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Obituary Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Brazee Elizabeth May “Betty” (Parrish) Brazee, Overland Park, passed away Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park at the age of 100. Betty was born Feb. 4, 1916, in Fort Scott, to Harry Ellsworth and America Jane “Meckie” (Baker) Parrish. She studied piano as a child and was an accomplished pianist, as well as a string bassist in Elizabeth high school. Betty graduated from ‘Betty’ Brazee Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College. She received a bachelor’s degree in home economics and education from Kansas State University, completed a post-graduate Smith-Hughes Fellowship. She was a Life Loyal member of Tri Delta Sorority. She then taught home economics in Deerfield and Miltonvale. While at K-State, she met John Emerson Brazee of Iola, and they married on Sept. 3, 1939 at her parent’s home in Fort Scott. To this union were born four children: Elizabeth Jane “Betsy,” John Emerson Jr., Susan Parrish and James William. John and Betty lived in Chicago and then built a home in West Des Moines, Iowa, where they lived until John was drafted during World War ll. Betty followed John to Macon, Ga., but returned to Fort Scott to teach home ec and music, when John was deployed to England. Following World War ll, they returned to their home in West Des Moines, and then moved to St. Louis in 1950. In 1957, the family moved to Ormond Beach, Fla., hoping a move to a warmer climate would be beneficial for John’s health, but that was not the case, and they returned to St. Louis. She remained a member of Kirkwood United Methodist Church for over 65 years. Betty and John loved to travel by car and train, and took their family often. Trips to Michigan, Santa Fe, the East Coast, California, Estes Park (numerous times), and a train trip through Mexico to Mexico City were just some of the adventures they planned for their family. She was a “stay-athome” mom for her children, but not really, as it seems she was always in her car taking one of them to some kind of activity — dance lessons, swim lessons, piano lessons, horseback riding, cello lessons, sports team practices, clarinet lessons, summer day camps and much, much more. She taught herself to drive at age 11, and drove over 80 years without an accident or traffic ticket. After John’s retirement, Betty and John began spending winters in Texas or Arizona, and eventually bought a home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Following John’s death in 1988, Betty continued to live in Scottsdale, but later also bought a home in Overland Park, to be closer to her family. Most recently, she had been a resident of Brookdale-Overland Park Assisted Living. She enjoyed many adventures with her children, including trips to Hawaii with Susan and Larry, and an entire summer spent in Alaska with Susan and Larry, Betsy and Don, and two of her granddaughters, Amy Wright and Cory Brazee. When she was 93, she took a trip to the Canadian Rockies with Don and Betsy, and rafted down the Bow River. She continued to travel with Don and Betsy in their RV, to Colorado and to and from Bellingham, Wash., and Phoenix, Ariz., until she moved to Brookdale. Betty loved the mountains, but also western Kansas, where she could gaze “as far as the eye can see.” She enjoyed reading and watching golf on TV. She loved animals, and over the years, she and her children had several beloved dogs and cats. She loved the color pink and flowers, especially pink roses, so her family always knew what to bring her to give her joy. But most of all, she loved family, and family birthday parties and reunions, which gave her chances to visit often with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews whom she adored. Betty was preceded in death by her husband John; a son, John Emerson Jr.; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Marie Brazee; two nephews, Roger Alan Parrish and John Edward “Ted” Parrish; her parents; and a brother, Donald Baker Parrish. Betty is survived by an extended loving family including: Daughters: Elizabeth Jane “Betsy” Wright and husband Don of Overland Park and Susan Tucker and husband Larry of Stilwell; A son: James William Brazee and wife Sallie of St. Louis; Nine grandchildren: Cheryl Wright Picolet and husband Jon of Santa Fe, N.M., Shanna Wright Ziegler and husband Tom of Perry, Amy Elizabeth Wright of Overland Park, Emerson “Andy” Brazee of Bonner Springs, John Cuinn, Calloway James “CJ” and Conan Paul “Clancy” Brazee of Lawrence, Coralyn Brazee Peirson and husband Jeremy of Studio City, Calif., and Hannah Brazee Gregory and husband Kyle of Gardner, Maine; Seven great-grandchildren: Matt Picolet and wife Jessica of Tescott, Erin Picolet of Mill Creek, Wash., Michael Picolet of Bellingham, Wash., Lauren and Emily Peirson of Studio City and Camden and Ethan Gregory of Gardner, Maine. One great-great-granddaughter: Kaylee Lynn Picolet of Tescott; Her brother: John Dougherty Parrish and wife Amy of Richfield, Minn.; And six nieces and nephews, and their 14 children and grandchildren: Robert Parrish and wife Anne of O’Fallon, Ill., Joan Parrish Adams and husband Steve of Montgomery, Ala., Amy Sue Parrish-Etheridge and husband Craig of Cambridge, Mass., Molly Parrish of Denver, Colo., Nancy Parrish Kehrli and husband Bud of Middleton, Wisc., and Ted’s widow, Denise Vinger Parrish of Eden Prairie, Minn. Funeral services are at 1:30 p.m. Friday with visitation starting at 1 o’clock at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Iola.

