne Fevrier
Oct 19, 2007
Mae Drennan Payne Fevrier, 92, of Parsons, died at 8:50 p.m., Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born May 24, 1915, in Wilmington, Ohio, a daughter of Ira Crawford Drennan and Anna Fern (Freeland) Drennan. She grew up and attended schools in Snyder Crest, Ohio. She then...
Richard James Patrick Teel
Oct 19, 2007
Richard James Patrick Teel, was stillborn Friday, October 19, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. His parents, Richard D. and Nannette "Nan" (Murphy) Teel survive of the home in Oswego. ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS: Three Sisters - Alyssa Murphy Parsons, KS Shaylea Teel of the home Kelli Teel of the home Maternal Grandmother – Nancy Murphy Caney, KS Paternal Grandparents – Tommy...
Stephen Waldo Brown V
Oct 15, 2007
Stephen Waldo Brown V, 60, of Parsons, passed away early Monday morning, October 15, 2007, at his home. He was born May 22, 1947, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Stephen Waldo Brown IV and Enes (Casna-Donanti) Brown. He grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts, graduating from Weymouth High School. Before moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he served in the U.S. Air Force. In...
Treva M. Mccoley
Oct 14, 2007
Treva M. McColey, 97, a lifelong resident of Bartlett, died at 9:00 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born October 7, 1910, in rural Labette County, to Charles Jackson and Bertha (Austin) McColey. She attended Liggett Country School and was a 1929 graduate of Edna High School. She returned to the family farm until...
Gereldine Millie Bryant Hellman
Oct 13, 2007
Gereldine Millie Bryant Hellman, 81, of Hutchinson, Kansas, formerly of Chetopa, died at 11:50 p.m., Saturday, October 13, 2007, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa. She was born February 8, 1926, in Canton, Kansas, to Earl and Pearl (Ford) Feemster. She was a 1944 graduate of Ellinwood High School and later attended business school in Hutchinson for one year....
Bennie B. Johnston
Oct 12, 2007
Bennie B. Johnston, 77, of rural Edna, died at 11:50 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, from injuries suffered from an automobile accident earlier in the morning near Bartlett. He was born October 28, 1929, near Bartlett, Kansas, to Vernon and Myrtle (Layton) Johnston where he grew up and attended rural schools....
Nellie Marie Leon
Oct 10, 2007
Nellie Marie Leon, 70, of Mound Valley, died at 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born December 13, 1936, in Jefferson, Kansas, to Jasper "Jack" and Laura Belle (Miller) Smith. She grew up and attended schools in Jefferson and Coffeyville. For a time, she worked at the Kansas Army...
James P. "Jim" Augustine
Oct 10, 2007
James P. "Jim" Augustine, 50, of Parsons, died at 10:23 a.m., Wednesday, October 10, 2007, in the emergency room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected. He was born December 20, 1956 in Strong City, Kansas, to Joseph and Wilma (Adkins) Augustine. Several years ago, he moved to Parsons. SURVIVOR: One Sister...
Ronald Lee Wylie
Oct 4, 2007
Ronald Lee Wylie, 46, of Chetopa, died at 3:20 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident north of Chetopa. He was born January 9, 1961, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Jerry Neal and Faye (Broyles) Wylie. He grew up and attended schools in the Bartlett and Chetopa areas. He and Glenda Geer were married. They later...
Lysle Raymond Dixon
Sep 30, 2007
Lysle Raymond Dixon, 80, of Chanute, died at 6:39 a.m., Sunday, September 30, 2007, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born February 14, 1927, in Altamont, to Roy E. and Besse (Workman) Dixon. He grew up and attended school in rural Labette County. He worked most of his adult life as a self-employed roofer in...
Josephine E. O'Hara
Sep 30, 2007
Josephine E. O'Hara, 85, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 10:15 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2007, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons, following a brief illness. She was born October 19, 1921, in Parsons, to Bernard J. "Barney" and Marie (Hellen) O'Hara. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from St. Patrick's High School and Parsons...
Bessie Mae Mcwilliams
Sep 26, 2007
Bessie Mae McWilliams, 75, of Parsons, died at 3:39 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at Labette Health. Her death was not expected. She was born June 30, 1932, in Natchez, Alabama, to Robert and Annie Lou (Thompson) Matthews. She and Leslie McWilliams were married with eight children being born to that union. In 1963, the family moved to Parsons where...
Jeannine Gofourth
Sep 25, 2007
Jeannine Gofourth, 75, of Joplin, Missouri, formerly of Parsons and Coffeyville, Kansas, died at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Joplin, Missouri. She had been in failing health. She was born December 17, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas to Frank and Mildred A. (Cake) Griswold. She and William Gofourth were married for 17 years....
Clara Neville
Sep 21, 2007
Clara Neville, 77, of Parsons, died at 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2007 at her home. She was born March 3, 1930 in Prue, Oklahoma to John S. Ramsey and Della (Davis) Ramsey. As a child, she moved with her family to Mound Valley, Kansas. She grew up and attended schools in Mound Valley and was a straight A student....
Betty Lou Tullis
Sep 15, 2007
Betty Lou Tullis, 86, of Chetopa, died at 3:34 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2007, at Chetopa Manor. The daughter of Claude and Floy Kemmerer, Betty was born November 4, 1920, in Parsons. She was a graduate of Parsons High School and Parsons Junior College. In earlier years, she was active in community charities and politics. She was a volunteer for...
Ella May(Steeby) Palmer
Sep 14, 2007
Ella May (Steeby) Palmer, 104, of Altamont, died at 6:51 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2007, at the Labette Health Emergency Room. She was born January 1, 1903, in Savannah, Missouri, to John S. and Mattie (Hardin) Steeby. She moved with her parents to Labette County in 1908. She graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1922 and continued her...
Alice F. Harms
Sep 12, 2007
Alice F. Harms, 79, of Parsons, died at 9:25 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health for several months. She was born November 20, 1927 in Hillsboro, Kansas, to Peter D. and Mary (Funk) Pankratz. She grew up and attended schools in the Brudertal Church Community near Hillsboro, Kansas, graduating from Hillsboro High...
Norman C. Downing
Sep 10, 2007
Norman C. Downing, 72, of Chetopa, died at 5:10 p.m., Monday, September 10, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born November 11, 1934, in Commerce, Oklahoma, to William Clinton and Marie Avis (Lucas) Downing. He attended schools in Chetopa prior to graduating high school in Lynwood, California. He and Darlene Piatt were married August...
Frieda Emma Bussman
Sep 9, 2007
Frieda Emma Bussman, 87, formerly of the Mound Valley and Edna area, passed away Sunday evening, September 9, 2007, in Arlington, Texas. She was born December 15, 1919, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Paul and Elise C. (Lienemann) Schuetz. She attended the Coffeyville schools, graduating from high school in 1937 and Coffeyville Jr. College in 1939. She taught her first year...
