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Viola Ann McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Viola Ann McClanahan, age 44, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born March 7, 1969 in Springdale, Ark., the daughter of William Alex Parsons and Mary Elizabeth King Parsons. Survivors include her mother, Mary Parsons and a brother Ronald Parson, both of Fort Scott. There was cremation under the direction of Cheney Witt Chapel. No service is planned at this time...
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George Hurd
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
George Hurd, 76, died Wednesday Aug. 28, 2013, at his Newton residence. He was born Oct. 2, 1936 in Fort Scott, Kan. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newton, Kan., with the Reverend Jim Mainzer presiding. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening with the family receiving friends until 8:30 p.m. following the Rosary...
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Gregory Wayne Hembree
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Gregory Wayne Hembree, age 51, resident of Fort Scott and formerly of Overland Park, Kan., died unexpectedly Monday morning, Sept. 2, 2013. He was born Sept. 3, 1961, in Fort Scott, the son of Jack and Joan Tredway Hembree. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1980. ...
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Earnest M. Lord
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Earnest M. Lord, age 88, of Bronson, Kan., passed away on Aug. 31, 2013, at his home. He went to join his wife of 62 years. He was born Nov. 27, 1924 near Avard, Okla., the son of Ralph Earnest and Mary Donetta (McKinley) Lord. Earnest grew up in Woods County, Okla., but in 1942, his family moved to Oceanside, Calif., and graduated high school there...
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Margaret Elizabeth Neden
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Margaret Elizabeth Neden, age 83, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Forsyth, Mo., died early Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at her home following a cancer illness. She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Clarence Eugene Cowen and Helen Jane Carrier Cowen. ...
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Robert Earl Bruce, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Robert Earl Bruce, Jr., 55 of Fort Scott, died Friday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1958 in Geneva, Ill., the son of Robert Earl and Virginia Carol McCraigh Bruce. He married Sherry Kay Latino on Nov. 21, 1980, in Fort Scott, she survives of the home...
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Flora Mae Shirley
(Obituary ~ 09/04/13)
Flora Mae Shirley, age 83, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at her home. She was born Sept. 27, 1929 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Ralph Marion Snow and Florence Redden Snow. Flora was a graduate of both Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College. ...
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Viola Ann McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 09/07/13)
Viola Ann McClanahan, age 44, resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Following cremation, the family will hold a memorial service Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, from noon to 3 p.m. at 1511 215th St. Lot 1 Fort Scott, Kansas. Local arrangements were under direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 Main St. Fort Scott, Kansas...
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Ross Robert Bryant
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
Ross Robert Bryant, age 73, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at his home. There was cremation. Burial will take place in the U. S. National Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Elks Christmas Fund and can be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...
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Fay Hardwick
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
The family of Fay Hardwick will hold a graveside service Saturday, Sept.14, 2013, 11 a.m., at West Plains Cemetery, Bourbon County, Kan., on Highway 7. The cemetery is located 2 miles west on U.S. 54 then 2 miles north on Highway 7 from Fort Scott. Following the service, the family will provide a community wide dinner in Fay's honor at 12:30 p.m. at the North Community Building on Buckeye St. in Iola, Kan...
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Ruth Louise Read
(Obituary ~ 09/11/13)
Ruth Louise Read, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born March 28, 1934, in St. Paul, Kan., the daughter of Charles "Bud" Groner and Vera Mudd Groner. She graduated from St. ...
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George Dewey Martin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/12/13)
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, George Dewey Martin Jr. finished his adventure and labors in this life and returned home for new assignments in our Father's Kingdom. Son of George Dewey Martin and Esther Elizabeth Smith Martin, George was born in Bismarck, N.D., and grew up in northwest Washington. He married Roberta Joan King in 1950 and went on to build his family, living in and around Bellingham, Wash., for 53 years. Early in their marriage they spent two years in Toledo, Ohio...
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Alice Rose Daniels
(Obituary ~ 09/12/13)
Alice Rose Daniels, age 78, a former resident of Prescott and Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Jan. 6, 1935, in Blue Mound, Kan., the daughter of Thomas Hillery Johnson and Mary Evelyn Alcorn Johnson. ...
