Jerry W. Doherty
Jun 30, 2014
Jerry W. Doherty, 71, of St. Paul, passed away at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 30, 2014 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born February 28, 1943 in Chetopa, Kansas to Edward C. Doherty, Sr. and Georgia (Bates) Doherty. He grew up in Chetopa where he attended schools and graduated from Chetopa High School. Following high school,...
Betty G. Edwards
Jun 29, 2014
Betty G. Edwards, 90, of Chetopa, died at 10:39 a.m., Sunday, June 29, 2014 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born April 13, 1924 in Springfield, Illinois to James and Grace (Hale) Botonis. She graduated high school in Watts, California and later attended art school in Kansas City, Missouri. During World War II, Betty worked...
Deetta M. Henry
Jun 24, 2014
DeEtta M. Henry, 69, of Galesburg, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital-St. Francis in Wichita. She was born June 26, 1944 in Liberal, Kansas to Elmer Lankford Frederick and Irene Elizabeth (Bond) Frederick. She grew up and attended schools near Liberal. In the 1980's, she moved to Southeast Kansas where she had lived since. As a young...
Herman George Veenstra
Jun 24, 2014
Herman George Veenstra, 48, of Edna Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Freeman Heart Institute in Joplin, Missouri. He was born May 29, 1966 in Hammond, Indiana to Daniel Veenstra, Sr. and Mardell (Whitten) Veenstra. At the age of one, he moved with his family to Mound Valley, Kansas. He and his wife owned and operated Drywall Done...
Judith "Judy" Byrd
Jun 20, 2014
Judith "Judy" Byrd, 61, of Parsons, passed away at 4:15 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home. She was born January 4, 1953 in Sutter, California to Harrison and Eula Dell (Bohannon) Oliver. As a young child, she moved to Marshall, Arkansas where she grew up and attended school in nearby Welcome Home, Arkansas. As a young adult, she...
Patty J. Walker
Jun 20, 2014
Patty J. Walker, 61, of Chetopa, died at 1:53 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was born July 18, 1952 in Oswego, Kansas to James and Claudine (Riddle) Reed. She attended Chetopa Grade School, three years at Labette County High School in Altamont, graduated from high school in Nevada, Missouri, and later graduated...
Ruby Mae Lindeberg
Jun 18, 2014
Ruby Mae Lindeberg, 92, of Parsons, died at 12:40 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Elmhaven East Nursing Home. She was born April 22, 1922 in Faulkner, Kansas to Roy and Beulah (Harris) Best. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in the Faulkner area and later attended high school in Maramec, Oklahoma. She was an active...
Phyllis Basey
Jun 16, 2014
Phyllis Basey, 81, of Parsons, passed away at 9:45 a.m., Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born July 29, 1932 in rural Parsons, Kansas to Glen and Dorothy (Chany) Dixon. As a young girl, she was raised in the Pleasant Hill District where she attended K-8 at Pleasant Hill Country School and was a...
Anna "Annie" Arensdorf
Jun 15, 2014
Anna "Annie" Arensdorf, 88, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her home in Dodge City. She was born November 15, 1925 at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Elmer and Marie (Howe) Allen. Her father preceded her in death at a young age, and she was raised by her mother and step-father, Casmier Popek. She grew up in Chicago and attended...
Francis L. "Slick" Norris
Jun 12, 2014
Francis L. "Slick" Norris, 86, a longtime Southeast Kansas educator, passed away at 11:20 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home in rural Altamont. He was born January 19, 1928, in Scammon, Kansas. He was one of nine children of James and Helen (Thomas) Norris. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and served...
Don Wood
Jun 12, 2014
Don Wood, 70, of St. Paul, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home. He was born May 8, 1944 in Parsons, Kansas to Walter Scott and Mary Mae (Heck) Wood. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul and was a 1962 graduate of St. Francis High School. He then attended Parsons Jr. College before serving in...
Annie M. Nelson
Jun 10, 2014
Annie M. Nelson, 68, of Parsons, died June 10, 2014 at her home. She had been in her usual health and death was unexpected. She was born November 8, 1945, in Champigneulles, Lorraine, France to Alcide Nelson, Sr. and Marcelle Eugenie (Deutsch) Nelson. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Los Angeles where she grew up and...
Justin William "Bubba" Ramirez
Jun 6, 2014
Justin William "Bubba" Ramirez, 21 of Parsons, died June 6, 2014 following a two vehicle accident on Highway 69 in Cherokee County. He was born November 13, 1992 in Parsons to Joaquin Ramirez, Jr. and Melody (Billman) Ramirez. He grew up in Parsons and attended Meadow View Elementary School and Parsons High School. He graduated from Labette Community College with...
Shelly I. Kenworthy
Jun 5, 2014
Shelly I. Kenworthy, 41, of Stark, Kansas, died at 10:14 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center from complications due to a vehicle accident on May 13, 2014 in Neosho County, Kansas. She was born January 28, 1973 in Oswego, Kansas to Billie Joe and Delores (Boston) Myers. As a young girl, she grew up in...
Charles L. Ele
Jun 5, 2014
Charles L. "Charlie" Ele, 83, of Parsons, died at 7:45 p.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born December 12, 1930, near Dearing, Kansas, to Charles O. and Donna Muriel (Born) Ele. He grew up in the Dearing area where he attended Jefferson and Dobson country schools and was a graduate of Coffeyville High School....
Timothy Schartz
Jun 4, 2014
Timothy "Timmy Telephone" Schartz, 63, of rural Altamont, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident south of Parsons on Wednesday morning, June 4, 2014. He was born June 23, 1950 in Pittsburg, Kansas to William and Emma (Bush) Schartz. He was a graduate of Southeast High School in Cherokee, Kansas. He retired from Craw-Kan as a telephone representative and...
Ronnie D. Walters
May 28, 2014
Ronnie D. Walters, 67, of rural Erie, died at 4:55 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at his home. He was born November 15, 1946, in Parsons, Kansas, to Elmer T. and Emma S. (Essig) Walters. He grew up in Parsons where he attended school and was a 1964 graduate of Parsons High School. He then served in the United States...
Lynda Diane Hedgepath
May 27, 2014
Lynda Diane (Fitzmorris) Hedgepath, 68, formerly of Parsons, entered Heaven's Gate on May 27, 2014. She was born August 23, 1945, in Neodesha, Kansas, to Dennis E. and Rosemary Fitzmorris. In 1963, Lynda graduated from St. Patrick High School in Parsons, and retired from GTE/Verizon after 30 years in 2004. Lynda was a loving mother, grandmother, and special lady that...
Susan E. "Sue" Fleming
May 27, 2014
Susan E. "Sue" Fleming, 71, of Parsons, died at 3:03 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at her home. She was born March 3, 1943, in Parsons, Kansas, to Wilfred "Bun" and Marion (Daugherty) Neargarten. She grew up in Parsons where she attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and was a 1961 graduate of St. Patrick's High School. On June 24, 1961,...
Harvey E. Gaither
May 27, 2014
Harvey E. Gaither, 76, of Joplin, Missouri, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:09 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, while surrounded by his loving family at his home. He was born August 28, 1937, in Waldron, Kansas, to Harvey Eugene and Elsie Florence (Doebbeling) Gaither. He was a 1955 graduate of Anthony High...
