Sep 17, 2018

Richard R. Littlejohn, 82, of rural Chetopa, passed away at 4:35 a.m., Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home after a long battle with cancer with his wife, Verda, by his side.

He was born August 12, 1936 in Chetopa, Kansas to Raymond and Maxine (Sweet) Littlejohn.  He grew up and attended schools in Chetopa and was...

Sep 16, 2018

Helen L. Weidert, 85, of Parsons, passed away at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society.

She was born to Andrew and Esther (Bisnett) Kuffler on October 25, 1932 in rural Albany, Kansas. She then lived in the rural Iola, Kansas area and attended grade school there for four years until moving...

Sep 12, 2018

Darlene B. Hellwig, 91, of Oswego, passed away at 10:46 a.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons.

She was born February 16, 1927 in Hollow, Oklahoma to John W. and Rosa J. (Baunhofer) Miller.  As a young girl, she moved with her family to rural Chetopa.  Darlene was a 1946...

Sep 11, 2018

Mary L. Johnson, 73, of rural McCune, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

She was born September 6, 1945 in Parsons, Kansas to John "Cyril" Madl and Erville Corrine (Allen) Madl. She grew up and attended schools in Walnut and St. Paul.

Mary had...

Sep 6, 2018

Rosemary Duffy, 90, formerly of Parsons, died at 7:52 a.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born on August 25, 1928 in Greenbush, Kansas to Philip and Anna (Brophy) Marnell.  She attended elementary school in Greenbush and graduated high school from Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita, Kansas in 1946. ...

Sep 4, 2018

Elsie L. Harris, 81, formerly of St. Paul, Kansas, died at 7:05 a.m., September 04, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.

She was born May 16, 1937, in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Lorenza Dow Wort and Frances Marie (Snow) Wort.  She attended country schools in Crawford and Neosho counties before moving with her family to McCune where she graduated high...

Aug 29, 2018

Barbara S. Bryant, 73, of Chetopa, Kansas passed away at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Oswego Community Hospital in Oswego, Kansas.

She was born September 8, 1944 at Tulsa, Oklahoma to George and Hazel (Wright) Bush.  As a young girl she moved with her family to Chetopa where she grew up and attended schools. ...

Aug 27, 2018

Floyd E. "Pappy" Wolfe, 99, of Galesburg, died at 10:22, a.m., Monday,

August 27, 2018 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.

He was born June 21, 1919 at Chanute, Kansas to Clarence Roy Wolfe and Lulu Belle (Coffin) Wolfe. He grew up and attended school in the rural Thayer, Kansas area. Floyd...

Aug 27, 2018

John Edward Benson, 71, of Overland Park, Kansas, former longtime Parsons educator and Superintendent of USD 503, passed away at 2:45 p.m., Monday, August 27, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

John was born on Dec. 1, 1946, in Chanute, KS. He was the eldest of four boys born...

Aug 25, 2018

Roy E. Samples, 77, of Parsons, died at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his home.  He had been in failing health.

He was born on November 30, 1940 in San Diego, California to Tommy and Betty (Newkirk) Samples.  The family moved to Parsons in the 1950's where he grew up and attended schools.

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Aug 23, 2018

Tommy D. Bayless, 82, of Parsons, died at 8:02 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health.

He was born on June 27, 1936 in Parsons to Theodore W. Bayless and Freda M. Wellborn.  He grew up in Parsons where he graduated from Parsons High School.  He attended Labette County Junior College.  He...

Aug 22, 2018

Carl C. "Poppy" Warford, 85, of Erie, died at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.

He was born July 15, 1933, in Salina, Oklahoma to Dozier and Emma (Backward) Warford.  He grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma.  On December 11, 1952, he joined the United States Navy. ...

Aug 22, 2018

Dixie Ann Collins, 71, of Chetopa, passed away at 10:51 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her home.

She was born November 19, 1946 at Parsons, Kansas to Frank and Gertrude (Kepner) Gail.  She grew up and attended school in Chetopa and graduated from Chetopa High School in 1964.  Following high school, she attended the Coffeyville Junior...

Aug 17, 2018

Sue Winter, 72, of Altamont, and formerly of Ft. Scott, passed away at 2:48 p.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at her home.

She was born October 8, 1945 in Lexington, Kentucky to Elmo and Lorainne (Smith) Prather.  As a young girl, Sue grew up and attended schools in Tennessee and Ohio.

On March 23, 1974,...

Aug 17, 2018

Donald R. "Don" Allen, 68, formerly of Galesburg, passed away at 8:27 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Waverly, Kansas.

He was born April 20, 1950 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Calvin Henry and Vivian Mercedes "Mert" (Simons) Allen. As a young boy, he moved to Parsons with his family where he...

Aug 17, 2018

Carolyn S. Gentzell, 73, of Parsons, passed away at 11:34 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society.

She was born November 6, 1944 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri to Lester and Josephine (Johnson) Hill.

Carolyn had worked as a certified nursing assistant for hospice in Liberty, Missouri.

She enjoyed spending...

Aug 5, 2018

Randy Ray Waun, 37, of Leadwood, Missouri, and formerly of Dennis, Kansas, joined his family in heaven on Sunday, August 5, 2018.

He was born March 23, 1981 in Parsons, Kansas to Jerry E. "Gene" Waun, Jr. and Karen Sue "Susie" (Michael) Waun.

As a young boy, Randy attended Mound Valley Grade School and later...

Aug 1, 2018

Vernon A. Vaverka, 78, of Dennis, Kansas, passed away at 12:44 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas.

He was born August 29, 1939 on a farm near Waukomis, Oklahoma to Albin J. and Bessie A. (Hromas) Vaverka. He and his three siblings were raised by their parents on a farm east of...

Jul 31, 2018

Patricia Ann "Patsy" Waugh, 81, of rural Edna, passed away at 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at her home.

She was born March 24, 1937 in rural Bartlett, Kansas to Merlin James and Hazel Irene (Ohles) Lewis.  As a young girl, she grew up in the rural Bartlett area where she attended school.  Patsy later attended...

Jul 30, 2018

Perry D. Whittenburg, 65, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at 4:50 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2018 in Parsons at the home of his daughter.

He was born December 27, 1952 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Percy Jefferson and Mary Luvena (Brown) Whittenburg. He grew up in the rural Wann, Oklahoma area and later graduated from Wann High...