Hazel Lucille Roberts
May 29, 2007
Hazel Lucille Roberts, 95, formerly of Altamont, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at her granddaughter's residence in Lafayette, Louisiana. She was born May 8, 1912, near Cherryvale, Kansas, to Jesse and Talitha (Thompson) Pearce. She and Stanley Parker Botts were married. Following marriage, they moved to a farm in Edna, Kansas, where he passed away in 1967. For...
Judy Reed
May 28, 2007
Judy Reed, 60, of Chetopa, died at 4:52 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2007, in the emergency room at Labette Health in Parsons. She had been in her usual health and death was unexpected. She was born October 21, 1946, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Willard and Wylma (Mount) Pease. She grew up and attended schools in Chetopa, graduating from Chetopa High...
Vincent L. Knedgen
May 26, 2007
Vincent L. Knedgen, 48, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:40 p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2007, at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born July 14, 1958, in Parsons, Kansas, to William L. and Lorene L. (Burlingame) Knedgen. He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Patrick's Grade School and graduated from Parsons High School...
Charlotte L. Robinson
May 25, 2007
Charlotte L. Robinson, 89, formerly of Altamont, died at 11:10 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2007, at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She had been in failing health. She was born September 7, 1917, in Canada Township, Labette County, Kansas, to Newton A. and Estelle (Abshier) Allison. She grew up and attended schools in rural Labette County near Altamont. She lived her...
Ellen M. Clark
May 22, 2007
Ellen M. Clark, 85, of Parsons passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2007, after an illness of several weeks. Since May 14 she had been at Good Samaritan Center in Parsons where she received loving care from staff and from Hospice Care of Kansas. Ellen Marie Killion was born August 31, 1921, in Haywood, OK, the eldest of 10 children...
Ruby M Acridge
May 17, 2007
Ruby M. Acridge, 88, of Edna, died at 4:29 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born January 25, 1919, in Wimer District of Craig County, Oklahoma, to Harold Lee and Lillie Emmaline (Burks) Kimrey. She grew up and attended Pettit and Plainview Schools in Oklahoma and graduated from eighth grade...
Lester Myers
May 16, 2007
Lester "Tim" Myers, 76, of rural Altamont, died at 5:20 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born on May 15, 1931, in rural Altamont, to William Henry and Naomi (Cortner) Myers. As a young boy, he attended schools in rural Altamont and Altamont Grade School. He and Arlene Darland were...
Chester L. "Chet" Kennard
May 14, 2007
Chester L. "Chet" Kennard, 83, of Florence, Montana, formerly of Altamont, died at 1:10 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Marcia Clark, in Concord, California. He was born January 13, 1924, in Golden City, Missouri, to William and Tirzah (Litle) Kennard. At the age of six months, he moved with his family to Colorado where...
Fern Ruth Baker
May 14, 2007
Fern Ruth Baker, 88, a Mound Valley resident for over 80 years, died at 3:25 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2007, at the Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born November 29, 1918, in Altamont, Kansas to Ira Edwin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Baker. At the age of three, she moved with her parents to Mound Valley, Kansas. She attended...
Harold R. Smith
May 10, 2007
Harold R. Smith, 84, of Erie, died at 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Craig General Hospital in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was born June 14, 1922, in Stark, Kansas, to Arnold and Jenny (Stevenson) Smith. As a young boy, he grew up in Stark, graduating from Stark High School. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy...
Joanna H. Thurber
May 7, 2007
Joanna Hope Thurber, 72, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 10:11 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 11, 1935, in Wichita to Emerson and Irene (Stewart) Benham. As a young girl, she grew up in Wichita. She was a graduate of Kapun -...
Leland K. Graver
May 4, 2007
Leland K. Graver, 73, of rural Parsons, died at 11:28 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2007, at the Labette Health Emergency Room in Parsons. He was born November 10, 1933, in Parsons, Kansas, and was raised by Roy and Ida M. Graver. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School and later Labette Community College. He...
Thomas M. Ballard, Jr.
May 3, 2007
Thomas M. Ballard, Jr., 74, of Chetopa, died at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born December 26, 1932, in Chetopa, to Thomas Milton Ballard, Sr. and Prudence Virginia (Castle) Ballard. He grew up and attended school in Chetopa and later worked at Hughes Aircraft in California as a...
Florence C. Lawson
May 2, 2007
Florence C. Lawson, 82, of Oswego, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Infinia Health Care at Oswego, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 14, 1924, in North Dakota, to Henry and Florence Byerl (Skiles) Bush. On July 20, 1979, she and Charles T. Lawson were married. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include...
Douglas L. "Doug" Hinman
Apr 30, 2007
Douglas L. "Doug" Hinman, 37, of Parsons, went to be with the Lord at 8:42 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born June 22, 1969, in Parsons, Kansas, to William "Marvin" and Ruth Marie (Sturgis) Hinman. He grew up and attended schools in...
Ginger Ann Stanley
Apr 23, 2007
Ginger Ann Stanley, 59, of rural Edna, died at 12:47 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born October 6, 1947, in Miami, Oklahoma to Adrain and Virginia (Wilmoth) Kinser. She received her Associate Degree from Coffeyville Community College. She worked at Western Publishing Company in Coffeyville prior to her disability in 1993....
Robert Mark Workman
Apr 20, 2007
Robert Mark Workman, 60, formerly of Parsons, died at his home in Conway, Arkansas, at 1:54 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2007. He was born September 25, 1946, in Parsons, to James Frederick and Anna Cecilia (Munding) Workman. He graduated from Parsons Senior High School in 1965 and was a Machinist for the MKT Railroad then Union Pacific Railroad. He was...
Howard E. Haile
Apr 20, 2007
Howard E. Haile, 59, of Parsons, died Friday afternoon, April 20, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born August 3, 1947, in Parsons to John and Florence (Johnson) Haile. He graduated from Parsons High School in 1966. He then joined the United States Navy and served for...
Wilma W.H. Addock
Apr 17, 2007
Wilma W. H. Addock, 84, of rural Republic, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, April 17, 2007, at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Ohio. She was born on November 7, 1922, to Charles G. and Ruth E. (Waugh) Hagan. She was raised in Southeast Kansas, graduated from LCCHS, taught in a one room school (Rosedale), and worked at a defense plant...
Spencer H. Joslin
Apr 17, 2007
Spencer H. Joslin, 12, of Parsons, died at his home on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. He was born August 8, 1994, in Parsons, to Harrison Jordan "Joe" and Carrie (Cesar) Joslin. He had attended Garfield Elementary School in Parsons and was currently a seventh grader at Meadow View School. He enjoyed computers, playing the guitar, being outdoors and swimming. He...
