Bessie Logan
Nov 16, 2014
Bessie Logan, 94, of Mound Valley, died at 10:40 a.m., Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born October 2, 1920 in Porter, Oklahoma to John Sterling and Della (Davis) Ramsey. As a young girl she grew up in Oklahoma. At the age of 14, she moved with her family to Mound Valley where she attended...
Terry L. Crawshaw
Nov 12, 2014
Terry L. Crawshaw, 57, of Parsons, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home. He was born March 9, 1957 in Parsons, Kansas to Tom J. and A. Lucille (Shue) Crawshaw. He lived in Galesburg with his family until moving to Parsons at the age of four. Terry was a 1975 graduate of Parsons High School. After high school,...
Paul Schroder
Nov 11, 2014
Paul Schroder, 86, of rural Mound Valley, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, November 11, 2014. He was born February 18, 1928 in rural Mound Valley, Kansas to Charles Jacob and Iva Alice (Shombers) Schroder. He grew up in the rural Mound Valley area where he attended Sunnyside School. He served in the United States Marines. Paul farmed throughout his...
Barbara E. Chenoweth
Nov 11, 2014
Barbara E. Chenoweth, 70, of Parsons, died at 10:52 a.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born January 26, 1944 in Washington, D.C. to Eddie Lewis and Lila Katherine (Copeland) Stoneman. On January 10, 1969, she and Marion Edwin "Sonny" Chenoweth were married at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. While living in Maryland, she...
Wayne W. Brunenn
Nov 10, 2014
Wayne W. Brunenn, 84, a lifelong farmer and cattleman of rural McCune, died Monday afternoon, November 10, 2014, from injuries sustained in a farming accident near McCune. He was born December 28, 1929 in Chanute, Kansas to Willard Irving and Edna Leona (Hizey) Brunenn. He grew up in Galesburg where he attended school and was a graduate of Galesburg High...
Hazel I. Thiessen
Nov 10, 2014
Hazel I. Thiessen, 93, of Parsons, passed away at 8:45 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born November 3, 1921 in Fairbury, Nebraska to Lyman Edward and Maggie Pearl (Baker) Jenkins. In 1929, her family moved to Salina, Kansas where she attended elementary school and later attended Rossville High School in Rossville, Kansas....
Virginia H. Simone
Nov 9, 2014
Virginia H. Simone, 93, of Oswego, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 at her home. She was born August 11, 1921 in Rill, Missouri to Robert and Sarah (Back) Hall. As a young girl, she lived in Atchison were she attended elementary school. They later moved to Oswego where she graduated from Oswego High School. During World War II, she...
Mary Ann Sears
Nov 9, 2014
Mary Ann Sears, 68, of Parsons, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 at her home. She was born March 21, 1946 in Oakland, California to James and Ada (Breach) Young. She attended elementary and high school in Sonora, California. In 1982, she moved to Parsons. On November 6, 1982, she and Ted Sears were married in Parsons. Through the years,...
Twylamae Mairs
Nov 7, 2014
Twylamae Mairs, 92, of Parsons, and formerly of Altamont, died at 9:20 a.m., Friday, November 7, 2014 at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She was born October 3, 1922 in Freedom, Oklahoma to John William and Eliza Ann (Ferguson) Starmer. As a young girl, she grew up in the Angola, Kansas area where she attended Emmons School and in 1940 graduated from...
Robert L. "Bob" Westhoff
Nov 5, 2014
Robert L. "Bob" Westhoff, 79, of Parsons, passed away at 5:52 p.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 22, 1934 in rural Hepler, Kansas to Marion Edward and Gertrude (Fager) Westhoff. He grew up in Hepler where he was a 1952 graduate of Hepler High School. Following graduation, he worked as...
Clinton Myers, Jr.
Nov 4, 2014
Clinton Myers, Jr., 79, of Parsons, passed away at his home early Tuesday, November 4, 2014. He was born September 26, 1935 in Carthage, Missouri to Clinton K. and Edith (Jones) Myers. As a young boy, he lived in various towns and was a graduate of Dexter High School in Dexter, Kansas. Following high school, he lived in Colorado and...
Michael T. "Mike" Fitzmorris
Oct 29, 2014
Michael T. "Mike" Fitzmorris, 61, of Parsons, passed away at 6:39 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his home where he had resided his entire life. He was born March 4, 1953 in Neodesha, Kansas to Dennis and Rosemary (Patchin) Fitzmorris. He grew up in Parsons where he attended school and was a 1971 graduate of St. Patrick's High School....
Ervin J. "Erv" Ringle
Oct 25, 2014
Ervin J. "Erv" Ringle, 71, of Parsons, passed away early Saturday morning, October 25, 2014 at his home. He was born March 20, 1943 in rural Parsons to William G. and L. Marjorie (Kilgore) Ringle. He grew up in the Parsons area and was a 1961 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. On May 2, 1962, he...
David A. Cannon
Oct 24, 2014
David A. Cannon, 60, of Parsons, passed away at 11:25 a.m., Friday, October 24, 2014 at Labette Health surrounded by his loving family and close friends. He was born August 27, 1954 in Neodesha, Kansas to Benjamin G. and Helen M. (Lever) Cannon. He lived in several cities with his family while his father was in the construction of missile...
Cruz M. Perez
Oct 22, 2014
Cruz M. Perez, 96, of Parsons, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society – Parsons nursing home. She was born April 15, 1918 in Cacalote, Mexico to Nicolas and Natividad Kilo. She married Lawrence C. Perez on January 9, 1937. He preceded her in death on June 7, 1975. She was a member of St. Patrick's...
Katheryn L. Holland
Oct 19, 2014
Katheryn L. Holland, 92, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died at 6:05 a.m., Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born November 1, 1921 in St. Paul, Kansas to Joseph P. and Zella (Stevenson) Gahagan. As a young girl she grew up in St. Paul and, at the age of nine,...
Betty Jac Huffman
Oct 19, 2014
Betty Jac (Reece) Huffman, 78, of Altamont, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Sweet Life of Brookdale from recurring cancer in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1935 in rural Neosho County, Kansas to Irving Clifford "Jack" and Della Loretta (Baker) Reece. As a young girl, she attended Thayer Grade School and was a 1953 graduate of Thayer...
Bobbie J. Porter
Oct 18, 2014
Bobbie J. Porter, 70, a lifelong resident of Parsons, died at 7:40 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014 at her home. She was born December 14, 1943 in Parsons, Kansas to Robert S. and Bessie Mae (Choice) Porter. As a young girl, she attended Douglass Elementary School, West Junior High, and Parsons High School. Through the years, she worked at Parsons...
James R. "Jim Bob" Smith
Oct 17, 2014
James R. "Jim Bob" Smith, 82, of Chetopa, passed away at 8:45 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 4, 1931 in Chetopa to Roy A. and Nellie (Kepford) Smith. He grew up and attended school in Chetopa where he graduated from Chetopa High School. Following high school, he entered the...
Frances A. "Fran" Henderson
Oct 12, 2014
Frances A. "Fran" Henderson, 75, of Rogers, Arkansas, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died at 12:20 a.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Jamestown Health & Rehabilitation Center in Rogers. She was born July 20, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri to Francis Bernard and Lydia (Juergens) Fisher. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in St. Louis where she...
