Obituaries
Jewell K. Davis
Jewell K. Davis, 92, of Parsons died at 9:55 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born on Feb. 24, 1918, in Coffeyville to Arthur King Knight Sr. and Delphia Mae (Buckner) Knight. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school in Coffeyville. She married Joseph M. “Joe” Davis on June 18, 1940. After marriage, the couple moved to Parsons, where she was employed as a cook at Broadway Cafeteria and later th...
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Helen (Knox) Radcliff
TUSCON, Ariz. — Helen (Knox) Radcliff, 88, of Tuscon, Ariz., a former Thayer resident, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in Tuscon. Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Ruth E. Hodge
Ruth E. Hodge, 77, a lifelong Parsons resident, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons. She was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Parsons to Gladys (Newton) Sears. She grew up and attended school in Parsons and was a 1951 Parsons High School graduate. She was a member of First Christian Church in Parsons. On May 11, 1952, she married Irvin Hodge in Eureka Springs, Ark. He preceded her in death on March 17,...
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Ola L. Sparks Crawford
IOLA — Ola L. Sparks Crawford, 69, of Iola, formerly of Mound Valley, died at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi — St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born on June 8, 1941, in Atkins, Ark., to Jack and Bertha (Byrd) Thomas. She grew up in Southeast Kansas, where she attended school. She married Charles Sparks in January 1960. After marriage, they moved to Kansas City, where they lived for ...
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Penny J. Schartz
EDNA — Penny J. Schartz, 63, of rural Edna died at 12:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She is survived by her husband, Timothy P. Schartz, of the home. The service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Edna. Burial will be in Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Memorials are suggested t...
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James P. ‘Jim’ Strasser
ST. PAUL — James P. “Jim” Strasser, 64, of St. Paul died at 4:28 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. He was born on April 10, 1946, at Parsons to Eugene Francis and Dorothy Marie (Westhoff) Strasser. He was raised in St. Paul and attended school there. After completing high school, he worked at Ruskin Manufacturing. He retired from Ruskins in 2007 after more than 40 years of employment. He was a ...
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Merel O. Wiebold
OSWEGO — Merel O. Wiebold, 90, of Oswego died peacefully at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Labette Health with his wife, Betty, by his side. Congestive heart failure took his life. He had been in failing health for many years. He was a truly wonderful husband, father and friend and will be missed by all who knew him. He was born on May 30, 1920, in Leigh, Neb., to Christian Henry and Fannie Edna (Black) Wiebold. He was third youngest i...
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Mary M. Hastings
Mary M. Hastings, 84, of Parsons died at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Hastings, on Aug. 1, 1994. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Memorials are suggested to First Bapt...
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Delores Anne Morgan
OSWEGO — Delores Anne Morgan, 72, of Oswego died at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Oswego Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 1, 1938, in Los Angeles to Garrold Loraine and Alice Lenora (Lewman) Dunn. She moved to the Oswego area while a young girl. She graduated from Labette County High School in Altamont. She married Bill Morgan and moved often as his job demanded. They were married for 25 years. Mrs. Morgan ...
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Clarence Dean Ramsey
Clarence Dean Ramsey, 87, of Parsons died at 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons. He was born July 28, 1923, at Miami, Okla., to Memory and Iva (Spence) Ramsey. In his early years he worked for the Frisco Railroad and later for the B&R Tire Service. Later he was employed by the Katy Railroad, from which he retired. During World War II he served in the United States Navy and was stationed at Pearl ...
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Jewell K. Davis
Jewell K. Davis, 92, of Parsons died at 9:55 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Joe” Davis, on Nov. 22, 1970. The service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Parsons Foursquare Church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Youth Crisis Shelter. ...
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Donald S. ‘Jack’ Hazen
Donald S. “Jack” Hazen, 82, of Parsons, a former Erie resident, died at 7:25 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. He was born on March 28, 1928, at Kimball to John Henry and Angie Bell Matilda (Smith) Hazen. He grew up in the Kimball area and attended schools there. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1949. He moved to Erie, where he worked at Neosho Valley Creamery. He then bought the 59 diner in 1970. H...
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James ‘Jim’ E. Carter
ST. PAUL — James “Jim” E. Carter, 85, of St. Paul died at 6:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born on Sept. 20, 1925, at St. Paul to Dell and Alice (Sheffer) Carter. He was raised in St. Paul and attended school there. After graduating from St. Paul High School at the age of 16, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on May 18, 1942. He fought in major campaigns in the Pacific during Wo...
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Clarence Dean Ramsey
Clarence Dean Ramsey, 87, of Parsons died at 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. Among survivors is his wife, Anna Ramsey. The service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The funeral home will announce complete obituary details later. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
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James ‘Jim’ E. Carter
ST. PAUL — James “Jim” E. Carter, 85, of St. Paul died at 6:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church at St. Paul. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Thursday at the church with visitation following. Memorials are suggested to the James E. Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund and may be left...
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Ferne Wood
COFFEYVILLE — Ferne Wood, 95, of rural Coffeyville died on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pa. She was born on Sept. 30, 1915, at Drumright, Okla., to Arthur and Pearl (Price) Fiensy. She attended school in several different locations while her father worked in oil fields. When she was ready to start high school, her family moved to Winfield, where she attended Winfield High School, graduating in 1933. On Sept. 8, 1934, ...
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Tanna M. (Williams) Hansen
WICHITA — Tanna M. (Williams) Hansen, 64, of Wichita, formerly of Parsons, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. She was born on Aug. 27, 1946, in Logan, Utah, to William Dale and Wilda Mae (Kidman) Williams. Survivors include her son, Con R. Howerton of Wichita; a daughter, MinDee Richard of Jenks, Okla.; six grandchildren; and four brothers, Wayne Williams of Nashville, Tenn., and Blaine Williams, Brent Wi...
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James F. ‘Jim’ Wilkerson
James F. “Jim” Wilkerson, 78, of Parsons died at 5:01 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita. Death was unexpected. He was born on Feb. 15, 1932, in Wichita to Perry Thomas and Laurina Anna (Linnebur) Wilkerson. His family moved to the Parsons area in 1944. He attended school in Parsons and graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont in 1950. He joined the Army Reserves out of high school, obt...
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Kathy M. Steele
PITTSBURG — Kathy M. Steele, 30, of Pittsburg died early Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at her home. She had been in her usual health, and death was unexpected. She was born July 14, 1980, in Morgantown, W.V., to Charles Howard Steele Jr. and Ellen LouAnn (Clemmens) Steele. She was a 1998 graduate of St. Paul High School. Survivors include her mother, LouAnn Snider and her husband, Lonnie, of rural Parsons; a brother, Andy Steele of Iowa; a sister...
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Alicia Anne Nicolas
LIBERAL, Mo. — Alicia Anne Nicolas, 76, of Liberal, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. She was born Nov. 11, 1934, in Lexington, Neb., to Cecil J. and Rosalie (Faulkner) Clark. In February 1960, she married Hugh Arthur Nicolas in Parsons. He preceded her in death in 1986. She worked most of her life in the medical field and was a nursing home administrator at Medicalodge South in Pittsburg. Survivors i...
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