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DOROTHY ANNIE SESSLER (02/01/12)
Dorothy Annie Sessler, 86, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at St. Clare Meadows Care Center in Baraboo, Wis., with family at her side. Dorothy, daughter of Richard Herschel and Mabel Pearl (Richards) Coldren, was born on April 15, 1925, in Walnut Grove, Mo. She married Harold Sessler in Fort Scott, Kan., on June 15, 1944...

FRANCES L. WRATCHFORD (02/01/12)
Frances L. Wratchford, 78, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 18, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Everett Wratchford and Mable Manning Wratchford. Frances was raised on the family farm north of Hammond...

RICHARD MYERS (01/31/12)
Richard Evan (Dick) Myers, 78, of Fort Scott, died Saturday morning, Jan. 28, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Nov. 17, 1933, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Francis Evan and Dorothy Myrtle (Hand) Myers. He married Virginia Joyce Yoke Dec. 19, 1954, in Fort Scott; she survives of the home...

MARGARET M. HARPER (01/31/12)
Margaret M. Harper, 90, a resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Mercy Health Center. She was born July 21, 1921, in Prague, Okla., the daughter of John Richard Wadsack and Maggie Tharpe Wadsack. She married Harvey Harper on April 15, 1939, at Walnut, Kan. He preceded her in death on March 31, 2003...

CHESTER CARPENTER (01/31/12)
Chester Carpenter, 77, resident of Richards, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at the Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kan. He was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Deerfield, Mo., the son of Herbert Carpenter and Bessie Houk Carpenter. He was a graduate of Richards High School. ...

Melvin N. Kithcart (01/28/12)
Melvin N. Kithcart, 88, of Rich Hill, Mo., died Jan. 26, 2012, at the Willow Lane Center, Butler, Mo. Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m., at the Heuser Funeral Home with burial and military rites in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family will receive friends Sunday, 4-6 p.m., at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations to the Heartland Hospice or donors choice in care of Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill...

Chester Carpenter (01/28/12)
Chester Carpenter, 77, resident of Richards, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Paul Ernest Pitts (01/28/12)
Paul Ernest Pitts, 85, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Fort Scott Medicalodges. He was born Jan. 2, 1927, in Jerico Springs, Mo., the son of Clarence F. "Jack" Pitts and Mary Pearl Jenkins Pitts. He graduated from Arcadia High School with the class of 1944. He married Marjorie Earlene Rogers on Jan. 2, 1947, in Fort Scott...

Carolyn S. Ewing (01/28/12)
Carolyn S. Ewing, 68, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at her home in Fort Scott. She was born March 25, 1943, in Nevada, to Roy E. Jones and Lena V. Schmidt Jones. Carolyn was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1961. ...

PAUL E. PITTS (01/27/12)
Paul E. Pitts, 85, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., more recently of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Fort Scott Medicalodges. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

CAROLYN S. EWING (01/27/12)
Carolyn S. Ewing, 68, Fort Scott, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at her home in Fort Scott. Family information will be announced later. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the funeral home. You may view obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

LAWRENCE RUSSELL WRIGHT (01/27/12)
Lawrence Russell Wright, 86, of Liberty, Mo., formerly of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. His celebration of life was Saturday, Jan. 14, at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty, Mo. Russell was the son of Lawrence P. and Dessie (Hite) Wright of Uniontown, Kan. He was born on Nov. 20, 1925, in Uniontown. On Oct. 16, 1946, he married Fleta May Harper, of Petersburg, Kan., in Fort Scott...

JERRY EUGENE YUILLE (01/24/12)
Jerry Eugene Yuille, 63, of Kansas City, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at his home. Jerry's wishes were to be cremated. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Prescott Cemetery, Prescott, Kan. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Jerry Yuille Memorial Fund c/o the funeral home...

WILBUR KELLOGG (01/24/12)
Wilbur Kellogg, 88, of rural Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Feb. 8, 1923, near Richards, Mo., the son of Ray Irving and Nellie Mae Debus Kellogg. He married Pearl O'Dell Feb. 20, 1943, in Nevada, Mo. She preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 1995...

LELA MAE WITT (01/24/12)
Lela Mae Witt, 95, former resident of Cavalry Crossing Apartments, and more recently of Guest Home Estates, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Mercy Health Center. She was born March 15, 1916, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Thomas C. McGrew and Maude Mae Carson McGrew...

DEBBRA ANN WEBER (01/24/12)
Debbra Ann Weber, 37, a resident of LaHarpe, Kan., died unexpectedly, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital, in Iola, Kan. She was born Oct. 7, 1974, at Iola, the daughter of Wilbur Morrison and Carolyn Stewart Morrison. She grew up in the area northeast of Moran, attending grade school in Moran before going to high school in Iola, graduating in 1993. ...

Betty Lou Maffett (01/21/12)
Betty Lou Maffett, 74, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Bronaugh, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Moundville, Mo., to John F. Saathoff and Ruth I. Carr Saathoff. She was married April 10, 1955, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Earl R. Maffett and he preceded her in death Aug. 2, 2006...

Edna Mae Jordan (01/21/12)
Edna Mae Jordan, 92, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Wichita, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at the College Hill Nursing Home in Wichita, Kan. She was born Nov. 3, 1919, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Percy Salisbury and Hazel B. Jordan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1938. She worked as a hotel maid in Fort Scott. Edna loved to read. She was a member of the Mt. Olive Church of God in Christ and greatly enjoyed teaching Sunday school...

Joy McKenzie (01/21/12)
Joy McKenzie, 75, Nevada, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was born April 4, 1936, in Rich Hill, Mo., to Aubrey Loren Reed and Nora Ruth Wheeler Reed. She was married Aug. 11, 1955, in Nevada, Mo., to Clinton McKenzie and he survives of the home...

Lela Mae Witt (01/21/12)
Lela Mae Witt, 95, a former resident of Cavalry Crossing Apartments and more recently of Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Lela Mae Witt will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Grace Maxine Nelson (01/21/12)
Grace Maxine Nelson, 96, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born on March 10, 1915, in Nevada, to Frank Albert Taylor and Mamie Inez Seaver Taylor. She married R.B. Allen on Nov. 28, 1932, and he preceded her in death on April 8, 1988. She later married Paul Nelson on Dec. 13, 1996, in Arizona, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 8, 2001...

DOROTHY FRY (01/20/12)
Dorothy Christine Fry, 55, of Fort Scott passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, 2012, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Aug. 26, 1955, in Albuquerque, N.M., the daughter of Elgie and Wilma Christine (Gardner) Sprague. Dorothy graduated from Girard High School in 1973. She married Bill Fry Sr. July 31, 1983, in Walnut, Kan. He survives of the home...

HARRY LELAND SELLERS (01/20/12)
Harry Leland Sellers, 84, of Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday morning Jan. 18, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 3, 1927, in Centerville, Kan., the son of Paul Laverne and Alberta (Downey) Sellers. He married Betty Faye Flora June 12, 1948, in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death July 8, 1986. He married Priscilla Isaac May 16, 1992, in Fort Scott, and she survives of the home...

LEWIS M. LYLES (01/20/12)
Funeral services celebrating the life of Lewis M. Lyles, 84, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel, Shreveport, La. Brother Gary Boswell, senior minister of Westview Christian Church, will be officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Park West Cemetery...

DOROTHY CHRISTINE FRY (01/19/12)
Dorothy Christine Fry, 55, of Fort Scott passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, 2012, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

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