Obituaries

Christopher W. Otto, age 38, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday July 11, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident near Rawlins, Wyo. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Curry Cemetery. ...

Janice Arlene Morter, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born Jan. 19, 1958, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Leland Earl and Alice Ruth Murray Clyburn. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1976. ...

Donald E "Buddy" Payne, age 85, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in Via Christi Fort Scott, Kan. He was born in Trading Post, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1933, the son of William Wood and Euleta Louise "Babe" Dalton Payne. Before he was 1-day-old his older brother John gave him the nickname Buddy, which stayed with him throughout his life. ...

Sandra Ruth Lucas, age 69, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. Memorials are suggested to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Joseph Albert Brungardt, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at the Franklin House in Fort Scott. There was cremation. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at the Memory Gardens Cemetery. ...

Robert (Bob) Alec Billionis, 96, passed away on July 4, 2019, at Via Christi Medical Center. Bob was born on June 17, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Nick A. and Edna Locke Billionis. He attended Able Elementary and Pittsburg schools. Bob married the love of his life, Waynith Morgan Billionis, on Jan. 29, 1945...

Dennis "Denny" K. Harris passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the age of 71 years peacefully at his home, with friends by his side. He was born May 1, 1948, at home one mile east and one mile north of Blue Mound, Kan., in a four-room house without plumbing or electricity. ...

Linda Jo Fort, age 78, La Cygne, Kansas passed away July 3, 2019, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2019, at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Paola Cemetery. ...

Donald Gene “Butch” Krug, 72, of Callahan, Fla., went home to be with his Lord and Savior June 19, 2019, at UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. He was born Oct. 27, 1946 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville to Walter Eugene and Ellen Blakley Krug. ...

Lonnie E. Tennison, age 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born April 3, 1952, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Robert G. Tennison and Stella Mary Slape Tennison. Lonnie was a self-employed carpenter. He enjoyed spending time with friends fishing, and canoeing...

Wanda Frances Coffman, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, June 30, 2018, at her home. She was born on May 20, 1942 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Ralph Thomas “Tom” Norris and Iva Irene Pottorff. Wanda was a hard worker. She was employed at Mercy Hospital for 28 years as a ward clerk, lab technician, and in dispatch. ...

Sarah Lucille Smith, 93, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2019, at the Olathe Hospice House. Sarah was born Oct. 30, 1925 to the late Eugene Earl and Myrtle Florence (Hunsicker) Bates in Uniontown, Kan. Sarah graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1942. ...

Marian Thomas of Alamogordo, N.M., formerly of Sedalia, Mo., died Monday, June 24, 2019, at Gerald Chapman Hospital in Alamogordo. She was 88 years old. The daughter of Preston K. and Julia Rife, she was born Oct. 13, 1930, at Shaw, Kan. On March 2, 1958, she married James “Jake” Thomas in Iola, Kan. They made their home in various states including Kansas, Oregon and Missouri...

Anna Darlene Woods, age 85, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, June 28, 2019, in Kansas, Okla. She was born Sept. 2, 1933, in Fort Scott, the daughter of John and Pearl Martin Mitzner. She attended Fort Scott area schools and received her LPN degree from St. ...

Patricia Cowan, age 73, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 29, 2019, in Topeka, Kan. Patricia lived in Fort Scott, Kan., the majority of her life. She worked for Western Insurance companies and then American States for many years. She retired in the mid 90s to spend more time with her loving husband and new grandchildren. ...

Darlene Woods, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, June 28, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Kansas, Okla. Funeral services for Darlene Woods will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Jack R. Hill, 88, of Santa Marta in Olathe, Kan., died on Tuesday, June 25. He was born in 1931, the youngest of five boys, and had been married to his late wife Alice for 65 years. Jack attended St. Francis Convent in Nevada, Mo., and graduated from Fulton High School, where he met Alice (Zimmerman). They married in 1954 and went on to have four children...

