Obituaries
Violet M. Winfrey
Violet M. Winfrey, 71, of Parsons died at 9:04 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born on Aug. 16, 1937, in Jasper County, Mo., to Harry and Helen (Johnson) Dinnsen. She grew up on the family farm near Hallowell and attended schools in the Hallowell area. She later attended nursing school in Joplin and resided in Wichita for several years before moving to Oswego. She moved to Parsons in 2000. She ...
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Raymond L. ‘Ray’ Hedrick
Raymond L. “Ray” Hedrick, 82, of Parsons died at 6:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Labette Health. He was born Sept. 2, 1926, near Altamont to Henry C. and Cora M. (Fry) Hedrick. He grew up in that area and graduated from Labette County High School in 1944. From 1944 to 1946, he served in World War II in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Cassin Young destroyer in the Pacific. On Sept.4, 1948, he married Mary E. Montgomery at the...
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Sharon Kay Henry
Sharon Kay Henry, 65, of Parsons, formerly of the Edna and Valeda area, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at her home. She was born Nov. 18, 1943, in Labette County to James Ernest and Ida May (Gregory) Henry. She grew up in the Edna and Valeda area and attended Blackford Grade School. She later attended the special education program at McKinley School in Coffeyville. Sharon worked in the sheltered workshop at CLASS Ltd. Survivors include a b...
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Raymond L. 'Ray' Hedrick
Raymond L. "Ray" Hedrick, 82, of Parsons died at 6:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Labette Health. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home. The service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Altamont. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. Complete obituary details will be provided by the funeral home.
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Betty Wilson
CHETOPA -- Betty Ann Wilson, 78, of Chetopa died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at her home. She had been in failing health. She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Butler, Mo., to Alton and Nadine (Hammers) Chambers. As a young girl, she attended Butler schools before moving to Chetopa during her sixth-grade year, graduating from Chetopa High School in 1949. She resided in Midland and Odessa, Texas, and in 1979 moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., ...
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Dovie Christine (Cargile) Turner
Dovie Christine (Cargile) Turner, 85, formerly of Wichita, died at 1 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Della Jo and Albert Schaper, in Parsons. She was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Hockerville, Okla., to Otis B. and Georgia Elizabeth (Kee) Cargile. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in southwest Missouri. For several years, she lived in Granby, Mo., before moving to Wichita, where she lived for 5...
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Larry Joe Fields
Larry Joe Fields, 61, of Parsons died at 4:52 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health the past year. He was born Dec. 10, 1947, at Pittsburg to Lewis Calvin and Betty (Standlee) Fields. He grew up and attended school in Pittsburg, graduating from the Pittsburg High School. He was employed repairing bikes, wood working and mowing. Survivors include his mother, Betty Wilkins of Pittsburg; and a brother, Lynn...
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Robert C. Kellogg
Robert C. Kellogg, 60, of Parsons died at 7:11 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2009, at the Landmark Hospital in Joplin. He had been in failing health. He was born Jan. 10, 1949, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Harold David and Opal Maxine (Philebaum) Kellogg. As a young boy, he moved to Kansas with his family. He grew up and attended schools in Kansas. He worked at various factories in the Parsons area, where he also owned and operated Kellogg's Tree Service f...
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Robert C. Kellogg
Robert C. Kellogg, 60, of Parsons died at 7:11 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin. He had been in failing health. His service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Alcoholics Anonymous in Parsons and may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman...
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Christine Turner
Christine Turner, 85, formerly of Wichita, died at 1 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at her daughter’s home in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She is survived by her husband, Gene Turner, of the home. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
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Betty A. Wilson
CHETOPA — Betty A. Wilson, 78, of Chetopa died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at her home. She is survived by her husband, James Wilson, of the home. Her graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
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Richard L. ‘Dick’ Barnett
Richard L. “Dick” Barnett, 80, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died at 4:41 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Altamont to William Green and Mary Madeline (Johnson) Barnett. As a young boy, he grew up and attended schools in Altamont and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. Following his discharge,...
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Michael W. Fox
WALNUT — Michael W. Fox, 58, a lifelong Walnut area resident, died at 12:12 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg. He was born on Aug. 6, 1950, at Walnut to Lawrence Alphonsus and Mary Juanita (Westhoff) Fox. He grew up and attended school at St. Patrick’s in Walnut. After completing high school, he attended and graduated from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor of science degree. He owned an...
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Vera Violet Yardley Tolles
DENNIS — Vera Violet Yardley Tolles, 91, of Dennis died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons, where she had resided the past year. She was born June 17, 1917, in Kasak Pai, in the Province of Tashkent, in Western Siberia, to Thomas Theodore Yardley, an Englishman who helped to manage a copper mine in Russia, and Daria Petrovnia Strillkoff, a Russian. During the Russian Revolution, the family escaped ...
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Eleuterio 'Lou' Carrillo
Eleuterio "Lou" Carrillo, 83, of Parsons died at 5:07 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. His wish was to die at home and was receiving hospice services from Southern Care. He was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Fort Scott to Vincente and Refugio (Fuentez) Carrillo. At the age of 3, his family moved to Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. He served in the Mexican Army and, at the age of 19, he returned to Parsons, ...
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Vera Violet Tolles
DENNIS -- Vera Violet Yardley Tolles, 91, of Dennis died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons, where she had resided the past year. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burnett W. Tolles, on Dec. 11, 2002. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Dennis. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Mon...
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Richard L. 'Dick' Barnett
Richard L. "Dick" Barnett, 80, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died at 4:41 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health. He was preceded in death by his wife, Claudine Barnett, on Dec. 6, 2006. Following cremation, a memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Altamont. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont. The family will receive friends at the church follow...
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Joe D. Crabtree
ROGERS, Ark. -- Joe D. Crabtree, 70 of Rogers, formerly of Parsons, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born July 28, 1938, in Bentonville to Sherman and Mary (Pennington) Crabtree. He graduated from Bentonville High School in 1957 and Central Tec Vocational School in Kansas City with and electronics engineering degree. Mr. Crabtree was director of media more than 30 years for the University of Kansas. ...
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Marie Ernestine 'Ernie' Kinsch
Marie Ernestine "Ernie" Kinsch, 85, of Parsons died at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Elmhaven East nursing home. She was born Oct. 14, 1923, in Claremore, Okla., to Ernest Andrew and Grace Marie (Cheatham) Durbin. She grew up and attended schools in Claremore and Osage, Okla. Through the years, she worked at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center Daycare Center, and most recently at Wal-Mart. She was a member of the Church of...
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James D. 'Perch' Ackley
James D. "Perch" Ackley, 57, of Parsons died at 2:33 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. He was born July 16, 1951, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Clarence D. and Frances R. (Thronebury) Ackley. As a child, he moved with his family to Parsons, where he grew up and attended schools. He had worked at Ruskin Manufacturing in Parsons for the past 31 years as a production worker. He was a member...
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