Obituaries from March 2019

Charles Elmer Beckman, age 88, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Olathe Hospice House. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. ...

Audrey Ann Proffitt, age 81, a resident of Prescott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. She was born Nov. 12, 1937, the daughter of Jesse Belmont Crane and Vera Davis Crane. From the age of 8, she was raised by her father and his wife, Lillian Mayfield Crane. ...

Lela Jean Rogers, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 21, 1925, in Kincaid, Kan., the daughter of Elias Hardy Garrison and Jessie Mae Wolfe Garrison. Her father died when Jean was a child and she was raised by her aunt and uncle Hattie and Audley Bradley. ...

Surrounded by her husband and six children, Patricia “Pat” E. Schwepker, 77, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau She was born July 7, 1941, in Pleasanton, Kan., to Earl and Nora Atherton McIntosh. She and Robert “Bob” H. Schwepker were married April 7, 1962, in Fulton, Kan. For the most part, they raised their family in Kansas and moved to Cape Girardeau in the late 1980s...

Loretta McLaughlin, 98, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, March 4, 2019, at the Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility in Lawrence, Kan. She was born June 19, 1920, in Horton, Kan., the daughter of Henry Joseph and Leona Theressa (Hillebrand) Gampper, Sr. She married William Patrick McLaughlin June 12, 1950, in Horton, Kan. He preceded her in death Jan. 21, 1986...

Ruth P. Sharp, age 89, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at home at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born June 7, 1929, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Troy and Nellie Taylor Fanning. Ruth grew up on a farm in Lamar and worked in the fields with her brothers. She married Bob Taylor on March 20, 1950. Bob preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 1965. She married Robert K. (Jack) Sharp on Sept. 3, 1966, who preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2008...

Alice Jean Armstrong, 80, of Fort Scott, died on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kan. Jean was born on Aug. 22, 1938 at Hepler, Kan., to David and Ethel (Hardin) Huber. She graduated from Hepler High School in 1956 and attended Ozark Bible College in Joplin, Mo. She married Thomas Armstrong on April 26, 1958 in Hepler, Kan. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1994...

Merle Dean Monroe passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the age of 77. He was born June 19, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan. Merle was a lifelong resident of Fort Scott where he worked hard all his life working as a truck driver for many years. Following his retirement he continued working until he couldn’t any longer...

Carolyn Sue Daugherty, 75, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family following a short period of illness. Carolyn was born Aug. 6, 1943 and graduated from Nevada High School in 1961. She married Boyd Daugherty and lived and worked in Nevada for 25 years. ...

Robert “Bob” Howard, age 76, resident of rural Fort Scott, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after his battle with cancer. He was born in Fort Scott on Sept. 18, 1942. Bob joined the Navy in 1960. He married Judy Saker on March 7, 1964, in Fort Scott. ...

Louise Woodworth Crist Prell, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully early Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. She was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Evanston, Ill., to C. Francis Crist and Alice Woodworth Crist. ...

Grace P. Hyatt, Sept. 3, 1928 – March 14, 2019. Grace Hyatt, of Emporia, Kan.,, died at Newman Hospital in Emporia. Thursday, Grace Pauline Hyatt went to be with her Lord and her husband in Heaven. Her cowboy went to Heaven 12 years ago on Friday. Grace Pauline Carmean was born near Des Moines, N.M. ...

William M. "Bill" Scott, age 94, Mound City, Kan., passed away on March 15, 2019 at his home near Mound City. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the Mound City United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Curry Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5 to 6:30 p.m. ...

Peggy J. Finley, age 77, Webb City, Mo., passed away on Friday March 15, 2019 at Freeman West in Joplin, Mo. She was born on Oct. 9, 1941 at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Charles Eldon and Mary Lillie Pellett Harper. She graduated from Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott Community College and Missouri Southern State University, where she received her Bachelor's in Human Resources. ...

Betty Jean Chambers, 86, of Arkansas City, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Winfield Senior Living Community. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Cremation and graveside services will follow at a later date...

Howard J. Logan, age 91, Centerville, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2019. Graveside funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the Centerville Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel...

Ronnie Renee Byrd Allen, age 36, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed Monday, March 11, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Sept. 24, 1982, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Alonzo Byrd and Lenna McNamar Byrd. Ronnie attended Fort Scott Schools. She enjoyed singing and drawing and was known for her outgoing a charismatic personality...