Obituaries from March 2018

Richard Cowen, 92, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 28, 2018 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 31, 1925, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John Harold and Gladys (Emmerson) Cowen. He married Freda Elaine Bentley July 31, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death Oct. 2, 2012...

Charles Edward Rhynerson Sr., age 93, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at his home in rural La Cygne. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne. Burial will be in the Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Lung Association...

Myrtle Ilean Shepard Francis, age 91, formerly of Colony, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Greystone Residential Care in Iola, Kan. Funeral services will be held at, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. ...

David Linden Worsley, 74, of Liberal, Mo., passed away on March 5, 2018, at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, Kan. David was born on Sept. 4, 1943, in Foxtown, Kan. He was raised on his parents' farm and graduated high school at Bronaugh, Mo. He married Peggy O’Dell on April 2, 1965 in Arcadia, Kan. She survives...

Anna Lou Inman, age 88, a resident of rural Walnut, Kan., passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 9 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Walnut Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Eugene (Gene) Joseph Golden III, 68, of rural Nevada, Mo., died on March 7, 2018, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Family visitation will be Sunday, March 11 at Ferry Funeral Home, at 4 p.m. Services are to be held at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Mo., at 1 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, with Rev. Hubert Fox officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery east of Nevada, near Dederick, Mo. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home...

Ella Judy, age 87, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., went to her heavenly home Thursday, March 8, 2018. She was born March 14, 1930, in Oklahoma, the daughter of Rev. W. L. Gates and Donna Hurley Gates. She married Elmer Judy, Jr. on April 15, 1949, at Fort Scott. ...

Kenneth Charles Corbin, Sr., 96, of Louisville, Ky., passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018. He was born Sept. 7, 1921 in Fort Scott, Kan., to the late Kenneth Howard and Florence Louise Richards Corbin. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, where he was a boatswain’s mate. ...

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. ...

Anita Louise Carpenter, age 78, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her home. She was born March 27, 1939, in La Harpe, Kan., the daughter of George and Hazel Foster Hurd. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1957 and attended Fort Scott Community College. ...

Gary Albert Huston, 61, of Mulberry, Kan., passed away at his home Tuesday morning, March 13, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Lori Ann Culp, age 50, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born on March 21, 1967 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Joseph and Nancy Parker. Lori was a devoted wife and mother who loved to fish, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family especially her grandkids...

Frank Steven “Steve” Perry, 71, of Pittsburg, passed at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 19, 1947, at Oakland, Calif., the son of Frank Veiril and Bernice Alice (Anthony) Perry. He attended high school at Maryvale High in Phoenix Ariz. ...

Merlene Viola Hornish, age 81, a resident of rural Mapleton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital in Ft. Scott, Kan. She was born July 17, 1936, in Cash, Okla., the daughter of John Rimmer and Elva Penrod Rimmer. She married Mike Hornish on Oct. 5, 1991, at Hillsboro, Ore. Merlene had worked as a bus driver in Oregon and later in Linn County, Kan...

Ila Marie Elliott, 86, formerly of Mound City, Kan., died on Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Marysville, Ohio. Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in Miami Presbyterian Cemetery, Paola, Kan. ...

Shawn Wade Pulliam, age 51, resident of Yates Center, Kan., died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at his home. He was born February 18, 1967, in Mt. Vernon, Wash., the son of Franklin D. Pulliam and Donna K. Brown Pulliam. After high school, he graduated from welding school. ...

Doris Kay Belcher, age 73, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Franklin House, Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 8, 1945, in Hammond, Kan., the daughter of Cleatis Carl Duncan and Thelma May Cummings Duncan. She worked as a CNA and cared for the elderly for several years. ...

Cynthia Katherine Gillispie, 56 of Prescott, Kan., passed away March 20, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. Cremation, with private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers are suggested to United Methodist Women in Prescott, Kan., or to the ALS Association (6950 Squibb Road Suite 210 Mission, KS 66202). ...

Donald Wayne Carrington, 88, passed away March 19, 2018 after a short illness. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park KS 66210. A graveside service with military honors will take place at Fort Scott National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. Friends and family are invited to attend...

Julie C. Bacon, age 70, formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. ...

Joe Robert Davis, 78, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday evening, March 21, 2018, in Grove, Okla. He was born April 16, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John Kenneth and Lucy Margaret (More) Davis. He married Linda Maggard Oct. 29, 1995, in Miami, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Thomas Leroy Willard, age 76, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at his home. He was born Oct. 11, 1941, in Ft. Scott, the son of Elzy Leroy “Jack” Willard and Rowena Louise Maynard Willard. Thomas attended Ft. Scott Schools and later worked in maintenance for the Western Insurance Company which later became American States Insurance Company. ...

Della F. Wade, aged 91, died peacefully on March 23, 2018 at her home in La Cygne, Kan. Funeral service will be held 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be held 4 p.m. to service time at the Chapel. Private family burial will be held at Riverview Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Asana Hospice. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Alma A. Swanwick, 91, of Oswego, passed away at 12:05 a.m., Monday, March 26, 2018 at her home. Her husband, Francis D. “Sonny” Swanwick, survives of the home. Further obituary details and funeral arrangements will be announced by the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Parsons. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com...

Norma Jean Walker, a former resident of Bronson, Kan., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born Aug. 25, 1935, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Alvin Cooney and Velma Elizabeth Taylor Cooney. ...

Alma A. Swanwick, 91, of Oswego, passed away at 12:50 a.m., March 26, 2018 at her home. She was born July 28, 1926 in Edna, Kan., to Frank Leslie and Minnie Mae (Banzet) McCorkle. As a young child, she moved with her family to Carl Junction, Mo., where she grew up and attended school. Alma was a 1944 graduate of Carl Junction High School...

Minnie Marie Baucom, age 92, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died March 27,2018, in Wichita, Kan. Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery, Fort Scott. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

George Leroy Fuhrman, age 81, of Moran, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at his home. Leroy was born July 24, 1936, in Fort Scott, Kan., to George Leslie Fuhrman and Bertha Augusta Perry Fuhrman. Leroy married Luella Mae Diebolt Bradford on Aug. 11, 1978, at St. John's Catholic Church in Iola, Kan...

Carol Diane Cornett, age 66, Garnett, Kan., passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her home in Garnett. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery. ...