Sharon K. Willis
August 3, 2006
Sharon K. Willis, 65, of Parsons, died at 11:30 p.m., August 3, 2006 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on October 8, 1940 at Waunita, Kansas to Clinton and Edith (Jones) Myers. She lived in Arkansas City and California for a time before moving to Parsons in 1954 where...
Aidan Wayne Brooks
August 3, 2006
Aidan Wayne Brooks, was stillborn at 8:14 p.m., Thursday, August 3, 2006 at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He was the son of Craig Wayne Brooks and Rachel Lee Snow of Chetopa. His parents survive of the home. SURVIVORS: Maternal Grandparents - Gene & Kara Snow Chetopa, KS Paternal Great Grandmother - Jeanette Crain Chetopa, KS Maternal Great...
Mary E. Hughes
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
