Obituaries from September 2017

Raymon Earl Hartman, 82, of Uniontown and Rose Hill, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. He was born June 22, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Earl and Rosa Hartman of Uniontown, Kan. He grew up on the family farm, and graduated in 1953 from Uniontown High School...

Larry E. Bates, 65, died Thursday evening Aug. 31, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Joyce Elaine Westhoff, 76, of Hepler, Kan., passed away at 11:25 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at the Girard Medical Center. Joyce was born Feb. 2, 1941 in rural Hepler, Kan., a daughter of Arthur and Myrtle (Guss) Hays. She attended school in Hepler, graduating from the Hepler High School...

Samuel I. Mason, age 84, a native and longtime Judge of Fort Scott, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at Mercy Hospital. He was born on March 23, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Raymond and Florence Wyckoff Mason. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1951. ...

Larry Eugene Bates, 65, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday evening Aug. 31, 2017. He was born March 1, 1952, to Raymond and Helen (Lewis) Bates, in Fort Scott, Kan. Larry was a beloved son, father, brother, and friend. After attending Fort Scott High School, Larry became a student at Fort Scott Community College. He later worked for some time at Boeing, and spent more than 30 years lending his hands to the work of construction...

John Shepard Baker, 88, of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 5, 2017 at Guest Home Estates. He was born March 5, 1929 in Henrietta, Okla., the son of Isaac Lee and Mary Ann (Hook) Baker. He married Norma Louise Betty Long April 29, 1950, in Eureka Springs, Ark. She preceded him in death April 9, 2007...

Carol Jean Anderson, age 78, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday Sept. 4, 2017. She was born on Nov. 26, 1938. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. ...

Melodee Kay McEndree, 62, of rural Elsmore, Kan., passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 near Elsmore, as the result of an accident. Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. Highway 54, Iola, Kan. Visitation will be the evening prior from 5 to 7, also at the new funeral home location. Burial will follow the service in the Evergreen Cemetery at Fort Scott...

Virginia Lee Murphy Maples, age 70, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. ...

Ronald L. Ater, age 65, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Olathe. He was born Dec. 5, 1951, in Fort Scott, the son of Ivan Ater and Lois Cooper Ater. ...

William “Walter” Sheets, age 51, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Lamar, Mo. Rev. Steve Cole will conduct funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the First United Methodist Church. Cremation will follow. Memorials are suggested to the Walter Sheets Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Chester William Boileau, age 100, former resident of Redfield, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 2, 1916, in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Joy James Boileau and Cora Skinner Boileau. He married Eleanor Louise George on June 15, 1941, north of Uniontown. ...

Donna J. Eaton, age 82, a resident of Milpitas, Calif., passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2017, in California. Funeral services for Donna Eaton will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Thomas A. Burns, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Country Place Senior Living Facility in Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 23, 1934, in Burrton, Kan., the son of Howard Burns and Mary Westfahl Burns. Tom graduated from high school in Nixa, Mo. ...

Sister Mary Barbara Karleskint, RSM, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Catherine’s Residence in St. Louis. Funeral services for Sister Mary Barbara Karleskint will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...

Thomas A. Burns, age 83, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Country Place Senior Living Facility in Ft. Scott. He was born Jan. 23, 1934, in Burrton, Kan., the son of Howard Burns and Mary Westfahl Burns. Tom graduated from high school in Nixa, Mo. ...

Barbara Ann Schweppe Hanes, 83, formally of Fort Scott died at her home in Walnut Village in Anaheim, Calif., following a short illness. Barbara was born in Chillicothe, Mo., the daughter of John Thomas and Vera Cleveland Schweppe on June 9, 1934. She came to Fort Scott with her parents a young girl when her father, an International Harvester agency representative, became part owner of the Fort Scott Truck and Tractor Company. ...

Sister Mary Barbara Karleskint, RSM, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of St. Louis, Mo., passed Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Catherine’s Residence in St. Louis. She was born May 3, 1919, in Miami, Okla., the daughter of Joseph Karleskint and Mary Hickman Karleskint. ...

William Thomas Sheehy was born Aug. 27, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Joseph Andrew and Elizabeth Ellen (Keating) Sheehy. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home at the age of 78 years. William was employed at K.C. ...

Hazel Lucille Burt, 101, of Uniontown, Kan., joined her savior Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2017, at Guest Home Estates. She was born July 25, 1916 near Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of John T. and Hallie (Stevens) Stone. She lived in and around Uniontown all her life before moving to Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott in 2010...

David M. Nickelson, 66, Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 at his home. David was born Feb. 13, 1951 in Nevada, Mo., to David Joseph and Louise Evelyne (Ring) Nickelson. David grew up in the Nevada and Bronaugh areas graduating from Bronaugh High School in 1969. ...

Diane Pearl (Decker) Smith, age 76, a resident of, Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Jack and Juanita Decker. She married Ross Eugene Smith on May 21, 1963, in Lordsburg, N.M. ...

Kenneth William Smith, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 19, 1924, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Walter and Vera Hesson Smith. After graduating from Pittsburg High School, he served in the U.S. ...

Charles Leonard Workman, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., was welcomed into the arms of God on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. He was born July 26, 1927, in Cato, Kan., the son of Ivan Lee Workman and Elva Naomi Palmer Workman. Charles graduated from the Fort Scott High School. ...

Buddy Earl Brown, age 75, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 Memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Pleasanton Chapel. Inurnment will be in the Prescott Cemetery. ...

Leota Maxine Hoover, age 95, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior from 10 a.m. ...

Jean Zinn, age 82, Hume, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at Prescott Country View. Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at the Hume United Methodist Church. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Fort Scott National Cemetery. ...

Thomas Anthony Maxwell, age 70, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25 at Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa, Kan. Visitation will be held at 10 to 11:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 25 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions may be made to Care to Share. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Betty Jo Clayton, age 91, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Services for Betty Jo Clayton will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Harold Dean Pease, age 83, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away as the result of an automobile accident on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. ...

Betty Jo Clayton, age 91, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born June 12, 1926, in Drumwright, Okla., the daughter of Perry and Ethel Coffman Johnson. ...

Doris Elaine Larsen Graham Murray, age 86, died Sept. 24, 2017 in Concordia, Kan. She was born to Harry E. and Lela L. Hayes Larsen on Feb. 27, 1931 in Superior, Neb. Doris graduated from Superior High School in 1949. She married Ralph Kermit Graham on Jan. ...

William Olen "Bill" Cantrell, age 77, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. A funeral service for Bill will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. ...

Kenneth Boone, age 83, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at his home. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Schneider La Cygne Chapel. The family suggests contributions the Olathe Hospice. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Robert Wayne Evans, age 58, a former resident of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo. Burial of ashes will be in Stockton City Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar County, Mo., on Sept. 29, 2017, at 11 a.m...

Allan Howell, age 67, resident of Frontenac, Kan., formerly of Moran, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. He was born Oct. 9, 1949, in Iola, Kan., the son of Haskell and Mildred Horner Howell. Allan attended Elsmore School first through 11th grade. ...