Anna B Knight
Jul 12, 2016
Anna B. Knight, 86, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at her home. She had been in her usual health and her death was not expected. She was born August 15, 1929, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Howard R. Gregg and Ruth Mae (Riley) Gregg. At the age of 3, she moved with her family to St. Paul. She...
Fred L. Ferguson
Jul 9, 2016
Fred L. Ferguson, 88, of rural Mound Valley, Kansas, passed away at 12:15 A.M., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor. Fred was born January 4, 1928 in Longton, Kansas to Besto Western "B.W." Ferguson and Barbara Meriah (Piesker) Ferguson. He grew up and attended school in the Elk City area. He attended the Independence High School where...
Nathaniel Ingram
Jul 9, 2016
Nathaniel Ingram, 68, of Parsons, passed away at 7:10 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Parsons. He was born June 15, 1948 in Massey Lake, Texas to Riley and Dora Ingram. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Texas. He served in the United States Army from July 12, 1966 until his honorable discharge on June...
Gene Ball
Jul 2, 2016
Delbert Eugene "Gene" Ball, 63, of Parsons, died at 8:54 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 10, 1952 in Parsons, Kansas to Johnnie and Dorothy (Greene) Ball. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He joined the United States Army and served in the 82nd Airborne Division. Following his...
Zachary Scott "Zach" Burke
Jul 1, 2016
Zachary Scott "Zach" Burke, 22, of Parsons, passed away early Friday morning, July 1, 2016 at his home. He was born January 14, 1994 in Parsons, Kansas to Jeremy Scott Burke and Tricia LeAnn (Adams) Burke. He grew up in Parsons and later attended Labette County High School in Altamont and graduated from Parsons High School in 2012. Zach joined...
Ersie D. Strickland
Jun 28, 2016
Ersie D. Strickland, 77, of rural Columbus, passed away at 6:31 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at her home. She was born June 20, 1939 in rural Chetopa, Kansas to James "Emmett" and Marie Ruth (Stapleton) Casey. She attended Columbus schools and was a 1957 graduate of Columbus High School. She and Billie Lee McKee were married December 4, 1957...
Barbara Troester
Jun 26, 2016
Barbara L. Troester, 78, of Parsons, passed away at 5:25 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born May 19, 1938 in Eureka, Kansas to Delbert and Alice (Green) Gamblian. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Eureka and was a 1954 graduate of Eureka High School. On June 4,...
James O. "J.O" Downing
Jun 26, 2016
James Otho "J.O." Downing, 91, of Chetopa, Kansas passed away at 12:40 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born January 23, 1925 in Commerce, Oklahoma to Clint William and Marie A. (Lucas) Downing. He grew up and attended school in Commerce where he graduated from high school in 1943. After graduation, he...
Samuel P. "Sam" Sorrell, Sr.
Jun 24, 2016
Samuel P. "Sam" Sorrell, Sr., 69, of Bartlett, passed away at 3:07 a.m., Friday, June 24, 2016 at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born August 11, 1946 in Myrtle, Missouri to Audie Lee and Tola Anna (Chester) Sorrell. He grew up and attended school near Myrtle. On June 25, 1966, he and Sharon E. Weir were married. The couple...
Linda J. Carlson
Jun 22, 2016
Linda J. Carlson, 70, of Parsons, passed away at 3:27 p.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born April 22, 1946 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Wesley A. and Velma F. (Oliphant) Carlson. Linda grew up near Angola, Kansas and was a 1964 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. Through the years, she...
Roy H. Fisk
Jun 20, 2016
Roy H. Fisk, 83, of Altamont, and former longtime resident of Edna, passed away at 11:50 a.m., Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg. He was born August 2, 1932 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Russell and Viola (Duncan) Fisk. As a young boy, Roy grew up in rural Edna where he attended country school and was...
Larry Vanleeuwen
Jun 20, 2016
Larry VanLeeuwen, 74, of St. Paul, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born March 8, 1942 at Mercy Hospital in Parsons, Kansas to Joseph "Joe" and Ethel B. (Cooney) VanLeeuwen. As a young boy, Larry grew up on the family farm in rural St. Paul. He attended school...
Alice V. "Allie" Shaw
Jun 19, 2016
Alice V. "Allie" Shaw, 83, of Parsons, passed away at 4:45 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home. She was born June 27, 1932 in Parsons, Kansas at Mercy Hospital to Leon Edlee Shaw, Sr. and Edith Susan (Watkins) Shaw. She grew up in Parsons where she attended Douglass School, graduated from Parsons High School, and...
Gerald A. "Gary" Parlett
Jun 18, 2016
Gerald A. "Gary" Parlett, 76, of Talala, Oklahoma, passed away at 11:23 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Oswego Health and Rehab. He was born September 22, 1939 to Amos and Rosalie (Shira) Parlett in Labette City, Kansas. Gary grew up on the family farm and graduated in 1957 from Labette County Community High School in Altamont. Throughout his working...
Earl Nickel
Jun 16, 2016
Earl Nickel, 72, of Chetopa, passed away at 4:49 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 30, 1943 to George Frank and Elsie Marie (Curnutte) Nickel on the family farm in rural Labette County, Kansas. He grew up and attended schools in Labette County and was a 1963 graduate of Labette County...
Barbara R. Born
Jun 14, 2016
Barbara Regina (Westhoff) Born, 92, a lifelong resident of the St. Paul area, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. Born on March 13, 1924 in Greenbush, Kansas, Barbara was the eighth child of Charles Hiram and Mary Clemence (Nicolas) Westhoff. She grew up in the Greenbush area and graduated...
Nadine M. Harbison
Jun 11, 2016
Nadine M. (Baker) Harbison, 91, of Chetopa, passed away at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 20, 1925 in Chetopa, Kansas to John Wesley and Lydia Jane (Hill) Baker. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Chetopa. In 1941, she and Lloyd Nading were married. To that...
Richard D. Davis
Jun 6, 2016
Richard D. Davis, 69, of Chetopa, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2016 at Oswego Health and Rehab. He was born November 30, 1946 in Oswego, Kansas to George William and Helen Katherine (Sherwood) Davis. As a young boy, he grew up in Wann, Oklahoma where he attended school and graduated from high school. He then attended college...
Consuelo J. "Connie" Perez
Jun 2, 2016
Consuelo J. "Connie" (Gonzalez) Perez, 93, of Parsons, passed away at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Benedict, Kansas on July 29, 1922 to Guadalupe and Eufemia (Gil) Gonzalez. Connie graduated from Fredonia High School in May of 1940. In June of 1940, Connie worked as a nanny for the McDonald family...
George T. "Tommy" Martin
Jun 1, 2016
George T. "Tommy" Martin, 72, of Mound Valley, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at his home. He was born March 9, 1944 in Butler, Missouri to William Thomas and Ida Mary (Kennedy) Martin. As a young boy, Tommy grew up in Butler and El Dorado Springs, Missouri before moving with his family to Parsons in 1955. For a time,...