Charles Lee Klempnauer, age 75, of the Tanglewood Lake Community near La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at his home. A visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. ...

Cleo Irma Bloomfield, age 93, a lifelong resident of Prescott, Kan., passed away late Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Sept. 13, 1925, in Prescott, the daughter of Karl Ermel Allen and Alta May Phillips Allen. ...

Adam Wayne Bancroft, age 48, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, June 21, 2019, as the result of a vehicle accident East of Fort Scott on Hwy. 54. He was born Jan. 10, 1971, in Lansing, Mich., the son of Dennis W. Bancroft and Pamela Faye Perkins Hickman. ...

Grant Daniel Wells, known fondly to many as “Big Son,” passed unexpectantly from this life on June 21, 2019, while visiting his parents in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born on July 12, 1993, to Dan Wells and Marti Wells-Smith in Okmulgee, Okla. He came into this life with enthusiasm for nature, animals, the wide-open prairie, sports, campfires, grilling, hunting, fishing, music and so much more. ...

Paula Felix McClintock, age 61, Kansas City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton, Kan. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Schneider Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Paul Felix Memorial Fund, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

David Dwight Bishard, age 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his home. He was born April 16, 1947, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Dwight E. Bishard and Margaret Pearl Russell Bishard. David served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. ...

Adam Wayne Bancroft, age 48, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, June 21, 2019, as the result of a vehicle accident east of Fort Scott on U.S. Highway 54. Services for Adam Bancroft will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Francis Dean Pratt, age 89, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at his daughter's home in Seneca, Mo. He was born in Wanette, Okla., the son of William David and Jennie Belle Sellers Pratt. He graduated from Bronson High School in the Class of 1947. ...

JASON WAYNE BOLINGER, age 39, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer, at the home of his parents, Robert and Cherie Collins, where he resided. He was born March 1, 1980 in Fort Scott, Kan. He attended Uniontown and Fort Scott schools. Jason worked construction his entire life. Jason's passion was hunting and he was a dedicated bowhunter...

Roger Kent Lee, age 67, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Citizens Memorial Health Care in Bolivar, Mo. He was born Sept. 23, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Frank James Lee and Mary Virginia Sheehy Lee. ...

Juanita Maxine Fredericksen, 92, of Fort Scott, Kan., died June 17, 2019, at KU Medical Center. Juanita was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Neodesha, Kan., to her parents, Walter and Pearl (Sage) Murken. She married Walter Fredericksen on Feb. 14, 1953, in Neodesha, Kan. ...

Isabel Marie Read, age 101, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. She was born in Linville, Kan., on Oct. 7, 1917 the daughter of Harley Otis and Pearl May Shaffer Johnson. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1935 and attended Pittburg State Teacher's College, where she received her teaching certificate. ...

Ronald Ray Barlow, age 76, of Skokie, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan.; beloved husband of Donna nee Schreiber; loving father of Carrie (Neil) Lubomski and Lindsey (Tim) Good; cherished grandfather of Madilyn, Sophia, Haley, and Logan; dear brother of Sandra Barlow...

Jason Bolinger, 39, of rural Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, June 14, 2019, at his home. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Hudson Crew Bagnall, 16-day-old son of Nathan and Lisa Bagnall, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born May 28, 2019, in Overland Park, Kan. Survivors include his parents, Nathan and Lisa Bagnall; his brother, Nathan and three sisters, Ashlynn, Addisyn and Bradleigh...

Kenna Kay Elliott, age 57, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. She was born March 24, 1962, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Charles Raymond Wilson and Sharon Kay Simons Miller and George Kepley Miller. ...

Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at his home. Service will be held 11 am Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held form 10 am to service time at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Shriners Children's Hospital, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences can be left atwww.schneiderfunerals.com...

Jack Edward Scott, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of William Marcus Scott and Mary Frances Buchanan Scott. Jack attended Fort Scott schools. ...

