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Leroy Nash

Leroy Nash

August 12, 2020

LeRoy Nash, 63, of rural Galesburg, peacefully passed away at his home at 2:41 a.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

Albert LeRoy Nash was born on January 7, 1957, in Oswego, Kansas, to Albert Earl and Bettie Jean (Foss) Nash.  He grew up and attended schools in Altamont and graduated from Labette County High School in 1975.  Following...

Patricia "Patty" A. Mulberry

Patricia "Patty" A. Mulberry

August 11, 2020

Patricia A. "Patty" Mulberry, 70, of Parsons, unexpectedly passed away at 5:05 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Labette Health Emergency Room.

She was born, December 7, 1949, to Leo and Leona (Ruttgen) O'Connor.  She grew up in Parsons and attended the former St. Mary's Catholic School in Parsons and then the St. Patrick's Catholic School...

Robert L. "Bob" Mcconnell

Robert L. "Bob" Mcconnell

August 11, 2020

Robert L. "Bob" McConnell, 90, of Oswego, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

He was born November 22, 1929 at rural Cherryvale, Kansas to Glen and Hazel (Pennington) McConnell.  He attended schools in the rural Cherryvale area and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1947.  He grew up on a...

Paul E. Attebery, Iii

Paul E. Attebery, Iii

August 10, 2020

Paul E. Attebery, III, 78, formerly of Parsons and more recently of Newton, passed away at 12:15 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2020, at Chisholm Place Care Facility in Wichita, Kansas.

Paul Elmer Attebery, III, was born on May 10, 1942, as the only child of Paul and Mary (Plumer) Attebery in Parsons, Kansas. He grew up and...

Jerry E. Gartner

Jerry E. Gartner

August 9, 2020

Jerry E. Gartner, 78, of Altamont, Kansas, passed away at 8:41 p.m., Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Jerry Eugene Gartner was born on December 1, 1941, to Louis Phillip and Lillian Loraine (Robinson) Gartner in Oswego, Kansas. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Altamont.

While...

Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs

August 9, 2020

Robert Gibbs, 60, of Parsons, passed away at 4:13 p.m., Sunday, August 9, 2020, at his home.

The body will be cremated.  No services are planned at this time.

Gale Mitchell Gilliland

Gale Mitchell Gilliland

August 4, 2020

Gale M. Gilliland, 66, of Chetopa, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at his home.

Gale Mitchell Gilliland was born on November 11, 1953, to Harold and Edith (Wallace) Gilliland in Eldon, Missouri. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Chetopa, where he grew up and attended school. In 1972, he graduated from Chetopa...

Lorene L. Knedgen

Lorene L. Knedgen

August 1, 2020

Lorene L. Knedgen, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 6:10 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons.

Lorene Louise Burlingame was born on August 28, 1927, to Steve Clarence and Pearl May (Smith) Burlingame in Cherryvale, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up and attended country schools in the Cherryvale area.

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Evelyn Ann Bogner

Evelyn Ann Bogner

July 31, 2020

Evelyn A. Bogner, 91, of Parsons, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2020, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.

Evelyn Ann Cordell was born on April 27, 1929, to Christopher Joseph and Marie Mary (Strunk) Cordell in Wichita, Kansas. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm and attended school in the Garden Plain area....

Donna M. Keller

Donna M. Keller

July 27, 2020

Donna M. Keller, 89, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away at 8:22 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2020, at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor.

Donna Marie Masters was born on August 11, 1930, to Fred J. and Mattie (Polson) Masters in Coffeyville, Kansas. Donna lived most of her life in Coffeyville, except from 1941 to 1945, when she and...

Matthew Scott Herold

Matthew Scott Herold

July 26, 2020

Matthew Scott Herold was born April 10,1980 in Hays, KS.  In April 1981 Matt "A gift from God"was given to his parents David and Suzann Herold. Matthew died with his sister, Rebecca, by his side, at 9:27 AM at CRMC in Coffeyville, KS on Sunday July 26, 2020 from complications from Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. He attended Bartlett Grade School and...

Lydia M. Lorimor

Lydia M. Lorimor

July 26, 2020

Lydia M. Lorimor, 95, of Parsons, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Elmhaven East in Parsons.

Lydia Mae Wolfe was born on December 13, 1924, to Clark and Elsie (Nichols) Wolfe in Summersville, West Virginia. She grew up and attended school in western Kansas, graduating from Bird City High School. After earning a...

Charlene Michelle Bode

Charlene Michelle Bode

July 25, 2020

Charlene Michelle Bode, lifelong resident of Parsons, Kansas passed away on Saturday July 25, 2020, after losing her battle to cancer at Labette Health in Parsons. Charlene was born in Parsons on January 28, 1973 to her parents Denny Lee Dietsche (deceased) and Marcia "Gale" Murphy. She attended Parsons High School.

Charlene had enjoyed spending time with...

Virginia L. Davis

Virginia L. Davis

July 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

Janell Carson

July 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

Kenneth W. "Sam" Hammer

July 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

Paul T. Workman

July 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

Christie L. Carey

July 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

Patricia Ann Ross

July 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

Vernon L. Barnett

June 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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