Obituaries

Jack Avery “Babe” Young, age 90, a resident of Leawood, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at the Glenwood Village in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Jan. 17, 1929, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Jack Young and Geneva Wollard Young. He graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1945. ...

Donald Verne Cummings, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to his heavenly reward Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Don was born June 19, 1937, in Fort Scott at the old Mercy Hospital to Paul Verne and Delta Armour Cummings. ...

Glen Alexander Pearson, Jr., 3-day old son of Glen Pearson, Sr., and Shelby Brown, of Iola, Kan., passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the Allen County Hospital Emergency Room in Iola, Kan. He was born Nov. 23, 2019, at Pittsburg, Kan...

Arlen Lewis Rochat, 64, passed away Nov. 23, 2019. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29 at Broadway Mortuary with a funeral service at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30 at Central Christian Church-Chapel. He was preceded in death by parents, Glen and Louise Rochat. Survivors include wife, Janet (Elbrader) Rochat; children, Scott, Katelyn, and Matthew; sister, Glenda (Paul) Elliott; and brother, Alan...

Dorothy Louise Newton, age 77, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 at her home. A gathering to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to St. Jude's Children Hospital or Wounded Warrior Project, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Marcella R. Timmins, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at the Medicalodge of Frontenac, Kan. She was born Nov. 23, 1929, in Anamoose, N.D., the daughter of William C. Roufs and Josephine Hanenburg Roufs. Marcella graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1948. ...

Rodger Morris Quick, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 17, 2019, at his home after a long battle with heart disease. He was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Fort Scott, the son of Morris David and Ethel Delma (VanDyke) Quick. ...

Austin Colwell Holeman passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Colwell was 92. He had suffered numerous health issues in his last months and it was time for God to call him home. Colwell was born in a farmhouse northwest of Bronson, Kan., and was a lifelong farmer and stockman in the Bronson area. ...

Kenneth “Kenny” Dean Monroe, age 34, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Dec. 28, 1984, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Charles Monroe and Lori Culp. Kenny was a devoted father who thought the world of his three children. ...

Sylva Alletie Jenkins, age 87, a resident of rural Blue Mound, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 at her home. She was born July 13, 1932 with a twin sister Sarah, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Erma (Cooper) and James Hawkins. Sylva met George Barker Jenkins, Jr. ...

Debra Lavaughn Reinecker, age 62, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at her home. She was born April 3, 1957, in Anaheim, Calif., the daughter of Dale and Donna Smith. Debbie married Joseph P. Reinecker on Dec. 2, 1995, at the Community Christian Church in Fort Scott. She had worked as a CNA for area nursing homes for 20 years. She had also worked for Walmart...

Elizabeth Gertrude “Liz” Meyer, 78, of Fort Scott passed away Friday evening, Nov. 8, 2019 near Topeka, Kan. Arrangements are provided by Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home of Fort Scott with a public celebration of Liz’s life scheduled at Fort Scott Presbyterian Church, 306 South Crawford Street, on Saturday, November 16, at 11:00 A.M. The family will join for a private farewell service at Lake George, New York, next Summer. In lieu of flowers, Liz would be thankful for contributions made to P.E.O.’s own Cottey College, Nevada, MO.

James Richard Norman, 66, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at his home in Winfield, Kan. He was born Oct. 27, 1952 in Fort Scott, the son of Freeman and Inez (Kynard) Norman. James was a graduate of Fort Scott High School with the class of 1971. ...

Willis “Hugh” Irvin, 99, of Fort Scott, formerly of Rogers, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at his home in Presbyterian Village. He was born in Siloam Springs, Ark., Feb. 10, 1920, the son of Herbert and Hope (Swayze) Irvin. On June 19, 1945, Hugh married Mary Agnes Barrett in San Francisco, Calif., where they had met on a blind date...

Sharon “Sharry” Ann (Martin) Rains, 72, of Fort Scott, passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday morning, Nov. 7, 2019. She was born on July 29, 1947 in Cherokee, Okla., to Loren Ralph and Anna Hayes Martin. Sharry moved to a farm outside of Fort Scott in 1960 and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1965. ...

Kenneth Ray “Kenny” Holt, age 67, Uniontown, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 11, 1952 in Pensacola, Fla., the son of Kent and Marilyn Hartman Holt. Kenny graduated from Uniontown High School in the Class of 1970. ...

