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

Darwyn Weaver

Jul 5, 2017

Visitation Details

Sunday, July 9th, 2017 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel

Service Information

Monday, July 10th, 2017 2:00pm, Chapel Hill Funeral Home

Interment Details

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens

Patricia Wallace

Jul 2, 2017

Patricia Susan Wallace, age 57, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Residencies of Pleasanton. She was born in Freemont, Nebraska on November 24, 1959 the daughter of Ethridge and Betty (Roach) Karns. Pat graduated from Uniontown High School and received her Associate Degree from Fort Scott Community College. Pat was married to Terry Wallace...

Michael Calvert

Jun 23, 2017

Michael Owen Calvert, age 46, of Branson, Missouri passed away peacefully Friday, June 23, 2017 at Cox Medical Center Branson as a result of kidney failure. Mike or Calvy as he was known, had a very generous heart. His passion of riding four wheelers often resulted in his second passion of repairing four wheelers. He will be remembered as the...

Randy Bolen

Jun 22, 2017

Randy G. Bolen, age 65, passed away on Thursday June 22, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House. He was born on September 4, 1951 at Stuart, Nebraska the son of George and Fern Cadwallader Bolen. He married Murie Calkins in 1994. He worked in law enforcement as a police officer and as an agent for the Federal Reserve Bank. He...

Minnie Boyd

Jun 20, 2017

Minnie Mae Boyd, age 84, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Fort Scott Mercy Health Center. She was born on May 11, 1933 at Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Ben and Eva Culbertson Avey. She worked as a homemaker as well as caring for others in their home. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Sheldon Stoughton

Jun 18, 2017

Sheldon Sterling Stoughton, 93, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2017 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Entering the world on June 12, 1924 in Mapleton, Kansas, Sheldon was the last of six children born to Frederick and Mary Stoughton. Preceding him in death were his siblings, Bernice, Raymond, Milton and Ellis . His sister, Pauline Beeler, survives him....

Evelyn Patterson

Jun 16, 2017

Evelyn Marie Patterson, age 94, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Friday June 16, 2017 at Vintage Park of Paola. She was born on January 24, 1923 at La Cygne, Kansas the daughter of Percy William and Myrtle Marie Nothstine Sherman. She graduated from La Cygne High School. She married Robert Dean Patterson on January 11, 1942. He preceded her...

James Mcclanahan

Jun 8, 2017

James Kenneth "Kenny" McClanahan, age 83, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Thursday June 8, 2017. He was born on March 1, 1934 in La Cygne the second of eight children born to Elmer and Fern Edwards McClanahan. Kenny graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1954. He united in marriage to Arlene Culter on August 29,...

Scott Shaull

Jun 8, 2017

Scott A. "Scotty" Shaull, 87, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Thursday June 8, 2017 in Topeka, Kansas. He was born March 3, 1930 near La Cygne, Kansas the son of Fred and Hettie Miller Shaull. Scotty attended Star Valley Country School and La Cygne High School graduating in the Class of 1948. He married Clara Swann on April 28,...

Doris Prothe

Jun 2, 2017

Doris Helen Prothe, age 95, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday June 2, 2017. She was born on September 2, 1921 the daughter of Lloyd and Alice Eckhart Jenkins. She graduated from high school and attended nursing school. She married Kenneth Prothe on May 23, 1944 at Los Angeles, California. He preceded her in death on March 26, 1992. She...

Willis Baker Jr.

May 31, 2017

Willis Everett Baker, age 92, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Willis was born March 16, 1925, in Pleasanton, the son of Willis and Sadie Baker. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. Upon graduating from high school in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in WWII and the Korean War, and was honorably discharged....

Virginia Holt

May 29, 2017

Virginia Maxine Harold Holt, 93, of Mound City died on Monday, May 29, 2017. Maxine was born June 6, 1923, in Fontana, Kansas to Loring (Lode) and Sylvia Harold. Maxine graduated from La Cygne High School. She was united in marriage to Herschel Holt on September 10, 1941. Maxine and Herschel lived on the Holt family farm where they raised...

Carolyn Dempsey

May 28, 2017

Carolyn I. Dempsey, age 89, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was born on January 7, 1928 at Kingston, Missouri the daughter of Harry and Mary Kemper Hootman. She graduated from high school and attended two years of business college. She married Carl Dempsey who preceded her in death in 1995. Carolyn was a member of...

Carolyn Thompson

May 20, 2017

Carolyn J. Thompson of Lake Quivira, KS passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Ft. Scott Manor. She was born September 5, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Clifford and Laura Addison . For many years she worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Missouri and later as a legal secretary for a law...

Dennis Carter

May 15, 2017

Dennis Carter, age 64, a resident of Parker, Kansas and formerly of Gardner, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1952 the son of Harold and Viola Hulett Carter in Brookfield, Missouri. They preceded him in death. There will be a graveside memorial service at 10 am, Friday, June 2,...

Leon Hester

May 8, 2017

Leon Hester, age 64, Hume, Missouri passed away on Monday May 8, 2017 at his home. He was born on January 26, 1953 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Herbert and Ellen Cummins Hester. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and Fort Scott Community College. Leon was an entrepreneur. He owned several different business during his career. The most...

Loris Cook

May 7, 2017

Loris Marie Cook, 86, of Osawatomie passed away at 6:30 am on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center. Loris was born April 23, 1931 in Monett, Missouri to John Henry and Goldie Mae (Crossland) Stewart. She attended Purdy schools and graduated from Purdy High School with the Class of 1949. On June 4, 1949 she married Hal L....

Jerry Purdy

May 3, 2017

Jerry Purdy, age 73, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born on August 13, 1943 at Trading Post, Kansas the son of Frank and Daisy Rittenhouse Purdy. He graduated from Pleasanton High School with the Class of 1962. He married Orlena Channel. To this union two children were born. He later married...

Gloria Strange

May 2, 2017

Gloria Mae Strange, age 79, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born on March 26, 1938 at Jingo, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Ruth Madin Van Vlack. She attended Jingo one room school, La Cygne Grade and High School graduating in the Class of 1956. Through her lifetime,...

Bertha White

Apr 30, 2017

Bertha Alma White, age 94, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Sunday April 30, 2017 at the Louisburg Health Care. She was born in Osawatomie, Kansas on December 27, 1922 the daughter of Jesse Evans and Delvina Bates. She graduated from Osawatomie High School. She married Reuben Haight. To this union, four children were born. She later married Homer White,...