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

Feb 26, 2022

Robert "Bob" Basore, age 82, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022.  Bob was born August 28, 1939 in Rich Hill,Missouri the son of Claude and Doris (Lacy) Basore.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1958.  He served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army.  He worked as a...

Feb 25, 2022

Nancy Jan Williams, age 86, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Friday, February 25, 2022. She was born on August 17, 1935 in Marshalltown, Iowa the daughter of George Emmon and Viola Ann Evans Mingel. She was a graduate of Parsons High School. She was united in marriage to Gerald “Skip” Williams on April 7,1966. Nancy enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts,...

Feb 23, 2022

Carol Ann Heald, age 84, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022.  Carol was born November 9, 1937 the daughter of Donald and Edna (LaRosh) Long at La Cygne, Kansas.  Carol loved cooking, sewing, gardening and canning.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jack Duane Heald in 2006, three brothers, Paul, Don and Robert...

Feb 22, 2022

Jacqualine A. Mathews-Breuel, age 70, Mound City, Kansas passed away February 22, 2022.  She was born February 11, 1952 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of Harold and Madeline Baker Mathews.  She graduated from Mound City High School and received her RN from the Fort Scott Community College School of Nursing.  She was united in marriage to Gregory Breuel on...

Feb 21, 2022

Larry Duane Walrod, age 83, of La Cygne, Kansas passed away Monday, February 21, 2022.  He was born in Hume, Missouri on June 3, 1938 the son of George Morris and Marjorie Keith Walrod.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Darin Walrod.  Larry is survived by his wife, Laura, two brothers, Bub and Fred...

Feb 21, 2022

Vickie Lynn Daggett, age 70, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was born on March 19, 1951 in Pleasanton, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Dorothy Weems Daggett.  One of her proudest achievements were the 16 years she spent volunteering at the Pleasanton, Kansas Senior Citizen Center. Here she developed life long friendships...

Feb 20, 2022

William John "Bill" Miles, 69, of La Cygne, Kansas died on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas.  Bill was born in Emporia, Kansas on February 2, 1953 to Francis Marion and Gladys Irene (Hawkins) Miles.  He attended K-12 at Osage City Schools and graduated from Osage City High School with the Class of 1971.  Following...

Feb 18, 2022

Gary Dean Keller, 62, of Linn Valley, Kansas died at his home on Friday, February 18, 2022.  Gary was born in Olathe, Kansas on January 26, 1960 to Delbert Dean and Patricia Ann (Turnbaugh) Keller.  He attended schools in Olathe and graduated from Olathe High School with the Class of 1978. On July 19, 1986 Gary married the love...

Feb 18, 2022

Lennie Dean Dale, age 82, Hume, Missouri passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at his home.  He was born on February 24, 1939 in New Home, Missouri the son of Lee and Aleta Bush Dale.  He was united in marriage to Evelyn McCormick on February 28, 1959.  She preceded him in death on March 17, 2012.  To this union,...

Feb 16, 2022

Joseph Nicholas Wurtz, age 58, Mound City, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022.  Nick was born in St. Charles, Missouri on October 27, 1963 the son of Richard Joseph and Janice Holt Wurtz.  He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1982.  He attended University of Kansas, Fort Scott Community College and received...

Feb 13, 2022

James Loran Long, age 60, passed away at his home on February 13, 2022.

Arrangements:  Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel.

Feb 10, 2022

Mary Frances Claytor, age 77, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 10, 2021.  She was born on February 27, 1944 in Panama City, Florida the daughter of Owens and Florence Fortune Walker.  She grew up and attended school in LaBelle, Florida.  She was united in marriage to Ernest Claytor in 1963, this union lasted fifty-eight years.  Mary moved...

Feb 10, 2022

Sonya R. Rittinghouse, age 59, Columbia, Missouri formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022.  Sonya was born April 17, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Ray and Alice Manewal Pritchard.  She was an amazing woman who was loved by many.  She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Brenda and Janet, a...

Feb 9, 2022

Russell Lee Purdy, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022.  He was born on July 13, 1941 in Trading Post, Kansas the son of Charles and Daisy Goldie Elizabeth Rittinghouse Purdy.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1960.  He was united in marriage to Bonnie Lue Hunt on January 4, 1971.  She...

Feb 7, 2022

Ruth Ann Dale, age 63, Rich Hill, Missouri passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022.  She was born July 7, 1958 in Merced, California the daughter of Rolla and Zella Barnett Black.  She was employed as a cook in the restaurant industry.  She was united in marriage to Kevin Dale on November 15, 1985.  He preceded her in death...

Feb 7, 2022

It is with much sorrow that the family of Anadel Gable shares the news of her passing.  Anadel Edmiston Gable, a longtime resident of Pleasanton, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2022, at Highland Meadows Health & Rehab Center in Rockwall, Texas.  She was born in Walker, Missouri on November 5, 1931.  She was married to Frank Gable,...

Feb 3, 2022

Adam Wade Allcorn, age 56, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022.  He was born April 8, 1965 in Paola, Kansas the son of John William and Jane Ellen Crozier Allcorn.  He graduated from Osawatomie High School.  He worked as a mechanic.  He was preceded in death by his father, John.  Adam is survived by his mother,...

Jan 31, 2022

William A. "Bill" Ballou, 80, of Hume, Missouri died at Medicalodge Butler, Butler, Missouri on Monday, January 31, 2022.  Bill was born to Walter and Juanita Maxine Ballou on August 21, 1941 at Fort Scott, Kansas the oldest of 5 children.  He graduated from Uniontown High School, Uniontown, Kansas.  Bill was an aircraft painter, working for many years for Cessna...

Jan 30, 2022

Wilbur Stainbrook, age 94, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022. He was born on the family farm near La Cygne, Kansas on May 12, 1927 the son of Charles Fredrick and Ruth Earline Stevens Stainbrook.  He graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1946.  He was united in marriage to Ruth Ellen Carothers...

Jan 30, 2022

Carmita May Black, age 97, Prescott, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022.  She was born in rural Prescott, Kansas on May 31, 1924 the daughter of Lawrence Albert and Mildred E. Thompson Odell.  She graduated from Hume High School.  Carmita was united in marriage to Kay Black on May 15, 1946 in Fort Scott, Kansas.  Together they lived...