For more information, see the Jan. 21 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.

Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis

CHETOPA—Marguarette G. Baunhofer-Davis, 91, of Chetopa, died at 3:45 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Community Bible Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.

Marguarette was born Sept. 24, 1917, in Charleston, Okla., to James Joseph and Silvia Esther (Warner) Dixon. As a young girl, she grew up and attended school there, and later moved with her family to a farm outside of Chetopa.

In the early 1960s, she was ordained as a minister in the Assembly of God. She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Chetopa, where she loved teaching Sunday school and had served as church secretary for several years. Through the years, she had pastored at churches in Columbus and Bartlett, Kan., and had held numerous revivals in various towns. She also had worked in food service at the Oswego Hospital for several years, retiring from there in 1984.

She enjoyed reading, flower gardening and yard work.

She and Lee Baunhofer were married. He preceded her in death in 1966. She and Wayne Davis were married. He preceded her in death in 1996.

Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Crumrine, Chetopa; and Mickey Bogle, Chetopa; two grandchildren, Roger Wayne Bogle and Trudi Jo Vail; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Ewers, Chetopa; and Ruth Coonley, Aurora, Ill.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Loren Dixon; and one sister, Dorothy Rupenthal.

Edna “Red” Wiseman

OSWEGO—Edna “Red” Wiseman, 53, of Oswego, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Oswego.

Memorial services will be Saturday, Jan. 24, at St Paul’s Lutheran Church with Rev. David Domanski officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with the church serving as custodian.

Edna was born Sept. 22, 1955, in Oswego, the daughter of Mandes and Delores (Jarman) Becker. She graduated from Labette County High School and Labette Community College earning a degree as an LPN.

She married Michael Dean Wiseman in 1973. Edna was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Oswego.

She is survived by a daughter, Kelli Haraughty, husband Thomas, and son Michael Anthony of Oswego; a son, Shaun Wiseman, wife Mollie, and their daughter Terra of Oswego; a sister, Eudora Evans of Oswego; three brothers, Eugene Becker of Broken Arrow, Okla.; Everett Becker of Oswego; and Edwin L. Becker of Girard; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband on March 11, 1983; a son, Tony; and a grandson, Tyler Michael Wiseman.

Mary Louise Shearer

COLUMBUS—Mary Louise Shearer, 87, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at St. John’s Maude-Norton Hospital in Columbus.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, in the Murdock Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Johnson of the Sherwin Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Park Cemetery, Columbus. Family and friends will gather at the Murdock Funeral Home an hour before services for a time of visitation.

Memorials may be made to “The Columbus Community Foundation” with the funeral home serving as custodian. A register book may be signed or condolences left at www.murdockfuneralhomes.com.

Wilma (Phillips) Welden

WICHITA—Wilma (Phillips) Welden, 88, of Wichita, Kan., and former southeast Kansas resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan.17, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday.

Wynema J. Thrasher

COLLINSVILLE, Okla.-Wynema J. Thrasher, 81, retired Welch, Okla., city clerk, died Wednesday.

No services are planned. Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, Collinsville, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.

For more information, see the Jan. 14 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.

Ora E. Davis

CHETOPA—Ora E. Davis, 92, of Chetopa, Kan., died at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home where she had resided the past two years.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9, at the Community Bible Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the Community Bible Church.

Memorials are suggested to Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.

Ora was born Aug. 12, 1916, in Seneca, Mo., to John and Cora (Mitchell) McGuirk.

She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Smithville, Mo., and an honorary member of the Community Bible Church in Chetopa. She enjoyed quilting, cooking, gardening, and dearly loved her family.

She and John Davis were married in June 1934. He preceded her in death in September 1986.

Those surviving are two daughters, Loretta Zimmerman, Welch, Okla.; and Sharon Helton, Smithville, Mo.; 18 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Louise House, Clio, Mich.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Claude McGuirk; two sisters, Alta Brown and Lorena Wilton; two sons, Jimmy and Elmer Davis; two daughters, Deloris Withrow and Cora Mobley; one grandson, Raymond Dean Davis; and one great-grandson, Christopher Brooks.

