January 1, 2019

Wesley E. "Jack" Brown, 78, of Parsons, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons.

He was born May 14, 1940 in Parsons, Kansas to Charles Wesley and Alberta C. (Ford) Brown. Jack grew up in Parsons and graduated in 1958 from Labette County Community High School in...

December 26, 2018

Charles Lee "Charlie" Bevins, 98, of Parsons, passed away at 5:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons.

He was born May 12, 1920 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Charles W. and Katherine J. (Duensing) Bevins. As a young boy, Charlie grew up on a farm seven miles west of Pittsburg. He...

December 25, 2018

Karen L. Grider, 65, of Parsons, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at her home.

She was born June 21, 1953 in Kansas City, Kansas to James W. and Beverly J. (Saul) Grider. As a young girl, Karen grew up in Parsons.

Karen enjoyed receiving gifts, coloring, working puzzles, and wearing beads. She especially enjoyed...

December 17, 2018

Geraldine P. Blankenship, 87, of Chetopa, passed away at 12:26 p.m., Monday, December 17, 2018 at Mercy Hospital Joplin.

She was born June 17, 1931 in Chetopa, Kansas to Clarence H. and Ona (Shipley) Wedding. As a young girl, Geraldine grew up in Chetopa where she attended school and graduated in 1948 from Chetopa High School.

December 14, 2018

Raymond Dean Conard, 89, of rural Chetopa, passed away early Friday, December 14, 2018 at his home.

Raymond was born February 4, 1929 in rural Cherokee County, Kansas to George Steven and Flora Catherine (Bartee) Conard.  As a young boy he grew up in Cherokee County where he attended Jarrett School and later graduated from Cherokee County...

December 11, 2018

Lois Jean Schofield, 86, of Miami, Oklahoma, and formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, passed away at 1:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at her home.

She was born March 17, 1932 in Chetopa, Kansas to Orville Ray and Sarah Lucille (Bellamy) Ridgway.  As a young girl, she grew up in Chetopa where she attended school.

On...

December 3, 2018

Venice K. (Constuble) McCloud, 47, of Parsons, passed away at 1:40 a.m., Monday, December 3, 2018 at her home.

She was born March 20, 1971 in Carthage, Missouri to William "Bill" and Nellie Marie (Cassidy) McCloud. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Meeker, Oklahoma where she graduated high school.

In 1989,...

November 29, 2018

Patricia I. "Patty" (Dickens) McBride, 81, of Parsons, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society.

She was born December 28, 1936 in Neodesha, Kansas to Oren Leeman and Fayrene Eva (Kenworthy) Dickens. She grew up and attended school in Neodesha and graduated in 1955 from Neodesha High School.

November 27, 2018

Jeanette P. Crain, 85, of Chetopa, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.

She was born May 22, 1933 at Okeene, Oklahoma to Henry Howard Baker and Glenna C. (Shirley) Baker.  She grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma until moving with her family to Rural Labette County in 1949. ...

November 26, 2018

Patrick T. "Pat" Diskin, 94, of St. Paul, passed away at 9:43 p.m., Monday, November 26, 2018 at Girard Medical Center.

He was born March 7, 1924 in Parsons, Kansas to Michael and Amelia "Emma" (Volmer) Diskin. As a young boy, he grew up in St. Paul where he graduated from St. Francis High School in 1942....

November 26, 2018

Ruby M. Lackey, 79, of Parsons, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at her home.

She was born December 12, 1938 in Angola, Kansas to William and Ora (McCartney) Phillips.  As a young girl, Ruby grew up in the Angola and Edna area where she attended school and graduated from Edna High School.

In earlier...

November 17, 2018

Nancy C. (Heck) Forbes, 70, of Parsons, passed away at 7:28 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She was born March 12, 1948 in St. Paul, Kansas to Cyril and Adeline (Bradshaw) Heck. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended school and graduated...

November 16, 2018

Jerry L. Clawson, 72, a longtime resident of rural McCune, passed away at 11:43 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2018 at Medicalodges Frontenac.

He was born August 29, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas to Merle E. and Juanita C. (Voltz) Clawson. As a young boy, Jerry grew up and lived in rural McCune.

He worked as a...

November 14, 2018

Kimberly A. "Kimmy" (Schmitz) Kurtz, 43, of Parsons, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her home.

She was born September 26, 1975 in Parsons, Kansas to James H. "Jim" and Terri L. (Cameron) Schmitz. She grew up in Parsons where she attended Garfield Elementary School and graduated from Parsons High School in 1994....

November 8, 2018

Cozette Bernal, 73, of Parsons, passed away at 4:10 a.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018 at her home.

She was born July 19, 1945 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Clarence Leon and Geraldine Gertrude (Trowbridge) Williams. She grew up and attended school in Cushing and was a 1963 graduate of Cushing High School.

While living in Cushing,...

November 1, 2018

Verna F. Van Cleave, 88, of Eureka, Kansas, and a longtime former resident of Galesburg, Kansas, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas.

She was born July 21, 1930 in rural Chase County, Kansas to Everett and Grace Thelma (Trussell) Berends.  As a young girl, she grew up...

November 1, 2018

Don Monroe Keaton, 84, of Parsons, passed away at 10:24 a.m., Thursday, November 1, 2018 at his home.

He was born December 8, 1933 in Rolla, Missouri to Earl Monroe and Nola June (Lane) Keaton. As a young boy, he grew up in Licking, Missouri where he later graduated from Licking High School.

Through the...

October 30, 2018

Velma P. Seifert, 78, of Independence, and formerly of Parsons, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Medicalodges Independence.

Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home.  No services are planned at this time.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.

October 27, 2018

William Leroy "Butch" Wilson, 74, of St. Paul, passed away at 10:34 PM, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.

Butch was born February 28, 1944 at Porterville, Kansas to Forrest R. and Mildred L. (White) Wilson.  He grew up and attended school in the Porterville area and graduated from the Joint...

October 23, 2018

Pastor Jack Blackwell, 85, a longtime minister and educator of Altamont, went to be with the Lord at 6:15 a.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2018 while living in Springfield, Missouri.

He was born June 18, 1933 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Ted C. and Noble Marie (Mowery) Blackwell. In 1952, he graduated from Webbers Falls High School. He...