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Jon Midkiff
(Obituary ~ 02/03/15)
Jon Midkiff, 79, of Fort Scott died Monday morning at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Jon Midkiff and in complete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Doris Schaub
(Obituary ~ 02/03/15)
Doris Schaub, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born Jan. 19, 1928, at the family farm near Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Joe Harris and Maude Buchanan Harris. Doris was the youngest of 14 children. ...
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James Milton Chapman
(Obituary ~ 02/03/15)
James Milton Chapman, age 58, a resident of Gardner, Kan., passed from this life on Feb. 1, 2015, at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care in Kansas City, Mo. He was born May 11, 1956, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Bernard Hunt Chapman and Edna King Chapman. ...
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Jon Midkiff
(Obituary ~ 02/04/15)
Jon Midkiff, 79, of Fort Scott died Monday morning at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born Dec. 21,1935, in Fort Scott the son of John Baxter and Helene Verba Long Midkiff. He married Mariann Lois Vaughn on June 7, 1959 in Fort Scott, she survives of the home...
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Thomas G. Cooper
(Obituary ~ 02/06/15)
Thomas G. Cooper, age 87, a former resident of Richards, Mo., and more recently of Cameron, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Missouri Veterans' Home in Cameron. Funeral services for Tom Cooper will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott...
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Wanda J. Powell
(Obituary ~ 02/06/15)
Wanda J. Powell, 75, of Parsons, died at 5 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 04, 2015, at her daughter, Ginger's, home. She was born Dec. 26, 1939 at Fort Scott, a daughter of Jesse and Mae Elizabeth (Parker) Rose. She was raised there and attended Fort Scott schools...
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Maurice "Fearless" Wassenberg
(Obituary ~ 02/07/15)
Maurice "Fearless" Wassenberg, 88, died, Feb. 3, 2015 at the Frankfort Care Home, Frankfort. Funeral Services were 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church, Marysville, Kan. Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church...
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Thomas G. Cooper
(Obituary ~ 02/07/15)
Thomas G. Cooper, age 87, a former resident of Richards, Mo., and more recently of Cameron, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Missouri Veterans' Home in Cameron. He was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Enid, Okla., the son of William Burton Cooper and Ruth Lois Rudd Cooper. ...
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Beatrice Younce Salters
(Obituary ~ 02/09/15)
Beatrice Younce Salters, age 80 of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Hume Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. ...
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Billy Gale Minor, II
(Obituary ~ 02/09/15)
Billy Gale Minor, II, age 25, a resident of Bronson, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following injuries received in a four wheeler accident west of Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Jan. 29, 1990, in Hillsboro, Ore., the son of Billy Gale Minor and Carla Danette Howard. ...
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Anna Mae Cobler
(Obituary ~ 02/09/15)
Anna Mae Cobler, age 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Mapleton, went to be with her Savior on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born April 16, 1923, in Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Frank and Leora Mae Keffer Miller. ...
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Elzie Leroy Uttinger
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Elzie Leroy Uttinger, 90, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 at the Guest Home Estates. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. and funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens...
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Russell (Allan) Kendrick, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Russell (Allan) Kendrick, Jr., age 77, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Gold Bar, Wash., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, in Washington. He was born Sept. 10, 1937, in Fort Scott, the son of Russell Kendrick and Wilma Blair Kendrick. Allan had served for 12 years with the United States Navy. He later worked in the petroleum industry in the Northwest...
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William Scott Laughlin
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
William Scott Laughlin was born Feb. 11, 1935 and died Dec. 13, 2014. He was born to Harold and Forestine Laughlin in Fort Scott, Kan., as an only child. He attended grade school in Pleasanton and Fort Scott, Kan., and while in Fort Scott, lived at 24 S. Crawford St. He graduated from Fort Scott High School and entered the University of Kansas and graduated with a degree in business in 1958...
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Beverly Jean Johnson Scott
(Obituary ~ 02/12/15)
Beverly Jean Johnson Scott, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born April 5, 1929, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Leo F. Struble and Vera L. Burrell Struble. Beverly married Robert W. ...
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Roy S. "Mac" McGinnis
(Obituary ~ 02/13/15)
Roy S. "Mac" McGinnis, age 92, a resident of Fort Scott and formerly Prescott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at his home. Mac was born June 21, 1922, in Gooch Mill, Mo., the son of Sylvester McGinnis and Zelma Enloe McGinnis. Mac served with both the United States Navy and the United States Army during both World War II and the Korean Conflict. ...
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Stanley Nelson Lewis
(Obituary ~ 02/13/15)
Stanley Nelson Lewis, at 87 years of age, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Feb. 7, 2015 from the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, Wash. He was born in New Rockford, N.D. on July 29, 1927 at the family farm to parents Ethan Roic and Matilda Julia (Curtiss)Lewis...
