Obituaries from September 2019

Leland Merle Zimmerman, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, after a brief illness at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born June 19, 1939, in Riverside, Calif., the son of Marguerite Wortman Zimmerman Chambers. ...

Edmond Bartlett, 89, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Aug. 31 after a battle with cancer. Ed was born on Jan. 14, 1930 to Sheldon and Lucille Bartlett in Pleasanton, Kan. After graduating from Pleasanton High School in 1948, he served in the Army. He then majored in journalism at the University of Kansas and graduated in 1954...

Treasured memories are cherished by the family of Joan Evelyn Bailey. Joan, 70, went home to her Lord and Savior on Aug. 29, 2019. During her time on earth, Joan’s kind heart, generous nature, and touch of orneriness made the world a brighter place for all those around her. ...

Duane Earl Rector died peacefully at home, Aug. 29, 2019, surrounded by family members. He was born Feb. 6, 1937, at the Donahue Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Kan., and was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Doris Warner Rector. He is survived by his wife, Sandra, daughters, Leanne (Kevin) Quinn of Arvada, Colo., Lavon (Paul) Carter of Wichita, Kan., step-daughter Libby (Gregg) Bliss of Amarillo, Texas, step-son Scott Appling (Naomi) of Ulysses, Kan., three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, as well as brothers, Larry and Arby of Wichita, Kan.. ...

Ralph Jack Burcham, age 88, of Louisburg, Kan., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in the care of Olathe Health Center Hospice House in Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at Dengel & Son Mortuary Louisburg Chapel 1 Aquatic Drive Louisburg, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 at Dengel & Son Mortuary Louisburg Chapel. Burial to follow with military honors in the Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan...

Patrick Richard Flanagan was born on Dec. 9, 1952, at Reese AFB in Lubbock, Texas, to Joye Boggs and Donald Flanagan, where the nurses proclaimed him the biggest baby to come through that hospital. Pat passed in his sleep on the morning of Sept. 2, 2019 after cardiac events in the preceding days...

Letha F. Wurtz, age 79, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the Schneider Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneider funeral.com...

Virginia Lea Fern Brown, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born May 24, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of William Aaron Swank and Mabel Clare Allison Swank. ...

James Walter Meech, age 62, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 with his wife, kids and close friends near, on his farm home near Fort Scott, Kan., after a battle with Gliosarcoma brain cancer. Jim was born April 18, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Dennis Walter and Estella E. (Gier) Meech...

Pastor Earl J. Zimmerman, 91, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sept. 5, 2019, surrounded at Olathe Medical Center by his loving family and friends. Earl was born April 12, 1928, in Alta Vista, Kan., to Walter and Marion (Brabb) Zimmerman. He attended St. John’s Academy and College in Winfield, and then graduated in 1953 from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis with a Master of Theology degree. While there, he sang in seminary choirs and the Lutheran Hour choir...

Lorna L. Carlton, age 103, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. Services for Lorna Carlton will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Buddie Hershel Staton, age 88, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. ...

Roger LeRoy Heckman, 84, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Services will be private with burial in Uniontown Ceme-tery. Roger was born June 20, 1935 in Fort Scott to William and Ellen Chandler Heckman. He grew up and attended school in Uniontown...

Lorna L. Carlton, age 103, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 14, 1916, in Osborne, Kan., the daughter of Laurence Edward Heywood and Annie Stephens Heywood, both born and raised in England. ...

Arlone Golden Blevins, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born Nov. 12, 1933, in Hume, Mo., the daughter of Robert E. Lee and Sylvia Fern Teagarden Lee. She graduated from Hume High School where she played the piano and basketball. ...

John D. Mowrey, age 78, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to either the First United Methodist Church or Fort Scott Paws & Claws and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. ...

LeLola Ruth Martin, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at her home at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. She was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Newkirk, Okla., the daughter of Arthur Greenhagen and Ruth Bare Greenhagen. ...

Robert Michael (Bob) Johnson, age 69, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went home to be with his Lord, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Feb. 13, 1950, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Robert Wayne Johnson and Margie Ladine Clark Johnson. ...

Ronald Eugene Kauffman, age 64, resident of Summerfield, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 5, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. There was cremation. Private family burial will take place at a later date in the Appleton City, Mo., Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St...

Johnny Allen Smith, age 73, of Williamsburg, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Graveside funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at the Princeton, Kan., Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Ruby Violet Brenneman, age 81, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at her home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church in La Cygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Care to Share. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Dwayne Charles Beckford, age 70, Paola, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, Paola, Kan. Burial will be in the Mapleton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Kara Rebekah Niemeir, a resident of Lenexa, Kan., age 37, beloved daughter of Doug and Diana Niemeir, and beloved sister of Kristin Niemeir passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, Sept. 13, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi emergency room in Fort Scott, Kan. At the time, Kara was staying with her parents in their home for a few days in Fort Scott as she recuperated from a knee surgery...

Oleta Davidson, age 98, resident of Hume, Mo., for over 70 years, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Oleta, third child of seven, was born to Samuel and Janie Gibson Kilgore on Aug. 7, 1921 in Huntsville, Mo. She moved to Hume with her parents when she was 16 and graduated from Hume High School in 1940. ...

Gary William Harper, age 74, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Fort Scott, the son of Richard LeRoy Harper and Mary Ellen Hite Harper. Gary had worked as a mechanic and truck driver for trucking companies in both Fort Scott and Kansas City. ...

James A. "Jim" Larch, 58, Hume, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the Hume Christian Church, Hume, Mo. Burial will be in the Hume Cemetery. Jim will lie in state at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Contributions are suggested the Hume Cemetery or American Heart Association. Online condolences can be left atwww.schneiderfunerals.com...

Lyle Leo Comstock, age 96, resident of Redfield, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Mack and Lena Edna Smith Comstock. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1940. ...

Justin James Calvert, age 45, of Madison, Wisc., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. He was born on Sept. 21, 1974, in Girard, Kan., the son of Douglas Calvert and Marcia (Hughes) O'Neal. Justin graduated from Caney Valley High School in Caney, Kan., in 1993. ...

Dewey Max Hill Jr., 63, passed peacefully away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on Feb. 28, 1956 to Dewey Hill Sr. and Lois Kathleen (Brown) Hill in Douglas, Wyo. Dewey Max graduated high school at North High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ...

Eva Mae Byerley, age 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Country Place Memory Care, Fort Scott. Services for Eva Byerley will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Rex B. Moore, age 56, resident of Redfield, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Services for Rex Moore will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Vernon L. Bowden, age 72, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Services for Vernon Bowden will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Angilee L. Dennis, age 87, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church, La Cygne. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church in care of Schneider Funeral Home. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Shirley Lorene Stephens, 84 of Fort Scott, passed away Friday evening Sept. 27, 2019 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 17, 1935 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Dan and Edith Amelia Tucker. She married Roger Boyles on Sept. 19, 1952 in Piggett, Ark., he preceded her in death. She married John Albert Stephens on June 19, 1972 in Girard, Kan., he preceded her in death on Oct. 20, 2007...