July 28, 2019

Lillie M. "Lil" West, 76, of Oswego, passed away at 9:50 p.m., Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Columbus Mercy Hospital.

On December 28, 1942 Lil was born to Lawrence and Maggie (Poor) Stapleton in Faulkner, Kansas.  Growing up in the Faulkner area, she attended school in the Faulkner area and graduated from Columbus High School.  As a...

July 28, 2019

Richard A. "Dick" Giefer, 82, a lifelong resident of South Mound, Kansas, died at 7:28 a.m., Sunday, July 28, 2019 at his home.

He was born on March 31, 1937 in South Mound to Fredrick "Fritz" and Mary Coreen (Johnston) Giefer. He attended Mentor Country School and South Mound School. He then attended St. Patrick High School...

July 28, 2019

Bernadine H. Nash, 101, of Chetopa, passed away at 6:25 a.m., Sunday, July 28, 2019, at the Chetopa Manor.

On July 16, 1918, Bernadine Heloise was born to Lewis S. and Lillie (Sterling) Haire in Welch, Oklahoma.  She grew up and attended school in the Chetopa area.

She and Lester E. Nash were married on...

July 27, 2019

Rebecca "Becky" Haverfield, 58, of Parsons, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center.

On November 8, 1960, Becky was born to Kenneth and Esther "June" (Olson) Haverfield in Coffeyville, Kansas. Becky lived in the Winfield State Hospital before moving to Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. She enjoyed music...

July 26, 2019

Leslie "Buddy" Sutherland, 75, of Parsons, passed away at 8:15 a.m, Friday, July 26, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons.

On January 3, 1944, Buddy was born to Luther and Virginia Mae (Whitacre) Sutherland at home west of Parsons, Kansas. He grew up in the Labette City area and graduated from Labette County Community High School...

July 25, 2019

Gregg A. Olds, 62, of Parsons, passed away at 8:18 p.m., Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born on August 7, 1956 in Parsons to Boyd N. and Peggy I. (Collins) Olds.  He grew up in Parsons and graduated from Parsons High School in 1974.  Gregg had worked at Ruskin...

July 23, 2019

Dr. Wanda L. Maxson-Ladage, 89, of Parsons, passed away at 6:48 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Cherryvale Nursing and Rehab Center.

On December 5, 1929 Wanda was born to Irvin Ray and Geneva Irene (Duncan) Maxson in rural Edna, Kansas. Growing up in rural Edna, Wanda attended Hawkins rural school, Edna Grade School and...

July 19, 2019

Tina A. Elsworth, 62, of Parsons, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Friday, July 19, 2019 at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

On November 24, 1956, Tina Arlene Johnson was born to Herman and Hazel (Quigley) Johnson in Neodesha, Kansas. Growing up in Neodesha, Tina graduated from Neodesha High School.   As a high school...

July 14, 2019

Johnnie Lee Carnahan, 75, of Parsons, passed away at 10:47 a.m., Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Woodridge Estates in Parsons.

He was born October 18, 1943 in Parsons to Horace F. and Bessie (McMillan) Carnahan. He grew up in Parsons and graduated from Labette County Community High School.

Johnnie was involved in the automobile sales...

July 8, 2019

Frank Alderman, 77, of Parsons, died early Monday morning, July 8, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His death followed a brief illness.

He was born to George and Jeanette (Riggs) Alderman on January 13, 1942, in Parsons. Growing up in Parsons, Frank attended St. Mary's elementary school and graduated from St. Patrick's High School. Upon graduation from...

July 7, 2019

Marilyn J. Sprague, 83 , of Oswego, passed away at 8:10 a.m., on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Freeman Health Systems in Joplin, Missouri.

She was born August 9, 1935, at Oswego, Kansas to Robert W. and Helen (Clark) Tiffany. She attended schools in Oswego and Southern California. She was employed in the medical field as a...

July 1, 2019

Emily White, 58, of McCune, passed away the morning of Monday, July 1, 2019, in her home.

She was born to Marcia Morris on January 26, 1961, in Galesburg, Illinois. As a young girl, she moved with her family and grew up in Hulah Lake, Oklahoma and attended school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. In the early 1990's, Emily...

June 27, 2019

Galdina Mary Ramirez, 89, of Parsons, passed away at 8:42 a.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Parsons.

She was born April 8, 1930 in Parsons, Kansas to Aristeo and Transito (Yanez) Fuentez.  She grew up in Parsons and attended the Our Lady of Victory School and later received her G.E.D..  She was...

June 27, 2019

Ricky D. Martin, 61, longtime resident of Oswego Health and Rehab in Oswego, passed away at 3:44 a.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

There will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Oswego Health and Rehab, 1104 Ohio St., Oswego.

Funeral arrangements are under the...

June 26, 2019

Robert L. Fugate, 73, of rural Oswego, passed away at 6:25 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at his home.

He was born on November 2, 1945, to Charles and Pearl (Shaw) Fugate in Parsons, Kansas. Growing up in Oswego, he attended school in Oswego and Labette County High School. Before graduating from high school, Robert joined the...

June 24, 2019

Grace S. Argue, 81, passed away at her home in rural Dennis, at 12:12 p.m., on Monday, June 24, 2019.

She was born on March 5, 1938, to William Vincent and Barbara Claudia (Shaffer) Emert in Independence, Kansas. As a young girl, Grace lived in Chetopa until age six when her family moved to Kansas City, Kansas....

June 23, 2019

Marie J. Leon, 70, of Parsons, passed away surrounded by her family at her home at 7:44 p.m., Sunday, June 23, 2019.

She was born, January 5, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Richard E. and

Martha E. (Duran) Alley. She grew up and attended school in Tulsa.

She was united in marriage to...

June 13, 2019

Sharon L. Gray, 74, of Oswego, passed away at 6:10 p.m., Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Joyce, in Independence.

She was born on October 7, 1944, to Orville and Thelma (Taylor) Puckett in Columbus, Kansas. Growing up in Columbus, Sharon graduated from Columbus High School in 1962.

Following high school,...

June 11, 2019

James C. "Jim" Gwartney, 77, formerly of Mound Valley, passed away at 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the Chetopa Manor in Chetopa, Kansas.

Jim was born to Elmer and Marie (Bartlett) Gwartney on July 9, 1941, in Mound Valley, Kansas.

Growing up in the Mound Valley area, Jim graduated from Mound Valley High...

June 11, 2019

Arlene L. Kennedy, 57, of Cherryvale, passed away at 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Labette Health in Parsons.  Her death was unexpected.

She was born on February 16, 1962 in Sonora, California to Manuel Salazar and Ada (Schwoerer) Salazar.  She grew up in Sonora and attended schools in Sonora and Turlock, California.  Arlene was a...