All Obituaries

Margaret Eileen Wier, age 77, Parker, Kansas formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020.  She was born on February 15, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Terry) Stoker.  She attended grade school at Star Valley and graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1961.  She was united in marriage to Russell Wier.  To this union, two children were born.  Margaret had lived in the La Cygne area for most of...

Bonnie Jean Millard-Studdard, age 84, of Louisburg, Kansas departed this life on September 19, 2020 at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas.  Bonnie was born November 11, 1935 at Worland, Missouri the daughter of Harvey and Montie Millard.  In August 1936, the family moved to a farm southeast of Pleasanton, Kansas.  They lived there the next seven years, where she attended first and second grades at Fairview School.  In November 1943, the family moved to another farm...

Richard L. “Dick” Carpenter, age 75, Pleasanton, Kansas died Thursday, September 17, 2020. He was born on August 12, 1945 in Boicourt, Kansas the son of Harold Frank and Clara Fern (Rhynerson) Carpenter.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1963.  He then attended Pittsburg State University earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.  Dick was united in marriage to Sandi Cox on August 12, 1967.  He proudly served his...

Judith Mae "Judy" McArdle, Centerville, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Anderson County Hospital after a three year battle with cancer.  She was born on January 20, 1946 on a farm near Centerville the daughter of William Earl and Kezia Ellen Reynolds Brownback.  After the death of her father, and her mother's remarriage, the family moved to Blue Mound, Kansas in 1955.  She graduated in the Blue Mound High School Class of 1964.  She...

Katherine Leslie Shaughnessy, age 95, Louisburg, Kansas went to be with the Lord and beloved husband Bryan on Sunday, September 13, 2020.  She was born on May 24, 1925 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of John H. and Catherine Elizabeth "Betty" Lightner McCarty.  She graduated from East High School in Kansas City, Missouri.  Leslie married Harry "Gene" Bedgood.  He preceded her in death.  She later married Bryan Daniel Shaughnessy, who also...

Glover Lowe, age 81, of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on September 12, 2020.  Glover was born the son of Earl Lynn and Mary Frances Little Lowe on November 2, 1938 at Shelby County, Missouri.  He married Millie Dowell on December 5, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri, they enjoyed 60 amazing years together before his passing.  Glover spent thirty-one years working and then retiring from General Motors in Kansas City, Kansas.  He never...

Jerry L. Bedgood Sr., age 76, of Mound City, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020.  He was born on July 3, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Harry Eugene and Katherine McCarty Bedgood.  Jerry worked many years as a musician playing lead guitar in various bands, managed a car dealership, owned a car detailing business before retiring from Linn County as the head of building and grounds maintenance in 2010.  He was united in marriage to Sharon...

Larry Dean Slape, age 73 of Mound City, Kansas passed away at his home on September 5, 2020.  Larry was born the son of Clarence and Katherine Alice Burton Slape on November 5, 1946 in Harrison, Arkansas.  He married Mary C. Schroeder on May 2, 1968 at Kansas City, Missouri, to this union three children were born.  Larry was a handyman and tinkerer throughout his life, he enjoyed fishing and watching westerns.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Clarence Dean...

 Charles Irvin Key, 88, passed away Sept. 3, 2020 to enter those pearly gates that awaited this faith-filled, educated, gentle man.  His journey toward those gates began on March 8, 1932 in Fort Scott, KS.  Charles was the baby of Logan and Ruth Key's family as he joined his older siblings:  Chester, Fred, Marie, and Lorna.  His childhood and school years were spent in Hume, MO.  Upon high school graduation, he attended two years of college at Fort Scott...

 Susan Carol Brown, age 63, of the Sugar Valley Lakes Community near Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020. She was born on June 10, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri. the daughter of Richard and Marietta Mawhiney Dixon. Susan and James Brown were united in marriage on April 15, 1978. She was a member of the Community of Christ in Mapleton Kansas. Susan enjoyed being on the golf course and shopping. She was an avid, Royals and Chiefs fan, to say the least.  Susan...