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Joseph M. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
Joseph M. Johnson, 64, of Fort Scott died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Russell Eugene and Anna Mae (Ruby) Johnson. Survivors include his brothers Sam Johnson and his wife Diana, Russ Johnson, and sister Ruby Cline, all of Fort Scott. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his oldest brother, Ron Johnson...
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Joan Eshelbrenner Mills
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
A Celebration of Life for Joan Eshelbrenner Mills will be held on Monday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford, Fort Scott, KS.
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Harlan Elmer Murrell
(Obituary ~ 10/04/16)
Harlan Elmer Murrell, age 92, a former resident of Mountain View, Mo., and Elkhart, Kan., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 15, 1923, in Mountain View, Mo., the son of Elmer Monroe Murrell and Gladys Mildred Colyer Murrell. ...
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Marian Jean Pellett
(Obituary ~ 10/04/16)
Marian Jean Pellett, age 89, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Pensacola, Fla., died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in Pensacola. She was born Feb. 21, 1927, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Loren C. Hodgson and Hazel P. Everitt Hodgson. ...
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Christine Anthony
(Obituary ~ 10/04/16)
Christine Anthony died Sept. 30, 2016. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 with funeral services to follow at 11 a.m. at Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel. Services are entrusted to Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel, Topeka.
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True Edwin Cousins
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
True Edwin Cousins was born December 13, 1933 in Grant City, Mo., to J. Ray Cousins and Laura Kathryn Hamilton Cousins. His life on earth ended Oct. 3, 2016 after a brief illness. True earned an aeronautical engineer's degree in 1958 from Kansas University. ...
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Josephine Mary Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
Josephine Mary Johnson, age 96, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at the Schneider Mound City Chapel. Burial in the Curry Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to Mercy Hospice. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...
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James Louis Viergever
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
James Louis Viergever, 74, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 at Mercy Hospital.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
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Luann Dickerson Russo
(Obituary ~ 10/08/16)
Luann Dickerson Russo, 64, died on September 25, 2016 in Raytown, Mo. She was born on October 5, 1951 in Fort Scott, Kan. She was a 1970 graduate of Fort Scott High School. She was a practicing RN in the Greater Kansas City Area for the past 35 years...
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John Scott Thomas
(Obituary ~ 10/10/16)
John Scott Thomas, age 49, resident of Redfield, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at his home. There was cremation. Memorials are suggested to Lee's Paws and Claws and may be left in care or the Cheney Witt Chapel P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS. 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...
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James Louis Viergever
(Obituary ~ 10/10/16)
James Louis Viergever, 74, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Jan. 7, 1942 in Topeka, Kan., the son of Louis Leonard and Velda May (Rinker) Viergever. Jim graduated from Topeka High School in 1960 and received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University. He also served in the U.S. Air Force...
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Michael Bruce Harper
(Obituary ~ 10/11/16)
Michael Bruce Harper, age 58, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 14, 1957, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold and Ruby Miller Harper. He worked as a welder most of his career before his disability. ...
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Margaret E. Needham
(Obituary ~ 10/11/16)
Margaret E. Needham, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. Funeral services for Margaret Needham will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Mapleton Community of Christ Church, Mapleton, Kan. Burial will follow in the Mapleton Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel...
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Howard Wintford "Wint" Seaver
(Obituary ~ 10/11/16)
Howard Wintford "Wint" Seaver, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Fort Scott, the son of Howard I. Seaver and Opal Margaret Atha Seaver. Wint graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1945. ...
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Gloria Belle Schilling
(Obituary ~ 10/12/16)
Gloria Belle Schilling, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born April 30, 1928, the only child of Raymond and Ethel Martin Tucker, on a farm outside of Fort Scott. Gloria graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1946. ...
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Florence Eilene McQuitty
(Obituary ~ 10/12/16)
Florence Eilene McQuitty, age 93, passed away on Oct. 11, 2016 at Guest Home Estates III in Chanute, Kan. She was born Feb. 22, 1923 to Arthur and Lena Robinson, the oldest of four children. She graduated from Prescott High School in Prescott, Kan., in 1942...
