Obituaries
Mildred E. Lewman
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — Mildred Elizabeth Lewman, 90, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., died Thursday, June 21, 2012.  She was born in Montana, near Oswego, and lived in Labette County for a time. The service will be at noon Monday at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, Mo. Burial will be in Elm Springs Cemetery, Kingsville, Mo.  The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.  Contributions may be made to Odyssey Ho...
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Nadine M. Lorenz
Nadine M. Lorenz, 81, of Parsons died at 6:55 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lesley E. "Les" Lorenz on Sept. 14, 2010. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Parsons. Burial will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church and these ...
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George A. Fager
ERIE — George A. Fager, 77, of rural Erie died at 5:35 a.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Judy Fager, of the home. The Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. today at the church where the family will receive friends immediately following the rosary. Memorials are suggested to the George ...
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John B. Wulf Jr.
CHETOPA — John B. Wulf Jr., 51, of Chetopa passed away at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin surrounded by his loving family.  He was born July 28, 1960, in Oswego to John B. Wulf Sr. and Betty J. (Rue) Wulf. As a child, the family lived in England, New York and California while his father was serving in the United States Air Force. Upon returning to Southeast Kansas, he graduated in 1979 from Labette Count...
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Gale Clark
INDEPENDENCE — Gale Clark, 69, of Independence die Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita. He grew up in Parsons and attended its schools. He moved to Independence in 1964. He worked for Montgomery County as a laborer until he retired in 2005. He was a loving and giving brother to all. The service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Maple Street Baptist Church, 812 W. Maple, Independence. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery....
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John B. Wulf Jr.
CHETOPA — John B. Wulf Jr., 51, of Chetopa died at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. He is survived by his wife, Anita Wulf, of the home. The service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the John Wulf Jr. Educational Fund. The memorials will be used for the future ...
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Gladys M. Lake
Gladys M. Lake, 85, of Parsons died early Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home.  She was born March 28, 1927, in Ponca City, Okla., to Delmar and Mary (Colts) Hand. She grew up in Newkirk, Okla., where she graduated from Newkirk High School. She married Roy Lake on Aug. 29, 1947, in Newkirk, where they lived two years before moving to Wichita. In the early 1950s, the couple moved to Parsons where she had lived since. She was a member of the Par...
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Gladys M. Lake
Gladys M. Lake, 85, of Parsons died early Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home.  Following cremation, a memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Parsons Foursquare Church, where the family will receive friends immediately following the service.  Memorials are suggested to Parsons Foursquare Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, 67357. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffm...
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James Archie King
James Archie King, 87, of Parsons died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1925, at Rocky Ford, Colo., to James B. and Kathryn V. King. The family soon relocated to Anabel, Mo., where his brothers, Louis, Edward and sister, Karen, were born. Their family farm received The Cadillac Farm designation in the 1950s for following advanced conservation practices and agriculturally approved methods for that time period. Archie...
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Helen Rose Robinson
GALESBURG — Helen Rose Robinson, 84, of rural Galesburg died at 3:18 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Labette Health. Death followed a brief illness. She was born Dec. 22, 1927, near La Crosse to Fred and Veronica (Legleiter) Brungardt. In 1941 the family moved to a farm near Galesburg. She graduated from Galesburg High School in 1945 and from the Wichita Business College in 1946. From 1946 to 1951 she worked as a secretary at the Shaw Ma...
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Virginia Potocnik
CHEROKEE — Virginia Potocnik, 85, of Cherokee died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She was born April 14, 1927, in Cherokee the daughter of Mary (Garretson) Kellogg. On March 4, 1944, she married Rudy Potocnik Sr. He preceded her in death on Oct. 6, 1996. She was an assistant cook at the Cherokee Grade School for 40 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cherokee, where she was act...
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Christopher Alcantar
PITTSBURG — Christopher Alcantar, 58, of Pittsburg died on Friday, June 8, 2012, at his home. He was born on Aug. 1, 1953, at Independence to Manuel and Mary V. (Lira) Alcantar. He graduated from St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Parsons. Mr. Alcantar owned and operated Liberty Cleaners in Pittsburg. He also served as a police officer for the city of Pittsburg and as a deputy for the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. He enjoyed playing comp...
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Dora (Autem) Boore
Dora (Autem) Boore, 87, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died at 3:40 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born on Aug. 23, 1924, near Strauss to Walter and Martha (Reich) Autem. She grew up in the Strauss area, where she attended New Hope School and was a 1941 graduate of McCune High School and a 1942 graduate of Parsons Business College. For a time, she served as Labette County treasurer. In the early 196...
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Dorothy D. Fox
Dorothy D. Fox, 86, of McCune died Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home. She was born on Jan. 20, 1927, to Florace and Ethel Johnson of Shaw. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Leonard L. Fox; their nine children, Dean, Sandra, John, Linda, Sue, Mary, Jay, Joe and Connie; 23 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be from 10 a.m. to noon July 15 at McCune Community Center.
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Rudy Schreppel
OSWEGO — Rudy Schreppel, 81, died at 6:27 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2012, at Sunset Manor in Frontenac following an illness. He was born Jan. 23, 1931, in Cocrol to Tom and Barbara (Glickenberger) Schreppel. Rudy married Violet Keeney in 1951. They divorced in 1985. He married Peggy Middelswert in 1991. They divorced in 2000. His life’s work, ventures and co-ventures included Tom & Rudy’s Bargain Center, Rudy’s Auto Center, Schreppel & Son Custom...
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Dora Boore
Dora Boore, 87, of Parsons, formerly of Altamont, died at 3:40 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Rex Boore, in May 1962. The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Burial will be in McCune Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to The 506 Foundation Inc. to b...
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Timothy 'Chip' Beck
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Timothy Ray “Chip” Beck Jr., 40, Webb City, Mo., died on Monday, June 11, 2012, at his home. He was born May 24, 1972, in Columbia, Mo., son of the late Timothy Ray Beck Sr. and Lillie Dianne Camper Hurley of Oswego. He graduated from Oswego High School and then attended Independence Community College on a track scholarship. After school he moved to Tulsa, Okla., and worked as a iron worker in construction. He moved to the Jo...
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Glenn H. Gofourth
Glenn H. Gofourth, 84, of Parsons died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at his home. His death was unexpected. He was born Jan. 1, 1928, in Pierceville the son of William T and Lola Myers Gofourth. He moved to Parsons at an early age and attended Parsons schools before enlisting in the Navy in 1944. He married Eileen McCall on Oct. 19, 1946. She survives of the home. Also surviving are four children, Leslie Novalis of Valley Village, Calif.; D'Ann and...
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Blain Daniel Smith
Blain Daniel Smith, 10, of Edna died Monday, June 11, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 13, 2001, at Parsons a son of Richard Craig and Sabrina Diane (Kirkland) Smith. His family lived at Parsons, Tulsa, Meramec, Okla., and then moved to Edna in 2012. He had just finished the fourth grade at the Edna Grade School. Blain was active in Cub Scouts and was currently in Weeblos. He was academically gifted and loved reading. He also enjoyed h...
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Dorothy D. Fox
McCUNE — Dorothy D. Fox, 86, of McCune died Tuesday,  June 11, 2012, at home. Cremation has taken place and no service is planned at this time. Arrangements are by Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick Chapel, 306 W. Main, Independence.
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