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Taylors to honor 50th anniversary
Jerry and Judy Taylor of Raytown, Mo., formerly of Parsons, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at Blue Springs Assembly Church, Blue Springs, Mo. Jerry L. Taylor and Judy Divine were married on Aug. 21, 1960, at First Assembly of God Church in Parsons. Both are members of Blue Springs Assembly Church. The couple have three children, Tim Taylor and h...
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Wertzes celebrate 50th
Jerry and Thelma Wertz of Parsons will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Parsons Senior Center, 1800 Belmont. Jerry Wertz and Thelma Berends were married Aug. 27, 1960, at Miami, Okla. Mr. Wertz retired from Dayton Superior after 37 years. Mrs. Wertz has worked at Don Divine’s, State Bank of Parsons, Mid-America and Parsons Credit Union. They have lived in Par...
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Babb, Myers engagement
James and Rita Babb of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Renee Babb of Parsons, to Johnny Lee Myers of Parsons, the son of Steven Myers Sr. of St. Paul and the late Kim Hermann. The future groom’s stepfather is Crick Hermann of Westpoint, Ill. The bride-elect is a 1999 Parsons High School graduate. She graduated from Labette Community College in 2009 and is a registered nurse at Labette Health in Parsons. The futur...
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Newman, Hiatt engagement
Ron and Shirley Newman of Cole Camp, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Newman of Duenweg, Mo., to Mat Hiatt of McCune, son of Chuck and Mary Hiatt of McCune. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Cole Camp High School. She graduated in 2007 from Missouri State University, Springfield, with a degree in accounting. She earned her master’s of accountancy in 2008 from Missouri State. She is an internal auditor for Empire Dist...
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Prose, Lahey wedding
Lisa Prose and Kevin Lahey were married on June 26 at the Big Hill Lake Overlook with Labette County District Court Judge Jeffry Jack officiating the double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Kenny Prose of Chetopa and the late Patty Prose. Parents of the groom are Mike and Jane Lahey of rural Parsons. Nathan Prose, son of the bride, escorted his mother and served as her attendant. Gage Lahey and Garrett Lahey, sons of the groom, served...
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Bartlett youth wins grand champion honor at Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — Erin Falkenstien loves everything about goats. “They’re small and friendly and cute,” she says. And her passion showed through on Thursday when she won grand champion meat goat in the Goat Show at the 102nd annual Inter-State Fair in Coffeyville. Erin, 11, of Bartlett has been showing goats for two years. Her Boer goat, named Big Red because one leg is red, won the championship. “He’s really friendly,” Erin says. “He’ll jump o...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 14-15, 1970 Final plans for the downtown mall that would be a highlight of Parsons’ urban renewal project moved a step closer to approval. Members of the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency’s architectural and design committee met for four hours with representatives of Urban Programming Corp. of St. Louis, project planner, to discuss detailed design of the mall. Reaction o...
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Miseners to honor 60th
Ralph and Dorothy Misener will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. Ralph Misener and Dorothy Williams were married on Aug. 12, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., in a double-ring ceremony. The couple have lived in Parsons most of their married life. Mr. Misener worked for Meadow Gold in Parsons and as a truck driver for Dayton Superior, Parsons. Mrs. Misener was a nurse at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and at the Kansas Army Ammun...
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Scott, Circle
Lee Tiberghien of Joplin and Gretchen Tiberghien of St. Cloud, Minn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara A. Scott of rural McCune, to Thomas P. Circle of rural McCune, son of Linda and Thomas E. Circle, McCune. The bride-elect is a 1989 graduate of Garden City High School and graduated in 1995 from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She is an administrative assistant at Pitt S...
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Cunningham, Bowles
Don and Amy Cunningham of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Brienne Cunningham of Lenexa, to Adam Bowles of Lenexa, son of Michele Barr of Tulsa and Bruce Bowles of Houston. The bride-elect graduated from Labette County High School in 2004. She is a nationally certified massage therapist working in Lawrence. The future groom graduated in 2004 from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville. He is a maintenance technician at Em...
