Obituaries
Jay D. Scovell
EDNA — Jay D. Scovell, 77, of Edna died at 12:52 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He had been in failing health. He was born on Nov. 12, 1935, in Concordia to Bruce J. and M. Lucille (Majors) Scovell. During his teenage years, the family moved to Cherokee County, and he graduated from Riverton High School in 1953. He then attended Parsons Junior College, graduating in 1956. Jay entered the U.S. Marine Corps in the fal...
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Robert Day Allison Jr.
OSWEGO — Robert Day Allison Jr., 80, of Oswego died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at his home. Derfelt Funeral Home, Oswego, will announce the service time and further obituary information later.
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Donald Paul Staten
CEDAREDGE, Colo. — Donald Paul Staten, 88, of Cedaredge, Colo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. He was born in Dodge City to Paul R. and Thelma J. (Rutherford) Staten. He served in the U.S. Army in France during World War II. He received a bachelor’s degree from Emporia State College and a master’s degree from Pittsburg State University. He taught art and French in the Parsons school system from 1950 until his retirement in 1986, when he ...
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Marguerite Lee
Marguerite Lee, 99, of Parsons died at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at her home. She was born on Dec. 8, 1913, at Fremont, Iowa, to Walter and Nelle (Coen) Ehrenhard. She was raised in Fremont and attended school there, graduating from Fremont High School in 1932. She then attended William Penn College at Oskaloosa, Iowa. She began her teaching career in a one-room school house in Fremont and taught there for five years. She then spent a...
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Harvey Pascal Fry III
ELDON, Mo. — Harvey Pascal Fry III, 62, of Eldon, Mo., formerly of Oswego, died on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 19, 1950, in Warrenton, Mo., to Harvey Jr. and Lorna (Edmonson) Fry. He married Patty Blair on Feb. 21, 1969, in Independence. She survives of the home. He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy in the Vietnam and Gulf wars. He was a physician’s assistant. Other survivors include three sons, Harvey Fry ...
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Marguerite Lee
Marguerite Lee, 99, of Parsons died at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at her home. The service will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Parsons. There will be another service at 2: p.m. Tuesday at Fremont Funeral Home, Fremont, Iowa. Burial will be in Cedar Township North Cemetery, Fremont. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Churches of Parsons and Ottumwa, Iowa. Memorials to the church in Parsons may be left at or mailed...
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Roger D. Duncan
AUGUSTA — Roger D. Duncan, 58, of Augusta died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. He was born on July 28, 1954, in Columbus. He served the aircraft industry as a tool and dye maker for 37 years. He owned and operated American Tool & Dye in Benton for 19 years. Roger married the love of his life, Glenda J. Marble, in 1975. He was an avid member of the Kansas Field Trials Clubs Association and was instrumental in bringing the National Vizsla Association t...
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Richard Almus Davis
ST. PAUL — Richard Almus Davis, 71, of St. Paul died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Girard Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 18, 1941, in Bolivar, Mo., to Jess Harrison and Nellie May (Craft) Davis. As a young boy, he grew up in Bolivar. Survivors include a brother, Merle Davis of Chanute; and five sisters, Neomi Turner of Chanute, Betty Craft, Jane Pease, both of Iola, Linda Harris of Quapaw, Okla., and Melba Hutchins of Joplin. He ...
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Gailord L. Boss
Gailord L. Boss, 90, of Parsons died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons. He was born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Fall River to Gilbert C. and Florence C. (Fields) Boss. He grew up in Fall River and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1941. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. On Sept. 23, 1945, he married Jean Clifton at the home of her parents in Parsons. They observed over 67 years of marriage. ...
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Richard Almus Davis
ST. PAUL — Richard Almus Davis, 71, of St. Paul died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Girard Medical Center. The service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Moran Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Special Olympics and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, 67357. The fu...
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Gailord L. Boss
Gailord L. Boss, 90, of Parsons died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons. His wife, Jean Boss, survives of the home. The service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, with military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church. The funeral home will announce f...
