Obituaries from June 2021

William E. Winship, 83, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. Services were held on Wednesday, June 26, 2021. The full obituary can found at www.porterfuneralhome.com

Dwayne Allen Broyles, 73, Blue Mound, Kan., died on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. Dwayne was born Oct. 16, 1947 to Allen Elbert and Wilma Ferrel (Hull) Broyles. He graduated from Blue Mound High School with the Class of 1965. ...

Kevin G. Howard "Bear," age 50, of Gas, Kan., passed away May 25, 2021, at his home. Kevin was born June 19, 1970 in Iola, Kan., to Clark Alan Howard and Shirley Mae (Pollet) Allen. Kevin attended school in Pleasanton, Kan., and graduated with the class of 1989. ...

Jan Ellen Tate, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 2, 1955, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Lewis Allen Dare and Virginia Bolinger Dare. Jan was raised on the family farm where she learned to love the land and country living. ...

Bonnie Gean Troll (nee Beasley) died peacefully at home on June 2, 2021. She was 85 years old. Waiting for her in heaven was her beloved husband, Red. They are finally reunited after 65 years of marriage. Bonnie was born on Jan. 16, 1936 in Dyersburg, Tenn. ...

Edward "Bullfrog" William Theel Sr., age 53, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away, Monday, May 31, 2021. Celebration of Life will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021 at The Swan Room, 209 N. Broadway, La Cygne, Kan. Contributions to the Edward Theel Sr. memorial fund can be sent to Schneider Funeral Homem P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Billy Wayne Heyer, age 41 of Mapleton, Kan., passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Billy was born the son of Orville Wayne Heyer and Beverly Jean Parr on July 27, 1979 in Warrensburg, Mo. Billy enjoyed ranch rodeos, horses, cattle, swimming, fishing, barbeques, bonfires and hanging out with friends and family...

Shannon Christopher Meek, 48, Deerfield, Mo., loving husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Shannon was born Dec. 27, 1972, in Nevada, Mo., to Christopher Eugene and Cathy Jo (Schulz) Meek. He graduated Nevada High School in 1991 and attended Fort Scott Community College where he received his degree as a Registered Nurse...

Eloise Evonne Frisbie Robbins, formerly of Belton, Mo., passed away peacefully Oct. 27, 2020, in Freeman, Mo., at the home she shared with her daughter Jessie and son-in-law Terry Carter. Mrs. Robbins was a month shy of her 90th birthday, Nov. 24. Born in Gallup, N.M., in 1930, “Ellie” was the first child and only daughter of Letha L. ...

Norman James “Shorty” Spencer, age 92, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Prescott, Ariz., passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, in Arizona. He was born May 2, 1929, in Attica, N.Y., the son of Harold Spencer and Elsie Hanner Spencer. ...

Aren Wayne Goodall, age 20, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 as the result of an accident. Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church from 6 p.m. to service time. Contributions are suggested to the Aren Goodall Memorial Fund, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, Kansas 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Rufus Lee Cobb, born Aug. 1950, died June 2021. He was 70 years old. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. He was a long haul truck driver for 28 years, but is fondly remembered for his love of fishing and hunting...

Linda Moore, 67, of Redfield, passed away early Thursday morning, June 10, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Doris Mae Williams, age 93, a longtime resident of Redfield, Kan., passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Country Place Senior Living Facility in Fort Scott. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Woods Cemetery at Redfield. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel...

Floyd L. Snyder, Sr., age 74, a resident of West Richland, Wash., passed away Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. A graveside service with Eastern Star services and military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19 at the Mapleton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to either the Shriners Hospital or Pets for Vets and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701...

Doris Mae Williams, 93, of Redfield, Kan. died Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Dec. 9, 1927 in Fairplay, Mo., the oldest of three daughters born to Charles and Aileen (Butler) Richard. Her parents moved to the Redfield area when she was an infant and she and her sisters were raised there. She married John C. (Jack) Williams on Feb. 24, 1952 in Redfield, Kan. He preceded her in death Feb. 12, 2005. ...

Mary Jo DiNardo, 96, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday afternoon, June 14, 2021 at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Mary Jo DiNardo are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

The Bourbon County Commission on Tuesday elected to take advice from the county counselor in a matter regarding accusations against Bourbon County Attorney Jacqie Spradling. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Linda Moore, 67, of Redfield, passed away early Thursday morning, June 10, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born De. 10, 1953, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Charles Franklin “Pete” Parker and Helen Juanita (Cowel) Parker. She married Larry Allen Moore June 30, 1973, and he preceded her in death Dec. 23, 2000...

Rufus Lee Cobb Aug 1950-June 2021 He was 70 years old. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. He was a long haul truck driver for 28 years, but is fondly remembered for his love of fishing and hunting...

Mary Jo DiNardo, age 96, passed away June 14 at her home for the past 12 years at Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott. Mary Jo was born Jan. 9, 1925, to Myrle and Wilma Gunsaullus in Fort Scott, Kan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1943. She married James V. DiNardo on Jan. 15, 1946, after meeting at the Tower Ballroom in Pittsburg when he was stationed at Camp Crowder. Together they had five children. She worked at Citizens National Bank for over 20 years...

