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Rios, Queen engagement
Brittany Rios Robert L. Queen Jr. Dawn Rios-Campbell of Wichita announces the engagement of her daughter, Brittany Ann Rios, to Robert L. Queen Jr., son of Robert L. Sr. and Pam Queen of Parsons. Brittany Rios is the daughter of the late Angel Rios Jr. Robert is the grandson of Glen and Rita Garretson of Parsons and Ivan and Kathy Queen of Niotaze. Brittany is the granddaughter of Carmen Rios of Kearney, N.J., Pamela and Ned Wangler of Deser...
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Culley, Smith wedding
Kayla Culley and Craig Smith were married on July 16 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Parsons. The Rev. Adam Keiter of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Pittsburg, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Scott and Beth Culley of Lyndon. The groom is the son of Richard and Sue Smith of Parsons. Allie Culley, sister of the bride of Lyndon, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Julie Knolle, sister of the bride of Peine, Germany, Madison C...
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Couple celebrates 60th
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Strathe Couple celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Sam Strathe of rural Parsons celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently with a family cookout. Sam Strathe and Karyl Dickerson were married Sept. 8, 1951, in Topeka. The Strathes are both retired. The couple have four children, Sharen Vallier of Erie, Sandy Meyer of Franklin, Tenn., Sharla Hopper and Sherry Dunlay, both of Parsons; and many grandchildren a...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Sept. 1, 1971 Jon Overby and Jack Kynion Jr. won the handicap fourball tournament at the Katy-Parsons Golf Club. They defeated Ron Ginn and Eugene Thomasson 4 and 3 in the title match to climax the month-long tournament. The area needed rain С and it needed it quickly С to improve the agricultural picture. The outlook on corn and grain sorghum was still good, but the same...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 31, 1971 Hot lunches at Parsons High school would be delayed a week because of a fire that caused an electrical short circuit in the school’s kitchen. Kitchens at Washington and Garfield elementary schools would be used temporarily to serve hot lunches for Parsons Junior High School, the Parsons Catholic elementary school and public elementary schools, Henry Norris, ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 30, 1971 Parsons city officials would request funds for five policemen and four street employees under the newly-passed federal Emergency Employment Act, Will Tschudy, city manager, said. Tschudy received a letter asking the city to apply for funds through the Governor’s Committee on Manpower Planning. Delno Bass, a former Parsons resident, was the state manpower coo...
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Pound, O'Banien wedding
Kayla Pound and Frank "Ryan" O'Banion IV were married in a double-ring ceremony on June 25 at Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Wolf officiating. The bride is the daughter of Nick and Karen Sanchez and Matt Pound, all of Parsons. The groom is the son of Sonny and Sally O'Banion of Parsons. Shanda Jarman of Warrensburg, Mo., was the maid of honor. Kayla Dodds of The Colony, Texas, Lisa Seawood of Parsons, Nicki Heady of Parsons ...
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Burris, Lyons engagement
Mike and Mary Burris of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Sandy Burris of Parsons, to Eddie Lyons III of Parsons, son of Olivia and Eddie Lyons of Parsons. The bride-elect graduated from Parsons High School in 1996. She graduated from Centenary College, Shreveport, La., in 2001 with a business degree. She is an administrative assistant at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. The future groom graduated from PHS in 1988. ...
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Vidal, Hager engagement
Jacque Ann Victoria Hannifin Vidal and Thomas John Hager announce their engagement. The bride-elect graduate from Kellogg High School, Kellogg, Idaho. She is employed part time by Rocky Mountain Fabrication, Salt Lake City, Utah, and plans to continue her studies in photography. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Thayer High School and a graduate of Missouri Welding School. He is a foreman for Rocky Mountain Fabrication. The couple plan a Sept. 3...
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Smith, Mattox wedding
Danielle Smith and Broc Mattox were married on June 4 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Walnut, with the Rev. Patrick York, Church of the Magdalen, Wichita, officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Don and Mary Smith of Walnut. The groom is the son of Don and Roberta Mattox of Erie.
