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,...
Lillian A. Boecker
June 11, 2007
Lillian A. Boecker, 83, of rural Parsons, died at 5:45 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born November 13, 1923, in McAllen, Texas to Frank V. and Mary Ellen (Prohaska) Krska. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in McAllen, Texas. She and William E. Boecker were married in Edinburg, Texas,...
Raymond E. Vail
June 10, 2007
Raymond E. Vail, 77, of rural Mound Valley, died at 6:40 a.m., Sunday, June 10, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born July 15, 1929, in Mound Valley, to Claude Omer and Helena Matilda (Bruhn) Vail. He grew up and attended school in rural Mound Valley. He and Carol Sue Engler were married. They...
Edith V. (Hurst) Stull
June 6, 2007
Edith V. (Hurst) Stull, 89, of Altamont, died at 12:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons where she had resided since October 2003. She was born June 4, 1918, in Kanopolis, Kansas, to Ira Vance and Rebecca (Hopkins) Hurst. She grew up and attended schools in Kanopolis, graduating from high school there in 1936. Following...
Carl E. Evans
June 6, 2007
Carl E. Evans, 52, of Salina, died at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the home of his brother, Pastor Chuck Evans, in Edna. He had been in failing health. He was born November 24, 1954, in Colby, Kansas, to John Hardy and Alice Louise (Kilmer) Evans. He was a graduate of Yates Center High School. He served in...
Nadine Johnston
June 2, 2007
Nadine Johnston, 73, of rural Edna, died at 8:48 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She was born November 8, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, to Mervin and Ruth (Ragel) Brooks. As a child, she moved to California, Edna, and Coffeyville and later to Kansas City, Missouri. In 1951, she graduated from Paseo...
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...
