Obituaries

Doris Mae Williams, age 93, a longtime resident of Redfield, Kan., passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Country Place Senior Living Facility in Fort Scott. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Woods Cemetery at Redfield. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel...

Linda Moore, 67, of Redfield, passed away early Thursday morning, June 10, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Rufus Lee Cobb, born Aug. 1950, died June 2021. He was 70 years old. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. He was a long haul truck driver for 28 years, but is fondly remembered for his love of fishing and hunting...

Aren Wayne Goodall, age 20, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 as the result of an accident. Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church from 6 p.m. to service time. Contributions are suggested to the Aren Goodall Memorial Fund, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, Kansas 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Norman James “Shorty” Spencer, age 92, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Prescott, Ariz., passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, in Arizona. He was born May 2, 1929, in Attica, N.Y., the son of Harold Spencer and Elsie Hanner Spencer. ...

Eloise Evonne Frisbie Robbins, formerly of Belton, Mo., passed away peacefully Oct. 27, 2020, in Freeman, Mo., at the home she shared with her daughter Jessie and son-in-law Terry Carter. Mrs. Robbins was a month shy of her 90th birthday, Nov. 24. Born in Gallup, N.M., in 1930, “Ellie” was the first child and only daughter of Letha L. ...

Shannon Christopher Meek, 48, Deerfield, Mo., loving husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Shannon was born Dec. 27, 1972, in Nevada, Mo., to Christopher Eugene and Cathy Jo (Schulz) Meek. He graduated Nevada High School in 1991 and attended Fort Scott Community College where he received his degree as a Registered Nurse...

Billy Wayne Heyer, age 41 of Mapleton, Kan., passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Billy was born the son of Orville Wayne Heyer and Beverly Jean Parr on July 27, 1979 in Warrensburg, Mo. Billy enjoyed ranch rodeos, horses, cattle, swimming, fishing, barbeques, bonfires and hanging out with friends and family...

Edward "Bullfrog" William Theel Sr., age 53, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away, Monday, May 31, 2021. Celebration of Life will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021 at The Swan Room, 209 N. Broadway, La Cygne, Kan. Contributions to the Edward Theel Sr. memorial fund can be sent to Schneider Funeral Homem P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Bonnie Gean Troll (nee Beasley) died peacefully at home on June 2, 2021. She was 85 years old. Waiting for her in heaven was her beloved husband, Red. They are finally reunited after 65 years of marriage. Bonnie was born on Jan. 16, 1936 in Dyersburg, Tenn. ...

Jan Ellen Tate, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 2, 1955, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Lewis Allen Dare and Virginia Bolinger Dare. Jan was raised on the family farm where she learned to love the land and country living. ...

Kevin G. Howard "Bear," age 50, of Gas, Kan., passed away May 25, 2021, at his home. Kevin was born June 19, 1970 in Iola, Kan., to Clark Alan Howard and Shirley Mae (Pollet) Allen. Kevin attended school in Pleasanton, Kan., and graduated with the class of 1989. ...

Dwayne Allen Broyles, 73, Blue Mound, Kan., died on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. Dwayne was born Oct. 16, 1947 to Allen Elbert and Wilma Ferrel (Hull) Broyles. He graduated from Blue Mound High School with the Class of 1965. ...

William E. Winship, 83, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. Services were held on Wednesday, June 26, 2021. The full obituary can found at www.porterfuneralhome.com

Betty Jo Messer, 86, of Fulton, Kan., passed away Wednesday evening, May 26, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was a current resident of A Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott. She was born Sep. 10, 1934, in Linn County, Kan., the daughter of Chester W. and Mary Elizabeth (Hines) Shafer. She married Merlin Boyd Messer on Sept. 14, 1952, in Fulton, Kan. He preceded her in death March 8, 2014...

Laura Marie Steele, 91, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Frank Allen “Bert” Wallen and Inga Marie (Ekstedt) Wallen. She had eight older brothers and was the last of her family, with the exception of two nieces, Teresa Wallen of Pittsburg, Kan., and Mary Kay Easton of Lexington, Ky...

Marvin Dean Nahon, Jr., 65, of Fulton, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at his home. He was born Feb. 22, 1956, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Marvin Dean Nahon Sr. and Gloria Jean (Cabodie) Nahon. He married Teresa Ames June 20, 1994, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she survives of the home...

James R. McNeley, 89, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 8, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center. He was born Dec. 30, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Loren “Bud” and Alice (Cotter) McNeley. He married Madelyn Picht on Dec. 26, 1953, in the Presbyterian Church parlor. She preceded him in death Jan. 24, 2011...