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Mariellen Bradley Meeker
ERIE — Mariellen Bradley Meeker, 88, of Erie went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. She was born July 24, 1924, in Milton and was the daughter of Lena Fulkerson Bradley and Edward Leon Bradley. She grew up in the Milton and Conway Springs area. Mariellen went to grade school in Milton and was so proud of the fact that she got to ride a school bus. Her parents farmed during her early child...
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David Roy Tarvin
BUTLER, Mo. — David Roy Tarvin, 64, of Butler, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on April 8, 1948, to Roy Emil and Alice Evaleen (Duffield) Tarvin in Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Gwen Tarvin of Butler, Mo.; two sons, Roy Dean Tarvin and his wife, Jamie, of Billings, Mo., and Lynn David Tarvin and his wife, Angela, of Independence, Mo.; five sisters, Betty Jo Collins, Jackie S...
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Ray E. Wachs
COFFEYVILLE — Ray E. Wachs, 88, of Coffeyville died at midnight Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at his home in Coffeyville.     He was born on July 18, 1924, in rural Phillips County to Otto Edward and Helen Marie Katherine (Grauerholz) Wachs. He grew up in rural Phillips County, where he attended elementary school and was a graduate of Kensington High School.  During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. He married Arlene J. Taylor on Aug. 22, 19...
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L. Ollideen Wright
CHANUTE — L. Ollideen Wright, 95, of Chanute, a former Thayer resident, died at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Chanute Healthcare Center. She had been in failing health. She was born on March 11, 1917, at Savonburg to Frank and Anna (Jordan) Stierwalt. She grew up at Savonburg and attended Savonburg schools, graduating from Savonburg High School. She moved to Topeka and worked at a clothing store for a few years before moving back to Sav...
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Mariellen Meeker
ERIE — Mariellen Meeker, 88, a longtime rural Erie resident, died at 2:08 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. She was the widow of Walter Meeker, who preceded her in death on March 11, 2011. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Parsons. Burial will be in Odense Cemetery. Carson-Wall Funeral Home of Parsons will announce further obituary details later.
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Lela M. Mier
OSWEGO — Lela M. Mier was called to be with her Lord on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. She was 106 years young. Mrs. Mier was born on Oct. 19, 1906, to William Horace Doores and Mollie Grant (Fitts) in Bluejacket, Okla., which was still Indian Territory (Oklahoma became a state the following year). She married Ray Nollner Edmonds on Aug. 1, 1925, at Vinita, Okla. They moved to Oswego and had four children before Ray died in 1935 as the result of an acc...
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Ruth C. Wehlage
ERIE — Ruth C. Wehlage, 83, of Erie died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. She was born on July 23, 1929, at St. Paul to John Michael and Catherine Mae (Thomas) Schoenhofer. She grew up there and attended local schools, graduating from St. Francis High School. After graduating from high school, she worked at the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons and for Hallmark Card Co. in Kansas City. On June 7, 1952...
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Linda Kay Lee
OSWEGO — Linda Kay Lee, 60, of Oswego died suddenly Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at her home. She was born on April 8, 1952, in Pampa, Texas, to James L. and Dorothy I. (Burton) Chase. She had lived in Oswego since 1980, moving from Wamego. She had worked as a schoolteacher for the Paola school system. She also had worked at the Wellness Center, Parsons. She was employed with General Services Corp., Oswego. She enjoyed animals and flowers, virtually ...
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Ray Aikins
LaHARPE — Ray Aikins, 87, of LaHarpe died on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at his residence. He was born on Sept. 30, 1925, at South Mound to Oliver and Anna (Beecher) Aikins. When Ray was young, he and his family moved to a farm near Shaw, and he attended South Valley School. He married Zana Neagle on June 29, 1945, in Girard. To this union, his children were born. They later divorced. On Feb. 5, 1982, he married Helen Christy in Miami, Okla. She ...
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