Melanie Mason
June 29, 2017
After a long journey with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Melanie Mason, 62, went home to her Lord on June 29, 2017, at 10:20 a.m., at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons, KS.
Melanie was born to Marion and Adanell Buffum Snider on March 15, 1955, in Siloam Springs, AR. She grew up on the John Brown University...
Charles J. Van Leeuwen
June 27, 2017
Charles J. Van Leeuwen, 80, of St. Paul, passed away at 3:26 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.
He was born July 6, 1936 at Parsons, Kansas to Henry and Rose (Mudd) Van Leeuwen. He attended St. Francis High School graduating in 1954. After graduation, he farmed on the family...
Alice Beck
June 25, 2017
Alice E. Beck, 97, of Parsons, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.
She was born January 4, 1920, near Dennis, Kansas to Ben and Mae (Lusk) Myers. She grew up in the Dennis area where she attended Timber Hill Grade School and Dennis High School.
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Judith C. Reinthal
June 24, 2017
Judith (Clark) Reinthal, 86, of Parsons, passed away at 10:23 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
She was born November 3, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois to Ephraim and Katherine (Moore) Clark. She graduated from Evanston High School, attended Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois....
Carl M. Hess
June 20, 2017
Carl M. Hess, 78, of Altamont, passed away at 10:47 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health.
He was born April 28, 1939 in Lyons, New York to Lester and Marie (Camp) Hess. He grew up in Lyons where he attended school and graduated from Lyons High School in 1957. From 1960-1963,...
Mary C. Reyes
June 16, 2017
Mary C. Reyes, 87, of Fairmont City, Illinois, and former longtime resident of Parsons, Kansas, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois.
She was born on April 13, 1930 in Chanute, Kansas to John and Ruby (Moody) Lopez. She later moved to Parsons where she married Lucio Reyes on June 21, 1947. She...
Walter M. Pape, Jr.
June 12, 2017
Walter M. Pape, Jr., 84, a lifelong resident of Oswego, passed away at 9:45 a.m., Monday, June 12, 2017 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.
He was born December 7, 1932 in rural Oswego, Kansas to Walter M. Pape, Sr. and Leona Ruth (Price) Pape. Walter attended Labette County Community High School in Altamont.
Following...
Robert Eugene Willis
June 7, 2017
Robert Eugene "Bob" Willis, 86, of Parsons, passed away at 3:32 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home.
He was born September 26, 1930 in Galesburg, Kansas to Merle and Eunice (Allen) Willis. As a young boy, he grew up in Galesburg where he attended schools and was a 1948 graduate of Galesburg...
Sandra B. Wilton
June 6, 2017
Sandra B. Wilton, 78, of rural Erie, passed away at 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.
She was born February 12, 1939 in Parsons, Kansas to Harrie J. and Helen M. (Cole) Cloonan. As a young girl, she grew up in Parsons where she attended schools. Sandra was a...
Rickey "Lynn" Foster
June 4, 2017
Rickey "Lynn" Foster, 69, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas and Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away at 11:12 p.m., Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Trinity Care Center in Round Rock, Texas.
Private family services will be held under the direction of the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
Shane Barnhart
May 26, 2017
Shane Barnhart, 29, of rural Erie, Kansas, passed away at his home at 5:50 pm on Friday, May 26, 2017.
He was born June 1, 1987 at Chanute, Kansas to Jay and Kristina (Holcom) Barnhart. Shane grew up and attended school in Chanute and graduated from Chanute High School in 2005. Following high school, Shane began working...
John R. Pursley
May 26, 2017
John R. "Johnny P" Pursley, 85 of Chetopa, died at 4:00 pm, Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home in Chetopa, Kansas.
He was born September 26, 1931 at Hallowell, Kansas to Ivan and Violet (Napier) Pursley. He grew up and attended school in Hallowell.
He was united in marriage to Betty...
Nancy S. (Burzinski) Nance
May 24, 2017
Nancy Susan (Burzinski) Nance, 62, of Corsicana, Texas, former resident of Parsons, died Tuesday May 24,2017 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Nancy was born on June 17, 1954 in Parsons, Kansas to Stephen and Mary M. "Margie" (Johnston) Burzinski. She attended St. Patrick's school and graduated from Parsons High School in 1972. She married her husband, Arthur...
Dan C. Blankenship
May 20, 2017
Dan C. Blankenship, 68, died unexpectedly May 20, 2017 at his home in Chetopa, Kansas.
He was born September 18, 1948 in Parsons, Kansas to David and Lily (Goehring) Blankenship.
He grew up in Chetopa and graduated from Chetopa High School as Salutatorian of the Class of 1966.
After graduating high school, Dan...
Marilyn J. Eck
May 20, 2017
Marilyn (Beisly) Eck, 84, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was transported by God's loving angels to her eternal home early Saturday, May 20, 2017. Her death resulted from injuries received in a house fire.
Mama was born in Coffeyville, KS on January 25, 1933 to Ralph Minter Beisly and Martha Delima (Booth) Beisly. In 1951, Mama...
Martin C. Welch
May 20, 2017
Martin Claude Welch, 66, of Mound Valley, passed away at 2:04 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita.
He was born June 11, 1950 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Martin Eugene and June Isabell (Bircher) Welch. Martin grew up in Mound Valley where he attended Mound Valley Grade School and...
James W. Hill
May 19, 2017
James W. Hill, 39, of Cherryvale, passed away at 2:40 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2017 near Leon, Kansas from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born September 19, 1977 in Houston, Texas to Donald James and Lynn Blanche (Kingsberry) Hill. As a young boy, he grew up in Houston. He attended Krahn Elementary School in...
Anna J. Kilburn
May 17, 2017
Anna J. Kilburn, 80, of Oswego, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Columbus.
She was born on March 1, 1937 in Columbus, Kansas to Omer and Lucy (Wilson) Crain. She grew up in the Oswego area and graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1956. She and Manley Faulkerson were married and...
Patrick M. "Pat" Flynn
May 14, 2017
Patrick M. "Pat" Flynn, 76, of Parsons, died at his home Sunday morning, May 14, 2017. He had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected.
He was born on March 1, 1941 in Parsons to Leo and Katie (Jungles) Flynn. He attended St. Mary's Elementary School and St. Patrick's High School before graduating from...
John Richard "Dick" Volmer
May 4, 2017
John Richard "Dick" Volmer, 78, formerly of rural St. Paul, Kansas, died at 2:55 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017 at his home in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born August 12, 1938 in Parsons to Joseph J. and Emily (Hall) Volmer. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Paul High School in 1956.
On March...
