January 5, 2018

Marguerite P. Wilkins Jones, 95, of Chetopa and a longtime Columbus, Kansas resident, passed away at 8:08 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018 at Chetopa Manor. She was born June 7, 1922 at rural Chetopa, Kansas to Charles Jacob Wagner and Ella Marguerite (Madewell) Wagner.  She grew up and attended Cook country school and graduated from Chetopa High School in...

January 2, 2018

John Joseph "Joe" Carson, 93, a longtime funeral director of Parsons, passed away at 3:57 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He was born August 12, 1924 in Parsons, Kansas to Joseph A. and Anna (Kendall) Carson. Joe attended St. Patrick's Catholic Elementary School, one year at Garfield Elementary School, East Junior High, and graduated from...

January 2, 2018

Richard R. Gainer, 63, of Chetopa, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

He was born April 4, 1954.  He was married to Teresa Redman, they later divorced.  He had worked in construction in the past.   He enjoyed riding motorcycles and shooting guns.  He also enjoyed being with his family and friends.  He had served...

December 30, 2017

Rev. Jim Dillow, 70, of Ft. Scott, and former Pastor of the Parsons Church of the Nazarene, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:05 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas.

He was born August 25, 1947 at Chanute, Kansas to Harold and Irene (Moore) Dillow. He grew up...

December 30, 2017

Charles Ray Czapansky , 82, of rural Parsons, passed away at 11:15 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home.

He was born April 25, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri and adopted by Charles and Alice (Beeman) Czapansky. He lived on a farm with his parents north of Sherman City, Kansas and attended Sherman City...

December 29, 2017

Ethel Louise (Burkett) Connely. 95 of Parsons, passed away at 3:40 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.

She was born in Ft. Scott, Kansas on November 2, 1922 to William Ballard Burkett and Madge Eileen Burkett.  They followed William's Postal job to Kansas City with summers in Stark, Kansas.  In...

December 28, 2017

Darin Kyle Surridge, 35, of Parsons, died Thursday morning, December 28, 2017 in a two-vehicle accident near Beaumont, Kansas.

He was born April 21, 1982 in Parsons, Kansas to Dick and Sandy (Pemberton) Surridge. Darin was raised in Parsons and graduated from Labette County High School in Altamont in 2000. He then attended trucking school at Fort...

December 26, 2017

Carolyn E. McNickle, 79, of rural Mound Valley, passed away at 8:32 a.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her home following a brief illness.

She was born May 1, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Leon and Helen Louise (Penfield) McFeely.  She grew up in Oklahoma City until moving with her family to rural Mound Valley at...

December 24, 2017

Arthur W. "Art" Riddle, 82, of Chetopa, Kansas, passed away at 2:53 p.m., Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

He was born August 2, 1935 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Earl Alfred and Louie Florence (David) Riddle.  As a young boy, Art grew up in rural Chetopa.  He attended school in Chetopa and...

December 23, 2017

Eusebio L. "Sammy" Ramirez, 96, of Joplin, Missouri and formerly of Parsons, Kansas, passed away at 9:15 p.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.

He was born October 7, 1921 in Lati, Philippines to Precicio and Gregoria (Laping) Ramirez. As a young boy, he grew up in the Philippines. From 1945 through 1953, he...

December 19, 2017

Mary K. Kress, 62, of Parsons, passed away at 12:59 a.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Labette Health.

She was born March 29, 1955 in Oswego, Kansas to Leroy Estel and Pauline Panzy (Finley) Leuty. She grew up in Chetopa and Parsons where she attended schools. She and Terryl D. Kress were married October 20, 1972. Following...

December 16, 2017

Margaret V. Bamberry, 96, of Brentwood, Tennessee, and formerly of Altamont, Kansas, passed away at 6:48 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee.

She was born March 31, 1921 near Angola, Kansas to Wilbur and Tennessee (Worley) Vail.  As a young girl, she moved to rural Mound Valley with her family....

December 13, 2017

Stanley W. "Doc" Haag, MD, 75, of rural Coffeyville, passed away at 4:28 p.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home.

He was born December 27, 1941 in Howard Lake, Minnesota to Bill and Dorothy (Zander) Haag.  He grew up in Howard Lake where he attended school.  He later played football, ran track, and set numerous wrestling...

December 10, 2017

Betty Lou Wintle, age 87, of Parsons, Kansas, passed away from an aggressive cancer on December 10, 2017. She was surrounded by her family whom truly adored her every day of her life.

She was the daughter of Frank and Daisy May (Knisley) Cook from Coffeyville, Kansas. She was married on May 30 th , 1951 to...

December 8, 2017

Larry Wayne Barnes, 81, of Plano, Texas, and formerly of Southeast Kansas, passed from this life into eternity on Friday, December 8, 2017.

He was born on October 22, 1936 in Cherokee County, Kansas to parents Homer Alvin Barnes and Maxine Lucille Harvey Barnes. He grew up in rural southeast Kansas and graduated from McCune High School....

December 5, 2017

Earnest N. "Bill" Abbott, 84, of Erie, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Abbott, on August 30, 2012.

Complete obituary details will be announced by the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.

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

December 3, 2017

Mary M. Gartner, 88, of Conway, Arkansas, and a former longtime resident of Mound Valley, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Conway Regional Hospital.

She was born December 18, 1928 in Spotted Horse, Wyoming to Peter B. and Margaret (Howe) Riffe. At the age of six, Mary moved to Kansas City, Kansas where she lived...

November 28, 2017

Fredrick S. "Reno" Beach, 68, of Parsons, passed away at 5:55 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at his home.

He was born February 6, 1949 in Independence, Kansas to Norwood and Mildred (Riedle) Beach.  While his father was working construction, he grew up in various cities in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

In June of 1966,...

November 26, 2017

Eva May "Tiny" Morris, 100, of Chetopa, passed away at 7:20 a.m., Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.

She was born October 19, 1917 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Harry O. and Nellie Alta (Rood) Jonte.  As a young girl, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended school.

She and...

November 24, 2017

Curtis E. "City" Dunn, 73, of Parsons, passed away at 10:45 a.m., Friday, November 24, 2017 at his home.

He was born February 27, 1944 in Parsons, Kansas to Jesse Dunn and Adell M. Himes. He grew up in Parsons where he attended Douglass Elementary and Garfield Elementary schools.

He worked at the Kansas Army...