Obituaries from January 2021

Dora Gertrude Page, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born on March 8, 1933, in Earlton, Kan., the daughter of Cecil Bernard Dozier and Wilma Edna Grayson Dozier. ...

David Allen Groves passed away on Nov. 28, 2020 at the age of 79. He was born to Warren and Ella Groves in Springfield, Mo., on March 2, 1941. David was one of six children, raised to work hard and be productive from a young age. After graduation from Pleasant Hope High School, he joined the U.S. ...

Gregory Dean McGhee, age 64, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kan. ...

Dennis Ray Stokes, age 68, Centerville, Kan., died as a result of an accident Jan. 1, 2021. Funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 4:30 p.m. to service time at the church. ...

Dr. George Everett Hudiburg, 97, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center.He was born June 25, 1923, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Leo Everett and Ruth Mary (Lee) Hudiburg.He married Joyce Colleen Conley Aug. 17, 1949, in Independence, Kan., and she preceded him Sept. 4, 2004...

Merle Wayne Robinson, 84, of Hesston, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2020, in El Dorado, Kan. He was born Feb. 28, 1936, in Redfield, Kan., the son of Earl Kenneth and Frances Mary (McGuire) Robinson. He married Ruth A. Jeffress May 4, 1986 in Wichita, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Daisy Bonita Holeman, age 95, resident of Fort Scott, formerly of Bronson, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg. She was born June 8, 1925 to Albert Peter Wilson and Bonnie Dale (Willis) Wilson in Uniontown. She was the oldest of four children, including Albert Lewis “Sonny,” Yvette and Anita. ...

Steven Earl Wells, age 69, a resident of Arma, Kan., went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at the Via Christ Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born April 8, 1951, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Kenneth Earl Wells and Ruth Fidelia Culler Wells. Steven graduated from the Fort Scott High School. He married Patricia Ann Johnston Judy on July 20, 1979, in Fort Scott...

Mark Anthony Demas, age 61, a resident of Coffeyville, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at his home in Coffeyville. He was born March 25, 1959, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Charles Stewart Parnell Demas and Faye Janice Smiley Demas. Mark’s father died at a young age, and he was raised by his mother and step-father, Raymond Cowan. ...

Anna Marie Danley Cox, age 94, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. She was born in Linn County, Kan., on May 11, 1926 the daughter of Fred Lee and Ida E. Merriman DeMott. She was united in marriage to Ray Danley on April 10, 1944. ...

Troy Scott Felt, age 31, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Scott, known in his younger years as Cow Truck Buck and then grew into Scotty too Hottie. He was always handy with a wrench, from tearing apart bikes as a kid to rebuilding cars for his grandpa. ...

Mardell Lalman Durnal, 88, of Siloam Springs, Ark., passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. Mardell was born on Nov. 21, 1932 in Iola, Kan. She was the daughter of Kenneth H. Lalman and Bernita A. ...

Retired CMSgt Daniel G. Lyman, 72, of Ottawa, Kan., lost his courageous battle against pancreatic cancer Dec. 29, 2020, with his loving family by his side. Family will meet with friends from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. ...

James R. McNeley, 89, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 8, 2021, at the Girard Medical Center. He was born Dec. 30, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Loren “Bud” and Alice (Cotter) McNeley. He married Madelyn Picht on Dec. 26, 1953, in the Presbyterian Church parlor. She preceded him in death Jan. 24, 2011...

James L. "Jim" Rutherford, age 79, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at the Curry Cemetery. Individual respects and guest registry can be made from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Blue Mound Federated Church. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Lois M. Williams, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with her Lord on Jan. 14, 2021 at her home in Fort Scott. Lois Maxine Anderson was born on Aug. 28, 1930 and grew up on a dairy farm near White City, Kan. Her three brothers did all the chores, except her job was to gather the eggs...

James L. "Jim" Rutherford, age 79, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at the Curry Cemetery. Individual respects and guest registry can be made from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Blue Mound Federated Church. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

James A Typer, age 83 died Jan. 5, 2021in Oklahoma City, formerly from Uniontown. He was born Jan. 11, 1938 in Uniontown. James graduated from Uniontown High School, attended Fort Scott Junior College and worked for many years for Western Insurance Companies in Fort Scott, Devils Lake North Dakota and Oklahoma City. ...

