Author: Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home

Melvin J. Gossard, 94, longtime resident of Altamont, Kansas, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons.

David A. Pape, Jr., 51, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at his home.

Fredrick E. Vail, 70, of rural Edna, passed away the morning of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his home.

Robert Valverde, 63, of Parsons, passed away at the evening of Friday, June 17, 2022, at his home.

Our community lost one of its most impactful women on June 18, 2022, when Bernadette Arlene Coomes, 61, passed away in Girard, Kansas.

Sharon L. Conner, 66, of Parsons, passed away at 5:13 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Freeman Health in Joplin. 

Kinnina S. Smith, 25, of Parsons, passed away at 10:10 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Freeman Health in Joplin.

Oliver M. Redmond, Jr. , 58, of Parsons, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 13, 2022 at his home.

Anita L. Noble, 76, of Moreland, Georgia, and formerly of rural Bartlett, passed away the evening of Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Piedmont-Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Georgia.

Jessie M. “Lulu” Winn, 64, of Parsons, passed away at 3:18 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi ER in Pittsburg.

Vernon “Butch” Altenburger, 69, of Parsons, passed away the evening of Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waldron, Arkansas.

Betty J. Gearhiser, 88, of Parsons, peacefully passed away in her sleep the morning of Monday, June 6, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Parsons.

Jennifer L. Thompson, 31, of Parsons, passed away the evening of Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Parsons.

Donald G. “Don” Mourning, 85, of Altamont, passed away at 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.

John C. Davis, 76, of Parsons, passed away at 3:34 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Labette Health.

Faye N. Molitor, 93, of Parsons and former longtime Chetopa resident, passed away at 2:40 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2022, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home.

Byron W. “B.J.” Curtis, II, 47, of Parsons, passed away at 12:35 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2022, at his home.

Natalie K. Alumbaugh, 56, of Edna, passed away at 8:47 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Labette Health ER.

Gus Autem, 85, of Parsons, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home.

Gwendolyn C. Smith, 81, of Chetopa, passed away at 4:05 a.m., Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Higher Call Nursing Center in Quapaw, Oklahoma.

Wilma L. Kimrey, 95, of Parsons, passed away at 8:14 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Labette Health.

Bonnie A. Curtis, 73, of Parsons, passed away at Labette Health on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Dorothy Y. Misener, 89, of Parsons, passed away at 6:55 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Elm Haven East Nursing Home in Parsons.

Walter Douglas “Jack” Smith, 96, of Platte City, Missouri, passed away the afternoon of Friday, May 6, 2022.