Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Loren Miller
Jul 17, 2016
Loren LeRoy Miller, 77, of Raytown, MO, formerly of La Cygne, KS, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Olathe Medical Center. Loren was born October 13, 1938 in La Cygne to Grover Lorain Bud and Mary Enid (Morgan) Miller. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1956. Loren was a carpenter by trade and...
Franklin Crowder
Jul 15, 2016
Frank Crowder, age 80, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away July 15, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on May 17, 1936 the son of Leonard and Helen Drake Crowder in Deepwater, Missouri. Frank was a hard working man all of his life. Throughout his life he enjoyed going to auctions, Frank was also a...
John Scott
Jul 14, 2016
John Michael "Mike" Scott, age 58, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away July 14, 2016 at the St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. The family will have a celebration of Mike's life at a later date. Contributions may be made in memory of Mike to the You Matter Foundation or Parkinson's Foundation. Condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com Arrangements: Schneider...
William Shadden Jr.
Jul 13, 2016
Allen "Bear" Shadden, age 51, Mound City, Kansas passed Wednesday July 13, 2016. He was born on June 26, 1965 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of William and Fanchion Joles Shadden. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1983 and attended Fort Scott Community College. He married Nancy Martin. To this union two daughters were...
Arlene Cathey
Jul 7, 2016
Arlene Kay (Sharp) Cathey, of Mound City, Kansas, joined her sons with God July 7, 2016. Arlene was born March 20, 1953 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Dean and JoAnn (Hannan) Sharp. Her family moved to Topeka where she attended Topeka Public Schools. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1971, and then she attended Washburn University...
James Tiehen
Jul 4, 2016
James Herman "Bud" Tiehen, 76, of Linn Valley, Kansas died on July 4, 2016 at his home following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. James was born June 19, 1940 in Sabetha, Kansas to George Herman and Eva (Boggess) Tiehen. He graduated from Salem High School, Salem, Nebraska with the class of 1959. On March 26, 1960 he married Mary...
Elva Holden
Jul 3, 2016
Elva Edward Holden, age 89, Amsterdam, Missouri died as the result of an accident Sunday, July 3, 2016. He was born at Iola, Kansas on January 13, 1927 one of seven children born to Louis and Ola Gladys Matney Holden. He was a disabled American Veteran serving in the United States Army during World War II. Ed attended the Amsterdam...
Susanna Fleming
Jul 1, 2016
Susanna Fleming, 85, of La Cygne, Kansas died on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Susanna was born September 8, 1930 in Amoret, MO to Earl Edward and Nellie Mae (Bishop) Fleming. Susanna graduated from Fort Scott Community College and worked for several years as a Licensed Practical Nurse in area nursing homes. Susanna was a...
Billy Mann
Jun 29, 2016
Karen Kay Mann, 71, and Billy Marion Mann, 74, both of Pleasanton, Kansas will be inurned together in Centerville Cemetery, south of Devon, Kansas on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:00 am. Karen was born on December 23, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska to George W. and Fern (Cadwalder) Bolen. She was seamstress having worked for a number of years for...
Donald Ritter
Jun 20, 2016
Donald George Ritter, age 89, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born at Granville, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1926 the son of William and Laura Wheeler Ritter. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Helen Deel on March 20, 1947...
Jean Allen
Jun 20, 2016
Sylvia Jean Lindsey Allen Jean passed away peacefully at her home on June 20 at the age of 89. She was born October 26, 1926 to Willie and Ethel Lindsey at their home in Miami County. She is survived by her children Vaughn Allen (wife Nancy) of Western Springs, IL., Jim Allen of Pleasanton, KS., Mitzi Allen Coe (husband Patrick)...
Steven Parker
Jun 12, 2016
Steven Douglas Parker, age 61, Prescott, Kansas formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the...
Calvin Johnson
Jun 2, 2016
Calvin Shorty Johnson, age 90, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at St. Luke''s South. He was born on June 16, 1925 at Boicourt, Kansas the son of David "Bert" and Nellie Dinsmore Johnson. He attended Mound City High School before enlisting with the United States Navy proudly serving his Country during World War II. He married...
Maxine Maris
Jun 1, 2016
Catherine Maxine Maris, 87, of La Cygne, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday June 1, 2016, at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Butler, Missouri. Born December 3, 1928, in Paola, Kansas and raised in Jingo, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Harold Eugene Mendenhall and Ruby Francis Driskell-Mendenhall. Mrs. Maris graduated in 1946 from La Cygne Rural High School. She...
Earl White
May 24, 2016
Earl White, 104, of Prescott, Kansas passed away May 24, 2016 at Fort Scot, Kansas. He was born on December 3, 1911 at Barnesville, Kansas the son of Garfield and Fannie Allpress White. He graduated from Fulton High School. He married Laurel Bloomfield on June 25, 1938. Together they ran a truck line and produce store in Fulton, he then...
Mildred Russell
May 14, 2016
Mildred Marie Russell, 93, of Linn Valley, Kansas died on Saturday, May 14, 2016 after a long illness. Mildred was born May 12, 1923 in Winchester, Kentucky, to Richard H. and Mildred (Kahre) Spencer. She graduated from Evansville (IN) High School and went to work at the US Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico at the tender age of 19. Mildred...
Jeanne Stark
May 13, 2016
Jeanne Eloise Stark, age 79, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born on July 6, 1936 at Goodrich, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Hayden Williamson Good. She ran a day care and later worked as custodian at the Pleasanton Post Office. She married Donald Stark on April 3,...
Carol Johnson
May 12, 2016
Carol Johnson, age 62, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born at Carlsbad, New Mexico on January 12, 1954 the daughter of Joseph and Minnis Wilson Cox. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and reading. She married Donnie Johnson on August 21, 1981 at Liberty, Missouri. She is survived by her husband Donnie,...
Karen Mann
May 9, 2016
Karen Kay Mann, age 71, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home. She was born December 23, 1944 at Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of George and Fern Cadwalder Bolen. She Married Bill Mann on June 9, 1962. She worked as a seamstress at the Braemoor Sewing Factory in Pleasanton. She was preceded in death by...
Carolyn Sawyer
May 7, 2016
Carolyn Sue Sawyer, age 51, Fort Scott, Kansas passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. She was born at Cabool, Missouri on October 12, 1964 the daughter of Hubert and Elsie Mae Collins Sawyer. She is survived by two sons, Bryant Stark and Tommy Stark, two brothers, Rick and Wayne Sawyer and a sister Lisa Sawyer, and one grandchild and...
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