Terry Wayne Wood, age 61, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, June 21, 2021. Graveside funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021 at the Star Valley Cemetery, La Cygne, Kan. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Contributions can be made to the Schneider Funeral Home to help the family defray funeral costs. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Dylan Alan Querry, age 23, Prescott, Kan., died Monday, June 21, 2021. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday June 25, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 at the La Cygne Chapel. Contributions are suggested to help defray funeral costs in care Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Katherine Elaine Proctor-Farr, age 66, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Lath Branch Cemetery. ...

Thelma Opal Thomas, 83, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at her home. She was born Oct. 10, 1937, in Boicourt, Kan., the daughter of Benjamin and Viola (Brant) Wurtz and was the next to the youngest of 25 children. She married Marion Elmer Phillips on September 24, 1958, and he preceded her in death on March 25, 1984. Thelma married Otis Thomas on June 20, 2015, and he survives of the home...

Samuel Eugene Judy, 56, of Lebanon, Mo., passed away June 23, 2021 in Springfield, Mo., after a lengthy illness. He was the son of Frederick and Thelma Ridgeway Judy, and was born Dec. 10, 1964, in Fort Scott, Kan. Sam is survived by his loving wife, Misty, of the home; three sons, Brent, Nathan and Tanner Judy, all of Lebanon, Mo.; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Judy, Lebanon, Mo.; his mother, Thelma Ragsdale, Fort Scott, Kan.; his father, Fred Judy, and his wife, Christina, Fort Scott, Kan.; three brothers, David Judy, and his wife, Lucinda, Cherokee, Kan., Tim Judy, Fort Scott, Kan., and Brian Judy, and his wife, Amanda, Carl Junction, Mo.; three sisters, Debra Merritt, and her husband, Wayne, Warsaw, Mo., Carol Judy, Franklin, Kan., and Donna Castellani, and her husband, Robert, Pittsburg, Kan.; a number of nieces and nephews; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don and Glenda Norris, Lebanon, Mo.; two brothers-in-law, Chris Norris, and Charles Norris, and his wife Natasha, all of Lebanon, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Tammy Ross, and her husband, James, Lebanon, Mo.; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

Deborah Lynn Silbaugh, 57, of Buffalo, Kan., and formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at Yates Center Health and Rehab. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Betty Marie Bradbury, 89, of Redfield, Kan., passed away Friday morning, June 25, 2020, at her home. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Vana Lynn Rash, age 59, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born July 20, 1961, in Shreveport, La., the daughter of Ivan and Norma Barber Bare. She married Glenn Rash on June 2, 1989, in Canyon City, Colo. ...

Linda Linnett Boyd Johnson, age 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went peacefully to be with the presence of her Lord Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at her home. She was born April 17, 1949 in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of “Tutti” and Billy Lee Boyd. She married the love of her life Robert Johnson on Nov. 20, 1976 in Fort Scott. They had two children Derrick Wayne and Michael Randell. Linda loved their many trips to Branson, shopping until she dropped, and just spending time with family...

Clinton Thomas Newby, age 56, of St. Louis (Wildwood), Mo., passed away on June 23, 2021. He was born on Feb. 16, 1965, in Independence, Mo., but later moved to the Schell City and Nevada, Mo., areas. He graduated from Nevada High School with the class of 1983, where he played football, wrestled and was part of the infamous “Brothers’ Pig” group...

Matthew Todd McClellan, age 38, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 26, 2021, at the Via Christi Emergency Room in Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 27, 1982, in Fort Scott, the son of Eugene Arthur McClellan and Juliet Ann Simmons McClellan. ...

Josephine Mae Hetzke, age 87, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Monday June 28, 2021. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery. ...

George Walter Danley, age 63, resident of Mapleton, Kan., died Tuesday, June 29, 2021, as the result of a traffic accident south of Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Jan. 27, 1958, in Fort Scott, the son of Don and Eleanor Wunderly Danley. George worked as a heavy equipment operator all his life. He always had a story to tell. He never met a stranger and never held a grudge. George was funny and easy to love...

Dorothy Irene Struble, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born April 12, 1934, in Wallingford, Con., the daughter of Joseph J. Hubert and Irene Kosa Hubert. She married Donald Lee Struble on March 5, 1952, at Rockville, Md. ...

David Earl Ross, age 50, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, as a result of a motor vehicle accident south of Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 15, 1970, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Martin Earl Ross and Kathleen Yevon Rangel Ross. ...

George Timothy Hill, age 55, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mound City, Kan. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Vigil for the Deceased will be held Tuesday, July 6 from 5 to 7 p.m., Rosary at 5 p.m. ...

Jerry Dee Olson, age 82, formerly of Erie, Kan., died Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home in York, Neb. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott, Kan. Burial will follow in the Odense Cemetery, Erie, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...