Obituaries
Mary Louise Feuerborn
ALTAMONT -- Mary Louise Feuerborn, 70, of Altamont died at 3:25 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born July 16, 1938, in Parsons to William Ernest and Lina Mae (Wiles) Adams. She grew up in Labette County and graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1955. On Nov. 3, 1956, she married Marion Dale Conrad in Parsons. Later they were divorced. She married Leon H. Feuerborn on Dec. 12, 1985...
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Robert E. 'Bob' Niebaum
Robert E. "Bob" Niebaum, 67, of Parsons died Tuesday morning, July 7, 2009, at his home in Parsons. His death was unexpected. Further obituary information and service arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons.
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Treva J. Vandervoort
Treva J. Vandervoort, 77, of Parsons died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. Among survivors is her husband, Earl Vandervoort of the home. The service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Bethel Cemetery north of Erie. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may ...
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Dee Irene Shaughnessy-Chapman
Dee Irene Shaughnessy-Chapman, 55, of Parsons died Saturday morning, July 4, 2009, at her home. She was born May 26, 1954, at Parsons to Robert L. and Dolores (Wolverton) Shaughnessy. She was raised here and graduated from Labette County High School. Survivors include two brothers, Danny Shaughnessy of Elk City and Robert Shaughnessy Jr. of Parsons. The body will be cremated. The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Memori...
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Catherine Ann 'Katie' Simmons
Catherine Ann 'Katie' Simmons McCUNE -- Catherine Ann "Katie" Simmons, 71, of McCune died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons. She was born July 10, 1937, in Iola to James Fredrick and Bertha Madeline (Dutton) Weeks. She attended area schools. In November 1983, she married H.L. Simmons in Vinita, Okla. She was an LPN for many years, working for various nursing facilities. Survivors include two daugh...
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Joe Raymond Judd
PRYOR, Okla. -- Joe Raymond Judd, 81, of Pryor, Okla., died at 3:39 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Oct. 2, 1927, in Treece to John Raymond and Emma Lorraine (Balay) Judd. He was a graduate of Commerce High School in Commerce, Okla. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a truck driver and laborer at Arco Warehouse in Tulsa, retiring from there in 1971. He married Betty Irene Little...
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Mary L. Feuerborn
ALTAMONT -- Mary L. Feuerborn, 70, of Altamont died at 3:25 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of in Parsons. Her husband, Leon Feuerborn, survives. The family will receive friends at Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Garnett. Burial will follow at Holy Angels Cemetery in Garnett. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursd...
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Milan C. Luznicky
MIAMI, Okla. — Milan Clarence Luznicky, 86, of Miami, Okla., died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami after an illness. He was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Irving to Emil and Anna V. (Soukup) Luznicky. He graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1940. He served in the Air Force during World War II and his plane was the first to drop a bomb over Germany. He was an outside salesman for Sears Towne East in Wic...
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William L. Phillips
William L. “Bill” Phillips, 66, a lifelong Parsons resident, died at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born July 6, 1942, in Parsons to Eldred C. and Elsie M. (Ginn) Phillips. He grew up on the family farm in rural Parsons and moved to town when he was 15 years old. In 1960, he graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont. On Sept. 8, 1962, he married Sh...
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Donald Vining
THAYER — Donald R. “Pops” Vining, 72, of Thayer died at 10:43 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Thayer to Franklin Irwin and Gladys Opal (Carter) Vining. As a young boy, he grew up in Thayer and later moved with his family to Washington. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the military police from 1955-1956. He also served in the Kansas National Guard 891st Engineer Batta...
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Brian Bradshaw
TACOMA, Wash. -- First Lt. Brian Bradshaw of Tacoma was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday, June 25, 2009. He was born at Madigan Army Medical Center on Oct. 8, 1984, to Paul and Mary (Gillis) Bradshaw. After Steilacoom and Visitation schools, Brian attended Bellarmine High School and then graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2007. His community service started with participation in the March of Dimes and continued with P...
