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Ginger Ann Stanley

Ginger Ann Stanley

April 23, 2007

Ginger Ann Stanley, 59, of rural Edna, died at 12:47 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born October 6, 1947, in Miami, Oklahoma to Adrain and Virginia (Wilmoth) Kinser. She received her Associate Degree from Coffeyville Community College. She worked at Western Publishing Company in Coffeyville prior to her disability in 1993....

Robert Mark Workman

Robert Mark Workman

April 20, 2007

Robert Mark Workman, 60, formerly of Parsons, died at his home in Conway, Arkansas, at 1:54 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2007. He was born September 25, 1946, in Parsons, to James Frederick and Anna Cecilia (Munding) Workman. He graduated from Parsons Senior High School in 1965 and was a Machinist for the MKT Railroad then Union Pacific Railroad. He was...

Howard E. Haile

Howard E. Haile

April 20, 2007

Howard E. Haile, 59, of Parsons, died Friday afternoon, April 20, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born August 3, 1947, in Parsons to John and Florence (Johnson) Haile. He graduated from Parsons High School in 1966. He then joined the United States Navy and served for...

Wilma W.H. Addock

Wilma W.H. Addock

April 17, 2007

Wilma W. H. Addock, 84, of rural Republic, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, April 17, 2007, at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Ohio. She was born on November 7, 1922, to Charles G. and Ruth E. (Waugh) Hagan. She was raised in Southeast Kansas, graduated from LCCHS, taught in a one room school (Rosedale), and worked at a defense plant...

Spencer H. Joslin

Spencer H. Joslin

April 17, 2007

Spencer H. Joslin, 12, of Parsons, died at his home on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. He was born August 8, 1994, in Parsons, to Harrison Jordan "Joe" and Carrie (Cesar) Joslin. He had attended Garfield Elementary School in Parsons and was currently a seventh grader at Meadow View School. He enjoyed computers, playing the guitar, being outdoors and swimming. He...

Howard B. Cave

Howard B. Cave

April 17, 2007

Howard B. Cave, 73, of Parsons, died at 11:12 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born February 25, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, to Howard G. and Mildred (Peak) Cave. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating from Parsons High School. He worked as an...

Mary E. Wade

Mary E. Wade

April 16, 2007

Mary E. Wade, 92, formerly of Chetopa, died at 4:45 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2007, at Sunset Manor Nursing Center in Frontenac. She was born February 12, 1915, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Herbert N. and Mary A. (Stevens) Wade. After graduating from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, she taught in two rural Labette County one room schools, Chetopa, Fowler,...

Lucille Smith

Lucille Smith

April 15, 2007

Lucille Smith, 90, of Chetopa, Kansas, passed into Heavenly Father's hands on April 15, 2007. She was born December 13, 1916, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Eddie and Sarah (Nelson) Hulsey. She held the position of City Treasurer and Utility Bookkeeper for the City of Chetopa for 40 years, retiring April 13, 1982, and was awarded the honor of "Lucille Smith...

Florence Corinne Beeson

Florence Corinne Beeson

April 14, 2007

Florence Corinne Beeson, 87, a longtime Labette County resident, died at 7:40 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born January 9,1920, near Mound Valley, to Albert Yarbro and Mabel E. (Huff) Olmstead. She grew up and attended rural school near Mound Valley. She and Ross Edwin Beeson were married November 6, 1937, in Oswego,...

William H. Breshears

William H. Breshears

April 13, 2007

William H. Breshears, 79, of Chetopa, went to be with the Lord at 2:25 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2007, at his home in Chetopa with his family by his side. He was born July 27, 1927, in Aldrich, Missouri, to Charles Wesley and Mary Margaret (Holcomb) Breshears. After graduating from Picher High School on May 18, 1945, he joined the...

Agnes Olive Casey

Agnes Olive Casey

April 12, 2007

Olive Casey, a centenarian and lifelong resident of St. Paul, died at 7:00 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2007, at her home. She was born March 21, 1907, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Joseph A. and Agnes (Roycroft) Volmer. She grew up and attended schools in the St. Paul area, graduating from St. Francis High School. She and William Patrick Casey...

Robert Eugene "Bobby" Cochran

Robert Eugene "Bobby" Cochran

April 6, 2007

Robert Eugene "Bobby" Cochran, 74 of Chanute, died at 9:40 a.m., Friday April 6, 2007, at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born August 23, 1932, in Benton, Kansas, to Leonard Thompson Cochran, Sr. and Cecil Lou (Tallman) Cochran. As a young boy, he grew up in Benton. He later lived in Winfield and Chanute. SURVIVORS: Two...

Alverna J. Mayfield

Alverna J. Mayfield

April 3, 2007

Alverna J. Mayfield, 75, of Chetopa, died at 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at Labette Health in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born November 29, 1931, in Columbus, Kansas, to William Ray and Mildred E. (Correll) Mayfield. She was a lifetime resident of southeast Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended Center...

Steven L. Stich

Steven L. Stich

April 3, 2007

Steven L. Stich, 47, of Galesburg, died at 8:34 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He had been in failing health. He was born August 14, 1959, in Chanute, Kansas, to John R. and Betty L. (Chase) Stich. He grew up and attended schools in Thayer and was a 1977 graduate of...

Dorothy "Dot" Mosler

Dorothy "Dot" Mosler

March 23, 2007

Dorothy "Dot" Mosler, 73, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, formerly of Bella Vista and Cave Springs, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services are scheduled for 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at the Sequoyah United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Pleasant Valley Cemetery...

Blanche Mae Dobson

Blanche Mae Dobson

March 21, 2007

Blanche Mae Dobson, 62, of Altus, Oklahoma, formerly of Chetopa, died at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. She had been in failing health. She was born on April 26, 1944, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Rex and Lillie (Kinder) Davis. She was raised in the Chetopa area. She worked at several...

Elsie Mae Shaffer

Elsie Mae Shaffer

March 20, 2007

Elsie Mae Shaffer, 96, of Dennis, died at 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. Being the youngest of seven children, she was born on April 21, 1910, in Galesburg, Kansas, to Louis and Lettie (Volk) Aronhalt. She grew up and attended schools in the Galesburg area....

Gertrude E. Elsworth

Gertrude E. Elsworth

March 17, 2007

Gertrude E. Elsworth, 76, of rural Parsons, died at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born August 21, 1930, in Parsons, to Orville and Dora (Johnston) Sketers. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She and Norman Elsworth were married October 27, 1947, in...

John A. Patterson

John A. Patterson

March 9, 2007

John A. Patterson, 72, of Parsons, died at 7:45 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2007, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born August 23, 1934, in Strang, Oklahoma, to Amos and Pearl (Johnson) Patterson, moving to Chetopa, Kansas at an early age. He attended Chetopa schools graduating in 1952. He attended one year at Pittsburg State University and...

Kenneth D. Rice, I

Kenneth D. Rice, I

March 8, 2007

Kenneth D. Rice, I, 75, of Welch, Oklahoma, formerly of Mound Valley, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 29, 1931, in Wichita, Kansas, to John Albert and Helen Marie (Davis) Rice. He grew up in southeast Kansas and later attended school in Healing Springs, Arkansas. In 1960, he...