Obituaries from August 2023

Robert Marion Denton, 95, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Midland Hospice House. He was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Garland, Kan., the son of Robert and Effie (Thompson) Denton. He graduated from Fort Scott High School and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II...

Elizabeth Ann Mayes, age 59, passed away, Saturday July 29, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. A service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Paws & Claws, 8 N. Judson, Fort Scott, KS  66701. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Dennis N. Mayes, age 62, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 as the result of an automobile accident. A service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Paws & Claws, 8 N. Judson, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. ...

Herbert H. Hickman, 94, of Pittsburg, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1929, at Riverton, Kan., to Hubert and Alice (Holt) Burnett. He was raised by his adoptive parents, Clint and May Hickman. He graduated from McCune High School in 1947. ...

Matthew Wayne Bittle, age 39, Hume, Mo., passed away Thursday Aug. 2, 2023.   Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to the Matthew Bittle Memorial Fund, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS  66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Billy Joe Johnson, age 79, a resident of Devon, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at the Pittsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born July 13, 1944, the son of Lawrence Leo Johnson and Esther A. Swartz Johnson. Billy grew up in rural Deerfield, Mo., where he enjoyed farming and working with cattle. ...

Bonnie George, 75, of Concordia, Kan., died at Salina Regional Health Center surrounded by her loving family on Aug. 9, 2023. The third of six, she was born in Valejo, Calif., on Nov. 29, 1947 to Henry Eugene and Alaine Maxine (Monroe) Floyd. Her family returned to Kansas following Gene’s Navy service. ...

Elizabeth Gale “Lizz” Nation, age 46, Mound City, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. She was born on Sept. 18, 1976 in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Arthur Leroy Terry and Barbara Elaine Troth. She graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1995. ...

Ronald L. Rains, 84, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 14, 2023. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, with burial following at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. The completed obituary will appear in the weekend edition of the Tribune...

Amy Inez Watkins, age 42, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 15, 1980, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Jack Pryor, Sr. ...

Jerry Eugene Oharah, age 82, former resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan. Services for Jerry Oharah will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Lawrence “Randy” Burns, Jr., 58, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Gary Billionis, 76, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, Aug. 17, 2023. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Jerry Eugene Oharah died on Aug. 17, 2023, at his home in Overland Park, where he resided with his wife and son Gene for the past year. He was born on Dec. 11, 1940. He was preceded in death by his parents, Verne and Laverne Oharah. He grew up on a farm in Irish Valley, near Uniontown, Kan., with his parents and three siblings: Jack Oharah (Elaine), Lynne Oharah (Marla), and Charlotte O’Hara. ...

Thomas Hartwell Epling, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 at his home in Nevada. Tom was born Feb. 18, 1963 in Kansas City, Mo., to Hartwell Riggs and Lilac Edith (Jill) (Holmes) Epling. He married Mary Ellen (Harry) Kutina on March 18, 2005 and she survives of the home...

Cadillac McNack, age 71, a resident of Fort Scott died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends for noon until service time at the chapel. ...

Edgar Henry Graham, Jr. died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital East in Lee’s Summit, Mo., where he was being treated for issues likely related to his years-long battle with NASH cirrhosis. Known as “Ed” or “Eddie,” depending on when you got to know him, he was born on Feb. 17, 1955, in Iola, Kan. Ed grew up in Uniontown, Kan., and attended school in the USD 235 district, graduating as high school valedictorian in 1973...

Lawrence “Randy” Burns, Jr., 58, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. He was born Sept. 26, 1964, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Lawrence Randall Burns, Sr. and Judith Ann (Norris) Burns. Randy lived his life to the fullest. ...

Garold (Gary) Billionis, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 17, 2023. Gary was born in Pittsburg, Kan., on June 25, 1946. Gary graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1964 and served proudly in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972. Gary attended Pittsburg State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1973 and a master’s degree in 1977...

C. Charley Johnston, Jr., age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Aug. 22, 2023, at the Kansas University Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Fort Scott, the son of Charley and Rose Hines Johnston. He married Ann McCurley on April 9, 1961, in Fort Scott. ...

Delbert Ray Fluty, age 90, passed away on Aug. 19, 2023, following a short hospital stay. Delbert was born to Marshall (Ray) and Edith Fluty on Dec. 8, 1932, in Butler, Mo. Delbert spent his younger years in Fort Scott, Kan., where he played football in high school and junior college, met the love of his life, and was inducted into the United States Army, during the Korean Conflict. ...

James Franklin "Jim" Brooks, age 68, Hume, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.   Graveside funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at the Woodfin Cemetery, Foster, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at the Hume United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital or American Diabetes Association. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Earl D. Hull, age 80, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Thomas, Okla., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Maple Lawn Manor in Hydro, Okla. Services for Earl Hull will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Betty Ruth Graham passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. She was the daughter of Earl Shelton and Jessie Shackelford Shelton. Betty was born Aug. 16, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan. She attended Center School northeast of Fort Scott in 1935. She finished her education in 1947 at Stotesbury, Mo...

Scarlett Gail Reeder was born silently on Aug. 16, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, but her little life spoke volumes. She is forever loved by her parents, Ashlee and Preston Reeder, and her brothers, Thayne and Case of Uniontown. She is preceded in death by her beloved great-aunt and namesake, Dinah Gail Skillett (Belton, Mo.) Survivors include grandparents Carla Stubby of Fort Scott, Carol and Don Reeder of Uniontown, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins who will always hold Scarlett Gail in their hearts.. ...

Verna Diane (Wallace Karns) Staniec, age 64, former resident of Mound City, Kan., and more recently of Windsor, Mo., died Aug. 24, 2023 at St. Lukes Hospice House. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Please plant a tree in memory of Verna. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Stephen Leigh Dean, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at his home. He was born July 9, 1943, in Oneida, N.Y., the son of Ronald Walter Dean and Lizzie Limebeck Dean. Stephen married Merleen Della King on Jan. ...

Earl D. Hull, age 80, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Thomas, Okla., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Maple Lawn Manor in Hydro, Okla. He was born June 27, 1943, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of James and Ruby Terrill Hull. Earl worked for many years at Bruce Marble and Granite until they closed their doors. ...

Dollie Jo Clark, age 83, Mound City, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. A private family service will be held. An informal public gathering to celebrate Jo's life will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at the Mound City Christian Church. Memorial contributions are suggested to Concern, Inc. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Clinton Ray Clampitt, age 42, a resident of rural Fulton, Kan., passed away unexpectedly, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at his home. He was born March 25, 1981, in Fort Scott. Clinton attended school in Fort Scott. He had worked in the receiving department at Walmart in Fort Scott. ...