Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Christina Douglas
May 24, 2023
Christina Diane Douglas, age 56, Prescott, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023. She was born on June 20, 1966 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of Jackie Claude and Betty Christine Hollandsworth White. She graduated from Hume High School. Chris was currently employed at SEK Mental Health. She was a loving single Mom who did a fine job...
Richard "Dick" Secrest
May 16, 2023
Richard Scott "Dick" Secrest, age 93 of Nevada, Missouri formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was born the son of Ancil and Beulah (Jackson) Secrest on May 29, 1929 at Edgerton, Kansas. Richard married Betty Slater on October 18, 1952 at Pleasanton, Kansas. He served in the National Guard. Richard owned a full...
Gerald Allison
May 14, 2023
Gerald Lee "Jerry" Allison, age 83, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023. He was born in Independence, Missouri on October 15, 1939. He was preceded in death his mother, Lucille Reed and Wesley Louis "Bud" Smith. He graduated from Blue Springs High School. Jerry was united in marriage to Charlene Courtois on November 12, 1960. He was...
Donald Wier
May 11, 2023
Donald Raymond Wier, age 82, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023. The second child of Lloyd Elmer and Thelma Olan (Meek) Wier, Don was born on July 9, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kansas. A farm kid who excelled in the classroom and on the fields and courts of Blue Mound (Kansas) High School so much he earned...
Loretta Brown
May 7, 2023
Loretta Mae "Sis" Brown, age 79, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023. She was born January 17, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Homer and Vivian Walters Myers. She was united in marriage to Tom Brown on January 16, 1962. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2010. She was also preceded in death...
Sharon Ala
May 1, 2023
Sharon Kay Ala, age 79, of LaCygne, Kansas passed away at her home on May 1, 2023, surrounded by family. Sharon was born the daughter of Verne “Shorty” Ray and Ruth Bernice (Gilmore) Ross on May 1, 1944 at Blue Mound, Kansas. She married Leon “Butch” Snow on April 18, 1964, to this union two daughters were born, Angela...
Ann Catron
Apr 30, 2023
Ann Emily Catron, age 68 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Ann was born the daughter of William Howard and Alice Louise (Sparks) Boyer on April 1, 1955 at Sturgis, South Dakota. She married Rickie Catron on December 31, 1976 in Kansas City, Kansas, he preceded her in death in 2020. Over the years, Ann...
Delbert Cornett
Apr 24, 2023
Delbert R. Cornett, age 94, Parker, Kansas passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. He was born in Linn County, Kansas the son of Delbert and Viola Rookstool Cornett. He graduated from Parker High School. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Delbert was united in marriage to Joan Mendel on April 24, 1951. ...
Diane Gilbert
Apr 15, 2023
Diane Gilbert, age 77, of Pleasanton, Kansas formerly of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Diane was born December 1, 1945, the daughter of Marvin and Freida Barg Burchett in Maryville, Missouri. She married William Gilbert on September 21, 1962 at Faucett, Missouri, to this union four children were born, William preceded her in death on...
Donnie Parrish
Apr 6, 2023
Donnie R. Parrish, age 63 of Prescott, Kansas passed away at her home on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born October 22, 1959, the daughter of Jasper and Gloria O'Rear McCullough at Travis County, Texas. Donnie enjoyed listening to the Monkees and was friends with Mickey Dolenz, she also collected Elvis memorabilia, her favorite television shows were Friends...
Kay Wilkerson
Apr 6, 2023
Hazel Kay Wilkerson, age 81, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born on September 13, 1941 in Pleasanton, Kansas the daughter of Oral Austin and Iva Hazel(Day) Carpenter. She graduated from Pleasanton High School. Kay was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, William Wilkerson, on August 8, 1959. She was preceded in death...
Thomas Hedges
Apr 3, 2023
Thomas (Tom) Edwin Hedges, 83, of Kansas City, MO, died peacefully April 3, 2023. Tom was born December 14, to Lawrence and Marjorie (Daniel) Hedges at home in Blue Mound, KS. Tom graduated from Blue Mound High School and attended Baker University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in music education. Tom received an MS in Education from Kansas...
James Ptacek
Apr 1, 2023
James Francis Ptacek, 94, of Parker, Kansas died on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim was born on October 1, 1928 in Emporia, KS to Antone and Martha (Rezac) Ptacek. He attended schools near Miller, KS until his family moved to Wichita, where he graduated from Wichita East High School. While...
Bobby Long
Mar 29, 2023
Robert Arthur "Bobby" Long, age 69, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023. He was born on December 29, 1953 in Paola, Kansas the son of Robert L. and Donah C. Conard Long. He graduated from Prairie View High School in the Class of 1971. He currently worked as a landscaper for Baird Sod. Bobby enjoyed being...
Debra Wolf
Mar 22, 2023
Debra Dale Wolf, age 68, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 3, 1954 the daughter of Calvin and Doris Marshall Holmes. She was united in marriage to Ted Wolf on September 15, 1973. As a team, they worked in several areas of retail sales. She loved to travel....
Larry Oliver
Mar 22, 2023
Larry Ray Oliver, age 69, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday March 22, 2023. He was born on July 12, 1953 in Chanute, Kansas the son of Richard and Joan(Sturgeon) Oliver. He graduated high school and attended Shawnee Mission West. Larry worked as a mechanic for Deffenbaugh Industries, later becoming Waste Management before retiring. He was united in marriage...
Vance Bruner
Mar 17, 2023
Vance Laverne Bruner, age 63, Mound City, Kansas passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at his home. He was born on July 1, 1959 the son of Virgil and Freda June(Matthews) Bruner. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1977. He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation as an equipment operator for twenty-nine years...
Louis Lacy
Mar 16, 2023
Louis Edward “Ed” Lacy Jr., age 79 formerly of La Cygne, KS passed away at Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, MO on Thursday March 16, 2023. He was born on June 20, 1943 in Adrian, Mo. The 1st born child of Louis Edward Sr. and Betty Jean (Lewis) Lacy. Edward graduated in 1962 from Miami R-1 High School in Amoret, MO. He was a...
Bufford "Bud" Lindsay
Mar 15, 2023
Bud Lindsay, age 88 of Prescott, Kansas passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was born the son of Esler Roy and Bessie Clara (Deckard) Lindsay at Lebanon, Missouri. Bud loved racing, working on old cars, riding horses, tractor pulls and being outside. He served in the United States Navy for three years. He worked...
Janet Staton
Mar 8, 2023
Janet Dean Robinson Staton, age 84, Cleveland, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023. She was born on February 16, 1939 in Worland, Missouri the daughter of Leon and Lorean Dean Robinson. She graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1957. She worked for Travelers Insurance until she was united in marriage to Roscoe Staton on March...
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