Obituaries

Mary Ann Worthington Klenklen, age 86, resident of Springfield, Mo., passed away peacefully at Springfield Mercy Hospital on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Mary Ann was born June 21, 1934, to Fred and Alice Sager in Frederick, Kan. When she was young, the family moved to Moran, Kan., where she grew up and attended schools there, graduating from Moran High School. ...

Donna Lea Hall, age 78, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at her home while surrounded by her family. She was born on Oct. 4, 1941, in Redfield, Kan., to Edwin Elmer Christy and Edith Alice Hartman Christy. She married the love of her life, Clete Hall, on Jan. ...

Mildred ”Millie” Louise Jurgens, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Olathe Medical Center Hospice House after a short battle with lymphoma. Millie was born to Clara Spurgeon and Charles Harclerode on July 11, 1940 in Bronson, Kan. She grew up in Uniontown, Kan., in the home of her great-grandmother...

Jess Francis Fletcher, III, age 46, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at his home. He was born April 29, 1974, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of Jess Francis Fletcher II and Suzanne Marie Garfield Fletcher. He married Kim Bailey on March 10, 1997, in Fort Scott. ...

Latroy Franklin “Troy” White, Jr., age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Bilaspur, India. Troy’s parents, Latroy F. White, Sr., and Ada Rue Stiles White were serving as missionaries in India. ...

Richard L. "Dick" Carpenter, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Pleasanton High School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Margaret Eileen Wier, age 77, of Parker, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. She was born on Feb. 15, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Terry) Stoker. She attended grade school at Star Valley and graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1961. ...

Bonnie Sue Taylor, 80, of Bronson, Kan., passed away Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. She was born Nov. 15, 1939, in Coffeyville, Kan., the daughter of Raymond Samuel and Florence Rhoda (Wyckoff) Mason. She married Ronald “Ronnie” Fred Taylor on May 31, 1959, in Fort Scott, and he survives of the home...

Judith Mae "Judy" McArdle, Centerville, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at Anderson County Hospital after a three-year battle with cancer. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery. ...

Charles Wesley Smith, 95, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2020 at Medicalodge. He was born April 27, 1925, in Devon, Kan., the son of William George and Bertha Mae (Sauerwein) Smith. He married Ruth Irene Johnston on July 16, 1950, and she preceded him in death in 1988. ...

Joe Van Hoecke was peacefully released into the arms of our Savior on Wednesday, Sept 16. Joe was born June 8, 1932 in Kansas City, Mo. Joe’s parents, Jean-Baptiste and Augusta Landuyt Van Hoecke, were Belgian immigrants and raised their family on a small farm in the East Bottoms of Kansas City. ...

Raymond Tyler Maxwell Harper, 19, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2020. He was born Feb. 7, 2001, in Topeka, Kan. Ray attended Fort Scott schools, and worked for both Twister Trailers and Laco Guttering. He enjoyed fishing, carpentry and building things, and loved to be outdoors...

Darrel George, age 66, a resident of rural Uniontown, Kan., passed away March 21, 2020. A celebration of Darrel’s life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Bourbon County Fair Pavilion. Friends and family are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and enjoy food and fellowship. ...

Leslie Shaughnessy, age 95, Louisburg, Kan., went to be with the Lord and beloved husband Bryan on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. A private family service is planned. Contributions are suggested to the Prairie View Family Church, Olathe, Kan. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

Tom Brink of Fort Scott, KS passed away on September 4th at the age of 67. A service for close friends and family will be held at 10 AM on September 14th at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott. Tom was born to Doris and Robert Brink on February 9th, 1953. ...

Esther Agnes Werling (nee Meyer), of Olathe, Kan., died Sept. 9, 2020, at the age of 98. She was born in Grandfield, Okla., Feb. 13, 1922, to Reverend Walter H. and Anna Meyer. Esther was raised in Haven, Kan. and attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Grade School...

Sharon Lynn Short, 86, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 7, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. She was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Roy G. and Leora Marian (Heitz) Miller. She married Forrest E. “Skip” Short May 1, 1955, in Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death May 3, 2004...

Kenneth Leroy Wolf, 86, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 7, 2020, at his home. Kenneth was born Sept. 19, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of “Ted” Theodore Roosevelt and Mary (Milburn) Wolf. He remarried Sharron Tucker Feb. 23, 1965, and they divorced in 2009...

Frankie Dean Sustarsic, age 74, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place at a later date in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. ...

Paul M. Greenfield, 64, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, V.A. after losing his battle with cancer. Paul grew up in Fort Scott and graduated from Fort Scott Senior High School. He later attended Pittsburg State University. Paul married Sudie Khajehmiraki on April 22, 1982 in Pittsburg, Kan...

Mauricia M. O’Brien, 81, of St. Paul, Kan., died at 10:03 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Shawnee. She was born March 3, 1939, at the family farmhouse in rural St. Paul, to Henry William and Mary Leodcadia (Donahue) Vitt. She graduated from St. Francis High School in 1957...

James “Jim” Marshall Streeter, age 91, a longtime resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Saturday morning, Sept 5, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital in Girard, Kan. He had been a resident of Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott for the last six months. ...

