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Phillip D. Emert

Phillip D. Emert

September 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

Maxine Fox

September 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

Margaret J. Anders

September 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

Joseph "Joe" Hayward

September 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

Tina M. Showalter

September 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...

Alta May Foister

Alta May Foister

September 26, 2006

Alta May Foister, 95, longtime Edna resident, died at 1:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born June 14, 1911 at Elm City, Kansas to Henry C. and Nannie A. (Waugh) Hayes. She grew up in the Elm City area and attended school at the Rose Hill School which was two...

June Carson

June Carson

September 26, 2006

June Carson, 81, of rural Parsons, died at 9:09 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at her home known as Corbett Farms. She was born October 1, 1924 at the Mercy Hospital in Parsons to Alfred L. Hayes, Sr. and Sadie (Corbett) Hayes. She grew up and attended Mentor Country School and graduated from Parsons High School in 1942 and later...

Marion E. Neargarten

Marion E. Neargarten

September 24, 2006

Marion E. Neargarten, 94, of rural Parsons, died at 1:24 p.m., Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born March 29, 1912 in Brazil, Indiana to John and Buelia (Neese) Daugherty. She moved to Parsons as a child and attended local schools, graduating from Parsons High School. On November 18, 1933 she married...

Leona B. Mccrery

Leona B. Mccrery

September 23, 2006

Leona B. McCrery, 91, of Independence, formerly of Altamont, died at 3:15 p.m., Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Heatherwood Nursing Home in Independence. She was born February 14, 1915 in Columbia, South Carolina to Lawrence and Alice (Kelly) Latta. At a young age she moved with her family to Detroit. In 1945 she moved to Cherryvale, Kansas. She worked...

Arlene F. Madl

Arlene F. Madl

September 23, 2006

Arlene F. Madl, 70, of Parsons died at 8:48 p.m., Saturday, September 23, 2006 in the Emergency Room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She is survived by her husband John Madl of Parsons. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2006 at Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience after 9:00 Wednesday...

Makayla Jane Haraughty

Makayla Jane Haraughty

September 21, 2006

Makayla Jane Haraughty, infant daughter of Jeff Haraughty and Lori Curtis, died Thursday evening, September 21, 2006 at the Freeman West Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri where she was born earlier in the evening. She was the twin sister of Zackrey Dean Haraughty. Further obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Parsons.

Roy D. Dalin

Roy D. Dalin

September 20, 2006

Roy D. Dalin, 81, of St. Paul, died at 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born February 11, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas to Roy F. and Ada Dalin. At the age of 14, he became a resident of the Wichita Boys Home. In 1988 he moved to Living Skills...

Bessie A. Eagan

Bessie A. Eagan

September 18, 2006

Bessie A. Eagan, 98, of Washburn, Missouri and former Pittsburg and McCune resident died at 1:15 a.m., Monday, September 18, 2006 at the Mt. Carmel Medical Center Emergency Room in Pittsburg. Her death was unexpected. She was born in Beaver County, Oklahoma on December 6, 1907 to George Bryan and Elizabeth (Strohr) Bryan. She grew up and attended school in...

Betty A. Robbins

Betty A. Robbins

September 16, 2006

Betty A. Robbins, 73, of Altamont, died at 9:36 a.m., Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the Freeman West Medical Center in Joplin. She had been in failing health. She was born May 27, 1933 at Edna, Kansas to Hollie and Lula (Hart) Thomas. She attended the Hawkins Grade School in Altamont and graduated from Labette County Community High School. She...

Edith M. Gilliland

Edith M. Gilliland

September 15, 2006

Edith M. Gilliland, 87, of Chetopa, died at 12:30 a.m., Friday, September 15, 2006 at her home. She was born August 23, 1919, into a family of five brothers and two sisters on a farm near Southard, Oklahoma. Her parents were Tom Elie and Rettie Isebell (Stuart) Wallace. She grew up in a railroad family and attended grade school in...

Tyler Michael Wendel Wiseman

Tyler Michael Wendel Wiseman

September 12, 2006

Tyler Michael Wendel Wiseman, infant son of Shaun M. and Mollie S. (Downs) Wiseman, of Oswego, was stillborn September 12, 2006, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. SURVIVORS: One Sister - Terra Wiseman Of the Home Paternal Grandmother-Edna Wiseman Oswego, KS Two Aunts - Mary Downs and her son Nathaniel Waggoner Of the Home Kelli Wiseman Chetopa, KS...

Mary Jan Wright

Mary Jan Wright

September 9, 2006

Mary J. Wright, 80, of Pittsburg, formerly of Walnut, died at 1:58 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Cornerstone Village in Pittsburg. She was born April 17, 1926 to Frank L. and Ida J. (Simerson) Honbarrier in Yadkin, North Carolina. She grew up and attended schools in that same area. She married Edward L. Wright. Through the years, they lived...

Charles D. "David" Davis

Charles D. "David" Davis

September 6, 2006

Charles "David" Davis, 67, of Chetopa, died at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at the Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami, Oklahoma. He was born October 23, 1938 in Chetopa to George W. and Flossie Lucille (Lancaster) Davis. He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa where he graduated from Chetopa High School in 1957. He participated in...

Lucille M. Rosson

Lucille M. Rosson

September 3, 2006

Lucille M. Rosson, 84, of Edna, died at her home Sunday afternoon. She had been in her usual health and her death was unexpected. She was born April 22, 1922 in Greenwood County, Kansas to William H. and Jesse M. (Goldy) Rogers. She grew up there and attended school at Yates Center. She worked for a time at Sinclair in...

Terry L. Myers

Terry L. Myers

August 27, 2006

Terry L. Myers, 56, of rural Parsons, died at 6:20 a.m., Sunday, August 27, 2006, at his home. His death was unexpected. He was born March 4, 1950 in Yates Center, Kansas to Theodore "Ted" and Geraldine (Cunningham) Myers. In 1959, he moved with his family to Ulysses, Kansas. He attended grade school in Big Bow and high school in...