Robert A. Koopman
Oct 31, 2016
Robert A. Koopman, 75, of Chetopa, passed away at 8:30 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2016 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born March 25, 1941 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Albert Arnold and Thelma (Engle) Koopman. He graduated from Baxter Springs High School. During the Vietnam War, he served in the United States Navy as a medic. After 23 ½...
Joe Edward Brown
Oct 30, 2016
Joe Edward "Joe Ed" Brown, 67, of Caney, and formerly of Mound Valley, passed away at 5:57 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born May 27, 1949 in Neodesha, Kansas to Russell David and Marie E. (Wiltse) Brown. As a young boy, he grew up in Altoona and Mound Valley, Kansas....
Ruth E. Smith
Oct 27, 2016
Ruth Evangeline Smith, a long-time resident of Chetopa, passed away Wednesday October 27, 2016 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ruth was born July 12, 1925 in Chetopa, Kansas to John Francis and Edith Mae Luman. She married Donald Elliott Smith in 1946. While living the majority of their life in Chetopa, Ruth engaged in many local activities and...
Artie M. Martin
Oct 25, 2016
Artie M. Martin, 76, of Parsons, passed away at 8:23 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her home. She was born December 8, 1939 in Parsons, Kansas, the third-born of seven children, to Artemus and Adlene (Barton) Martin. Throughout her life, Artie lived in various care facilities including the most recent, ResCare Kansas Parsons. Artie enjoyed going for rides, eating...
Shirley A. Soliday
Oct 12, 2016
Shirley Ann Soliday, my beautiful bride of fifty-five years, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 6:33 p.m. She was born on February 24, 1940 in rural McAlester, OK to Bernard Cleo and Ruth (Dunn) Harrington, and attended schools in Stuart, OK. June 2, 1962 was one of the best days of...
Mary E. Mariott
Oct 10, 2016
Mary E. Mariott, 85, of Chetopa, passed away at 4:15 a.m., Monday, October 10, 2016 at Chetopa Manor. Mary was born in Fowler, Colorado on February 8, 1931 a daughter of Andrew G. Schindler and Kazia T. (Johnson) Schindler. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Hutchinson, Kansas and attended schools there. She was united in marriage...
David G. Steele
Oct 6, 2016
David G. Steele, 73, of rural Parsons, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Labette Health. He was born September 24, 1943 in Lawrence, Kansas to Delbert and Margaret Ione (Pugh) Steele. David grew up in a farming community near Clinton, Kansas. He attended first through eighth grade at Belvoir School and graduated in 1961 from Lawrence High School. He...
Leona V. Quirin
Oct 5, 2016
LEONA V. QUIRIN, 94, of St. Paul, and formerly of Parsons, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 with family at her side at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. Leona was born on October 10, 1921 in Parsons, Kansas to William Gillmore and Josephine (Bisnett) Gillmore. She married Henry J. Quirin on October 22, 1938 in Columbus,...
Thomas M. "Big T" Edwards
Oct 5, 2016
Thomas M. "Big T" Edwards, 76, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and formerly of Parsons, Kansas, passed away at 4:33 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his home. He was born January 1, 1940 in Parsons, Kansas to Virgie O. Edwards. As a young boy, he grew up in Parsons where he attended Douglass Elementary School and later Parsons High School....
Francis Albert Grillot, Jr.
Sep 26, 2016
Francis Albert Grillot, Jr., 81, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, passed from this life September 26, 2016 in Fairfield Bay. He was born February 3, 1935 to Francis Grillot, Sr. and Eleanor (Hillegas) Grillot in Parsons, Kansas. He was a Chemical Engineering graduate of Kansas State University in 1958, served in the United States Army Reserve for ten years, was a...
David W. Madl
Sep 25, 2016
David W. Madl, 53, of Mound Valley, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born September 15, 1963 in Topeka, Kansas to Ronald Louis and Phyllis Jean (Shepard) Madl. He grew up and attended school in Topeka until moving with his family to Altamont where...
Patricia E. "Pat" Vining
Sep 22, 2016
Patricia E. "Pat" Vining, 74, of Thayer died at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2016 at her home in Thayer. She was born on March 8, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, California. She and Donald R. Vining were married on November 26, 1960 in Las Vegas,...
Larry Dean Spriggs
Sep 21, 2016
Larry Dean Spriggs, 67, of Oswego, died at 10:11 p.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. He had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected. He was born on May 14, 1949 on the family farm in rural Oswego to Ross O. and Anna L. (Hinman) Spriggs. Larry graduated the...
Julia D. Pennington
Sep 15, 2016
Julia Pennington, 54, of Chetopa, passed away at 12:40 a.m., Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. She was born August 18, 1962 in Westminster, California to Edward and Amy (Moore) Baugh. While her father was serving in the United States Marines, she lived in various places with her family while growing up. In the 1980's, she moved...
Gary L. Sevart
Sep 12, 2016
Gary L. Sevart, 70, of Parsons, passed away at 10:12 p.m., Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. He was born July 13, 1946 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Harold Christopher and Mary Jo (Volmer) Sevart. He attended St. Patrick's Catholic School until 11th grade. He then attended Parsons High School. After high school, he worked for a time on the...
Barbara R. Worthington
Sep 9, 2016
Barbara R. Worthington, 86, of St. Paul, formerly of Stark, Kansas, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Friday, September 9, 2016 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. Barbara was born November 19, 1929 in Cottage Grove Township, Allen County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wendell Harold Theodore Johnson and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. Barbara attended schools in the surrounding...
Joyce D. Mcmunn
Sep 7, 2016
Joyce D. McMunn, 54, of rural Parsons, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 7:20 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at her home following a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She was born April 25, 1962 in Independence, Kansas to Dwayne Edward and Florence Ann (Walborn) Williams. As a young girl, Joyce attended Independence Grade School...
John Rice, Jr.
Sep 7, 2016
John Rice, Jr., 72, of Edna, passed away at his home at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016. He was born April 18, 1944 at Chetopa, Kansas to John E. Rice and Lillian G. (Oakley) Rice. John grew up and attended schools in Chetopa. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam for two years. For several years, John...
Deborah L. "Debbie" Cole
Sep 7, 2016
Deborah L. "Debbie" Cole, 62, of Parsons, passed away at 5:55 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at her home. She was born September 22, 1953 at Ft. Riley, Kansas to Robert Theodore and Naida Lee (Froemming) Cole. Throughout her life, Debbie has lived in various care facilities including the most recent, ResCare Kansas Parsons. Survivors include a host of friends....
Joseph Earl "Joe" Pate, Jr.
Aug 30, 2016
Joseph E. "Joe" Pate, Jr., 87, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away surrounded by his family at 5:40 PM, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the McPherson Hospital. Joe was born February 20, 1929 at Independence, Kansas to Joseph Earl Pate, Sr. and Effie Mae (Snyder) Pate. He grew up and attended grade school in Independence and graduated from the Independence High...