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Jim Norton
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Jim Norton, age 70, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time at the La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel...
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Rick Cowan
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Rick Cowan, 68, Baldwin City, Kan., passed away Feb. 12, 2015. He was born Jan. 24, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Jim and Darlene Cowan. Rick served in the United States Navy. He was an avid fan of KU basketball. He was preceded in death by his father, James Loren Cowan and is survived by his wife of 39 years, Linda, his son, Adam Cowan, daughters, Nikki Guthrie and Jamie Everett, six grandchildren, his mother, Darlene Cowan, sister, Diana Johnson, and brother, Donnie Cowan. ...
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Dee Burnam
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Dee Burnam, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born Sept. 17, 1924, near Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Joseph A. McCracken and Nellie Peelle McCracken. Dee graduated from the Girard High School in 1942. She later married Lester Burnam. He preceded her in death. Dee had been employed by Marsh & McLennan Insurance Company in Wichita for many years...
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George Ulissis Geddry
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
George Ulissis Geddry, 41, of Fort Scott, died at Mercy Hospital Friday evening, Feb. 13, 2015. He was born Nov. 13, 1973 in Emporia, Kan., the son of Michael Thomas and Johanna Belle (Zabriskie) Geddry. He married Lucia Pearl Gould May 27, 2000 in Shingleton, Mich...
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Lamae (Neas) Bryant
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Lamae (Neas) Bryant, 72, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at her home in Nevada. Service times and additional family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later date. You may view obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
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Clarence Earl Williams, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Clarence Earl Williams, Jr., age 67, a resident of rural Mapleton, Kan., died unexpectedly, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at his home. He was born July 15, 1947, in Emmett, Idaho, the son of Clarence E. Williams, Sr. and Birdie Thomson Williams. He had served with the United States Navy in the Vietnam War. Clarence later worked as a truck driver for various trucking companies for many years. He enjoyed farming and raising cattle as well as photography...
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Belva Mae Pruitt
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Belva Mae Pruitt, age 75, a lifelong resident of El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Feb. 19, 1939, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., the daughter of William and Edith Lackey. Belva married Bill Pruitt on June 23, 1956, in El Dorado Springs. They loved to travel and square dance. Bill preceded her in death in 2004...
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Kenneth Eugene Milburn
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Kenneth Eugene Milburn, 90, of San Diego, Calif., and Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2015 at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born Dec. 14, 1924 in Fort Scott, the son of Aubrey Glen and Ruby Elizabeth (Gunsolley) Milburn. He married Ruth Vera Leady and she preceded him in death Dec. 25, 2004...
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Andrew Lee Callahan
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Andrew Lee Callahan, age 39, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Mercy Hospital. He was born March 23, 1975, in Iola, Kan., the son of Theadore and R. Rella Holmes Callahan. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School with the class of 1993. ...
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Charles Wesley Bruner
(Obituary ~ 02/20/15)
Charles Wesley Bruner, 88, of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday evening, Feb. 18, 2015 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 4, 1926 in Uniontown, Kan., the son of Clarence Orville and Dorothy (Barnhard) Bruner. He married Mary Jane Atchison Nov. 21, 1982 in Uniontown, and she survives of the home...
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Mary Lavon Campbell Marshall Malin
(Obituary ~ 02/21/15)
Mary Lavon Campbell Marshall Malin, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully Feb. 18, 2015. She was born Jan. 16, 1922 in Farlington, Kan. She was the youngest of five children. She grew up on a farm and was a hard working, strong woman. She had many talents and was a wonderful seamstress, loved music and gardening. Lavon lived a simple life. Spending time with her family was her greatest love. She cherished her grandkids and great grandkids...
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Beverly Lois Erie Kleitz
(Obituary ~ 02/21/15)
Beverly Lois Erie Kleitz, 76, died Jan. 24, 2015 due to a sudden illness. Beverly was born May 27, 1938. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Lois Erie; a sister, Sharon Umphenour and a brother, Gary Erie; and a grandson Adam Kleitz...
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LaMae (Neas) Bryant
(Obituary ~ 02/21/15)
LaMae (Neas) Bryant, 72, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at her home in Nevada. LaMae was born Jan. 13, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Cawood I. and LaNelle (Duncan) Neas. LaMae was raised in Nevada and attended Nevada R-5 Schools graduating with the Class of 1961. ...
