Virginia L. Davis
Jul 25, 2020
Virginia L. Davis, 84, of Chetopa, died at 5:15 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Chetopa Manor in Chetopa, Kansas.
She was born on April 8, 1936, in Pittsburg, Kansas to Elmer C. and Lilly (Ferraro) Getto. She moved with her family to Chetopa where she graduated from High School in 1953. Virginia began working at...
Janell Carson
Jul 25, 2020
Janell Carson, 73, of rural Parsons, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at her home.
Linda Janell Smith was born on May 3, 1947 in Killeen, Texas to Meade T. and Helen (Emert) Smith. As a child, she moved with her family to Fredonia, Kansas where she grew up and attended schools. Janell was a gifted athlete in...
Kenneth W. "Sam" Hammer
Jul 22, 2020
Kenneth W. "Sam" Hammer, 53, of Parsons, passed away at 6:55 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
Kenneth Wayne Hammer was born on May 15, 1967, to Rex and Beatrice (Peterson) Hammer in Parsons, Kansas. As a young boy, Sam grew up and attended school in Altamont. In 1986, he graduated from...
Paul T. Workman
Jul 14, 2020
Paul T. Workman, 63, of Parsons, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Caney, Kansas.
Paul Theodore "Todd" Workman was born on June 27, 1957, to James Frederick and Anne Cecilia (Munding) Workman in Parsons, Kansas. As a young boy, Paul grew up and attended school in Parsons. After graduating...
Christie L. Carey
Jul 13, 2020
Christie L. Carey, 67, of Parsons, passed away at 11:23 a.m., Monday, July 13, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
Christie Len McKinnis was born on January 31, 1953, in Opolis, Kansas, to David Monroe and Virginia (Higgins) McKinnis. As a young girl, she moved to and attended school in Parsons. In 1971, Christie graduated from...
Patricia Ann Ross
Jul 9, 2020
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ross, 89, of Chetopa, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at her home.
Patricia Ann Hill was born on July 14, 1930, to Robert and Marie (Lancanster) Hill in Parsons, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Parsons.
In her earlier years, she had worked at the...
Vernon L. Barnett
Jun 29, 2020
Vernon L. Barnett, of rural Altamont, passed away at 3:45 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin, MO.
He was born January 12, 1932 in rural Altamont to Frank Ora Barnett and Violet Clara (Davidson) Barnett. He grew up and attended school there and graduated from the Labette County Community High School.
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Mary Giguere
Jun 29, 2020
Mary Stewart Giguere, 95, of Jasper, Missouri, passed away at 3:28 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2020, at her home.
Mary Constance Scheidt was born on July 15, 1924, to Leo and Lucille (Hall) Scheidts in Parsons, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in the Parsons area. She graduated from Labette County Community...
Wilma J. "Billie" Hinman
Jun 26, 2020
Wilma J. "Billie" Hinman, 80, of McCune, died at 7:51 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2020 at her home.
She was born on March 27, 1940 in Parsons to Nicholas and Frances (Glendenning) Jones.  She grew up in Parsons and attended Springhill Country School and graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1957. She attended Labette Community...
Lillie Mae (Jackson) Mosley
Jun 23, 2020
Lillie Mae (Jackson) Mosley, 70, of Joplin, Missouri and former resident of Parsons, passed away at 2:23 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin.
She was born June 11, 1950 in Monroe, Louisiana to Johnny and Mary (Brown) Jackson. She grew up and attended school in Monroe. She was united in marriage to...
Donald W. "Don" Barcus
Jun 23, 2020
Donald W. "Don" Barcus, 70, longtime educator and coach, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home in Parsons.
The memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Parsons Municipal Auditorium. The service can be viewed live on the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home Facebook page.
The service will be...
Rickey D. Gross
Jun 22, 2020
Rickey D. "Pops" Gross, 58, of Parsons, passed away at 6:45 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2020, at Labette Health.
Rickey Dean Gross was born on June 1, 1962, to Laurence Cecil and Betty Jean (Hopkins) Gross in Independence, Kansas. He grew up and attended school in Cherryvale, where he lived in the same family home for many...
Ruth Hulse
Jun 21, 2020
Ruth Hulse, 97, of Mesa, Arizona died Sunday, June 21, 2020 at The Citadel Senior Living Center in Mesa, Arizona. She had resided at The Citadel for the past 13 years and received excellent care.
She was born on October 11, 1922 in Pella, Iowa to Conrad and Elizabeth (DeJong) Leydens. As a child, she moved with...
Warren Dale Mcgown
Jun 13, 2020
Warren Dale McGown, 67, of McCune, died at 12:06 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2020 at his home. He was in his usual health and his death was unexpected.
He was born on December 5, 1952 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Paul and Wilma (Green) McGown. He grew up and attended schools in McCune, graduating from McCune High School...
Marylan K. Melton
Jun 11, 2020
Marylan K. Melton, 78 of Okmulgee, Oklahoma and a former Parsons resident, passed away June 11, 2020 at her home. She had been having health problems for a few years.
She was born June 4, 1942, in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of the late Lloyd Johnny Zinn and Bertha Mae (Faubian) Zinn. She grew up in Alluwe,...
Mary M. Dreiling
Jun 10, 2020
Mary M. Dreiling, 93, formerly of Parsons, passed away at 7:17 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mary Margaret Switlik was born on January 21, 1927, to Thomas and Mary (Hanratty) Switlik in Kansas City, Missouri. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school...
Anna C. Letcher
Jun 6, 2020
Anna C. Letcher, 87, formerly of Erie, passed away at 10:19 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Galena Nursing Center in Galena, Kansas.
Anna Catherine McKinney was born on November 3, 1932, to William Lawrence and Emma Agnes (Thomas) McKinney in South Mound, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Erie....
Michael Dan Snyder
May 18, 2020
Michael Dan Snyder, 63, of Paradise, California, passed away on May 18, 2020 due to a stroke that had occurred earlier. Â Mike was a ten-year cancer survivor, but it had returned recently.
Mike was born October 13, 1956 in Parsons to Jimmie and Henrietta (Cochran) Snyder. Â He grew up and attended school in Parsons. Â Mike became a...
Daniel D. Eisenbrandt, Jr.
May 17, 2020
Daniel D. "Danny" Eisenbrandt, Jr., 73, of Parsons, passed away at 12:04 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2020, at his home.
Daniel David Eisenbrandt, Jr. was born on September 16, 1946, to Daniel David and Katherine M. (Knedgen) Eisenbrandt, Sr. in Parsons. As a young boy, he grew up in the Parsons area attending Twin Valley and Service...
Bertha B. Proffitt
May 12, 2020
Bertha B. Proffitt, 91, of Parsons, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.
Bertha Beatrice Martin was born on November 16, 1928, to Leslie and Minnie (Humphrey) Martin in Green Forest, Arkansas. In the early 1940's, Bertha and her family moved to Parsons, where she grew up and attended school. As...
