Obituaries

Barbara Sue McDaniel (05/22/13)
Barbara Sue McDaniel, age 75, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Freeman Health Center, Joplin, Mo. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Laura Jean Hyer (05/22/13)
Laura Jean Hyer, age 53, resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She was born Oct. 22, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Robert Miles and Victoria Spengler Miles. Her father died at an early age and she was reared by her step-father, Roger Walters. ...

Laura Jean Hyer (05/21/13)
Laura Jean Hyer, age 53, resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Gary Landen Frye (05/21/13)
Gary Landen Frye, age 48 of Nevada, Mo. died Friday May 17, 2013 at his home. A Celebration of Gary's life will take place at a later date and will be announced by the Schneider Funeral Homes & Crematory Pleasanton Chapel.

Donna Jean Ingold (05/18/13)
Donna Jean Ingold passed away May 17, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Feb. 18, 1936 near Pawnee Station, Crawford County, Kan. She was the daughter of Roscoe and Viola (Park) Ingold who predeceased her. She attended Johnson, Girard, Maple Grove, and Hepler grade schools. ...

Hill D. DeMent Jr. (05/15/13)
Hill D. DeMent Jr., 84 of Fort Scott passed away May 11 in Fort Scott with a full heart, a head full of great memories, and a soul filled with many passions. Hill grew up in a small town in Bunceton, Mo., enjoying fishing and all things outdoors. He graduated high school in 1946, and soon after joined the Air Force in pursuit of the GI Bill, as Hill had always placed a heavy emphasis on education. ...

Ruby Maxine Reinecke (05/15/13)
Ruby Maxine Reinecke, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday afternoon, May 13, 2013, at her home. She was born June 24, 1941, in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Bernard Russell and Ruth Ireta Hartman Russell. She graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1959. ...

Maxine Reinecke (05/14/13)
Maxine Reinecke, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday afternoon, May 13, 2013, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Lucille Evelyn Bruner (05/14/13)
Lucille Evelyn Bruner, age 87, former resident of Bronson, Kan., died Friday May 11, 2013, at the Wellsville Manor Nursing Home in Wellsville, Kan. She was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Andrew Wesley and Elsie Mae Gillispie. ...

Mamie P. Collins Hagerty (05/11/13)
Mamie P. Collins Hagerty, 93, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Aug. 14, 1919, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Joel Pruitt and Mollie Hudsell Pruitt. She married Floyd E. Collins on Sept. 18, 1937, at Nevada, Mo. ...

Daniel Sherman Ward (05/11/13)
Daniel Sherman Ward, 86, resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. He was born March 25, 1927 in Uniontown, Kan. the son of Herbert and Tressie (Swink) Ward. He graduated from Uniontown High School. He married Bobbe Ellen Clark on July 24, 1948 in Redfield, Kan...

Daniel "Danny" Ward (05/10/13)
Daniel "Danny" Ward, 86, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Arlene Thompson (05/09/13)
Arlene Thompson, age 88, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Burlington, Washington. Funeral services for Arlene Thompson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Carolyn Emma Price (05/09/13)
Carolyn Emma Price, age 84, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Coweta, Okla., died Wednesday morning, May 8, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. She was born in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Perry William Townsend and Malinda Elizabeth Snyder Townsend. She graduated high school in 1947. She worked for Mercy Hospital as a supply clerk. Carolyn enjoyed crocheting, collecting dolls and reading, especially western novels...

Malcolm Dee McClimans (05/09/13)
Malcolm Dee McClimans, age 93, a resident of Moran, Kan., died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at his home. He was born August 7, 1919, in Bronson, Kan., the son of Arthur B. McClimans and Gertrude Kimmel McClimans. He married Juanita Bernard Oct. 21, 1941. ...

Jack W. Hembree (05/02/13)
Jack W. Hembree, 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born July 22, 1935, in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Luther and Faye Williamson Hembree. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1953. ...

Harriet Louise "Babe" Stambaugh (05/02/13)
Harriet Louise "Babe" Stambaugh, 94, a former resident of Prescott, Kan., and more recently of Ft. Scott, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born March 8, 1919, in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of August Hoffman and Frances Herndon Hoffman. ...

Martha Lee SpuHarriet Louise "Babe" Stambaugh (05/01/13)
Martha Lee SpuHarriet Louise "Babe" Stambaugh, 94, a former resident of Prescott, Kan., and more recently of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born March 8, 1919, in Prescott, Kan. the daughter of August Hoffman and Frances Herndon Hoffman. ...

T.V. Robinson (05/01/13)
T.V. Robinson, 87, Pleasanton, Kan. formerly of Nevada, Mo. died Monday April 29, 2013. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel. ...

Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Grant (04/26/13)
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Grant, 63, long term Bourbon County, Kan. and Vernon County, Mo. resident, passed away on April 18, 2013 following a sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan. to Charles "Junior" and Darlene Grant of Redfield, Kan. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1967. He enlisted to the United States Army in 1969 and went through basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.. He later served his country in Vietnam and served three tours of duty...

Margaret McLaughlin (04/25/13)
Margaret McLaughlin, 83, of Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 24, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Aug. 15, 1929 in Deerfield, Mo. the daughter of George Stewart and Edna Sara (White) McLaughlin. Margaret was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church and the St. Anne's Altar Society. She retired from The Western Insurance Company after 39 years...

James G. Wyland (04/24/13)
James G. Wyland, 69, of Knifley, Ky., formerly of Walkerton, Ind. passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Kentucky. Mr. Wyland was born Jan. 8, 1944 in Crawford County, Kan. to Ted and Viola (Ellis) Wyland. Survivors include: his wife, Kathy, children, James (Crystal) Wyland of Willisburg, Ky., John (Casi) Felix of Walkerton, Ind., Bobbie Lynn (Clinton) Thompson of Springfield, Ky. ...

Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Grant (04/24/13)
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Grant, 63, long term Bourbon County, Kan. and Vernon County, Mo. resident, passed away on April 18, 2013 following sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan. to Charles "Junior" and Darlene Grant of Redfield, Kan. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1967...

Norbert Kurt "Norb" Rupprecht (04/24/13)
Norbert Kurt "Norb" Rupprecht, age 65, Fort Scott, Kan. passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013. He was born on April 29, 1947 at Hamburg, Germany the son of Kurt George and Rita H. Meltzian Rupprecht. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran. He married Scherrell Walrod on July 8, 1977 at Fort Scott, Kan. ...

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