Obituaries from April 2022

God, according to the purpose of His eternal will, has called his faithful son, Michael Ray Barker, home to His side. Mike, son of Raymond and Marie Barker, was born Feb. 10, 1969, in Fort Scott, Kan., and departed this life on March 30, 2022, at the age of 53. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by those who love him most...

James Ely Coffey, age 66, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the James Coffey Memorial to help defray funeral expenses and may be mailed to Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, KS 66075...

Richard Joseph Chermok, age 55, resident of Garland, Kan., died Monday, April 4, 2022, at Via Christi Emergency Room, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born April 6, 1966, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of Louis Joseph Chermok, Jr. and Darlene Agnus Vochal Chermok. ...

Ronald "Ron" Woody, age 75 of Webb City, Mo., passed away on April 2, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 27, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan., to James and JoAnna Woody. Ron was loved by many, and his passion for family, Christ, church family, friends and people was shown in everything he did...

Bill R. Emrick passed away on March 13, 2022 at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born July 16, 1939 to Claude and Alma (Boatright) Emrick in Fort Scott. Bill is survived by his wife, Margaret (Gaines) Emrick and his three children, Ron Emrick, Melody Polyard and Jeff Emrick, and his sister, Wilma Hibdon of Fort Scott...

Following is the synopsis of the life of our husband, father, grandfather, and friend as penned by Paul himself. Paul Filla was born Feb 4, 1947 in St Louis, Mo., to Dennis and Margaret Filla. He graduated from Augustinian Academy in St Louis in 1965, attended Southern Illinois University, and graduated from National University in San Diego, Calif. ...

David Wayne Elbrader, age 60, a former resident of Redfield, Kan., and more recently of Wichita, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Wichita. He was born Feb. 4, 1962, in Fort Scott, the son of Donald Neil Elbrader and Roberta Jane Brown Elbrader. ...

Mark Stanley Wade, 64, resident of rural Redfield and more recently of the Medicalodges, passed away Monday April 11, 2022. He was born Oct. 21,1957, the son of Oscar J. and Helen (Jackson) Wade of Rural Redfield, Kan. He attended the Redfield school as a young child and later graduated from Uniontown High School in 1975...

Jean Margarette Younggren, age 93, resident of Redfield, Kan., died Monday, April 11, 2022, at Girard Medical Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1928, in Seward County, Kan., the daughter of Odor and Lucile Stroud Black. She was later adopted by Johnie and Velma Dye. ...

Ludean Evans, age 71, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. She was born March 11, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of David Donald Harris and Maxine Cagle Harris. Ludean graduated from the Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1969. ...

Gary Wayne Mayfield 74, passed away April 4, 2022 in Fort Myers, Fla. Gary was born May 14, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan. He remained a lifelong resident until recently moving to North Fort Myers, Fla. Gary held various jobs throughout his lifetime. The most rewarding was driving the activities bus for 15 years for the Ft Scott High School system. ...

Phyllis L. Ward, age 89, went to her eternal home in Heaven on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Her parents were Roy and Lula Bentley and she was raised in Fort Scott, Kan. She was a loving mother and housewife. She did work a few years before retiring to Fort Scott, at Rival Mfg., in Albany, Mo. ...

Charlotte M. Waggoner, 102, of Fort Scott and former longtime resident of rural Parsons, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott. Charlotte Maxine Snodgrass was born on Jan. 9, 1920, to John Edward and Vinita (Swart) Snodgrass in Argonia, Kan. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Ames, Okla., where she grew up and attended school. In 1938, she graduated from Ames High School...

Ann Bannon Meara Bolden passed away on April 10, 2022. She was born on Dec. 2, 1977, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., to Daniel F. Meara and JoAnn F. Meara. She began her education at St. Mary’s School in Fort Scott, Kan., then went to Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School, where she graduated in 1996. ...

Leanna Corine Leonard, age 80, resident of Chandler, Ariz., died Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Brookdale Chandler Regional Care. No services are planned. Burial will take place in the Memory Gardens Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...

Karen A. Stewart, age 73, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at her home. She was born Feb. 19, 1949, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Harold “Dutch” Hurd and Betty Jean Severy Hurd. She married Donald L. Stewart on Aug. 27, 1965, in Fort Scott. ...

Raymond George Larsen, 93, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Via Christi, Pittsburg. He was born April 9, 1929, in Richards, Mo., the son of George Christian and Myrtle Elizabeth (Schnedler) Larsen. He married Mary Kathryn Brown May 12, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark., and she preceded him in death Dec. 7, 2012...

