Obituaries
Donald Glen McBride
LARNED — Donald Glen McBride, 78, of Larned died on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. He was born on April 16, 1932, at Oswego to Jack B. and Harriett Mae Barnes McBride. He was a retired licensed mental health technician at Larned State Hospital. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include a niece, Connie Buddenhagen of Oswego; two great-nieces; a great-nephew; and seven great-great-nieces and nephews. ...
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Bernard A. ‘Bernie’ Smith
WILLIAMSBURG — Bernard A. “Bernie” Smith, 83, of Williamsburg died at 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond. Bernard was born on April 3, 1927, in Lebanon, Mo., to Herman and Kate (Haasis) Smith. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. While serving, he was stationed in the Philippines. He was honorably discharged as a tech 5. On June 16, 1950, in Ottawa he married Alice Marie Kline. She...
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Shirley Ann Headings
MAYFIELD, Ky. — Shirley Ann Headings, 61, of Mayfield, Ky., died at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at Heritage Manor in Mayfield after a brief illness. She was born on June 10, 1949, at Kingman to Edwin and Naomi (Elliott) Antrim. She was raised in the Kingman area and attended school there. She married Richard Clements in the late 1960s. They later divorced. She married Clifford Headings in the early 1980s in Kingman. He survives of th...
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Robert U. Shepard
CHERRYVALE — Robert U. Shepard, 91, of Cherryvale died on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at Cherryvale Nursing Center. Potts Chapel, Cherryvale, will announce further obituary details and service arrangements later.
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Regina Pauline Smith
ST. PAUL — Regina Pauline Smith (Hicks) was born on June 14, 1943, in New Britain, Conn., to Adam and Ella Hicks. She was baptized soon thereafter in St. Andrew’s Lithuanian Catholic Church. She was very proud of her 100 percent Lithuanian heritage and visited Lithuania seven times in her life. In her last visit to Lithuania in 2008, she was there 35 days and gave 28 lectures on geriatric nursing, which was her speciality in nursing. After gr...
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Patty L. Thomas
Patty L. Thomas, 72, of Parsons died at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi–St. Francis in Wichita. She was born on Feb. 18, 1938, in Melford, Mo., to Lloyd J. and Bertha Mae (Faubion) Zinn. As a young girl, she grew up in Melford before moving to Lamar, Mo., and later Parsons. She was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. She married Larry Bateman on Dec. 9, 1978...
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Gloria Ann Dauron
McCUNE — Gloria Ann Dauron, 80, of McCune died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at the Golden Living Center, Pittsburg, following a long illness. She was born on March 21, 1930, in Weir to Lloyd H. and Thelma M. (Hamilton) Sowers. She attended Cherokee grade schools and graduated from Cherokee High School. On Sept. 2, 1949, she married Harold Dauron. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1993. Gloria was a homemaker and also worked at the Parsons S...
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Dana LaVon (Hammett) Bruce
TULSA — Dana LaVon (Hammett) Bruce, 68, of Tulsa died on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Tulsa. She was born on June 15, 1942, in Parsons to George Elmo and Lola Irene (Massey) Hammett. She retired after 25 years from American Airlines. Survivors include a daughter, Catherine Elaine Bruce Garrison, and her husband, Douglas Clint Garrison, of Webb City, Mo.; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Michael Hammett of Avondale, Ariz., and William “Bill” H...
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Thomas ‘Tom’ Swan
OVILLA, Texas — Thomas “Tom” Swan, 64, of Ovilla, Texas, died on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Tom, a family man, outdoorsman, sports fanatic and practical joker, was born on Aug. 24, 1946, in Parsons. A small-town boy, Tom spent his youth fishing, playing ball and working for his dad at Swan Brothers Grocery. His love of athletics — he was a Kansas all-state basketball player and college baseball player — led Tom to his first career as a teacher a...
