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Obituaries
Brice Parker Moore
Oct 10, 2014
Brice Parker Moore, 54, of Altamont, Kansas, died at 9:45 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014, after a lengthy illness, at Labette Health in Parsons, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 17, 1960 in Norman, Oklahoma to James A. and Virginia M. (Williams) Moore. As a young boy, he grew up in Ponca City where he attended elementary...
Rue Anna Everitt
Oct 8, 2014
Rue Anna Everitt, 104, of Chetopa, died at 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 27, 1910 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Frank and Mamie (Brown) Stice. As a young girl, she attended Stice School in Craig County. In 1927, she married Marvin Mount. He preceded her in death in 1933. In...
Myron Ellis
Oct 7, 2014
Myron Ellis, 94, of rural Parsons, died Tuesday evening, October 7, 2014, at his home. He was born October 25, 1919 on a farm near Shaw, Kansas to Robert J. and Blanche (Debler) Ellis. As a young boy, he attended several country schools and one year at Erie High School. He worked as a farm-hand and on various short-term jobs...
Shirley L. Slenker
Oct 5, 2014
Shirley L. Slenker, 88, of Parsons, died at 9:40 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born April 16, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri, the only child of George I. and Helen Margaret (Lyon) Slenker. She grew up and attended school in both Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. In the 1990's, she...
Nada M. Guffey
Oct 2, 2014
Nada M. Guffey, of Parsons, and formerly of Chanute, died at 11:54 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Cheri Allen. She was born January 24, 1926 in Selma, Kansas to Lester Ray and Stella Mae (Powls) Miller. She grew up on the family farm near Selma and was a graduate of Kincaid High School. She...
Delores J. Hurley
Sep 29, 2014
Delores J. Hurley, 85, of Wichita, Kansas and a retired registered nurse, passed away at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Presbyterian Manor in Wichita. She was born, December 28, 1928 at Kanopolis, Kansas to Herbert F. and Rosa M. (Sellers) Hurley. She grew up and attended school in Kanopolis. She later moved to Wichita, Kansas where she...
Mamie M. Gallagher
Sep 28, 2014
Mamie M. Gallagher, 95, of Parsons, died at 9:07 p.m., Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kansas. She was born May 21, 1919 in Sherman City, Kansas to Wylie and Edith (Howe) Peak. She grew up and attended school in Sherman City and later moved with her family to Montana, Kansas. She and William Bernard Gallagher...
James H. "Jim" Phillips
Sep 25, 2014
James H. "Jim" Phillips, 81, of Parsons, died at 10:56 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Jim was born January 18, 1933 at Tulsa, Oklahoma to J. D. and Nancy Phillips. He grew up in Tulsa and attended school there. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy....
Mildred L. Johnson
Sep 25, 2014
Mildred L. Johnson, 99, of St. Paul, died at 1:21 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born June 12, 1915 in rural Neosho County, Kansas to Otto and Susie (Brainard) Kiister. As a young girl, she attended Mentor Elementary School and later graduated from St. Paul High School. On May 15,...
The Reverend Janet A. "Jan" Chubb
Sep 25, 2014
The Reverend Janet A. Chubb, 59, of Parsons, died at 8:11 p.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Labette Health. She was born August 7, 1955 in Davenport, Iowa to The Reverend T. E. Lindemann and Gertrude (Fritz) Lindemann. At the age of six, she moved with her family to Parsons. She was a 1973 graduate of Parsons High School and...
Mary Colleen Payne
Sep 24, 2014
Mary Colleen Payne, 88, of Parsons, died at 11:53 a.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Labette Health. She was born July 19, 1926 in Columbus, Kansas to Alfred and Martha "Blanche" (Rennie) Spencer. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Altamont and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School. She and Robert L. Payne...
Payden Kyle Sutherland
Sep 24, 2014
Payden Kyle Sutherland, 27, formerly of Parsons, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, in Delray Beach, Florida. He was born December 3, 1986, in Bedford, Texas to Brian L. and Leslie M. (Bumgarner) Sutherland. He lived in the Arlington, Texas area until the age of 11. He then moved to Florida with his mother until moving to Parsons. He graduated from...
Kamarious Praise Logan
Sep 20, 2014
Kamarious Praise Logan, infant son of Stevie D. Logan, Jr. and Kasha Springer, of Parsons, died at 7:50 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born September 9, 2014 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to his parents, survivors include one brother, Stevie Logan, III; two sisters, Taniah...
Joe Taylor Paden
Sep 20, 2014
Joe T. Paden, 83, a lifelong resident of Chetopa and owner of Paden's Barber Shop, passed away at 3:21 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. He was born February 5, 1931 in Chetopa, Kansas to George T. and Frances LaDonna "Dona" (Fitzgerald) Paden. He grew up in Chetopa where he attended school and was a 1949...
Frederick H. "Fred" Troegle
Sep 19, 2014
Frederick H. "Fred" Troegle, 99, of Parsons, died at 6:00 a.m., Friday, September 19, 2014 at Elm Haven West Nursing Home. He was born March 9, 1915 in Parsons, Kansas to Orange Harrison and Jessie Lucille (Lytle) Troegle. He grew up in Parsons where he attended school and was a 1933 graduate of Parsons High School. In 1940, he joined...
Sandra Lea Hancock
Sep 15, 2014
Sandra Lea Hancock, 67, of Welch, Oklahoma died at 4:57 p.m., Monday, September 15, 2014 at her home. She was born January 20, 1947 in Welch, Oklahoma to Dale and Norma (Doherty) Shere. She was a graduate of James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was an assistant manager at G&W Foods in Oswego until retiring about a year...
John R. Spencer
Sep 14, 2014
John R. Spencer, 93, of rural Mound Valley, passed from this life at 7:20 a.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014 to be with his Lord and once again by his dear wife's side. He was born September 25, 1920 near Tryon, Nebraska to Leo A. and Sarah E. (Cassens) Spencer. He grew up and attended school in Nebraska until moving with...
Robert J. "Bob" Varsolona
Sep 4, 2014
Robert J. "Bob" Varsolona, 74, of Galesburg, died at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, September 4, 2014 with his daughter, Emalee, by his side, at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born January 30, 1940, in rural Girard, Kansas, to Frank and Lucille L. (Vezzetti) Varsolona. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Arma. He...
Daniel W. Regan
Aug 27, 2014
Daniel W. Regan, 76, formerly of Parsons, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in Wichita. He is survived by his son, LT William Patrick Regan, United States Navy, Norfolk, Virginia; one sister, Kathleen M. Regan, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis, MO.; one grandson, William Regan; sister-in-law, June Regan, Aurora, CO; former wife, Micki Ferris, Nevada, Missouri; and many...
Makenzie Kay Forbes
Aug 25, 2014
Makenzie Kay Forbes, 24, of Parsons, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at 8:45 p.m., Monday, August 25, 2014 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, following a courageous lifetime battle with Cystic Fibrosis. She was born May 22, 1990 in Parsons, Kansas to Michael David and Jennifer Kay (Hubbard) Forbes. Makenzie was a...