Charles Irvin Key, 88, formerly of Hume, Mo., passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Hume Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Salvation Army. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Merleen Della Dean, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at her home. She was born on April 7, 1944, in Canastota, N.Y., the daughter of William Harris King and Emma Wilma Kolar King. She married Stephen Dean on Jan. 28, 1961, in Peterborough, N.Y. ...

Roberta Jean Davis, age 91, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at her home. She was born Nov. 24, 1928, in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Otis Rolla Hixon and Bernice Boileau Hixon. Roberta graduated from the Hepler High School with the Class of 1947. ...

Roberta Jean Davis, age 91, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at her home. Funeral arrangements for Roberta Davis will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott.

Audrey Elaine (Golden) Crutcher, revered high school business educator and former Fort Scott resident, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Springfield, Mo. Her husband of nearly 65 years, James Samuel “Tex” Crutcher, preceded her in death on July 26, 2018...

George R. Hall passed away Aug. 21, 2020 at KU Medical Center. He was born April 4, 1944 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Donald and Hazel Hall. He was married to Mildered Brewer. They recently celebrated their 57th anniversary. George worked for KG&E for 30 years, retiring in 1999. ...

George R. Hall, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, at the K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Services for George Hall will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Kathryn Irene Thiry passed away on Aug. 13, 2020. She was born July 6, 1925 in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Charlotte and Charles McKinnis. She was married to William Thiry for 58 years. He preceded her in death in 2001. Her only sibling, Milton McKinnis, preceded her in death in 1961...

Orval Edward “Dan” Shinn, age 72, a resident of rural Bronson, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at his home. He was born March 12, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Danny L. Shinn and Wilma M. Eastwood Shinn. At a young age, the family moved to Stinnett, Texas, where Orval graduated from the Stinnett High School with the Class of 1966. ...

Orval E. Shinn, age 72, a resident of rural Bronson, Kan., died early Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at his home. Funeral arrangements for Orval Shinn will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott.

Susan Carol Brown, age 63, Sugar Valley Lakes Community near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A gathering of family and friends will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 at the Sugar Valley Lakes Clubhouse. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Norman L. Gates, age 91, formerly of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at the Franklin House, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Mapleton, Kan., the son of Albert and Grace (Brillhart) Gates. The family later relocated to Uniontown, where Albert ran the local blacksmith/mechanic shop. ...

Gene Hamilton, 82, transitioned to heaven June 29, 2020 at Garden Terrace in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Oct. 24, 1938, and grew up in Kingman, Kan., with his parents Harry and Bellma Hamilton. Gene attended Kingman High School where he was an active athlete, Boy Scout and proudly earned the designation of Eagle Scout. ...

Larry Lee Grimes, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on June 15, 1949, in Fort Scott, the son of Claude and Frances Wolfe Grimes. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1967. ...

Thomas (Tom) Headley, age 67, of Fort Scott, passed away on Friday June 26, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Muscogee, Okla. He had been in ill health due to an accident in December 2019. He was born on Oct. 8, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Lawrence and Pearl (Morrow) Headley. ...

Kathleen Grace Hunsucker, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born July 8, 1954, the daughter of John Hunsucker and Patricia Lamb Hunsucker. Kathleen was a social butterfly at Tri Valley. She was known for her happy go lucky attitude and took an interest in the people around her. She enjoyed doing jobs in the Work Center and participating in activities, especially puzzle time...

Judy Kay Duffy, age 78, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Sept. 13, 1941, at Emporia, Kan., the daughter of Leonard Walker and Hildred America Standau Walker. ...

Nancy Jean Morrow went to the Lord Aug. 2, 2020, to be with her beloved daughter, Angela and loving parents, Tom and Jean Terrill and her greatly loved brother Jim, who also preceded her to heaven. She leaves her husband of 51 years Bernard (Chuck) Morrow, her much loved son Bryan Morrow, his wife Susan and five wonderful granddaughters, Evelyn, Molly, Madison, Isla and Mary...

Leon Wayne Gill, 62, Richards, Mo., passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 19, 2020 following a recent battle with cancer. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Richards Community Building at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

James J. Shannon Robinson, age 40 of Prescott, Kan., passed away at his home the morning of Aug. 1, 2020. There is not a service scheduled at this time. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Forestine Rosetta Hoover, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away early Friday morning, July 31, 2020, at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 4,1929, in Devon, Kan., the daughter of Charles Frederick and Gladys Ida (Huss) Miller. She married Eldon Hoover Aug. 5, 1951, in Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death March 5, 2003...

Wesley Allan Gress, 68, of Fort Scott, passed away late Sunday night July 19, 2020, at Via Christi Ascension in Fort Scott, Kan. Wes was born March 22, 1952, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Warren Wesley and Dorothy Mae (Snyder) Gress. He married Colene Janette Summers Aug. 24, 1975, in Kansas City, Kan., and she preceded him in death Jan. 15, 2020...

Marlyn Otis Sutterby, age 83 of Mapleton, Kan., passed away Monday, July 27, 2020. He was born Oct. 11, 1936 at Bronson, Kan., the son of Walter and Laura Faye Davis Sutterby. Marlyn graduated from Blue Mound High School. He married Virginia Powell on Aug. ...

Earl “Poncho” Colley, Jr., age 55, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at his home. There was cremation. Memorial graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Earl Colley, Jr. Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...