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Eric S. ‘Rick’ Briggs
ERIE — Eric S. “Rick” Briggs, 50, of rural Erie died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his home. He had been in his usual health, and death was not expected. He was born on April 28, 1960, in Tucson, Ariz., to Milburn Leroy “Ike” and Margaret Agnes “Peggy” (LeSage) Briggs. He attended Meadow View Grade School and Labette County High School. He graduated from high school in Phoenix. He attended Labette Community College and worked as a pressman at se...
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David ‘Mark’ Koons
OSWEGO — David “Mark” Koons, 69, died peacefully Saturday Jan. 15, 2011, at home in Oswego after a long illness. He was born on May 12, 1941, to Earl T. and Ethel “Pearl” (Lopp) Koons in Hallowell. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1962 to 1968. Mark was a meat cutter by trade but also worked for several area coal mining companies, including working on Big Brutus for P&M Coal Co. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothe...
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Virginia A. (Chalmers) Yandell-Post
Virginia A. (Chalmers) Yandell-Post, 87, of Parsons died at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at her home. She was born on Jan. 7, 1924, at Ottawa to Harry Standly and Athey (Wilks) Chalmers. She grew up in Ottawa and Peachtree, Ga. On March 15, 1941, she married Jack W. Yandell. The couple settled in Junction City, where her two daughters were born. When Mr. Yandell went into the service in 1944, she moved to Parsons. Mr. Yandell preceded ...
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Marjorie M. Dawson
WICHITA — Marjorie M. Dawson, 89, of Wichita, formerly of Parsons, went to be with Jesus Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. She was born in Winfield on Aug. 4, 1921, to Charles and Beulah (Brooks) Smith. Marge retired from the University of Kansas Medical Center after 22 years as an EEG technician. She enjoyed playing sports and reading, but most of all spending time with family and friends. Survivors include seven children, Jean Morrow and her husba...
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Irene Duecy
Irene Duecy, 88, a longtime Parsons resident, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Austin, Texas. Anna Irene Cherry was born on Aug. 4, 1922, in Girard to Alson and Lorena (Hiller) Cherry. She received a bachelor of science in education degree on June 1, 1944, from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg. On May 30, 1947, she married James Duecy in Winnemuca, Nev. They became the parents of two daughters, Dolores and Debbie. Mr. Duecy preceded ...
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Eric S. ‘Rick’ Briggs
ERIE — Eric S. “Rick” Briggs, 50, of rural Erie died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his home. He had been in his usual health, and death was not expected. Following cremation, a memorial service will at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene in Parsons, where the family will receive friends immediately following the service. Memorials are suggested to the Rick Briggs Memorial Fund and may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Hom...
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Virginia Post
Virginia Post, 87, of rural Parsons died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at her home. Death was unexpected. Her husband, Clifford Post, preceded her in death on May 25, 2006. Carson-Wall Funeral Home will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Irene Duecy
Irene Duecy, 88, of Parsons died Friday morning, Jan. 14, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Austin, Texas. She was the widow of James H. Duecy, who preceded her in death on July 28, 1996. Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Dorothy E. ‘Dee’ Haraughty
CHETOPA — Dorothy E. “Dee” Haraughty, 44, of Chetopa died at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 28, 1966, in Mesa, Ariz., to Joseph and Clestina Haraughty. She had lived in Chetopa since 2004. She had worked in area convenience stores and the Sonic in Joplin, and was also a Southeast Kansas Independent Living worker for a time. She enjoyed fishing and hunti...
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Mary Louise McFarland
THAYER — Mary Louise McFarland, 88, of Thayer died on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. She was born on April 3, 1922, in Cabool, Mo., to Calvin Damon and Charlotte Eldora (Welch) Graham. She married Martin McFarland on Feb. 13, 1943, in Iola. He preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 2007. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Gary McFarland of Springdale, Ark., Don McFarland and his wife, Sharo...
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C.L. Wysuph
MARINA DEL RAY, Calif. — C.L. Wysuph, 71, of Marina del Ray, Calif., died in the Veterans Administration hospital in Santa Monica on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, from organ failure and pneumonia. He was born on June 25, 1939. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in Altamont. He served in the Navy, after which he graduated from California State University-Hayward with a degree in art and received a master’s in art history from t...
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