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Ronald Dean Wolf (3/18/24)Ronald Dean Wolf, 76, Deerfield, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at his home in Deerfield. Ron was born June 14, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan., on Flag Day, to Harold M. and Lelia V. (Howard) Wolf of rural Deerfield, Mo. They resided on the family farm on the Kansas Missouri state line for almost a century...
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Daniel “Danny” Ellis (3/15/24)Daniel “Danny” Ellis, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away March 10, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Feb. 6, 1932, in Rich Hill, Mo., the son of Ben and AnnaLee (Henderson) Ellis. He married Willa Jean Marlin on Feb. 8, 1948, in Nevada, Mo. Willa preceded him in death on Jan. 22, 2018...
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Jesse Clarence Kemp II (3/15/24)Jesse Clarence Kemp II was born in Detroit, Mich., on Sept. 29, 1939, to Iva Glen (Amos) Kemp and Jesse Clarence Kemp I. He joined the love of his life on March 13, 2024, after passing peacefully. Jesse helped his parents train and race greyhounds, even sleeping with the new pups to keep them safe. ...
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Paulette Sue Sayers (3/15/24)Paulette Sue Sayers, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born Dec. 23, 1949, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Emory and LaVon Geisler Arnold. She graduated from Fort Scott High School where she played flute, directed the band, and sang in many plays. ...
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Maria Louise Smith (3/15/24)Maria Louise Smith, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Centerville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Maria Smith Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...
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Daniel "Danny" Ellis (3/12/24)Daniel “Danny” Ellis, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away March 10, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Doris Maxine Basore (3/12/24)Doris Maxine Basore, age 104, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 10, 2024. She was born in Bates County, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1920, the daughter of Ray and Verna Chapman Lacy. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in the Class of 1937. Doris was united in marriage to Victor Claude Basore on Feb. ...
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Peter Michael Graham (3/12/24)On Saturday morning, March 9, 2024, Peter Michael Graham went to his true home in Heaven. His last hours were spent in his parents’ arms as he peacefully passed away at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., with his grandmothers nearby...
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Janice (Good) Waltmire (3/12/24)Janice (Good) Waltmire, age 86, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, March 9, 2024. She was born the youngest of four children in Mound City, Kan., on Aug. 20, 1937, to the late Ralph and Hayden Good. Janice met her lifelong love, the late Harvalee Waltmire, in high school, and the two were married in 1958, sharing 65 years together. They moved to Overland Park, Kan., to raise their family before retiring and moving to their farm in Fulton, Kan...
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M. Donald "Don" Russell (3/11/24)M. Donald “Don” Russell, 74, went to be with his heavenly father on March 8, 2024, after a long fight with kidney and heart disease. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 18, 1949, to James L. Russell and Ruth E. Selbe. He was accompanied in birth that day by his twin sister, Maurita “Rita” Garnette Russell (West). Don and Rita were eventually a part of a family that included 12 boys and two girls. ...
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Grace M. Hockett (3/11/24)Grace M. Hockett, 88, of Hutchinson, died March 7, 2024. She was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Stanley and Laura (Perkins) Miller. Grace attended Fulton High School. A graduate of Fort Scott Community College, she worked at Mercy Hospital as an RN on the fifth floor, later as a nursing home administrator at Marmaton Valley Nursing Home, Uniontown, Kan. Grace was an artist at heart...
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Ronnie Lee Felt (3/11/24)Ronnie Lee Felt, age 85, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Via Christi Medical Center, Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Nov. 4, 1938, in Fort Scott, the oldest son of Kenneth Marcellus Felt and Sylvia Mae Beerbower Felt. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1956. ...
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Richard Eldon Baldwin (3/11/24)Richard Eldon Baldwin, age 60, of Butler, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 4, 2024. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. ...
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Lolita Dawn Mumbower (3/7/24)Lolita Dawn Mumbower, age 59, a resident of Devon, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her home. She was born March 16, 1964, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Wayne Robinson and Rosalee Burch Robinson. Lolita married Delwin Mumbower on Jan. ...
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Jerry Donald Wheeler (3/5/24)Jerry Donald Wheeler, age 82, resident of Onamia, Minn., passed away on March 2, 2024 after a 12-year battle with cancer. Jerry was born Oct. 30, 1941 in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Warren Fay and Dorothy Lorene Barker Wheeler. He married his childhood sweetheart and soulmate Phyllis Hudson Aug. ...
