Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Dorothy Purdy
Apr 7, 2009
Dorothy Purdy, age 69 of Mound City, Kansas died Tuesday April 7, 2009 at Life Care in Osawatomie, Kansas. She was born June 24, 1939 in Centerville, Kansas the daughter of Galveston and Dorothy Hall Cornett. She was a graduate of Mound City High School and she attended the Baptist Church. She married Robert Purdy on December 28, 1956 in...
Mildred Stainbrook
Mar 29, 2009
Mildred Corene Stainbrook, age 90, of Overland Park, Kansas died Sunday March 29, 2009 at her home. She was born June 17, 1918 at Centerville, Kansas the daughter of Oscar D. and Mabel Wagoner Mahon. She was married to Paul Stainbrook who preceded her in death in 1994. She was a member of the St Marks United Methodist Church in...
Edith Ross
Mar 28, 2009
Edith Elizabeth Ross, age 92, of LaCygne, Kansas died Saturday March 28, 2009 at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born on February 10, 1917 at Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Edward Lee and Juley Ann Cox Cohee. She worked at the Lake City Ammunition Plant and later as a nurse's aid in different nursing homes. She was preceded...
Janice Gartrell
Mar 24, 2009
Janice "Garter" Gartrell age 88 of Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kansas died Tuesday March 24, 2009. She was born May 26, 1920 at Mission Hills, Kansas the daughter of Milton and Edna Chitwood Gartrell. She graduated from Osawatomie High School. She was a MacVicar Scholar at Washburn and graduated from the University of Kansas. Janice was elected to Phi Beta...
Carol Walker
Mar 24, 2009
Carol Dianne Walker, 58, of Kansas City, Kansas died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. She was born November 21, 1950 in Hamilton, Missouri, the daughter of Richard and Margaret Pellham Yuille. She graduated from LaCygne High School. Carol was employed as a produce buyer for Associated Wholesale Grocers. She enjoyed baking and spending time...
Jesse Earnest
Mar 24, 2009
Jesse "Windy" Earnest was born March 21, 1930 on the Earnest farm S.E. of Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Raymond and Jessie Rosamond (Holmes) Earnest. His mother died at his birth and he lived with his grandmother Ella (Jackson) Earnest, Priestly in Butler, Missouri until 1938, when he came back to the farm to live with his father. He learned...
Arlen Pfannenstiel
Mar 23, 2009
Arlen Pfannenstiel, age 70, of LaCygne Kansas died Monday March 23, 2009 at his home in LaCygne. He was born March 1, 1939 in Hays, Kansas the son of Joseph and Alvina Leiker Pfannenstiel. Arlen was employed as a welder. He is survived by three sons: Darrel, Mark, and Keith Pfannenstiel; Two Daughters: Sharon Sprague, and Michelle Ozburn; five brothers:...
Helen Haverfield
Mar 21, 2009
Helen Alice Haverfield, age 93, of Parker, Kansas died Saturday March 21, 2009 at the home of her daughter near Parker. She was born on July 6, 1915 at Centerville, Kansas the daughter of Arlo S. and Cora Cooper McCarty. She graduated from Parker Rural High School class of 1934. She married Rolla Hampton on June 7, 1936. To this...
Jerry Sampel
Mar 20, 2009
Gerald Orville "Jerry" Sampel, age 66, of Linn Valley, Kansas died Friday March 20, 2009 at his home after a long illness. He was born on December 5, 1942 at Kansas City, Missouri the son of Clyde and Elva French Sampel. He graduated from Wyandotte High School. He married Nancy Shelton on November 16, 1963 at Kansas City, Kansas. Jerry...
Victor Luark
Mar 16, 2009
Victor A. Luark age 85 of LaCygne, Kansas died Monday March 16, 2009 at the Miami County Medical Center in Paola, Kansas. He was born on May 18, 1923 at Portland, Oregon the son of Alvin V. and Cecilia Crook Luark. He was an accomplished musician playing the organ at many affluent clubs and entertainment venues. He is survived by...
Joyce Smith
Mar 15, 2009
Joyce Arlene Smith, 65, of Mound City, Kansas, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Jean Cioffee Kola. She married Bill Smith on April 11, 1960 at Kansas City, Missouri. While living in the Chicago area, she was employed with the Sherman...
Hubert Shaw
Mar 12, 2009
Hubert J. "Jerry" Shaw, 79, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at his home. He was born August 23, 1929 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Claude and Dorothy Marie Shaw. He was employed as an electrician with California Injection Moulding prior to his retirement. He served with the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Jerry...
Scott Schmelzla
Mar 11, 2009
Scott Edward Schmelzla, 50, of Pittsburg, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Pittsburg. He was born September 24, 1958 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Gerald and Doris Jean Giesken Schmelzla. He graduated from Fort Scott High School and was employed with the City of Pittsburg street department. Scott enjoyed fishing and riding his Harley...
David Bush
Mar 8, 2009
David Lee Bush, 51, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Sunday, March 8, 2009. He was born April 11, 1957 at Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Edward and Ruby Farris Bush. He was employed with Foodfair Grocery Store in Mound City prior to moving to Kansas City where he worked as a security guard. David was a practical joker and enjoyed...
Wilma Town
Mar 7, 2009
Wilma Jeane Town, age 78, of Pleasanton, Kansas died Saturday March 7, 2009. She was born November 5, 1930 at Blue Jacket, Oklahoma the daughter of Robert Roy and Sadie Catherine Reavis Spence. She married Clifford Town on June 24, 1948. He preceded her in death on February 5, 2003. Together they owned and operated the Dairy Inn in Pleasanton....
Wilma Claar
Mar 1, 2009
Wilma Mae Claar, age 83 of LaCygne, Kansas died Sunday March 1, 2009 at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1925 in Kenneth, Kansas the daughter of Ralph Emerson and Edith Mae Dunham Eastland. Wilma married Harold Banks Claar on September 29, 1945 in Morse, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 12, 1994. Wilma worked...
James Ener
Feb 25, 2009
James Claud "Jamey" Ener, 40, of Butler, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1968 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of James and Charlene Hammack Ener. He was employed as an auto mechanic. He was preceded in death by his father who died December 25, 2005 and his mother...
William Lane Sr.
Feb 24, 2009
William George Lane Sr., age 66 of Middleburg, Florida died Tuesday February 24, 2009 at Centerville, Kansas. He was born December 23, 1942 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of William and Doris Wolfe Lane. He served his country with the United States Coast Guard. He was employed with Florida Fisheries and Wildlife as a game warden. He was a member...
Robert Vankirk
Feb 23, 2009
Robert Leon VanKirk, 58, of Prescott, Kansas, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at his home. He was born December 23, 1950 in Linn County, Kansas, the son of Harold and Christina Lloyd VanKirk. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was employed with Peerless Products. Robert served in the United States Arms Forces during the Vietnam Era and was honorably...
Forrest Mcgraw
Feb 14, 2009
Forrest Lee "Frosty" McGraw, age 71, of Mound City, Kansas died Saturday February 14, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on October 18, 1937 at Harrisonville, Missouri the son of Roy Lilburn and Janet Ruth Smith McGraw. He married Nylene Mattingley on December 6, 1980 at Harrisonville. Frosty worked as a union and carpenter...
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