Savannah Smith, sister of the bride, of Walnut and Kelly Oliver of Manhattan were the maids of honor. Kendra Mattox, sister of the groom, of Leavenworth, Dawna Le...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 26, 1971 A subsidy-free ambulance service was proposed to the city of Parsons by the owner of a funeral home here who also operated an ambulance business in Oklahoma City. David Demuth, owner of Blossom-Demuth Funeral Home at 2300 Main, made the proposal in a letter delivered to the city. The Parsons Ambulance Service, which had a city ambulance contract, received su...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 25, 1971 Construction was scheduled to begin about Sept. 1 on a new building for Pizza Hut in Parsons. It would be erected at 3400 Main and contain almost double the space of the existing building occupied by Pizza Hut in the Parsons urban renewal area at 2130 Main. A city building permit for $45,000 was issued for the structure to be built by Abshier Investment Inc....
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 24, 1971 Twenty-seven commercial tenants of the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency received notice by mail that their leases would be terminated on Dec. 1. Michael McDowell, executive director, said in a letter that the terminations were in line with “adopted relocation and property management policy of the agency.” McDowell added that the relocation officer of the agency...
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Business news
Burger King opening delayed While delays with reaching a lease agreement and the purchase of new equipment has set back the reopening of Burger King, the restaurant will open this fall. Sunny Ghai of Ghai Management Services Inc. said on Friday that delays with the lease and the acquisition of new equipment that Burger King is introducing has postponed the opening date of the restaurant at 1429 Main until October. Ghai had expected to open th...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 23, 1971 Pat Hurst had a starring role as queen of the Thayer centennial in a parade closing the day of the centennial festivities that were held in conjunction with the annual homecoming, fair and picnic. The princesses were Christina Novotny and Kathy Stafford. The parade also featured a horse-drawn funeral coach harking from pioneer days. It was owned by Konantz F...
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Labette County Fair Superintendents Meet
ALTAMONT — Open Class Family & Consumer Science superintendents met Aug. 17 at the Wild Cat Extension office in Altamont to evaluate this year's county fair exhibits, general rules and use of volunteers and offer changes for 2012. The General Superintendent Anna Karhoff led the group. Attendees all had praise for the 100th Fair and said the number of entries in the Exhibit Building was larger than in the past years except for garden and flo...
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No place like home promo 082011
The Parsons Sun will begin publishing a 16-chapter serial story called “There’s No Place Like Home” every Wednesday beginning this week. The story won first place in the Midwest Circulation Management Association’s contest for Newspaper in Education (NIE) promotions. The historical-fiction story follows the adventures of 10-year-old twins Jack and Mollie, who are shisked away in a time machine that was built by their parents. On their trip ...
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McCracken anniversary
William "Billie Joe" and Frances McCracken of Topeka celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary with their family on Friday in Topeka. William McCracken and Frances Hickerson were married on Aug. 19, 1967, the year their only daughter was born. Mr. and Mrs. McCracken are both retired.
They formerly lived in Parsons.
The couple have eight children, Ernie Hickerson, Bobby Hickerson, Eddie Dixon, Ray Hickerson, Seressa McCracken-Opoku, William Di...
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Eisenbart, Perkins engagement
Randall and Joni Eisenbart of Grove, Oklahoma, and Don and Mary Lynn Perkins of Olathe, would like to announce the engagement of their children, Julie Ann Eisenbart and Bradley Joseph Perkins. Julie is a graduate of Labette County High School and attended Pittsburg State University. She is a 2010 graduate of KCKCC with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Respiratory Therapy. She is a Registered Respiratory Therapist with Mobile Medcare....
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Manley, Collins engagement
Carolyn Manly of Parsons announces the engagement of her daughter, Tonda Manley of Independence to Luther Collins of Independence, son of Benny and Nancy Collins of rural McCune. The future groom is a 2006 graduate of Southeast High School, Cherokee. The couple plan a Sept. 3 wedding in Parsons.
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