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Cynthia Ellis Levine
(Obituary ~ 09/13/13)
Cynthia Ellis Levine, the sole proprietor of the Levine House Bed and Breakfast, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at 9:30 p.m. at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She had battled pancreatic cancer for three years. Cynthia was in good company with her son, Matt, her sister, Susie, and her favorite hair dresser and one of her best friends, Latonyia Hoy, by her side...
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Marie Peterson
(Obituary ~ 09/13/13)
Marie Peterson, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Funeral services for Marie Peterson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott.
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Marie Peterson
(Obituary ~ 09/14/13)
Marie Elizabeth Peterson, age 88, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Overland Park, Kan. She was born Sept. 4, 1925, in Walkertown, Kan., the daughter of Elmer Lewis Judy and Eliza Elizabeth Judy. ...
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Florence Anderson
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Florence Anderson, 64, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday morning Sept. 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Ross Schwalm
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Ross Schwalm, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 16, 2013 at his home. Services for Ross are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home and a visitation for Wednesday evening, Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Complete obituary will be available in the Wednesday edition of the Tribune...
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Floyd D. Lytle
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Floyd D. Lytle, 96, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Thursday, Sept.12, 2013, at Adams Street Place in Jefferson City, Mo. He was born June 29, 1917, in Fort Scott, Kan., a son of the late Wesley and Florence (Brouhard) Lytle. He was a graduate of Fort Scott High School, and went on receive his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan. ...
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Mae L. Watt
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Mae L. Watt, 89,. or Arcadia, Kan., went to be with the Lord at 11:28 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home in Fort Scott, Kan. Mrs. Watt was born June 4, 1924 at Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of martin Darlington an Gladys Ward Wright. ...
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Wallace Wayne Stringer
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Wallace Wayne Stringer, 83, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 15, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born March 4, 1930 in Hepler, Kan., the son of Dale and Angie Jewel (Bruce) Stringer. He married Marjorie VanMeter Dec. 30, 1954 in Thayer, Kan., and she survives of the home...
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Fern Rexine Brown
(Obituary ~ 09/17/13)
Fern Rexine Brown, age 81, resident of Fulton, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 15, at Mercy Hospital. She was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Walter and Mina Cook Wardrip. She moved to Fulton when she was 5 years old, and lived there most of her life. ...
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Louis Victor "Lew" Sciortino
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
Louis Victor "Lew" Sciortino, 96, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, September 17, 2013 at the Sweet Life Shawnee care facility in Shawnee, Kansas. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...
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Ross Boyd Schwalm
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
Ross Boyd Schwalm, 68, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 16, 2013 at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1945 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Boyd E. and Elizabeth M. (Brown) Schwalm. He married Marjorie Mae Query April 19, 1964 in Fort Scott, Kan., and she survives of the home...
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Larry W. Hartman
(Obituary ~ 09/18/13)
Larry W. Hartman, age 64, of Iola, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kan. He was born Nov. 9, 1948 in Kincaid, Kan., the son of Harold Franklin and Vera Opal (Denman) Hartman. He graduated from Blue Mound Rural High School, Blue Mound, Kan...
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Florence M. "Flo" Anderson
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Florence M. "Flo" Anderson, 64, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday morning Sept, 16, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. She was born Aug. 1, 1949 in Albuquerque, N.M. She married David Anderson June 13, 1993 in Bronson, Kan., and he survives of the home. In addition to her husband David, Flo is survived by her daughter, Lisa Thurston of Fort Scott; her stepchildren, Shane Durkin of Fort Scott, Shane Anderson, Tanya Anderson, both of Broken Arrow, Okla., Jewel Mutchler, and Angie Mutchler, both of Lincoln, Neb.; and a sister, Elsie Kally.. ...
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Wayne Cecil Rash
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Wayne Cecil Rash, age 89, a resident of Garland, Kan., died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born June 30, 1924, in Phelps City, Mo., the son of Roy Rash, Sr. and Effie Ethel Pressnell Rash. Wayne graduated from high school in Rock Port, Mo. ...
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Lester Albert Malcolm
(Obituary ~ 09/19/13)
Lester Albert Malcolm, 94, of Chanute, Kan., passed away at Hillview Nursing Center in Platte City, Mo., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. He was born on Feb. 9, 1919 in Chanute, Kan. the son of Lester and Jessie Malcolm. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII and was part of the invasion of Normandy and received a purple heart...
