Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Isabel Read
Jun 17, 2019
Isabel Marie Read, age 101, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. She was born in Linville, Kansas on October 7, 1917 the daughter of Harley Otis and Pearl May Shaffer Johnson. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1935 and attended Pittburg State Teacher''s College, where she...
Steven Finley
Jun 15, 2019
Steven Louis Finley, age 53, of Nevada, Missouri passed away at his home on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was born in Nevada, Missouri on May 24, 1966 the son of Byron and Frances Barker Finley. He graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1984. He most recently worked as a maintenance supervisor for Bates County PWSD #4....
Lloyd Dixon
Jun 11, 2019
Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at his home. He was born on October 31, 1938 in Chanute, Kansas the son of Howard W. and Dona M. Shouse Dixon. He graduated from McCune High School. Gene worked as a farmer, co-owned and operated Dixon''s Dari Curl, and was a mental health...
Maxine Johnson
May 31, 2019
Maxine Y. Johnson, age 77, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. She was born on September 5, 1941 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of William Corwin and Josephine McGlathery Pointer. She was a graduate of Pleasanton High School. Maxine was united in marriage Francis L. Johnson on September 5, 1959. He...
Joyce Hearn
May 24, 2019
Joyce Hearn, age 76, of Vassar, Kansas formerly of Linn County, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Stormont Vail in Topeka, Kansas. She was born in Missouri the daughter of Richard and Margaret Pellham Yuille. She graduated from Mound City High School. She was united in marriage to Jerry Hearn on February 18, 1967. Joyce dearly loved...
William Demay
May 23, 2019
William Ashton DeMay, age 77, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Thursday May 23, 2019. He was born in McCook, Nebraska on December 2, 1941 the son of Hal and Martha Jones DeMay. He graduated from Decatur County High School, McCook Junior College and received a Bachelor''s Degree from the University of Kansas where he was a member of the...
Russell Ginger
May 14, 2019
Russell Ginger, age 75, of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Russell was born on May 25, 1943 in Farmington, Illinois the son of George and Alice Daymude Ginger. He married Penne Smith on November 29, 1963 at Rupert, Idaho. Russell was a home builder by trade and had built hundreds if not...
William Gilbert Jr.
May 14, 2019
William "Bill" Fredrick Gilbert Jr., age 78, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his Pleasanton home. He was born at Maryville, Missouri on February 2, 1941 the son of William F. and Mildred B. Jarvis Gilbert. He graduated from Maryville High School in the Class of 1959. Bill was united in marriage to Diane Burchett on...
Ferne Mcrae
May 13, 2019
Ferne L. McRae, age 90, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin . She was born on April 23, 1929 in La Cygne, Kansas the daughter of Jesse William and Carie Louise Marmon Hobson. She was united in marriage to Roy Eldon McRae. He preceded her in death...
Loree Long
May 11, 2019
Loree June Long, 88, of Mound City Kansas, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019. She was born on July 19, 1930 in Utleyville, Colorado to Paul and Mary June Jones McGown. She graduated from Mound City High School in 1946 at the age of 15. Loree married Thomas Lee Smith on November 10,1946, a marriage that lasted almost 31...
Alfred Winters
May 10, 2019
Alfred Lea Winters, age 90, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 6, 1929 in Nevada, Missouri the son of Dewey and Ruth Hines Winters. He worked as a millright for General Motors before retiring. He was united in marriage to Mildred Felix on December 3,...
John Mcginnis
May 8, 2019
John F. Tiny McGinnis, lifelong LaCygne, Kansas resident passed away at St. Luke''s South Hospital on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the age of 80. John was born on August 18, 1938 at Boicourt, Kansas, the son of Harland and Audrey White McGinnis. John attended school in LaCgyne and graduated from LaCygne Rural High School with the Class of 1956....
Anna Mae Tipton
May 7, 2019
Mrs. Anna Mae Tipton, of Webster, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the age of 83. Anna Mae was born to parents, Lester and Dorothy Newlan on May 7, 1936 in Colony, Kansas. She grew up as the eldest of three and attended La Cygne (Kansas) Rural High School. Anna Mae married Harold Dean Tipton in...
Trenton Myrick
May 5, 2019
Trenton Allen Myrick, age 28, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Paola, Kansas. Trenton was born August 15, 1990 the son of Shane and Theresa Patterson Myrick in Fort Scott, Kansas. Trenton graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a plumber and was employed with Miller Plumbing. He loved helping people, riding motorcycles and fishing, most...
May Krause
May 5, 2019
May Louise Krause, age 83, Centerville, Kansas passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019. She was born on November 1, 1935 at Seneca, Nebraska the daughter of George and Eldora Stabler Morton. She was united in marriage to Frank Krause on June 26, 1955. She worked alongside Frank as a farmwife and homemaker. He preceded her in death on July...

Betty Ernst
May 3, 2019
Betty Ernst, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Olathe Hospice House. She leaves behind her husband of almost 53 years, Mike Ernst; daughter, Shelly Arnett and son in law Mark; grandsons, Jacob and Thomas; a son, Jason Ernst and daughter in law Roslynn. Contributions are suggested to the Olathe Hospice House, c/o Schneider Funeral...

Laura Valentine
May 2, 2019
Laura Denise Valentine, age 45, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019. She was born on June 8, 1973 in West Plains, Missouri the daughter of Johnny and Wanda Maddox Bates. She worked in housekeeping for the hotel industry. She was preceded in death by her father. Laura is survived by two sons, Alexander and Roger Jones;...
Donieta Davis
Apr 27, 2019
Donieta Vay Davis, age 71, Hume, Missouri passed away on Saturday April 27, 2019 at her rural Hume home. She was born on May 20, 1947 at Lebanon, Missouri the daughter of, Farrell Gene and Bonnie Eilenstein Patton. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, "Jerry" Davis, on Valentine''s Day, 1974, so he''d never be able...

Richard Bohn
Apr 25, 2019
Richard Lee Bohn, age 81, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at his home in Linn Valley. He was born at Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1937 the son of Wilbur and Cleo Misner Bohn. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was a union painter and also owned and operated Bohn's...
Olan Finfrock
Apr 24, 2019
Olan Fidelpha Finfrock, 101, of Mound City, Kansas, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Olan was born December 30, 1917 in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas to Bruce B. and Nancy Leota (Gregg) Baker. She was raised by her maternal grandparents. On March 18, 1936, Olan married William Fredrick Finfrock at Paola, Kansas. He...
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