Obituaries from March 2020

Brenda Carol Meyer, age 62, of Mound City, Kan., passed away March 5, 2020 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Monday, March 9, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mound City. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. ...

Tammi Lynn Allison, 59, resident of Springfield, Mo., died March 4, 2020, at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Brenda Carol Meyer, age 62, of Mound City, Kan., passed away March 5, 2020 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mound City. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. ...

Helen Irene Townsley, age 96, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Sunday March 8, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1923 in Ottawa, Kan., the daughter of Roy and Berneice Underwood Emmons. She graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1942. After high school, during World War II she worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. ...

Erla Mae Casner, age 90, died March 5, 2020, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 26, 1929, in Mapleton, Kan., daughter of William Fred Bloesser and Lula Mae Wellington Blosser. She married Merle LaVerne Casner on Oct. 26, 1947, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death June 10, 2017...

Tammy Hamilton Sparks of Bend, Ore., formerly of Fort Scott, died March 8, 2020. Sparks was born Dec. 30, 1957. Arrangements are under the direction of Autumn Funerals in Bend, Ore. Celebration of Life services will take place at a later date.

Larry Gene Bogan, age 75, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his home. He was born on June 11, 1944 in Metz, Mo., the son of Carl and Novella Boston Bogan. He graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1962. He married his high school sweetheart, Harriet Horton, on April 11, 1964. ...

Terri Lynn Allison, age 59, resident of Springfield, Mo., died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Springfield. Memorials are suggested to the Terri Allison Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Larry David “Grandpa” Coleman, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Landmark Hospital, Joplin, Mo. He was born on March 31, 1945, in Anna, Ill., the son of John Patterson and Lenora Lucille Coleman. David worked as a roofer for the Roofer’s Local Union No. 20 Kansas City. He enjoyed fishing, spending time at the lake, and playing cards with the grandkids. He loved spending time with his family...

Reta Mae Johnson, age 99, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away early Friday, March 13, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 4, 1920, on the family farm northeast of Bronson, the daughter of John Christian Ermel and Mary Susan Lawry Ermel. She attended the Dry Ridge Grade School and graduated from the Bronson High School in 1937. ...

William Russell Lyman, age 54, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 19, 1965, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Clifford H. Lyman, Jr. and Linda K. Nutter Lyman. William graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1984. ...

James L. Tarter, 79, of Disney, Okla., passed away Monday, March 9 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Dec. 19, 1940 in Little Blue, Mo. to Cortes and Loara Tarter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Strang, Okla. He loved to fish, volunteer at the Blue House and talk to anyone about Jesus and share his faith...

Evelyn Wassenberg, 86, of Marysville, Kan., died March 13 at Marysville. A rosary was held at 7 p.m., Monday, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Marysville. The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church. Burial was in the church cemetery...

Due to the Governor’s directive, KDHE has imposed a ban on all gatherings of 50 or more. Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel must limit all services and visitations to family only and even that to 50 or less until further notice. Please keep families with loss in your thoughts and prayers. ...

On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Esther Anne Sewell passed from this earth at age 97. She was known as Annie to her friends, Grannie Annie to her grandchildren and, of course, Mom to her children. Annie is survived by three children: Larry Sewell and wife Patricia of St. ...

Marjorie Joan Logsdon, 83, of Winfield, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Winfield Senior Living Community. Due to the current health concerns of public gatherings, a memorial service will take place at a later time at the First United Methodist Church of Winfield, Kan., and burial will follow at the Fort Scott Kansas National Cemetery. ...

William Darrel George passed away March 21, 2020, at the age of 66 in Fort Scott, Kan. Darrel was born on May 11, 1953, in Fort Scott, Kan., to William “Bill” and Doris George. He was raised in Uniontown, Kan., and attended Uniontown High School where he graduated in 1971. ...

Walter Eugene Knox, 88, died March 19, 2020, at Sandstone Heights in Little River. He was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Fort Scott, to Walter and Hattie (Martin) Knox. Gene, Dad, Grandpa, Grandpa-Great, Great-Great-Grandpa, Uncle Gene and Mr. Knox was how he was known by all...

Judith Ann Brandt, 75 of Centerton, Ark., passed away Monday evening, March 23, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 9, 1945 in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Paul Stewart and Lillie Ann Sivey Elliott. She married Larry Kenneth Brandt on June 24, 1978 in Wichita, Kan., he survives of the home...

Lanita Rochelle Tucker, age 65, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. Private burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will announce a public memorial service at a future date including a full obituary. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Terry Wisdom, 55 of Amoret, Mo., passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Cremation with private family graveside services to be held in State Line Cemetery, Trading Post, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wisdom family in care of Mullinax Funeral Home, (660) 679-0009. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com...

Howard "Carl" Francis, age 87, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Livestreaming of a Private Family Service will take place 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Individual respects and guest registry can be made from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

Gerald Russell "Jerry" Miller, age 82, Pleasanton, Kan., passed on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home. A service to celebrate Jerry's life will be held at a later date. The family suggests contributions to the therapeutic riding New Horizon Ranch or the Pleasanton Church of the Nazarene, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...