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Yvette Denise Prinkey-Dunbar
(Obituary ~ 02/01/14)
Yvette Denise Prinkey-Dunbar, age 57, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. She was born Oct. 27, 1956, at Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Yvette received her BA degree in chemistry and also was a registered nurse. ...
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Rosanna R. Broughton
(Obituary ~ 02/01/14)
Rosanna R. Broughton, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Bronson, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Otterville County, Minn., the daughter of Fred and Nettie Schantz Sandon. She graduated from Hewitt High School in Minnesota. ...
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Mary Rosamond Shull
(Obituary ~ 02/04/14)
Mary Rosamond Shull, 96, of Parsons, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, died Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2014 in Fort Scott. She was born Aug. 22, 1917 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Frank Henry and Ethelyn Elizabeth (Johnston) Keeney. She married Chester Shull on May 2, 1937 in Wichita, Kan., he preceded her in death July 10, 1975...
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Mary Eva Dauben Allen
(Obituary ~ 02/04/14)
Mary Eva Dauben Allen was born on Aug. 26, 1930 in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Edith and Howard Dauben. She passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 at the St. Luke's Heart Institute of Kansas City, Mo. Mary lived in the Arcadia and Fort Scott area her entire life. ...
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Georgia Anne Chesney
(Obituary ~ 02/04/14)
Georgia Anne Chesney, 101, of Nashville, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Jan. 30. in Columbia, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, William James Chesney Jr., of Nashville. Others include her parents, Andrew Jackson Hare and Mae Johnston Hare; infant sister, Eda Ruth Hare and sister, Leta Hare, all of Fort Scott, Kan. Georgia and Bill had no children...
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Junior Donovan (J.D.) Shankel
(Obituary ~ 02/04/14)
Junior Donovan (J.D.) Shankel, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in the Osage Beach Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Osage Beach, Mo. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at 11 a.m. at the Southminster Presbyterian Church at 6306 Roe Ave., Prairie Village, Kan., 66208. Burial will follow in the church columbarium and then family and friends can all meet in the Fellowship Hall of the church to visit...
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Ruth Anderson
(Obituary ~ 02/04/14)
Ruth Anderson, 86, formerly of Fort Scott, died Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2014 at the Aldersgate Village Nursing Home in Topeka, Kansas. Funeral arrangements for Ruth Anderson are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...
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Ruth Margaret Anderson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
Ruth Margaret Anderson, 86, formerly of Fort Scott, died Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2014 at the Aldersgate Village Nursing Home in Topeka, Kan. She was born March 10, 1927 in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Alfred Sylvester and Anna Elizabeth "Schmitz" Hedges. She Married Robert Paul Anderson on May 2, 1947 in Fort Scott, he preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1971...
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Donald Adolph Drake
(Obituary ~ 02/05/14)
Donald Adolph Drake, age 77, resident of Denver, Colo., died Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at his home. Funeral arrangements for Donald Drake will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.
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Ruth Elene Townsley
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
Ruth Elene Townsley, age 78, a former resident of Uniontown, Kan., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with the Lord early Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born July 17, 1935, in Fowler, Colo., the daughter of Edgar Henry Graham and Laura May Henrie Graham. ...
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Bonnie Rae Bailey
(Obituary ~ 02/07/14)
Bonnie Rae Bailey, 61, of Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Freeman Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services for Bonnie Bailey will be Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott, Kan. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Saturday with the Memorial service beginning at 2 p.m. under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...
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Lucille M. Schurter
(Obituary ~ 02/07/14)
Lucille M. Schurter, age 95, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. Arrangements for Lucille Schurter will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Dorothy Evelyn Hart
(Obituary ~ 02/08/14)
Dorothy Evelyn Hart, age 101, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at her home in rural Fort Scott. Miss Hart had made her home in Fort Scott living with her niece for the past year and half. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Harman Funeral Home in Rock Glen, Pa. ...
