Obituaries

Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas

Maxine Breuel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Michelle Lynn Young

Michelle Lynn Young

Apr 4, 2025

Michelle Lynn Young, age 57, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Friday, April 4, 2025. She was born on May 20, 1967 in Russellville, Arkansas the daughter of Larry and Victoria Burge Lawrence. Michelle was united in marriage to Ronald Young on May 17, 1986. She worked as a project coordinator in operations development for Terracon Consultants. She was a member...

Ira "Sonny" Ray Caruthers

Ira "Sonny" Ray Caruthers

Apr 2, 2025

Ira "Sonny" Ray Caruthers Jr., age 69 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.  He was born the son of Ira Ray and Dorothy R. Chrisman Caruthers on May 23, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri.  He and his wife, Rae were married for thirty-eight years, they were married in Ozark, Missouri.  Sonny loved scrapping...

Joseph Francis Cunningham III

Joseph Francis Cunningham III

Mar 31, 2025

Joseph Francis "Mr. Joe" Cunningham III, age 57, Nevada, Missouri passed away Monday, March 31, 2025. He was born on October 17, 1967 in Salina, Kansas the son of Joseph F. Cunningham II and Sarena A. Moyer Cunningham. He graduated from Manhattan High School and Manhattan VoTech. He received an Associate's Degree from DeVry University. Joe was united in marriage...

Sybil Colbert

Sybil Colbert

Mar 28, 2025



Phyllis Sybil Colbert, age 89, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025. She was born on November 23, 1935 in Ball Ground, Georgia, the daughter of William and Marcia White Johnson. She attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia, and went on to attend Massey Business College. Sybil met her husband, Bill Colbert, while they both were working in Atlanta. They were...

Donna Lee Stites

Donna Lee Stites

Mar 26, 2025

Donna Lee (Bishop) Stites, age 84, of Mound City, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep March 26, 2025 at the Olathe Medical Center, after an extended illness.

Born on February 13, 1941, the third child of Jacob and Erma (Giffin) Bishop, the only girl in the middle of 5 brothers, she learned to tolerate orneriness and teasing at an early...

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