Harold D. "Bus" Williams
Jan 2, 2013
Harold D. "Bus" Williams, 75, of Chetopa, Kansas died at 1:07 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born August 24, 1937 in Cherokee County, Kansas to William Cleburn Williams and Mary Jewel (Holden) Williams. He attended rural Cherokee County Schools during grade school. He graduated from Columbus High School in...
Barbara Jo Evans
Jan 2, 2013
Barbara Jo Evans, 84, of Chetopa, died at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Miami, Oklahoma. She was born May 28, 1928 in rural Columbus, Kansas to Barnet Hale and Finita (Harrison) Hale. She attended rural Cherokee county elementary schools and graduated from Columbus High School in 1945. She taught art classes in...
Richard D. "Gonzo" Sublett
Dec 27, 2012
Richard D. "Gonzo" Sublett, 36, of Parsons, died at his home in Columbus, Kansas early Thurday morning, December 27, 2012. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born at Stillwater, Oklahoma on May 30, 1976 to Ronald and Donna (Johnson) Sublett. He grew up and attended school in various areas before moving to Tulsa,...
Kenneth C. "Pappy" Kirchhofer, Jr.
Dec 24, 2012
Kenneth C. "Pappy" Kirchhofer, Jr., 62, of Parsons, Kansas died at his home at 3:15 a.m., Monday, December 24, 2012. He had been in failing health. He was born at Bartlesville, Oklahoma on August 13, 1950 to Kenneth C. Kirchhofer, Sr. and Wanda Lee (Bird) Kirchhofer. He grew up and attended school in Dewey, Oklahoma until moving with his family...
Stephen "Steve" Francis Vanleeuwen
Dec 20, 2012
Stephen "Steve" Francis VanLeeuwen, 60, of Brazilton, Kansas, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012. Surrounded by his loving family, in a room of prayer, Steve left this world for Heaven. He joked a few weeks before his death that God was looking for a new addition and his family is comforted knowing Steve is now dancing with the...
Myrle E. Spencer
Dec 15, 2012
Myrle E. Spencer, 86, former longtime Oswego and Altamont resident, passed away at 3:55 p.m., Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Presbyterian Manor Nursing Home in Parsons. He was born February 8, 1926 near Bartlett, Kansas to Ernest and Marie (Allison) Spencer. He grew up and attended school in the rural Edna, Kansas area and graduated from high school at...
Ronald L. Madl
Dec 14, 2012
Ronald L. Madl, 79, of Altamont, died at 9:55 p.m., Friday, December 14, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 29, 1933 at rural Erie, Kansas to Louis E. and Marguerite(Whitworth) Madl. He grew up and attended school at St. Paul, Kansas. He had worked at filling stations in St. Paul following high school. He...
Stanley W. "Stan" Dillinger
Dec 5, 2012
Stanley W. "Stan" Dillinger, 60, of McCune, died at 10:10 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born June 4, 1952, in Parsons, Kansas, to Wayne and Eilene (Allen) Dillinger. He attended West Mineral Elementary School and was a 1970 graduate of Southeast High School. Through the years, he had worked at...
June Bryan
Dec 5, 2012
June Bryan, 89, of Parsons, died at 1:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born July 8, 1923 in Mt. Hope, Kansas to Jesse and Lizzie Pearl (Hinch) Tafoya. She moved with her family to Neodesha as a child. She and Walter Bryan were married on April 5, 1941 in Cherryvale, Kansas. She worked...
Judy Kay Rice
Dec 1, 2012
Judy Kay Rice, 62, of Chetopa, died at 9:01 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born July 10, 1950 in Chetopa, Kansas to Thomas J. and Ruby I. (Moore) Rice. She grew up in Chetopa and graduated from Chetopa High School in 1972. She had worked as the assistant manager of...
Belinda J. "Lindy" Overman
Nov 30, 2012
Belinda J. "Lindy" Overman, 54, of Bluejacket, Oklahoma, died at 5:35 a.m., Friday, November 30, 2012, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lindy was born January 17, 1958 at Kansas City, Kansas to Jerry and Retha Jean "Jeanie" (Doherty) Wilson. She grew up there and attended school until moving with her family to Chetopa, Kansas as a teenager....
Kenneth Edward Herold
Nov 26, 2012
Kenneth Edward Herold, 92, of Altamont, died at 11:15 p.m., Monday, November 26, 2012, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born June 3, 1920, in Spearville, Kansas, to Louis and Cressie (Tubbs) Herold. He was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. During World War II, he served in the United States Army as a communication...
Joseph M. "Joe" Mayfield
Nov 23, 2012
Joseph M. "Joe' Mayfield, 82, of Chetopa, died at 7:30 a.m., Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Chetopa Manor. He had been in failing health. He was born August 10, 1930 in rural Cherokee County, Kansas to Claude and Charlotte (Miller) Mayfield. As a child, he moved with his family to Chetopa and was a graduate of Chetopa High School....
Wendell E. Hughes
Nov 21, 2012
Wendell E. Hughes, 74, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Chetopa, Kansas, died at 3:10 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Maplewood Care Center in Tulsa. He was born September 14, 1938, in Opp, Alabama, to Johnnie L. and Annie Lee (Sasser) Hughes. He was a 1957 graduate of Chetopa High School. Following high school, he served in the United States...
Howard L. Blundell, Jr.
Nov 19, 2012
Howard L. Blundell, Jr., 64, of Columbus, formerly of Chetopa, died at 3:42 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born June 10, 1948, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Howard Blundell, Sr. and Goldie Maxine (Baker) Blundell. He graduated from Chetopa High School in 1967 and later earned an Associate degree from Labette...
James Edward Haley
Nov 19, 2012
James Edward Haley, 69, of Lexington, Oklahoma, formerly of Parsons, Kansas, died November 19, 2012, in Lexington, Oklahoma. He was born September 15, 1943, in Parsons, Kansas, to J.P. and Ellen (Morrissey) Haley. He was a descendant of three generations of Katy Railroad men who pioneered the Parsons Township to gain the railroad right-of-way around 1870. In 1961, he graduated...
June Volz
Nov 17, 2012
June Volz, 75, lifelong resident of Mound Valley, died unexpectedly at her home Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was born February 13, 1937, in Mound Valley, Kansas, to Leonard and Ann (Blake) Billingsly. She grew up and attended school in Mound Valley and was a 1955 graduate of Mound Valley High School. She worked 28 years at the former Automotive...
Patrick J. "Pat" Obrien
Nov 16, 2012
Patrick J. "Pat" OBrien, 64, of Parsons, died at 11:43 p.m., Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He was born February 8, 1948, in Labette County, Kansas, to John and Grace (Cleannan) OBrien. He lived in Parsons his entire life and worked as a self-employed painter. He enjoyed sports and reading. Through the years, he had...
Rosella A. Kelly
Nov 15, 2012
Rosella A. Kelly, 96, a longtime Parsons resident, died at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Villa Theresa in O'Fallon, Missouri, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Tipton, Kansas, to John Baptist and Katherine Ann (Hake) Steichen. She grew up in Tipton where she attended school and was a graduate of Tipton High School....
Del R. Veenstra
Nov 11, 2012
Del R. Veenstra, 52, of Mound Valley, died unexpectedly at his home, Sunday, November 11, 2012. He was born October 11, 1960, in Harvey, Illinois, to Daniel and Mardell (Whitten) Veenstra. As a young boy, he grew up in Mound Valley where he attended school. For a time, he lived in Florida before moving to Canon City, Colorado where he...