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Youngster hurt, driver arrested in wreck A 12-year-old Yates Center boy was injured and a semitruck driver arrested Monday afternoon following an accident in which the truck struck a school bus in rural Woodson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Ethan Clay, 12, was transported to Coffey County

Hospital following the accident. A Woodson County Sheriff ’s Department report said the youngster was treated and released. The accident occurred when the bus, driven by James O. Tracy, 67, Virgil, was turning left onto Indian Road from U.S. 54, about

four miles west of Yates Center, was struck by the semi driven by Pamela L. Carter, 54, Gainesville, Mo. Troopers said Carter was attempting to pass the bus on the right when the accident occurred. Eight other passengers on board the bus, as well as the driver,

were uninjured. Carter also was unhurt. Woodson County deputies, as well as ambulance crews and firefighters were called to the scene. There, Carter was arrested for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, deputies said.

William A. Doolittle, 41, LaHarpe, Wednesday for suspicion of domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Tracy L. Thompson, 51, rural Moran, was arrested following a traffic stop Wednesday after deputies learned he was wanted on a warrant out of Osage County for failing to appear in court to respond to alleged drunken-driving charges. Molly E. Wilson, 33, Yates Center, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant alleging she possessed stolen property, deputies said. John R. Hannum, 24, Gas, was arrested Wednesday on a probation revocation warrant. Deputies arrested Robert L. Earleywine, 33, Humboldt, on Wednesday for allegations he violated the Offender Registration Act.

Ben A. Converse, 36, rural Iola, was arrested Monday for a warrant related to failing to appear in court to answer a charge of fishing without a license, deputies said. Madeline N. Pace, 19, LaHarpe, was arrested Sunday on a probation revocation warrant, deputies said. Deputies arrested Francisco MorenoJimeniz, 25, Tulsa, following a traffic stop two miles northeast of Iola Saturday for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute the drug, drug paraphernalia, no driver’s license and no drug tax stamp. Dawaun R. Walls, 33, Chanute, was arrested Friday following a traffic stop three miles southeast of Humboldt for suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police reports Search leads to five arrests A pair of search warrants led to three arrests Sept. 20 near Piqua, Woodson County sheriff ’s deputies reported today. The arrests came after deputies spotted Zachary Lampe at a residence just west of Piqua. Lampe was wanted on warrants out of Woodson County District Court for probation violation charges, deputies said. When the house’s occupants failed to respond to a deputy at the door, a search warrant was obtained in order to enter the home. Lampe quickly was located and arrested. Officers then obtained a second search

warrant, which led to the arrests of Francis Lampe and Pearl Lampe, for suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute the drug, no drug tax stamp, possessing other illegal substances and criminal use of a weapon. Stormy Reed and Aaron Boudreaux, meanwhile, were arrested for suspicion of possessing marijuana, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Deputies also are requesting Zachary Lampe be charged with possessing marijuana, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

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Session is Friday Sofie Alexander, office manager for the Community Health Center’s physician and dental offices, will be the featured speaker Friday at See, Hear Iola. The 10 a.m. session features monthly updates about city, com-

mercial, and real estate news. The forum is at the New Community Building at Riverside Park and is open to the public. The session also is rebroadcast on Iola’s public access television channel.

Commuter train crashes HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A commuter train from New York barreled into a New Jersey rail station during this morning’s rush hour, killing at least one and injuring hundreds. Witnesses reported seeing one woman trapped under concrete and many people bleeding. TV footage and photos from the scene show damage to the rail car and extensive structural damage to the Hoboken station. Images on social media show a train that appears to have gone through the bumper stop at the end of a track. “The next thing I know, we are plowing through the platform,” passenger Bhagyesh Shah told NBC New York. “It was for a couple seconds, but it felt like an eternity.” Nancy Bido, a passenger on the train, told WNBC-TV in New York that the train didn’t slow as it pulled into the station. “It just never stopped. It was going really fast and the terminal was basically the brake for the train,” she said. The train was crowded, particularly the first two cars, because they make for an easy exit into the Hoboken

station and onto the PATH train. Passengers in the second car broke the emergency windows to get out. “I saw a woman pinned under concrete,” Shah told NBC New York. “A lot of people were bleeding; one guy was crying.” New Jersey Transit spokeswoman Jennifer Nelson said on Fox News that there are multiple injuries, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many or how serious. She said about 250 passengers are usually on board the train around this time. The train came to a halt in a covered area between the station’s indoor waiting area and the platform. A metal structure covering the area collapsed. “It simply did not stop,” WFAN anchor John Minko, who witnessed the crash, told 1010 WINS. “It went right through the barriers and into the reception area.” The train had left Spring Valley, New York, at 7:23 a.m. and crashed into Hoboken Terminal at 8:45 a.m., said NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder. She said authorities are investigating what might have caused the train to crash.

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