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Leonard Rathbun
(Obituary ~ 08/01/13)
Leonard Rathbun, age 79, a resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Fort Scott Manor in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Holly, Colo., the son of Harold Rathbun and Gwendolyn Nichelson Rathbun. He married Nada Pearl Turner on Sept. ...
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Elaine Burns Neil Evans
(Obituary ~ 08/01/13)
Elaine Burns Neil Evans, 90, of Iola, Kan., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Guest Home Estates in Iola. Elaine was born Oct. 7, 1922, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Vere Thomas and Olive Josephine (Attkisson) Burns. She grew up at Hepler, St. Paul and Iola, graduating from Hepler High School. She attended college at Pittsburg, Kan...
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Kenneth Dean Lunt
(Obituary ~ 08/01/13)
Kenneth Dean Lunt, age 81, long time Division Manager for K.G. & E. /Westar Energy and former mayor of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, July 30, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Dewane W. Lunt and Geneva B. ...
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Doris Charlene Broughton
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Doris Charlene Broughton, age 78, former resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at her home in Hamilton, Texas. She was born Jan. 24, 1935 in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Thomas A. "Tom" Reeder and Ilah "Polly" Irene Schull Reeder. ...
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Glen Russell Cox
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Glen Russell Cox, 59 of Fort Scott, died Saturday evening, Aug. 3, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Sara E. "Sally" Ray
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Sara E. "Sally" Ray, 92, of Joplin, Mo., died at 6:39 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at College View Manor in Joplin, Mo. She was born April 15, 1921, at West Middlesex, Pa., to Walter Price and Francis (Dunlap) Phibbs. After graduating high school, she went to college for two years and then nursing school for three years, becoming a registered nurse...
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Delma Dorene Wood
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Delma Dorene Wood, age 86, Prescott, Kan., passed away Saturday Aug. 3, 2013. She was born at Devon, Kan., on March 6, 1927 the daughter of Durward "Duke" and Hannah Pearl Ballah Brown. She graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1943. She married Vergil Leon Wood on June 17, 1944. ...
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Helen Ramirez Olivas
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Helen Ramirez Olivas, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born March 3, 1937, in Georgetown, Texas, the daughter of Augustine Ramirez and Elena Lopez Ramirez. She married Sylvester Olivas on May 24, 1954. They later divorced. Helen was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She loved to read...
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Dorothy Ellen "Dottie" Irwin
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Dorothy Ellen "Dottie" Irwin, age 73, resident of Hume, Mo., died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at her home. She was born May 17, 1940, on the family farm West of Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Glen Fillmore Lay and Nellie May Chaney Lay. She graduated from Fulton High School with the class of 1958. ...
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Dorothy Ellen "Dottie" Irwin
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Dorothy Ellen "Dottie" Irwin, age 73, resident of Hume, Mo., died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at her home. She was born May 17, 1940, on the family farm West of Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Glen Fillmore Lay and Nellie May Chaney Lay. She graduated from Fulton High School with the class of 1958. ...
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Tim Cochran
(Obituary ~ 08/06/13)
Tim Cochran, 59, of Arlington, Texas, passed away in his sleep at home July 28 and was a former resident of Keller. He was born Oct. 22, 1953 to Kenneth and Rowena Cochran in Fort Scott, Kan.. He married the love of his life, Paula Schmidt, on Aug. 24, 1973...
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Jim Keith
(Obituary ~ 08/07/13)
Jim Keith, 64, Richards, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Bourbon County, Kan., following an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 13, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Alfred Allen Keith and Thelma Florence Bloesser Keith. He married Becky Sheehy on June 3, 1967, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...
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Ruby Geraldine "Jeri" Marsh Skinner Scholfield Sanders
(Obituary ~ 08/07/13)
Ruby Geraldine "Jeri" Marsh Skinner Scholfield Sanders departed this life to live with her Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2013, in Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala. She was 81. She was born on Jan. 23, 1932 to Clifton and Ida Marsh at Wheatland, Mo. She lived in Monroeville, Ala...
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Curtis James Elliott
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Curtis James Elliott, age 49, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, as the result of a one-car accident. He was born Feb. 18, 1964, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Harold Joe Elliott and Claudia F. Mann Elliott. Curtis was a 1982 graduate of Uniontown High School. ...
