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Madgline "Kay" Cackler

Madgline "Kay" Cackler

Jan 28, 2017

Madgline "Kay" (Stover) Cackler, 75, of Parsons, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 7:34 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home. She was born October 27, 1941 in Parsons, Kansas to Harley and Dorothy (Johnston) Stover. On February 21, 1964, she and Larry E. Cackler were married in Miami, Oklahoma. The couple lived in Wyoming 21...

Jessie "Louise" Line

Jessie "Louise" Line

Jan 26, 2017

Jessie "Louise" Line, 98, of Cherryvale, passed away at 6:57 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2017 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born April 20, 1918 near Cherryvale, Kansas to B.C. and Millie (Stover) Stigenwalt. She grew up and attended Mt. Zion School in the rural Cherryvale area. She also attended Cherryvale High School for three...

Sam L. Morris

Sam L. Morris

Jan 25, 2017

Sam L. Morris, 85, of Parsons, passed away at 10:09 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He was born February 15, 1931 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma to Sam and Margaret H. (Andres) Morris. At the age of 4, he moved with his family to Coffeyville where he grew up and attended Catholic...

Louise Wagner

Louise Wagner

Jan 24, 2017

Louise (Mayfield) Wagner, 91, of Chetopa, passed away at 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Chetopa Manor. She was born May 24, 1925 near Melrose, Kansas to Jasper Earl and Betty Ray (Sexton) Mayfield. As a young girl, Louise grew up in the Melrose area. She attended Columbus and Chetopa schools and graduated from Chetopa High School. On September...

Sharon Sharp

Sharon Sharp

Jan 24, 2017

Sharon Sharp, 46, of Chetopa, passed away at 10:54 p.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Chetopa Manor. She is survived by her mother, Rhonda Sharp, of Chetopa. Sharon was preceded in death by her father, Glen W. Sharp, Jr., on November 4, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Oak Hill Cemetery in...

Geneva Williams

Geneva Williams

Jan 24, 2017

Geneva Williams, 83, of Chetopa, passed away at 6:25 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Chetopa Manor. She was born February 7, 1933 in Twila, Kentucky to Jesse James and Mary Marie (Vaughn) Crigger. As a young girl, she grew up in Twila where she attended school. On November 20, 1948, she and Leland L. Williams were married in Kansas...

Isabella Grace Gudde

Isabella Grace Gudde

Jan 18, 2017

Isabella Grace Gudde, 10, of Oswego, passed away Wednesday morning, January 18, 2017 at her home. She was born December 23, 2006 in Parsons, Kansas to Matthew D. and S. Megan (Smith) Gudde. "Bella" attended SEK Interlocal 637 Preschool in Oswego. She was a happy child who loved her siblings with all of her heart. She was an inspiration to...

Freddie D. Fox

Freddie D. Fox

Jan 16, 2017

Freddie D. Fox, 79, of rural McCune, passed away surrounded by his family at 9:58 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. He was born July 18, 1937 in McCune, Kansas to Granville and Mary (Mack) Fox. He grew up and attended school in McCune and was a 1956 graduate of McCune High School. Following high school, he worked...

Martha J. "Judy" Reeve

Martha J. "Judy" Reeve

Jan 15, 2017

Martha Jewell "Judy" Reeve, 94, of Chetopa, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1922 in Leonard, Oklahoma to Fred and Natalie Dora (Wheat) Miller. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Oglesby, Oklahoma and attended Ramona High School in Ramona, Oklahoma. On February...

Teddy Lynn "Ted" Mcguire

Teddy Lynn "Ted" Mcguire

Jan 10, 2017

Teddy Lynn "Ted" McGuire, 77, of rural Parsons, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home. He was born July 20, 1939 in rural Cherryvale, Kansas to Emmett C. and Marie L. (Barnhart) McGuire. He grew up in Cherryvale where he attended school and graduated from Cherryvale High School. Following graduation, he lived in Altamont and later Parsons where...