Harold R. Ward, age 94, went to be with his Lord on June 2, 2019 at Wichita VA Hospice Center. He was born in 1924 at Uniontown, Kan., the son of Herbert and Tressie Ward. He was a graduate of Kansas State University, a U.S. Army Veteran, a farmer and a retired ranch manager. He married Phyllis Bentley on June 3, 1951 and was happily married for 68 years...

Irene Clara Schooley, age 87, a resident of rural Walnut, Kan. died Friday, June 7, 2019, at Via Christy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Services for Irene Schooley will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

David Dwight Bishard, age 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan. died Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his home. Services for David Bishard will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Patsy Elaine Franklin, age 80, a resident of Gardner, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. She was born June 26, 1938, in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Vernon Richard Carrel and Esther Alice McAlister Carrel. Pat graduated from the Prescott High School, Fort Scott Community College and later received her BS in Education from Pittsburg State University. She married Gary Wayne Franklin on Dec. 29, 1972...

Robert Eugene “Bob” Hall, age 86, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, June 3, 2019, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born on March 16, 1933, in Devon, Kan., the son of Walter Roy and Bertha Marie Walker Hall. Bob served in the Army as a sergeant in Korea. ...

Audrey E. Frantz, 97, of Brodheadsville, Penn., passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at her home. She was the wife of the late Franklin A. "Buck" Frantz who passed away in 2001. Born Sept. 3, 1921, in Arcadia, Kan., she was a daughter of the late James Herbert and Francis Elizabeth (Horn) McDaniel...

Dean M. Ellis, 65, a resident of Eugene, Ore., died June 1, 2019, in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born to Mark and Barbara Ellis April 3, 1954, in San Francisco, Calif., where he grew up and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He moved to Eugene, Ore., in the early 1980s. He worked in a number of restaurants in San Francisco, Santa Maria, and Eugene, Ore...

Marilyn Gibson Blincoe passed away on Saturday, April 27, at her home in Lodi, Calif. She was taken up into the arms of God her Heavenly Father. Marilyn Louise Gibson was born to Carl and Nina Gibson on Sept. 20, 1929 in LaCrosse, Kan. She grew up in Dighton, Hays and Lawrence. She was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at the University of Kansas. She met her husband, Robert Melville Blincoe, at the university. They were married Jan. 27, 1950 in the First Christian Church of Lawrence...

Joseph Albert Brungardt, age 83, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at the Franklin House in Ft. Scott. He was born May 1, 1936, in Russell, Kan., the son of Michael “Mike” Brungardt and Mary Kaberlein Brungardt. Joe served with the United States Army from 1955 to 1958 where he was stationed in Germany. ...

Cheryle Seaver Childers passed away on May 14, 2019, at Capital Regional Hospital in Tallahassee, Fla., of pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 21, 1947, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Melvin and Sharon Seaver. She attended Fort Scott schools. She moved to Tallahassee, Fla., and there married Ron Childers on Dec. 27, 1994...

Maxine Y. Johnson, age 77, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. Funeral service will be 5:30 p.m. June 4, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. ...

Kathleen Ruth “Kathy” Ginter, age 73, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. She was born on Aug. 9, 1945, at Washington, D.C., the daughter of Robert Joseph Hannan and Ruth Evaline Morin Hannan. ...

Robert D. Bledsoe, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, May 27, 2019, at Girard Medical Center, Girard, Kan. There was cremation. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Joyce Hearn, age 76, of Vassar, Kan., formerly of Linn County, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Stormont Vail in Topeka, Kan. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. ...

Bobby J. Wurtz, was born Feb. 1, 1936, and passed away in Tampa, Fla., on May 14, 2019 with his loving wife of 63 years, Coleta Wurtz, by his side. He attended Pleasanton High School and graduated in the Class of 1955. He was preceded in death by his son Roger Wurtz and by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wurtz...