Mary "Jane" Morris
Dec 16, 2014
Mary "Jane" Morris, 79, of Parsons, passed away at 11:08 a.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. She was born November 8, 1935 on the family farm near Wayside, Kansas, a daughter of Earl E. and Lillie Jane (Lawson) Wiley. She grew up and attended schools in Wayside, graduating from Wayside High School in 1953....
Herman L. Henricks
Dec 16, 2014
Herman L. Henricks, 79, of Chanute, died at 12:12 p.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita. He was born January 2, 1935 in Olpe, Kansas to Ben and Clara Regina (Schrader) Henricks. As a young boy, he grew up in the Olpe and Emporia, Kansas areas. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, playing pool, and farming....
Harold R. "Ray" Madl
Dec 13, 2014
Harold R. "Ray" Madl, 79, of Parsons passed from his earthly life at 4:29 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death and had fought a courageous battle with cancer since Dec. 6, 2011. Ray was born July 20, 1935, in St. Paul to William Antone and Grace Cozette (Richardson) Madl....
James R. Schafer
Dec 8, 2014
James R. Schafer, 53, of Altamont, died at 7:05 a.m., Monday, December 8, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born December 14, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska to George and Rubie (Ballard) Schafer. He grew up in Independence, Kansas where he attended school and was a graduate of Independence High School. For many years, he worked at Grandview...
Marie E. Fair
Dec 7, 2014
Marie E. Fair, 83, of Chetopa, died at 8:20 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born November 26, 1931 in Rolla, Kansas to Lewis and Iona (Bolin) Riley. She was a 1950 graduate of Chetopa High School. While attending high school, she worked for the telephone company in Chetopa. On November 26, 1954, she...
Jack Modica
Dec 4, 2014
Jack Modica, 87, of Walnut, Kansas, died at 3:20 p.m., Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was born on December 27, 1926 in Englevale, Kansas to Joe Modica and Maggie (Marchello) Modica. He grew up in Crawford County and graduated from Hepler High School in Hepler, Kansas. He then joined the United States Army Air Corps and served during World War...
Thomas W. Whitten
Dec 3, 2014
Thomas W. "Tom" Whitten, 74, former Mound Valley and Coffeyville area resident, died at 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Elmhaven East. He was born Jan. 23, 1940, at Kankakee, Illinois, to William P. and Dorothy L.H. (Morrical) Whitten. He grew up and attended school in Illinois. He served in the United States Army from July 6, 1959,...
Rocky R. Starmer
Dec 3, 2014
Rocky R. Starmer, 56, of Altamont, died at 7:03 a.m., Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born March 28, 1958 at Parsons, Kansas to Garry R. and Helen M. (Colwell) Starmer. He grew up in the Angola, Edna and Altamont areas and attended school there. He attended the Labette County High School...
Mary M. "Margie" Burzinski
Dec 2, 2014
Mary M. "Margie" Burzinski, 92, of Parsons, passed away at 1:20 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born December 9, 1921 on the family farm near South Mound, Kansas to John Omer Johnston and Mary Olive (Pontious) Johnston. She was the third of eleven children in the family. She grew up in rural Neosho County...
Fannie E. Bassett
Nov 27, 2014
Fannie E. Bassett, 83, of Chetopa, died at 9:20 p.m., Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Life Care Center in Osawatomie. She was born August 21, 1931 in Baxter Springs, Kansas to John and Maggie G. (Moore) Burnett. One of ten children born to this union and raised on a farm near Baxter Springs, Fannie attended Willow Creek Country Grade School...
James D. Merrill
Nov 26, 2014
James D. Merrill, 51, of Parsons, died from injuries sustained in a one vehicle automobile accident near Parsons on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. He was born November 19, 1963 in Parsons, Kansas to James G. and Charlotte A. (Farran) Merrill. He grew up and attended school in Parsons and was a 1982 graduate of Parsons High School. He most recently...
Kaye L. Hopkins
Nov 25, 2014
Kaye L. Hopkins, 50, of Parsons, passed away at 3:17 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Labette Health. She was born December 19, 1963 in Parsons, Kansas to Clay W. and Betty L. (Thomas) Hopkins. She grew up and attended school in Parsons. For several years, Kaye worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and later for SKIL (Southeast Kansas Independent Living)...
Sabrina R. Westhoff
Nov 24, 2014
Sabrina R. Westhoff, 21, of Parsons, died at 2:30 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2014 in Joplin, Missouri. She was born January 26, 1993 in Parsons, Kansas to Ren B. and Regina M. (Shideler) Westhoff. As a young girl, she attended Meadow View Grade School and later Labette County High School in Altamont. For a time, she worked at Country Mart...
Bette J Parker
Nov 22, 2014
Bette J. (Davis) Parker, 88, of Parsons, passed away at 8:19 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born April 16, 1926 in Harper, Kansas to Homer S. and Ruby F. (Riggs) Davis. As a young girl, she grew up on the family farm near Helena, Oklahoma. She attended Pleasant Ridge Grade School near Goltry,...
Michael S. Patterson
Nov 22, 2014
Michael S. Patterson, 74 of Parsons, died Saturday morning, November 22, 2014 at his home. He was born November 17, 1940 in Pittsburg, Kansas to C. H. J. Patterson and Gladys (Pyle) Patterson. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1958. He attended Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg for two...
Robert James Holgate
Nov 21, 2014
Robert James Holgate, 63, of Parsons, Kansas passed away at 8:41 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2014 at Labette Health in Parsons following a valiant five-month battle with cancer. He was born September 3, 1951 in Richfield, Utah to Reldon James and Marilyn (Gardner) Holgate. He was a graduate of St. David High School in St. David, Arizona, and later attended...
Corrin L. Weil
Nov 20, 2014
Corrin L. Weil, 75, of rural Altamont, passed away at 7:24 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home. He was born March 16, 1939 in Dewey County, Oklahoma to Henry Edward and Beulah Frances (Wells) Weil. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to Galesburg where they lived until moving to rural Edna when he was...
Emil Albert "Red" Kennedy, Jr.
Nov 17, 2014
Emil Albert "Red" Kennedy, Jr., 86, of St. Paul, passed away at 10:56 a.m., Monday, November 17, 2014 at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born August 21, 1928 in St. Paul, Kansas to Emil A. (Mike) Kennedy, Sr. and Anna E. (Wagner) Kennedy. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul. Through the years he worked at Beachner...
Thomas J. "T.J." Bush
Nov 16, 2014
Thomas J. "T.J." Bush, 66, of Parsons, passed away at 7:18 a.m., Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born March 23, 1948 at Salina, Kansas to Thomas Jasper Bush and Opalee (Mason) Bush. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Parsons where he grew up and attended schools at...
Celbert C. Porter
Nov 16, 2014
Celbert C. Porter, 78, of Lenexa, formerly of Parsons, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his home. He was born February 25, 1936 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Cecil C. and Helen E. (Essex) Porter. He was preceded in death by his parents. He taught for many years in the Carlisle School District in Carlisle, Massachusetts until his retirement. Graveside services...