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Alice Marie Townsend
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Alice Marie Townsend, 87, of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2015 in Jonesboro, Ark. Funeral arrangements for Alice Townsend are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Joan Toms
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Joan Toms, age 80, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at the Pleasanton First Christian Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne, Kan. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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Betty Jane Griffith Perry
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Betty Jane Griffith Perry departed this world for the next early on the morning of Feb. 20, 2015, after nearly 91 years of vigorous life. Born in 1924 in Uniontown, Kan., Betty was the third child of Grace Konantz and Glenn Griffith. Her father died when she was 14 years old -- at the end of the Great Depression -- and the family matured in tough economic times under the steady hand of her mother Grace...
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Margie McLaughlin
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Margie McLaughlin, age 92, Iola, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. She was born on Aug. 15, 1922 at La Cygne, Kan., the daughter of Grover and Rilla Parker Dean. She was married to Elmer Orton who preceded her in death. ...
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Rose Ann Bergland
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Rose Ann Bergland, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Feb. 9, 2015 at Mercy Hospital. She was born June 16, 1942 in Ione, Wash., the daughter of George Percy Bergland and Blanche May Dukeshire Bergland. Survivors include her brothers, John Bergland and wife, Marge, of Eugene, Ore., and Robert Bergland and wife, Anneta, of Fort Scott; an aunt, Peggy Bergland of Yuma, Ariz.; a niece, Sabrina and Kevin Gordon, and family, and a nephew, Michael Bergland and family, all of Eugene, Ore. ...
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Alice Marie Townsend
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
Alice Marie Townsend, 87, of Fort Scott. Mom's Obituary If you ask someone who loves a person to write their obituary, it's a struggle to stick with the usual form. Yes, she had a name -- Alice Marie (Cronk) Townsend. Yes, there was a birth date -- 29 November 1927...
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Dr. Everett Max Coon
(Obituary ~ 02/25/15)
Dr. Everett Max Coon, age 81 years old, of Knoxville, Tenn., died at home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Born in Prescott, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1934, Everett was preceded in death by parents, Ralph and Edna Mae Coon; sister, Ann Dillie; and son, Leon Coon. Everett is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda, who he met in high school and married shortly thereafter in 1952. ...
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Georgia Lou Farris
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
Georgia Lou Farris, age 60, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service at the church. The family suggests contributions to Prescott Country View or Kansas Special Olympics. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel...
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Joseph Robert Meeks
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
Joseph Robert Meeks, age 71, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his home following a cancer illness. Services for Joe Meeks will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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James E. "Jim" Stainbrook
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
James E. "Jim" Stainbrook, age 82 of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at the La Cygne, Kansas United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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Charles Hunter Reeves II
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
Charles Hunter Reeves II, age 43, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born May 22, 1971, in Groton, Conn., the son of Dr. Charles Stewart Reeves and Harriett Carr Reeves. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1989. ...
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Mary Louella LaRue
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
Mary Louella LaRue, age 70, a resident of rural Bronson, Kan., died early Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 20, 1944, in San Diego, Calif., the daughter of John Esch and Louella Lunceford Esch. She married Edward LaRue on May 4, 1968, at Pittsburg, Kan. Mary attended the Catholic church and enjoyed flower gardening...
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Dr. Everett Max Coon
(Obituary ~ 02/27/15)
Dr. Everett Max Coon, age 81 years old, of Knoxville, Tenn., died at home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Born in Prescott, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1934, Everett was preceded in death by parents, Ralph and Edna Mae Coon; sister, Ann Dillie; and son, Leon Coon. Everett is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda, who he met in high school and married shortly thereafter in 1952. ...
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Harold D. Wallace
(Obituary ~ 02/28/15)
Harold D. Wallace, age 75, a former resident of Fort Scott and more recently of Olathe, died Friday, Feb. 27 at the Olathe Medical Center. Funeral services for Harold Wallace will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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Joseph Robert Meeks
(Obituary ~ 02/28/15)
Joseph Robert Meeks, 72, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 in his Fort Scott, Kan., home surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on March 20, 1943 to John Byron Meeks (Jack) of Hutchison, Kan., and Jane Louise (Lyons) Meeks of Fort Scott, Kan...
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Franklin Edgar "Frank" Goff
(Obituary ~ 02/28/15)
Franklin Edgar "Frank" Goff, a resident of Watauga, Texas and formerly of Carson, Calif., passed away at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Frank was born in Ewa Beach, Hawaii March 11, 1942, the son of Edgar Goff and Evelyn Goff (Bernard). He graduated Holliday High School in Holliday, Texas and soon moved to California...
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Dr. Everett Max Coon
(Obituary ~ 02/28/15)
Dr. Everett Max Coon, age 81 years old, of Knoxville, Tenn., died at home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Born in Prescott, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1934, Everett was preceded in death by parents, Ralph and Edna Mae Coon; sister, Ann Dillie; and son, Leon Coon. Everett is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda, who he met in high school and married shortly thereafter in 1952. ...
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