Gerald Lee Hester, age 78, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022.  A gathering with a meal to celebrate the life of Gerald will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Sugar Valley Clubhouse. The meat will be provided and attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. Contributions are suggested to the Woodfin Cemetery, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Ivan LeRoy “Pokey” Harding, Jr., age 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. Services for Pokey Harding will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Mary Irene “Sug” Beckford, 90, formerly of Fulton, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 23, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan. She was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Devon, Kan., the daughter of George Franklin and Mary Elizabeth (Townsend) Snyder. She married Charles L. Beckford on Aug. 27, 1950, in Fulton, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2008...

Thomas Leslie Boyles, age 58, Foster, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022.   Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Graveside service will be at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 22 at the Salem Cemetery, Foster, Mo.. ...

Ivan LeRoy “Pokey” Harding, Jr., age 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. He was born May 7, 1944, in Parsons, Kan., the son of Ivan LeRoy and Orlean Sampsel Harding. Pokey attended Walnut public schools and graduated from Joint Rural High School Stark, Kan., with the class of 1962. ...

Harold Eugene Page, age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born July 15, 1965, in Fort Scott, the son of James Russell Page and Edna Mae Taylor Page. Harold primarily worked doing highway construction. One could say he was a “jack of all trades.” He could fix almost anything and used this ability to help anyone in need. He enjoyed fishing, especially with his grandchildren...

Sharon Kay Chanove, age 64, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Pine Street Baptist Church in Nevada, Mo. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. ...

Estelle Cox, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., took her Heavenly Father by the hand and went home to Heaven on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born May 3, 1940, in Lutz, Tenn., the daughter of Lee Roy White and Myrtle Petty White. ...

Helen Louise Harper, 95, of Uniontown, passed away Wednesday evening April 20, 2022, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She was born Feb. 18, 1927, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Carl William and Sophia Mary (Leitz) Eshelbrenner. She married Floyd Gilbert Harper on Jan. 18, 1953, in Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death Aug. 18, 2019...

Patricia Kay Payne, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Cheney Witt Chapel from 10 a.m. ...

Patricia “Pat” Kay Payne, 80, of Fort Scott, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born June 7, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Earl and Dorene Parks. Pat held many titles throughout her life: daughter, mother, “Ms. ...

Deborah (Debby) Ann Jones, 72, of Fort Scott, Kan., died April 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Debby was born Oct. 15, 1949, in Evanston, Ill., to Earl and Anne (Lascelles) Gray. She grew up in Northbrook, Ill., and Leawood, Kan., graduating from Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned an Associates Degree from William Woods College...

Marcella T. “Marcy” Irby, age 74 of Faribault, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 15, 2022, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Marcella Theresa, the daughter of Anthony and Alvina (Roerick) Beuning was born on Jan. ...

After a two-week hospital stay, Todd Spencer Woodward, a 2003 Fort Scott High School graduate, died on Dec. 1, 2021, in Auburn, Wash., of natural causes. Todd was born to Barbara Doherty Woodward and John Spencer Woodward in Ocean Springs, Miss., on July 26, 1984. Todd was proceeded in death by his father John “Woody,” his grandparents Margaret and John Woodward, and Delores and Bernard Doherty...

Erma Rose Knight, 83, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday morning, April 23, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born March 20, 1939, to Ralph James Sluder, Sr. and Julia Margaret Sluder. Erma’s favorite things were going on outings with her husband, reading, and spending time with her family. She was well known and praised by her family for her wonderful cinnamon rolls and her new hair color after each beauty appointment...

A graveside memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Evergreen Cemetery at Fort Scott for Arthur Merle Elbrader and Juanita Shoemaker-Elbrader. Arthur was born Sept. 25, 1921 and died Jan. 31, 2013. Juanita was born March 20, 1922 and died Oct. 1, 2019...

Ian Craig Ginther, age 36, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. after the visitation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

A graveside memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Evergreen Cemetery at Fort Scott for Arthur Merle Elbrader and Juanita Shoemaker-Elbrader. Arthur was born Sept. 25, 1921 and died Jan. 31, 2013. Juanita was born March 20, 1922 and died Oct. 1, 2019...

Mary Kathryn “Kay” Beaman, 93, of Uniontown, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2022,at Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Remington Rose Meek, infant daughter of Tanner Meek and Elizabeth Rose Meek passed away shortly after birth on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Misty Miles of Fort Scott, Joanie Rose and Shannon Parker both of Goodman, Mo., and great-grandparents, Trissa Bartlett, Randy Bartlett, Harry Meek and Bonnie Meek, all of Fort Scott, Dennis and Debbie Rose of Goodman, Mo., and Mary Parker of Ranger, W.V. ...