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...
Ruby M Acridge
May 17, 2007
Ruby M. Acridge, 88, of Edna, died at 4:29 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born January 25, 1919, in Wimer District of Craig County, Oklahoma, to Harold Lee and Lillie Emmaline (Burks) Kimrey. She grew up and attended Pettit and Plainview Schools in Oklahoma and graduated from eighth grade...
Lester Myers
May 16, 2007
Lester "Tim" Myers, 76, of rural Altamont, died at 5:20 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born on May 15, 1931, in rural Altamont, to William Henry and Naomi (Cortner) Myers. As a young boy, he attended schools in rural Altamont and Altamont Grade School. He and Arlene Darland were...
Chester L. "Chet" Kennard
May 14, 2007
Chester L. "Chet" Kennard, 83, of Florence, Montana, formerly of Altamont, died at 1:10 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Marcia Clark, in Concord, California. He was born January 13, 1924, in Golden City, Missouri, to William and Tirzah (Litle) Kennard. At the age of six months, he moved with his family to Colorado where...
Fern Ruth Baker
May 14, 2007
Fern Ruth Baker, 88, a Mound Valley resident for over 80 years, died at 3:25 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2007, at the Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, Kansas. She was born November 29, 1918, in Altamont, Kansas to Ira Edwin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Baker. At the age of three, she moved with her parents to Mound Valley, Kansas. She attended...
Harold R. Smith
May 10, 2007
Harold R. Smith, 84, of Erie, died at 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Craig General Hospital in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was born June 14, 1922, in Stark, Kansas, to Arnold and Jenny (Stevenson) Smith. As a young boy, he grew up in Stark, graduating from Stark High School. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy...
Joanna H. Thurber
May 7, 2007
Joanna Hope Thurber, 72, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 10:11 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 11, 1935, in Wichita to Emerson and Irene (Stewart) Benham. As a young girl, she grew up in Wichita. She was a graduate of Kapun -...
Leland K. Graver
May 4, 2007
Leland K. Graver, 73, of rural Parsons, died at 11:28 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2007, at the Labette Health Emergency Room in Parsons. He was born November 10, 1933, in Parsons, Kansas, and was raised by Roy and Ida M. Graver. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School and later Labette Community College. He...
Thomas M. Ballard, Jr.
May 3, 2007
Thomas M. Ballard, Jr., 74, of Chetopa, died at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born December 26, 1932, in Chetopa, to Thomas Milton Ballard, Sr. and Prudence Virginia (Castle) Ballard. He grew up and attended school in Chetopa and later worked at Hughes Aircraft in California as a...
Florence C. Lawson
May 2, 2007
Florence C. Lawson, 82, of Oswego, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Infinia Health Care at Oswego, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 14, 1924, in North Dakota, to Henry and Florence Byerl (Skiles) Bush. On July 20, 1979, she and Charles T. Lawson were married. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include...
Douglas L. "Doug" Hinman
April 30, 2007
Douglas L. "Doug" Hinman, 37, of Parsons, went to be with the Lord at 8:42 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born June 22, 1969, in Parsons, Kansas, to William "Marvin" and Ruth Marie (Sturgis) Hinman. He grew up and attended schools in...
