For more information, see the Feb. 10, 2010, issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at www.taylornews.org/lba.

Clara M. Nichols

OSWEGO—Clara M. Nichols, 94, of Oswego, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Grace Living Center Jenks, Okla.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, at Murdock Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Heflin, Labette Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Oswego Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time. Online condolences may be left at murdockfuneralhomes.com.

Murdock Funeral Home, Oswego, is in charge of arrangements.

Clara was born Aug. 10, 1917, in Choctaw, Okla., the daughter of Clyde and Minnie (White) Lewellen.

On Nov. 30, 1936, she married Ralph H. Nichols. He preceded her in death.

Clara moved to Oswego in 1945, where she made her home until 2007. Due to health problems, she moved to Tulsa, Okla., to live with her daughter. In 2008, her health necessitated a move to Grace Living Center in Jenks. She was retired from the Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons, Kan.
Clara was famous for her wonderful cooking, especially chicken and noodles and her delicious pecan pie. She always had a big garden and loved to pick up pecans. She will be missed by her family and friends.

Survivors include her grandsons, Ralph Bilyeu and wife Brandi, Orlando, Fla.; Brett Bilyeu and wife Janet, Tulsa, Okla.; two great-granddaughters, Bryne and Kayla; two sisters, Dollie Henson, Choctaw, Okla.; and Lavern Tracy, Tulsa; a brother-in-law, Bud Tracy, Tulsa; and a sister-in-law, Norma Lewellen, Oswego; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of long-time friends.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Betty Bilyeu; and her son-in-law, Oscar Bilyeu; a sister, Leota Henson; and a brother, Albert Lewellen.

Ruth E. Hornback

PARSONS—Ruth  E. Hornback, 95, longtime Parsons, Kan., resident, and former Labette County Register of Deeds, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Cherryvale Care Center in Cherryvale.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. They may be left at or sent to the funeral home at Box 942, Parsons, KS  67357.

Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.

Mildred Brooks

PARSONS—Mildred Brooks, 89, of Parsons, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She had been in failing health the past few weeks.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to either Presbyterian Manor or First Christian Church.

Cleora “Maxine” Womack

OSWEGO—Cleora “Maxine” Womack, 90, of Oswego, Kan., and currently a resident of Chetopa Manor, Chetopa, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.

Services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Miami, Okla. Burial will be in Glen Abbey Cemetery, Miami. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Cooper-Althouse Funeral Home, Miami.

Robert L. “Smokey” Stover

PARSONS—Robert L. “Smokey” Stover, 68, of Parsons, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health.

The body has been cremated. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Care of Kansas and may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.

George Daniel “Dan” Homan

COLUMBUS—George Daniel “Dan” Homan, 58, of Columbus, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at his home following a long illness.

A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Park Cemetery in Columbus with elders Wayne Dobkins and Don Johnson officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion of Columbus.

Memorials are suggested to St. John’s Hospice and may be left at or mailed to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 S. East Ave., Columbus, 66725.

Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com.

Margaret C. Depee

MOLINE, Ill.—Margaret C. Depee, 92, formerly of Parsons, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Rosewood Care Center in Moline, Ill.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, at First Christian Church in Parsons. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery near Erie. The family will receive friends an hour before the service at the church.

Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 112 N. 26th St., Parsons, 67357.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.wallfuneralservices.com.

Pearl Coon

LIVERMORE, Calif.—Pearl Coon, 93, of Livermore, Calif., a former longtime Parsons, Kan., resident, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Livermore.

Cremation has taken place. Further obituary details will be announced.

The Callaghan Mortuary and Livermore Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Penny Sturgeon

PARSONS—Penny Sturgeon, 53, of Parsons, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in the emergency room of Labette Health.

Complete obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by Carson-Wall Funeral Home.

Nellie Mae Journot

PARSONS—Nellie Mae Journot, 94, of Parsons, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Elmhaven West.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., Friday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The rosary will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons, where the family will receive friends immediately following.

Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick School Endowment Fund and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, 67357.

Complete obituary details will be announced.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.

José “Joe” Hernandez

PARSONS—José “Joe” Hernandez, 85, of Parsons, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at his home. He had been in failing health.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons where the family will receive friends immediately following.

Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick’s School Endowment Fund or Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.

Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com.