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William L. Phillips
William L. "Bill" Phillips, 66, a lifelong Parsons resident, died at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. He had been in failing health. He was born July 6, 1942, in Parsons to Eldred C. and Elsie M. (Ginn) Phillips. He grew up on the family farm in rural Parsons and moved to town when he was 15 years old. In 1960, he graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont. On Sept. 8, 1962, he married Sh...
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Robert William 'Bob' Winslow
Robert William "Bob" Winslow, 83, of Parsons, passed away at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Labette Health following a courageous battle with heart disease. He was born December 22, 1925, in Cherryvale, Kansas, the second of six children, to Harry and Elsie (Hucke) Winslow. Bob spent his early years in Cherryvale and Neodesha before moving to Parsons with his family in 1939. He attended Parsons High School before joining the U.S. Na...
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Ralph Hathaway
CHASE -- Ralph Hathaway, 94, of Chase died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Good Samaritan Center at Lyons. He was born Aug. 30, 1914, in rural Chase to Fred Henry and Bertha Lola (Dexter) Hathaway. He is a lifetime rural Chase resident and lived on the family's homestead established in 1878. He graduated from Chase High School in 1932 and graduated from Kansas State University in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in agronomy. He served in the Army Air ...
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Anita R. Murphy
GROVE, Okla. -- Anita R. Murphy, 72, of Grove, Okla., died at 6:54 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Integris Grove General Hospital. She had been in her usual health, and death was unexpected. She was born Nov. 14, 1936, in Nevada, Mo., to Ira Earl and Zella (Detwiler) Misener. As the only girl in the family, Anita's three brothers often tormented her. She graduated from Labette County High School in Altamont in 1955. On June 3, 1956, she mar...
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Perl Creed Woodrum
Perl Creed Woodrum, 94, of Parsons died at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday June 30, 2009, at his home. He suffered from COPD for many years, but had only recently been in failing health. He was born Jan. 15, 1915, near Stark City, Mo., to Albert LeRoy and Toney Mae (Hamilton) Woodrum. He attended school at Richie, Mo., and graduated from high school in 1933. After graduation, he joined the Civil Conservation Corp, a works program that provided jobs during t...
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Robert William 'Bob' Winslow
Robert William "Bob" Winslow, 83, of Parsons died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Labette Health. He is survived by his wife, Nora Winslow, of the home. The service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Mount Zion Youth Fund and may be left at or mailed to funeral h...
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Donna M. Handshy
OSWEGO -- Donna M. Handshy, 76, of rural Oswego died at 5:16 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Labette Health. She had been in her usual health and death was not expected. She was born Sept. 7, 1932, on the family farm in the Montana community to Emmet Lee and Edith Della (Sawtell) Sprague. She grew up in the Montana area and was a 1950 graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont. On July 4, 1954, she married Albert "Ray" Handsh...
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Lucile Ruth Davis
Lucile Ruth Davis, 95, a longtime Parsons area teacher, died Sunday morning, June 28, 2009, at Woodridge Estates in Parsons. She was born April 20, 1914, in Canon City, Colo., to Samuel and Alice (Garver) Stepp. After living there seven months, they moved to Beatrice, Neb. In 1924, they spent the winter in Orlando, Fla. When they left there, they moved to Ontario, Calif., where she graduated from the eighth grade. Her family then moved to Pue...
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Carol Joan Wiggins
Carol Joan Wiggins, 74, of Parsons died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Elmhaven East. She was born Nov. 9, 1934, in Waukegan, Ill., to Merlin Knight and Ruth Ann Tierney. She grew up in Coronado, Calif., living there until 1953. On May 29, 1954, she married James B. Wiggins in Erie. They moved to Parsons in 1965, later moving to Coronado in 1974. While in Coronado, she worked at the Hotel Del Coronado as a receptionist until retirin...
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