Carole Ann Yoos

Carole Ann Yoos, 74, of rural Bronaugh, Mo., died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott.

Mrs. Yoos was born March 27, 1943, at Clarksville, Tenn., the daughter of Orville and Emma Davidson Schilling. Carole was a homemaker and an office clerk at Newman Young Clinic for 28 years. She also helped her husband Bill with farm chores and was his gate opener. They wintered in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. She was raised in Fort Scott and graduated from Fort Scott High School. She married William “Bill” Yoos on Dec. 28, 1985 at Bronaugh, Mo. She was a member of the Daughters of the Nile in Pittsburg.

Survivors include her husband, Bill of the home, a son, Fred (Diana) Stoughton of Fort Scott, Kan., two stepdaughters, Brenda (Bob) Magnusson of Bella Vista, Ark., and Kim (Stan) Schneider of Gentry, Ark., three step-sons, William (Rose) Yoos of Centerton, Ark., Steven Yoos of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Kenneth Yoos of Joplin, Mo., one brother, Dale (Donna) Schilling of Fort Scott, Kan., 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, and her beloved dog, Skoch. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma, Kan., with the Rev. Bob Dickey officiating. Burial will be at the McKill Cemetery at rural Bronaugh, Mo. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bedene Chapel prior to the services. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Bedene Chapel. The family suggests memorials to Mercy Hospice or the Mirza Shrine Temple. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bendene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, KS 66712.