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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
Gladys Marks Laforge
April 2, 2016
Gladys Marks La Forge, 93, of Parsons and formerly of St. Paul, passed away at 5:08 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. Gladys Irene Morris was born the third of ten children to parents Milton "Bob" and Anna Christine (Krashoc) Morris in St. Paul, Kansas on July 20, 1922. She grew up in the...
Walter L. Littlejohn
April 1, 2016
Walter L. Littlejohn, 84, of Chetopa, passed away at 12:50 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. He was born June 18, 1931 in Chetopa, Kansas to William C. and Lillie L. (Smith) Littlejohn. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Chetopa. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army....
Jason A. Ryan
April 1, 2016
Jason Allen "Boots" Ryan, 39, of Gardner, Kansas and formerly of Parsons, passed away at his home Friday morning, April 1, 2016. He was born January 24, 1977 in Parsons, Kansas to Joseph A. and Nancy (Yeoman) Ryan. Jason was a 1995 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont and a 2004 graduate of Mount Marty College in Yankton,...
Julianne "Annie" Hicks
March 27, 2016
Julianne "Annie" Hicks, 42, of Parsons, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016. She was born February 26, 1974 in Holton, Kansas to Donald E. and Julianne (Daley) Hicks. In 1975, she moved to Parsons with her family where she attended Parsons Catholic School and was a 1992 graduate of Parsons High School. In earlier years, Annie worked at Community Living...
Ruby L. Fox
March 26, 2016
Ruby L. Fox, 73, of Parsons, passed away at 12:35 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2016 at her home. She was born October 31, 1942 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Albert Walter "Rufus" and Gladys Augusta (Rahorst) Lehr. She grew up in Mound Valley where she attended grade school and graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont. For many...
Jerry L. Dugan
March 24, 2016
Jerry L. Dugan, 70, owner and operator of Jerry Dugan Backhoe, Trenching, and Dump Truck Service, of rural Chetopa, passed away at 9:45 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born August 3, 1945 in Chetopa, Kansas to James W. and Hazel R. (Ford) Dugan. Jerry grew up and attended school in Chetopa and...
Nadiene Mayfield
March 24, 2016
Nadiene Mayfield, 94, of Chetopa, Kansas, died March 24, 2016 at her daughter's home in Oklahoma City, four days before her 95th birthday. She was born March 28, 1921 on a farm in Cherokee County, Kansas to Tom and Rosa (Billington) Beck. Following graduation, with the Columbus High School Class of 1940, she completed an ICS business correspondence course. Nadiene...
