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Hazel L. Nevins

Hazel L. Nevins

Jul 13, 2007

Hazel L. Nevins, 97, a former resident of Chetopa, died Friday, July 13, 2007, at White Settlement Nursing Home in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born August 12, 1909, in Bartlett, Kansas, to William M. and Sarah Ann (Vandermark) Brown. She grew up in southeast Kansas and was a 1927 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. She...

Harry L. Meadows

Harry L. Meadows

Jul 12, 2007

Harry L. "Shorty" Meadows, 84, of Chetopa, died at 12:20 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born March 6, 1923, near Neal, Kansas, to Harry L. and Hope (Kester) Meadows. As a young boy, he grew up on a farm north of Fredonia. In later years, he moved to California where he worked...

Lucille M. Jones

Lucille M. Jones

Jul 12, 2007

Lucille M. Jones, 92, of rural Altamont, died at 8:58 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007, at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1914, in rural Altamont, to Joseph R. "Joe" and Bertha (Westervelt) Ware. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Altamont, graduating from Labette County Community High School. She and Earl...

Marvin A. Royer

Marvin A. Royer

Jul 11, 2007

Marvin A. Royer, 91, a former Labette County resident, died at 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the Woodbine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Gladstone, Missouri. He had been in failing health. He was born September 20, 1915, in Labette County, to George H. and Lena M. (Book) Royer. He grew up and attended schools in Wellsville, Kansas. He...

Daniel D. "Danny" Vail

Daniel D. "Danny" Vail

Jul 2, 2007

Daniel D. "Danny" Vail, 47, of Valeda, died at 7:30 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg following a brief illness. He was born September 28, 1959, in Parsons, Kansas, to Raymond Eugene and Carol Sue (Engler) Vail. He grew up in the Mound Valley area where he attended Angola Elementary School and later...

Helen Marie Vail

Helen Marie Vail

Jul 2, 2007

Helen Marie Vail, 78, of rural Neodesha, died at 5:45 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born October 13, 1928, in Halls Summit, Kansas, to Earl Lorenzo and Mary Ruth (Eppard) Kern. She grew up and attended schools in Burlington. While living in Desoto, she worked at the Army Ammunition Plant and restaurants. She...

A. Lee Mayfield

A. Lee Mayfield

Jun 29, 2007

A. Lee Mayfield, 84, of Chetopa, died at 6:20 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2007 at the Chetopa Manor. He was born January 13, 1923, in rural Cherokee County to Jasper Earl Mayfield and Betty Ray (Sexton) Mayfield. He grew up east of Chetopa and attended country schools and later graduated from Chetopa High School. He joined the United States Navy...

William E. Shields

William E. Shields

Jun 20, 2007

William E. "Bill" Shields, 87, a longtime resident of Parsons, died at 1:25 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor, where he had resided since June 8, 2007. He had been in failing health for the past few months. He was born December 20, 1919 in Parsons, a son of Robert W. Shields and Zelpha M. (Dinger) Shields....

Neva Jane Hiebsch

Neva Jane Hiebsch

Jun 20, 2007

Neva Jane Hiebsch, 87, of Chetopa, died at 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Chetopa Manor where she had resided since 2001. She was born Neva Jane DeWitt July 24, 1919 in Covington, Oklahoma. She had worked for USD 506 as a bus driver for Bartlett schools where she later retired. She and Frank E. Hiebsch were married August...

Michael R. Dyer

Michael R. Dyer

Jun 19, 2007

Michael R. Dyer, 34, of Parsons, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health; however, his death was unexpected. He was born July 21, 1972, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur Robert Dyer, Jr. and Marcia Ann (Kuffler) Dyer. As a young man, he moved with his family to Parsons, where he grew...

William F. "Bill" Chandler

William F. "Bill" Chandler

Jun 16, 2007

William F. "Bill" Chandler, 80, a longtime resident of Parsons, died at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 16, 2007, at his home in Wichita. He had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected. He was born February 1, 1927, in Parsons, to Clifford E. and Anna L. (McNerney) Chandler. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating...

Ruth Ann Egbert

Ruth Ann Egbert

Jun 15, 2007

Ruth Ann Egbert, 71, of McCune, died at her home Friday morning, June 15, 2007. She was born June 13, 1936, in Gate, Oklahoma, to John Ira and Mary Salome (Vance) Bratton. She moved, with her family, to Crawford County in 1946 where she later graduated from McCune High School. She and Marvin Lee Egbert were married on June 13,...

Steven S. Bradbury

Steven S. Bradbury

Jun 14, 2007

Steven S. Bradbury, 37, of Parsons, died at 5:40 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was born August 6, 1969, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Bruce E. and Joyce A. (Blasi) Bradbury. He moved with his family to Wichita, as an infant, where he grew up and attended schools. In 1987,...

Wanda N. Gilpin

Wanda N. Gilpin

Jun 13, 2007

Wanda Nadine (Stewart) Gilpin, 81, of Parsons, died at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. She was born November 3, 1925, in Picher, Oklahoma, to Alvin and Bertha (Dean) Stewart. The family moved from the Ozarks to Parsons, Kansas, in 1944. She and James Gilpin were married September 28, 1947. Together, they farmed south...

Alene B. Lucas

Alene B. Lucas

Jun 12, 2007

Alene B. Lucas, 91, a longtime resident of Altamont, Kansas, died at 3:10 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at the Spring River Christian Village in Joplin, Missouri, where she had resided the past three months. She had made her home in Joplin, where she lived independently, for the past six years. She was born May 21, 1916, in Guymon, Oklahoma,...

Lillian A. Boecker

Lillian A. Boecker

Jun 11, 2007

Lillian A. Boecker, 83, of rural Parsons, died at 5:45 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born November 13, 1923, in McAllen, Texas to Frank V. and Mary Ellen (Prohaska) Krska. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in McAllen, Texas. She and William E. Boecker were married in Edinburg, Texas,...

Raymond E. Vail

Raymond E. Vail

Jun 10, 2007

Raymond E. Vail, 77, of rural Mound Valley, died at 6:40 a.m., Sunday, June 10, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born July 15, 1929, in Mound Valley, to Claude Omer and Helena Matilda (Bruhn) Vail. He grew up and attended school in rural Mound Valley. He and Carol Sue Engler were married. They...

Edith V. (Hurst) Stull

Edith V. (Hurst) Stull

Jun 6, 2007

Edith V. (Hurst) Stull, 89, of Altamont, died at 12:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons where she had resided since October 2003. She was born June 4, 1918, in Kanopolis, Kansas, to Ira Vance and Rebecca (Hopkins) Hurst. She grew up and attended schools in Kanopolis, graduating from high school there in 1936. Following...

Carl E. Evans

Carl E. Evans

Jun 6, 2007

Carl E. Evans, 52, of Salina, died at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the home of his brother, Pastor Chuck Evans, in Edna. He had been in failing health. He was born November 24, 1954, in Colby, Kansas, to John Hardy and Alice Louise (Kilmer) Evans. He was a graduate of Yates Center High School. He served in...

Nadine Johnston

Nadine Johnston

Jun 2, 2007

Nadine Johnston, 73, of rural Edna, died at 8:48 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born November 8, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, to Mervin and Ruth (Ragel) Brooks. As a child, she moved to California, Edna, and Coffeyville and later to Kansas City, Missouri. In 1951, she graduated from Paseo...