Perle David Patrick, Sr., age 81, Parker, Kan., went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, at his home Nov. 2, 2019. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne, Kan., Chapel. Burial will be in the Parker Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Parkinson's Foundation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Frances Marie Pruitt, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at her home. She was born Aug. 29, 1936, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of James Henry White and Beulah Marie Snider White. She graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1954. ...

Tabatha Elaine Brown, age 40, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Memorial service will be 11 am Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the All Faith Church, Mulberry, Kan. Contributions are suggested to the Tabatha Brown Memorial Fund in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075...

Paul Carroll Simonds, 86, Lansing, Kan., formerly of Kansas City, Kan., and Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in a tragic fall. Paul was born July 18, 1933 in Deming, N.M., to Daniel Parker and Rachel Harriet (née Mills) Simonds...

Raymond Joseph Shullick, 80, of Bronson, Kan., passed away Oct. 29, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. Raymond was born to Joseph and Elizabeth Shullick on May 24, 1939 in Lorain, Ohio. Raymond moved to Redfield, Kan., in 1971 and remained in the area the rest of his life. He worked for Midwestern Distribution in Fort Scott, Kan., for 20 years, where he drove a truck and was a dispatcher. He then worked as a courier until he retired in 2008...

Just a few short months after her 91st birthday, my sweet grandma, Marilyn Hampton, was called home. She passed away Nov. 1, 2019, in the same small town and on the same land she grew up on. Marilyn was born in Blue Mound, Kan., to parents, Harold and Erma (Smith) Green on Sept. 9, 1928, just before the Great Depression...

William E. Griffiths, age 70, resident of Bronaugh, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Medicalodge Nevada, Mo. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial followed in the Worsley Cemetery, Bronaugh, Mo. ...

Evelyn Lavonne Feezell, age 80, left for her heavenly home, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Little, husband, Rod Little and granddaughter, Meagan Little, all of Waco, Texas; her son, James Feezell, of Fort Scott, Kan., her brother, Robert Skiles of Buena Park, Calif., and her husband of 59 years, Floyd Feezell, of Fort Scott...

Debra Sue Salami, age 64, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in Joplin, Mo. She was born June 16, 1955, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Will Henry Sharp and Alta Marie DeMoss Sharp. Debra graduated from the Fort Scott High School and later received an Associates Degree in nursing from Crowder College. ...

Eva May Goebel, age 72, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at the Mound City United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the church. Contributions are suggested to the Shriner's Childrens Hospital. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Julia Loretta (Wiggans) Malone, 65, of Hepler, Kan., passed away Oct. 25, 2019 at Freeman Hospital. Julia was born to Ralph and Mabel Wiggans on March 18, 1956 in Kansas City, Mo. She married Timothy Joseph Malone on Dec. 16, 1988. She lived many years in Farlington, Kan., until moving to Hepler. ...

Thomas Franklin Cooke, Jr., age 59, of Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 at the Grace Community Church in Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. to service time at Grace Community Church. ...

Perry Lyle Cougill, age 37, Kansas City, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. He was preceded in death by both of his grandfathers, Lyle Dean Cougill and Perry Norman Cannon. He is survived by his mother, Debra Cougill, father, Bob Cougill and wife Stacey, brothers, Christopher Cougill and Lydia and Joshua Cougill and Bailey, grandmother, Karan Cannon, grandmother, Peggy Carstens, grandmother, Karan Cannon, niece, Addy, and nephews Landon and Carver...

Tobiah G. “Toby” Nighswonger, 45, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, Oct. 27, 2019, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 19, 1974 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas Henry and Glenda Frances (Painter) Nighswonger. Toby graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1993. ...

Tobiah G. “Toby” Nighswonger, 45, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, Oct. 27, 2019 at the Medicalodges Nursing Home. Following Cremation, funeral services will be 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. ...

Sybil May Fehr Chaplin, age 94, of Fort Scott, Kan., peaceably joined her departed family and friends late Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Sybil was born on May 25, 1925 to Dewey Higday and Ruth June Brittingham Fehr in Pleasanton, Kan., where she grew up. ...

Virginia M. Coonrod, 83 of Pittsburg, KS died Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Medicalodge South in Pittsburg after losing her long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born March 3, 1936 in Crawford County, Ks the daughter of Charles F. and Susie (Garrett) Morris...

Justin James Calvert, age 45, of Madison, Wisc., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. He was born on Sept. 21, 1974, in Girard, Kan., the son of Douglas Calvert and Marcia (Hughes) O'Neal. Justin graduated from Caney Valley High School in Caney, Kan., in 1993. ...

