Frederick L. Cannon
August 25, 2007
Frederick L. Cannon, 54, of Cherryvale, died at 1:30 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born May 4, 1953, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Bobby Lee and Wanda Faye (Barnett) Cannon. He grew up and attended schools in Cherryvale. He later worked in oil fields in the Cherryvale area...
Melvin J. Madl
August 24, 2007
Melvin J. Madl, 92, of a longtime farmer in the rural Walnut area, died at 12:40 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2007, at Labette Care in Parsons. He was born January 23, 1915 in St. Paul, Kansas, to John P. Madl and Katherine Rose (VanLeeuwen) Madl. He grew up in rural St. Paul and attended the Brogan Country School. For several...
Jack M. Vanvickle
August 22, 2007
Jack M. VanVickle, 82, of Parsons, died at 6:40 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center. He had been in failing health. He was born January 11, 1925 in Chanute, Kansas, to Donald and Etna VanVickle. He grew up and attended schools in Chanute. In 1960, he moved to Parsons and was employed as a film developer...
Judith A. Brenner
August 21, 2007
Judith A. Brenner, 63, of Parsons, died at 4:20 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born June 27, 1944 to Ellis and Lena (Cannon) Brenner. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating from Parsons High School in 1962. She was a member of the First Christian Church and the...
Leo N. Bogner
August 21, 2007
Leo N. Bogner, 73, a longtime farmer in rural Parsons, died at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at his home. He was born June 3, 1934 in Mt. Hope, Kansas, to John and Rosalia (Grassel) Bogner. From 1940 to 1948, he attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Ost, Kansas, and from 1948 to 1952, he attended Andale High School...
Clifford D. Kibler
August 19, 2007
Clifford D. Kibler, 74, a longtime resident of Altamont, died at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2007, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born October 4, 1932, in Lamar, Missouri, to John and Helen (Bruner) Kibler. He grew up and attended schools in Lamar, graduating from Lamar High School. He enlisted...
Winston E. Taylor
August 8, 2007
Winston E. Taylor, 61, of Parsons, was found at 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at his home. His death was unexpected. He was born November 27, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas, a son of Henry and Vessie Lee (Hannah) Taylor. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg, graduating from Pittsburg in 1964. He served in the U. S. Air...
Clinton K. Myers
July 31, 2007
Clinton K. "Clint" Myers, 97, of Parsons, died at 1:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons, where he had resided since November 10, 2006. He had been in failing health. He was born November 10, 1909 in his rural family home between Sedan and Waneta, Kansas, one of eight children to George Edmond Myers and...
Robert L. "Woody" Woodman
July 26, 2007
Robert L. "Woody" Woodman, 68, of Parsons, died at 3:20 a.m., Thursday, July 26, 2007, at the Elmhaven West nursing home. He had been in failing health. He was born November 21, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Jack and Evelyn (Scofield) Woodman. As a child, he moved with his family to Parsons, where he grew up and...
Erica Ann Karleskint
July 24, 2007
Erica Ann Karleskint, 49, of Parsons, died at 5:25 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at her home, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 12, 1958, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, to Joseph C. and Theresa M. (Rei) Karleskint. She grew up in Parsons where she attended St. Patrick's Catholic Elementary School and Parsons High School, and later...
Audrey E. Wheat
July 23, 2007
Audrey E. Wheat, 97, a lifelong resident of Labette County, died at 9:20 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born April 25, 1910, in Parsons, to Alfred Byrl and Myrtle Myrl (Myers) Manners. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating from Parsons High School. She and Addis Volney Wheat were married. Together...
Boyd Eugene Eichhorn
July 23, 2007
Boyd Eugene Eichhorn, 71, a lifelong resident of Labette County, died at 5:00 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2007, at his home in rural Oswego, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born June 8, 1936, in Oswego, to Fred and Mildred (Steward) Eichhorn. He grew up and attended Stover Grade School in rural Oswego and was a 1954 graduate...
Lowell L. Compton
July 17, 2007
Lowell L. "Buster" Compton, 59 of Welch, Oklahoma, died at 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Susie Bradley, in Chetopa. He was born July 20, 1947, in Monticello, Utah, to Calvin and Lucille (Myers) Compton. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Lindrith, New Mexico, Siloam Springs and Gentry, Arkansas....
Jesse Yanez
July 14, 2007
Jesse Yanez, 81, a native son of Parsons, Kansas, died Saturday, July 14, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born August 10, 1925, in Parsons to Romulo and Bernabe (Sanchez) Yanez. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He proudly served his country during World War II in the Korean conflict. After his Army war service, he worked...
Mary F. Barber
July 13, 2007
Mary F. Barber, 77, of Parsons, died at 8:25 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2007, at her home. She was born May 1, 1930, in Caruthersville, Missouri, to Monroe and Ella Blant (Beard) Tyus. She grew up and attended schools in Caruthersville, Missouri. For several years, she worked as a certified nurse's aide. In 1959, she lived in Arkansas before moving...
Hazel L. Nevins
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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...
