Obituaries from February 2019

Danny E. Culbertson, Sr., age 58, resident of Mulberry, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. There was cremation. Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct memorial services at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Danny Culbertson Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Elmer Jack Adamson, age 76, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kan. Jack was born Dec. 19, 1942, in Fort Scott, the son of Paul King Adamson, Sr. and Edna Ellen Deeds Adamson. He graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1960. ...

Robert Jack Eshelbrenner, age 71, died on Jan. 9, 2019. Bob was born Nov. 1, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Jack and Sara Handly Eshelbrenner. He was a 1965 graduate of Fort Scott High School. Bob graduated from Pittsburg State University with a degree in business. ...

Jerrold Clifford (Cliff) Patterson, age 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on Sept. 21, 1939, in Kirksville, Mo., the son of Reece Jerrold and Ruth Margaret (Reynolds) Patterson. ...

Shirley Mae Allen, age 72, a resident of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Humboldt, Kan., the daughter of Claude Pollett and Dorothy Heimburg Pollett. ...

Connie Golden, age 62, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at her home. Following cremation, Rev. Paul Rooks will conduct a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place at a later date in the Large Cemetery south of Fort Scott. ...

Romalea Miller, age 90, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at the Pleasanton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Trading Post Cemetery. ...

Inez Irene Sutcliffe, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born Nov. 6, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Mo., the second of six children of Willie A. Carpenter and Carrie E. Guss Carpenter. Irene graduated from the Liberal High School with the Class of 1947. ...

Russell Leroy Vann, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at the St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born March 30, 1938, in Fort Scott, the son of Harry Vann and Peggy Harris Vann. He married Carolyn Harris on Aug. 25, 1962, at Fort Scott. Russell served with the United States Air Force. He later worked for the Fort Scott Fire Department for over 25 years. He was an avid sports fan...

Larry Lee Shirley, age 52, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home, following a battle with cancer. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Alice Hill, 85, of Santa Marta in Olathe, Kan., died on Saturday, Feb. 2, after a day surrounded with love by family. Alice was born in Fort Scott, Kan., and spent most of her life in the Kansas City area. The oldest of three children, Alice graduated from Fulton High School. She married her husband Jack in 1954, and went on to have four children together...

Anna Margaret Gibson, resident of Carthage, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Feb. 10, 2019, into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at Joplin Gardens, Joplin, Mo. She was born May 15, 1928, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Ralph, Sr. ...

Jerry Dean Payne, age 78, a resident of Erie, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan. He was raised by his mother, Alice May Brady Ashley and his step-father, William L. Ashley. Jerry graduated from the Herington High School. He married Wilma Winters on July 5, 1997, in Ft. Scott. Jerry worked in law enforcement for 33 years. He retired as chief of police for Erie, Kansas...

Robert W. Findley, age 70, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Services for Robert Findley will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Robert Earl Lightwine, age 72, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. He was born Feb. 28, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son Harold Lee Lightwine and Maida Belle Parker Lightwine. Bob graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1965. ...

Robert William Findley, age 70, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Feb. 11 surrounded by his family. The son of Eldon and Ula (Carr) Findley, Robert was born in Fort Scott, at Mercy Hospital, on Jan. 10, 1949. In his youth Robert helped his father on the family farm. ...

Charlene D. Endicott, 85, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Feb. 13, 2019. She was born in Columbus, Kan., on Aug. 26, 1933. She is survived by her children Larry Endicott, Gary Endicott, Debra Thornbro, Kathy Ann Stallings, Terrie Ramsey and Brandon Endicott; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Simonds. Charlene is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Thomas Endicott...

Joleen (Scott) McGuirt, loving wife of Don, amazing sister, aunt, other mom, grandma and Neen was suddenly taken from us much too soon and unexpectedly due to cardiac failure on Friday, Feb. 15 at her home in Blue Eye. (Luanna) Joleen Scott was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. ...

Doris Reola DeMott, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the Olathe Medical Hospice House in Olathe, Kan. She was born Dec. 29, 1933, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Walter Eugene Knox and Hattie India Martin Knox. ...

Robert Lee Comstock passed from this world on Feb. 18, 2019, at the age of 50. Robert was born on June 15, 1968 to Raymond and Shelby Jean (Grant) Comstock. There was cremation. Inurnment will be in the Bronson Cemetery in Bronson, Kan., at a later date. ...

Roma Elaine Shroyer, age 75 of Prescott, Kan., passed away at her home on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. She was born Oct. 17, 1943 in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Alvin and Suda Edwards Post. She married Jack Shroyer on May 28, 1961 in Prescott, Kan. ...

Richard Ivan Cullison, Sr., age 71, rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2019 in Medicalodges Nursing Home. He was born on Nov. 30, 1947 in Fort Scott, the son of Lloyd Isaac Cullison and Ellen Catherine Pellett Cullison. ...

Franklin Lee Davis, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Donald Lee Davis and Carol Lee “Kay” McCracken Davis. Lee graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1970. ...

Tammy Jewel Irene Conklin, age 51, resident of Pittsburg, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at her home. There was cremation. Rev. Jim Sukraw will conduct memorial services at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Tammy Conklin Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

William Lawrence “Bill” Gates, Jr., age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born April 22, 1936, in Dewey, Okla., the son of Rev. W.L. Gates, Sr. and Donna Hurley Gates. He first married Dixie Dill. ...

Harold Dudley Stroud, of North Platte, Neb., died at home surrounded by his family on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the age of 81. Harold was born March 23, 1937, to Alexander Dudley and Mable Louise (Pellett) Stroud at Garland, Kan. He grew up in Kansas where he attended Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville then graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1955. Harold moved to Coffeyville and worked for Exnerdodge, Fadelers, Armstrong Ice Cream, Co. and Sears...

Mary Elaine Allen, age 68, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Alfred Leon and Betty Ruth (Anderson) Barker. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of ‘68 and attended Fort Scott Community College. She married Larry Lee Allen on Feb. 2, 1969, in Fort Scott. They just celebrated their 50th anniversary...

Patricia Ellen “Patty” Daniels, age 91, a former resident of Redfield, Kan., and more recently of the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 18, 1927, at the family home in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Thomas Edward Potter and Edna Blanch Bradbury Potter. ...

Mary Elizabeth Lundberg, age 101, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at Arrowood Lane, Humboldt, Kan. She was born Aug. 31, 1917, in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of Clarence Lee Harber and Lila May Quick Harber. She attended Redfield School. ...