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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Fred Blanchard
Dec 8, 2016
Fred Blanchard, 68, of rural McCune, Kansas, died Thursday, December 8, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near McCune. He was born June 19, 1948 in Denver, Colorado to Harvey Fredrick and Christine Marie (Manners) Blanchard. He grew up in Denver where he attended school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966. While serving in the United...
Thomas J. "Tom" Crumrine
Dec 7, 2016
Thomas J. "Tom" Crumrine, 62, of Chetopa, passed away early Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his home. He was born June 27, 1954 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Everett Joseph and Virginia Elizabeth (Cox) Crumrine. For a time, he lived in St. Louis before moving with his family to Welch, Oklahoma where he grew up and graduated from Welch High School....
Mary Ethel Herold
Dec 6, 2016
Mary Ethel (Dennis) Herold, 95, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 7:15 a.m. at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, KS. Ethel was born May 10, 1921, in Kansas City, Missouri to John Elbern and Josephine Agatha Dennis. Ethel was raised in Parsons, Kansas and later at the family farm at the northeast corner of Altamont, Kansas. Ethel met...