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Mary Louise Todd Beveridge (3/5/24)Mary Louise Todd Beveridge, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home in Olathe. She was born Feb. 19, 1926, at Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Isaac H. Todd and Hallie Swett Todd. ...
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Betty Arlene (Lalman) Kastl (3/5/24)Betty Arlene (Lalman) Kastl died March 4, 2024 at Washington County Hospital. Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2024 at Ward Funeral Home in Washington. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Washington Presbyterian Church...
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Donald L. Woods (3/5/24)Donald L. Woods was born Nov. 15, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., and passed away March 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donald was a life-long Fort Scott resident who attended Fort Scott schools including Fort Scott Community College. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1972. Basketball was his sport of choice not only while attending high school but also as an adult in the local Industrial League...
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Mary L. Beveridge (3/1/24)Mary L. Beveridge, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home in Olathe. Funeral services for Mary Beveridge will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...
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Charles Vernon Rowe (3/1/24)Charles Vernon Rowe, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Battlefield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to service time at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Wayside Waifs or shelter of your choice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Anna D. Miller (3/1/24)Anna D. Miller, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 29, 2024, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. She was born April 26, 1955, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Frank Miller and Laura Eden Miller. Annie completed Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1973. ...
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Charles Grant Russell (3/1/24)Charles Grant Russell, age 78, a resident of rural Redfield, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 29, 2024, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born July 9, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of George Russell and Bernice Stine Russell. Charles attended school in Uniontown Kan., and later graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights. ...
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Charles Vernon Rowe (2/28/24)Charles Vernon Rowe, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Battlefield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to service time at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Wayside Waifs or shelter of your choice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Robert Evans “Bob” Hirons (2/27/24)Robert Evans “Bob” Hirons, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at Advent Shawnee Mission hospital in Merriam, Kan., following complications from extensive back surgery. He was born Dec. 10, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo. ...
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James Roy Danley (2/27/24)James Roy Danley, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Fort Scott, the son of Marvin James Danley and Ruth Post Danley. Jim graduated from the Fulton High School. ...
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Cynthia J. Farmer Huyett (2/27/24)Cynthia J. Farmer Huyett, of Kansas City, Kan., age 74, was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Jan. 12, 1950. With her family by her side, she peacefully joined her creator the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Cyndy grew up on the family farm, attended a one-room schoolhouse, was actively involved in 4-H Club and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1968. ...
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Betty Ruth White (2/23/24)Betty Ruth White, age 100, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Uniontown, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at the U. S. National Cemetery, Fort Scott. Memorials are suggested to Guest Home Estates Activity 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 online at cheneywitt.com...
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Kenneth Ross Wood (2/23/24)Kenneth Ross Wood, 92, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Feb. 17, 2024, at Medicalodges in Leavenworth, Kan. He joins his beloved wife, Jennie, who preceded him in death in 2021. They were married over 62 years...
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James (Jim) Roberts Miesner (2/23/24)James (Jim) Roberts Miesner unexpectedly passed on to his heavenly home on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Jim’s life was filled with multiple achievements, but none were more important than leading his family in Christ. Born to William H. and Martha Frances (Roberts) Miesner in Tulsa, Okla., on Nov. ...
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Joanne M. Baranske (2/21/24)Joanne M. Baranske died early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at her home in Stark. She was 82. She was born Aug. 29, 1942, in Waukegan, Ill., to Theodore Hanlon and Laverne (Salo) Hanlon. She was their only daughter. She had three brothers, Ted, Chuck, and Jimmy, her twin...
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Theodore "Ted" Frederick Willard (2/20/24)Theodore “Ted” Frederick Willard was born on July 30, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Bertha M. and Paul F. Willard. He graduated from Fort Scott High School and attended North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, Kan. Ted married the love of his life Cheryl Kay Wilson, who preceded him in death...
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James Floyd Thurston (2/20/24)Mr. James Floyd Thurston, 88, of Rochester, Wash., passed away on Feb. 6, 2024. He was a kind and quiet man with a great sense of humor. Mr. Thurston served in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Washburn from 1956 to 1960. He had a successful career as a long haul trucker and cattleman. His hobbies included boating, camping, fishing, and yard sale bargain hunting...
