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

Apr 7, 2013

Gary Francis Coffman Jr. "Chip", age 51, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday April 7, 2013. He was born on January 15, 1962 at Steubenville, Ohio the son of Gary Francis Coffman and Mary Beth Grigsby Coffman. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1980. He attended Fort Scott Community College where he earned an Associate's Degree....

Apr 6, 2013

Dorothy Grace Debrick peacefully ascended to heaven on April 6, 2013 at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. She was born August 4, 1918, the oldest child of Carl and Irene Westphal. She was reunited with her husband Roy E. Debrick, two brothers Henry and Cliff Westphal, three sisters, Anne Ducate, Florence Henderson and Betty Delisa . She leaves behind a...

Apr 4, 2013

Loretta Mae Mason was born September 7, 1924 in Mulberry, Kansas to Samuel George Schilling and Aleeta Ollie Harper Schilling. She passed away, April 4, 2013 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her parents and her son Sammy Carl Brooks, and two sisters; Ethel Frankum and Shirley Jean Cortner. Loretta is survived by...

Mar 31, 2013

Bettie Jo Kennedy, age 85, of Adrian, Missouri, formerly of LaCygne, Kansas passed away on Sunday March 31, 2013. She was born on November 25, 1927 at Springer, New Mexico the daughter of Joel and Ora Clanton Tilton. She married Kenneth Kennedy on September 13, 1946. He preceded her in death on January 25, 1995. Bettie worked as a homemaker,...

Mar 24, 2013

Allen Tribby, 93, La Cygne, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, in his home. Allen was born June 14, 1919, in Lisle, MO. He was the first of five children of Albert and Wilma Stoker Tribby. He was baptized into Christ in 1939, in the old original Christian Church in La Cygne along with eight other young people from the...

Mar 24, 2013

Morgan Dean Johnson, age 52, Pleasanton, Kansas died Sunday March 24, 2013. He was born on October 6, 1960 at Ft. Scott, Kansas the son of John and Carol Weems Johnson. He graduated in the Class of 1979 from Pleasanton High School where he excelled as a talented athlete. Morgan had worked in auto sales for many years. He was...

Mar 22, 2013

Gordon Richard Haggard, age 84, of Linn Valley, Kansas died Friday March 22, 2013 at the Hoeger House in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on April 13, 1928 at Kansas City, Kansas the son of Harwood and Elizabeth Hill Haggard. Gordon was a veteran serving his country with the United States Army during WWII. He married Virginia Dillman on June...

Mar 20, 2013

Bryan Daniel "Pat" Shaughnessy, formerly of Mount Ida, Arkansas and Mound City, Kansas passed away quietly on March 20, 2013 at his home. He was a WWII veteran, having served in the Engineers Div. 87 of the United States Army. He and wife Katherine Leslie had resided at Vintage Park Louisburg for the last two years. Bryan was born on...

Mar 15, 2013

Troy Dwayne Wehar, age 40, Hume, Missouri passed away on Friday March 15, 2013. He was born on January 10, 1973 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of George and Connie Sears Wehar. He graduated from Hume High School and attended Fort Scott Community College receiving an associates degree with an emphasis in welding. He married Kayla Moffitt on September...

Mar 7, 2013

Wesley W. Sanford, age 70, St. Paul, Minnesota passed away on Thursday March 7, 2013. He was born on October 7, 1942 at Kansas City, Kansas the son of Wesley and Eula Gladys Dougherty Sanford. He was married to Catherine Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: John, Reece, and Clarence Sanford and three sisters: Cora...

Mar 4, 2013

Jason Lee Taylor, age 35, of Springfield, Missouri died Monday March 4, 2013, of the result of a heavy equipment accident. He was born of December 2, 1977 at Olathe, Kansas the son of Lorin and Connie Bonjou Taylor. Jason worked as an heavy equipment operator for All Metal Recycling in Springfield, Missouri, he loved to run demolition derby cars,...

Mar 1, 2013

Michael Andrew Kaiser, age 38, of Centerville, Kansas died Friday March 1, 2013 at the Miami County Medical Center at Paola, Kansas. He was born on December 6, 1974 at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Michael and Ethal Russell Kaiser. He lived in Edwardsville, Kansas until the age of twelve when the family moved to Louisburg,...

Feb 26, 2013

Earl DeWayne Avery, 84, of Prescott, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home where he had resided for the past four years. Earl was born February 3, 1930 at home on the farm in rural Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Harry Willard and Alpha Mae Miller Avery. Earl was kind and gentle and a scholar...

Feb 26, 2013

Joseph Michael LaChapelle, 84, of Mound City, passed away on February 26, 2013 at the Mound City, Kansas. he was born on December 8,1928 in White Earth, Minnesota the son of Phillip and Myrtle Bebeau Lachapelle. Joe donated his body to science and private services will be held at a later date.

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Feb 26, 2013

Maxine Camden, age 85, LaCygne, Kansas formerly of Drexel, Missouri passed away on Tuesday February 26, 2013. She was born on April 3, 1927 at Dix, Nebraska the daughter of Verne and Christina Kronberg Hanthorne. She married Melvin Camden on October 26, 1946. He preceded her in death on September 19, 2001. Also preceding her was a brother, Lloyd Hanthorne...

Feb 25, 2013

Constance Lee Seabolt passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by all those who loved her deeply; on the 25th of February 2013. Connie was born on the 10th of December 1946, to Jack and Becky Simons. Connie was the eldest sister of four children. She raised three daughters who love her dearly. Connie worked in sewing factory''s most of...

Feb 25, 2013

Evelyn Hoover, age 50, Mound City, Kansas passed away Monday February 25, 2013. She was born at Amoret, Missouri the daughter of Marion and Evelyn White Wisdom. She graduated from Miami High School and attended cosmetology school at Fort Scott Community College. She married Larry Hoover on December 1, 1990 in the Linn County Courthouse Gazebo in Mound City. Evelyn...

Feb 20, 2013

Barbara Ruth Brown, age 76, of La Cygne, Kansas died Wednesday February 20, 2013 at her home. She was born on October 30, 1936 at Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of William Mac and Lola Ruth Davis Mc Kenney. She married Donald Brown on June 26, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas, and worked as a housewife. She is survived by...

Feb 18, 2013

Maxine Ruby Mooney of LaCygne, Kansas died quietly at her beloved home, with family at her side on February 18, 2013. She was born on October 10, 1921, the daughter of Earl and Ida Holt Miller. Maxine married Harry Norton, Jr. June 14, 1942 in Paola, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1962. To this union two children were...

Feb 17, 2013

Ralph Cavender Elliott was born on December 18, 1929 to Ralph R. and Arletta F. (Cavender) Elliott on the family''s farm in New Lancaster, KS. He attended Maple Grove Grade School, located across the street from the farm, where he met his wife, Ila M. Beckman (who declared on the 1st day of school when she was in 1st and...