Walter Earnest Foulk, age 91, resident of Arcadia, Kan., died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was the youngest of seven siblings, born on April 4, 1928, in Arcadia, the son of John and Lydia Moore Foulk. ...

John Thomas Brown (J.T. or Johnny) was born in Lockwood, Mo., on April 4, 1919, to Euard Thaxton Brown and Elva Mattrisa Priddy Brown. As a young man he raised prize-winning live stock and helped farm on the family farm. He married Esther Ruth Wilcox on June 15, 1942. (They were married for just short of 76 years)...

Lula Jane Bradley, 62, Nevada, Mo., got her wings on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Lula was born March 12, 1957 in Stockton, Mo., to James A. and Neva I. (Simrell) Worthington. Lula grew up in Stockton, graduating from Stockton High School in 1975. ...

Marguerite Ellen “Lovell” Lyon, 92, passed away Oct. 10, 2019 at St. Luke’s nursing center Carthage, Mo. She was born Jan. 21, 1927 in Ft. Scott, Kan., to Clarence and Lora Mae “Clark” Lovell. She was the manager of the Carthage DMV for eight years and a member of the United Methodist Church. Marguerite was a member of the Carthage music club and had a love of music. She loved her grandchildren...

Enoch Edward Joles, age 76, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 at the Olathe Hospice House. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at First Baptist Church. The family suggests contributions to the Olathe Hospice House. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

Charles (Chuck) David Hennessy, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on Aug. 2, 2019. He was born on May 20, 1939 in Kansas City, Kan., to Gertrude (Shannon) and John Hennessy. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother, John...

Judy Smith passed peacefully on October 15, 2019 with her family by her side. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 18 at the Palestine Lutheran Church, 1375 Highway 210, Huxley, Iowa 50124 with a funeral service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery...

James Richard Norman, 66, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at his home in Winfield, Kan. He was cremated. Funeral Services for James Norman will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Fort Scott National Cemetery with military honors presented by Representatives of the United States Marine Corps Funeral Detail...

Dorothy Ann Mangold, age 87, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. She was born Dec. 14, 1931 to sheepherder parents, Les and Flossie Coonrod Angle, in Faith, S.D. She was the youngest of four children. Her siblings, Harve, Betty and Helen have preceded her in death. ...

Mildred Van Dyke, 93, born in Fort Scott, Kan., has entered into her eternal rest on Oct. 15, 2019. She was widowed after 54 years of marriage to Hubert Van Dyke. They had three loving children, Gloria Sanders, Jimmy Van Dyke, and Bridget Nystrom. She had eight grandkids, 16 great-grandkids, and two great-great-grandkids. ...

Pauline Mae Norris, age 94, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Franklin House Assisted Living in Fort Scott. She was born May 3, 1925, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of Charles Oscar Cowan and Grace Olive Boileau Cowan. She graduated from Blue Mound High School with the class of 1942. ...

Billie Jean Arbogast, 54, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Dec. 24, 1964, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Forest Eugene and Iona (Crisp) Burns. Billie is survived by her children, Brandy LeeAnn Thrasher, of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Charles Eugene Arbogast of Manteca, Calif.; two grandchildren, David Thrasher, and Colleen Thrasher; a brother, Willis Ward, and a sister, Sue Baird. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Margaret Marie Haas was born on Sept. 3, 1924, to Charles and Pearl Niemeir in Bourbon County, Kan. She was the eighth of 10 children. Marie attended Center School through the eighth grade and graduated from Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott, Kansas in 1942. As a young girl, Marie’s family began attending church services at the First Christian Church in Fort Scott, Kan. At the age of 15, Marie accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized on Oct. 29, 1939...

Ronald Dean Brown, Sr., age 74, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at his home. He was born April 1, 1945, in Fort Scott, the son of Robert D. Brown and Edna L. Sharpless Brown. Ron graduated from the Hume High School and later received his BS degree in Psychology from Pittsburg State University. ...

Pansy Viola “Diana” Tucker, age 82, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Shreveport, La., died early Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Mary Elizabeth Hall, age 84, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at her home. She was born Feb. 27, 1935, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Tom Lee Bolan and Alean Benskin Bolan. She married Edward LeRoy Hall on May 1, 1951, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 1995. Mary enjoyed crafts, crocheting, sewing and making blankets and clothing. She was always there for her family no matter the need. She also had a big heart for animals...