All Obituaries

James Raymond Howell, age 75, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton on October 16, 1945 the son of Raymond and Thelma Henderson Howell.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  He later attended Pittsburg State University Vo-Tech.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War as a Fuel System Mechanic.  He was united in marriage to Rosetta Shidler on February 20, 1971.  To...

Michael Allen Bishop, age 74 of Grove, Oklahoma formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021.  He was born the son of Jacob T. and Erma O. Giffin Bishop on January 29, 1947 at Blue Mound, Kansas. Mike joined the United States Marines in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968.  He married Bonnie Carter on May 6, 1968 in Summersville, Missouri to this union they were blessed with four children.  From 1979 until his retirement in 2010, Mike or...

Thomas Eugene Schasteen, age 86, formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021.  He was born on November 11, 1934 in Mound City the son of Abraham Lincoln and Beulah Hewitt Schasteen.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army serving in both Korea and Vietnam before retiring from the Army.  He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Kim, five brothers, Abraham Lincoln Schasteen, Jr., Henry Schasteen, Pete Schasteen, Jim Schasteen...

Richard "Rick" Eugene Courtois, age 74, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton, Kansas on February 24, 1947 the son of Charles and Freda Johnson Courtois.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  Rick was united in marriage to Margie Jean Orton on December 4, 1965.  To this union, three children were born.  Margie  preceded him in death on September 29, 1978.  He worked at Rylie Equipment and...

OraBelle Guilfoyle was born on October 29,1931 in West Tulsa, OK to Francis and Josephine (Maguglin) Porche, the youngest of twelve children. She grew up in Chelsea and Ramona, OK. She married Patrick Paul Guilfoyle of Sperry, OK on January 21, 1947 to the union was born ten children.  OraBelle earned her Associates in Medical Terminology at Fort Scott Community College. She became a Licensed Mental Health Tech (LMHT) and worked at Osawatomie State Hospital and Johnson County...

George Junior Williams, 71, of La Cygne, Kansas died at 2:39 am, Monday, October 11, 2021 at Promise Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 7, 1949, the son of Loren "Lee" and Ruby M. (Eiserman) Williams.  He married Linda Kay (Stokes) Grizzle on April 2, 1979 in Miami, Oklahoma.  He worked for Wade's Quarries as a heavy equipment operator from 1975 to the early 1990s.  He had to retire due to health issues.   He...

Richard Lee White, age 78, formerly of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his daughters home in Bedford, Texas.  He was born in Henderson, Kentucky on September 3, 1943 the son of James Arnett and Mildred Lucille Richmond White.  He was united in marriage to Donna Hancock on April 6, 1962 in Henderson.  She preceded him in death on February 27, 2015.  Richard worked as Manager of Central Dispatch for Yellow Freight before retiring. Richard...

Terry Lynn Irwin, age 58 of Hume, Missouri passed away at his home on September 30, 2021.  Terry was born the son of Merritt Clinton and Esther Mae Bowen Irwin, on June 15, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He was a union painter for seventeen years, until his health forced him to retire.  Terry enjoyed going to car shows, swap meets, collecting coins and coca cola memorabilia and watching John Wayne movies.  Terry enjoyed eating sushi and absolutely loved spicy foods, the...

Betty Sue Stainbrook, age 80, passed away on Thursday, September 30,2021.  She was born on May 2, 1941 in Kansas City, KS to Paul and Mildred Stainbrook.  Betty was raised in Overland Park, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1959.  After high school, Betty continued her education in Emporia, KS at the Kansas State Teacher’s College where she was also a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.  Although Betty began her employment in Wichita...

Charles Leon Holmes, age 85, was born August 8, 1936 on his parents farm near Prescott, Kansas the son of Harold S. and Marguerite Coon Holmes.  Leon lived his entire life in the Prescott Community attending grade school at Shiloh and Prescott and graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1954.  He was a member of the National Guard Battalion A.  He drove a truck for Stevens Produce in Prescott and Joe Rei Trucking in Blue Mound.  He then became a full time...