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

Elsie Keller
Jul 22, 2006
Elsie May (LaMaster) Keller, formerly of LaCygne, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie. Elsie was born to Maurice and Ruth (Sneegas) LaMaster on April 4, 1929 in Kansas City, KS. She grew up in LaCygne Kansas, graduating from high school in 1947. She attended the University of Kansas (Lawrence) and graduated in...

Sara Wilmurth
Jul 20, 2006
Sara Katheryne Lane Wilmurth age 35 of LaCygne, Kansas died Thursday July 20, 2006 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born at Paola, Kansas on July 25, 1970 the daughter of William and Johnnye Groothouse Lane. She graduated from Prairie View High School and attended Fort Scott Community College. Sara was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church....

Norman Bergman
Jul 17, 2006
Ray Bergman, age 82 of LaCygne, Kansas passed away Monday, July 17, 2006 at Fort Scott Manor, Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born August 27, 1923 in LaCygne, Kansas the son of Henry and Stella Boyd Bergman. He served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in World War II earning the Combat Infantry badges, the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with 3 battle stars,...

Hardy Williams
Jul 7, 2006
Hardy L. Williams age 71 of LaCygne, Kansas died Friday July 7, 2006 at Miami County Medical Center in Paola, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1935 at Drumright, Oklahoma the son of Jesse V and Nancy Moody Williams. He worked in maintenance and as an electrician before retiring. He was an Army veteran and was baptized at the Church...

Kelly Nickell
Jul 5, 2006
Kelly Nickell, age 55 of Centerville, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at his home. He was born August 9, 1950 in Parker, Kansas the son of Ralph and Ollie Bledsoe Nickell. He was a self-employed mechanic and enjoyed fishing, 4 wheeling, dirt bikes and demo derbies. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Parker, Kansas and...

Shylee Smith
Jul 3, 2006
SHYLEE MARIE SMITH Shylee Marie Smith, infant daughter of Jay Smith and Theresa Fields, died July 3rd, 2006 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, Jay Smith & Theresa Fields, both of Centerville, Kansas; two brothers, Dustin Wykert and Codi Fields; paternal grandparents, Jerry & Shirley Smith of Centerville, Kansas; maternal grandparents, Judy Sears...

Charles Clay
Jul 1, 2006
CHARLES CLAY Charles Arthur Clay, 72, of Blue Mound, Kansas died Saturday, July 1, 2006 at his home. He was born October 30, 1933, in Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Henry P. and Wilma N. Bowers Clay. He married Ruby Russell on October 29, 1960 in Mound City, Kansas. Charles worked in Eddie Ferguson's garage as a mechanic, ran Clay...

Roy Cook
Jun 24, 2006
ROY DeVAUGHN COOK Roy DeVaughn Cook, 84, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Saturday June 24, 2006 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kansas. He was born May 10, 1922 in Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Roy and Ethel King Cook. He married Julia Spence on September 4, 1949 in Osawatomie, Kansas. DeVaughn was an Army veteran of World War II,...

Robert Coberley
Jun 13, 2006
ROBERT "BOBBY" COBERLEY Robert Ellis "Bobby" Coberley, 19, of Prescott, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born November 28, 1986 at Butler, Missouri, the son of George and Sharon Bittle Coberley. Survivors include his father, George Coberley of Marshfield, Missouri, his mother, Sharon Coberley of Prescott, Kansas ;two brothers, Jesse Coberley...

Edna Bell
Jun 9, 2006
Pauline Bell, 85, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Friday, June 09, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas. Pauline was born on February 22, 1921 in LaCygne, Kansas to Lester and Ethel Mills Hoyt. On August 10, 1946 Pauline married Charles Bell in Fort Scott, Kansas. Pauline was a schoolteacher for many years in rural schools throughout Linn County....

Barbara Hilton
Jun 4, 2006
Barbara Christine Rose Hilton of La Cygne, Kansas formerly of Lenexa, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006 at her home. She was born July 8, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin the daughter of Robert J. and Dorothy Glaettli Rose. She moved to Overland Park, Kanasas with her family in 1954. She grew up in Lenexa and attended the Shawnee Mission...

Alta Keener
May 31, 2006
ALTA MAY KEENER Alta May Keener, 97, of Mound City, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at her home. She was born July 29, 1908 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of William and Laura Adair Pemberton. She married Floyd Keener on July 19, 1932 at Kansas City,Kansas. He preceded her in death on August 19, 1991. Alta was a...

Mary Tennis
May 29, 2006
MARY ANN WISDOM TENNIS Mary Ann Wisdom Tennis, 64, of Amoret, Missouri, died Monday, May 29, 2006 at her home. She was born August 7, 1941 in Colorado, the daughter of Dale and Helen Kleitz Bradley. She was a graduate of Pleasanton High School. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Sally Joan. Survivors include...

Margaret Felix
May 25, 2006
MARGARET FELIX Margaret Louise Felix, 71, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Thursday, May 25, 2006 at her home. She was born October 9, 1934 at Mountain Grove, Missouri, the daughter of James and Inez Burris Green. She married Roy Felix on August 17, 1950 at Kansas City, Kansas. She was a member of the Oak Grove Christian Church, Kansas City, Kansas....
Chastain Nolan Jr.
May 23, 2006
COFFEL-SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOMES 816 Main P.O. Box 525 319 Chestnut P.O. Box J 202 N. 4th P.O. Box 304 Pleasanton, Kansas 66075 Mound City, Kansas 66056 LaCygne, Kansas 66040 (913) 352-6101 (913) 795-2215 (913) 757-2035 CHASTAIN "BUTCH" NOLAN JR. Chastain "Butch" Nolan Jr. age 61 of Osawatomie Kansas, died Tuesday May 23, 2006 at his home. He was born March...

Kenneth Foote
May 16, 2006
KENNETH FOOTE Paul Kenneth Foote, 91, of Hume, Missouri, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at Mercy Health System, Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born December 25, 1914 in Fulton, Kansas, the son of James and Lillie Peppard Foote. He was a graduate of Fulton High School in 1933. Kenneth founded and owned Foote Construction, retiring in 1984. He married Zelma...

John Mcwilliam
May 12, 2006
John Paul McWilliam age 28 of Pleasanton, Kansas died Friday May 12, 2006 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born at Fort Scott, Kansas on December 9, 1977 the son of Roger and Michelle Campbell McWilliam. He married Kim Johnston on December 12, 1998 at Mound City, Kansas. He was currently employed with Extrusions in Fort Scott,...

Garry Paddock
May 11, 2006
GARRY PADDOCK Garry Owen Paddock, 62, of Blue Mound, Kansas, died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at his home. He was born October 12, 1943 in Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Loren and Ida Dunavan Paddock. He graduated from Blue Mound High School and Kansas State University. He married Carol McLaughlin on April 12, 1963 in Mound City, Kansas. Garry...

Doris Norton
May 3, 2006
Doris Norton age 89 of Prairie Home, Arkansas formerly of LaCygne, Kansas died Wednesday May 3, 2006 at Medi-Home Nursing Home in Prairie Home. She was born December 6, 1916 at LaCygne the daughter of Elias Lee and Lena Nicholas Lee. She married James D. Norton on December 24, 1934 and to this union three children were born. She was...

Irene Nolte
May 1, 2006
IRENE STIDHAM NOLTE Irene Stidham Nolte, 87, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1919 in Meriam, Kansas, the daughter of William L. and Pearl M. Briggs. She was a member of the Bykota Southern Baptist Church, Pleasanton, Kansas. Irene was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna...
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