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Shirley Ann Howell
(Obituary ~ 05/01/17)
Shirley Ann Howell, age 65, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Herbert Lee McReynolds and Rosie Virginia Gibson McReynolds. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at a later date at the Bethel Community Church. ...
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Janifer Van Zula (Sells) Dorsey
(Obituary ~ 05/01/17)
Janifer Van Zula (Sells) Dorsey, 83, of St. Paul, Kan., passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village, St. Paul, Kan. She was born Nov. 6, 1933 in Camden, Tenn., the daughter of Roy James Sells and Jetta Buna (Wyatt) Sells. She grew up Tennessee and Arkansas until settling in the Bronson, Kan., Uniontown, Kan., area and later moving to Richmond, Kan., and eventually in Altamont, Kan...
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Mary Ellen Carney
(Obituary ~ 05/01/17)
Mary Ellen Carney, 97, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo. She was born Oct. 1, 1919 in Boncarbo, Colo., the fourth child of Charles and Sarah (Marsh) Wimmers. Mary Ellen attended school in Fulton, Kan., and graduated in 1936. ...
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Dorothy Pauline Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/02/17)
Dorothy Pauline Cook, 88, retired financial administrative assistant, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace Presbyterian Church...
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Douglas Blaine Hazelbaker
(Obituary ~ 05/02/17)
Douglas Blaine Hazelbaker, age 51, a resident of rural Redfield, passed away early Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Doug was born May 31, 1965, to Alice and Norman Hazelbaker. He and his wife, Jana, were married on Aug. 17, 2002, and are the parents of daughters, Dylan and Dakota. ...
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Claude W. Norris
(Obituary ~ 05/02/17)
Claude W. Norris, 86, of Fort Scott, died at his home, Sunday morning, April 30, 2017. He was born Aug. 19, 1930 in Drexel, Mo., the son of William Lafayette and Nina Malinda (Lowder) Norris. He married Phyllis Lea Austin Sept. 24, 1950 in Cherryvale, Kan., and she survives of the home...
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Gloria Mae Strange
(Obituary ~ 05/04/17)
Gloria Mae Strange, age 79, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Jingo Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Linn Valley Church. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel...
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Jerry Purdy
(Obituary ~ 05/04/17)
Jerry Purdy, age 73, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday May 3, 2017. Funeral service will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to the service. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Bonnie Sue Phillips
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
Bonnie Sue Phillips, 68, of Fort Scott, died Thursday morning, May 4, 2017 at her home. She was born June 7, 1948 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Merle Henry and Mable Eunice (Dunham) Button. She married Kenneth E. Phillips, Sr. Aug. 23, 1965 in Nevada, Mo., and he survives of the home...
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Leon Hester
(Obituary ~ 05/08/17)
Leon Hester, age 64, Hume, Mo., passed away on Monday May 8, 2017 at his home. He was born on Jan. 26, 1953 at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Herbert and Ellen Cummins Hester. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and Fort Scott Community College. Leon was an entrepreneur. ...
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Frances G. Hall
(Obituary ~ 05/08/17)
Frances G. Hall, age 79, passed from this life on Saturday, May 6, 2017. She was born November 30, 1937, to George and Mary (Hubbard) Wingate in Leeton, MO. She graduated from McClouth High School. Growing up, Frances was an accomplished horse woman. ...
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Canaan Colby Ron
(Obituary ~ 05/09/17)
Canaan Colby Rons was born into heaven at 11:07 a.m., May 8, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan., weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces, 19 inches long, and with bright blonde hair. Our hearts our broken, but God gave us such a perfect baby boy that Earth was not worthy of him. ...
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Sister Mary Bernadette Karleskint
(Obituary ~ 05/09/17)
Sister Mary Bernadette Karleskint, age 99, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of St. Louis, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017, four days prior to her 100th birthday. She was born Anna Cecilia Karleskint on May 9, 1917, in Miami, Okla., the daughter of Joseph Karleskint and Mary Hickman Karleskint. ...
