Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Dwayne Beckford
Sep 12, 2019
Dwayne Charles Beckford was born July 20, 1949 in Riverside, California to Andrew Beckford and Lucille Hillman Beckford. His father''s military career took the family to many locations before finally settling in Mapleton, Kansas. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1967 and Kansas State University in 1972. He married his high school sweetheart, Rita Hyson, in 1970. They...
Johnny Smith
Sep 12, 2019
Johnny Allen Smith age 73 of Williamsburg, Kansas formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He was born on March 7, 1946 in Bristow, Oklahoma the son of Olen and Jewel Wood Smith. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1964. He worked for many years at Cosens Lumber and Ready Mix. He...
Ruby Brenneman
Sep 12, 2019
RubyViolet Brenneman, age 81, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 29, 1938 in La Cygne the daughter of John D. and Violet May Anderson Holman. She graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1956. She married Donald Gene Brenneman on July 10, 1957. He...
Harold West
Sep 9, 2019
Harold Loyd West, 90, of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at The Residencies of Pleasanton. Harold was born in Farlinville, Kansas on October 24, 1928 to Howard L and Beulah M (Holt) West. He went to school at Farlinville County School and then attended one year at Mound City High School. Harold was a rancher,...
Doris Prike
Sep 8, 2019
Doris Ann Prike, 83, of Longmont, Colorado passed away on September 8, 2019. She was born on October 15, 1935 in Turner, Kansas to Clare and Stella Peck. Shortly after graduating from Turner High School, Ann met Bill Prike and they were married on August 7, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas. Ann and Bill moved to Denver, CO in 1959...
Buddie Staton
Sep 6, 2019
Buddie Hershel Staton, age 88, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at his home. He was born January 9, 1931 outside Pleasanton the youngest of six children born to Novel "Bud" and Maude G. Bright Staton. He lived the majority of his life in Linn County except for ten months he spent in Detroit, Michigan as a...
Letha Kwasney
Sep 3, 2019
Letha F. Schmitz Kwasney, age 79, of Olathe, Kansas formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Tuesday September 3, 2019. She was born in Farlinville, Kansas on June 19, 1940 the daughter of Oscar and Edna Poole Schmitz. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1958. Letha then attended Fort Scott Community College and later...
James Meech
Sep 2, 2019
James Walter Meech, age 62 passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 with his wife, kids and close friends near, on his farm home near Fort Scott, KS, after a battle with Gliosarcoma brain cancer. Jim was born April 18, 1957 in Fort Scott, KS, the son of Dennis Walter and Estella E. (Gier) Meech. He married Marita Miller on September...

Johnnie Gooden
Aug 29, 2019
Johnnie M. Gooden Jr. age 84, of Osawatomie, Kansas was born on March 5, 1935 and passed away on August 29, 2019. John is survived by his wife Esther L. Westergreen Gooden who he married on September 4, 1955 and was happily married for sixty-five years. He is also survived by two daughters; Peggy Sue Ross and Verna Gail Hawkins;...
Marilyn Eastwood
Aug 23, 2019
Marilyn B. Eastwood, age 91, Centerville, Kansas passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Franklin House in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born on February 1, 1928 in Centerville the daughter of Harry and Bernice Boydston Quaintance. She attended school in Centerville and later graduated from Parker High School. She then attended Ottawa University where she obtained her...
Shirley Chambers
Aug 16, 2019
Shirley Ann Chambers, 84, amazing Mother, Grandmother ,Great Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Mammie to many passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Friday, August 16, 2019 at Prairie Elder Care Home in Overland Park Kansas. Shirley was born in Fort Scott, Kansas March 9, 1935 to Cleatis Carl and Thelma Mae (Cummings) Duncan. She had to drop out of high...
Melvin Tinsley Jr.
Aug 13, 2019
Melvin Tinsley Jr was the 4th child born to Melvin Tinsley Sr and Orpha C Osborn on October 5th, 1927 on a farm north of Xenia, KS. He was an inquisitive boy who learned to hunt, fish and work the land. That hard work and dedication taught him many skills in his lifetime. Junior worked for both Linn and Miami...
Marion Cannon
Aug 4, 2019
Marion Ralph Cannon was the 4th son born to Virgil Wayne Cannon and Velva Ernestine Hill Cannon on November 30, 1941 in Prescott, Kansas. He passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at home with his family by his side. Marion graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1960 and joined the United States Army in 1960 and...
Olive Tartenaar
Jul 30, 2019
Olive Tartenaar, age 91, of Prescott, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at the Louisburg Health Care and Rehab. A gathering to celebrate Olive''s life will be held 6 pm Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to service. Contributions are suggested to St Jude''s...

Edward Lewis
Jul 29, 2019
Edward "Eddy" Wayne Lewis, age 56, Blue Mound, Kansas died as the result of a motor vehicle accident Monday, July 29, 2019. He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on August 8, 1962 the son of Britt and Barbara Smith Lewis. He graduated from high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked in the oil fields and construction industry. Eddy Wayne...
Jacqueline Johnson
Jul 27, 2019
Jacqueline Jo "Jackie" Johnson, age 70, of Burlington, KS formerly of Iola, KS passed Saturday July 27, 2019 at the Coffey County Hospital. She was born in Iola, Kansas on August 5, 1948 the daughter of Frankie R. and Vivian M. Burklund Johnson. She graduated from Iola High School in the Class of 1966 and then attended one year at...
Helen Baudendistel
Jul 22, 2019
Helen I. Baudendistel, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas, passed away at her home on Monday, July 22, 2019. Helen was born December 28, 1938 the daughter of Elmer Ward and Ruth Elizabeth Johnson Ebert in Ness City, Kansas. She married William L. Baudendistel on September 25, 1970 in Denver, Colorado, he preceded her in death in 2008. Helen loved reading, crocheting,...
James Mayhugh
Jul 19, 2019
James William Mayhugh, 90, of Prescott, Kansas died early Friday, July 19, 2019 at Medicalodge in Fort Scott, Kansas. J.W. was born May 5, 1929 in rural Prescott to Artie Roy and Ella Josephine (Walrod) Mayhugh. He graduated from Mound City High School in 1946. On March 2, 1951 he enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his...
Sheila Price
Jul 18, 2019
Sheila Diane Price, 65, loving mother, grandmother, and wife passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her home in LaCygne, KS. Sheila was born in Miami, Oklahoma July 27, 1953 to Benjamin and Pat (McNelis) Swango. She attended school in Miami and graduated from high school there in 1972. She also attended college at Pittsburg State University, receiving a Bachelor...
Lisa Williams-Martin
Jul 12, 2019
Lisa I. Williams-Martin, age 57, of Paola, Kansas passed away at her home on July 12, 2019. Lisa was born in Paola, Kansas on December 3, 1961 the daughter of James and Carol Mathews Williams. Lisa served in the United States Air Force. She married David Martin on July 4, 1991 at their home in Bonner Springs, Kansas. She enjoyed...
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