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Ross Robert Bryant
(Obituary ~ 09/20/13)
Ross Robert Bryant, age 73, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1940, in Denver, Colo., the son of Wilburn Jackson Bryant and Myrtle Patterson Bryant. Ross spent a career with the United States Army and was a member of the Green Beret Special Forces. ...
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Lora Janiece Toms
(Obituary ~ 09/21/13)
Lora Janiece Toms, age 75, former resident of Fort Scott, more recently of Wathena, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at Wathena Health Care and Rehabilitation. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:30 until 11:30 at the Chapel. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday's Tribune...
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Everett A. Rippee
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
Everett A. Rippee, age 63, of Joplin, Mo., passed away at 6:46 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at Mercy Hospital after a sudden illness. Everett was born Nov. 4, 1949 in Bend, Ore., to the late Roy Rippee, Sr. and Marlene Mehaffy Rippee and had lived in Joplin the past four years, moving from Pittsburg, Kansas...
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Dawn J. Helmert
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
Dawn J. Helmert, age 84, of LaCygne, Kan., passed away on Monday Sept. 23, 2013. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at the Calvary Baptist Church, LaCygne, Kan. Cremation will follow the service with inurnment in the Star Valley Cemetery. ...
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Spec. Justin Michael Hueston
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
On the one-year anniversary of his passing, the family of Spec. Justin Michael Hueston will be honoring him with a Celebration of Life Service, Sunday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. at the Mapleton Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend.
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Lora Janiece Toms
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
Lora Janiece Toms, age 75, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at the Wathena Health Care and Rehab Center in Wathena, Kan. She was born Oct. 1, 1937 in Vernon County, Mo., the daughter of Timothy Moore and Gertrude Allen Moore. ...
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D. Jean Budy
(Obituary ~ 09/24/13)
D. Jean Budy, 81, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday evening, Sept. 21, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. He was born in Miami, Okla., on April 11, 1932, the son of Elmer Roosevelt and Hattie Will Ella Skaggs Budy. He married Marjorie E. Dedrick in Booneville, Mo., on June 5, 1954, she survives of the home...
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Albert Franklin Kitchens, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/25/13)
Albert Franklin Kitchens, Jr., age 89 of Tonganoxie, Kan., passed away on Tuesday Sept. 17, 2013, at the Tonganoxie Nursing Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 28, at the Bonner Springs Church of Christ (401 E. Morse, Bonner Springs, Kan.). In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Bonner Springs Church of Christ Mission Fund in care of the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home...
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Louis Victor "Lew" Sciortino
(Obituary ~ 09/25/13)
Louis Victor "Lew" Sciortino, 96, formerly of Fort Scot, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2013 at the Sweet Life Care Facility in Shawnee, Kan. He was born Sept. 16, 1917 in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Baldassare and Agostina Leggio Sciortino. He married Lee Vaccaro in 1939 and they divorced in 1943, to this union was born a son, Benjamin. ...
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Louise A. Bell
(Obituary ~ 09/26/13)
Louise A. Bell, 99, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, 2013 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home in Fort Scott. She was born March 22, 1914 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Marion W. and Vina V. (Roades) Phillips. She married Carl E. Harrington Nov. 18, 1939 in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death Dec. 13, 1989. She married Oscar Bell Sept. 18, 1993 in Chanute, Kan., and he preceded her in death Sept. 16, 1995...
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Joseph Derrick Braman II
(Obituary ~ 09/26/13)
Joseph Derrick Braman II, 2-year-old son of Joseph Braman and Kimberly Gable, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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Neva Bunn Hite
(Obituary ~ 09/27/13)
Neva Bunn Hite, age 92, resident of rural Deerfield, Mo., died early Thursday, Sept. 26, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.
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Neva Bunn-Hite
(Obituary ~ 09/28/13)
Neva Bunn-Hite, age 92, resident of rural Deerfield, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1921 in Montevalleo, Mo. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1939 and attended Fort Scott Junior College until 1940. At the age of 19 she began teaching at Moore School in Moundville School District in a one-room school with 29 students. ...
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Joseph Derrick "Joey" Braman II
(Obituary ~ 09/28/13)
Joseph Derrick "Joey" Braman II, age 2, resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Emergency Room. He was born March 10, 2011, in Cottonwood, Ariz., the son of Joseph Derrick Braman and Kimberly Ann Gable...
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