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

Oct 20, 2021

Paul A. Helmuth, 58, died Tuesday, October 20, while playing his favorite sport- hockey. Paul was a software developer for Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies in Kansas City. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Melissa Wurtz, mother Alice Helmuth, brothers James Helmuth (Dana), David Helmuth and sister Alice Christopher (Matthew) and nephews Ian Helmuth (Hiromi), Patrick Christopher (Emelen),...

Oct 19, 2021

Sammy Lee Meyer,affectionately known as "Snuffy", age 67, Mound City, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021.  He was born on April 9, 1954 in Paola, Kansas the son of Richard Arnold and Marie June Lockhart Meyer.  He was a graduate of Louisburg High School.  Sammy was united in marriage to Brenda Carol Murrow on June 14, 1974.  She ...

Oct 13, 2021

OraBelle Guilfoyle was born on October 29,1931 in West Tulsa, OK to Francis and Josephine (Maguglin) Porche, the youngest of twelve children. She grew up in Chelsea and Ramona, OK. She married Patrick Paul Guilfoyle of Sperry, OK on January 21, 1947 to the union was born ten children.

OraBelle earned her Associates in Medical Terminology at Fort...

Oct 13, 2021

Richard "Rick" Eugene Courtois, age 74, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton, Kansas on February 24, 1947 the son of Charles and Freda Johnson Courtois.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  Rick was united in marriage to Margie Jean Orton on December 4, 1965.  To this union, three children were born.  Margie  preceded...

Oct 11, 2021

George Junior Williams, 71, of La Cygne, Kansas died at 2:39 am, Monday, October 11, 2021 at Promise Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas.

He was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 7, 1949, the son of Loren "Lee" and Ruby M. (Eiserman) Williams.  He married Linda Kay (Stokes) Grizzle on April 2, 1979 in Miami, Oklahoma.  He...

Oct 9, 2021

Michael Allen Bishop, age 74 of Grove, Oklahoma formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021.  He was born the son of Jacob T. and Erma O. Giffin Bishop on January 29, 1947 at Blue Mound, Kansas. Mike joined the United States Marines in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1968.  He married Bonnie Carter on...

Oct 8, 2021

John F. LeBoeuf, 61, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at a Topeka hospital. He was born July 18, 1960 in Houma, Louisiana, the son of Donald and Theresa (Clements) LeBoeuf. John graduated from South Terrebonne High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from the Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana. He was...

Oct 4, 2021

James Raymond Howell, age 75, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021.  He was born in Pleasanton on October 16, 1945 the son of Raymond and Thelma Henderson Howell.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  He later attended Pittsburg State University Vo-Tech.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War...

Oct 2, 2021

Charles Leon Holmes, age 85, was born August 8, 1936 on his parents farm near Prescott, Kansas the son of Harold S. and Marguerite Coon Holmes.  Leon lived his entire life in the Prescott Community attending grade school at Shiloh and Prescott and graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1954.  He was a member of the...

Sep 30, 2021

Terry Lynn Irwin, age 58 of Hume, Missouri passed away at his home on September 30, 2021.  Terry was born the son of Merritt Clinton and Esther Mae Bowen Irwin, on June 15, 1963 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He was a union painter for seventeen years, until his health forced him to retire.  Terry enjoyed going to car shows,...

Sep 30, 2021

Betty Sue Stainbrook, age 80, passed away on Thursday, September 30,2021.  She was born on May 2, 1941 in Kansas City, KS to Paul and Mildred Stainbrook.  Betty was raised in Overland Park, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1959.  After high school, Betty continued her education in Emporia, KS at the Kansas State Teacher’s...

Sep 28, 2021

Richard Lee White, age 78, formerly of Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his daughters home in Bedford, Texas.  He was born in Henderson, Kentucky on September 3, 1943 the son of James Arnett and Mildred Lucille Richmond White.  He was united in marriage to Donna Hancock on April 6, 1962 in Henderson.  She preceded...

Sep 27, 2021

Linda Kay Klee, age 79, Mound City, Kansas passed away Monday, September 27, 2021.  She was born in Norton, Kansas on October 3, 1941 the daughter of Timothy and Dorothy McAdams Ward.  She was married to Henry Fredrick Klee in Steele City, Nebraska.  To this union, four children were born.  Over her lifetime, Linda lived in Barnes,...

Sep 26, 2021

Susan Elizabeth McGee, age 66, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021.  She was born on March 26, 1955 in Pendleton, Oregon the daughter of Don and Bernice Powers Lusk.  She was married to Lloyd Eugene McGee Jr., who preceded her in death on March 18, 2021.  She was also preceded in death by her parents,...

Sep 25, 2021

Robert Jackson Green, age 87, Mound City, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021.  He was born on April 23, 1934 in Leeton, Missouri the son of Forrest Jackson and Mabel Jane Campbell Green.  He served his country in the United States Army.  Robert worked as a truck driver for Roadway Express.  He was united in marriage to Phyllis...

Sep 19, 2021

Janita Marie Clark, age 52, of Mound City, Kansas passed away at the Olathe Hospice House on Sunday, September 19, 2021.  Janita was born the daughter of Johnny W. and Sandra Moore Tolly on February 20, 1969 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.  Janita loved animals, especially cats and was known to have many around her house, she also...

Sep 17, 2021

Troy E. Mitchell, age 87, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away in Overland Park, Kansas on Friday, September 17, 2021.  Troy was born the son of Jesse James and Naomi Folsom Mitchell on June 23, 1934 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He married Ruby Venable on October 4, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, she preceded him in death in 1999.  Troy...

Sep 17, 2021

Virgil Elmer Spencer, age 82, Mound City, Kansas passed away Friday, September 17, 2021. He was born on August 8, 1939 in rural Mound City, Kansas the son of Elmer Allen and Thelma Barker Spencer.  As a very young man Virgil knew he needed Christ, so he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. ...

Sep 15, 2021

Wilbur Lee Smith, age 84, Fort Scott, Kansas formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.  He was born in Moran, Kansas on November 9, 1936, the son of Richard Dwight and Faith Kibble Smith. Wilbur attended 1st grade in Mound City, finishing up his elementary school education at Union School a one room school near the...

Sep 13, 2021

Virginia Linder passed on to her next adventure on September 13th. She passed peacefully with the Love of her Life at her side,  just as she had chosen to live the last 70+ years.  A legacy of family and friends hold on to her many roles as Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandma, etc. What brought Virginia the most happiness was...