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Evelyn Irene Kovacic
(Obituary ~ 02/08/14)
Evelyn Irene Kovacic, age 90, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kan. She was born July 9, 1923, in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Jesse Bailey and Mattie Bell Barker Bailey. ...
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Lucille M. Schurter
(Obituary ~ 02/08/14)
Lucille M. Schurter, age 95, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with the Lord, one day short of her 96th birthday, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Strawn, Ill., the daughter of David and Mary Peters Hartman. ...
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Kenneth Edgar Stine
(Obituary ~ 02/08/14)
Kenneth Edgar Stine, 81, of rural Iola, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at his home. He was born May 23, 1932, in Uniontown, Kan., the son of Kenneth William and Mildred Agnes (Nutter) Stine. He grew up at Uniontown and graduated from Uniontown High School. Ken worked for area farmers in the Uniontown area and worked construction at Burlington...
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Bonnie Rae Bailey
(Obituary ~ 02/08/14)
Bonnie Rae Bailey, 61, of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Freeman Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born on June 16, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Harold and Eva (Bowen) Graham. She married Larry Bailey on Nov. 28, 1970 in Fort Scott...
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Donald Adolph Drake
(Obituary ~ 02/11/14)
Donald Adolph Drake passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2014, at his home, in Denver, Colo. He was born on March 28, 1936, in Mound City, Kan. He attended the public schools in Fort Scott, Kan., and graduated from Fort Scott High School. Coming from a family with a strong work ethic, he took a job at the Fort Scott Cement Company, but soon realized he was better suited for military service. ...
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Steven Ira Nickelson
(Obituary ~ 02/11/14)
Steven Ira Nickelson, age 58, died Friday Feb. 7, 2014 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on Jan. 1, 1956 at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ed and Verna Dennis Nickelson. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in the Class of 1974. ...
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Jeannine Elizabeth Seal
(Obituary ~ 02/11/14)
Jeannine Elizabeth Seal, 85, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Oct. 25, 1928 the daughter of Clarence and Amy Irene (McNulty) Turner. She married Roy T. Seal Aug. 19, 1951 in Pittsburg, Kan. He preceded her in death Jan. 7, 1990...
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Rosie B. Murphy
(Obituary ~ 02/11/14)
Rosie B. Murphy, age 97, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 while at the Bentonview Park Health and Rehabilitation Center in Monett. Rosie was born on Jan. 8, 1917 in Clements, Kan., daughter of the late John Henry Scobee and Nancy Ann (White) Scobee. ...
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Terry Wayne Hawkins, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/11/14)
Terry Wayne Hawkins, Sr., age 57, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 8, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Jan. 24, 1957, in Fort Scott, the son of Hazel Marie Hawkins. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1976. He married Clessa Kay Coulter on Aug. 22, 1980, at Elm Creek in Fort Scott. Terry worked for Peerless Products for many years. He enjoyed fishing and more recently, hunting. His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren...
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Shirley Mae Hall
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Shirley Mae Hall, 78, of Carthage, Mo., a retired secretary of Target, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Carthage, Mo. Arrangements are under direction of Ozark Memorial Park Crematory, Joplin, Mo...
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Waneta M. Beerbower
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Waneta M. Beerbower, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at her home. Funeral arrangements for Waneta Beerbower will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Harold Dean Koester
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Harold Dean Koester, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2014 at Mercy Hospital. He was born June 20, 1923 in Hepler, Kan., the son of Henry Oscar and Martha Emma C. (Detjen) Koester. He married Ruth Hoover Dec. 24, 1952 in Wichita, Kan. She survives of the home...
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Craig R. Lewis
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Craig R. Lewis, 61, of Lawrence, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Baldwin City, Kan. He has been cremated according to his wishes. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements entrusted to Meyers Funeral Chapel, 1600 W. Main St., Blue Springs, Mo...
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Waneta Madeline Beerbower
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
Waneta Madeline Beerbower, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at her home. She was born June 28, 1931, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Jud and Mollie Mabery Johnson. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1954. ...