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Lee Laverne Walstrom
(Obituary ~ 05/10/17)
Lee Laverne Walstrom, 79 of Girard, Kan., died May 9, 2017 at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1937 in Admire, Kan., the son of Rudolph and Reva (Robertson) Walstrom. Lee served in the U.S. Army from July 1960 to July 1966. On March 27, 1964 he was united in marriage to Barbara “Carolyn” Huse in Johnson City, Kan.; she survives of the home...
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Shirley Marie Bruner Ball
(Obituary ~ 05/11/17)
Shirley Marie Bruner Ball of Garnett, Kan., was born Aug. 9, 1941 on the family farm near Xenia, Kan., and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the age of 75.
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James Oliver Baker
(Obituary ~ 05/16/17)
James Oliver Baker, age 85, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. James Oliver was born Aug. 4, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Clyde and Ada Minnie Baker. He attended Eugene Ware and graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1949. ...
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Jerry Patrick Heffernan
(Obituary ~ 05/18/17)
Jerry Patrick Heffernan, age 58, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at his home in Nevada. He was born Feb. 11, 1959, in Fort Scott, the son of Jerome Patrick Heffernan and Billie Joann Brown Heffernan. ...
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Joseph Scott “Joe” Hinton
(Obituary ~ 05/18/17)
Joseph Scott “Joe” Hinton, age 54, went to his final resting place May 16, 2017. He was born April 26, 1963, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Eldon L. and Doris A. Duncan Hinton. He was a hardworking businessman who farmed and owned several business but above all was a father, a son and a friend. Joe was a hard worker who never knew a stranger. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was the right hand man for his great aunt and uncle, Louise and Dub Fitzgerald, helping them on a farm in Bourbon County.
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Melvin Higgins
(Obituary ~ 05/22/17)
Melvin Higgins, age 88, resident of Richards, Mo., died Friday, May 19, 2017, at the Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, Mo. He was born March 2, 1929, in Richards, Mo., the son of Charley and Jennie Tucker Higgins. He graduated from Richards High School with the class of 1948. ...
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Lois Darlene Houston
(Obituary ~ 05/22/17)
Lois Darlene Houston, age 86, a resident of rural Richards, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Dec. 14, 1930, in Enid, Okla., the daughter of William Burton “Burt” Cooper and Ruth Rudd Cooper. ...
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Shirley Ann Howell
(Obituary ~ 05/23/17)
Shirley Ann Howell, age 65, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Herbert Lee McReynolds and Rosie Virginia Gibson McReynolds. She graduated from the Uniontown High School. ...
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Candise Faye “Candy” Larson
(Obituary ~ 05/26/17)
Candise Faye “Candy” Larson, age 67, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Arrowood Lane Assisted Living in Humboldt, Kan. She was born Jan. 21, 1950, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of George and Mary Martin Likely. She graduated from Enterprise Academy in 1968. ...
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Carolyn I. Dempsey
(Obituary ~ 05/30/17)
Carolyn I. Dempsey, age 89, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. A Celebration of Carolyn’s Life will begin at 2 p.m. following the visitation. Contributions are suggested to the Pleasanton Community Center. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...
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Virginia Maxine Harold Holt
(Obituary ~ 05/30/17)
Virginia Maxine Harold Holt, 93, of Mound City died on Monday, May 29, 2017. Maxine was born June 6, 1923, in Fontana, Kan., to Loring (Lode) and Sylvia Harold. Maxine graduated from La Cygne High School. She was united in marriage to Herschel Holt on Sept. 10, 1941. Maxine and Herschel lived on the Holt family farm where they raised their three children...
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Peggy Garnet Whitehouse
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Peggy Garnet Whitehouse, age 82, a resident of Kansas City, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, in the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Following cremation, Rev. Donald Andrews will conduct a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 1 at the U.S. ...
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Dorothy Ellen Todd
(Obituary ~ 05/31/17)
Dorothy Ellen Todd, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at her home. She was born Feb. 11, 1930, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Clarence B. Sackett and Mary Jane Crystal Sackett. She married Allan Todd on Nov. 2, 1946. Dorothy had worked as a nurse for Mercy Hospital for many years. Dorothy was known for her kind and generous personality. In earlier years, she had volunteered her time for the Red Cross, CASA and Mother to Mother Ministries...
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