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Robert Eugene Vail
(Obituary ~ 08/09/13)
Robert Eugene Vail, 78, of Parker, Colo., passed on Aug. 6, 2013 at his home in Parker. He was born Aug. 7, 1934 the son of James "Jim" R. and Frances J. (Seaver) Vail in Fort Scott, Kan. Bob had one sister, Caroll who resides in Texas. Bob enlisted in the Navy as a teenager and his stories included being stationed in Kodiak, Alaska and serving during the Korean conflict. ...
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Marguerite Maxine Harlan
(Obituary ~ 08/10/13)
Marguerite Maxine Harlan, 93 years, of Ellsworth, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, died on Aug. 9, 2013 at Villa Grace Nursing Home of the Good Samaritan Village in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born on Dec. 14, 1919 to Earl and Velma Smart Kennedy in Fort Scott, Kan. She married Leon Harlan on June 9, 1940. He preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2004. Her parents and a sister Earline Heckman, also preceded her in death...
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Johnny Joe Endicott
(Obituary ~ 08/13/13)
Johnny Joe Endicott, age 69, resident of rural Fulton, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Dec. 8, 1943, in Spokane, Wash., the son of Virgil Endicott and Iva Irene Overbeck Endicott. He married Barbara Morris on Dec. ...
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Roberta "Birdie" Ann Peterman
(Obituary ~ 08/13/13)
Roberta "Birdie" Ann Peterman passed away in Southport, N.C. on Aug. 7, 2013 at the age of 80. Birdie was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio on July 17, 1933. She enjoyed anything to do with horses, listening to jazz and country western music, dancing, gardening, cats, and was a lifelong reader. She loved New Orleans, and had the time of her life there until Katrina struck, at which point she went north to North Carolina to live near her oldest child, Roxy...
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Ethel L. Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/13/13)
Ethel L. Miller, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.
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Earl Edward Marsh
(Obituary ~ 08/13/13)
Earl Edward Marsh, age 86, former resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at his home in Pittsburg, Kan. Services for will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.
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Earl Edward Marsh
(Obituary ~ 08/14/13)
Earl Edward Marsh, age 86, a former resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at the home of his son, James E. Marsh in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born July 10, 1927, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Gilbert Elwood Marsh and Mildred Bernice Rose Marsh. ...
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John Wagner, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/14/13)
John Wagner, Jr. 81, of LaHarpe, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Labette Health in Parsons, Kan. John was born May 9, 1932, in Garnett, Kan., the son of John David and Violet Genelle (Hartman) Wagner. He grew up at Moran. John served in the U.S. ...
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Ethel Lamoine Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/14/13)
Ethel Lamoine Miller, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. She was born on Dec. 6, 1932, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Jessie L Durbin and Lottie E. Brown Durbin. She married Bradie Ray Lathrom on Oct. 9, 1948. ...
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Charles W. Hammon
(Obituary ~ 08/17/13)
Charles W. Hammon, age 80, died Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 in Topeka, Kan. He was born on Oct. 14, 1932 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Frederick and Mable (Hudson) Hammon. He graduated from Fulton High School in 1950 and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. ...
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Gwen Hemmingway Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 08/20/13)
Gwen Hemmingway Sullivan, age 85, a former resident of Fort Scott and more recently of Ada, Okla., passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2013, at the Wildwood Care Center in Tulsa, Okla., where she had been a patient for a short time. Gwen grew up in Fort Scott where she attended local schools and graduated with the high school class of 1945. Gwen lived the last 40-some years of her life in Ada, Okla., where she was a member of the First Christian Church...
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Carolyn Sue Butler
(Obituary ~ 08/20/13)
Carolyn Sue Butler, age 63, resident of Arma, Kan., died early Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at the Arma Care Center. Following cremation, a private family burial will be held in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...
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Sister Mary Victoria Clark
(Obituary ~ 08/21/13)
Sister Mary Victoria Clark, RSM, a Sister of Mercy for 78 years, was born on July 5, 1920, in Wichita, Kansas. Sister Victoria entered the Sisters of Mercy on Aug. 17, 1935, and professed final vows on Aug. 16, 1942. Sister attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary School Kansas City, Mo., Novitiate High School, Webster Groves, Mo., and received a BA and MA in Nursing...