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Guddes celebrate 40th
Larry and Connie Gudde of Parsons will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parish hall. Larry Gudde and Connie Shields were married on Aug. 1, 1970, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Mr. Gudde works at Dayton Superior, and Mrs. Gudde works at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. Mr. Gudde is a member of the Knights of Columbus....
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Couple to celebrate 50th
Paul and Pat Myers of rural Mound Valley will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mound Valley Community Center. Paul Myers and Pat May were married Aug. 14, 1960, at First Baptist Church, Parsons, by the Rev. Richard Waltz. Mr. Myers is a retired machinist and continues farming, raising registered Beefmaster cattle and custom combining. Mrs. Myers is retired from soc...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 4, 1970 Two new educators were employed and a teacher given a one-year leave of absence by the board of Parsons District Schools. Mary Whiteside of Pine Bluff, Ark., was confirmed as a counselor. She would divide her time between the senior and junior high schools. Calvin Dill of Emporia was employed as project director for a six-county project for the training of p...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Aug. 3, 1970 St. Patrick’s High School cheerleaders for 1970-71 came home with four ribbons for outstanding performance from a cheerleading clinic at Missouri Valley State College at Marshall, Mo., sponsored by the National Cheerleaders Association. The cheerleaders included Michelle Bushnell, Patti Dunlay, Debbie Stich, Marty McAtee, Mary Kay Donnelly and Diane Modica. ...
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Gerster, Alloway engagement
James and Karen Zook of South Mound announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Gerster of Mound Valley, to Matthew Alloway of Mound Valley. He is the son of Gail and Juanita Alloway of Parsons. Miss Gerster is also the daughter of the late David Gerster. The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Erie High School. She is a machine operator at Grandview Products in Parsons. The future groom is a 2001 graduate of Labette County High School. H...
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Couple to celebrate 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bamberry of Altamont will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Mound Valley Community Center. Dale Bamberry and Edna Myers were married Aug. 6, 1960, by the Rev. Walter Flesher of Altamont. They have lived in the Mound Valley and Altamont areas all of their lives. They are members of Altamont First Baptist Church. Mr. Bam...
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Hellwig, Lallemand engagement
Rex and Becky Hellwig of Oswego announce the engagement of their daughter, Emilie Hellwig of Joplin, to Brandon Lallemand of Arma. He is the son of Joe and Kristi Lallemand of Girard. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Oswego High School and graduated in 2008 from Labette Community College with a degree in nursing. She is an operating room nurse at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin. The future groom is a 1999 graduate of Girard...
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Feagan, Yount engagement
Reggie and Teri Feagan of Oswego announce the engagement of their daughter, Casie Feagan of Frontenac, to Jason Yount of Frontenac. He is the son of Henry and Rene Yount of Fort Scott and Katherine Yount of Fort Scott. The bride-elect is a graphic artist for Names and Numbers in Pittsburg. The future groom is a LEGO education technical support person for Pitsco in Pittsburg. The couple are planning an Oct. 1 wedding in Pittsburg.
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Vaughn, Proctor engagement
Michael Wendler of Lyons and Susie Morse of Wichita announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Vaughn of Lawrence, to Jack Kevin Proctor of Lawrence. He is the son of Rose H. Proctor of Parsons and the late Gordon Proctor. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Augusta High School in Augusta and is a junior at the University of Kansas. She works at Walgreens in Lawrence as an inventory manager. The future groom is a 2006 graduate of Parso...
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Shipp, May wedding
Bethany Shipp and Jacob May were married May 24 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. The Rev. Jason Borkenhagen officiated at the 6:30 p.m. double-ring ceremony. Parents of the bride are Roy Shipp of Pittsburg and Karen Shipp of Parsons. Parents of the groom are John May and Stormy May, both of Parsons. Lauren Hill of Joplin served as maid of honor. Meagan Cheney of Cherokee was a bridesmaid. Brandon Godfrey of Altamont was best man...
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