Laurence “Larry” E. Lyons, age 81, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Services for Larry Lyons will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Jennie Louise Wood, 84, of Fort Scott, went to be with her Lord Wednesday evening, Jan. 13, 2021 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Eldora (Reynolds) Beaver. Eldora married Ralph Beaver when Jennie was 15, and thereafter she considered him her father. She married Kenneth Ross Wood Aug. 15, 1958, in Los Angeles, Calif...

During a special meeting, Fort Scott City Commissioners voted unanimously to share finance services with Bourbon County. In addition to being director of finance for Fort Scott, Susan Bancroft will also work for the county. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Laurence “Larry” Elmer Lyons, age 81, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. He was born Oct. 4, 1939 in Fulton, Kan., the son of Luther Byron and Lucy Christine (Leitch) Lyons. He married his lifetime love Patricia “Pat” Henderson on June 21, 1964, in Columbus, Miss., and together over the 57 years that followed, they built a life they loved...

Robert Lee Stewart, 74, a resident of Fulton, Kan., died Jan. 15, 2021. He was born Oct. 25, 1946, in Moran, Kan., to Myron Leslie Stewart and Barbara Jean (Boyd) Stewart of Xenia, Kan. Bob, or Bobby, as he was known to family and friends, grew up on the family farm and attended grade school at Xenia. ...

Larry Wayne Stainbrook, age 64, Fontana, Kan., passed away Sunday Jan. 17, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at the Cadmus Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. ...

Wayne Dean Clay, age 69, DeSoto, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until departure for cemetery at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Diabetes Foundation. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Erma Josephine Patterson, 97, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. She had moved back to Fort Scott in October, after living in Atlanta, Ga., for the past 50 years. Erma was born Aug. 23, 1923 in Fort Scott to Everett and Opal Vanatta Esicks. She attended schools in Ft. Scott and graduated high school during WWII...

A memorial service for Michael Jeffers will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating. Michael Bryan Jeffers was born Oct. 19, 1992 in Atwood, Kan., to Ceri Pierce Jeffers and Jim Jeffers. ...

Angela Evelyn Brown joined our Lord on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Angela was born in Baltimore, Md., on April 25, 1936 as the only child of Albert D. Perce and Evelyn Byrne Pearce. She was educated in the Catholic school system in the Baltimore area. She was a graduate The Institute of Notre Dame High School. As a side note, Senator Barbara Mikulski was a homeroom classmate. Angela was a parish member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lexington Park, Md...

George Marcus Warren, 98, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 21, 2021. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

George Marcus Warren, 98, of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 21, 2021. He was born Nov. 16, 1922, in a barn near Muskogee, Okla., the son of Rupert Marcus and Clara Alma (Price) Warren. At age four, George and his family moved from Muskogee to McCune, Kan., in 1926. ...

Anthony Ward “Tony” Milton, age 58, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at his home. He was born May 16, 1962, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Ward and Temple Milton. He married Pamela Ada on Dec. 23, 1994, in Vinita, Okla. Tony worked as a welder for Kline Tools in Fort Scott, a security guard at Price Chopper in Gardner, Kan., and for USD 234 in various capacities including driving the special needs bus. ...

Donald William Marsh, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., finished the race and went to join his wife, Barbara, on her birthday, Jan. 23, 2021. He was born February 3, 1936, in Fulton, Kansas, the son of Orin P. Marsh and Leona Fay Ballou Marsh. ...

Danny Dean Lyons, 65, of Pittsburg, died Jan. 11, 2021 at his home. He was born Aug. 5, 1955 the son of Donald “Doc” and Virginia Payne Lyons. He had lived in Pittsburg for the past 15 years, moving from Fort Scott, Kan. He was graduated from Fort Scott High School...

Robert L. Prettyman, 69, of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Arcadia, Kan., died at 7:29 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at Community Springs Healthcare at El Dorado Springs, Mo. Mr. Prettyman was born Aug. 26, 1951 at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Fred A. and Annabelle Portwood Prettyman. ...

William “Bill” Charles Hoggatt, 78 of Wellsville, formerly of Olathe, passed away Jan. 24, 2021. Bill was born on Oct. 24, 1942 in Iola, Kan., to the late William Charles Hoggatt and Virginia Ann (Thompson) Hoggatt. They moved to Fort Scott, Kan., in 1955. ...

Joyce Elaine Wilkins, age 72, a resident of Bronson, Kan., passed away Dec. 18, 2020, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Pastor Michael Miller will conduct a memorial service at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will take place in the U.S. ...