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Barbara Mosher
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Barbara Mosher, age 97, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The funeral for Mrs. Mosher will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation be from 1 p.m. ...
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Nancy Ann Horn
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Nancy Ann Horn, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Feb. 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital. Arrangements for Nancy Horn are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Ruth Margaret Kastl Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Ruth Margaret Kastl Smith, age 91, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1924, in Linn County, Kan., the daughter of Earl Jeffers and Ellen Macoubrie Jeffers. Ruth graduated from the Blue Mound High School in 1942. ...
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Lucile Edna Snyder
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Lucile Edna Snyder, age 90, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born June 25, 1925, in Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Clarence Edward and Wilhelmina Herman Augur. She married Howard Lee Snyder on June 23, 1943, in Nevada, Mo. ...
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Esther Luree Masters
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Esther Luree Masters, age 98, a resident of Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Boicourt, Kan., the daughter of Earl Lee Mitchell and Cordelia Kerns Mitchell. Esther was a 1935 graduate of Burlington High School. ...
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John M. Hite
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
John M. Hite, age 88, a former resident of Wichita, Kan., and more recently of Davenport, Fla., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at his home in Davenport. He was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Uniontown, Kan., the son of Alva Otis Hite and Gladys Mae Cox Hite. He graduated from Uniontown High School and later served with the United States Navy during World War II. ...
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Robert Lowell Walter
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Robert Lowell Walter, age 79, of the Stilwell and La Cygne, Kan., areas, passed away on Feb. 1, 2016 at North Point in Paola, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. ...
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Ellen Regina O'Rear
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Ellen Regina O'Rear, 78, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, February 2, 2016 at her home. She was born July 23, 1937 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Marshall William and Ellen Marie (LaBounty) VanMeter. She married Milton LeRoy O'Rear Dec. 7, 1957 in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death Aug. 20, 1989...
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Nancy Ann Horn
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Nancy Ann Horn, age 61, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Feb. 1, 2016, at Mercy Hospital. She was born April 11, 1954, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of George and Laverne Endicott Harrison. She worked for Sunset Manor and Medicalodge as a CNA & CMA. Nancy loved fishing, mushrooming, bird watching and anything involving the outdoors...
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Harold April
(Obituary ~ 02/02/16)
Harold April, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at the Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo. He was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Jack April and Augusta Vader April. Harold married Janice Willoughby on Jan. ...
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Bill Dunn
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Bill Dunn, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Thursday February 4th at his home. Funeral services for Bill Dunn will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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William R. "Bill" Dunn
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
William R. "Bill" Dunn, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Fort Scott, the son of Clarence Dunn and Nema Comstock Dunn. Bill Graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1952. ...
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David Richard Helmert
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
David Richard Helmert, age 89, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Prescott Country View. He was born on July 5, 1926 at Altus, Ark., the son of Hordel and Ora Annison Helmert. He worked as a truck driver for List & Clark prior to retirement. ...
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Wilbur "Glenn" Kunkel, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Wilbur "Glenn" Kunkel, Jr., 75, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Moran and Chanute, Kan., passed away Feb. 4, 2016 at his home. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at Lenexa United Methodist Church, 9138 Caenen Lake Road, Lenexa, KS 66215. Visitation 1 p.m. before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Lenexa United Methodist Church. Arrangements by: Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, KS (913) 856-7111. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com...
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Peggy Ann Ellis
(Obituary ~ 02/05/16)
Peggy Ann Ellis, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at her home. Funeral services for Peggy Ellis will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.
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Steve Wanasek
(Obituary ~ 02/09/16)
Steve Wanasek died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home in Springdale. He was born March 26, 1940 in Hutchinson, Kan., to Lora Isobel Stevens and James Key McGonigle. He was a retired pilot, having owned Wanasek Aerial Spraying in Caldwell, Kan., as well as flying corporately and charter...
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Peggy Ann Ellis
(Obituary ~ 02/09/16)
Peggy Ann Ellis, age 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 21, 1938, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Chester Price and Marjorie Lackrone King. She graduated from FSHS then attended FSCC School of cosmetology. ...
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Everett LaVerne Chaplin
(Obituary ~ 02/09/16)
Everett LaVerne Chaplin, age 86, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at the Fort Scott Manor. He was born Sept. 3, 1929, in Fulton, Kan., the son of Carl Chaplin and Hannah Sheat Chaplin. He married Doris Page on April 1, 1950, in Fort Scott. Everett had retired as a maintainer operator for Bourbon County. Everett was a hard worker and considered mowing his hobby. In earlier years, he had attended the Pawnee United Methodist Church...
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Kyle Fuhrman Thompson
(Obituary ~ 02/12/16)
Kyle Fuhrman Thompson, 83, of Eldora, Iowa died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct.15, 2015 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial followed at the Eldora City Cemetery. A visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora...
