Obituaries

FRED FARMER (02/09/10)
Fred Farmer, age 71, a resident of Bronson, Kan., died late Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Oct. 17, 1938, in South Gate, Calif., the son of Frank Farmer and Eunice Campbell Farmer. He married Karen Sampson on June 12, 1982, in Buena Park, Calif...

Margaret Ellen Shade Branstetter (02/06/10)
Margaret Ellen Shade Branstetter arrived in Heaven at 5:55 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. She had been ill since Christmas Day. She was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, her beloved husband, Lawrence A., "Bud"; the twins she miscarried in 1958; her parents; brother; three sisters, Eva, Fay, and Gertrude; many other family members and friends...

Viola Frances Urner (02/06/10)
Viola Frances Urner, 88, Nevada, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born Sept. 15, 1921, in Nevada, the daughter of Frank Sterling Vaughn and Dexia Asenath Biggs Vaughn. She was married March 27, 1940, to Anthony M. Urner and he preceded her in death July 29, 1966...

Jimmie R. Dowell (02/06/10)
Jimmie R. Dowell, a self-employed subcontractor, passed away on Feb. 5, 2010, at the age of 45. He was preceded in death by his father, Toney Dowell, brother-in-law Timothy Carver, and niece Chasity Dowell. He is survived by his mother Huleta Dowell, of Wichita, brothers, Bill, Gene, Richard (Shelia), and Mike (Patricia) Dowell, all of Wichita; sisters Rita Hawkins, Wichita, Joyce (Duane) Mikesell, Derby, Patricia Brustrom, Cave City, Ark., Theresa (John) Dowell, Atlantic Beach, Fla., Barbara (Martin) Reents, Hope Well, Va., Carolyn (Charles) Goodson, Tonya (Michael) Carver, Wichita; 39 nieces and nephews; 48 great nieces and nephews; one great-great niece; and Goddaughter Kalyn Graves. ...

Glenn LeRoy Smith (02/06/10)
Glenn LeRoy Smith, age 68, Mound City, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 8, at the Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in Mound City. The family suggests contributions to the Mayo Clinic, Leukemia Research. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements are by Coffel-Schneider, Mound City, Kan...

GLENN OLIVER "BABE" SCOTT (02/05/10)
Glenn Oliver "Babe" Scott, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at McCune Brooks Hospital in Carthage, Mo. He was born Nov. 2, 1926, in Fort Scott, Kan., to William Marcus Scott and Mary Frances Buchanan Scott. He married Margaret Rose Taylor in May 1950 at the First Presbyterian Church in Nevada, Mo. Although they divorced, the couple remained friends to the end...

FRED FARMER (02/05/10)
Fred Farmer, age 71, a resident of Bronson, Kan., died late Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Funeral services for Fred Farmer will be announced by the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

PLEASANT JOHN PRUITT (02/04/10)
Pleasant John Pruitt, 88, retired pharmacist, loving father and grandfather, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. There was a rosary at 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31 with Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic CHurch, 1321 Stratford Lane Wichita, Kan., 667206...

BETTIE LENORA BOYLES (02/03/10)
Bettie Lenora Boyles, 66, of Rich Hill, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 at her home. Cremation with private family services. Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society c/o the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com...

STEPHEN J. COWAN (02/02/10)
Stephen J. Cowan, 61, of Arma, died at 3:15 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at the Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg following a short battle with cancer. He was born June 1, 1948 at the home of his parents, Mildred (Grizzle) Cowan and delivered by his father John E. (Jack) Cowan...

WANDA JUNE ROSS (02/02/10)
Wanda June Ross, 89, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 01, 2010 at Prescott Countryview Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. She was born July 27, 1920 in Centerville, Kan., the daughter of Arthur and Mabel Zimmerman Richards...

Marvin F. Rice (01/30/10)
Marvin F. Rice, 83, of Butler, Mo., passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House of kidney failure. Marvin is now, happily, in the arms of the Lord and his beloved wife, Dulcie. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February, 2, at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at the chapel. ...