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Pauline Sue Hart (2/20/24)Pauline Sue Hart, 85, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. She was born on Oct. 9, 1938, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Paul Fowler Coonrod and Mildred Pauline (Davis) Coonrod. Pauline graduated from Arcadia High School as class valedictorian in 1956. ...
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Kenneth R. Wood (2/20/24)Kenneth R. Wood, 92, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away late Friday evening, Feb. 16, 2024, at the Medicalodges of Leavenworth, Kan. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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James (Jim) Roberts Miesner (2/20/24)James (Jim) Roberts Miesner unexpectedly passed on to his heavenly home on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Jim’s life on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Fort Scott National Cemetery at 11 a.m. ...
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Pauline S. Hart (2/16/24)Pauline S. Hart, 85, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday evening, February 14, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Graveside services for Pauline will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at the Large – Pleasant View Cemetery, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. The complete obituary will appear in the Wednesday edition of the Tribune and online...
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Helen Wade (2/16/24)Helen Wade, 87, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 15, 2024, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. Helen Lois Jackson Wade was born the daughter of Robert Elmer Jackson, Jr. and Orpha Geraldine (Dowty) Jackson, in rural Neodesha, Kan., on June 7, 1936, joining her sibling Jimmy, who was two years older. Her mother passed shortly after her birth of pneumonia...
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Christina Judith “Judy” Mack (2/14/24)Christina Judith “Judy” Mack, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born July 24, 1943, in Grenada, West Indies, the daughter of Donald “Sam” Perrotte and Brownie Bonaparte. ...
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Deborah Anne "Debbie" Rhynerson (2/14/24)Deborah Anne "Debbie" Rhynerson, age 65, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Sept. 17, 1958 the daughter of Edwin T. and Mildred L. Dean Peery. She was in the first class to graduate from Jayhawk-Linn High School. Debbie was united in marriage to Donnie Rhynerson on Feb. ...
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Trina Renee Watson (2/14/24)Trina Renee Watson, age 52, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 in the Olathe Medical Center after complications from a Jan. 3, 2024 surgery. She was born in Garnett, Kan., on July 6, 1971, the daughter of William and Kathy Danley Shaughnessy...
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Keith E. Gibson (2/13/24)Keith E. Gibson, age 89, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at his home. He was born March 31, 1934, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of George Gibson and Violet Rowena Newman Gibson. There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. ...
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Justin Dean Hersh (2/13/24)Justin Dean Hersh, age 45, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1978, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Jack D. Hersh and Ann (Cook) Hersh. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1996, and then attended Kansas State University with degrees in Wildlife Biology and Natural Resources...
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Brenda Sue Hathaway (2/13/24)Brenda Sue Hathaway, age 66, a resident of rural Fulton, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at her home. She was born July 8, 1957, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Frank Leon Moore and Donna Hall Moore. Brenda married David Hathaway on May 26, 1984, at Mapleton, Kan. ...
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Esther Stanbrough (2/13/24)Esther Stanbrough, age 93, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at the Horton House, Fort Scott. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Chesley and Esther Mathews. She taught in a one-room schoolhouse before her marriage to Lloyd Stanbrough on May 29, 1949. Esther served as postmaster in Mound City for many years. She was a member of the Mound City United Methodist Church...
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Marylou Lorene Bell (2/9/24)Marylou Lorene Bell, age 74, Prescott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at the Curry Cemetery near Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Olathe Hospice House. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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George Daniel “Danny” Butler Jr. (2/6/24)George Daniel “Danny” Butler Jr., age 52 of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Bourbon County Care to Share, in careof Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Sharon Kay Mauck (2/6/24)Sharon Kay Mauck, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan. passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Dec. 26, 1946, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Kenneth Lee Peterson, Sr. and Marie Elizabeth Judy Peterson. ...
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Joann Delores Vann (2/6/24)Joann Delores Vann, age 82 a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Fort Scott. Rev. George Proctor will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. ...
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Bringing caregivers together (2/2/24)For those shouldering the responsibility of ongoing home care for disabled loved ones, a group is now offered that provides fellowship and understanding. The Caregiver Support Group, founded and facilitated by Sherman Sisco, is free to any non-paid caregivers and meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott. ...
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Sharon Kay Mauck (2/2/24)Sharon Kay Mauck, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Parkway Church of God (Holiness). Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. ...
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