Donald R. Merrill
January 29, 2008
Donald R. "Donnie" Merrill, 43, a resident of the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center, died at 12:41 a.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at Labette Health. He was born March 2, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, to Richard Dean and Judith Arlene (Kiser) Merrill. At the age of 2, he entered Winfield State Hospital. He then moved, at the age of...
Martha Fern Singleton Wilson
January 21, 2008
Martha Fern Singleton Wilson, 62, of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 3:02 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital in Oswego, Kansas. She had been in failing health. She was born May 1, 1945, in Deepwater, Missouri, to George Edward and Fern (Noble) Singleton. She grew up and attended schools in Missouri and Wisconsin. She and Gerry Mitchell...
Dwane Barr
January 16, 2008
Dwane Barr, 66, of Chetopa, died at 6:48 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born April 5, 1941, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Arthur and Nadine Elouse (Wiley) Barr. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in the Chetopa area. He was a graduate of Chetopa High School and continued...
Alfred L. Van Dyne, Jr.
January 14, 2008
Alfred L. Van Dyne, Jr., 75, of Parsons, died at 7:30 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born October 24, 1932, in Parsons, to Alfred L. Van Dyne, Sr. and Hazel P. (Poston) Van Dyne. He was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont and attended college...
George E. Schoenhofer
January 13, 2008
George E. Schoenhofer, 95, of St. Paul, died at 1:55 a.m., Sunday, January 13, 2008, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born November 5, 1912, in Walnut, Kansas, to George J. and Sophia (VanLeeuwen) Schoenhofer. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Walnut. He later worked in a saw mill there with...
Michael "Mike" P. Huntzinger
January 8, 2008
Michael "Mike" Huntzinger, 58, of Oswego, died at 4:02 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born October 16, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey, to Edward and Doris (Smith) Huntzinger. As a young boy, he was raised in Texas and attended schools there. He later served one year in the U.S....
Opel I. Hoffman
January 1, 2008
Opel I. Hoffman, 80, of Wichita, died at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born December 20, 1927, in Coldwater, Kansas, to Robert R. and Calla Lily (Guyer) Kessee. She grew up and attended schools in Coldwater. She and Richard Hoffman were married April 24, 1948, in Vinita, Oklahoma. Following their...
Minnie Ruth Campbell
December 29, 2007
Minnie Ruth Campbell, 86, formerly of Chetopa, died at 11:55 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. She had been in failing health. She was born May 21, 1921, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Charles Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Shields) Rhodes. She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for 2 years. She then...
Judy Marie Tullis
December 28, 2007
Judy Marie Tullis, 68, of Chetopa, died at 10:42 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She had been in failing health. She was born September 3, 1939, in Columbus, Kansas, to Jesse and Lena (Johnston) Henson. As a young girl, she attended Fairview Country School and was a graduate of Columbus High School....
Lloyd C. Beatty
December 26, 2007
Lloyd C. Beatty, 64, of Parsons, died at 8:08 a.m., Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born March 3, 1943, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Lloyd F. and Neva (Cole) Beatty. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg, Kansas, and was a graduate of Pittsburg High School. Following high school graduation,...
Louise Bean
December 24, 2007
Louise Bean, 83, of Parsons, died at 6:50 a.m., Monday, December 24, 2007 at her home following a brief illness. She was born August 3, 1924 at Arcadia, Kansas to George and Chloey (Smith) Easter. She grew up and attended schools there. She was married to Milo W. Bean on September 18, 1943 at Wynona, Mississippi. Following their marriage, they...
Eva M. Harmon
December 20, 2007
Eva M. Harmon, 90, a longtime resident of rural Altamont, died at 11:20 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She had been in failing health. She was born November 11, 1917, in rural Mulberry, Kansas, to Joseph and Nora Belle (Allen) Suschnick. As a young girl, she attended Lookout Grade School in Missouri,...
Dustin J. Scott
December 20, 2007
Dustin J. "Oof" Scott, 27, of Parsons, died at 11:54 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident Wednesday evening. He was born August 5, 1980, in Metairie, Louisiana, to James D. Scott, Jr. and Debra Lynn (Johnson) Scott. At the age of 3, he moved to...
Melvin W. "Swede" Tedstrom
December 20, 2007
Melvin W. "Swede" Tedstrom, 91, a longtime resident of Mound Valley, died at 8:54 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons where he had resided since January 5, 2006. He was born December 26, 1915, near Mound Valley, to David Edwin and Carrie Nan (Allman) Tedstrom. As a young boy, Melvin attended Globe Country School and...
Susan B. Merrick
December 20, 2007
Susan B. "Susie" Merrick, 69, of Altamont, died at 4:35 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born November 2, 1938, in Bensheim, Germany. She grew up and attended schools in Germany. On June 23, 1966, she and David Merrick were married in Tacoma, Washington. They moved to Altamont in 1978...
Myra F. Pollock
December 12, 2007
Myra F. Pollock, 83, a longtime resident of Mound Valley, died at 8:50 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. She had been in failing health. She was born November 6, 1924, to Alfred Thomas and Nellie Amy (Harvey) Cadman in Rotherhithe, London, England. As a young girl, she...
Lois A. Neal
December 9, 2007
Lois A. Neal, 67, of Chetopa, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 9, 2007, at her home. She was born December 25, 1939, in Springfield, Ohio, to Wilbur Bryant and Lula Bell (Brown) Wade. She and Alfred Crockett were married in 1957. They later divorced. She and David Ray Neal were married December 14, 1964, in Farmersville, California. Together they...
Theresa D. Sanford
December 8, 2007
Theresa D. Sanford, 67, of Parsons, died at 9:20 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health from injuries received in an automobile accident near Erie. She was born December 30, 1939, in Clay Center, Kansas, to Albert E. and Thelma D. (Nemnich) Patenaude. In her childhood years, she attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church...
Loreta J. Mundy
December 7, 2007
Loreta J. "Nig" Mundy, 89, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 8:15 a.m., Friday, December 7, 2007, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health. She was born November 22, 1918, in Parsons, to Hurley Monroe and Dora Mabel (Stemple) Hughes. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She and L. A. Stringer were married. They later...
Marcus D. Morris, Dvm
December 6, 2007
Marcus D. Morris, DVM, 86, of Parsons, died at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born September 1, 1921, in Mound Valley, Kansas, the fourth of four sons, to Dan and Jessie (Jones) Morris. He grew up in Erie and was a 1939 graduate of Erie High School. Following...