Josephine Caroline Clark (01/30/10)
Josephine Caroline Clark, born March 21, 1921, in Hume, Mo., passed away Jan. 28, 2010, at the Ozark Community Hospital, Springfield, Mo. She passed peacefully from this Earth to meet her Heavenly Father. Josephine was born to Ralph Russell Ewan and Edith Elizabeth Coon-Ewan. ...

Catherine Isabelle Higley Broughton (01/30/10)
Catherine Isabelle Higley Broughton passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Overland Park Place Nursing Center, Overland Park, Kan. She would have been 94 on Jan. 29. Services will be held at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, on Monday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 8 p.m., Interment will be at Newton Burial Park, in Nevada. Friends may call at the funeral home from now and until the time of service...

Phyllis Marie Scougal (01/30/10)
Phyllis Marie Scougal, 80, Nevada, formerly of Bronaugh, passed on to a greater life on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at her home in Nevada. She was born on Oct. 9, 1929, in Siam, Iowa, to Oran H. and Ora Oxley Stanley. She married Paul R. Scougal on June 6, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa, and he survives of the home...

JOHN HENRY FOX (01/27/10)
John Henry Fox, 74, of rural Girard, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at his residence at rural Girard. Obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Girard.

ROSCOE PETERSON SR. (01/26/10)
Roscoe Peterson, Sr., 99, of Girard, died at 4:55 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 in the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard. He was born Jan. 25, 1910 at Drywood, Kan., a son of John Lemuel and Gertrude Inez (Leverich) Peterson. He attended Hatch School, near Farlington, Kan., and the Fairview School, near Lake Farlington...

KENNETH LAWRENCE REED (01/26/10)
Kenneth Lawrence Reed, age 80, of LaCygne, Kan., died Thursday Jan. 21, 2010 at his home. Due to Kenneth's wishes he was cremated and a memorial service will be at a later date at Pueblo, Colo. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com...

KATHERINE ELIZABETH LINDEMANN DAVIS (01/26/10)
Katherine Elizabeth Lindemann Davis, age 95, of Prescott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kan. Services for Katherine will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home Pleasanton, Kan...

RAYMOND LANCE NICHOLS (01/26/10)
Raymond Lance Nichols, age 48, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Mercy Health Center. He was born March 14, 1961, in Lakin, Kan., the son of Lance and Charlene Nichols. There was cremation with services and burial in Canadian, Okla., under the direction of Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott...

LORETTA JEAN COX (01/26/10)
Loretta Jean Cox, age 76, former resident of Fort Scott and currently of Kansas City, Kan., died Jan. 7, 2010, in the Providence Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born Nov. 25, 1933 in Girard, Kan., the daughter of Albert Cox and Mildred Welcher Cox...

DAVID CHARLES FRANZ (01/26/10)
Mr. David Charles Franz, 73, of Frederick, Md., and formerly of Damascus, Md., died on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was born and raised in Fort Scott, Kan., and is a graduate of the University of Kansas. He served his country in the United States Army. He was retired from the Montgomery County Public Schools as a teacher at Damascus High School. After his retirement he worked in sales at Wolf's Furniture Store and also at Woodward and Lothrop's Department Store...

James W. "Whittier" Toothaker (01/23/10)
James W. "Whittier" Toothaker, 53, passed away on Thursday Jan. 21, 2010, at his home in Nevada. He was born Sept. 30, 1956, in St. Elmo, Ill., to William H. Toothaker and Anna Marie Lustig Toothaker. James grew up in Illinois. He attended high school in Effingham, Ill,, where most of his life was spent. ...

MADELINE SLAUGHTER (01/20/10)
Madeline Slaughter, age 77, of Prescott Country View Nursing Home passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Madeline was born Oct. 28, 1932 at Milfay, Okla. She was the daughter of Jewell Ann and Woodrow Barker. Madeline attended elementary and high school at Milfay...

KATHRYN E. "KILLER" COCHRAN (01/20/10)
Kathryn E. "Killer" Cochran, 66, of Walnut, Kan., died at 7:31 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 in Freeman West in Joplin, Mo., after a long illness. She was born Dec. 14, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., a daughter of Basil and Mildred (Beggs) Hill. She grew up and attended schools at Fort Scott and Fulton, Mo...