Francis J. La Forge
Oct 30, 2006
Francis J. "Pete" La Forge, 93, of St. Paul, died at 3:39 a.m., Monday, October 30, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He was born May 15, 1913 in Brazilton, Kansas to Constant D. and Kathryn J. (Murnane) La Forge. He grew up in the Brazilton/Greenbush area. For a time, he worked with his father shipping hay...
Inis P. "Inez" Hightower
Oct 26, 2006
Inis P. "Inez" Hightower, 59, of Parsons, died at 11:06 a.m., Thursday, October 26, 2006, in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center. She had been in failing health; however, death was unexpected. She was born November 9, 1946 in Parsons to Louis Conger, Sr. and Adell (Hines) Conger. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating...
Phyllis A. Mcatee
Oct 24, 2006
Phyllis A. McAtee, 64, died at 7:57 p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas. She was born August 14, 1942 in Girard to Edward C. and Gertrude (Diskin) LaForge. She grew up in the rural Greenbush area and graduated from St. Paul High School in 1960. For a time, she worked for...
Dennis K. Deming
Oct 20, 2006
Dennis K. "Doc" Deming, 58, of Hayes, Virginia, died at 7:06 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2006 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Tucson, Arizona. He was born March 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, California to Donald Keith and Carol Louise (Lotito) Deming. He grew up and attended schools in Los Angeles. Following high school graduation, he was drafted...
Joe D. Proctor
Oct 20, 2006
Joe D. Proctor, 87, of Mound Valley, died at 7:30 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2006 at the Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami, Oklahoma. Being one of fifteen children, he was born June 20, 1919 to John Cyrus and Lucy Matilda (Mitchell) Proctor near Grove, Oklahoma As a boy, he grew up and attended school in Commerce, Oklahoma, and...
Donald W. Anderson
Oct 19, 2006
Donald W. "Moose" Anderson, 51, of Parsons, died at 10:30 p.m., Thursday, October 19, 2006 at his home. He was born March 14, 1955 in Rayville, Louisiana to Harry Jones and Louvine Anderson-Higgins. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Rayville. For a time he worked at a grocery store. In 1976, he began his employment...
Janice A. (Dixon) Pape
Oct 19, 2006
Janice A. (Dixon) Pape, 55, formerly of Altamont, died at 5:08 p.m., October 19, 2006 at her home in Chanute. She had been in failing health. She was born February 12, 1951 in Parsons to Lyle Raymond and Wilma Katherine (Britting) Dixon. She grew up and attended schools in Altamont where she graduated from Labette County High School in 1969....
Stephen L. Cook
Oct 16, 2006
Stephen L. "Steve" Cook, 59, a lifelong resident of rural Parsons, died Monday evening, October 16, 2006 from injuries sustained as a result of a two-car accident east of Parsons. He was born February 20, 1947 in Parsons to Raymond L. and Mary K. (Wood) Cook. He grew up on the "Montana Road" east of Parsons. He attended Service Valley...
Jeremy D. Gamblian
Oct 14, 2006
Jeremy D. Gamblian, 22, of Parsons, died at 11:49 p.m., October 14, 2006 in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He was born October 7, 1984 in Parsons to Debra L. Gamblian. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Lincoln Elementary School, Parsons Middle School and graduated from Parsons High School in 2003. Following...
Donald F. Grassl
Oct 13, 2006
Donald F. "Don" Grassl, 61, of Altamont, died at 8:45 a.m., Friday, October 13, 2006 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born December 12, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Benjamin and Lucy Elizabeth (Jehlen) Grassl. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Arizona where he grew up and attended school. On...
Earl Raymond Brownewell
Oct 12, 2006
Earl R. Brownewell, 83, of Mound Valley, died at 4:15 p.m., October 12, 2006 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born July 17, 1923 in Chetopa to Clarence Robert and Esther Myrtle (Eckles) Brownewell. He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa, Oswego and Altamont. He was employed for five years at Johnson Seed Company...
Roy Jess Henson
Oct 7, 2006
Roy Jess Henson, 73, of Chetopa, died at 5:15 p.m., Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home following a long battle with lung cancer. He was born November 17, 1932 in Checotah, Oklahoma to Robert and Opal Henson. He was raised by his grandparents, Jess and Edna McLain in Checotah until his grandfather's death in 1949. He and...
Thomas Odel Altom
Oct 5, 2006
Thomas Odel Altom, 74, formerly of Wichita, died at 11:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5, 2006 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas. He was born April 13, 1932 to Herman R. and Susie B. (Newton) Altom near Pangburn, Arkansas. He grew up and attended schools in Arkansas. In June of 1950, he moved with his family to Wichita...
George A. Butler
Oct 3, 2006
George A. Butler, 86, of Chanute, passed away at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. He was born on February 22, 1920 to John and Mary (Hofer) Butler near Greenbush, Kansas. He grew up and attended schools in St. Paul, graduating from St. Paul High School. Following graduation, he served in the...
Betty Jean (Scheibner) Sears
Oct 2, 2006
Betty Jean (Scheibner) Sears, 80, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 9:11 p.m., Monday, October 2, 2006 at her home. She was born April 3, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas to Frederick H. and Clara A. (Prosser) Scheibner. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons, graduating from Parsons High School. She had lived at her home for all...
Phillip D. Emert
Sep 30, 2006
Phillip D. "Phil" Emert, 55, of rural Parsons, died at 7:08 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2006 at his home. He was born March 15, 1951 to Dale Eugene and Mary Catherine "Kate" (Haraughty) Emert in Independence, Kansas. At the age of 10, he moved to Iola with his family where he attended school. He was self-employed most of his adult...
Maxine Fox
Sep 29, 2006
Maxine Fox, 86, of Carthage, Missouri, died at 6:15 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2006 at the home of her son and his wife, Jerry and Beverly Fox, in Butler, Missouri. She was born January 26, 1920 in rural Cherokee County, Kansas to John Irving and Lora Alta (Mullins) Russell. As a young girl she moved with her family to Parsons...
Margaret J. Anders
Sep 29, 2006
Margaret Anders, 83, of Parsons, died at 9:50 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2006 at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born November 24, 1922 in Roseland, Kansas to Samuel G. and Stella E. (Cessna) Baker. As an infant, her family moved to the McCune area. She grew up and attended schools in the Crawford County area near McCune....
Joseph "Joe" Hayward
Sep 28, 2006
Joseph "Joe" Hayward, 69, of Parsons, died at 12:28 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2006 at Freeman West Medical Center in Joplin. He was born February 14, 1937 in Santa Cruz, California to Morris James and Mary (Simmons) Hayward. As a teen, he attended the Eldorado country school and later Stockton High School. He also was converted at the Needmore Church...
Tina M. Showalter
Sep 28, 2006
Tina M. Showalter, 39, of Erie, died at 8:25 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2006. She had been in failing health for several years. She was born July 30, 1967 at East St. Louis, Illinois to George Thomas Cook, Sr. and Betty K. (Barnes) Cook. She moved with her family to Wichita where she attended school until moving to Erie, Kansas...
