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

Aug 25, 2021

Luedith Mae Lewis, age 76, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021.  She was born in Tyler, Texas on February 6, 1945 the daughter of Robert and Patricia Edwards.  Most of her childhood she was raised by her father and Anna Edwards.  She proudly served her country in the Women's Army Corp(WAC).  During her working career, she was...

Aug 25, 2021

Ann Louise Ferguson, 88, of Girard, Kansas died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Girard Medical Center.

She was born on March 18, 1933 in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Cyril and Velma Nolin. She grew up in Blue Mound, Kansas and graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1951. She received her B.S. degree from...

Aug 24, 2021

Ida Eldene Pinkerton, age 87, Fulton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.  She was born in Fulton, Kansas on January 27, 1934 the daughter of Charles Earl and Eleanor Marie Smith Pinkerton.  She graduated from Prescott High School.  Eldene worked as a claims clerk for Western Insurance.  She was a member of the Prescott United Methodist Church. ...

Aug 23, 2021

Ralph Dugan Cowan died August 23, 2021.

Ralph was born March 18, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1954. That is where he met the love of his life, Deverl Simpson.

Ralph married Dee March 9th 1957. Their marriage lasted 61 years, ending with Dee’s death in 2018.

Aug 23, 2021

Jack Harvey Ferguson, age 93, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021.  He was born in Centerville, Kansas the son of Charlie Harvey and Ruth Arlene Scott Ferguson.  He graduated from Blue Mound High School.  Jack was a good athlete in high school and played town team baseball for Farlinville after high school.  He was united in...

Aug 21, 2021

LaVerne Frances McGee, age 92, Mound City, Kansas formerly of Centerville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. She was born on February 14, 1929, in Coyle, Oklahoma, the daughter of Arthur and Vonnie Morgan Lamb.  She spent her younger years in Oklahoma and moved to the Wall Street area in her teens. She graduated from Mound City High School. ...

Aug 21, 2021

Timothy Sean "Doc" Smith, age 47, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021.  He was born in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Johnny Allen Smith and Claudette Irene Hearn.  He was raised most of his life by Opal Ruth Smith.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  He then received a Bachelor's Degree from DeVry University and a...

Aug 18, 2021

On Wednesday August 18, 2021, Ron Dean Wade, 69, slipped peacefully away at home to be with God. His family was given the blessing to provide care and comfort up to the end.

Born in 1951, Ron was the second youngest of four children to Ivan and Barbara Wade. Ron attended LaCygne Rural High School, dabbled in...

Aug 18, 2021

William Allen "Bill" Shadden, age 75, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Wednesday August 18, 2021.  He was born on February 13, 1946 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Floyd and Mary Gruver Shadden.  He was united in marriage to Fanchion Joles on October 5, 1964 in Fort Scott.  He owned and operated Shadden Septic Tank Cleaning.  Bill...

Aug 16, 2021

Thomas Francis Palzer, age 70 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at the VA Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born on July 26, 1951 the son of Francis Casper and Marcella (Hofschulte) Palzer in Pine Island, Minnesota. Thomas married, Mi Ae Cho on October 15, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea, to this union they...

Aug 14, 2021

Eddie Geyer age 68, of Moberly, Missouri passed away on August 14, 2021.  He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 19, 1953, the son of Fred and Betty(Patton) Geyer.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.  He soon gained employment at Associated Electric Power Plant in Thomas Hill, Missouri.  He began work there as a boilermaker...

Aug 14, 2021

Donald Burnell Kelley, 93, of Mound City, Kansas died at his home on Saturday, August 14, 2021.  Don was born January 5, 1928 in Enid, Oklahoma to Thomas Julius and Madge (Slaght) Kelley.  While still a young boy, Don moved to California.  At the age of 16 he joined the Merchant Marines, and in 1946 he enlisted in the...

Aug 13, 2021

Linda Jane Davis, age 67, Fort Scott, Kansas passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at her home.  She was born on March 29, 1954 in Colony, Kansas the daughter of George Calvin and Rosa Jane Wilson Sutterby.  She graduated from Blue Mound High School and received cosmetology training at Fort Scott Community College.  This training launched a career...

Aug 10, 2021

Judith Dene "Judi" Farris, age 73, of Paola, Kansas, formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.  She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on October 5, 1947 the daughter of Raymond Abram and Juanita Dene Burleson Mitchell.  She graduated from La Cygne High School and attended Emporia State University for one semester.  She was united...

Aug 2, 2021

Ellen Y. Brenner, age 70, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Monday, August 2, 2021.  She was born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 20, 1951 the daughter of Thomas Skalitzky and Frances Burns.  She graduated from West Port High School and worked as a bookkeeper for several years.  She met Bill Brenner in April of 1980.  They were later united...

Jul 24, 2021

On Saturday, July 24th 2021, Orlando “Paul” Ramirez, the son of Rita Cruz Lopez, passed in his home in Mound City, Kansas at the age of 80.

Viewing will be held 9 am-10am and Funeral services will be 10am-11 am, August 3, 2021 at Carnes Brothers Funeral Home of Galveston and burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery...

Jul 22, 2021

William Jackie Simons, Jr., age 73, died peacefully at home in Mound City, Kansas on July 22, 2021.

Jack was born on February 20, 1948 in Fort Scott, Kansas to William Jack Simons, Sr. and Welcome Irene “Becky”Floyd Simons. The family soon relocated to Santa Paula, California, where the they managed a lemon and avocado farm. Jack...

Jul 20, 2021

Thomas Edward Masoner, age 88, Fontana, Kansas passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021.  He was born on December 28, 1932 in Louisburg, Kansas the son of Elmer K. and Emma Faye Hoge.  He graduated from Louisburg High School.  He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War.  Tom was united in marriage to Marilyn Stainbrook on...

Jul 20, 2021

Roy Dean Edmonds, age 62, Gardner, Kansas, formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.  He was born in Iola, Kansas on August 13, 1958 the son of Thomas Franklin and Ida Mae Moon Edmonds.  He attended schools in Blue Mound and graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1976.  He continued...

Jul 17, 2021

Timothy 'T' Tucker, age 73, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021.  He was born in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Clyde C. and Lois Joe-Ellen(Timothy) Tucker.  Tim was raised in the Salt Lake City area, returning to the Kansas City area after high school.  It was then that he went on mission for the Church...