John F. Madl
May 26, 2015
John F. Madl, 77, of Parsons, passed away at 5:14 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at his home. He was born December 10, 1937 in St. Paul, Kansas to William Antone and Grace Cozette (Richardson) Madl. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul and was a 1956 graduate of St. Paul High School. Shortly after graduation, he moved...
Pauline N. Janes
May 24, 2015
Pauline N. Janes, 98, of Erie, passed away at 7:05 a.m., Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born March 25, 1917 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Thomas O. Mann, Sr. and Maude E. (Adams) Mann. Pauline grew up in Pittsburg where she attended school and graduated from high school. Pauline lived in Wichita...
Thomas F. "Tom" Grassi, Sr.
May 21, 2015
Thomas F. "Tom" Grassi, Sr., 75, of Oswego, passed away at 1:40 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Chetopa Manor. He was born March 12, 1940 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Theodore and Reba (Bates) Grassi. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg and was a graduate of Pittsburg High School. He then attended Pittsburg State University for two years....
Joe M. Ritchal
May 15, 2015
Joe M. Ritchal, 85, of Edna, and longtime resident of McCune, passed away at 1:20 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He was born March 22, 1930 in Davis, Oklahoma to Jess Max and Mildred Ethel (White) Ritchal. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Pleasanton, Kansas where he attended school and...
Alma "Louise" Kepford
May 14, 2015
Alma "Louise" Kepford, 85, of Chetopa, died at 9:05 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Chetopa Manor. She was born December 22, 1929 in Rolla, Kansas to Lewis Wesley and Iona B. (Bolin) Riley. As a young girl, she grew up in Chetopa where she attended school and was a graduate of Chetopa High School. On November 21, 1948, she...
Carleton B. Johnson
May 14, 2015
Carleton Johnson, 80, of Parsons, passed away Thursday morning, May 14, 2015 at the home of his daughter, Carla Pawlus, in Parsons. He was born February 2, 1935 in Concordia, Kansas to Charles Bernard and Naomi (Chritton) Johnson. Carleton grew up and attended school in Concordia where he graduated from Concordia High School. From 1952 through 1956, he attended Kansas...
Frances A. Gamblian
May 14, 2015
Frances A. "Frannie" Gamblian, 54, of Parsons, passed away at 1:41 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born November 14, 1960 in Parsons, Kansas to Jimmie Eugene and Ann Marie (Fish) Gamblian. She grew up and attended school in Parsons where she was a 1979 graduate of Parsons High School. She then attended...
Brian D. King
May 11, 2015
Brian D. King, 36, of Porter, Texas, and formerly of Mound Valley, Kansas, passed away at 8:44 p.m., Monday, May 11, 2015 at ICON Hospital in Humble, Texas. He was born November 25, 1978 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Gary D. and Linda M. (Cramer) King. He grew up in Mound Valley where he attended Mound Valley Grade School and Lincoln...
Emery Lea Larson
May 7, 2015
Emery Lea Larson, 87, of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away at 12:15 a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at National Health Care in Joplin, Missouri. She was born June 10, 1927 in Chouteau, Oklahoma to Charles and Keller (Rabbit) Stirling. She grew up and attended school at Chouteau where she was a 1946 graduate of Chouteau High School. Following high school, she...
Brent R. Austin
May 5, 2015
Brent R. Austin, 44, of Coffeyville, and formerly of Parsons, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born July 29, 1970 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Gary A. Austin, Sr. and Theresa (Humphries) Austin. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Parsons where he attended Washington Elementary School, Parsons Middle School,...
Roy E. Fair
May 4, 2015
Roy E. Fair, 85, of Chetopa, died at 2:31 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2015 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born February 9, 1930 in Windsor, Missouri to James and Nora (Kirk) Fair. As a young boy, he attended school in Miami, Oklahoma. Roy served from 1952-1954 in the United States Army during the Korean War. On November 26,...
Daniel Taylor Little, Jr.
May 2, 2015
Daniel Taylor Little, Jr. age 92, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Overland Park, Kansas. Dan, the youngest of ten children, was born on January 27, 1923 in Clever, Missouri, to Daniel Taylor and Maude Rosella (Laney) Little. He graduated from Clever High School where he participated in basketball, track, and baseball. He...
Marshall Lee Abernathy
Apr 22, 2015
Marshall Lee Abernathy, 47, of Parsons, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his home. He was born August 22, 1967 in Parsons, Kansas to Marshall Lee Abernathy, Sr. and Beatrice Stephenson. Marshall grew up in Parsons where he attended school and was a 1985 graduate of Parsons High School. He then earned an Associate degree from Cowley Community College...
Ronald K. Kendricks, Jr.
Apr 19, 2015
Ronald K. Kendricks, Jr., 35, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died Sunday evening, April 19, 2015 in Parsons. He was born December 10, 1979 in Parsons, Kansas to Ronald K. Kendricks, Sr. and Lovey L. Dunn. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and Topeka. He then attended Intellitec College in Colorado Springs, Colorado where...
Tom Mantonya
Apr 13, 2015
James Thomas (Tom) Mantonya died April 13, 2015 after a courageous fight against cancer. Tom was born on August 10, 1943 to Lewis Thomas and Alice Lee (Pierson) Mantonya on the Neosho River in Chetopa, Kansas. Tom attended schools in Chetopa and West Mineral, graduating from high school in 1961. He attended what was then known as the Kansas State...
Larry Dean Curtis
Apr 11, 2015
Larry Dean Curtis, 74, a lifelong resident of Parsons, Kansas, passed away at 4:31 a.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015 in the emergency room at Labette Health. He was born July 2, 1940 in Parsons, Kansas to Albert B. and Geneva (Hearson) Curtis. Larry was a 1958 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont and attended Labette Community College...
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...
