Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Kelly Kehl
Jun 28, 2025
Kelly Kehl, age 87, of Mound City, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025 at his rural Mound City home. Kelly was born March 25, 1938 south of Parker, Kansas to Keith (Tom) Emerson Kehl and Helen Edith (Giffin) Kehl. Kelly attended elementary school in Lawrence, Kansas before the family moved to Blue Mound, Kansas in 1946. He worked in...
Richard "Dick" Smith
Jun 22, 2025
Richard “Dick” Smith, age 83 formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away in Olathe, Kansas on Sunday, June 22, 2025. He was born the son of Charles Dixon and Gertrude (Bristow) Smith on April 18, 1942 in Butler, Missouri. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1960 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in auto tech from Pittsburg State...
Helen Maxine Wright
Jun 19, 2025
Helen Maxine Wright, age 86, formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away at her home in Abbyville, Kansas on Thursday, June 19, 2025. She was born the only daughter of Charles E. and Thelma Gertrude (Gross) Loy on May 28, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Lee Wright on December 30, 1978, he preceded her in death in 2023....
Charles Edwin Sutterby
Jun 19, 2025
Charles Edwin Sutterby, age 73, of Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 19, 2025—just one day before his 74th birthday.
Born on June 20, 1951, in Colony, Kansas, Charles was the son of George Calvin and Rosa Jane (Wilson) Sutterby. He was a proud graduate of Blue Mound High School and went on to attend...
Jackie Hewitt
Jun 18, 2025
Jackie Junior "Jack" Hewitt, 89, Friendship, Tennessee, died peacefully with his loving wife by his side, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Jack was born July 17,1935 in Miami County, Kansas to the late Fletcher Merle and Velma Rogers Hewitt.He was a truck driver, veteran of the United States Army and a member of Friendship United...
Maxine Breuel
Jun 7, 2025
Maxine Breuel, age 98, Mound City, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025. She was born on November 20, 1926 in Mound City, Kansas the daughter of Stacey and Ruth Ellis Furse. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1943. She then received Bachelor's Degree in chemistry from Pittsburg State University in 1947. Maxine married Bob...
Shirley Jean Obermeier
Jun 3, 2025
Shirley Obermeier went to be with her Lord and Savior, June 3, 2025. She was born June 28, 1942, in Paola to Emery Chester and Ruby Irene Smith Flesher. She graduated from Louisburg High School in 1960. She was married to Roger "Carl" Obermeier on June 12, 1960. To this union they had a son, Roger Jr and a daughter,...
Richard Henderson
Jun 1, 2025
Richard Paul Henderson, age 74, of Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025. He was born on July 26, 1950 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Charles and Lidea Morris Henderson. After graduating high school, Rich joined the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam War. He was united in marriage to Gail Martin. To this union,...
Dixie Kathleen Wilkerson
May 30, 2025
Dixie Kathleen Bradley Wilkerson, age 85, Independence, Missouri, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Friday, May 30, 2025. She was born on October 15, 1939 in Pleasanton, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Sadie Cantwell Bradley. She graduated from Pleasanton High School. Dixie was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Ken Wilkerson on December 22, 1957. The couple...
Gary Ray Johnson
May 28, 2025
Gary Ray Johnson, age 90 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on May 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born the son of John Harms Johnson Jr, and Ella Naomi Nighswonger-Johnson on March 10, 1935 in Viola, Kansas. Gary graduated from Bronaugh high school in 1953 and joined the United States Air Force. After being discharged from the Air...
Rees Lyle Shattuck
May 26, 2025
Rees Lyle Shattuck, age 93, Prescott, Kansas passed away, Monday May 26, 2025. He was born on August 31, 1931 in Boicourt, Kansas the son of Rees Wilbur and Lulu Elizabeth Black Shattuck. He served his country in the United States Army. He was united in marriage to Louise McIntyre on June 12, 1951. She preceded him in death on...
Zachary Eldon White
Apr 29, 2025
Zachary Eldon White, 32, of Mound City, Kansas died on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. He was born on June 12, 1992 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Roger and Jessica Smith White. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 2010. He then received his electrician certification from Fort Hays Technical School. He was currently employed...
Ira Johnathan Robinson
Apr 26, 2025
Ira Johnathan "Sonny" Robinson, age 81, Mapleton, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025. He was born on April 10, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Ira and Naomi Askren Robinson. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local #2 and retired from Acme Sign Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother,...
Paul Dean Benham
Apr 26, 2025
Paul Dean Benham, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025. He was born on September 23, 1944 in rural Stockton, Missouri the son of John H. and Ada Mae Lucille West Benham. After graduating from Stockton High School in the Class of 1962, he went to work for Hallmark. Just short of forty years later, he retired...
Bonnie Faye Bishop
Apr 22, 2025
Bonnie Faye Bishop, age 76, Olathe, Kansas passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025. She was born on March 25, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of William and Imogene Krueger Carter. After graduating from high school she was united in marriage to Michael Bishop on May 6, 1968. He preceded her in death on October 9, 2021. She was...
Lois A. Murray
Apr 20, 2025
Lois A. Murray, age 93, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 in Overland Park, Kansas. Lois was born the daughter of Arlie and Winifred Stanhope Poindexter on November 3, 1931 near Drexel, Missouri. She married William “Bill” Murray on November 19, 1950, he preceded her in death on November 10, 2013. Lois was a homemaker...
Harley Edward Casper
Apr 16, 2025
Harley Edward Casper died on April 16, 2025 at a nursing home in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 91. He was born in Dongola, Illinois on September 8, 1933. After serving in the Army, he worked for Kansas City Power and Light until his retirement in 1990. He enjoyed going on cruises and fishing. He is survived by...
Sandra Kay Crooks
Apr 13, 2025
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Crooks, age 76, Parker, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025. She was born on January 8, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana the daughter of Lewis E. and Margaret R. Slagle. Sandy was united in marriage in Olathe, Kansas, to Albert Crooks on November 4, 1976. She held various jobs over the years. She worked in the schools,...
Mark Ryan Fritts
Apr 10, 2025
Mark Ryan Fritts, age 67, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025. He was born on June 18, 1957 in Grandview, Missouri the son of William Fritts and Dorothy Angle Fritts. He graduated from Prairie View High School. Mark owned and operated Shamrock Carpet Cleaning. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mark is survived by two brothers,...
Richard Lee Keaton
Apr 5, 2025
Richard Lee Keaton, age 90, of Lane, Kansas passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025. He was born on January 29, 1935 in Harrison, Arkansas the son of Kenneth and Clara Richards Keaton. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Joyce Gilchrist on June 4, 1955. She preceded him in death on March 1, 2025. After retiring from the roofing business...
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