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

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...

Sep 10, 2021

Karen Joyce Hughes Kidwell, 73, of Linn Valley, KS passed away September 10th at her home. She was born September 9, 1948 in Kansas City, KS. She was a graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School, Bethany Hospital School of Nursing, and Park University. She worked as a registered nurse for 33 years while raising two sons. She was...

Sep 9, 2021

Leota Vondell Burris, age 85, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021.  She was born in Marceline, Missouri on August 30, 1936 the daughter of Thomas B. and Estel A. Watson Adams.  She was united in marriage to Carl Burris.  He preceded her in death.  Leota was a homemaker and worked in food service for schools...

Sep 4, 2021

Doris Louise (Jacobs) Hargrove, passed away on 4th September 2021 from causes incident to age.  Born to Lonnie Herchel Jacobs and Clara Ettie Choate, Doris grew up running barefoot through the hills and climbing the trees of rural Oklahoma with her siblings.

She fell in love with Robert Lee Hargrove (Bob) and moved to Kansas City where...

Aug 30, 2021

Dakota William Diosdado Ralle was born on November 1, 1995 to Edward and Dawn Ralle. He was the first born grandson of Edward Diosdado Taufic and Bonnie Ralle along with the first born grandson of Paul William and Junne Meyer.

Bub or Koda Bear as many called him began his life in Pleasanton, Kansas. Dakota was not...

Aug 29, 2021

Thomas Eugene Schasteen, age 86, formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021.  He was born on November 11, 1934 in Mound City the son of Abraham Lincoln and Beulah Hewitt Schasteen.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army serving in both Korea and Vietnam before retiring from the Army.  He was preceded...

Aug 29, 2021

Joe Charley Allison Jr., age 82 of Prescott, Kansas passed away, Sunday, August 29, 2021.  Joe was born August 24, 1939, the son of Joe Charley and Nora(Bailey) Allison Sr at Hughes, Arkansas.  He was a long time member of the Teamsters Union, doing construction and truck driving over the years.  He was a past city councilman in Prescott.  Joe loved...

Aug 28, 2021

Ronald Brinson Burton, Sr. age 78, Blue Mound, Kansas passed away Saturday August 28, 2021.  He was born on September 15, 1942 in Vanceboro, North Carolina the son of Willy Thomas and Lilla Mae Hendrix Burton.  He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp.  He was united in marriage to Jessie Williams on January 23, 1965.  She preceded...

Aug 25, 2021

Luedith Mae Lewis, age 76, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021.  She was born in Tyler, Texas on February 6, 1945 the daughter of Robert and Patricia Edwards.  Most of her childhood she was raised by her father and Anna Edwards.  She proudly served her country in the Women's Army Corp(WAC).  During her working career, she was...

Aug 25, 2021

Ann Louise Ferguson, 88, of Girard, Kansas died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Girard Medical Center.

She was born on March 18, 1933 in Holton, Kansas, the daughter of Cyril and Velma Nolin. She grew up in Blue Mound, Kansas and graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1951. She received her B.S. degree from...

Aug 24, 2021

Ida Eldene Pinkerton, age 87, Fulton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.  She was born in Fulton, Kansas on January 27, 1934 the daughter of Charles Earl and Eleanor Marie Smith Pinkerton.  She graduated from Prescott High School.  Eldene worked as a claims clerk for Western Insurance.  She was a member of the Prescott United Methodist Church. ...

Aug 23, 2021

Ralph Dugan Cowan died August 23, 2021.

Ralph was born March 18, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1954. That is where he met the love of his life, Deverl Simpson.

Ralph married Dee March 9th 1957. Their marriage lasted 61 years, ending with Dee’s death in 2018.

Aug 23, 2021

Jack Harvey Ferguson, age 93, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021.  He was born in Centerville, Kansas the son of Charlie Harvey and Ruth Arlene Scott Ferguson.  He graduated from Blue Mound High School.  Jack was a good athlete in high school and played town team baseball for Farlinville after high school.  He was united in...

Aug 21, 2021

LaVerne Frances McGee, age 92, Mound City, Kansas formerly of Centerville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. She was born on February 14, 1929, in Coyle, Oklahoma, the daughter of Arthur and Vonnie Morgan Lamb.  She spent her younger years in Oklahoma and moved to the Wall Street area in her teens. She graduated from Mound City High School. ...

Aug 21, 2021

Timothy Sean "Doc" Smith, age 47, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021.  He was born in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Johnny Allen Smith and Claudette Irene Hearn.  He was raised most of his life by Opal Ruth Smith.  He graduated from Pleasanton High School.  He then received a Bachelor's Degree from DeVry University and a...

Aug 18, 2021

On Wednesday August 18, 2021, Ron Dean Wade, 69, slipped peacefully away at home to be with God. His family was given the blessing to provide care and comfort up to the end.

Born in 1951, Ron was the second youngest of four children to Ivan and Barbara Wade. Ron attended LaCygne Rural High School, dabbled in...

Aug 18, 2021

William Allen "Bill" Shadden, age 75, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Wednesday August 18, 2021.  He was born on February 13, 1946 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Floyd and Mary Gruver Shadden.  He was united in marriage to Fanchion Joles on October 5, 1964 in Fort Scott.  He owned and operated Shadden Septic Tank Cleaning.  Bill...

Aug 16, 2021

Thomas Francis Palzer, age 70 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at the VA Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born on July 26, 1951 the son of Francis Casper and Marcella (Hofschulte) Palzer in Pine Island, Minnesota. Thomas married, Mi Ae Cho on October 15, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea, to this union they...

Aug 14, 2021

Eddie Geyer age 68, of Moberly, Missouri passed away on August 14, 2021.  He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 19, 1953, the son of Fred and Betty(Patton) Geyer.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.  He soon gained employment at Associated Electric Power Plant in Thomas Hill, Missouri.  He began work there as a boilermaker...

Aug 14, 2021

Donald Burnell Kelley, 93, of Mound City, Kansas died at his home on Saturday, August 14, 2021.  Don was born January 5, 1928 in Enid, Oklahoma to Thomas Julius and Madge (Slaght) Kelley.  While still a young boy, Don moved to California.  At the age of 16 he joined the Merchant Marines, and in 1946 he enlisted in the...