Obituaries
Mary ‘Maxine’ Hiatt
ALTAMONT — Mary “Maxine” Hiatt, 92, formerly of Altamont, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at St. Francis Health System in Tulsa. She was born on June 21, 1920, in rural McCune to Charles and Mary (Pintar) Perry. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in McCune, where she was a 1938 graduate of McCune High School. Through the years, Maxine worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and as a cook at Labette County Community High...
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Etta Cosby Waller
Etta Cosby Waller, 94, of Parsons died at 1:29 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born on Sept. 4, 1918, on a farm north of Altamont to Alvah F. and Beulah M. (Murray) Padgett. She lived in the rural Parsons area much of her life and in the Cherryvale area for more than 20 years. She returned to Parsons in May 2002. On June 1, 1935, she married Wesley Cosby Sr. in Parsons. For many years, they farmed northeast of...
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Mary Maxine Hiatt
Mary Maxine Hiatt, 92, a former resident of Altamont, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at St. Francis Health System in Tulsa. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Max Hiatt, on Nov. 7, 1995. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home in Altamont. ...
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Grover L. Gaiser
Grover L. Gaiser, 83, of Parsons died at 2:40 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born on April 22, 1929, in Parsons to Wilhelm “Bill” Christian and Josie Adlen (Sellmansberger) Gaiser. He grew up on a farm southwest of Parsons and graduated from Parsons High School in 1949. He was a lifelong resident of Parsons, and during the Korean War he served stateside with the U.S. Army. His first employment wa...
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Charla M. (Cramer) Seager
MOUND VALLEY — Charla M. (Cramer) Seager, 53, of Mound Valley died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at her home. She was born on Aug. 28, 1959, at Parsons to Charles Andrew and Golda May (Meier) Cramer. She grew up and attended school in Mound Valley and then Labette County High School in Altamont, where she graduated in 1977. She was employed as a secretary at Fitzgerald Industries at Mound Valley for several years. She married to Sam R. Seager on Au...
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Patricia E. True
Patricia E. True, 67, of Parsons died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at her home. She was born on May 8, 1945, in Burlington to George F. and Amy Irene (Johnson) True. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Burlington. Survivors include numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Marilyn and Nancy True. The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Friends ma...
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Sara J. Debald
Sara J. Debald, 90, of Parsons died at 6:18 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born on Oct. 15, 1922, in La Porte, Ind., to Felix and Teresa (Pinazza) Paluszynski. She attended La Porte High School and resided in La Porte until moving to Parsons in August 1960. On Oct. 18, 1941, she married Robert L. “Bob” Debald in La Porte. He preceded her in death on May 19, 2009. Mrs. Debald was a member of St. Patrick’s Cath...
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Charla M. (Cramer) Seager
MOUND VALLEY — Charla M. (Cramer) Seager, 53, of Mound Valley died on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at her home. Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Dennis ‘Eddie’ Zwahlen
OSWEGO — Dennis “Eddie” Zwahlen, 63, died on Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2013, at Landmark Hospital, Joplin. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McKee Cemetery, rural Hallowell. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Derfelt Funeral Home, Oswego.
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Alma Marie Armstrong
GALENA — Alma Marie Armstrong, 81, of Galena departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, surrounded by her family at Freeman Hospital, Joplin. She had been in ill health for several years. Marie was born on Feb. 10, 1931, in Coffeyville to O.C. and Ida Cook. Her mother died when she was 5, and she went to live with an older sister in Chicago for a short time. She then returned to live with her father in Coffeyville until she married Jack Arms...
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Robert ‘Bob’ D. Allison Jr.
OSWEGO — Robert “Bob” D. Allison Jr., 80, of Oswego died on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at his home. He was born on Jan. 8, 1933, to Robert D. Sr. and Mildred Bell (Williams) Allison at the home of his parents in rural Oswego. He attended country schools in rural Oswego, graduating from Oswego High School in 1951. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1959. He worked as a milk hauler, carpenter, school bus driver and custodian until his r...
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Grover Gaiser
Grover Gaiser, 83, of Parsons died at 2:40 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Gaiser. Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons will announce further obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Etta Cosby Waller
Etta Cosby Waller, 94, of Parsons died at 1:29 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Altamont Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The funeral home will announce further obituary details later.
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Orville R. Mathis
Orville R. Mathis, 76, a longtime Parsons resident, died at 10:02 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at his home. He was born on March 9, 1936, at Des Moines, Iowa, to Aaron D. and Arlie B. (Hall) Mathis. He lived most of his life in Parsons and attended local schools, including West Junior High School. For several years, he was employed at Swift and Co. in Parsons. Survivors include a brother, Walter Mathis of Breman, Ga.; and five sisters, Arlie ...
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Sara J. Debald
Sara J. Debald, 90, of Parsons died at 6:18 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Labette Health. She was the widow of Robert L. “Bob” Debald, who preceded her in death on May 19, 2009. The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at a later date at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 9 a.m. Thursday in the church parish hall. The Rosary will be prayed at 10 a.m. in the church...
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Patricia E. True
Patricia E. True, 67, of Parsons died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at her home. The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. The graveside committal service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Aliceville. Friends may call at their convenience Thursday evening at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. John Lutheran Church or the Special Olympics and may be left at or...
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Dale D. Maxson
EDNA — Dale D. Maxson, 91, of rural Edna died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Windsor Place nursing home. He was born on Nov. 17, 1921, to Irvan and Jeniva (Duncan) Maxson in rural Edna. He grew up and attended elementary school in Hawkin, south of Edna, and graduated high school from Edna. In 1941, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was one of the first 20-year-olds out of Labette County to be drafted. He served in World War II. He was a quarte...
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Orville R. Mathis
Orville R. Mathis, 76, a longtime Parsons resident, died at 10:02 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at his home. Carson-Wall Funeral Home will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
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Jay D. Scovell
EDNA — Jay D. Scovell, 77, of Edna died at 12:52 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He had been in failing health. He was born on Nov. 12, 1935, in Concordia to Bruce J. and M. Lucille (Majors) Scovell. During his teenage years, the family moved to Cherokee County, and he graduated from Riverton High School in 1953. He then attended Parsons Junior College, graduating in 1956. Jay entered the U.S. Marine Corps in the fal...
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Robert Day Allison Jr.
OSWEGO — Robert Day Allison Jr., 80, of Oswego died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at his home. Derfelt Funeral Home, Oswego, will announce the service time and further obituary information later.
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