Dorothy I. (Mahan) Singleton
Apr 7, 2015
Dorothy I. (Mahan) Singleton, 83, of Mesa, Arizona, and formerly of Altamont, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born February 19, 1932 near Mound Valley, Kansas to Earl and Hanna (Peterson) Mahan. She grew up in rural Altamont and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. Following high school, she...
Austin M. "Tobe" Dennis
Apr 1, 2015
Austin M. "Tobe" Dennis, 86, of Parsons, passed away at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Labette Health. He was born April 28, 1928 in Neosho Falls, Kansas to Samuel Austin and Sadie Mae (Myers) Dennis. He grew up and attended school at Neosho Falls and graduated from high school there. Following high school, he entered the U.S. Navy....
Merlin K. Colegrove
Mar 28, 2015
Merlin K. Colegrove, 76 of Walnut, died Saturday morning, March 28, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 28, 1938 in Girard, Kansas to Francis Merritt Colegrove and Anabele (Gooding) Colegrove. He grew up in Girard and attended Gooding Country School and then graduated from Girard High School in 1956. He first worked at Pittsburg Tank and Tower...
Myrtle L. Shue
Mar 28, 2015
Myrtle L. Shue, 94, of Parsons, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born November 26, 1920 at Earlton, Kansas to Harry and Pearle (Filmore) Whinery. She grew up on a farm in the rural Earlton and Fredonia, Kansas area. She was united in marriage to Carl Allen Shue on September...
Edith A. "Edie" Samples
Mar 27, 2015
Edith A. "Edie" Samples, 59, of Parsons, died at 2:17 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Edie was born March 23, 1956 at New London, Connecticut to Elmer and Mary (Way) Williams. She grew up and attended school in Connecticut and graduated from high school there. In 1997, she moved to Parsons where she...
Lester Lee Remington
Mar 27, 2015
Lester Lee Remington, 66, of Chetopa, and formerly of Nevada, Missouri, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Friday, March 27, 2015. He was born July 29, 1948 in Oswego, Kansas to Irl L. and Wilda M. (Riddle) Remington. Lester graduated from Nevada High School in 1966 and later attended the University of Tulsa. Following his retirement from Chevron Corporation...
Breunca K. Taylor
Mar 25, 2015
Breunca K. Taylor, 18, of Parsons, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2015 from injuries received in an automobile accident near Fredonia. She was born on July 20, 1996 in Parsons to Solomon E. Taylor and Johnnie M. (Buck) Taylor. She grew up in Parsons and attended Lincoln Elementary School, Parsons Middle School, and graduated from Parsons High School in...
Harold J. Rye
Mar 21, 2015
Harold J. Rye, 66, of Parsons, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015 at his home after bravely enduring multiple illnesses. He was born July 28, 1948 in Cairo, Illinois to Harold Lloyd and Gracie May (Schellingberger) Rye. He graduated from high school in Boonville, Missouri and later earned an Associate degree from Labette Community Junior College in...
Alan D. Ellis
Mar 19, 2015
Alan D. Ellis, 56, of Parsons, died at 8:19 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital - St. Francis in Wichita. He was born April 20, 1958 in Garden City, Kansas to Leon Cecil and Loretta Colene (Wadsworth) Ellis. As a young boy he moved with his family to Cherryvale, Kansas where he grew up and attended school....
Socorro Asebedo
Mar 18, 2015
Socorro Asebedo, 86, of Parsons, passed away at 7:02 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born May 16, 1928 in Parsons, Kansas to Espodito and Clotelde (Martinez) Hernandez. As a young girl, she grew up in Parsons where she attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic School. On September 3, 1949, she and Joe J....
Robert E. "Bob" Tesh
Mar 14, 2015
Robert E. "Bob" Tesh, 57, of Parsons died at 6:26 a.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born January 22, 1958, in Coffeyville, Kansas to Lawrence and Betty (Winkle) Tesh. He grew up in Coffeyville and graduated from Field Kindley High School in 1976. He then attended the American Broadcasting School in...
Frances D. Airoldi
Mar 7, 2015
Frances D. Airoldi, 96, of Overland Park, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at her home. She was born January 7, 1919 in Edison, Kansas to Edward and Lena Airoldi. Frances graduated from Kansas City Business College and worked the final 35 years of her career for Tnemec Company, Inc. where she served as financial officer until retirement. She is...
Amber K. Leake
Mar 5, 2015
Amber K. Leake, 32, of Parsons, passed away at 4:43 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born February 9, 1983 in Columbus, Kansas to Betty Faubion. She grew up and attended schools in Columbus, Parsons, and Iola. She lived with Betty Eckstrom while attending Iola High School. She graduated from high school...
Roscoe W. Baker
Mar 4, 2015
Roscoe W. Baker, 82, of rural Bartlett, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born January 8, 1933, in Edna, Kansas to Roscoe C. and Anita (Storm) Baker. Roscoe was a 1952 graduate of Edna High School. Following high school, Roscoe attended Coffeyville Jr. College where he played football one year. Roscoe served...
William Edward "Bill" Carter
Feb 20, 2015
William Edward "Bill" Carter, 63, of Chetopa, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Friday, February 20, 2015, following a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born on July 14, 1951 in Oswego, Kansas to Robert G. Carter, Sr. and Wilma (Meriweather) Carter. Bill was raised in Chetopa, Kansas and later graduated from Field Kindley High...
Kenneth I. "Kenny" Newlen
Feb 17, 2015
Kenneth I. "Kenny" Newlen, 92, of Parsons died at 4:47 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born December 2, 1922 in Newell, West Virginia to Ebert H. and Twylia (McCoy) Newlen. He grew up and attended schools in Newell graduating from Newell High School in 1940. He worked for the...
Alma (Hanigan) Tullis
Feb 17, 2015
Alma (Hanigan) Tullis, 97, of Bartlett, Kansas, passed away at 8:20 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation at Oswego. She was born May 21, 1917, near Oswego, Kansas, on May 21, 1917, the eldest child of Clifford and Mae (Beck) Hanigan. In 1934, she graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont. On July 10,...
Gertrude Gallo
Feb 17, 2015
Gertrude Gallo, 93, of St. Paul, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born March 7, 1921 in St. Paul, Kansas to John and Nellie (Crager) Kennedy. As a young girl, she attended Odell Grade School and in 1939 graduated from St. Francis High School. She then attended...
Kenneth E. "Big Kenny" Smith, Sr.
Feb 16, 2015
Kenneth E. "Big Kenny" Smith, Sr., 61, of Altamont, passed away early Monday, February 16, 2015 at his home. He was born August 30, 1953 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Kenneth Eugene and Dorothy Jean (Deller) Smith. He grew up and attended school in Coffeyville and later Wann, Oklahoma, where he was a 1971 graduate of Wann High School. In 1973,...
Steven R. Merrill
Feb 10, 2015
Steven R. Merrill, 32, of Parsons, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born October 9, 1982 in Parsons, Kansas to Nick Charles and Cresenda Lynn (Williams) Merrill. He grew up and attended school in Parsons until moving to Georgia and later Texas with his...
