Agnes L. "Aggie" Vanmiddlesworth
December 22, 2015
Agnes L. "Aggie" Vanmiddlesworth, 93, of St. Paul, and former longtime resident of Parsons, passed away at 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born August 23, 1922 in St. Paul, Kansas to Henry James and Genevieve M. (Crager) Fager. She grew up in St. Paul where she attended school and graduated from...
Reba M. Fentress
December 20, 2015
Reba M. Fentress, 89, formerly of Altamont, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born December 18, 1926 in Hominy, Oklahoma to Emil and Mary "Addie" (Dixon) Holm. As a young girl, she moved with her family to rural Mound Valley, Kansas where she grew up and attended school....
George W. "Jim" Ramsey, Jr.
December 20, 2015
George W. "Jim" Ramsey, Jr., 50, of Parsons, passed away at 2:02 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born October 29, 1965 in Parsons, Kansas to George W. Ramsey, Sr. and Nelsie J. (Davis) Ramsey. He grew up and attended school in Parsons. He was a 1984 graduate of Parsons...
Holley Jo George
December 20, 2015
Holley Jo George, infant daughter of Matthew "Matt" and Monica (LaForge) George, of rural Mound Valley, Kansas, was stillborn at 4:26 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Labette Health in Parsons. In addition to her parents, survivors include: Three Sisters – Alyssa Lynn Stephens Lexi Nichole George Emma Kristine George Paternal Grandparents – Ralph and Cassie George Mound Valley, KS...
Luella Misener Murphy
December 15, 2015
Luella Misener Murphy, of Sun City Center, Florida, and formerly of Parsons, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Garfield, Kansas to Ellis and Wyona (Philpott) Giddens. For many years, she worked at Day and Zimmerman in Parsons until retiring. She received great pleasure in gifting her beautiful handmade...
Joshua Hilderbrand
December 13, 2015
Joshua F. Hilderbrand, 23, of Altamont, passed away at 3:54 a.m., Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born September 11, 1992 in Parsons, Kansas to Keith and Tammy (Lavender) Hilderbrand. Joshua grew up in Altamont where he attended Altamont Grade School and was a 2011 graduate of Labette County High School...
Gladys M. "Weeny" Caywood
December 7, 2015
Gladys M. "Weeny" Caywood, 84, of Parsons, passed away Monday afternoon, December 7, 2015 at her home. She was born May 18, 1931 in St. Paul, Kansas to William Antone and Grace Cozette (Richardson) Madl. As a young girl, Gladys grew up and attended school in St. Paul. She and George Myers were married. They later divorced. On November 26,...
Virginia S Schild
December 1, 2015
Virginia S. Schild, 74, of Parsons, died at 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 30, 1941, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Andrew and Neola Plowman. She grew up and attended schools in Parsons. She graduated from Parsons High School in 1959 and then attended Labette Community College for one...
Loretta "Sis" Sevart
November 23, 2015
Loretta "Sis" Sevart, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 5:43 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015 at Woodridge Estates in Parsons. She was born July 8, 1923 in Greenbush, Kansas to Napoleon and Elizabeth (George) Jacquinot. She grew up and attended country schools in Greenbush. Prior to marriage, Loretta worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons. On June 20,...
Pamela (Willis) Jones
November 21, 2015
Pamela "Pam" (Willis) Jones, 59, of Parsons, and formerly of Chetopa, passed away at 8:55 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was the daughter of Jack Castle and adopted with love by Peggy and Robert Willis. Her brother, Donnie, was also adopted at that time. She grew up in Chetopa where she attended school...
Minor N. Holland
November 21, 2015
Minor Holland transitioned to be with her Lord and Risen Savior at 10:55 p.m., Saturday November 21st, 2015, at the age of 101 years, at the Good Samaritan Society. She was born March 15, 1914, in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Benjamin and Mollie (Nero) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Wagoner before moving to Parsons, Kansas in 1930 where...
Marguerite S. Davis
November 20, 2015
Marguerite S. Davis, 90, of Olathe, and formerly of Chetopa, passed away at 3:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2015 at Evergreen Community of Johnson County in Olathe. She was born July 21, 1925 in Chetopa, Kansas to Homer S. and Musa A. (Lemley) Goudy. She grew up in Chetopa where she attended school and was a graduate of Labette County...
Melvin Dean Owen
November 19, 2015
Melvin Dean Owen, 90, of Wichita, and formerly of Parsons, went to be with the Lord at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Catholic Care Center in Wichita. He was born November 6, 1925 in Wichita, Kansas, to Archie Dewey Owen and Lura Maude (Mozingo) Owen. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Parsons, where he...
Mary G. Kuffler Marvin
November 19, 2015
Mary G. Kuffler Marvin, 85, of Parsons, passed away at 4:50 a.m., Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born December 3, 1929 in St. Paul, Kansas to William Franklin and Dora Ethel (Hentzen) Holding. As a young girl, she grew up in St. Paul where she lived on the "Big Island" and...
Hubert James Turner
November 15, 2015
Hubert James Turner, 85, of Joplin, Missouri and formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, passed away at 12:30 a.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Galena Nursing Center. He was born December 21, 1929 in Eudora, Kansas to James Andrew Turner and Ollie Etta (Mathia) Turner. He grew up and attended rural schools near Lawrence, Kansas. For most of his adult life, Hubert...
Ronald Mcnickle
November 11, 2015
Ronald E. McNickle, 76, of rural Mound Valley, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at his home. He was born November 10, 1939 in rural Ringwood, Oklahoma to Wayne Frank and Burnes Pauline (Parker) McNickle. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Southeast Kansas where he grew up and attended school in the rural...
James R. Lashbrook, Jr.
November 10, 2015
James R. "Jim" Lashbrook, Jr., 59, of Chetopa, passed away at 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born September 19, 1956 in Pittsburg, Kansas to James R. Lashbrook, Sr. and Lillie (Helm) Lashbrook. He grew up in Pittsburg where he attended school. On August 14, 1978, he and Roberta Wilson were married in...
Thomas L. Baker
November 8, 2015
Thomas L. Baker, 96, a longtime Altamont businessman, passed away at 1:50 a.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. He was born June 2, 1919 in Albany, New York to Charles O. and Sarah (McGovern) Baker. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Oklahoma City where his dad worked in the oil...
David D. Mosley, Jr.
November 6, 2015
David Mosley, Jr., 42, of Parsons, passed away at 5:22 a.m., Friday, November 6, 2015 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He was born June 30, 1973 in Monroe, Louisiana to David Mosley, Sr. and Lillie (Jackson) Mosley. As a young boy, he grew up in Rayville, Louisiana where he attended school. In 1990, he moved to Parsons where he...
Lewis "Louie" Weidert
November 4, 2015
Lewis V. "Louie" Weidert, 86, of rural Parsons, passed away at 3:48 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home. He was born September 4, 1929 in rural Galesburg, Kansas to Pete and Minnie I. (Dringenberg) Weidert. As a young boy, Louie attended Fairview School and graduated in 1947 from Parsons High School. He then attended Parsons Junior College where...