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Steven L. Harper
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Steven L. Harper, age 58, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born Oct. 4, 1955, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Harold LaVerne Harper and Ruby Mae Miller Harper. He married Cho Hillman in 1978. Steven had been employed by Topco Laminates. He also worked as a handyman. He enjoyed being outdoors, woodworking and photography...
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Lucy Evelyn Moss
(Obituary ~ 02/14/14)
Lucy Evelyn Moss, 84, of Devon passed away early Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She was born June 6, 1929 in Keysville, Mo., the daughter of Charles Logan and Augusta Catherine (Parrett) Cassidy. She married Harley Lloyd Moss Feb. 14, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri, and he survives of the home...
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Junior Donovan (J.D.) Shankel
(Obituary ~ 02/15/14)
Junior Donovan (J.D.) Shankel, son of Elmer Donovan and Lola May Neil Shankel, was born Jan. 7, 1922 in Hiattville, Kan. He departed this life on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in the Osage Beach Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Osage Beach, Mo., at the age of 92...
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Relda Mae Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Relda Mae Adams, age 92 of Yucaipa, Calif., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Feb. 8, 2014. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Rockville Cemetery. ...
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Margaret Pearl Russell Bishard
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Margaret Pearl Russell Bishard, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at her home. Funeral arrangements for Margaret Bishard will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.
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Marin Vasilasi
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Marin Vasilasi, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born Jan. 1, 1939, in Bucharest, Romania, the son of Mihai Vasilasi and Constantina Olteanu Vasilasi. He married Constantina Bresler on Aug. ...
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CPL Nicholas Anthony Gomez
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
CPL Nicholas Anthony Gomez, age 24, resident of Overland Park, Kan., died Sunday, Feb, 16, 2014, in Overland Park. He was born October 23, 1989, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Nicholas David Gomez and Karin Denise Shellenberger Gomez. CPL Gomez was a graduate of Blue Valley North West High School. He attended the University of Kansas. He loved to hunt, play video games and swing dance. He especially enjoyed all activities associated with the Marines. He attended the Presbyterian Church...
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Kay Lynn (Sparks) Stillwagon
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Kay Lynn (Sparks) Stillwagon, age 59 of Rockwall, Texas, passed away Feb. 14, 2014. She was born Aug. 7, 1954, in Pittsburg, Kan., to James and Mary Del (Esch) Sparks. Kay Lynn was married on April 30, 1983, in Willard, Mo., to Richard Stillwagon. She worked in a family practice clinic and as a home health nurse for many years and later owned the Heart of Gold Home Care facility...
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Edwin Ernest Helton
(Obituary ~ 02/19/14)
Edwin Ernest Helton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. Pastor Donna Clark Fuller will conduct funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the West Liberty Cemetery. ...
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Margie Darlene Cady
(Obituary ~ 02/19/14)
Margie Darlene Cady, age 80, formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Margie Cady will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.
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Ancel C. "Andy" Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Ancel C. "Andy" Johnson, Age 68, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at his home. Funeral services for Andy Johnson Will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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Edwin E. Helton
(Obituary ~ 02/20/14)
Edwin E. Helton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. He was born March 11, 1916, in Yuma, Colo., the son of James E. and Minnie A. Foote Helton. He married Hettie Mae Beattie on Sept. 10, 1934, in Stratton, Colo. They were married for 73 years before she preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 2007. He worked most of his life farming and ranching in rural Fort Scott. He enjoyed baseball, fishing, trail riding, and hunting elk in Colorado...
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Margie Darlene Cady
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Margie Darlene Cady, age 80, formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born May 25, 1933, in Richards, Mo., the daughter of Ezra Willis Martin and Lula Maude Harrah Martin. Margie graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights in 1951. ...
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Ancel C. "Andy" Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Ancel C. "Andy" Johnson, age 68, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at his home. He was born August 17, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Abner and Josephine Handrahan Johnson. He graduated from Uniontown High School. ...
