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Charles (Chuck) David Hennessy, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on Aug. 2, 2019. He was born on May 20, 1939 in Kansas City, Kan., to Gertrude (Shannon) and John Hennessy. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother, John...

Judy Smith passed peacefully on October 15, 2019 with her family by her side. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 18 at the Palestine Lutheran Church, 1375 Highway 210, Huxley, Iowa 50124 with a funeral service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery...

James Richard Norman, 66, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at his home in Winfield, Kan. He was cremated. Funeral Services for James Norman will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Fort Scott National Cemetery with military honors presented by Representatives of the United States Marine Corps Funeral Detail...

Dorothy Ann Mangold, age 87, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. She was born Dec. 14, 1931 to sheepherder parents, Les and Flossie Coonrod Angle, in Faith, S.D. She was the youngest of four children. Her siblings, Harve, Betty and Helen have preceded her in death. ...

Mildred Van Dyke, 93, born in Fort Scott, Kan., has entered into her eternal rest on Oct. 15, 2019. She was widowed after 54 years of marriage to Hubert Van Dyke. They had three loving children, Gloria Sanders, Jimmy Van Dyke, and Bridget Nystrom. She had eight grandkids, 16 great-grandkids, and two great-great-grandkids. ...

Pauline Mae Norris, age 94, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Franklin House Assisted Living in Fort Scott. She was born May 3, 1925, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of Charles Oscar Cowan and Grace Olive Boileau Cowan. She graduated from Blue Mound High School with the class of 1942. ...

Billie Jean Arbogast, 54, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Dec. 24, 1964, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Forest Eugene and Iona (Crisp) Burns. Billie is survived by her children, Brandy LeeAnn Thrasher, of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Charles Eugene Arbogast of Manteca, Calif.; two grandchildren, David Thrasher, and Colleen Thrasher; a brother, Willis Ward, and a sister, Sue Baird. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Margaret Marie Haas was born on Sept. 3, 1924, to Charles and Pearl Niemeir in Bourbon County, Kan. She was the eighth of 10 children. Marie attended Center School through the eighth grade and graduated from Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott, Kansas in 1942. As a young girl, Marie’s family began attending church services at the First Christian Church in Fort Scott, Kan. At the age of 15, Marie accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized on Oct. 29, 1939...

Ronald Dean Brown, Sr., age 74, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at his home. He was born April 1, 1945, in Fort Scott, the son of Robert D. Brown and Edna L. Sharpless Brown. Ron graduated from the Hume High School and later received his BS degree in Psychology from Pittsburg State University. ...

Pansy Viola “Diana” Tucker, age 82, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Shreveport, La., died early Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...