Paul F. Madl
November 6, 2006
Paul F. Madl, 55, of St. Paul, died at 11:55 p.m., Monday, November 6, 2006 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul where he had resided since February of this year. He was born May 5, 1951 in Walnut, Kansas to John Cyril and Erville Corrine (Allen) Madl. He grew up and attended school in the Walnut and St....
Beryl D. (Wheat) Fultz
November 3, 2006
Beryl D. (Wheat) Fultz, 74, of rural Parsons, died at 3:05 p.m., Friday, November 3, 2006 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Center. She had been in failing health. She was born June 2, 1932, in Parsons, to A. V. and Audrey E. (Manners) Wheat. As a young girl, she attended Spring Hill Country School. In 1949, she graduated from Labette...
Nancy L. Rowe
November 1, 2006
Nancy L. "Nana" Rowe, 64, of Parsons, died at 3:20 a.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born November 21, 1941 in Parsons to Ralph and Louise (Richardson) Rhoades. As a child, she grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She and Larry Rowe were married...
Lester U. Herridge
October 31, 2006
Lester U. Herridge, 80, of Baldwin City, Kansas, died at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at the Claremore Veterans Administration Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born October 12, 1926 in Bluff City, Kansas to Edward and Vivian Mae (Cantwell) Herridge. At age seven, he and his family moved to rural Chetopa. During World War II he served in...
Hazel M. "Joy" Ezell
October 31, 2006
Hazel Marie "Joy" Ezell, 68, of Columbia, South Carolina, died at her home Tuesday, October 31, 2006. She was born May 5, 1938 to John Henry and Ola Mae (Pitts) Neal in Quinton, Oklahoma. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Farmersville, California. She and Roy Henson were married. They later divorced. She and Leon "Bud"...
Francis J. La Forge
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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...
