Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Lois Carney
Aug 9, 2015
Lois Ann Carney, age 59, Pleasanton, Kansas, formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born at Paola, Kansas on January 13, 1956 the daughter of Alva "Shorty" and Marilyn Frank Poole. She graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1974. She then attended Fort Scott Community...
Nora Wright
Aug 6, 2015
Nora Lee Wright, 77, of Bonner Springs, KS, formerly of Hume, MO, died on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Nora Lee was born July 15, 1938 in Hume, MO to Elmer Lee and Eula (Adams) Wright. She is survived by her sister, Freda Reynolds, of Bonner Springs, KS. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:00 am at...
Lois Johnston
Aug 4, 2015
Lois "Jean" Johnston, age 86, formerly of Amsterdam, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was born near Butler, Missouri the daughter of Homer and Agnes McElwain Dixon. She attended school in Amoret, Missouri where she enjoyed playing basketball. She married Clifford LeVaun Johnston on April 3, 1945. He preceded her in death on June 9, 2003. Jean...
Owen Dunavan
Aug 3, 2015
Owen Stites Dunavan, age 88, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015. He was born on September 20, 1926 at Mound City, Kansas the son of Wilbur and Zelda Stites Dunavan. He graduated from Mound City High School where he was involved in the Livestock Judging Team. He married Julia, "Judy" Murray on November 21, 1944. She...
Edna Lanham
Jul 25, 2015
Edna Grace Lanham, age 92, of the Wall Street Community near Mound City, Kansas passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Good Samaritan in Olathe, Kansas. She was born near Mound City on December 27, 1922 the daughter of Thomas Walter and Edna Grace Shaw McGee. Her mother died when she was young. Her father remarried Mary Elizabeth...
Robert Cooper
Jul 13, 2015
Robert (Bob) Cooper died in Chapel Hill, NC after a long illness on July 13 2015 at age 84. Born in Kansas City MO in 1931, the son of Harry and Agnes Bickford Cooper. He moved to Raleigh where his father served as chairman of the music department at Meredith College. He received his BA from Harvard in 1952 and...
Paul Guinnip
Jul 12, 2015
Paul Nathanial Charles Guinnip, age 68, of the Lake Chaparral Community near Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born on November 2, 1946 at St. Louis, Missouri the son of Ray and Martha Neill Guinnip. Paul proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the...
Dorothy Waldmer
Jul 9, 2015
Dorothy Violet Waldmer, 88, formerly of Mound City, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, MO. Dorothy was born April 27, 1927 in rural Mound City to Howard O. and Minnie P. (Hollis) Croan. She was the oldest of three children. Dorothy graduated from Mound City High School with the class of 1944....
Willa Creager
Jul 6, 2015
The death of Willa Dean Kerns Creager, age 77, of Pleasanton, Kansas means the passing of a wonderful Irish mother. Willa was born at La Cygne, Kansas on August 21, 1937 the youngest of two daughters born to Jess and Bessie McGinnis Kerns. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1956. She was united in...
Maurice Cox
Jul 2, 2015
Maurice Cox, age 95 of Mound City, Kansas passed away July 2, 2015 at the St. Luke''s South Hospital. Maurice was born December 18, 1919 at Fort Scott, Kansas to Colyer Eugene and Ethel Mae (Kennison) Cox. Maurice graduated from Mound City High School. On October 13, 1939 Maurice married Frances Hall in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Frances preceded him in death...
Georgia Smith
Jul 1, 2015
Georgia Jean Smith, age 79, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away at her home on July 1, 2015. She was born on April 16, 1936 the daughter of Vincent and Ella (Francis) Barnett in Kansas City, Kansas. She is survived by her husband, Delmer. Per her wishes there will be cremation. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral...
Robert Edwards Sr.
Jun 29, 2015
Robert Eugene Edwards Sr., age 69, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Monday June 29, 2015. He was born August 9, 1945 at Kansas City, Kansas the son of Kenneth and Ethel Gaylord Edwards. He owned and operated Bob''s Mobile Home Repair for many years. He married Glenda Bowlin on May 22, 1993. He was a Christian man who...
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...
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