Howard B. Cave
Apr 17, 2007
Howard B. Cave, 73, of Parsons, died at 11:12 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born February 25, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, to Howard G. and Mildred (Peak) Cave. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating from Parsons High School. He worked as an...
Mary E. Wade
Apr 16, 2007
Mary E. Wade, 92, formerly of Chetopa, died at 4:45 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2007, at Sunset Manor Nursing Center in Frontenac. She was born February 12, 1915, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Herbert N. and Mary A. (Stevens) Wade. After graduating from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, she taught in two rural Labette County one room schools, Chetopa, Fowler,...
Lucille Smith
Apr 15, 2007
Lucille Smith, 90, of Chetopa, Kansas, passed into Heavenly Father's hands on April 15, 2007. She was born December 13, 1916, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Eddie and Sarah (Nelson) Hulsey. She held the position of City Treasurer and Utility Bookkeeper for the City of Chetopa for 40 years, retiring April 13, 1982, and was awarded the honor of "Lucille Smith...
Florence Corinne Beeson
Apr 14, 2007
Florence Corinne Beeson, 87, a longtime Labette County resident, died at 7:40 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born January 9,1920, near Mound Valley, to Albert Yarbro and Mabel E. (Huff) Olmstead. She grew up and attended rural school near Mound Valley. She and Ross Edwin Beeson were married November 6, 1937, in Oswego,...
William H. Breshears
Apr 13, 2007
William H. Breshears, 79, of Chetopa, went to be with the Lord at 2:25 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2007, at his home in Chetopa with his family by his side. He was born July 27, 1927, in Aldrich, Missouri, to Charles Wesley and Mary Margaret (Holcomb) Breshears. After graduating from Picher High School on May 18, 1945, he joined the...
Agnes Olive Casey
Apr 12, 2007
Olive Casey, a centenarian and lifelong resident of St. Paul, died at 7:00 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2007, at her home. She was born March 21, 1907, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Joseph A. and Agnes (Roycroft) Volmer. She grew up and attended schools in the St. Paul area, graduating from St. Francis High School. She and William Patrick Casey...
Robert Eugene "Bobby" Cochran
Apr 6, 2007
Robert Eugene "Bobby" Cochran, 74 of Chanute, died at 9:40 a.m., Friday April 6, 2007, at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born August 23, 1932, in Benton, Kansas, to Leonard Thompson Cochran, Sr. and Cecil Lou (Tallman) Cochran. As a young boy, he grew up in Benton. He later lived in Winfield and Chanute. SURVIVORS: Two...
Alverna J. Mayfield
Apr 3, 2007
Alverna J. Mayfield, 75, of Chetopa, died at 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born November 29, 1931, in Columbus, Kansas, to William Ray and Mildred E. (Correll) Mayfield. She was a lifetime resident of southeast Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended Center...
Steven L. Stich
Apr 3, 2007
Steven L. Stich, 47, of Galesburg, died at 8:34 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He had been in failing health. He was born August 14, 1959, in Chanute, Kansas, to John R. and Betty L. (Chase) Stich. He grew up and attended schools in Thayer and was a 1977 graduate of...
Dorothy "Dot" Mosler
Mar 23, 2007
Dorothy "Dot" Mosler, 73, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, formerly of Bella Vista and Cave Springs, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services are scheduled for 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at the Sequoyah United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Pleasant Valley Cemetery...
Blanche Mae Dobson
Mar 21, 2007
Blanche Mae Dobson, 62, of Altus, Oklahoma, formerly of Chetopa, died at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. She had been in failing health. She was born on April 26, 1944, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Rex and Lillie (Kinder) Davis. She was raised in the Chetopa area. She worked at several...
Elsie Mae Shaffer
Mar 20, 2007
Elsie Mae Shaffer, 96, of Dennis, died at 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. Being the youngest of seven children, she was born on April 21, 1910, in Galesburg, Kansas, to Louis and Lettie (Volk) Aronhalt. She grew up and attended schools in the Galesburg area....
Gertrude E. Elsworth
Mar 17, 2007
Gertrude E. Elsworth, 76, of rural Parsons, died at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born August 21, 1930, in Parsons, to Orville and Dora (Johnston) Sketers. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She and Norman Elsworth were married October 27, 1947, in...
John A. Patterson
Mar 9, 2007
John A. Patterson, 72, of Parsons, died at 7:45 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2007, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born August 23, 1934, in Strang, Oklahoma, to Amos and Pearl (Johnson) Patterson, moving to Chetopa, Kansas at an early age. He attended Chetopa schools graduating in 1952. He attended one year at Pittsburg State University and...
Kenneth D. Rice, I
Mar 8, 2007
Kenneth D. Rice, I, 75, of Welch, Oklahoma, formerly of Mound Valley, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 29, 1931, in Wichita, Kansas, to John Albert and Helen Marie (Davis) Rice. He grew up in southeast Kansas and later attended school in Healing Springs, Arkansas. In 1960, he...
Wilma Joan Westhoff
Mar 8, 2007
Wilma Joan Westhoff, 71, of Parsons, died at 1:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas. She had been in failing health. She was born July 7, 1935, in Richards, Missouri, to Thomas Leo and Ruth May (Webster) Hibdon. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Charles Sheehy, after her father died in...
Joseph A. Beasley
Mar 7, 2007
Joseph A. Beasley, 79, of Parsons, died at 7:16 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He had been in failing health, but death was unexpected. He and his twin brother, Jackson Lee, were born June 24, 1927, in Joplin, Missouri, to Arnold and Florence L. (Coryele) Beasley. He grew up and attended Joplin...
Silas Andrew Wood
Mar 6, 2007
Silas Andrew Wood, infant son of Ryan S. and Krista L. (Meck) Wood, of Girard, was stillborn at 3:11 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at the Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg. OTHER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Maternal Grandparents - Richard and Vickie Meck Tecumseh, KS Paternal Grandparents - Raymond and Sondra Wood Pittsburg, KS Maternal Great-Grandparents – Bill and Violet Moore...
Carmen Lou Spielbusch
Mar 2, 2007
Carmen Lou Spielbusch, 76, of St. Paul, died at 4:45 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Labette County Medical Center Emergency Room. Her death was unexpected. She was born June 23, 1930 at St. Paul to Fred and Carmen (Lancaster) Born. She grew up and attended school in St. Paul and graduated from High School there in 1948. Following...
Marene Maness
Mar 2, 2007
Ada Marene (Gaddis) Maness, 73, of Parsons, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health, but her death was unexpected. She was born March 24, 1933 in Parsons to Elmer B. and Alice Rosemond (Tillman) Gaddis. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. For a time, she lived in Wichita, Kansas, and Houston,...