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Lillian Ruth Fischer
(Obituary ~ 08/23/13)
Lillian Ruth Fischer, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., entered the promised rest on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. She was a homemaker, dairy farmer and business professional. Lillian was full of faith and passion for God and mankind, especially the youth. ...
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Donald C. Woods
(Obituary ~ 08/24/13)
Donald C. Woods passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 at his home in Buffalo, Mo. He was born Nov. 23, 1918 in Ozark, Mo., the son of Elmer and Shrilda Woods He was preceded in death by his wife Bertha, parents and one older sister, Helen. He is survived by his son Don Woods Jr. ...
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Mary Faye Meyers
(Obituary ~ 08/24/13)
Mary Faye Meyers, 79, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery. ...
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Gary Ogan
(Obituary ~ 08/24/13)
Gary Ogan, age 66, of Mapleton, Kan., passed away on Aug. 23, 2013 at his home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday Aug. 26, 2013 at the Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory La Cygne chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in La Cygne, Kansas. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Phyllis J. Hosler
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
Phyllis J. Hosler, age 83, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery, Blue Mound, Kan. Contributions are suggested to the Shriner's Childrens Hospital. On-line condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com Arrangement: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...
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Mary Elizabeth Dixon
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
Mary Elizabeth Dixon, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. She was born Jan. 28, 1931, in Wright City, Mo., the daughter of Claude Ramsey and Lorrene Shaner Ramsey. She married Richard B. ...
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Galen Dean Dikeman
(Obituary ~ 08/27/13)
Galen Dean Dikeman, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Aug. 25, 2013, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born on Jan. 27, 1952, to Delbert and Naomi Seaver Dikeman in Fort Scott. He attended Maple Grove and Hammond elementary schools and graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...
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Joyce Marie Trogdon
(Obituary ~ 08/28/13)
Joyce Marie Trogdon of Santa Monica, Calif., passed away Aug. 16. She was born in 1956 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Leonard and Shirley Trogdon. Graveside services will be held at Large Cemetery, 12 miles south of Fort Scott. A Memorial service will be announced at a later date and time...
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Charles Arthur "Chuck" Manyo
(Obituary ~ 08/29/13)
Charles Arthur "Chuck" Manyo, age 60, formerly of Uniontown more recently of Cherryvale, Kan., died Tuesday Aug. 27, 2013, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Services for Chuck Manyo are pending and will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...
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Donald Floyd Salsbury
(Obituary ~ 08/29/13)
Donald Floyd Salsbury, age 65, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at his home in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 26, 1947, in Mauston, Wis., the son of Floyd Glenn Arthur Salsbury and Gretchen L. Johnson Salsbury. Don graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1965 and had attended Pittsburg State University. ...
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Charles Arthur "Chuck" Manyo
(Obituary ~ 08/30/13)
Charles Arthur "Chuck" Manyo, age 60, a resident of Cherryvale, Kan., passed away, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita, Kan. He was born Dec. 30, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of John Joseph Manyo and Elsie Arlene Olson Manyo. ...
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Robert Bruce, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/31/13)
Robert Bruce, Jr., 55, of Fort Scott, died Friday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Margaret Elizabeth Neden
(Obituary ~ 08/31/13)
Margaret Elizabeth Neden, age 83, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Forsyth, Mo., died early Friday, Aug. 30 at her home in Forsyth. Rev. Mark Stetler will conduct funeral services at 10:30 Aa.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Parkway Church of God (Holiness) 1111 State Ave., Fort Scott. ...
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Della I. Hicks
(Obituary ~ 08/31/13)
Della I. Hicks, 41, of Elsmore passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 24,2013, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa,Okla. Della was born March 12,1972, to Donald and Opal Chastain in Durango, Colo. She attended school in Hume, Mo. before moving to the Moran area...
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Ray Dean Crim
(Obituary ~ 08/31/13)
Ray Dean Crim, age 68, resident of Mulberry, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1945, in Redfield, Kan., the son of Vergil Ross Crim and Pearl Inez Harvey Crim. He worked for many years for the Vanlerberg family as a construction foreman. ...
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