Obituaries
Maxine Rose Moore
Maxine Rose Moore, 91, of Parsons died at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Elmhaven East nursing home. She was born on Oct. 20, 1920, at rural Parsons to Fred and Ruth (Journot) Wilson. She grew up on the family farm and attended country schools. She graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1938. She worked for a few years at the S.H. Kress Store. She married Vernon Moore on Nov. 23, 1941, at the former Washington Avenue M...
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Dawn (Woolard) Cline
HAYSVILLE — Dawn (Woolard) Cline, 39, of Haysville died Tuesday, March 27, 2012. She was born on April 24, 1972, in Parsons to Gary Hugh and Catherine Ann (O’Hara) Woolard. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Rodney Cline of Haysville; a son, Brandon Ray Cline of Haysville; a daughter, Hayley Marie Cline of Haysville; her parents, Gary and Cathy Woolard of Haysville; a brother, Hugh (Cynda) Woolard of Olathe; a mother-in-law, R...
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Maxine Rose Moore
Maxine Rose Moore, 91, of Parsons died at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Elmhaven East nursing home. Carson-Wall Funeral Home will announce further obituary details and service arrangements later.
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Bob Torchia
Bob Torchia, born July 11, 1938, to Frank and Dorothy Torchia in Oswego, departed this life on earth on Monday, March 19, 2012. A letter from a friend is a testament to Bob’s character: “Dear Bob, …. Looking back at our school days together, I appreciate the fact that you were always friendly to me though I was actually an outsider. I remember you as a popular guy who liked to have fun and someone I enjoyed being around. Playing on the basebal...
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Marjorie Ruth Dennis
OVERLAND PARK — Marjorie Ruth Dennis, 87, of Overland Park died Thursday, March 22, 2012. Marjorie was born Dec. 6, 1924, in Chanute to Ralph and Genevieve (Elliott) Filson. She married William R. Dennis in 1943. He preceded her in death in 2007.  She had been a resident of the Kansas City area since 1949. She had been an active member of Wyandotte United Methodist Church. She was an accomplished quilt maker and seamstress and loved arts and c...
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Ruth E. Ward
Ruth E. Ward, 98, a longtime Parsons resident, died at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor, where she had resided the past several years. She was born on Feb. 1, 1914, in Parsons to George E. and Lena E. (Hodgden) Wall. She grew up in Parsons and graduated from Parsons High School in 1932. For 10 years, she was employed at S.H. Kress Store in Parsons. On June 2, 1939, she married Jack V. Ward in Parsons. For several...
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Paul S. Hill
PITTSBURG — Paul S. Hill, 88, of Pittsburg died at 2:53 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born Aug. 8, 1923, near Eureka to Arthur Eugene and Martha Ann (Gray) Hill. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946. On Sept. 30, 1949, he married Mary Kay Kottmann at Bentonville, Ark. Mr. Hill was a financial officer for several savings and loans...
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Roger Wayne ‘Rog’ Collins
FREDONIA — Roger Wayne “Rog” Collins, 63, of Fredonia died Friday, March 23, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1949, in Fredonia to Willard Lee and Norma Sue (Cook) Collins. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1967. He worked as a foreman in the oil and gas field industry. On May 28, 2005, he married Peggy Lee Scheidt. She survives of the home. Other survivors include two daughters, Cari Short of McPherson and Chelsea Hallacy of Fa...
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Elaine E. Brown
EDNA — Elaine E. Brown, 96, of Edna died at 10:10 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2012, at Chetopa Manor nursing home in Chetopa. She was born near Edna to Fredrick and Alice (Houck) Stine on July 13, 1915. She grew up and attended school at the Star country school and graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont in 1934. She worked at a cafe in Altamont before she was married. She worked at Bella Hess mail order house in Parsons and...