Ronald Wilmot Bolin, Sr., age 67, resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his home. He was born on Sept. 9, 1953, in Fort Scott, the son of Wilmot “Sandy” Bolin and Mildred Barrett Bolin. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. Ron worked his entire life as a mechanic and salvage yard owner. ...

Martha Ann Callow, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 11, 1928, the daughter of William Everett Beetner and Alberta Martha Shoemaker Beetner. Martha Ann graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1945 and went on to graduate from the Fort Scott Junior College in 1946. Prior to her marriage, she taught at a rural grade school and later worked at Montgomery Ward...

Linda Kay Jones Weiner, 78, of Raleigh, N.C. and formerly of Fort Scott, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Linda was born on Feb. 3,1943 and was raised in Fort Scott by her grandmother Eunice S. Hill and step-grandfather, Carl F. Hill, a partner in Hill Lumber Company with his two brothers Grover and John. They have preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was Wesley J. Erwin, her second husband, who helped raise her son Michael, and her brother Jimmy J. Jones...

Linda Kay Jones Weiner passed away in Raleigh, N.C. on April 27, 2021. She was 78 years old. Linda was born Feb. 3, 1943, and raised by her grandmother and step-grandfather, Eunice S. Hill and Carl F. Hill in Fort Scott. They preceded her in death. Also proceeding her in death was her brother, Jimmie J. Jones and her second husband, Wesley J. Erwin, who helped her raise her son, Michael, in St. Charles, Mo...

Peggy LaVonne Davis, age 85, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, May 17, 2021, at her home. She was born February 12, 1936, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Raymond and Florence Wyckoff Mason. She married Ralph Davis on Aug. 7, 1955. Peggy worked for the Western Insurance Company and as the homemaker of her family. She was a member of the First Church of God where she worked in Women’s Ministry and helped serve many funeral dinners...

Ludella Hoggatt, 77, met her Savior and joined her husband on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Ludella was born to Lonnie and Alta Webb on Dec. 7, 1943 in Bremerton, Wash. The family moved to Fort Scott six months later. Ludella attended all schools in Fort Scott and was a member of International Order of the Rainbow for Girls and a member of the St. John’s United Methodist Church...

Fred Marvin Helm, 96, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Paola and Kansas City, Kan., died Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 30, 1924 at Miles, Okla., the fifth of eight children of Isaac and Lillie Mae (Moulder) Helm...

Sarrah Carolyn Findley, 82, Grove, Okla., passed away May 15, 2021 at Integris Grove Hospital. She was born on March 16, 1939 in Vernon County, Mo., to the late Elmer Titus and Josephine Bowen Titus. In addition to her parents, Sarrah was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Titus; and a son-in-law, Richard “Dick” Owen Fowler II...

Evelyn Mae Strother, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, May 14, 2021, at the home of her daughter. She was born July 14, 1928, in Erie, Kan., the daughter of Elmer Otis “Bill” Stephens and Velma Vance Stephens. She graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1946. She married Harvey Shepard in 1946. They had three children and later divorced. She then married Kenneth Strother in 1973...

Gilbert Wayne Niemeir, 73, of Camden, Ark., went peacefully to be with our Lord God on Friday, April 30, 2021, He was born June 17, 1947 to Glen Wayne and Ruby Fay (McCracken) Niemier in Fort Scott, Kan. Gil, as known by his family and friends, is survived by Linda, his wife of 45 years; a brother, Douglas Niemeir (Diana) and two sisters, Glenda Lalman (Bill) and Carol Ruble (Dan), all of Fort Scott, Kan.; son Daniel Niemeir, Muscatine, Iowa; daughter Patricia Galimi (James), Canal Winchester, Ohio; stepson Carl Kitchens, Camden, Ark.; grandchildren Jacob Niemeir, Muscatine, Iowa; Katelynn Kaufmann, Wilton, Iowa; Rachael Kendall, Girard, Kan.; Mitchel Kendall, Rock Island, Ill.; Suzanne and Destiny Kitchens, Camden, Ark.; great-grandchildren Emma Kendall, Connor Mathews and Frankie Kendall of Girard, Kan., and Bowden Carrington, Camden, Ark. ...

On May 4, 2021, the curtains closed on the life of John Phillip “Phil” Hammons after being on life’s stage for 77 years with his quick wit, his roaring laughter, and his irrepressible personality. The world was graced with Phil’s presence on March 23, 1944 in Fort Scott, Kan., the second son of Carol and Paul Hammons, brother to Stephen Carson. He was best described by his sainted mother Carol...”He’s never been quite right.”...

