Obituaries
Earl Rand 'Randy' Trout Jr.
CHERRYVALE -- Earl Rand "Randy" Trout Jr., 60, of Cherryvale died at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 10, 1948, at Parsons to Earl R. and Anna Lee (Trammell) Trout. He lived on the family farm near Galesburg and attended Galesburg Elementary School, Labette County Community High School, where he graduated in May 1966, and Labe...
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June Lundgren
WAYZATA, Minn. -- June Magalene Lundgren, 87, formerly of Kearney, Neb., and Grand Island, Neb., died Friday, July 31, 2009, in Wayzata, Minn. She was born March 26, 1922, in Parsons to Lester and Belva (Taylor) Dickerson. She graduated from Parsons Junior College in 1941. In 1945, she married Raymond T. Lundgren. He preceded her in death in 1989. She worked for the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Lundgren-...
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John B. Childers
GIRARD -- John B. Childers, 64, of Girard, died at 5:27 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Freeman West Health Care Center in Joplin. He was born Aug. 15, 1944, at Girard a son of John David and Bertha L. (Leach) Childers. He was raised in Girard and graduated from Girard High School in 1962. He was a jack of all trades throughout his life and worked many years farming with John Brackett. In recent years he was employed as a truck driver a...
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June Magalene Lundgren
WAYZATA, Minn. -- June Magalene Lundgren, 87, formerly of Kearney, Neb., and Grand Island, Neb., died Friday, July 31, 2009, in Wayzata, Minn. She was born March 26, 1922, in Parsons to Lester and Belva (Taylor) Dickerson. She graduated from Parsons Junior College in 1941. In 1945, she married Raymond T. Lundgren. He preceded her in death in 1989. She worked for the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Lun...
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John B. Childers
GIRARD -- John B. Childers, 64, of Girard, died at 5:27 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Freeman West Health Care Center in Joplin. He was born Aug. 15, 1944, at Girard a son of John David and Bertha L. (Leach) Childers. He was raised in Girard and graduated from Girard High School in 1962. He was a jack of all trades throughout his life and worked many years farming with John Brackett. In recent years he was employed as a truck driver at ...
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Charles M. 'Charlie' Bush
Charles M. "Charlie" Bush, 82, of Parsons died at 10:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Bush, on Feb. 23, 2001. The service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Burial will be in McCune Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Complete obituary details will be announced by the funeral home.
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Charles Willard 'Charlie' May
Somewhere, in the cold waters of Lake Taneycomo, rainbow trout rest a little easier today. For the one man who could pull them in by the record numbers has tossed his final cast. He was once known as "Julie's Groom" for the time spent grooming horses before and after shows; applying Hoof Black, baby oil and baby powder to make the horses look their best. In the end though, he will be best remembered as a really good "Pap-paw." Charles Willard...
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Lawrence Eugene 'Gene' Spielbusch
Lawrence Eugene "Gene" Spielbusch, 77, a lifetime farmer of rural Parsons, died at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He had been in failing health. He was born Nov. 2, 1931, on the family farm in rural St. Paul to Herman Eugene and Mary (Lero) Spielbusch. He attended rural St. Paul elementary schools through the eighth grade, at which time he began farming with his father. He married Mary ...
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Lawrence Eugene ‘Gene’ Spielbusch
Lawrence Eugene “Gene” Spielbusch, 77, of rural Parsons died at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jo Spielbusch, on Sept. 28, 2004. The funeral Mass will at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Friday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. The ...
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Charles W. 'Charlie' May
Charles W. "Charlie" May, 70, of Parsons died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Jennie May, of the home. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may be left at or mailed to Forb...
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Larry Dixon
PRATT -- Larry Dixon, 76, of Pratt, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospice Unit in Wichita. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Larry Dixon
PRATT -- Larry Dixon, 76, of Pratt, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospice Unit in Wichita. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Charles R. Jones
Charles R. Jones THAYER -- Charles R. Jones, 57, of rural Thayer died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Sept. 30, 1951, in Claremore, Okla., to Lonzo and Frances (Patton) Jones. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Claremore and was a graduate of Sequoyah High School. He worked in servicing dairy equipment. He married Anita Nations on Aug. 25, 1971, in Miami, Okla. She...
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Carl E. ‘Gene’ Jones
CHETOPA — Carl E. “Gene” Jones, 63, of Chetopa died Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Chetopa Manor. He was born June 25, 1946, in Rogers County, Okla., to John Leslie and Maxine (Borgmann) Jones. He graduated from Welch High School in Welch, Okla., in 1965 and Oklahoma State Tech at Okmulgee, Okla., in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army. He had worked for Power Flame in Parsons for the past seven years. Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Muell...
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Alice Easley
LIBERAL -- Alice Easley, 90, of Liberal died Friday, July 24, 2009, at Garden Terrace in Overland Park. She was born Feb. 11, 1919, in Dennis to Ira A. and Lula B. (Bertsch) Drummond. She attended Maple Valley School at Dennis. On Aug. 3, 1941, she married Ron Easley at Dennis. He preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1982. Survivors include a son, Jerry Easley of Liberal; three daughters, JoAnn Arnold of Lahoma, Okla., Verna Wright of Overland...
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Jim McCarl
Jim McCarl, 64, of Parsons died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Labette Health. He was born June 12, 1945, in western Kansas to Ralph and Wanda L. (Long) McCarl. On Aug. 28, 1972, he married Ruby Pearl Weaver at Wichita. She preceded him in death on Aug. 11, 2005. He most recently worked for North End Used Cars. He retired in 2008. Survivors include four stepsons, James Armitage of Parsons, Clyde Gene Armitage of Parsons, Jerry Armitage of Pars...
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Charles R. Jones
THAYER -- Charles R. Jones, 57, of rural Thayer died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2009, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Anita Jones, of the home. Complete obituary details will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Catherine Mae Schildgen
Catherine Mae Schildgen Catherine Mae "Kitty" Schildgen, 95, of Parsons entered the Lord's presence at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons. Kitty was born May 14, 1914, to Thomas and Minnie (Ames) Owens as a third-generation Parsonian. She graduated from Parsons High School in 1932 and attended one year at Parsons Junior College. She married James V. "Jim" Schildgen Sept. 19, 1944, in Oswego. He preced...
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Evelyn C. Sweat
Evelyn C. Sweat, 86, of Parsons died at 8:02 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Labette Health. She was born Feb. 28, 1923, in Birmingham, Ala., to Arthur Otis and Mamie W. (Coop) Luck. As a young girl, she grew up in Birmingham, where she attended schools and graduated high school. She married William Edward Sweat on June 22, 1948. In June 1968, they moved to Dallas, where they lived until moving to Chicago in 1976. They then moved to Parso...
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Victory R. Williams
CHEROKEE -- Victory R. Williams, 63, of Cherokee died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at his home following a long illness. He was born Aug. 14, 1945, in Belfonte, Ark., to Floyd Haskell and Faye Modiena (McDonald) Williams. He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended area schools in Labette County. In 1964, he married Martha Irene Madison in Parsons. They later divorced. He was in the trucking business and worked for Smith ...
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