M. Elizabeth Mansfield
March 11, 2008
M. Elizabeth "Liz" Mansfield, 94, of Joplin, formerly of Parsons, died at 9:04 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born January 7, 1914, in Parsons, Kansas, to Joseph Curtis "J. C." and Fedonia (Benson) Axton. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School in 1931 and later Parsons...
Ruth I. Raney
March 7, 2008
Ruth I. Raney, 86, of Erie, died Friday afternoon, March 7, 2008, at her home. She was born September 26, 1921, in Erie, to Hurley Bohrer and Louie Dell (Lydick) Bohrer. She grew up and attended schools in Erie. In 1939, she graduated from Erie High School as Valedictorian of her senior class. She worked as a rural mail carrier...
Carl H. Merman
March 6, 2008
Carl H. Merman, 82, of Frontenac, formerly of Parsons, died March 6, 2008, in his home. He was in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born June 24, 1925, in Parsons, Kansas, to John C. and Nellie L. (Rice) Merman. As a young boy, he grew up in Parsons and attended schools there. He worked as a...
Raymond Earl Ewan
March 6, 2008
Raymond Earl "Ray" Ewan, 66, of Parsons, died at 3:20 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. He had been in failing health. He was born March 30, 1941, in rural Walnut, Kansas, to Lester William and Dorothy Catherine (McClelland) Ewan. He grew up and attended schools in the Girard area. He lived and worked there doing...
Patricia Charlene Kimrey
March 5, 2008
Patricia Charlene "Pat" Kimrey, 66, of rural McCune, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 3:27 p.m., at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kansas, where she was surrounded by many of her loved ones. Her body had been in failing health for the past few months, but her spirit...
Dowana D. Holsinger
March 5, 2008
Dowana D. Holsinger, 84, of Parsons, died at 4:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at her home following a brief illness. She was born December 1, 1923, in McCook, Nebraska, to John Rathiel and Mary Elizabeth (Laughlin) Ewing. At the age of eight, she moved to Gillette, Wyoming, where she grew up and attended schools. She and Elmer J. Holsinger...
Billy E. Castle
March 3, 2008
Billy E. Castle, 79, of Pierce City, Missouri, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 2:25 a.m., Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Monett Health Care Center in Monett, Missouri. He had been in failing health. He was born September 6, 1928, in Hackberry Township, rural Chetopa, Kansas, to Joe and Cora (Riley) Castle. He grew up and attended schools in...
Dorothea M. Holm
March 1, 2008
Dorothea M. Holm, 90, formerly of Mound Valley, died at 6:45 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Shirley Gideon, in Carterville, Missouri, where she had resided the past 4 ½ years. She had been in failing health. She was born April 17, 1917, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Ezra and Susie (Ellis) Seybold. As a young...
Thomas F. "Frank" Moore
February 26, 2008
Thomas Franklin "Frank" Moore, 78, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at the family home in St. Paul, Kansas, with his wife by his side, following a brief illness. He had suffered with rheumatoid arthritis for years. He was born August 8, 1929, in Sparks, Oklahoma, the youngest of eight children, to John H. and Nora Ellen...
Waneta M. (Pruitt) Spear
February 26, 2008
Waneta M. (Pruitt) Spear, 79, of Parsons, died at 6:25 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. She was born June 11, 1928, in Independence, Kansas, to L. Ralph and Zella Mae (Snow) Pruitt. She grew up in Cherryvale where she was raised by her Aunt Charlotte Nordurfth. In 1945, she graduated...
Helen Katherine Davis
February 20, 2008
Helen Katherine Davis, 89, of Chetopa, died at 11:10 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She had been in failing health and had resided at Oswego Health Care and Rehabilitation since January of this year. She was born February 26, 1918, in Chetopa, to John and Janie (McDaniel) Sherwood. She grew up and attended school...
Raymond A. Houston
February 18, 2008
Raymond A. "Tony" Houston, 56, of Parsons, died at 1:40 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born September 4, 1951, in Parsons, to Raymond Edward and Willnella (Monroe) Houston. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and later attended Emporia State University. In 1967, he joined the U.S. Army....
Wanda M. Crowl
February 16, 2008
Wanda M. Crowl, 75, a former resident of Thayer, died Saturday, February 16, 2008, at the Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. She was born November 29, 1932, in the Thayer community, to James and May (Addams) Lieblie. She was a graduate of Thayer High School. In August of 1950, she was married to Clyde Crowl. Most of their married...
James A. Woods
February 16, 2008
James A. Woods, 82, of Chanute, died at 2:40 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Chanute Healthcare Center in Chanute, Kansas. He had been in failing health. He was born November 9, 1925, in McClain County, Oklahoma, to Plaze and Nancy Jane (Collins) Woods. He grew up in Oklahoma before moving to Altamont and later Missouri. For a time, he...
R. A. Tullis
February 14, 2008
R. A. Tullis, 85, a lifelong resident of Bartlett, died at 9:30 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born May 9, 1922, west of Bartlett, the sixth child of Robert "Doc" and Mary (Wiley) Tullis. He grew up in Bartlett and attended Foland Grade School, Bartlett High School and was...
Francis W. Cooper
February 10, 2008
Francis W. "Pops" Cooper, 93, of Chetopa, died at 6:50 a.m., Sunday, February 10, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born December 27, 1914, in Oswego, Kansas, to John Franklin and Cora (Smith) Cooper. He grew up and attended schools in Oswego graduating from Oswego High School in 1932. He and Elizabeth M. Harshaw...
David Ashby, Sr.
February 9, 2008
David Ashby, Sr., 67, of rural Oswego, died at 12:33 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2008, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born April 19, 1940, in Saint George, West Virginia, to Cecil and Frances (King) Ashby. As a young boy, he grew up and attended...
Edward Hernandez, Sr.
February 7, 2008
Edward Hernandez, Sr., 72, of Parsons, died at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born May 5, 1935, in Parsons, to Daniel Hernandez, Sr. and Francisca (Yanez) Hernandez. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Lincoln Elementary School, East Jr. High and was a graduate of Parsons High School. He worked...
Jeanette E. Albertson
February 6, 2008
Jeanette Albertson, 73, of Parsons, died at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Center where she had resided since February 2006. She was born February 28, 1934, in Parsons, to Carlos E. and Opal L. (Rook) Daniels. As a young girl, she attended schools in Parsons. In 1954, she moved to Plymouth, Michigan. Upon her...
Maxine Lumm
January 30, 2008
W. Maxine Lumm, 88, of Chanute, and formerly of Altamont, died at 6:45 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She was born April 9, 1919, in Altamont, to Samuel and Edith (Hannigan) Reid. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools near Valeda, Kansas and was a graduate of Labette...
