May 19, 2014

Elizabeth Jane Pape, 79, of Oswego, passed away at 7:10 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2014, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born December 26, 1934, in rural Oswego, Kansas, to Johnny Grayson and Irene Pearl (Milam) Strickland. As a young girl, she grew up in Labette City, Kansas, and was a graduate of Labette County...

May 16, 2014

Gene Pracht, 71, of Parsons, died at 5:38 p.m., Friday, May 16, 2014 at his home. He had been in failing health. Gene was born on January 4, 1943 at Wichita, Kansas the son of Henry R. and Dorothy B. (Koenig) Pracht. In 1951 the family moved to Parsons where he attended school and graduated from the Labette County Community...

May 16, 2014

Remington Bulmer, infant son of James L. Bulmer and Cara C. Mead, both of Humboldt, was stillborn on Friday, May 16, 2014, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to his parents, survivors include his sister, Holley Mead, of Parsons, KS; maternal grandfather, Dwight Hastings, of Parsons, KS; paternal grandmother, Veronica Sanchez and her husband, Donald, of...

May 12, 2014

William Wesley Zuck, 72, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, in Omaha. He was born December 1, 1941, in Cherryvale, Kansas. He was raised in Cherryvale, attended school in Cherryvale, and in 1960 graduated from high school in Wayside, Kansas. After serving in the United States Navy, he made his home in Omaha. On June 26, 1965,...

May 10, 2014

Harold C. Sevart, 90, of Parsons, died at 2:20 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2014, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health. He had been in his usual health and death was not expected. He was born August 3, 1923, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Henry and Cecilia (Richards) Sevart. He grew up in St. Paul where he attended schools and...

May 7, 2014

Lela Irene Watson-Atherton, 104, of Parsons, died peacefully at 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born March 20, 1910, west of Oswego, Kansas, to Joseph Wilson and Susan Hester (Strickland) Eads. As a young girl, she grew up near Oswego where she attended school. She was of the Baptist faith...

May 7, 2014

Paul Dudley Robbins, 62, of Parsons, died at 12:42 P.M. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, after a long illness with cancer. He was born March 2, 1952, at Parsons, a son of Lee and Lorene Robbins. He was educated in the Parsons school system and graduated from Parsons Senior High...

May 6, 2014

Russell T. Groves, 55, of Parsons, died at 9:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born November 6, 1958, in Parsons, Kansas, to George and Muriel (Mills) Groves. He grew up in Parsons where he attended schools. Through the years, he had worked in construction in various locations. He enjoyed cooking, gardening,...

May 5, 2014

Richard L. "Baldy" Yarbrough, 77, of Bartlett, died at 10:27 a.m., Monday, May 5, 2014 at Labette Health in Parsons.

He was born August 23, 1936 in Joplin, Missouri to Glen Wesley and Juanitta Vera (Collins) Yarbrough. He grew up and attended schools in Joplin while working at various jobs.

In 1965, he worked as...

May 5, 2014

Edith Louise Chilton, age 91, died May 5, 2014, at the Forest Hills Care Center in Broken Arrow, OK, following a brief final illness.

She was born Jan. 24, 1923, in Smackover, AR, the daughter of John Franklin and Ava (Hughes) Houser. She grew up in the Texas Panhandle during the Dust Bowl days of the Great...

May 5, 2014

Gloria G. Pefley , 83, of Chanute, Kansas, died from injuries received in an accident at 11:30 a.m., on Monday, May 5, 2014 in Chanute.

She was born August 16, 1930 in Elgin, Illinois to Ernest and Gertrude (Hansen) Kober.  As a young girl she attended school in Elgin until moving to Mound Valley prior...

May 3, 2014

Mildred T. "Millie" Little, 90, of Parsons, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep at 9:50 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health.

Mildred was born on December 28, 1923 in Billings, Missouri to Lenard and Lurla (Ellis) Teague. She grew up in Missouri and...

Apr 28, 2014

William Clayton "Bill" Ruckle, 63, of Parsons, died at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2014 at his home.

He was born December 5, 1950 in Superior, Nebraska to Maurice and Grace Pauline (Martin) Ruckle.

For many years, he worked as a respiratory therapist at Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. He enjoyed gardening, collecting artifacts,...

Apr 12, 2014

Bettie E. Sanborn, 80, of Wichita, died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her home.  She had been in failing health. Bettie was born at Salina, Kansas on October 27, 1933, the daughter of Lyman J. and Grace E. (Wyant) Rees. She grew up and attended school in Salina, Kansas and graduated from high school there in 1952.  ...

Apr 10, 2014

Avelina (Yanez) Hernandez, 85, of Parsons, died at 2:30 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home.

She was born November 10, 1928 in Parsons, Kansas to Romulo and Bernabe (Sanchez) Yanez. She grew up in Parsons where she attended school and was a 1960 graduate of Parsons Sr. High School.

She and José "Joe"...

Apr 8, 2014

James H. "Jim" Lucke, 68, of Parsons, died at 3:37 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri following a lengthy illness at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

He was born October 6, 1945 in Waynesville, Missouri to Howard Lee and Edna Sabina (McGowan) Lucke. As a young boy, he...

Apr 8, 2014

Joene (Puryear) Pemberton, 86, of Parsons, died at 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her home.

She was born May 18, 1927 at Mounds, Oklahoma to William and Winona (Brunson) Puryear. At an early age, she moved to Florida and later to Detroit, Michigan. Her family settled in Springfield, Missouri where she graduated from Springfield High...

Apr 6, 2014

George W. "Bill" Huber, 93, of Chetopa, died at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the National Health Care Center in Joplin, Missouri.

He was born July 12, 1920 in Quay County, New Mexico to George and Lorene (Columbia) Huber. He attended school in...

Apr 6, 2014

Maurine "MeMe" Turner, 89, of Parsons, died at 11:58 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Labette Health in Parsons.

She was born September 13, 1924 in Hackberry Township, Labette County, Kansas to Elmer George and Elizabeth Pearl (Wadsack) Cunningham. As a...

Apr 5, 2014

Olive Mae Hite, 84, of Chanute, died at 10:45 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.

She was born August 19, 1929 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Emmett Glade and Chlora Genevieve (Munday) Butts. She grew up and attended...