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Margaret Eileen Needham
(Obituary ~ 10/13/16)
Margaret Eileen Needham, age 97, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of the Prescott Country View Nursing Home, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 10, 1918, near Fulton, Kan., the daughter of James E. ...
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Revay Brannan
(Obituary ~ 10/13/16)
Revay Brannan, age 96, a former resident of Cavalry Crossing Apartments in Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at the Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born Nov. 23, 1919, in Crawford County, Kan., the daughter of William Alvin Thomas and Hettie Edna Conrad Thomas. ...
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Jerry M. Boone
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
Jerry M. Boone, 72, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at the Louisburg Health Care and Rehab. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at the La Cygne Christian Church. Inurnment at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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William Nason "Bill" Wingate
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
William Nason "Bill" Wingate, age 72, resident of Bronson, Kan., died early Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born on Dec. 7, 1943, in Tonganoxie, Kan., the son of George and Mary Hubbard Wingate. He graduated from Parker High School in 1962. ...
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Dorothy "Cleo" Whitten
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
Dorothy "Cleo" Whitten, age 102, Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 at the Prescott Country View. She was born on July 5, 1914 at Passsaic, Mo., the daughter of David Allen and Melinda Mosier Zwahlen. She was married to Thomas Whitten who preceded her in death in 1960. ...
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Marjorie Therese Fisler
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
Marjorie Therese Fisler, age 85, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:30 p.m. ...
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Susan Buffington
(Obituary ~ 10/17/16)
After living a life filled with love, family, and adventure, Susan Buffington died on Wednesday, Oct. 12th at the age of 74. Susan was born in Fort Riley, Kan., and raised in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Raleigh Frank and Mary Virginia (Bates) Austin. ...
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Lt. Colonel Richard Arnold Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/18/16)
Lt. Colonel Richard Arnold Brown, also known as Skip Brown died Oct. 15, 2016. He was the son of Hazel and Charles Brown of Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on May 13, 1931 the last born of nine children. All of his siblings preceded him in death. Skip received his Army commission through the ROTC Program at Pittsburg State University in 1956. ...
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Jerry M. Boone
(Obituary ~ 10/18/16)
Jerry M. Boone, 72, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at the Louisburg Health Care and Rehab. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at the La Cygne Christian Church. Inurnment at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
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Freda Mae Mills Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/18/16)
Freda Mae Mills Johnson was born Oct. 23, 1929 and died Sept. 30, 2016. Graveside service will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Davenport memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Services are under the direction of Runge Funeral Home, Davenport, Iowa...
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Marvel Janet Beerbower
(Obituary ~ 10/19/16)
Marvel Janet Beerbower, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1934, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of Birt Pettibon and Gladys Tetrick Pettibon. Marvel graduated from the Nevada High School with the Class of 1952. ...
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James Michael "Jim" Houser
(Obituary ~ 10/19/16)
James Michael "Jim" Houser, age 67, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Oct. 14, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., the son of John and Dorothy Rudder Houser. He grew up in Roeland Park, Kan., and spent his summers on the farm in Devon, Kan. ...
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Joann Albright
(Obituary ~ 10/26/16)
Joann Albright, age 72, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at the Fontana Christian Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel...
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Patricia B. Cook
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
Patricia B. Cook, resident of Redfield, Kan., died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Services for Patricia Cook will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.
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Nancy Lynn Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
Nancy Lynn Miller, 67, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2016 at Fort Scott Manor. She was born Jan. 24, 1949 in New Milford, Conn., the daughter of Herschel and Meredith Charlene (Hanes) Miller. She was raised by her maternal grandparents Charles and Gladys Hanes...
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Geoffrey Lee Atkeisson
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Geoffrey Lee Atkeisson passed away at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2016. Geoff was born at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., on Oct. 10, 1977, to Chris and Julia Atkeisson, of Lawrence. He attended Lawrence Public Schools and graduated from Lawrence High in 1995. ...
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Edwina R. Cowan Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Edwina R. Cowan Johnson, 69, of Scammon, died Oct. 27, 2016 at the home of her daughter in Girard, Kan. She was born Sept. 29, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Raymond and Irene Duerson Cowan. She had been a resident of Scammon for six months, moving from Arkansas...
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