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Edwin E. Helton
(Obituary ~ 02/21/14)
Edwin E. Helton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Guest Home Estates. He was born March 11, 1916, in Yuma, Colo., the son of James E. and Minnie A. Foote Helton. He married Hettie Mae Beattie on Sept. 10, 1934, in Stratton, Colo. They were married for 73 years before she preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 2007. He worked most of his life farming and ranching in rural Fort Scott. He enjoyed baseball, fishing, trail riding, and hunting elk in Colorado...
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David Eugene Fultz
(Obituary ~ 02/22/14)
David Eugene Fultz, age 63, Lawrence, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday Feb. 20, 2014. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. ...
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Maxine Adelph Tucker
(Obituary ~ 02/22/14)
Maxine Adelph Tucker, age 97, former resident of 207 S. Crawford, Fort Scott, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born Sept. 14, 1916 in rural Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Sam Powell and Bessie Hessong Powell. Maxine was first married to Ora Wilson, who was killed during WWII. ...
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John Oscar Schubert
(Obituary ~ 02/22/14)
John Oscar Schubert, 74, of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2014 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born April 28, 1939 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ira Edward and Doris Elizabeth (Likely) Schubert. He married Betty Culbertson on Dec. 11, 1974 in Uniontown, Kan., she preceded him in death on July 1, 2011...
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Standing guard
(Obituary ~ 02/22/14)
Gene Gardner, a member of the American Legion Riders, holds a flag for a fellow Patriot Guard member Friday at the funeral of CPL Nicholas Anthony Gomez, 24, of Overland Park, who was buried at the U.S. National Cemetery at Fort Scott. Bill Hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1165 at Fort Scott said the Patriot Guard is used when an active service member dies. Military honors for Gomez were provided by the U.S. Marine Corp. His obituary appeared in the Feb. 18 edition of The Tribune...
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Lawrence Lee Crabtree
(Obituary ~ 02/25/14)
Lawrence Lee Crabtree, age 79, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday Feb. 23, 2014 at the Mercy Health Center. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Prescott Cemetery. ...
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Wilma D. Endicott
(Obituary ~ 02/25/14)
Wilma D. Endicott, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Feb. 24 at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Funeral services for Wilma Endicott will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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Linda Kay McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 02/25/14)
Linda Kay McDaniel, age 67, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Bentonville, Ark., died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at the Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark., after a long illness. She was born Jan. 21, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ralph Dunlap and May Bertha Jackson Dunlap. ...
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Mary Sue O'Keefe
(Obituary ~ 02/25/14)
Mary Sue O'Keefe, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 22, 1933, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Carl W. Eshelbrenner Sr. and Sophia M. Leitz Eshelbrenner. Mary Sue graduated from Fort Scott High School. ...
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Jackie "Jack" White
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Jackie "Jack" White, age 72, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at the Girard Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 20, 1942 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Frank and Zora Bradley White. He graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1960. ...
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Wilma Deane Endicott
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Wilma Deane Endicott, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 5, 1931, in Beloit, Kan., the daughter of Zean and Irene Ruth Westervelt Richardson. She graduated from Labette County High School. ...
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Dorothy I. Troth
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
Dorothy I. Troth, age 78, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born at Pleasanton, Kan., on June 3, 1935, the daughter of Sam and Madge Smith Hayes. She married her high school sweetheart Raimond Troth on Aug. ...
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Joseph Benjamin Travis
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
Joseph Benjamin Travis, 61, entered into the gates of heaven on Jan. 30, 2014. Joe was born Oct. 6, 1952, to Glenn and Eunice (French) in Miami, Okla. Survivors include wife, Rebecca (Martin) Travis, sons, Wes (Jennifer) Travis, Jake (Courtney) Travis, Nick Travis, grandchildren Hunter and Remington all of Tyler, Texas. ...
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Rosalie Dahmer
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
Rosalie Dahmer, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Rosalie Dahmer, born in Fort Scott, Kan., on April 7, 1923 to Elsie Golden Thompson and John Franklin Kramer. She served in the Women's Army Corp as a clerk typist, and this is where her love of knitting first began. ...
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