Douglas Everett Melton
Jan 23, 2007
Douglas Everett Melton, 23, of Edna, died at 12:16 p.m., Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at St. John's Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born October 6, 1983 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Larry E. and Susan E. (Ledbetter) Melton. He grew up in Edna. He attended Altamont Grade School and was a 2002 graduate of Labette County High School. He enjoyed...
Georgia E. Comstock
Jan 22, 2007
Georgia Comstock, 40, of Parsons, died at 6:30 p.m., Monday, January 22, 2007 at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born March 2, 1966 in Everett, Washington to Lawrence and Elaine (Williams) Walker. She grew up and attended schools in Everett. She had lived in Kansas City, Kansas for 12 years before recently moving to Parsons. She...
Marlys Jean Parks
Jan 22, 2007
Marlys Jean Parks, 57, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 22, 2007. She was born December 5, 1949 in Parsons Kansas to Margaret M. & Richard E. Parks. Her unexpected death was the result of a severe respiratory condition and followed a brief stay in the Tulsa Regional Medical Center in Tulsa Oklahoma. Marlys was an exceptional...
Virgil Harold Merrick
Jan 20, 2007
UPDATED INFORMATION: Graveside services have been rescheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Mound Valley Cemetery in Mound Valley, Kansas. Virgil Harold Merrick, 77, of Harlingen, Texas, died at 6:45 a.m., Saturday, January 20, 2007 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born February 23, 1929 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Ira and Lena (Kelly) Merrick. He grew up...
Henry J. Rohmiller
Jan 18, 2007
Henry J. Rohmiller, 99, of Chetopa, died at 8:55 p.m., Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born January 20, 1907 in Dewey County, Oklahoma to Nick and Martha (Uhl) Rohmiller. As a young boy, he attended Fields County School in Craig County, Oklahoma and later Welch High School in Welch, Oklahoma. He served in...
Wilbur M. Hahn
Jan 18, 2007
Wilbur Michael Hahn, 92, of Bartlett, died at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Oswego Medical Center. He was born May 22, 1914, in their family home west of Bartlett, to Henry Michael and Cora (Crane) Hahn. He attended Lake Creek School through the 8th grade at which time he joined his dad in farming and ranching. Wilbur...
Orville Lee Eaton
Jan 13, 2007
Orville Lee Eaton, 88, of Oswego, died at 9:50 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Center in Parsons where he had resided since March 2006. He was born March 4, 1918 in Dewey, Oklahoma to Frank and Louise (Newman) Eaton. As a child, he moved with his family to Moundville, Missouri where he grew up and attended...
Martha W. Autem
Jan 10, 2007
Martha W. Autem, 102, of Parsons, formerly of McCune, died at 2:07 a.m., Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born June 25, 1904 in Wheeling, Missouri to Herman G. and Hattie E. (Leu) Reich. In 1910, she moved with her parents to a farm east of McCune, known as the Jordan Ranch....
Lydia M. Ratzlaff
Jan 8, 2007
Lydia M. Ratzlaff, 74, of Joplin, Missouri, died at 4:45 p.m., Monday, January 8, 2007 at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born September 14, 1932 in Chetopa, Kansas to Juan Newton and Artie Ledora (Ellis) Corn. She grew up and attended schools in Chetopa graduating from Chetopa High School. She and Emmett Burton were married...
Carl H. Longan
Jan 6, 2007
Carl H. Longan, 88, of Altamont, a former resident of Springfield, Missouri, died at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He was born November 15, 1918 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Clyde Henry Longan and Jettie Lee (Bonner) Longan. He grew up on the family farm. In 1941, he moved to Carthage, Missouri...
Richard H. Stull
Jan 5, 2007
Richard H. Stull, 85, of Altamont, died at 9:35 a.m., Friday, January 5, 2007 at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons where he had resided since 2003. He was born March 2, 1921 in Wichita to Harry Sylvester and Mabel Alice (Palmer) Stull. As a young boy, he moved to Salina with his family where he grew up and attended schools....
Inez Louise Holland
Jan 3, 2007
Inez Louise "Granny" (Stine) Holland, 82, died January 3, 2007 at her home in Edna, Kansas. She was in failing health; however, death was unexpected. She was born November 20, 1924 to Joseph Henry and Vesta Myrtle (Clark) Stine in rural Edna. She attended grade school at Rosehill School (east of Edna) and was a graduate of Edna High School....
Lavina Marie Luman
Dec 30, 2006
L. Marie Luman, 95, of Chetopa, died at 5:45 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2006 at the Chetopa Manor. She was born April 8, 1911 in Carthage, Missouri, the oldest of ten children, to Robert B. and Mary E. (Wiley) Tullis. She moved with her family to rural Bartlett, Kansas where she grew up and attended schools. She and Gilbert A....
George N. Clarke
Dec 28, 2006
George Nelson Clarke, 79, of Parsons, died at 6:00 a.m., Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born July 5, 1927 in Parsons to Nelson Henry and Mollie Lee (Fischer) Clarke. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School in 1945. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1945...
Yvonne E. Miller
Dec 22, 2006
Yvonne E. Miller, 71, of Chetopa died at 1:46 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born June 14, 1935 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Robert L. and Evelyn T. (Rohmiller) Parks. She attended Fields Country School in rural Welch, Oklahoma and graduated from Welch High School in 1952. She was a...
George W. Burnett
Dec 19, 2006
George W. Burnett, 77, a lifetime resident of southeast Kansas, died at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at his home in Chetopa. His death was unexpected. Being one of ten children, he was born May 1, 1929 in Baxter Springs, Kansas to John and Maggie (Moore) Burnett. He grew up and attended schools in that area. He and Jesmon...
Pauline P. Leuty
Dec 10, 2006
Pauline P. Leuty, 82, died at 2:43 p.m., Sunday, December 10, 2006 at her home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born May 10, 1924 in Chetopa to Walter and Roxie (Rice) Finley. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Chetopa. She and Leroy Leuty were married September 11, 1941 in Miami,...
Opal Toomey Sly
Dec 8, 2006
Opal Toomey Sly, 100, of Parsons, died at 12:15 p.m., Friday, December 8, 2006 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born November 30, 1906 in Neodesha, Kansas to Elzia M. and Eva (Gildart) Toomey. She grew up and attended schools in Neodesha and was a graduate of Neodesha High School. Following high school graduation, she attended...
Billy Dale Westervelt
Dec 7, 2006
Billy Dale Westervelt, 58, entered into rest at 8:29 p.m., Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born February 3, 1948 to Dale and Carmen Westervelt in rural Altamont. He grew up on the farm where he loved animals and nature. Billy attended Altamont Grade School and graduated from Labette County High School...
Edward Bamberry
Dec 7, 2006
Edward Bamberry, 93, died at 8:50 a.m., Thursday, December 7, 2006 at his home in Altamont. He had been in failing health. He was born September 4, 1913 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Edward Bamberry, Sr. and Sarah Jane (Joseph) Bamberry. He moved with his family, at the age of three, to southwest Missouri. At the age of 8, they moved...