Mary Jane Rorabough

CHETOPA—Mary Jane Rorabough, 67, of Chetopa, Kan., died at 5:50 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the First Baptist Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Fly Creek Cemetery, rural Columbus. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.

Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Chetopa or the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.

Mary Jane was born May 26, 1941, in Columbus, Kan., to Orie Alfred and Elizabeth (Hartzler) Rorabough. Having had cerebral palsy since birth, she had no formal schooling, and was taught by her mother at home.

In 1977, she moved from the Welch Residential Home to the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home and had lived there since.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chetopa where she also attended the ladies church group, Global Shapers. Her relationship with her Lord was very important to her. She loved to give hugs, sing hymns and could name the page number of any song in the hymnal. She enjoyed crafts, and especially enjoyed watching Little House on the Prairie and game shows on TV.

Those surviving are a sister, Hazel Buick, Junction City, Kan.; an aunt, Willys Hartzler, Golconda, Nev.; and a host of family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.

Allen E. Barragar

PARSONS—Allen E. Barragar, 48, a lifelong resident of rural Parsons, Kan., passed away at 6:05 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo., following a courageous battle, of 15 months, with glioblastoma stage IV brain cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Parsons. Private committal services will be held in Pitkin, Colo., by the family at a future date. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.

Memorials are suggested to the American Brain Tumor Association or Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.

Allen was born Feb. 7, 1960, in Parsons, to Everett Eugene and Marilyn Joan (Wheelen) Barragar. He grew up in the Parsons area and attended schools at Lincoln Elementary, Parsons Jr. High, and was a 1978 graduate of Labette County High School inAltamont.

Following high school graduation, Allen was in business with his father and brother in B&B Construction. He then worked for Hamilton Trenching, in Parsons, before beginning his 16 year career as superintendent at Interstate Electrical Construction in Parsons.

He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Parsons, and in earlier years, served as Vice-President and drill team co-captain of the Parsons Riding Club.

He loved the outdoors and enjoyed four-wheeling in Colorado, exploring trails, hunting, boating, camping and skiing. He also coached Little League wrestling in Altamont during the early 1980s. Allen cherished spending time with his family and friends.

On April 7, 1979, he married Belinda Ann Bates at the First Baptist Church in Edna, Kansas. She survives of the home.

Additional survivors include one daughter, Brittnie Stevenson and husband Jake, Olathe; his parents, Everett and Marilyn Barragar, Golden City, Mo.; three brothers, Bruce Barragar, Parsons; Craig Barragar, Mound Valley and Brice Barragar, Manhattan; one sister, Kay Walker, Parsons; numerous nieces and nephews.

Paul and Martha Freeburg

PARSONS—Paul and Martha Freeberg of Parsons, Kan., were found dead in their home on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2009.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m,. Friday, at Carson-Wall Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to the Parsons Animal Welfare Society and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, 67357.

Excell I. McDaniel

PARSONS—Excell I. McDaniel, 85, of Parsons, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthel McDaniel Sr., on April 22, 1990.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, at New Hope Baptist Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons is in charge of arrangements.

Connie Lee Tosh

EDNA—Connie Lee Tosh, 54, of Edna, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, at Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home Chapel, Coffeyville.

Bonnie R. Boone-Hayden

PARSONS—Bonnie R. Boone-Hayden, 97, of Parsons, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at Elmhaven West nursing home in Parsons.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, 67357.

Bonnie L. Oden

PARSONS—Bonnie L. Oden, 87, of Parsons, Kan., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at the Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, with Rev. Joe Hyde officiating and Vickie Rike giving a eulogy. Burial will be in the Mound Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday.

Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church of Parsons. They may be left at or sent to the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.

Bernard John Pecha

PARSONS—Bernard John Pecha, 79, of Parsons, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at Labette Health. He had been in failing health the past several years.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Dennis, with military honors given by the Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The parish will recite the rosary at 7 p.m., Wednesday, at Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons. The family will receive friends following the rosary.

Memorials are suggested to Operation Bright Touch or the Labette Health Foundation and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, Box 942, Parsons, 67357.

Louis Conger, Jr.

PARSONS—Louis Conger, Jr., 59, of Parsons, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health in Parsons.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home at their convenience.