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...
Helen Marie Vail
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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,...
