Mary Ann Sears
November 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
November 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
November 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.
November 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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...
Brice Parker Moore
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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
September 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
September 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...
