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

Nov 4, 2021

Emma June Croan, age 88, Mound City, Kansas passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021.  She was born in Pawnee Station, Kansas on June 25, 1933 the daughter of George and Ruby Thompson Price.  She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1951.  Emma was united in marriage to Lewis Croan on February 6, 1955.  He preceded...

Nov 1, 2021

Carl Wayne Bowman, age 76, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday November 1, 2021.  He was born in Goodrich, Kansas on June 29, 1945, the son of  Roy and Eva Shafer Bowman. He served his country in the United States Army.  He was united in marriage to Alma Dalion on March 27, 1999.  Carl worked for General Motors...

Oct 30, 2021

Bruce Andrew Clancy, 68, tranquilly passed away October 30, 2021 after fiercely fighting an unexpected turn to his health He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on July 31, 1953. Bruce was the beloved husband and best friend of his one and only love of 34 years, Kim Clancy. They were married on August 29, 1987 and together shared...

Oct 25, 2021

Shawn Morgan Espey, age 21, Louisburg, Kansas died Monday, October 25, 2021 as the result of an automobile accident.  He was born on May 1, 2000 in Memphis, Tennessee the son of Carl Espey Jr. and Lynda Shearon.  He graduated from Paola High School.  Shawn was currently employed with Mo-Kan Dial as an I.T. Technician.  He loved to spend...

Oct 21, 2021

Jackie Jo Broyles, age 65, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021.  She was born in Belleville, Illinois the daughter of Jack Loyd and JoAnn Freer Collins.  She graduated from Fort Scott High School.  Jackie was united in marriage to the love of her life, Terry Broyles, on March 29, 1975.  To this union, four children...

Oct 21, 2021

Thelma Irene Freeman, age 78, of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Osawatomie, Kansas.  Irene was born the daughter of Raymond Earl and Dorothy (Jerry) G. Kitchell Templin in Kansas City, Missouri on November 5, 1942.  She married Lloyd Freeman on December 21, 1965 in Ottawa, Kansas, he preceded her in death in 2006.  She...

Oct 20, 2021

Paul A. Helmuth, 58, died Tuesday, October 20, while playing his favorite sport- hockey. Paul was a software developer for Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies in Kansas City. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Melissa Wurtz, mother Alice Helmuth, brothers James Helmuth (Dana), David Helmuth and sister Alice Christopher (Matthew) and nephews Ian Helmuth (Hiromi), Patrick Christopher (Emelen),...

Oct 19, 2021

Sammy Lee Meyer,affectionately known as "Snuffy", age 67, Mound City, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021.  He was born on April 9, 1954 in Paola, Kansas the son of Richard Arnold and Marie June Lockhart Meyer.  He was a graduate of Louisburg High School.  Sammy was united in marriage to Brenda Carol Murrow on June 14, 1974.  She ...

Oct 13, 2021

OraBelle Guilfoyle was born on October 29,1931 in West Tulsa, OK to Francis and Josephine (Maguglin) Porche, the youngest of twelve children. She grew up in Chelsea and Ramona, OK. She married Patrick Paul Guilfoyle of Sperry, OK on January 21, 1947 to the union was born ten children.

OraBelle earned her Associates in Medical Terminology at Fort...

Oct 13, 2021

Richard "Rick" Eugene Courtois, age 74, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton, Kansas on February 24, 1947 the son of Charles and Freda Johnson Courtois.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  Rick was united in marriage to Margie Jean Orton on December 4, 1965.  To this union, three children were born.  Margie  preceded...

Oct 11, 2021

George Junior Williams, 71, of La Cygne, Kansas died at 2:39 am, Monday, October 11, 2021 at Promise Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas.

He was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 7, 1949, the son of Loren "Lee" and Ruby M. (Eiserman) Williams.  He married Linda Kay (Stokes) Grizzle on April 2, 1979 in Miami, Oklahoma.  He...

Oct 9, 2021

Michael Allen Bishop, age 74 of Grove, Oklahoma formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021.  He was born the son of Jacob T. and Erma O. Giffin Bishop on January 29, 1947 at Blue Mound, Kansas. Mike joined the United States Marines in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968.  He married Bonnie Carter on...

Oct 8, 2021

John F. LeBoeuf, 61, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 18, 1960 in Houma, Louisiana, the son of Donald and Theresa (Clements) LeBoeuf. John graduated from South Terrebonne High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from the Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana. He was...

Oct 4, 2021

James Raymond Howell, age 75, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton on October 16, 1945 the son of Raymond and Thelma Henderson Howell.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  He later attended Pittsburg State University Vo-Tech.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War...

Oct 2, 2021

Charles Leon Holmes, age 85, was born August 8, 1936 on his parents farm near Prescott, Kansas the son of Harold S. and Marguerite Coon Holmes.  Leon lived his entire life in the Prescott Community attending grade school at Shiloh and Prescott and graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1954.  He was a member of the...

Sep 30, 2021

Terry Lynn Irwin, age 58 of Hume, Missouri passed away at his home on September 30, 2021.  Terry was born the son of Merritt Clinton and Esther Mae Bowen Irwin, on June 15, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He was a union painter for seventeen years, until his health forced him to retire.  Terry enjoyed going to car shows,...

Sep 30, 2021

Betty Sue Stainbrook, age 80, passed away on Thursday, September 30,2021.  She was born on May 2, 1941 in Kansas City, KS to Paul and Mildred Stainbrook.  Betty was raised in Overland Park, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1959.  After high school, Betty continued her education in Emporia, KS at the Kansas State Teacher’s...

Sep 28, 2021

Richard Lee White, age 78, formerly of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his daughters home in Bedford, Texas.  He was born in Henderson, Kentucky on September 3, 1943 the son of James Arnett and Mildred Lucille Richmond White.  He was united in marriage to Donna Hancock on April 6, 1962 in Henderson.  She preceded...

Sep 27, 2021

Linda Kay Klee, age 79, Mound City, Kansas passed away Monday, September 27, 2021.  She was born in Norton, Kansas on October 3, 1941 the daughter of Timothy and Dorothy McAdams Ward.  She was married to Henry Fredrick Klee in Steele City, Nebraska.  To this union, four children were born.  Over her lifetime, Linda lived in Barnes,...

Sep 26, 2021

Susan Elizabeth McGee, age 66, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021.  She was born on March 26, 1955 in Pendleton, Oregon the daughter of Don and Bernice Powers Lusk.  She was married to Lloyd Eugene McGee Jr., who preceded her in death on March 18, 2021.  She was also preceded in death by her parents,...