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Paisleigh Nykole Sheriff
(Obituary ~ 02/16/16)
Paisleigh Nykole Sheriff, infant daughter of Shaynna B. Harper and Cody Sheriff, died early Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Survivors include her parents; maternal grandparents David Harper and wife Danell, Laura Beerbower and husband Michael; paternal grandmother Joyce Gaskill; maternal great-grandparents Elizabeth Hill, Harry and Gayla Penland, and Rocca and Sheryl Vest; paternal great-grandparents, Howard and Rotha Pratt, George and Betty Sheriff; several aunts and uncles, cousins, and great aunts and uncles. ...
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Yvonne Riley Barlet
(Obituary ~ 02/16/16)
Yvonne Riley Barlet, age 79 passed away at 8:30 am, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan., following an illness. Yvonne was born Dec. 5, 1936 in Baxter Springs, Kan. Her parents were DeVaughn and Carol (Bliss) Riley. She had lived in the Pittsburg area since 1996...
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Linda Anne McBride
(Obituary ~ 02/16/16)
Linda Anne McBride, 63, of Fort Scott, passed away at Mercy Hospital Tuesday morning, Feb. 16, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Carolyn Leona Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/18/16)
Carolyn Leona Brown, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born July 15, 1935, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Enf Edward Harris and Carrie P. Hayden Harris. Carolyn graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1953. ...
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Linda Ann McBride
(Obituary ~ 02/18/16)
Linda Ann McBride, 64, of Fort Scott, passed away at Mercy Hospital Tuesday morning, Feb. 16, 2016. She was born Feb. 21, 1951 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of James Lloyd and Beulah Marie (Ballou) Large. She married Robert Dean McBride Aug. 22, 1969 in Devon, Kan., and he survives of the home...
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Flora Rosella Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/19/16)
Flora Rosella Smith, age 98, a resident of Lamar, Mo., died early Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at the Truman Health and Rehab Center in Lamar. She was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of George C. Reno and Grace Koontz Reno. She married Clark Henry Smith on Jan. ...
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David Gordon Sweat
(Obituary ~ 02/19/16)
David Gordon Sweat, age 40, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. ...
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Melva Deane Glaser
(Obituary ~ 02/22/16)
Melva Deane Glaser, 81 of Pittsburg, Kan., died Feb. 20, 2016 at the Guest Home Estates in Pittsburg. She was born June 5, 1934 in Pittsburg, the daughter of Robert "Bob" and Vivian (Campbell) Miller. On Dec. 28, 1954 she enlisted in the U.S. Army where she served several years active duty in Japan and Germany. She was honorably discharged Nov. 12, 1957 with the rank of sergeant...
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Raymond L. Hinderliter
(Obituary ~ 02/22/16)
Raymond L. Hinderliter, 98, of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, Feb. 21, 2016 at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born Aug. 23, 1917 in Amos, Mo., the son of Edwin Roy and Florence Inez (Umphenour) Hinderliter. He married Rose Esther Buck June 18, 1939 in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death Sept. 25, 1989. He married Onalee LaVerne Anderson Carpenter May 18, 1991 in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death June 19, 1997...
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Kevin Wayne Harkness
(Obituary ~ 02/23/16)
Kevin Wayne Harkness, age 56, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Services for Kevin Harkness will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Norma Ruth Bare
(Obituary ~ 02/23/16)
Norma Ruth Bare, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 5, 1934, in Kensett, Ark., the daughter of Chester Jackson Barber and Ruby Mae Wisdom Barber. ...
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Lloyd Alfred Olson
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
Lloyd Alfred Olson, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at his home. Services for Lloyd Olson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Ella Mae Harris
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
Ella Mae Harris was born Dec. 5, 1929 in Fulton, Kan., to Thomas Frederick Lyons and Nannie Brown Lyons. She died peacefully at her home in Port Angeles, Wash., on Feb. 13, 2016. She was 86 years old. She is survived by her five children: Lisa Jackson; Flynn Harris, Shane (Susan) Harris, Kimberly (Stephen) Warhoe, and Kye Harris; brothers Chuck Lyons and John Lyons; and 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. ...
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Kevin Wayne Byron Harkness
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
Kevin Wayne Byron Harkness, age 56, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 30, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of K.W. and Lorraine Phillips Harkness. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1977. ...
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LCDR Richard I. Comstock, Ret.
(Obituary ~ 02/26/16)
LCDR Richard I. Comstock, Ret., 83, of Pittsburg, passed away at 3:35 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born April 13, 1932, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of H. I. and Helen (Gauggel) Comstock. Mr. Comstock served in the United States Navy for 20 years, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. ...
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Lewis Williams
(Obituary ~ 02/27/16)
Lewis Williams, age 92, longtime resident of Redfield, and recently of Guest Home Estates, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at the Guest Home Estates. Funeral services for Lewis Williams will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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