Robert D. "Bob" Yager
May 31, 2016
Robert D. "Bob" Yager, 63, of Parsons, passed away at 8:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home. He was born August 17, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Donald and Della Mae (Purdy) Yager. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Mound City. On November 25, 1972, he and Judy Gail Blackburn were married...
Joan P. Crowell
May 28, 2016
Joan P. Crowell, 77, of Chetopa, Kansas passed away at 7:15 PM, Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born July 2, 1938 at Fall River, Massachusetts to John and Helen (Doherty) McNamara. At the age of nine, she moved with her family to the Kansas City, Kansas area where she grew up...
Elizabeth "Fern" Buzzard
May 26, 2016
Elizabeth F. "Fern" Buzzard, 84, of Oswego, passed away Thursday morning, May 26, 2016 at her home. She was born March 7, 1932 in Hardin, Missouri to Cecil H. and Lela Mae (Tracy) O'Dell. As a young girl, she moved with her family to the Plattsburg, Missouri area where she graduated from high school in 1951. On June 13, 1953,...
Cathy L. Rhodes
May 21, 2016
Cathy L. Rhodes, 64, of Parsons, passed away at 1:15 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016 at her home. She was born May 3, 1952 in Niles, Michigan to William James and Betty (Passmore) Jones. Cathy grew up in Niles where she attended school and graduated from high school. For a time, Cathy worked at Essex Wire in Berrien Springs, Michigan....
Virginia R. Gudde
May 19, 2016
Virginia R. Gudde, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 2:04 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2016 at her home. She was born August 16, 1923 in La Harpe, Kansas to Charles Lester and Effie Lovicia (Greene) Norman. As a young girl, she attended country schools at La Harpe until 8th grade. She then moved with her family to Moran, Kansas where...
Alfred J. Campbell, Jr.
May 16, 2016
Alfred Julian Campbell, Jr., of Katy, Texas, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016, at the age of 76. He was born on April 3, 1940, in Cameron, Missouri, to Alfred Julian Campbell, Sr. and Mabel Thompson Campbell. He was a 1958 graduate of Cameron High School. He proudly served our country for three years in the U.S. Army, and...
David C. Tippet
May 16, 2016
David C. Tippet, 102, longtime Postmaster of Parsons, passed away at 4:01 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home. He was born November 30, 1913 in Gildford, Montana to Lawrence and Grace (Staley) Tippet. At the age of 5, David moved with his family to The Dalles, Oregon. He graduated from Dufur High School in 1932. During the depression,...
Elmer J. Stillwell
May 14, 2016
Elmer J. Stillwell, 94, of Parsons, passed away at 11:15 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He was born November 29, 1921 in Chetopa, Kansas to Samuel and Dollie (Davis) Stillwell. He grew up and attended school in Chetopa and was a graduate of Chetopa High School. He served in the United States Army during World War...
Francis J. "Frank" Venneman
May 14, 2016
Francis J. "Frank" Venneman, 95, of Parsons, passed away peacefully at 3:10 A.M., Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas. Frank was born May 11, 1921, in rural Walnut, Kansas, the sixth of seven children, to Leo and Agnes (Hofer) Venneman. He graduated from St. Francis High School in St. Paul and attended Pittsburg...
Kristina R. "Kris" Sanders
May 10, 2016
Kristina R. "Kris" Sanders, 49, of Bartlett, passed away unexpectedly late Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home. She was born October 17, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas to Glen Bernard Sanders, Jr. and Mary Louise (Miles) Sanders. She grew up and attended school in Kansas City, Kansas and was a 1985 graduate of Wyandotte High School. In 2006, she...
Danielle D. Segraves
May 9, 2016
Danielle D. Segraves, 30, of Parsons, passed away at 2:01 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2016 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born January 10, 1986 in Parsons, Kansas to Mark A. and Cathy L. (Andrews) Fitzgerald. She grew up and attended schools in Altamont and was a 2004 graduate of Labette County High School. She then attended...
Patricia A. "Pat" Divine
May 8, 2016
Patricia A. "Pat" Divine, 85, of Parsons, passed away Sunday morning, May 8, 2016 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor where she had resided since January of 2015. Pat was born in Parsons, Kansas on March 1, 1931, to James and Pearl (Spurgeon) Roberts. She attended Parsons Schools and was a 1949 graduate of Parsons High School. While a 2nd grader at...
William H. "Bill" Spielbusch
May 2, 2016
William H. "Bill" Spielbusch, 94, of St. Paul, passed away at 11:04 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born February 4, 1922 on the family farm in rural St. Paul, Kansas to Herman and Mary (Lero) Spielbusch. As a young boy, he grew up in rural St. Paul where he attended country school....
Maria Luveano
Apr 27, 2016
Maria Luveano, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 2:05 a.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 25, 1923 in Parsons, Kansas to Jesse and Trinidad (Hernandez) Luevanas. As a young girl, Maria grew up and attended school in Parsons. She later lived in the home of Joseph A. and Anna Carson where she worked...
Calvin D. Newberry
Apr 26, 2016
Calvin D. Newberry, 68, of rural St. Paul, passed away at 6:58 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at his home. He was born March 7, 1948 in rural St. Paul, Kansas to Emerson and Hazel Marie (Culbertson) Newberry. As a young boy, he attended Bloomer and Mentor Country Schools in Neosho County and was a 1967 graduate of Erie High...
Emmanuel T. Amadi
Apr 21, 2016
Emmanuel T. Amadi, 52, of Parsons, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at The Medical Resort in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born September 4, 1963 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to Joseph and Cordelia (Okolonji) Amadi. He grew up in Nigeria until moving to the United States in the early 1980's. Emmanuel lived in Parsons for several years where...
Betty L. Wilkinson
Apr 12, 2016
Betty L. Wilkinson, 81, of Chetopa, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 8:46 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1934 in Pottersville, Missouri to Lloyd and Bernice (Williams) Fox. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Oswego, Kansas. She and Jack...
Theresa A. Smith
Apr 11, 2016
Theresa A. Smith, 89, a longtime resident of rural Erie, passed away at 1:45 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born June 17, 1926 in rural South Mound, Kansas to Charles H. and Sara Ellen (Brown) Steinbacher. As a young girl, Theresa grew up in the South Mound area and was...
Patricia A. Merrick
Apr 8, 2016
Patricia A. "Pat" Merrick, 78, of Parsons, passed away at 6:58 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born August 26, 1937 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Emmett and Mildred (Hoffman) Looney. As a young child, she moved with her family to Lenapah, Oklahoma, Cherryvale, and later Mound Valley where she attended school...
Anthus O. "Jean" Gilkey
Apr 2, 2016
Anthus O. "Jean" Gilkey, 78, of Parsons, entered rest at 2:27 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born July 23, 1937 in Rentiesville, Oklahoma to Laurena Darkis. As a young girl, she grew up in Rentiesville where she attended school and continued to live there until moving to Parsons in 1956. Through...
