Obituaries
Forest W. Newell
Forest W. Newell, 90, a resident of Parsons Presbyterian Manor, died there at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, June 14, 2009. The service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to either Friendship Baptist Church or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, 67357. The funeral home will announce obituary details later.
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Maurice L. 'Mort' Wilmoth
Maurice L. "Mort" Wilmoth, 73, of Parsons died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, June 14, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born on April 4, 1936, at Neosho, Mo., to Jack Doyle and Bessie P. (Litton) Wilmoth. The family moved to Parsons in 1943, and he attended Parsons schools, graduating from Parsons High School in 1954. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954 and served as a radioman on the U.S.S. DeHaven Destroyer while stationed ...
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Betty Lee Bohling
CHANUTE -- Betty Lee Bohling, 82, of Chanute died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at her home. She was born on July 12, 1926, in Erie to Guy and Ruby (LaRue) Whitworth. She graduated from Stark High School and attended a year of college. She was married to Richard H. Bohling on July 19, 1946, in Erie. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Carter Wayne Bohling of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Michael Bohling of Top...
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Morris L. Martin
Morris L. Martin, 78, of Parsons died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009, at his home. He was born March 8, 1931, in Galion, Ohio, to Marion and Dorothy (Buck) Martin. He grew up in Galion, Ohio, where he attended schools. He later served in the U.S. Army. He worked in education throughout his adult life. He loved photography, working in the yard and flower gardening. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and writing. Survivors include a son, P...
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Donna Darlene Whetzel
Donna Darlene (Atteberry) Whetzel, a former resident of Parsons, peacefully left this world to be with her heavenly Father at 1:11 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2009. She had taken ill the previous month and was in the Christopher House Hospice in Austin, Texas, with her daughters at her side when she passed. Donna was born Sept. 6, 1926, in rural Parsons to Merlin A. and Ruth Olive (Karstetter) Atteberry. She graduated from Labette County Comm...
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Louise Fay Good
Louise Fay Good, 88, a lifelong Parsons resident, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2009, at Labette Health. She had been in failing health the past two months. She was born in Parsons on Nov. 9, 1920, to Christopher and Voleta (Sible) Titsworth. She attended Parsons schools. On April 19, 1941, she married Lyle L. Good at Independence. He preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 2002. She had worked at the Kansas Ordnance Plant and later was em...
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Donna D. (Atteberry) Whetzel
Donna D. (Atteberry) Whetzel, 82, a native Parsonian, died at 1:11 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2009, at the Hospice Austin-Christopher House in Austin, Texas. Complete obituary details and arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons.
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James W. 'Jim' Costin
ALTAMONT -- James W. "Jim" Costin, 82, of rural Altamont died at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Labette Health. He was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Derby to James Walter Sr. and Georgia Katherine (Rueter) Costin. He grew up and attended schools in Derby and graduated from Derby High School. In 1944, he entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of the war. Following his discharge, he returned to the family farm in Derby, where he lived...
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Sister Henrita VanLeeuwen
ST. PAUL -- Sister Henrita VanLeeuwen, 84, a native of St. Paul, died Monday, June 8, 2009. Leona Isabelle VanLeeuwen entered the Congregation of St. Joseph on March 19, 1944, and received the name Sister Henrita. She served as a housekeeper at convents in Kingman, Florence and Hutchinson and taught in Catholic elementary schools at Dodge City, Hoisington, Pittsburg, Frontenac, Hutchinson, Chanute, Kansas City, Parsons, Wichita and Hayward, C...
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Morris L. Martin, 78, of Parsons died at 8:15 p
Morris L. Martin Morris L. Martin, 78, of Parsons died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. Complete obituary details will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Gary R. Kendrick
Gary R. Kendrick, 64, of Parsons died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He had been battling cancer the past 3 1/2 years. He was born May 28, 1945, at Hominy, Okla., to Al and Maxyne (Romine) Kendrick. He grew up and attended schools in Sand Springs, Okla. He graduated from Charles Page High School at Sand Springs and attended Oklahoma State University and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from...
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Opal Marie Ross
LIBERTY -- Opal Marie Ross, 91, of Liberty died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons. She was born Oct. 6, 1917, in Shawnee, Okla., to Lavell and Carrie (Brown) Pinkston. She graduated from Bethel High School. She married James C. Ross on May 24, 1939, in Shawnee, Okla. Mrs. Ross worked for nursing homes in Cherryvale and Coffeyville. Survivors include her husband of the home in Liberty; a son, James Ross of Par...
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Virginia R. Elsworth
Virginia R. Elsworth, 74, of Parsons died at 1:15 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2009, at the Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons. She was born Nov. 29, 1934, on Thanksgiving Day, on a farm north of parsons to John and Elizabeth (Shields) Brooks. She attended school in Parsons. On July 31, 1950, she married Virgil Elsworth in Parsons. He preceded her in death in July 12, 2002. She had worked at several garment plants in the area, including The Broder...
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Eugene W. Carter
THAYER -- Eugene W. Carter, 84, of Thayer died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Thayer to Luther B. and Amy (Henderson) Carter. He graduated from Thayer High School. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945. He was discharged from the military with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and three Bronze Stars. He married Dorothy Briley on June 2, 19...
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Gary R. Kendrick
Gary R. Kendrick, 64, of Parsons died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He had been battling cancer the past three and a half years. He was born May 28, 1945, at Hominy, Okla., to Al and Maxine (Romine) Kendrick. He grew up and attended schools in Sand Springs, Okla. He graduated from Charles Page High School at Sand Springs and attended Oklahoma State University and earned his bachelor's and master...
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Mary Weitzel Mangan
Mary Weitzel Mangan, 80, a former Parsons resident, died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in Wichita. She was born Aug. 1, 1928, in O'Keene, Okla., to Lawrence T. and Hazel B. (Hamilton) Creech. The family moved when she was 5 to Kansas, where her father was a high school superintendent and coach for schools in St. Paul, Savonburg and Stark. She graduated from Grant Township High School at Stark in 1946 and attended Chanute Junior Col...
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Nellie L. Smith
Nellie L. Smith, 95, of Parsons died at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at the Elmhaven West in Parsons. She was born on Sept. 2, 1913, to Mozel and Lucinde Redmon at Denison, Texas. She grew up and attended schools at Denison, graduating from Terrell High School. She married Elijah Smith and had five children. In the early 1940s Nellie and her youngest daughter, Barbara Faye, moved to Parsons. She worked as a housekeeper and was a home...
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Mary Weitzel Mangan
Mary Weitzel Mangan, 80, a former Parsons resident, died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in Wichita. She was a retired employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home.
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Gary R. Kendrick
Gary R. Kendrick, 64, of Parsons died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He had been in failing health over three years. The service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Faith United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery at Muskogee, Okla. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Faith United Methodist Church, Op...
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Lawrence S. Williams
TRENTON, N.J. -- Lawrence S. Williams, 75, a talented graphic artist and athlete in Parsons, died on Friday, May 22, 2009, at his Trenton, N.J., home. He was born May 5, 1934, in Parsons to Lawrence C. and Essie A. (Geary) Williams. He attended Douglass High School in Parsons, graduating in 1952. He graduated from Parsons Junior College in 1954. His father operated L.C. Williams Barber Shop at 1805 Broadway for many years along with A.W. Ro...
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