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...
Glenna D. (Mccullough) Davis
December 5, 2007
Glenna D. (McCullough) Davis, 67, of Chetopa, died at 7:10 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home where she had entered 11 days prior to her death. She was born February 20, 1940, in Chetopa, to Clifford K. and Goldine W. (Butts) McCullough. She grew up and attended school in Chetopa and was a 1958 graduate of...
Morris Rickey
December 2, 2007
Morris Rickey, 57, of Chetopa, died at 6:03 a.m., Sunday, December 2, 2007, in the Labette Health Emergency Room. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born September 12, 1950, in Oswego, Kansas, to Lawrence Leroy and Lola Mae (Armstrong) Rickey. He was a graduate of Chetopa High School and had attended Coffeyville...
Robert Dean Good
December 1, 2007
Robert Dean "Bob" Good, 73, of Parsons, Kansas, formerly of Paola, Kansas, passed away at 6:35 a.m., Saturday, December 1, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. He was born October 14, 1934, in Parker, Kansas, to Ralph and Hayden (Williamson) Good. He grew up and attended school in Mound City, Kansas. Bob served his country in the United States...
Darlene L. Wass
December 1, 2007
Darlene L. Wass, 55, of rural Parsons, died at 9:02 a.m., Saturday, December 1, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born February 1, 1952, in Logan, Kansas, to Orville and Martha (Pehrson) Fox. She grew up in Hill City, Kansas, and was a graduate of Hill City High School in 1970. She worked as...
Otis J. Byrd
November 29, 2007
Otis Byrd, 82, of Cherryvale, died at 9:20 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2007, at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He had been in failing health but death was not expected. He was born March 11, 1925, in Gilbert, Arkansas, to John W. and Lucy E. (Tucker) Byrd. As a child, he grew up in Arkansas. In the...
Retha L. Overman
November 27, 2007
Retha L. Overman, 83, of Chetopa, died at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at the Oswego Hospital. She was born January 1, 1924, in rural Bartlett, to Earl and Tressie Brillhart. She was a graduate of Oswego High School. She and Edward "Pete" Overman were married June 11, 1950, at the Presbyterian Church in Oswego. For a time, she...
Emma Scott
November 27, 2007
Emma F. Scott, 90, of Chetopa, died at 10:55 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 26, 1917, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Lawrence M. Caldwell, Sr. and Lottie R. (Webb) Caldwell. Through the years, she had worked twice at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons and retired from Huntsman, Inc. in Chetopa...
Forest E. Smith
November 26, 2007
Forest E. Smith, 91, of St. Paul, Kansas, formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Catholic Church, passed away at 4:05 p.m., Monday, November 26, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born May 24, 1916, in the rural St. Paul-Erie, Kansas, area. He was one of five children born to Francis...
James D. Mclaughlin
November 21, 2007
James D. "Jim" McLaughlin, 64, of rural Mound Valley, died at 5:50 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident near Fredonia, Kansas. He was born May 22, 1943, in Galveston, Texas, to James Curtis and Velma Lee (Cockrum) McLaughlin. He graduated high school in Breckenridge, Missouri, where he earned All-State football and basketball honors. Following...
Peter Ronald "Ron" Samson
November 18, 2007
Peter Ronald "Ron" Samson, 60, of Parsons, died at 12:31 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2007, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born January 18, 1947, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Pete and Mabel (Lovely) Samson. He owned and operated his own plumbing business. He and Mary Lucke were married November 7, 1970, in Urbana, Kansas. She...
