Feb 14, 2014

Mary Genevieve "Jenny" (Smith) O'Bryan, 84, of St. Paul, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Friday, February 14, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg.

She was born April 13, 1929, in Walnut Grove Township near Kimball, Kansas, to Arnold and Jennie (Stevenson) Smith, the fifth of five children.

She attended Pleasant Ridge School and...

Feb 12, 2014

Mary Denise Dunn, 50, of Parsons, died at 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home. She was born October 28, 1963 in Parsons, Kansas to Jesse and Eleanor Louise (Williams) Dunn. She grew up in Parsons where she attended school and was a 1982 graduate of Parsons High School. Through the years she had worked at the Parsons...

Feb 11, 2014

Mabel I. Parsons, 98, formerly of rural Altamont, died at 5:58 a.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born November 18, 1915 in Oswego, Kansas to Ora A. and Rachel B. (Needham) Brooks. For a time, she worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant before being employed by Hallmark Cards of Kansas...

Feb 8, 2014

Lenore E. Schauf, 85, of Parsons, died at 4:15 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Woodridge Estates in Parsons. She was born January 2, 1929 in Ransom, Kansas to Joseph Frank and Josephine Margaret (Buchholz) Gronniger. As a young girl, she grew up in Sharon Springs, Cheney, and Garden Plain, Kansas. Lenore was a 1946 graduate of Garden Plain High...

Feb 7, 2014

Hazel M. Kuffler, 92, of Parsons, died at 10:24 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2014 at Elm Haven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born January 22, 1922 in Garvin, Oklahoma to Joe and Nancy "Ellen" (Whitley) Bayless. At the age of six, she moved with her family to Parsons where she attended schools. On October 18, 1942, she and...

Feb 7, 2014

Tena A. LaPee, 79, of Coffeyville, died at 8:11 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2014 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born October 26, 1934, at her home in Melrose, Kansas to John Patrick and Rozena May (Stewart) LaPee. She was a member of the Church of God in Chetopa. She had read her bible over 30 times, loved singing...

Feb 7, 2014

Mary Ellen Goodwin, 101, longtime resident of Edna, died at 7:25 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Oswego Home Place. She was born September 4, 1912 in rural Edna, Kansas to William John and Emma Frances (Robinette) Bennett. As a young girl she attended Rose Hill Country School. On December 11, 1930, she and Dana Allen "Nat" Goodwin were...

Feb 4, 2014

Elaine F. Stubblefield, 74, of Chetopa, died at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her home. She was born March 19, 1939 in San Miguel, California to Wesley and Lydia (Claussen) Franklin. She graduated from high school in Paso Robles, California and attended Biola University in La Mirada, California. While living in California and Texas she worked as a...

Feb 3, 2014

Rhonda T. Hawkins, 56, of Parsons, died at 3:06 a.m., Monday, February 3, 2014 at Labette Health. She was born June 13, 1957 in Amarillo, Texas to Herman Russell and Anne Juan (Wiggins) Hawkins. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Wichita. Rhonda had been a resident at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center since...

Jan 31, 2014

Walter E. Oney, 93, of Edna, formerly of Chetopa, died at 8:47 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2014 at his home. He was born January 27, 1921 in Meeker, Colorado to Charles and Lura May (Randall) Oney. As a child, he moved with his family to Bluejacket, Oklahoma and as an adult had lived most of his life in Chetopa and...

Jan 29, 2014

Jack D. Wilkinson, D.C., 84, longtime Doctor of Chiropractic of Chetopa, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 11:08 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born August 4, 1929 in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Jack A. and Iola Irene (Erickson) Wilkinson. He was a member of the Labette...

Jan 25, 2014

Charles E. Manley, 82, of rural Edna, died at 4:12 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 5, 1931 in Cedarvale, Kansas to Clarence Edward and Letha Rose (Davis) Manley. He grew up and attended school near Sedan and was a 1949 graduate of Sedan High School. He then attended Coffeyville Jr. College...

Jan 25, 2014

James Anthony "Tony" Templeton, 72, of Parsons, died at 11:24 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at his home. He was born January 29, 1941 in Parsons, Kansas to James Ralph and Agnes Jane (Moriarity) Templeton. He grew up in Parsons where he attended St. Patrick Catholic School and was a 1959 graduate of St. Patrick High School. Following high school,...

Jan 24, 2014

Martin S. Reed, 61, of Chetopa, died at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home. Complete obituary details will be announced by the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.

Jan 20, 2014

Jane England, 83, of Altamont, died at 3:58 a.m., Monday, January 20, 2014 at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She was born August 28, 1930 in Portis, Kansas to Ernest Glenn and Wilma Augusta (Schoen) Cunningham. She grew up and attended school in Downs, Kansas where she was a 1948 graduate of Downs High School. She then attended the...

Jan 20, 2014

Mary Jane Topping, 58, of Chetopa, died at 12:30 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2014 at her home. She was born August 2, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Albert James and Nadine (Ervin) Keller. In 1972, she graduated from high school in Neelyville, Missouri. She then attended Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and later earned an Associate of...

Jan 19, 2014

Eula J. Jackson, 91, of Parsons, died at 8:06 a.m., Sunday, January 19, 2014 at her home. She was born August 16, 1922 in Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa to Alonzo Ezra and Mary Roxanne (Beals) Zuber. She grew up and attended schools in Nodaway and later moved with her family to Hopkins, Missouri where she attended high school. On November...

Jan 16, 2014

Georgie Louise (Middleton) Omarkhail, 74, of Parsons, died at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the home of her son in rural Parsons. She was born February 22, 1939 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to W. G. and Edith (Kirk) Middleton. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Yazoo City where she graduated high school. From...

Jan 16, 2014

Mirl E. Jones, 78, of Erie, died at 8:47 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born June 20, 1935 in Montana, Kansas to Glenn and Verda Varyle (Jones) Jones. As a young boy, he grew up in the Montana, Parsons, Dennis and Morehead areas. Following high school, he traveled across the United States...

Jan 15, 2014

Mary A. (Hammack) Pontious, 71, of Pittsburg, died at 7:56 p.m., Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She was born November 11, 1942 in Cherryvale, Kansas to Allen Glenn and Rutheen D. (Metcalf) Hammack. She attended schools in Parsons and Altamont. In early years she had worked as a waitress, and later at the Kansas Army...