Obituaries from March 2023

Roy Emerald Townsend, age 87, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on Sept. 7, 1935, in Harding, Kan., the son of Perry and Elizabeth Snyder Townsend. Roy served in the Army from 1958 until 1961. ...

Alice “Jane” Woodburn, 81, resident of Glendale, Ariz., passed away Feb. 20, 2023. She was born Aug. 17, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Dr. Francis Marion Stone and Alice Jane (Givens) Stone. She married William D. “Bill” Woodburn on Aug. 25, 1962, in Fort Scott, and he survives of the home...

Mary Jeanette (Austin) Crossland, 87, of Paola, Kan., passed away March 4, 2023, at home surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer. Mary was born on Oct. 31, 1935, to Harold and Mary Alice Austin in Fort Scott, Kan. She was the eldest of three daughters. Mary grew up sewing and designing clothes for her dolls. In high school, she was a majorette and loved twirling the baton...

William Stanley “Buddy” Pruitt, 82, resident of Garland, Texas, passed away March 1, 2023. He was born July 26, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas William Pruitt and Lazetta Fae (Ridenour) Pruitt. Buddy is survived by his sons, Troy William Pruitt, and Richard Thomas Pruitt, both of Garland, Texas; a sister Fay Farley, of Catoosa, Okla., and seven grandchildren...

John Lyle Jackson, 93, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 7, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Suella Jean Hornby, 63, a resident of Springfield, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. She was born Sept. 8, 1959, in Madison, Wisc., the daughter of Kenneth Ross Wood and Jennie Louise (Reynolds) Wood. She married Charles Matthew Hornby July 16, 1988, and he survives of the home...

Louise Marie Shattuck, age 89, Prescott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born in a farmhouse west of Prescott on Nov. 28, 1933, the daughter of Ed and Avis (Smith) McIntyre. She traveled by herself to Tacoma, Wash., at the age of 17 to be united in marriage to Lyle Shattuck on June 12, 1951...

Michael Louis Pool, age 70, a resident of Lake Fort Scott, passed Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his home. He was born July 27, 1952, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of William Louis “Louie” Pool and Norma Elaine Johnson Pool. Mike grew up in the Bronson area and graduated from the Uniontown High School. ...

John Lyle Jackson, 93, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on March 6, 2023. John was born April 13, 1929, at Isabel, Kan. He was one of eight children born to John Ervin Jackson and Jessie Eva (Hollister) Jackson. He married Norma Jean (Smith) Jackson Nov. 25, 1951, in Bronson, Kan. He is preceded in death by his wife, parents, two brothers and five sisters, Calvin Jackson, Fern Jackson, Dean Jackson, Ruth McEndree, Stella Ludlum, Lila Ludlum and Shirley Ludlum...

William Stanley “Buddy” Pruitt, 82, resident of Garland, Texas, passed away March 1, 2023. He was born July 26, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas William “Bill” Pruitt and Lazetta Fae (Ridenour) Pruitt.  Buddy is survived by his two sons, who both reside in Garland, Texas. ...

Jerry Wayne Allen, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 28, 1954, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold Allen and Esther Gibson Allen. Jerry first married Caroline Frances “Fran” Morrow on April 20, 1981, in Fort Scott. ...

Janet Dean Robinson Staton, age 84, Cleveland, M0., passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023.   Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held form noon to service time. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bird Dog Hall of Fame. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.  ...

Jerry Johnston, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Joplin, Mo. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Feb. 13, 1939. Jerry graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Economics and spent most of his career in the refrigeration business...

Katherine Denise “Mammy” Beal Howe, age 70, resident of West Plains, Mo., died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Via Christi Emergency Room, Fort Scott, Kan. Bud Beal and Rusty Beal will conduct graveside services at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the West Liberty Cemetery. ...

Elvin “Dale” Wiley, 78, of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Following cremation, a memorial service was held Sept. 3, 2022. Pastor Paul Rooks will officiate interment services at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...

Marilyn Marie Gerhardt, 69, Miami, Okla., passed away on March 10, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla., following a short Illness. Marilyn Marie Garrison was born on Feb. 16, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan. She attended the Fort Scott Community College where she earned her degree in nursing while taking care of her horses in her time off. ...

Charles Franklin “Frankie” Durossette, age 51, resident of Fort Scott, Kan.,, died Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kan. He was surrounded by his entire family as he was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven. ...

Rodell Richard “Rodie” Darling, age 96, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Rodell was born on Oct. 25, 1926 in Fort Scott, the son of Reid and Olive Dorn Darling. He attended the Fort School system and was a U.S. ...

