Obituaries from May 2020

Richard Paul “Chick” Clarrey, 62, Mapleton, Kan., passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at his home. Graveside service will take place at 11 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Prescott Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Kidney Foundation, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

DeeAnna Marie Poole, age 60, resident of Fulton, Kan., died Friday, May 1, 2020, at her home. She was born on July 8, 1959, on Camp Pendleton Marine Corp base in Oceanside, Calif., the daughter of John Thomas Durbin, Sr., and Mary Eva Wickham Durbin. ...

Wanda Audine Larsen, 89, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, May 7, 2020 at the Ozark Nursing & Care Center in Ozark, Mo. Funeral arrangements for Wanda Larsen are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...

Mary Barrett Irvin, 99, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, May 8, 2020 at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. Funeral arrangements for Mary Irvin are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Wanda Audine Larsen, 89, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, May 7, 2020 at the Ozark Nursing & Care Center in Ozark, Missouri. She was born August 3, 1930 in Blue Mound, Kansas, the daughter of Artie Douglas and Charlotte Opal (Bray) Smith...

Harriet E. Stanley, age 72, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. A graveside service for Harriet will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Woodland Cemetery, Mound City, Kan. There will be a drive-through visitation from 5 to 6 p.m. ...

Wanda Audine (Smith) Larsen, 89, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday evening, May 7, 2020 at the Ozark Nursing and Care Center in Ozark, Mo. Wanda was born Aug. 3, 1930 in (a farmhouse near Dry Ridge) Blue Mound, Kan., the daughter of Artie Douglas and Charlotte Opal (Bray) Smith...

John Russell Baucom, 66, Rogers, Ark., former Pineville, Mo., teacher and Noel, Mo., mayor passed away April 24, 2020. Born Sept. 4, 1953 in Fort Scott, he grew up in Pleasanton, Kan., and graduated high school in Fort Scott, Kan. He was laid to rest by his beloved mother on her 90th birthday, May 11, 2020, in Fort Scott...

Weldon Blake Roberts, age 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. There was cremation. Burial with military honors will take place in the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Scott at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Leasha Renee Galvis, 47, of Olathe, Kan., passed away, Monday, May 11, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born the daughter of Lorretta Hall Aug. 26, 1972 in Pittsburg, Kan. She married John A. Galvis on Sept. 26, 2003 in Eureka Springs, Ark. He survives of the home...

Mary Barrett Irvin, 99, of Fort Scott, formerly of Rogers, Ark., passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2020, at her home in Presbyterian Village. She was born in Murdock, Minn., on Aug. 1, 1920 to Agnes and Earl Barrett. She was preceded in death by her parents, six of her eight siblings, and Willis Hugh Irvin, her husband of 74 years...

Patricia “Patty” Jean Snow, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at SageWest Healthcare Center, Lander, Wyo. She was born July 4, 1953 in Girard, Kan., a daughter of Lewis and Ethel Snow. Patty attended school in Girard, graduating from Girard High School. ...

Diane Jackson, age 66, Mound City, Kan., passed at home on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Life will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Mound City Amphitheater. Contributions are suggested to the Diane Jackson Memorial Fund, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J., Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Eugene A. McClellan, age 79, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Council Grove, Kan., the son of Julius Eugene McClellan and Beulah Martin McClellan. Gene graduated from the Wilsey, Kan., High School and later served for two years with the Kansas Army National Guard. ...

Susan Lynn Brown, age 65, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died late Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at her home. There was cremation. A private memorial service will be held. 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...

Lynette Renee Vann, age 55, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Private family burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Care 4 All and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Leslie Dell "L.D." Murray, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday May 25, 2020. Private family graveside service will be held at the Trading Post Cemetery. Individual respects and condolences can be made Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m. ...

Shelly Kay Guder Collier, age 47, a resident of rural Bronson, Kan., passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at the home of her parents in rural Bronson. She was born Aug. 14, 1972, in Ft Scott, Kan., the daughter of Russell R. Guder and Wanda D. Carson Guder. ...

Susan Kay Schnichels, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Yates Center Health and Rehab in Yates Center, Kan. She was born on Sept. 18, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Donald and Betty Powell Wiggans. She married Paul Morris, Sr. in 1974. They later divorced. She married Mark Schnichels on Jan. 4, 1980. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2007. Susan worked for Tri-Valley Developmental Center for 10 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren...

Nadyne Marie Walker, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1927, in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Herbert and Beulah Neth Holt. She graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1946. ...

Mark Alan Brooker, 59, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died on May 24, 2020 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, May 29, 2020 at Community Christian Fellowship in Siloam Springs, with Pastor Pat Callahan officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Community Christian Fellowship in Siloam Springs...

Paul David Schnichels, age 68, a resident of Topeka, Kan., passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Midland Care Hospice in Topeka. He was born June 21, 1951, in Cautemoc, Mexico. He and his three siblings were adopted by Elfie M. Schnichels, a Baptist missionary. ...

Carolyn Jean Stancer, age 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born May 15, 1953, in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Howard Wayne Cash and Wilma Leona Hillman Cash. ...

Linda Lee Ross, age 78, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Graveside funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne, Kan. Linda will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the La Cygne Library, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040...

Donald L. Stewart, 87 of Springfield, Mo., went to be with his Lord, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 with his wife Shirley by his side, holding his hand. Don was born to Walter and Elsie Stewart in Bronson, Kan., on Feb. 4, 1933. Don grew up in Allen County, Kan., graduating from Elsmore High School in 1951 where he met his wife, Shirley J. Beeman, marrying the same year. Don and Shirley celebrated 69 years of marriage April 7, 2020...

Darlene McCoy, age 91, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. A private family service will be live-streamed at 10 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Linville Cemetery. Darlene will lie in state Sunday, May 31, 2020, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Integrity Hospice, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056...