Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Wayne Jones
Jun 26, 2015
Wayne Edward "Too Tall" Jones, 71, of Mound City, Kansas died unexpectedly Friday, June 26, 2015 at his home. Wayne was born November 30, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to Daniel Rinehart and Margaret Bernice (Herren) Jones. Wayne graduated from Mound City High School with the Class of 1961. "Too Tall" was employed with General Motors Corporation as a Union...
Carol Nation
Jun 25, 2015
Carol Ruth Nation, 76, of La Cygne, Kansas died at 3:50 am, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kansas. Carol was born April 17, 1939 in Centerville, Kansas to Hugh and Ruth (King) Johnson. Carol graduated from Mound City High School with the Class of 1957. She worked at the University of Kansas in housekeeping...
Mary Smith
Jun 24, 2015
Mary Louise Smith, 94, of Baldwin City, Kansas, formerly of Blue Mound, died at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at ComfortCare Homes in Baldwin City. Mary was born August 23, 1920 in Montreal, Missouri to Edgar Harrison and Ruth Ellen (Clarke) Smith. Mary moved to Blue Mound as a child and graduated from Blue Mound High School with...
Beverly Armstrong
Jun 18, 2015
Beverly Lornell Armstrong, 64, of La Cygne, Kansas, died at 2:00 pm, Thursday, June 18, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Beverly was born on August 1, 1950 to William Paul and Rannie Rachel (Moore) Cummings. She graduated from Camdenton (MO) High School and then attended Fort Scott Community College and received her Bachelor''s degree from Pittsburg...
Larry Morris
Jun 18, 2015
Larry R. Morris, age 57, formerly of La Cygne, Kansas passed away June 18, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Nursing and Rehab. He was born September 4, 1957 the son of Marion and Viola Schoenberger Morris in Kansas City, Kansas. He is survived by two sisters, Marion Lee Hill, Linda Moore and husband, Gary, one brother Jerry Morris. He was...
Paul Claytor
Jun 18, 2015
Paul Vee Claytor, 49, of Mound City, Kansas died unexpectedly at his parent's home in La Cygne, Kansas on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Paul was born April 8, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida to Ernest Paul and Mary F. (Walker) Claytor. Paul graduated from Prairie View High School. Paul worked in construction, concrete and pipe lines. He was a jack-of-all trades...
Donna Meister
Jun 10, 2015
Donna Meister, age 55, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the Miami County Medical Center. She was born on March 19, 1960 at Kirkland, Washington the daughter of Donald and Ruth McSparran. She married Michael Meister on October 17, 1998 at Columbia, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth and a brother,...
Lavern Croan
Jun 6, 2015
LaVern Allen "Old Man" Croan, age 76, of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015. He was born at Bush City, Kansas on June 22, 1938 the son of Vernon Allen and Ruby McGraw Croan. He married Judy Starbuck on October 26, 1964 at Fort Scott, Kansas. He worked for several years as a welder and mostly...
Charles Smith
May 23, 2015
Charles A. Smith, age 88, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Saturday May 23, 2015 at the Prescott Country View. He was born at Mound City, Kansas on January 31, 1927 the son of Ralph and Lucy Dingus Smith. He graduated form Pleasanton High School and furthered his education at Pittsburg State University obtaining a Bachelor''s Degree in Education and...
Shirley Johnson
May 23, 2015
Shirley Joan Johnson, age 76, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was born on November 4, 1938 in Liberty Township, Linn County, Kansas the daughter of Lowring and Sylvia Hodgson Harold. She married Marion Johnson December 24, 1954. She worked at McGee Insurance and for Linn County Bank before retirement. She served as a 4-H...
Hubert Taylor Jr.
May 21, 2015
Hubert A. Harvey Taylor Jr., age 76, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away in the home on Thursday, May 21, 2015. He was born at Harrisonville, Mo., the son of Hubert A. Taylor Sr. and Virginia Mae Plumb Taylor. He graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1956, after which he proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He...
Michael Cox
May 16, 2015
Michael Wayne-William Cox, age 13, died as the result of a canoe accident on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born at Fort Scott, Kansas on October 4, 2001 the son of Wesley and Patricia Jackson Cox. He had just finished 7th grade in the Pleasanton Jr. High School. He enjoyed playing video games, riding his bike and spending time...
Matthew Yarick
May 16, 2015
Matthew "Matt" James (Ulrich) Yarick, age 23, passed away on May 16, 2015. Matt was born in San Diego, California to Pamela Jean and Brian James Ulrich on January 2, 1992. Matt was the second born child, a twin to Pam and Brian. Spending the first three years of his life in California, Matt enjoyed his dogs Terra and Greta....
Kurt Kluge
May 16, 2015
Kurt Eugene Kluge, of Mound City Kansas went to the Lord on Saturday May 16th, 2015, he was 73. Born in Kansas City, KS on March 3, 1942. Kurt served our country in the U.S. Air Force and was a Veteran of the Cold War serving at Bunker Hill AFB and overseas on the Island of Guam. He was a...
John Johnson
May 15, 2015
John Carl Johnson, age 90, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Prescott Country View. He was born at Linnville, Kansas on October 29, 1924 the son of Harley Otis and Pearl May Shaffer Johnson. He attended school at Linnville and Mound City. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II. John married Joanna Schmitz...
Shirley Ellis
May 13, 2015
Shirley Pieratt-Ellis passed away Wednesday May 13th, 2015 in Joplin, MO. She was born November 9, 1931 near Casey, IA to John and Ruby Wilkerson. The family then moved to the Rich Hill, Missouri area where Shirley grew up before moving to Kansas City. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1949. She began a lifelong career working briefly...
Edward John
May 11, 2015
Edward R. "Ed" St.John, age 74, Sugar Valley Lakes, near Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born on January 12, 1941 at Greenup, Illinois the son of Alvin and Edna St.John. Before he retired he worked as a tank installer and later in the construction industry. He married Karen Smith in November of 1992....
Patricia Murphy
May 6, 2015
Patricia Ann "Murph" Murphy, age 84, Olathe, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was born on July 18, 1930 in Lincoln, Nebraska the daughter of Frank and Bessie Whitlow McKay. She graduated from Lincoln High School. She worked in the hotel industry for over thirty years, the majority managing the Olathe Holiday Inn. She never knew a...
Clarence Townsley
May 4, 2015
Clarence Jackson Townsley, age 97, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Ft. Scott Manor, Ft. Scott, Kansas. He was born on December 22, 1917 at Blue Mound the son of Clarence Arthur and Corda Edith Jackson Townsley. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1935. He was an Army Veteran...
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