Wayne Anthony Goebel, age 53, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday May 7, 2021. He was born on Jan. 19, 1968 in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Gary and Eva Alumbaugh Goebel. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School in the Class of 1986. ...

Stacey Lynn Hauck of Frontenac, Kan., passed away on May 6, 2021 and went home to her Heavenly father, after fighting valiantly with ALS for three years. Stacey was born on July 19, 1954 in Olathe, Kan., to Joseph D. Wilson and Charlyne Louise Wilson. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1972 and married Larry Hall. They had two daughters: Sherise Snider and Sarah Hall...

Laney Amber (Metcalf Wilkins) Miller, 29, Nevada, Mo., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Laney was born in El Dorado Springs, Mo., on March 8, 1992 to Lisa Wilkins and John F. Metcalf. When Laney was six months old her father passed away. ...

John Phillip “Phil” Hammons, 77, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021, at his home. Following cremation, services are scheduled for Friday, May 21, 2021, at 11 a.m., under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. A complete obituary will be available soon...

Gloria Delonia Luker, age 87, of Uniontown, Kan., died Friday, May 7, 2021, at Moran Manor in Moran, Kan. She was born Feb 21, 1934, in Troy, Ala., the daughter of J.P. Colquitt and Lillie B. Griggs Colquitt. Gloria spent her childhood years in Troy, graduating from high school in 1953. She married Eldon D. Luker on April 7, 1955, in Troy. They made their home in Uniontown, working together on the farm...

Jeffrey Morrison Gregory, 66, passed away peacefully April 29, 2021 at his home in Springfield, Mo. Jeff was born Jan. 14, 1955 to Joe and Janet Gregory in Fort Scott. After graduating from Fort Scott High School in 1973, he went on to graduate from the University of Kansas in 1978 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He spent the majority of his career as a pharmacist, for years in Hollywood, Calif., and then Springfield, Mo...

John Phillip “Phil” Hammons, 77, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021, at his home. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Linda Kay Weiner, 78, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 27, 2021. Arrangements and a complete obituary will be provided later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Cleo Margarete Cagle, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott. She was born Sept. 15, 1937, in Greenfield, Mo., the daughter of Frank Pierce and Cecil Witt Pierce. She married Richard Cagle on Dec. 25, 1953, at Filley, Mo. Cleo was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed quilting and embroidery and was always in the mood for a cup of coffee...

Lloyd Eugene McGee, Jr., age 70, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021. A graveside memorial service at Fort Scott National Cemetery will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Contributions are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Barbara Sue Smith Michael, age 76, of Blue Mound, Kan., died Feb. 2, 2021. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunny Slope Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share of Linn County, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Family and friends may leave on-line condolences at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

David Wayne Carpenter, 62, Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a brief unexpected illness. David was born Aug. 8, 1958 in Nevada, Mo., to David Walter and Wilma Lou (Wyckoff) Carpenter...

Ramona Mae Saxer, age 81, a resident of Richmond, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born May 24, 1939, in Zenith, Kan., the only daughter of Clair Keesling and Bernice Beltz Keesling. ...

Russell Pippin, age 88, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday April 26, 2021. a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Osawatomie Cemetery. ...

Gerald Ray Fairbanks, age 84 of Hume, Mo., passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, April 26, 2021, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. ...

Jeanine Wyatt, age 61, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 30, 1959, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Clark D. Holt and Jean Feagins Holt. She married David Joe Wyatt on June 19, 1978, at Cañon City, Colo. ...

Otis Wayne Atkins of Nixa, Mo., passed away peacefully on April 15, 2021, surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren. Wayne was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 11, 1944, to Ola Wilma Owens and Otis F. Atkins. He had one sister, Coleen Leavel. Wayne attended public schools and graduated from Appleton City High School in Appleton City, Mo., in 1961...

Floyd Arthur Holmes (or Arthur Floyd Holmes, it was never clear which) passed away peacefully at his residence at Grandwood Assisted Living in Grove, Okla., on Feb. 13, 2021. A memorial graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Holmes Cemetery. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

John William Woodburn, 76, died March 7, 2021 in Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m. at the Pleasanton Cemetery in Pleasanton, Kan., under the direction of Schneider Funeral Home. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the National Parks Foundation or The American Cancer Society in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075...

Ervin Aaron Dill, age 94, earned his Victory, entering the presence of Jesus at 12:14 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2021, at a family home following a short illness. Ervin was born Dec. 31, 1926 in Columbus, Kan., to Harrison L. Dill and Effie Edith (Griffin) Dill. ...