Obituaries
Cameron Lee Chambers
HUMBOLDT — Cameron Chambers, 19, of Humboldt died Saturday, March 31, 2012, south of Cherryvale from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident. The service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Faith Assembly of God Church in Humboldt. Friends may call from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home Humboldt Chapel. Memorials may be made to the building trades program at USD 258 and may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences m...
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Mark Steven Fincher
PITTSBURG — Mark Steven Fincher, 58, of Pittsburg died at 2:50 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born June 25, 1953, at Pittsburg to Robert Lisle and Bernieta (McMillan) Fincher. He attended local schools and graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in building, design and construction from Pittsburg State University in 1976. He married Verna Pearson and they later div...
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Bobby Joe Delcour
CHETOPA — Bobby Joe Delcour, 75 of Chetopa died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Joplin. He was born Sept. 16, 1936, to Bill and Cordilia “Tommie” (Grooms) Delcour in Picher, Okla. He graduated from Picher High School in 1954. Mr. Delcour served in the United States Army. He later worked as a security guard at Miami Baptist Regional Medical Center. Survivors include four sons, Ricky Delcour of Fort Smith, Ark., Buddy Delcour of Carthage, Mo., Tim...
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Vernon Quinzy Sr.
Vernon Quinzy Sr., 83, of Parsons died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. The service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons...
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Mesa Leigh Rupert
CHETOPA — Mesa Leigh Rupert, 35, of Chetopa died at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Chetopa Manor following a courageous six-year battle with cancer. She was born on April 15, 1976, in Coffeyville to James “Jim” and Paulette (Polk) Ekhoff. She grew up in Edna and later moved with her family to Chetopa when she was in the seventh grade. She was a 1994 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont and attended Coffeyville Communi...
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Eugene ‘Gene’ Smith
Eugene “Gene” Smith, 71, of Parsons died at 9:35 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. He was born Oct. 3, 1940, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Alfred Smith and Loretta (Devore) Smith. He grew up and attended schools in El Dorado Springs. Mr. Smith worked construction jobs throughout his life. He married Sharon A. Dickens in 1965. She preceded him in death on Nov. 21, 2008. Survivors include a son, Oren E. “Boo” S...
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Jimmie ‘Jim’ Farrice Loyd
GODDARD — Jimmie “Jim” Loyd Farrice, 76, of Goddard, formerly of the Parsons area, died Thursday, March 29, 2012. He was an accountant and rancher. Survivors include his wife, Lavonne; two daughters, Dawn DeArmond (Larry) of Hutchinson and Jamie Mertens (Ronn) of Garden Plain; his mother, Josie Farrice of Okmulgee, Okla.; a brother, Prentiss Farrice (Kay) of Bartlesville, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Chastity DeArmond of Murfreesboro, Tenn.,...
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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. 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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