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

Mar 17, 2017

Jennifer Jo (Stevens) Shaw, 38, of Pleasanton, Kansas died Friday March 17, 2017 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Jennifer was born January 29, 1979 at Lawton, Oklahoma on the Fort Sill Army Base to Virgil and Brenda (Kurtz) Stevens. Jennifer graduated from Olathe North High School in Olathe and worked for several years as a manager of a...

Mar 14, 2017

Tommie Eugene Sands, 63, of Sugar Valley Lakes died at his home on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Tommie was born June 7, 1953 in Kansas City, Kansas to William H. and Velma (Uttinger) Sands. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by one sister, Effie Tate of Kansas City, KS. No...

Mar 11, 2017

Joseph "Joe" Cascanett, age 47, Kincaid, Kansas passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017. A gathering to celebrate Joe''s life will be held Saturday March 18, 2017 at Cricket''s Bar and Grill, 34 N. Commercial, Kincaid, KS 66039. Contributions may be sent to Cascanett Family, 101 S Commercial, Kincaid, KS 66039. Service Information

Saturday, March 18th, 2017 3:00pm, Cricket's...

Mar 9, 2017

Betty Jo Mitchell, age 87, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Thursday March 9, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center surrounded by all of her loved family. She was born on September 8, 1929 at Mapleton, Kansas the daughter of Scott and Gladys Lucas Northway. She attended grade school at Xenia and graduated from Blue Mound High School. She married...

Mar 6, 2017

James Allen "Jim" Glover, age 67, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Monday March 6, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born on April 8, 1949 at Forest Grove Oregon the son of Richard L and Geraldine McCuistion Glover. He married Roxanne Meier on September 26, 1986 at Reno, Nevada. Together they owned and operated the Sunflower Saloon...

Mar 6, 2017

Harold Jay Holmes, age 77, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Monday March 6, 2017 at the Prescott Country View. He was born on December 15, 1939 at Prescott the son of Harold S. and Marguerite Coon Holmes. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1957. Jay served his country in the United States Army from 1963 through 1965 stationed in...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...