Obituaries
Mary Margaret Birch
OVERLAND PARK — Mary Margaret Birch, 94, of Overland Park died Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She was born on May 2, 1918, in Parsons to Charles and Margaret Potts. She graduated from Parsons High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Fontbonne College in St. Louis. Mary Margaret married Walter W. Birch on Oct. 6, 1946. She was a volunteer for St. Joseph Hospital and volunteered for the Johnson County Election Board. She was an active member...
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Josephine M. Tatro
CHETOPA — Josephine M. Tatro, 93, of Chetopa died at 1:25 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Chetopa Manor nursing home.  She was born on Sept. 8, 1918, in Quinter to Adam Michael and Josephine (Bouman) Zerr.  She married Fred Kreutzer. He preceded her in death in July 1948. In 1952, she married John Tatro. He preceded her in death in August 2005. Survivors include a son, Robert Kreutzer of Garden City; a daughter, Sharon Wilson of Oswego; seven ...
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Lowell Alvin Tarver Jr.
Lowell Alvin “Boss Hoss” Tarver Jr., 78, of Parsons died at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. He was born on Aug. 19, 1933, in Parsons to Lowell Alvin Arcephus Tarver Sr. and Irene (Stephenson) Tarver. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School.  He served in the U.S. Army for two years while being stationed in Colorado Springs, Colo. He worked for the Katy Railro...
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Cindy Ann Smith
ST. PAUL — Cindy Ann Smith, 46, went to be home with her Savior early Tuesday morning, May 15, 2012, at her home in St. Paul following a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Her family was by her side and told Cindy they would see her again later. Cindy was born Sept. 21, 1965, in Parsons to Robert and Carlene (Harrison) Yarnell. The family lived in Erie during her early years and then moved to St. Paul, where she had resided since. She gra...
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Beverly Rowe
COFFEYVILLE — Beverly Rowe, 86, of Coffeyville died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Windsor Place. She was born April 24, 1926, at Kansas City, Mo., to Harold James and LeOrrel (Berkihiser) Bagby. Beverly grew up and attended school in Coffeyville, graduating from Field Kindley High School and Coffeyville Community College. In 1942, she married Robert G. Wood. They later divorced. In October 1961, she married Keith L. Rowe at Miami, Okla. Following...
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Robert J. ‘Bob’ Fredrickson
Robert J. “Bob” Fredrickson, 63, of Parsons died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Labette Health. He was born on Aug. 20, 1948, in Detroit and moved to Kansas City, Kan., in the 1950s. He attended school in Leavenworth and Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include his mother, Betsy Fredrickson; and two sisters, Peggy Sumner and Vicki Gorman, all of Kansas City, Kan. He was preceded in death by his father, Victor “Bud” Fredrickson, in 1994. The funeral liturg...
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Cindy Ann Smith
ST. PAUL — Cindy Ann Smith, 46, of St. Paul died at 6:13 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at her home following a two-year battle with cancer. Her husband, Tim Smith, survives of the home. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Erie. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery in St. Paul. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home in St. Paul. The funeral home will announce complete obitu...
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Robert J. ‘Bob’ Fredrickson
Robert J. “Bob” Fredrickson, 63, of Parsons died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Labette Health. He was born on Aug. 20, 1948, in Detroit and moved to Kansas City, Kan., in the 1950s. He attended school in Leavenworth and Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include his mother, Betsy Fredrickson; and two sisters, Peggy Sumner and Vicki Gorman, all of Kansas City, Kan. He was preceded in death by his father, Victor “Bud” Fredrickson, in 1994. The funeral liturg...
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Lowell A. Tarver
Lowell A. Tarver, 78, of Parsons died at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home will announce complete obituary details and funeral arrangements later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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Bobby Dean Markley
McCUNE — Bobby Dean Markley, 71, of McCune died at 2:50 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg following an illness. Bobby was born Jan. 18, 1941, in McCune to Johnny and Nettie (Larcom) Markley. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1958 graduate of McCune High School. On July 10, 1966, he married Carla Albertson in Parson. They later divorced. Bobby worked as a pipefitter, welder, electrician, mechanic, ...