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Frederick Eugene ‘Gene’ Ryan
ALTAMONT — Frederick Eugene “Gene” Ryan, 86, of Altamont died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Elmhaven East nursing home in Parsons. He was born Sept. 17, 1925, in Nevada, Mo., to Fred and Opal (Lovell) Ryan. As a young boy, he grew up and attended school in Nevada, where he was a 1942 graduate of Nevada High School. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. In the 1960s, he moved to Altamont, where he worked as a dispatcher f...
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Rodney Dewitt Looney
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Rodney Dewitt Looney, 71, of Bartlesville died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. He was born on May 19, 1940, at Coffeyville to Emmett Emerald and Mildred Faye (Hoffman) Looney. He grew up primarily in Mound Valley but also spent brief periods in Lenapah, Okla., and Cherryvale. He married Mary Frances Kelley at First Baptist Church in Chetopa, and they made their home...
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Brian Keith 'B.K.' Mosier
Brian Keith "B.K." Mosier, 52, of Parsons died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. However, his death was unexpected. He was born on May 15, 1959, at Parsons to Bob and Barbara (Barnes) Mosier. He grew up at Parsons and attended Parsons schools, graduating from Parsons High School in 1977. He briefly worked at Ankortite before going to work at the Katy...
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Robert ‘Bob’ Torchia
EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — Robert “Bob” Torchia, 73, formerly of Oswego, died on Monday, March 19, 2012, in his home in Eureka Springs, Ark. The funeral Mass will be on Friday at St. Elizabeth Parish Center in Eureka Springs. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Family and friends will have a memorial gathering from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Oswego Riverside Park. In the event of rain, the gathering will be at the h...
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Brian Mosier
Brian Mosier, 52, of Parsons died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Among survivors is his wife, Karen Mosier. Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Mabel Alice McDermed
GIRARD — Mabel Alice McDermed, 94, of Girard passed from this earth at 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, at Girard Medical Center. She had been in failing health for several months. She was born May 6, 1917, in Walnut, the last of 11 children born to William and Mary (Turner) Critcher. She grew up in Kansas and Missouri and attended a country school near Walnut. She married Lewis Franklin McDermed on Oct. 12, 1932, in Girard. He preceded her ...
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Mary L. McCoy
PITTSBURG — Mary L. McCoy, 68, of Pittsburg, formerly of Oswego and Parsons, died at 6:58 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg. She was born Nov. 20, 1943, in Oswego to Woodrow W. and Martha Elizabeth (Smith) Bryant. She grew up in the rural Oswego area and graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1962. In 1969, she married Darrell McCoy at Oswego. He preceded her in death. She moved to Pars...
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Frank M. ‘Sonny’ O’Banion
Frank M. “Sonny” O’Banion III, 53, of Parsons died at 3:35 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, in the emergency room at Labette Health. He was born Dec. 17, 1958, in Tulsa to Frank Marion O’Banion Jr. and Maggie Marie (Cape) O’Banion. While growing up, he lived with his family in various states. In his early teen years, his family moved to rural Erie, where he attended junior high school and was a 1977 graduate of Erie High School. Through the years,...
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Donna M. McElroy
ALTAMONT — Donna M. McElroy, 73, of Altamont died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin. She was born Nov. 22, 1938, at Parsons to Harvey and Daisy (Blackburn) Shepard. She grew up at Parsons and attended Parsons schools. She married Robert L. “Bob” McElroy on Nov. 5, 1955, at Parsons. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 2006. She lived at several bases while her husband served in the U.S. Navy. She returned ...
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Frank M. ‘Sonny’ O’Banion III
Frank M. “Sonny” O’Banion III, 53, of Parsons, died at 3:35 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, in the emergency room at Labette Health. He is survived by his wife, Sally O’Banion, of the home. The service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. After cremation, burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery at a future date. Memorials are suggested to t...
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Mary L. (Bryant) McCoy
PITTSBURG — Mary L. (Bryant) McCoy, 68, of Pittsburg, a former Parsons resident, died at 6:58 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg. The service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Safe House in Pittsburg, Operation Bright Touch or American Cancer Society.
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