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Mary E. Hughes

Mary E. Hughes

Aug 1, 2006

Mary E. Hughes, 101, a lifelong resident of Montana, Kansas, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at the Good Samaritan Center in Parsons where she had resided since November 2003. She was born March 25, 1905, near Montana, Kansas to Chester A. and Essie E. (Shields) Spurgeon. She attended her first term of school at Pleasant Valley. The...

Dale B. Crooks

Dale B. Crooks

Aug 1, 2006

Dale B. Crooks, 89, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons following a brief illness. He was born September 6, 1916 in rural Parsons to Leonidas Morton and Deborah Mary (Fesmire) Crooks. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons graduating from Parsons High School and...

Daniel L. Richardson

Daniel L. Richardson

Aug 1, 2006

Daniel Lee (Dannie) Richardson, 78, a life long resident of the Oswego area died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. His passing was unexpected. He was born March 10, 1928 in rural Oswego to Elmer Dale and Maggie Mae (Stice) Richardson. Dannie graduated from the Gore Country School, which is part of the land...

Francis M. Chenoweth

Francis M. Chenoweth

Aug 1, 2006

Francis Marion Chenoweth, 90, of rural Parsons, passed away at 1:07 a.m., Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He was born July 18, 1916 in Parsons to Carey and Lela (Lenox) Chenoweth. He grew up on a farm near Parsons and attended Woods Country School. He later graduated from Parsons High School. In 1937,...

Robert E. "Bob" Snapp

Robert E. "Bob" Snapp

Jul 30, 2006

Robert E. "Bob" Snapp, 56, of rural Parsons, died at 4:55 p.m., Sunday, July 30, 2006, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 21, 1950, to Melvin Earl and Edith Joanne (Hadley) Snapp in Wichita, Kansas. He grew up and attended schools in Wichita and was a graduate of Wichita North High...

Valeria A. Bender

Valeria A. Bender

Jul 26, 2006

Valeria A. Bender, 93, of Chetopa, passed away at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at her home. She was a lifetime resident of the Chetopa area. She was born May 12, 1913 to Auxel Richard and Mary Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Swanson of Chetopa. She was the next to the youngest of 12 children. She attended school in Chetopa and graduated...

Jessica Lynn Clark

Jessica Lynn Clark

Jul 25, 2006

Jessica Lynn Clark, 40, of Miami, Oklahoma died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 in Chetopa, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1966 in Carthage, Missouri to Jerry and Deanna (Perdue) Chapman. She graduated from McNary High School in Salem, Oregon and attended college at NEO in Miami, Oklahoma, where she majored in computer science. On March 9, 1998 she married Chester...

Julia Jean Shaffer

Julia Jean Shaffer

Jul 23, 2006

Julia Jean Shaffer, 63, of rural Parsons, entered rest at her home on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. after an intense short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born November 17, 1942 in Morris (Kansas City), Kansas to Edward and Leta (Billups) Scott. She attended Morris Grade School and graduated from Turner High School. While living in Kansas...

Laurie (Howard) Meyer

Laurie (Howard) Meyer

Jul 21, 2006

Laurie (Howard) Meyer, 50, of rural Erie, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at 11:10 p.m. at the Prairie Mission Retirement Home in St. Paul, Kansas, after suffering a stroke. Laurie was born May 26, 1956, at Parsons Mercy Hospital to E. L. and Marjorie (Stough) Howard of Erie. She attended Erie schools, graduating from Erie High School in 1974,...

Leslie Larue

Leslie Larue

Jul 13, 2006

Leslie E. "Butch" LaRue, 44, of Parsons, died at 7:05 a.m., Thursday, July 13, 2006, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born March 6, 1962, in Parsons, to Leslie A. and Diana J. (Morton) LaRue. He lived most of his life in the Parsons area where he also attended school....

Tyler Joy Wood

Tyler Joy Wood

Jul 12, 2006

Tyler Joy Wood, infant daughter of Ryan S. and Krista L. (Meck) Wood, of Girard, was stillborn at 8:55 a.m. on July 12, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. 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...

Dorothy J. Reel

Dorothy J. Reel

Jul 4, 2006

Dorothy J. Reel, 76, of Parsons, died at 9:35 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2006, at the Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born July 5, 1929 to Charles H. and Pearl M. (Madl) Lero in St. Paul, Kansas. She grew up and attended schools in St. Paul and was a graduate of St. Paul High School. Following...

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson

Jul 2, 2006

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson, was stillborn at 4:37 a.m., Sunday, July 2, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital of Houston, Texas. He was the son of Jennifer Davis and Cody Lawson, of Oswego. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: Paternal Grandparents - Tina Lawson and Randy Johnson Chetopa Maternal Grandparents - Nancy & Kelly Nading Chetopa Clifford Davis Oswego...

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson

Jul 2, 2006

Blake Alexander Davis-Lawson, was stillborn at 4:37 a.m., Sunday, July 2, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital of Houston, Texas. He was the son of Jennifer Davis and Cody Lawson, of Oswego. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: Paternal Grandparents - Tina Lawson and Randy Johnson Chetopa Maternal Grandparents - Nancy & Kelly Nading Chetopa Clifford Davis Oswego...

James D. "Jim" Krokstrom

James D. "Jim" Krokstrom

Jul 2, 2006

James D. "Jim" Krokstrom, 59, of Parsons, died at 7:33 p.m., July 2, 2006 at his home after a long battle with severe chronic emphysema. He was born July 11, 1946 on a farm west of Elsmore, Kansas, to Donald Edward and Virginia Lee (Starliper) Krokstrom. He grew to adulthood in Elsmore, attending Elementary School there, graduating from Elsmore High...

Gayle W. Baugher

Gayle W. Baugher

Jun 27, 2006

Gayle W. Baugher, 79, of rural Parsons, died at 2:55 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, where he had entered the day before. He was born September 6, 1926 in Sheridan Township in Cherokee County to Wyman E. and Dora C. (Brader) Baugher. As a child, he lived with his family...

Fay T. Tearney

Fay T. Tearney

Jun 26, 2006

Fay T. Tearney, 93, of Parsons, died at 11:47 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born April 2, 1913, in Parsons, Kansas, to Daniel and Ada (Williams) Tilman. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. Fay was a homemaker and enjoyed spending...

James Robert Harris

James Robert Harris

Jun 26, 2006

James Robert Harris entered his mother's loving arms at 9:57 p.m. on June 26, 2006. He was later delivered to God our Father's loving arms two hours later. James was surrounded by love during his birth and after his passing. James is survived by his parents Judi A. Harris of Wichita, KS and Cortez Travis of St. Louis, MO. James...

Robert Westfield Nelson

Robert Westfield Nelson

Apr 1, 2006

Robert Westfield Nelson, 84, of Los Angeles, California, passed away April 1, 2006. He was born in Marysville, Kansas, on May 17, 1921, to Olaf John and Mattie Mae (Robinette) Nelson. During WWII, he served in the Navy as a Motor Machinist Mate third class on the Advanced Based floating Dry Dock the ABSD-7 in the Central Pacific Theatre. Medals...

Raymond T. "Ray" Swafford

Raymond T. "Ray" Swafford

Dec 10, 2004

Raymond Thomas "Ray" Swafford, 48, of rural Parsons, died at 6:59 a.m., Friday, December 10, 2004 at the Labette County Medical Center Emergency Room. His death was unexpected. He was born March 20, 1956 at Parsons to Thomas Maynard Swafford and Edith Viola (Marsh) Swafford. He grew up and attended school in Parsons. He also attended Vo-Tech in Coffeyville where...