Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Ira Mundell
Oct 18, 2018
Ira Clayton Mundell, age 78, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born at Centerville, Kansas on August 29, 1940 the son of Owen Clayton Mundell and Elizabeth Celestine (McMenamy) Mundell. At the age of 3, his family moved to Pleasanton, KS. Where he attended school and graduated in...
Spencer Burris Jr.
Oct 15, 2018
Spencer Ross Burris Jr. 74, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1944 the son of Spencer Ross and Alta Self Burris. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and received a Bachelor''s Degree from Kansas State University. During the Vietnam era, he proudly served his country...
Cleda Murray
Oct 12, 2018
Cleda Fern Murray, 88, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at her home. She was born November 17, 1929 at Pleasanton, Kansas the daughter of Walter and Annabell Ralph Umphenour. Cleda Fern graduated from Pleasanton High School and worked in Lawrence, Kansas during World War II prior to her marriage to Marvin Murray on September 24, 1950. Cleda...
Phyllis Tillotson
Oct 9, 2018
Phyllis Ann (Kester) Tillotson, age 76, of Sugar Valley Lakes near Mound City, Kansas passed away on Tuesday October 9, 2018 at her home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born on December 22, 1941 at Laramie, Wyoming the daughter of Adelbert and Georgia Dale (Henry) Kester. She married Kermit Tillotson in 1959. Phyllis worked as an...
Steven Catron
Oct 8, 2018
Steven Lynn "Pappa" Catron, age 64, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday October 8, 2018 at St. Luke''s on the Plaza. He was born on May 1, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Carl Gene and Opal Venita Burnett Catron. In his 64 short years of living and loving, Steve was a man of many words and friends....
Charlie Springer
Sep 29, 2018
Charlie "Clarence" Springer, age 93 of Prescott, Kansas passed away, Saturday, September 29 at Fort Scott, Kansas. Clarence was born on November 24, 1924 in Pleasanton, Kansas the son of Charlie and Alma McAllister Springer. After high school and a few college courses, Clarence enlisted in the United States Army, where he went on to serve in World War II...
Gerald Yost Sr.
Sep 21, 2018
Gerald Lee "Jerry" Yost Sr., age 73, of La Cygne, KS formerly of Camdenton, MO passed away on Friday September 21, 2018. He served his country in the United States Army. Funeral service will be 3 pm Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 2 pm to service time....
Tina Walker
Sep 19, 2018
Tina Walker, age 43, Grandview, Missouri died Wednesday, September 19, 2018. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 20, 1975 the daughter of Larry and Carol Yuille Walker. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by two daughters, Jerzie Brain and Bailey Kozak; and one sister Tracy Walker. On line condolences can be left...
Karen Ahlemann
Sep 13, 2018
Karen Kay (Stuffings) Ahlemann of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2018 at the age of 77. Born in Pleasanton, Kansas, she was preceded in death by her parents, Manford and Lula (Cantwell) Stuffings, and her older brother Merlyn Stuffings. She is survived by Fred Ahlemann, her husband of 34 years; her sister Virginia Kohl of Overland...
Curtis Peters
Sep 13, 2018
Curtis Allen Wayne Peters, age 27, Pleasanton, Kansas died Thursday, September 13, 2018. He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on December 27, 1990 the son of Terry Peters and Donna Lahr Peters. He worked as a laborer in the construction industry. Curtis was a Christian, attending any church that preached the bible. He had a passion for fishing. He...
Larry Capehart
Sep 12, 2018
Larry D. Capehart age 79 of LaCygne Kansas passed away on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018 at his home under Hospice care after a long year of battling cancer. He was born August 31, 1939 to George F. and Bertha A. Capehart in LaCygne Kansas. He attended grade and high school there and graduated in 1957. In 1958 he joined the...
Thomas Wilcox
Sep 8, 2018
Thomas R. "Tom" Wilcox, 86 of Fort Scott, Kansas, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. He was born, Wednesday, March 9, 1932 in Cadmus, Kansas, the eldest son of James Russell and Meredith Zelma Perry Wilcox. He graduated from Parker Rural High School with the class of 1950. After graduation he joined the United States Air...
Leon Staton
Sep 7, 2018
Leon Staton, age 93, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday September 7, 2018 at Medicalodge in Butler, Missouri. He was born on Monday, August 24, 1925 near Pleasanton the son of Novel "Bud" and Maude Bright Staton. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and served his country during World War II. After being honorably discharged, he worked...
Fern Nichols
Aug 26, 2018
Fern E Nichols, age 91, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Medicalodge of Butler. She was born in Oklahoma the daughter of Niles and Frona Cutshall. She was married to Alfred "A.W." Nichols on August 5, 1944 in Independence, Kansas. He preceded her in death on October 1, 2009. Fern was also preceded in death by...
John Mcwilliam
Aug 23, 2018
John Roger McWilliam, age 65, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Edwin and Imogene McWilliam; born on Tuesday, December 2, 1952 at Liberal, Kansas. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and worked in the landscape industry. He married Karen Payne on October 20, 2001. He...
Aaron Eastwood
Aug 21, 2018
Aaron Dean Eastwood, age 57, Pleasanton, Kansas died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sunday, April 16, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Harold and Judy Nyhart Eastwood. He married Kim Clark on December 29, 1989. Together they owned and operated Eastwood Appliances. Dean was a member of the Pleasanton...
Marjorie Stainbrook
Aug 13, 2018
Marjorie Aileen Stainbrook, age 86, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018. She was born near Ottawa, Kansas the daughter of George Loyd and Florence Louise Hougland Royer. She graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1950 She married James Stainbrook on February 28, 1951 at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. He preceded...
Wanda Sharp
Aug 12, 2018
Wanda Lou Sharp, age 72, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her home. She was born on March 14, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Howard and Rowena Smith Sharp. Wanda enjoyed crocheting, knitting and fishing. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with them. She was preceded in death by...
Eldred Whitley
Aug 7, 2018
Eldred S. Whitley, age 79, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1939 in Carrollton, Missouri the son of Joseph and Hazel Brock Whitley. He graduated from Olathe High School. He married Carol Adams on July 2, 1961. Eldred served his country in the United States Air Force. After being honorably discharged,...
Josefine Brown
Aug 7, 2018
Josefine "Jessie" Brown, age 91, Lawrence, Kansas formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018. She was born in Germany. She came to the United States with her husband, Milton Chase Brown. They were married when he served in the United States Army in Germany. He preceded her death. No formal service is planned. She will be...
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