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Norbert E. Lero
ST. PAUL — Norbert E. Lero, 87, of St. Paul died at 3:34 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012, in the emergency room at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born June 2, 1924, at Piqua to Joseph and Anna (Collins) Lero. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Paul High School. He served in the Army during World War II. He married Norene M. Beller on Jan. 27, 1950. She preceded him in death on April 7, 1991. They lived in Shawnee from 1950 un...
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Glenn E. Titsworth
TOPEKA — Glenn E. Titsworth, 86, of Topeka died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. Glenn was born in Parsons in 1926 to Columbus and Voleta  “Sibel” Titsworth. Survivors include two daughters, Deanna (Don) Gregg and Judy (Charles) Stephens; a son, Gary (Ruth) Titsworth; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dona, of 65 years; a grandson, Dale Titsworth;...
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Winnifred N. Walsh
GIRARD — Winnifred N. Walsh, 92, of Girard died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. She was born Feb. 14, 1920, near St. Paul to Luman Winiford and Laura Emmaline (Logsdon) Conner. She attended Brogan and Lone Elm schools near St. Paul and Liberty School near Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School. She married Lawrence Edward “Shorty” Walsh on Feb. 6, 1940, in Walnut. He preceded her in...
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Ladonna Rae Scott
TULSA — Ladonna Rae Scott, 78, of Tulsa, a former Parsons area resident, died at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the St. John’s Medical Center emergency room in Tulsa. She was born on March 24, 1934, at Mound Valley to Joslin and Pearl (Keesler) Stalford. She grew up on a farm east of Edna and attended country schools and Labette County Community High School, from where she graduated in 1952. She moved to Parsons and worked for Jarboe Cattl...
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Hazel G. Foster
Hazel G. Foster, 86, a longtime Parsons resident, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 6:43 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. She was born on Sept. 19, 1925, at Alpena, Ark., to Ernest and Melissa Fern (Ebersole) Hudkins. The family moved to Parsons, where she grew up and attended school. She worked several places in Parsons over the years, including Fred Ronald Manufacturing, Nichols and Lambert-Duffy Melone...
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Ladonna R. Scott
TULSA — Ladonna R. Scott, 78, of Tulsa, a former Parsons area resident, died at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at St. John’s Medical Center emergency room in Tulsa. The service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com. The funeral home w...
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Dorothy I. Jungles
Dorothy I. Jungles, 93, of Parsons, formerly of rural Dennis, died at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons. She was born Feb. 2, 1919, in rural Parsons to John and Edna (Bostlemann) Hellen. She grew up in rural Parsons and was a graduate of Parsons High School. On Sept. 8, 1938, she married John M. Jungles at the former St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Following marriage, they lived on the family farm ...
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Patricia Ann Hatch
Patricia Ann Hatch, 52, of Parsons died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home.  She was born May 25, 1959, in Indianola, Miss., to Johnny and Christine (Harges) Buck. She grew up and attended school in Indianola and was a graduate of Gentry High School there. In 1995, she moved to Parsons, where she had lived since. While living in Parsons, she earned an associate’s degree from Labette Community College and worked at the Parsons State ...
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Mary Jane Houston
CHETOPA — Mary Jane Houston, 74, of Chetopa died at 6:36 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born June 14, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., to Henry Glenn and Ruth (Durbin) Topping. She was raised in Hallowell and attended grade school there. She was a 1955 graduate of Columbus High School and a 1958 graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Okla.  In December 1983, she began her own business, Houston & Asso...
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Patricia Ann Hatch
Patricia Ann Hatch, 52, of Parsons died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home.  Following cremation, the service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. The funeral home will announce complete obituary details later. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.
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