Obituaries
Cynthia M. ‘Cindy’ Kaboli
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Cynthia M. “Cindy” Kaboli, 26, of Bartlesville, Okla., died unexpectedly on Monday at her home in Bartlesville. Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, will announce further obituary and service information later.
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Irvin F. Bennett Jr.
STARK — Irvin F. Bennett Jr., 55, of Stark died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. He had been in failing health. He was born on Nov. 23, 1955, at Fort Scott to Irvin and Marjorie (Jarboe) Bennett Sr. He grew up near Stark and attended Stark and Erie schools, graduating from Erie High School in 1973. He attended and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg with a degree in...
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Taylor E. Day Jr.
SHILOH, Ill. — Taylor E. Day Jr., 71, of Shiloh, Ill., a former Parsons resident, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at his home. He was born in Parsons on May 26, 1940, to Taylor and Roberta (Read) Day. He attended Parsons schools, graduating from Parsons High School in 1958. He also attended Labette Community College and graduated from Pittsburg State University. He married Barbara Lyon Diehl in 1967. She preceded him in death in 2000. He marrie...
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Wilma G. Karstetter
INDEPENDENCE — Wilma G. Karstetter, 87, of Independence, formerly of Cherryvale, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Independence. She was born on March 26, 1924, in Okeesa, Okla., to Cecil P. and Edna (Nickoly) Fish. She earned a master’s degree in education from Pittsburg State University. She taught elementary school until retiring. She married Melvin L. Karstetter on Aug. 10, 1947. He preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1991....
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Genevia E. Mathis
PITTSBURG — Genevia E. Mathis, 63, of Pittsburg, a former Parsons resident, died at 10:14 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in the emergency room at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg. She had been in failing health, but her death was unexpected. She was born on Nov. 8, 1947, at Parsons to Howard and Emma (Beasley) Mathis. She grew up in Parsons and attended Parsons schools, graduating from Parsons High School in 1966. She worked at Fred Ron...
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Dorothy M. Blackburn
Dorothy M. Blackburn, 61, of Parsons died at 5:34 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in the emergency room at Labette Health. She had been in her usual health, and death was not expected. She was born on July 2, 1950, in Parsons to Riley and Opal (Miller) Blackburn. As a young girl, she grew up in Dennis and later moved with her family to Labette City, where she attended school. Her family was the most important part of her life, and she loved them ...
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Irvin F. Bennett Jr.
STARK — Irvin F. Bennett Jr., 55, of Stark died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. He had been in failing health. Following cremation, the service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stark Community Center. The family will have a private burial later at Mount Moriah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Erie. Memorials are sugges...
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Leola Mae Ramsey
RUSSELL — Leola Mae Ramsey, 80, of Russell died on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Hays Medical Center in Hays. Leola was born on March 12, 1931, in St. Paul to Elmer G. and Iva Jane (Smith) Ashcraft. She grew up in the St. Paul area and attended local schools. She met, fell in love with and was united in marriage to Wilbern Ramsey Sr. on June 27, 1949. From this union they were blessed with five children, Wilbern Jr., Kenneth, Roger, Linda and P...
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Darren Ray Manley
CHERRYVALE — Darren Ray Manley, 51, of Cherryvale died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Independence. He was born on Aug. 17, 1960, in Coffeyville to Darrel L. and Norma L. (Epperson) Manley. He attended South Coffeyville, Okla., schools before graduating from Lenapah (Okla.) High School in 1978. He married Brenda Wooldridge in 1979. They later divorced. He married LeAnn Fought on July 4, 2008. She survives of the home. He worked ...
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Genevia E. Mathis
Genevia E. Mathis, 63, of Parsons died Friday morning, Sept. 16, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, will announce further obituary details and funeral arrangements later.
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Loyd Lee Zinn
Loyd Lee Zinn, 66, of Parsons died on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita. He had been in failing health, but his death was unexpected. He was born on Nov. 28, 1944, in Nevada, Mo., to Loyd J. and Bertha M. (Faubion) Zinn. He graduated from Labette County High School in 1962. He married Joyce A. Cameron in 1971. They later divorced. Survivors include a son, Rodney Zinn of Parsons; two grandchildren; and a sister, Mar...
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Richard E. Weston
OSWEGO — Richard E. Weston, 83, of Oswego died at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin from cancer. He was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Dexter to Ollie and Sadie (Gardner) Weston. He graduated from high school in Arkansas City. He enlisted in the Army in 1946. He owned and operated Weston’s Flowers and greenhouse in Oswego for 32 years. He married Barbara Hettick on Oct. 27, 1972, at Oswego. She survives of the home. Other ...
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Donald Wright Lietzke
VERSAILLES, Mo. — Donald Wright Lietzke, 97, of Versailles, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born Dec. 6, 1913, in Parsons to Ferdinand Crawford and Nell (Wright) Lietzke. He graduated from Parsons High School. On Oct. 6, 1933, he married Juanita Witten Hunter. She preceded him in death. Mr. Lietzke worked for the Katy Railroad, retiring in 1975. Survivors include four sons, Jack Lietzke of L...
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Erma Louise Gough
ERIE — Erma Louise Gough, 86, of Erie died at 6:35 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul. She was born on June 14, 1925, in rural Thayer to Charlie Francis and Sibyl (Oakley) Jones. She was raised in rural Thayer and graduated from Thayer High School. On Feb. 21, 1948, she married Bobby Dean Gough at Thayer. The couple moved to Erie around 1950. She was a homemaker and worked with her daughter at Conn...
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Richard E. ‘Dick’ Weston
OSWEGO — Richard E. “Dick” Weston, 83, of Oswego died at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin following a battle with cancer. The service will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at Oswego United Methodist Church. A private burial will be at a later date.
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Hazel L. Mayfield
CHETOPA — Hazel L. Mayfield, 92, of Chetopa died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Chetopa Manor nursing home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born April 30, 1919, in Bentonville, Ark., to Charles W. and Mary M. (Holcomb) Breshears. Hazel grew up, attended school and lived in various communities within the Four States. Throughout her many working years, she found some of her most fulfilling job-related times were wh...
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Boyd Norris Mason
SEDGWICK — Boyd Norris Mason, 82, of Sedgwick died on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. He was a retired Beech Aircraft quality inspector. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Mason; two children, Denise Mason of Sedgwick and Brent Mason of Parsons; three grandchildren; and a sister, Margie Falkenberg of Wellington. The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Plymouth Congregational Church, Sedgwick. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Sedgwick. Vis...
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Robert Bailey ‘Bob’ Smith
ERIE — Robert Bailey “Bob” Smith, 89, a lifelong farmer and stockman of rural Erie, died at 1:28 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born on Dec. 15, 1921, on a farm west of St. Paul to Harry E. and Emma Jane (Bailey) Smith. He attended Mentor Grade School, was a graduate of Parsons High School and attended Parsons Junior College. In addition to farming and managing his cattle operation, he h...
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Robert Bailey ‘Bob’ Smith
ERIE — Robert Bailey “Bob” Smith, 89, a lifelong farmer and stockman of rural Erie, died at 1:28 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. His wife, Theresa (Steinbacher) Smith, survives of the home. The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Erie. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in St. Paul. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Ambrose, w...
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Flora McKee
EDNA — Flora McKee, 57, of Edna died at 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin. She had been battling cancer the past four years. Flora and her husband, Mark McKee, are owners of the Parsons Livestock Market. She was born on Nov. 24, 1953, at McPherson to Jake and Florence (Balzer) Penner. The family lived in Inman and then in Salina, where she graduated from El-Saline High School. She also attended Calgary Bible College...
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