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

Mary Akers
Feb 27, 2006
Mary Eva Sentel Akers, 87, of Prescott, Kansas, died Monday, February 27, 2006 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1918 in Sullivan, Illinois, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Hengst Burgholzer. She graduated from Sullivan High School in 1936. On March 12, 1938, she was united in marriage to Elmer Sentel. He preceded her...

Arlene Vandeberghe
Jan 24, 2006
Arlene VanDeBerghe, 81, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born January 15, 1925 in Boicourt, Kansas, the daughter of Guy Otto & Alice Pearl Gentry White. She married Henry VandeBerghe who preceded her in death. Also preceding her were her twin brother, Dean and brothers, Roy and Everett. She...

Juanita Davey
Jan 20, 2006
Juanita Edith Davey, 93, of Mound City, Kansas, died Friday, January 20, 2006 at the Countryview Nursing Home, Prescott, Kansas. She was born February 9, 1912 in Adrian, Missouri, the daughter of Perry and Clara McCoy Davidson. On August 14, 1929 she married Roy Davey in Nevada, Missouri. Juanita was a member of the Federated Church in Mound City. She...

Wanda Shadden
Jan 17, 2006
Wanda L. Shadden, 67, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1938 in Brinkley, Arkansas, the daughter of Affie and Anna Reynolds Joles. She married Raland Shadden on April 18, 1957. He preceded her in death on January 19, 2004. She was an avid racing fan, especially of her nephews...

Howard Barnes
Jan 15, 2006
Howard Robert Barnes, age 70, of Mound City, Kansas, died Sunday, January 15, 2006 at Olathe Medical Center, in Olathe, Kansas. He was born August 1, 1935 in Wichita, Kansas to J. Robert and Martha Ellen Burkhead Barnes. Howard graduated from Mound City High School in 1953. On October 20, 1963, Howard was united in marriage to Sharon Wimberly at...

Virgil Lawrence
Jan 15, 2006
Virgil Robert Lawrence, 71, of LaCygne, KS died Sunday, January 15, 2006 at his home near LaCygne. He was born July 5, 1934 in Jasper County, Missouri, the son of Merwin and Cecil Hoback Lawrence. He graduated from Stilwell high School in 1953. He was a veteran of the United States Military serving with the 6th Transportation Helicopter Company. He...

Danny Capp
Dec 25, 2005
Danny William Capp, 50, of Lacygne, Kansas, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born April 13, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Clifford and Bonnie Austin Capp. He graduated from Prairie View High School in 1973. He worked as an operator at Kansas City Power and Light...

Raymond Johnson
Dec 23, 2005
Raymond B. Johnson, age 81, formerly of Mound City, Kansas, died Friday December 23, 2005 at Villa St. Francis, Olathe, Kansas. He was born November 17, 1924 in Blue Mound, Kansas, the son of Marion and Viola (Ruby) Johnson. He graduated from Mound City High School and served in the United States Army in World War II. On December 19,...

John Harrison
Dec 23, 2005
John R. "Bud" Harrison, 87, of Mound City, Kansas passed away Friday, December 23, 2005 at Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kansas. He is survived by his wife, Lois of the home, three step-sons; Ed Keating and wife, Debbie of Fort Scott, Kansas, Jerry Keathing and wife, Pam of Forney, Texas and David Keating of Springfield, Missouri; two nieces; Shirley...

Jay Gilbert
Dec 19, 2005
Gilbert, 76, of LaCygne, Kansas passed away at his home. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 19, 2005 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, LaCygne, Kansas. Interment was in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. Contributions are suggested to the Calvary Baptist Church, LaCygne,Kansas.

Treva Snyder
Dec 17, 2005
Treva Eillen Snyder, 75, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Saturday, December 17, 2005 at her home. She was born January 5, 1930 in Fulton, Kansas, the daughter of Wayne and Georgia Pryor Cannon. She married Lloyd Snyder on November 5, 1950 at Fulton, Kansas. Treva was a homemaker but during the time that her sons were in school, Treva was a...

Charlie Coon
Dec 2, 2005
Charlie Earl Coon, 88, of Mound City, KS, died Friday, December 2, 2005 at the Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg, KS. He was born June 28, 1917 at Mound City the son of Edwin F. and Elsie M. Craft Coon. He worked at Boeing for 6 years before farming for the rest of his working days. He married Vivian Johnson on...

Judith Cosens
Dec 1, 2005
Judith Ann Cosens, age 60, of Gardner, Kansas, died December 1, 1945 at Medicalodge of Gardner. She was born September 14, 1945, the fifth child of the late Fred R. and Florence Wilson Cosens. Diagnosed at birth with Downs Syndrome, she led an active and normal life, always happy, helpful, and somewhat mischievous which always brought a few laughs and...

Howard Chadwick
Nov 28, 2005
Howard A. Chadwick, 82, of Raymore, MO passed away Monday, November 28, 2005 at Crown Care Center, Harrisonville, Mo. He was born May 11, 1923 in LaCygne, Kansas, the son of Robert and Effie Bullard Chadwick. He married Lorna June Stutsman on December 19, 1944 in Mound City, Kansas. He worked as a taxi cab driver for a few years...

Jerry Boswell Sr.
Nov 27, 2005
Jerry Max Boswell Sr., 70, LaCygne, Kansas, died Sunday, November 27, 2005 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1935, the son of Chester and Pauline "Sis" McClanahan Boswell. He worked for Green Cross Drug Store in Kansas City, Missouri and later in parts delivery for Olathe Ford for about twenty years before retiring in 2001....

Raymond Bledsoe
Nov 21, 2005
Raymond Roy Bledsoe, 72, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Monday, November 21, 2005 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born May 5, 1933 in Shell City, Missouri, the son of Henry and Nettie Wyrick Bledsoe. He was married to Kay Hoffman on November 16, 1984 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Raymond was a veteran, having served with the United States Army....

Reta Arnold
Nov 12, 2005
Reta Fern Arnold, 81, of Pleasanton, Kansas, died Saturday, November 12, 2005 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1924, near Amoret, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard and Hazel Harris Jones. She was the third of seven children. She married Glenn Arnold on October 31, 1942. She had worked for Baker's Thriftway, the printing office...

Mary Bush
Oct 26, 2005
Mary Norbury Bush, 99, of Prescott Country View Nursing Home, formerly of Hume, Missouri, died Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at Country View Nursing Home. She was born February 22, 1906 in rural Pleasanton, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Bessie Van Hoozer Norbury. She graduated from Hugh High School in 1925 and moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1927. She was...

Walter Hopkins Jr.
Oct 16, 2005
Walter Herman Hopkins Jr., age 68, of Hume, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 16, 2005 at his home. He was born October 20, 1936 at home in Hume, Missouri. He was the third child of Walter Sr. and Viola Phillips Hopkins. He grew up in the Hume community, graduating from Hume High School in 1954. Following high school, Walter worked...

Cleda Townsley
Oct 16, 2005
Cleda Mae Townsley, formerly of Blue Mound, KS, passed away at Prescott Country View Nursing Home on October 16, 2005 at the age of 97. She was born near Blue Mound, KS on July 19, 1908 to John and Beulah Ingram Harris. She spent her entire life in the Blue Mound area. As a girl, she rode horseback to attend...
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