Willa Ann Woody Cable went softly into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 11, 2023, after a very brief battle with brain cancer. She was born Aug. 17, 1944, to Mable Smith Woody in Fort Scott, Kan., She grew up on a farm east of Savonburg, Kan., where she was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents, Emmett and Myrtle Smith...

Barbara “Barb” Anthony Scheel, age 73, of Spring Hill, Kan., passed away March 14, 2023, at her home with family by her side. Barb was born April 16, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Clarence and Mary Northrop. She graduated from Fort Scott High School...

Charles Louis Cable, age 88, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, just four days after his precious wife, Willa. Charles was born Feb. 18, 1935, in Liberal, Mo., to Louis M. Cable and Edna McKay Cable. He spent his youth on a farm near Lamar, Mo., and graduated from Lamar High School with the Class of 1954. He continued his education at what is now known as Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Mo. In 1959, he received a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministry...

George Washington Osborn, Jr., age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. George was born March 20, 1934, to George W. Osborn and Stella Cauthon Osborn in Bates County, Mo. He was the sixth of seven children. ...

Bud Lindsay, age 88 of Prescott, Kan., passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was born the son of Esler Roy and Bessie Clara (Deckard) Lindsay at Lebanon, Mo. Bud loved racing, working on old cars, riding horses, tractor pulls and being outside. ...

Vance Laverne Bruner, age 63, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at his home.    A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 23, at the Mound City Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Linn County Care to Share. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

David Edwin Myers, age 63, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. He was born Aug. 4, 1959, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of John Elmer Myers and Waneta B. Witsell Myers.  ...

Donald L. Elkins, age 50, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Via Christi Emergency Room in Fort Scott. He was born April 12, 1972, in Rock Hill, S.C., the son of Donald Wayne Elkins and Sherry Lynne Hunt Elkins. ...

Jo Ann Dalton passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home. Pastor Brian Rhoades will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Rosetta Marie Bailes passed away at her home in Fort Scott, Kansas on Sunday night, March 19, 2023. She was welcomed to her heavenly home and is worshiping Jesus with a new body. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., to Charles and Rose Anna Workman on July 31, 1953. ...

John Andrew Allen, age 87, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Monday, March 20, 2023, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Cheney Witt Chapel conducted by Rev. ...

Larry Ray Oliver, age 69, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. A funeral service will be 6 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will follow the service until 8 p.m.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Linn County Hunter Safety, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Merle Mayfield, 80, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Jessica Erin Cox, beloved daughter, and granddaughter, passed away at her home in Lawrence, Kan., March 20, 2023. Jessica was born Nov. 15, 1979, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School. Jessica loved spending time with friends and family. She loved animals and volunteered frequently at local animal shelters. She enjoyed music and writing poetry...

Laverne Cummings Person, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the home of her daughter in Olathe, Kan. She was born Aug. 12, 1927, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Booker T. Cummings and Cleo Mae Jenkins Cummings. ...

Gale Eugene Holman, age 67, resident of Belton, Mo., died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. There was cremation. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS...

Leona Belle Harned, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born at home in Fulton, Kan., on July 3, 1941, the daughter of Luther Martin Harned and Julia Alma Cadwell Harned. ...

Sandra S. Stinnett, 79, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Shirley Palmer, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. Funeral arrangements for Shirley Palmer will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Merle Mayfield, 80, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. He was born Dec. 16, 1942, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Wayne and Leona (Bean) Mayfield. He married Betty L. Jack on Aug. 12, 1967, in Arcadia, Kan. They later divorced. He later married Judy Shankle, and they divorced...

Sandra Sue “Sandy” Stinnett, 79, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023. She was born Feb. 29, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Roy William “Bill” Danley and Marie (Faulhaber) Danley. She married Bud Stinnett on Nov. 16, 1963, in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fulton, Kan. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1996...

Shirley Jean (Hoggatt) Palmer passed into the loving arms of Jesus on March 28, 2023. She was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan. Her parents were Fred (Tony) and Verna (Ater) Hoggatt. She grew up in Garland, Kan., and attended the one-room Clarksburg Rural School from kindergarten through the eighth grade with her mother being her teacher. ...

Robert Arthur "Bobby" Long, age 69, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023.   A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to service time at the La Cygne Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the La Cygne Food Pantry. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Larry “Chipper” Dean Parnell, Jr., 51, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg. He was born June 16, 1971, in Santa Clara, Calif., the son of Larry Dean Parnell, Sr. and Judith Ann (Abildgaard) Parnell...