Lois M. Giefer

Lois M. Giefer

Jan 3, 2017

Lois M. Giefer, 91, of St. Paul, passed away at 2:40 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born January 28, 1925 in South Mound, Kansas to Charles H. and Sara "Ellen" (Brown) Steinbacher. As a young girl, she grew up in South Mound and graduated as valedictorian in 1943 from St....

Kathleen Hills

Kathleen Hills

Jan 3, 2017

Kathleen Hills, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 5:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at her home. She was born April 7, 1924 in Parsons, Kansas to Edward John and Leona Diantha (Lynch) Bauer. She grew up in Parsons where she attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and was a 1942 graduate of Parsons High School. She later attended Parsons Business...

Darold Coomes

Darold Coomes

Dec 29, 2016

Darold Coomes, 82, of St. Paul, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born October 19, 1934 in rural St. Paul, Kansas to Adrian J. and Bertha "Midge" (Standley) Coomes. In 1952, he graduated from St. Francis High School and worked for Mose Johnson Elevator, South Mound, Kansas,...

Dixie "Ducky" Wetherell

Dixie "Ducky" Wetherell

Dec 25, 2016

Dixie "Ducky" Wetherell, 70, of Columbus, and formerly of Parsons, passed away at 8:48 a.m., Sunday, December 25, 2016 at her sister's home in Columbus. She was born November 27, 1946 in Columbus, Kansas to Edward William and Jewel Alene (Johnson) Boggs. She grew up and attended school in Columbus and was a 1964 graduate of Columbus High School. She...

Viola M. Denney

Viola M. Denney

Dec 21, 2016

Viola M. Denney, 95, of Parsons, and formerly of Galesburg, passed away at 7:21 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born February 21, 1921 in Galesburg, Kansas to Bennitt and Bessie M. (Cook) McElroy. She grew up and attended school in the Galesburg area and was a graduate of Galesburg High...

Korena Seifert

Korena Seifert

Dec 19, 2016

Korena M. Seifert, 46, of Parsons, passed away early Monday, December 19, 2016 at her home. She was born May 12, 1970 in New London, Connecticut to Fred Leroy and Velma Phyllis (Gasperson) Seifert. As a child, Korena lived in various places while her father was serving in the military. In the late 1980's, she moved to Parsons where she...

Dennis Steig

Dennis Steig

Dec 19, 2016

Dennis Steig, 79, of rural Cherryvale, passed away at 4:12 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born July 21, 1937 in Butte, North Dakota to William and Barbara (Kleingartner) Steig. He grew up and attended school in the Butte area where he graduated in 1956 from Butte High School. He entered the United...

Charles E. Shaffer

Charles E. Shaffer

Dec 11, 2016

Charles E. Shaffer, age 73, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2016 at 1:15 p.m. with close family at his side. He had resided at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home for the past several months while battling declining health issues. Charles was born in Ladore, Kansas to Frank and Elsie M. (Aronhalt) Shaffer. As a child the Shaffer family moved...

Robert L. "Bob" Vernon, Sr.

Robert L. "Bob" Vernon, Sr.

Dec 10, 2016

Robert L. "Bob" Vernon, Sr., 87, of Parsons, passed away early Saturday morning, December 10, 2016 at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He was born April 22, 1929 at Sperry, Oklahoma to Edwin C. Vernon, Sr. and Ada (Lookingbill) Vernon. As a toddler, he moved to Moundridge, Kansas with his family and during his grade school years moved to Burrton, Kansas...

Gerald R. "Jerry" Wertz

Gerald R. "Jerry" Wertz

Dec 8, 2016

Gerald R. "Jerry" Wertz, 78, of Parsons, passed away at 6:01 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2016 at his home. He was born May 9, 1938 in Oswego, Kansas to Forrest John and Mary Emma (Williams) Wertz. Jerry grew up in the rural area between Altamont and Oswego where he attended Fairview Grade School. In 1957, he graduated from Labette County...