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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...

Wilma Joan Westhoff

Wilma Joan Westhoff

March 8, 2007

Wilma Joan Westhoff, 71, of Parsons, died at 1:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas. She had been in failing health. She was born July 7, 1935, in Richards, Missouri, to Thomas Leo and Ruth May (Webster) Hibdon. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Charles Sheehy, after her father died in...

Joseph A. Beasley

Joseph A. Beasley

March 7, 2007

Joseph A. Beasley, 79, of Parsons, died at 7:16 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He had been in failing health, but death was unexpected. He and his twin brother, Jackson Lee, were born June 24, 1927, in Joplin, Missouri, to Arnold and Florence L. (Coryele) Beasley. He grew up and attended Joplin...

Silas Andrew Wood

Silas Andrew Wood

March 6, 2007

Silas Andrew Wood, infant son of Ryan S. and Krista L. (Meck) Wood, of Girard, was stillborn at 3:11 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at the Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg. OTHER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Maternal Grandparents - Richard and Vickie Meck Tecumseh, KS Paternal Grandparents - Raymond and Sondra Wood Pittsburg, KS Maternal Great-Grandparents – Bill and Violet Moore...

Carmen Lou Spielbusch

Carmen Lou Spielbusch

March 2, 2007

Carmen Lou Spielbusch, 76, of St. Paul, died at 4:45 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2007 at the Labette County Medical Center Emergency Room. Her death was unexpected. She was born June 23, 1930 at St. Paul to Fred and Carmen (Lancaster) Born. She grew up and attended school in St. Paul and graduated from High School there in 1948. Following...

Marene Maness

Marene Maness

March 2, 2007

Ada Marene (Gaddis) Maness, 73, of Parsons, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health, but her death was unexpected. She was born March 24, 1933 in Parsons to Elmer B. and Alice Rosemond (Tillman) Gaddis. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. For a time, she lived in Wichita, Kansas, and Houston,...

Aaron J. Engels

Aaron J. Engels

March 1, 2007

Aaron J. Engels, 32, formerly of Parsons, died at 1:15 a.m., Thursday, March 1, 2007, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. He had been in failing health but his death was unexpected. He was born October 15, 1974 at Luverne, Minnesota to Alan and Beth (VanderZiel) Engels. He grew up in South Dakota until moving...

Rev. Sherry Elaine (Tosh) Brown

Rev. Sherry Elaine (Tosh) Brown

February 26, 2007

Rev. Sherry Elaine (Tosh) Brown, 54, of Valeda, Kansas, died at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2007, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born January 15, 1953, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Norman Chester and Lillie Marie (Toy) Tosh. She grew up and attended school in Valeda and later attended Labette County Community High School in...

James H. Mack, Jr.

James H. Mack, Jr.

February 26, 2007

James H. Mack, Jr., 84, of Parsons, died at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born February 8, 1923, in Higbee, Missouri, to James Henry and Flossie Beatrice (Gaines) Mack. He attended schools in Ft. Scott, graduating from Ft. Scott High School. He served in the U.S. Army during...

Jennifer Ann Beachner

Jennifer Ann Beachner

February 21, 2007

Jennifer Ann Beachner, 46, of Branson, Missouri, died at 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2007, from injuries sustained in an accident near Adair, Oklahoma. She was born September 25, 1960, in Parsons, to William F. and Mary Lou (Calderon) Beachner. She grew up and attended schools in St. Paul. She had worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and the...

Wayne O. Wofford

Wayne O. Wofford

February 20, 2007

Wayne O. Wofford, 74, of Parsons, died at 5:20 a.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was born May 29, 1932, in Inola, Oklahoma, to Hazel (McClosky) Holt. As a child, he attended Douglas Elementary School and later graduated from Parsons High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict....