Obituaries

William L. Hathaway, Jr., 75, of Fort Scott, passed away on June 6, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born Nov. 4, 1947, in Iola, the son of William L. Hathaway, Sr., and Helen Louise Hawkins. His father passed away at an early age. He was fortunate to have in his life Tom Norris and Dutch Hurd who filled the role of father figures...

Leta Ann Poore Welch, 82, of Fort Scott, peacefully passed away on June 3, 2023, to join her Lord and Savior. She was born on Dec. 13, 1940, in Bronson, Kan., to the late Paul and Pearlie Roberts Poore. Leta was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Pearlie Poore, her beloved brothers Howard and Melvin Poore, her nephew Brian Shelton, and the love of her life, Jerry Welch...

Larry Earl Shankles, 76, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023 at KU Medical Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Cecil Paul and Helen (Palmer) Shankles. He graduated from Fort Scott Senior High School in 1965. After graduation, he attended the University of Kansas where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in engineering. He was a proud KU Alum and was a member of the Alumni Association...

Mark Kevin Schuler, 66, Mound City, Kan., passed away June 5, 2023, at his beloved Schuler Angus Farm residence. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Mound City Christian Church. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. ...

Glenn M. Post, 103, resident of Redfield, Kan., passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1920, in Redfield, Kan., the son of Marion Melvin Post and Gladys Elizabeth (McHenry) Post. Glenn was a WWII veteran and member of the V.F.W., a 60-year member of the Xenia Masonic Lodge, as well as the Grange...

Flona Jane “Jani” Palmer, age 68, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, at her home in Cavalry Crossing. There was cremation and no public services are planned at this time. Arrangements were under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

David Lynn Oneslager, 73 of Eureka, Kan., passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Eureka Nursing Center. He was born on April 30, 1950 to Ellis Oneslager Sr. and Katherine Oneslager. He loved fishing, camping and the outdoors. He loved racing his truck in the mud runs. He loved spending time with family. He was a loving father and husband; he would do anything for anybody. He was an auto body mechanic in his working days. He married Betty Jo Fillpot Oct. 6, 1988...

Robert Alan Lowe, age 84, Prescott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. He was born on Oct. 10, 1938 in Prescott, Kan., the son of Robert E. and Thelma Cheever Lowe. He graduated from Prescott High School. Bobby was united in marriage to Lena Hines on Sept. ...

Dr. Ralph O. David of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away after a brief illness on June 4, 2023 at the age of 90, with his two daughters by his side. The youngest of three children, Ralph was born in rural Fort Scott, Kan., on Nov. 30, 1932 to Helen Roberts David and Charles David. ...

Yvonne Bogue Leek, 90, passed away on May 7, 2022. Yvonne was born to Ada Iris Kimball and Lester Loyd Bogue on Jan. 31, 1932, in Garden City, Kan.  Yvonne was an artist who produced weavings and paintings. She was a cellist who performed in both the Cheyenne, Wyo., and Pueblo, Colo., symphonies. Yvonne was a member of the Pueblo Arts Council, Colorado Artists Association, Mensa, Alpha Mu Delta, Associated Women Artists, Arts Center Associates, and Metropolitan Arts Association. ...

Louis Virgil Swartz, age 62, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023.   Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery, Foster, Mo. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial Contributions are suggested to the Louis Swartz Memorial Fund.  Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Heather Rachelle (Eads) Tupin, 45, resident of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away unexpectedly, May 23, 2023. She was born Aug. 12, 1977, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Roy Earl Eads, Jr. and Juanita Elizabeth (Bigelow) Eads. Heather was a proud graduate of Fort Scott High School. ...

Josephine Katherine Baucom, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Jan. 2, 2023 in Poway, Calif. Josephine was born on Sept. 21, 1936, to Rita and Quinto Borello in Arma, Kan. She attended grade school and high school in Arma. Josephine married Joe Van Leeuwen in 1957. ...

Donna Mae Marquis Reynolds, age 77, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, May 28, 2023.   Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to Ray of Hope or Grady’s Kids, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Heather R. (Eads) Tupin, 46, resident of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away May 23, 2023, at her home. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Christina Diane Douglas, age 56, Prescott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023. She was born on June 20, 1966 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Jackie Claude and Betty Christine Hollandsworth White. She graduated from Hume High School. Chris was currently employed at SEK Mental Health. She was a loving single mom who did a fine job of raising her two sons, Jake and Clint. ...

John Dewey Kirby, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, May 24, 2023. There was cremation. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the John Kirby Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Joyce E. Woods, 70, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed on May 17 from health complications. Her two sons were with her at the time she left to be with her Lord and Savior. Joyce was born on April 6, 1953, to Rachel Maxine Wright Woods in Fort Scott, Kan. After graduating from FSHS in 1971, she studied at Fort Scott Community College followed by Pittsburg State University where she obtained her B.S. ...

Alice May Tripp, age 89, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Cottonwood Falls, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center in Cottonwood Falls. She was born Oct. 29, 1933, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of George L. ...

Mary Lou Young was born in Wichita, Kan., on May 27, 1955, to Gilberta Mae Burger. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday May 19, 2023. Mary was united in marriage to Wade Douglas Young after rekindling their young love on Aug. 26, 1982, in Fort Scott, Kan., on the steps of the United Missionary Baptist Church. ...

Joyce E. Woods, 70, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Harriet Ann Ross, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Fort Scott. She was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Lancelot Jameison and Ivalu Thompson Jamieson. Harriet graduated high school in Prairie Village, Kan., and went on to graduate from Park College in Kansas City. ...

Gerald Lee “Jerry” Allison, age 83, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 1 p.m. to service time at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Following the visitation, the funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Richard Scott Secrest, age 93 of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.   Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or the Presbyterian Church of Nevada, Mo., and be sent in care of Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, KS, 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Donald Raymond Wier, age 82, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023. The second child of Lloyd Elmer and Thelma Olan (Meek) Wier, Don was born on July 9, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan. A farm kid who excelled in the classroom and on the fields and courts of Blue Mound (Kansas) High School so much he earned a “This is Your Life” pep rally as a senior (impressing a ninth grade girl in the stands enough that she would remember it years later), Don would midnight oil his way to a Bachelor’s of Science at Kansas State University and a Master’s of Science and a Doctorate of Philosophy in soil chemistry at Iowa State University. ...

Marguerite Anna Edwards, age 91, a former resident of Bronson, Kan., and more recently of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Feb. 25, 1932, in Harriman, Tenn., the daughter of Amos George Stuehser and Katherine May Hope Stuehser. ...

Kenneth Ray Johnson, Mesa, Ariz., was born May 12, 1942 to Gloria Leonhardt Johnson and Menford Dewitt Johnson in Fort Scott, Kan. He grew up in Fort Scott, graduating high school and then enlisting in the Navy where he served on the USS Coral Sea during Vietnam. In the Navy he traveled the world, and he continued to travel throughout his life. He entered into heaven on the evening of May 8, 2023 after a long illness...

Gerald W. “Jerry” Karleskint, 84, of Frontenac, Kan., passed away on May 14, 2023, at his home in Frontenac, Kan. Jerry was born on July 30, 1938, to Benjamin and Gladys Helen (Lundberg) Karleskint in Fort Scott, Kan. He graduated from Hepler High School. He married Darlene A. DeGruson on March 11, 1961, in Pittsburg, Kan. She survives of the home. Jerry was a lifelong farmer in rural Hepler...

Heaven welcomed its newest Angel….. Eva Irene Lowry On Friday May 12, 2023 at 8:25 am. Many knew her as “Toby” Lovingly nicknamed by her big Brother. She was joyfully welcomed into the world by her parents, Roy Charles Jewell and Bessie Mae Bybee Jewell, on July 27, 1934...

Francis Ray Evans, “Jr.”, age 80 a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born March 26, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Francis Ray Evans and Faye Irene (Bybee) Evans. ...

Leanne Ruth Leatherman, age 62, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1961, in Fort Scott, the daughter of David and Ruth Whiteside Milburn. Leanne was always a country/farm girl and an avid horse lover throughout her life. ...

Shirley L. Sybert, 95, of Pittsburg, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. She was born Sept. 24, 1927 at Cherokee, Kan., the daughter of Oral T. and Anna (Klier) Lane. She graduated from West Mineral High School in May 1944...

Robert Daniel Wilkerson, age 73, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Jan. 8, 1950, in Fort Scott, the son of Bob Wilkerson and Nelda Mead. He attended Fort Scott schools and graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1968. ...

Ann Emily Catron, age 68 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023.   Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home. ...

Dale Deer, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born May 25, 1940, in Bronson, Kan., the son of William Percy Deer and Kathryn Maxine Jackson Deer. Dale graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1959. ...

Russell Allen Hughes, age 67, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. He was born June 3, 1955, in Ottawa, Kan., the son of Victor Ross Hughes and Freda Ella Fletcher Hughes. Russell was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for fishing, hunting, and trapping. ...

Marie Marshall, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born July 9, 1927, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Oliver Hoover and Laura Perrin Hoover. At the age of 9, Marie accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and faithfully served him in all aspects of her life. ...

Terry Lynn Pellett passed away April 26, 2023 at Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Okla. He was born August 25, 1947 in Longview, Washington to Harry Arthur Pellett and Frances Mable Poe Pellett. He attended school in Fort Scott, Kan., after his remaining family had relocated from Rainier, Oregon. ...

Russell Allen Hughes, age 67, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. He was born June 3, 1955, in Ottawa, Kan., the son of Victor Ross Hughes and Freda Ella Fletcher Hughes. Russell was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for fishing, hunting, and trapping. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners are mulling over a request to contribute county funds to a project to construct a farmer’s market pavilion in a parking lot on the west end of Skubitz Plaza. During the commission’s April 20 meeting, Fort Scott Mayor Matthew Wells approached commissioners to request 25% of the total budget for the project, which amounts to $37,500. Wells said the total cost to build the structure as it has been presented is $190,456...

Annie Lucile “Lucy” Bacon, age 95, a resident of rural Moran, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kan. She was born Oct. 29, 1927, on the family farm in rural Allen County, Kan., the daughter of William Deer and Nora Cady Deer. ...

Robert Earl “Bob” Daylong, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home. He was born May 19, 1928, on the family farm north of Moran, Kan., the son of Sile R. Daylong and Violet L. Hayes Daylong. At the age of two, the family moved to the Dry Ridge Community where Bob attended the Dry Ridge School. ...

Mary Marie Marshall, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, April 27, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Mary Marshall will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Clara Belle Page, age 91, resident of Hiattville, Kan., died Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Horton House, Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Carl and Hannah Sheets Chaplin. Clara worked in housekeeping and laundry for three area nursing homes during her career. ...

Elouise S. Young, born May 20, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisc., went home to be with the Lord April 1, 2023. Elouise graduated from North Division High School, Milwaukee, Wisc. Elouise met and married Junior L. Young on the 17th Day of October 1963. Together and with help from their parents, they raised the fearsome foursome, Shirley (Cookie), Willie, David, and Terri. ...

Hazel Maxine Dickerson, age 92, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Friday, April 21, 2023, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo. She was born June 14, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ray Fred Stewart and Nellie Hazel Robinson Stewart. ...

William David “Bill” Wood, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, April 24, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services and burial will take place in Colton, S.D. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St...

Delbert R. Cornett, age 94, Parker, Kan., passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. ...

Linda Marie Huckaby, 75, of Grove, Okla., died on Friday, April 21, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, surrounded by her husband and children. Linda was born on June 7, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Chester and Mary Shoemaker Hunter. She grew up on the family farm and loved spending time with animals, particularly her favorite horse, Pet...

Donna Lea Jacquinot Warehime, age 91, a resident of Stroud, Okla., died Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Stroud Health Care Center. Donna was born Aug. 25, 1931 to Pete and Alta Herron Jacquinot in Greenbush, Kan. Donna met and married Dorwin R. Hall in 1951 at Fort Scott, Kan. ...