Phyllis Basey
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
Elizabeth Jane Pape
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...
Gene Pracht
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...
Remington Bulmer
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...
William Wesley Zuck
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,...
Harold C. Sevart
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...
Lela Irene Watson-Atherton
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...
Paul Dudley Robbins
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...
