Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Melody Troth
Mar 5, 2017
Melody Jean Troth, age 56, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her home. She was born on March 2, 1961 at Paola, Kansas the daughter of George and Bernita (McDonald) Ala. She graduated from Prairie View High School in the Class of 1979. She married Danny Troth on August 25, 1979 at the La Cygne...
Geneva Minor
Mar 3, 2017
Geneva Grace Brown Pellett Minor left her earthly journey on March 3, 2017 at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, KS. Geneva was born December 7, 1938 in Granola KS, the daughter of James T Brown and Opal B Dunbar Brown. She was raised in Elk County until 1953 when her parents moved to Garnet KS. She married Loren M...
Homer Rash
Mar 2, 2017
Homer DJ Rash, age 81, Overland Park, KS formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was born on July 9, 1935 at La Cygne, Kansas the son of Dick and Abby Collins Rash. He served his country in the United States National Guard. He married Norma Stevenin in January of 1956. In his earlier...
Clifford Benbrook
Feb 25, 2017
Clifford DeWayne Benbrook, age 45, Paola, Kansas formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Miami County Medical Center. He was born on June 30, 1971 at Butler, Missouri the son of Jerry and Fay McCulley Benbrook. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1990. He married Theresa Latta on November 22,...
James Greer
Feb 22, 2017
James Clarence Greer, age 81, of Mound City, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at his home. Jim was born July 25, 1935 at Butler, Missouri to John and Juanita (Bristow) Greer. After graduating from Mound City High School, Jim enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country 23 years before retiring. He was a proud member...
Della Morris
Feb 21, 2017
Della Louise (Manning) Morris of Blue Mound lost her battle to Leukemia and went to be with her Lord on February 21, 2017. She was born on June 24, 1943 in De Queen, Arkansas and was the oldest of four girls born to Elmer and Elrene (Flood) Manning. She was married to Robert Morris in march of 1979. She, along...
Bonnie Purdy
Feb 18, 2017
Bonnie L. Purdy, age 75, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at her home. She was born on November 8, 1941 at Winona, Missouri the daughter of Paul M. and Creado B. Bell Hunt. She married Russell Purdy at the Linn County Courthouse on January 4, 1971. This union lasted over forty-five years. Bonnie loved her family....
James Daringer
Feb 16, 2017
James Edward Daringer, 64, of Mound City, Kansas died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center. James was born August 25, 1952 in La Cygne, Kansas to James Albert and Inez Irene (Mindell) Daringer. James drove a truck for the City of Olathe. He was preceded in death by his wife, LoRita Pearl Daringer on March 7, 2014, and...
Richard Wright
Feb 14, 2017
Richard Clayborn Wright, 71, of Pleasanton, Kansas died on February 14, 2017. Richard was born on April 17, 1945 to Richard H. and Francis Louise (Hayden) Wright in Kansas City, Kansas. On January 20, 1973 he married Janet Sue Hunt in Florida. Richard and Janet were truck drivers for many years. Richard also enjoyed riding his motorcycles. Richard was preceded...
Mary Abel
Feb 11, 2017
Mary Jane Abel, age 82, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born at Louisburg, Kansas on May 28, 1934 the daughter of Francis Marion Noel II and Mildred Laurine Trageser. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1953. She then attended the Ursuline Academy...
Wanda Cox
Feb 8, 2017
Wanda Arlene Cox of Independence, Kansas formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas died on February 8, 2017 at the age of 100. Wanda was born on June 11, 1916 in Blue Mound, Kansas, the only daughter of Velma and John Field. Wanda married C. Lorimer Cox of Mound City, Kansas in 1938 and lived on a dairy farm until their retirement, then...
Keana Querry
Feb 3, 2017
Keana Lorene Querry, age 16, La Cygne, Kansas died Friday, February 3, 2017. She was born on February 19, 2000 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas the daughter of Chad and Kathy Louise Nash Querry. She was a junior at Prairie View High School where she was on the basketball and cheer teams. She had competed in softball,...
Terry Kern
Jan 31, 2017
Terry Lee (Sluder) Kern, 64, of Riverside, Missouri, formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at her home. Terry was born on December 15, 1952 to Joseph Marvin and Wanita Faye (Morrell) Sluder at Fort Scott, KS. She graduated from Blue Mound High School. She worked as a Merchandise Handler and retired from Amazon. Terry...
Kay Black
Jan 22, 2017
Kay Lloyd Black, age 93, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017. He was born on December 17, 1923 in rural Pleasanton, Kansas the son of Clovie Lloyd and Edith Holmes Black. He attended grade school at Fairfield and graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1942. Kay served his country in the United States Army...
Douglas Davey
Jan 17, 2017
Douglas Lowell Davey, age 74, of Mound City, Kansas passed away at his home Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 27, 1942 the son of Roy and Jaunita Davidson Davey. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School and received a Bachelor''s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas. He served his...
Frances Kettler
Jan 16, 2017
Frances Illene Kettler, age 85, of Paola, Kansas passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born on March 24, 1931 at Jingo, Kansas the daughter of Harold LeRoy and Ruby Frances Driskell Mendenhall. She graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1949. Illene married Norman Kettler on March 11, 1951....
Karen Hopper
Jan 15, 2017
Karen Elaine Hopper, age 63, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born on July 1, 1953 at Mishawaka, Indiana the daughter of Jimmy and Betty Wood Harris. She married Kenneth Hopper. He preceded her in death on July 23, 2016. Karen was very involved in foster care and was...
Sidney Alexander Jr.
Jan 12, 2017
Sidney Dale Alexander, Jr., 79, of Stockton, Missouri, formerly of Mound City, Kansas died on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at his home following a long battle with failing health. Sid was born September 19, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri to Sidney Dale and Sarah (Rice) Alexander. Sid worked as an Iron worker early in his life and later he owned...
Betty Dutcher
Jan 11, 2017
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother Betty Jo Walters Cody Dutcher, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, from complications due to Lewy Body Dementia. Betty was a long time resident of Linn County. Betty was the seventh of nine children born to John and Bessie Mae Walters. Betty was born in a...
Robert Young
Jan 9, 2017
Robert Hopkins " Bob" Young, age 91 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. He was born on November 16, 1925 at Wichita, Kansas the son of Arthur Ransom and Edna Hopkins Young. When he turned seventeen, he left high school and joined the United States Navy serving his country in World War II. He then attended Wichita...
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