Obituaries
Marie E. Beard
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Marie E. Beard, 99, of Webb City, Mo., a former Erie resident, died at 6:25 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Webb City Health and Rehabilitation Center in Webb City. She was born on July 3, 1912, at Stark to James and Ora (Bennett) Acton. She grew up near Stark and attended country schools and Grant Rural High School, graduating in 1931. She lived in Pittsburg and Chanute before moving to Erie in 1949. She worked at Richey’s ...
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Evelyn Parks
CHETOPA — Evelyn Parks, 96, of Chetopa died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Chetopa Manor. The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. The rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends following the rosary. Further obituary details will be announced.
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Thomas A. Strausbaugh
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Thomas Anthony Strausbaugh, 61, of Carl Junction, Mo., died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born Feb. 10, 1950, in Parsons and moved to the Joplin area in 1962. He was a 1968 graduate of Joplin Senior High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Strausbaugh received his certification in refrigeration from Franklin Technical School and worked at AAA Refrig...
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Ina Mae Guilfoyle
FORT SCOTT — Ina Mae Guilfoyle, 81, of Fort Scott died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at her home. She was born on Aug. 13, 1929, in Olpe to Floyd Thomas and Lucy Irena (Potter) Crumpacker. She married John Kenneth Guilfoyle on Sept. 4, 1950, at Fulton. He preceded her in death on April 10, 1985. Mrs. Guilfoyle was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She volunteered for many church duties and was a member of St. Anne’s Alter Society. Sh...
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Doris M. ‘Dody’ Tidwell
TYRO — Doris M. “Dody” Tidwell, 68, of Tyro died at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Windsor Place nursing home in Coffeyville. She had been in failing health. She was born on July 24, 1942, at Oswego to Clifford “Cap” Lawson and Hallie M. (Carlton) Lawson. She grew up and attended school in the Altamont area and graduated from Labette County High School there. She worked for more than 20 years as a ward clerk and pharmacy technician at Co...
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Barbara J. Hamilton
ERIE — Barbara J. Hamilton, 78, of Erie died at 6:12 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born in Stark on July 21, 1932, to John and Emma (Vance) Marks. She grew up in St. Paul and attended school there, graduating from St. Paul High School. She married Robert Steimel on Nov. 25, 1950. They later divorced. During her years in St. Paul, she owned and operated a beauty shop and a day care. On July 20, 1973, she marr...
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Doris ‘Dody’ Tidwell
TYRO — Doris “Dody” Tidwell, 68, of Tyro died at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Windsor Place nursing home in Coffeyville. Her husband, Alan Tidwell, survives of the home. Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Altamont, will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Barbara J. Hamilton
ERIE — Barbara J. Hamilton, 78, of Erie died at 6:12 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Hamilton, on Nov. 16, 2001. Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Letha L. Butts
CHERRYVALE — Letha L. Butts, 94, of rural Cherryvale died at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons. She was born on May 29, 1917, in rural Mound Valley in the Penfield area to Albert and Eliza (Spoonamore) Nelson. She grew up in rural Mound Valley and was a 1934 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. She married Braum D. Butts in 1946. Following marriage, they lived in Kansas City, Kan....
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Manuel ‘Junior’ Bayless
Manuel “Junior” Bayless, 86, of Parsons died at 7:12 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons with his loving wife, Wilda Mae, by his side. He had entered the nursing home on Friday evening after suffering a massive stroke early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011. He was born on July 2, 1925, in Parsons to Roy and Alma (Adams) Bayless. He had just celebrated his 86th birthday. Junior worked for the city of Parsons Wat...
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Manuel ‘Junior’ Bayless
Manuel “Junior” Bayless, 86, of Parsons died at 7:12 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East nursing home following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Wilda Mae Bayless, of the home. The service will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the First Christian Church fellowship hall, Parsons. Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons will announce complete obituary details later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Donald C. Lyons
Donald C. Lyons, 61, of Parsons died at 5:50 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Robert J. Dole VA Hospital in Wichita. He was born on Sept. 20, 1949, in Independence to Edward Lyons Sr. and Wilma Jean (McKnight) Lyons. He grew up and attended schools in Independence until moving with his family to Parsons, where he attended junior high school and was a graduate of Parsons High School. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Navy. Upon...
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Rex J. Wooten
CHETOPA — Rex J. Wooten, 67, of Chetopa died at his home Sunday, July 17, 2011. He had been in his usual health, and death was not expected. His wife, Janice Wooten, survives. Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Chetopa, will announce complete obituary details later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Donald E. ‘Donnie’ Carter
ST. PAUL — Donald E. “Donnie” Carter, 71, of St. Paul died at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born on Dec. 2, 1939, on the Big Island, St. Paul, to Raymond A. and Agnes (Thielan) Carter. He was a 1957 graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Paul. He served in the U.S. Army and, upon his honorable discharge, returned home as a fifth-generation farmer of the Big Island, south of St. Paul, until his reti...
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Harold Kiister
OSWEGO — Harold J. Kiister, 76, of rural Oswego died at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Oswego Hospital. He was born on Sept. 5, 1934, in St. Paul to Otto and Susie (Brainard) Kiister. He grew up and attended school in St. Paul, where he graduated from St. Paul High School and later earned an associate’s degree from Neosho County Community College in Chanute. For a time, he worked at Ewen Motors and Hy-Grade Construction before joinin...
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Pat Stover
Pat Stover, 76, a lifelong Parsons resident, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at his home. Death followed a lengthy period of failing health. He was born on Jan. 10, 1935, in Parsons to William Roy Stover and Ella Mabel (Weakley) Stover. He graduated from Labette County Community High School at Altamont and also attended classes at Labette Community College. From 1953 to 1957, he was employed by Peter Kewitt Construction Co. and then s...
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Roy Hammond
CHERRYVALE — Roy L. Hammond, 76, of Cherryvale died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at New Life Praise and Worship Church, Cherryvale. Friends may register from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Potts Chapel, Cherryvale, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The family will have a private internment at a later date. The funeral home will announce fu...
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Elizabeth Rose Hoffman
WICHITA — Elizabeth Rose Hoffman, 3 months, died Monday, July 11, 2011, in Wichita. She was born on April 3, 2011, in Wichita to Kristena Constuble and John Hoffman. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Jaxson of Parsons; grandparents, Donald and Mary Hoffman of South Hutchinson and Daniel and Venice Constuble of Parsons; and great-grandparents, Jean Howard of Parsons, Barbara McCloud of Carthage, Mo., and Leslie and Marie Gentry of Ardm...
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Harold J. Kiister
OSWEGO — Harold J. Kiister, 76, of rural Oswego died at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Oswego Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Kiister, of the home. The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bartlett Christian Church. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery near St. Paul. Friends may call at their convenience after 9 a.m. Monday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. The funeral home will announce complete obituary detai...
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Jerry Stover
ARKANSAS CITY — Jerry Stover, 72, of Arkansas City died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at his home. He was born on July 13, 1939, in Arkansas City to Hiram and Irene (Buzzi) Stover. He was a 1957 graduate of Arkansas City High School and a 1959 graduate of Arkansas City Junior College. He married Mona Janelle Cameron on April 14, 1958. In Parsons, Stover operated Jerry’s Donut Shop from 1961 to 1981. Survivors include his wife of the home; seven ch...
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