Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Kay Bledsoe
Aug 5, 2016
Kay Deanne Bledsoe, age 76, formerly of Pleasanton, passed away August 5, 2016 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Kay was born the daughter of Mac and Thelma (Carrol) Hoffman on February 17, 1940 at Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Kay graduated from Pretty Prairie High School. Kay was married to Ray Bledsoe, whom preceded her in death. She loved her family and enjoyed being...
Helen Johnson
Aug 3, 2016
Helen May Johnson, age 87, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Residencies of Pleasanton. She was born on July 17, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado the daughter of Thomas Benton and Lucy J. Wyland Kramer. Helen spent her early years in Colorado until moving with her family to Pleasanton, Kansas where she graduated from Pleasanton High...
Shirley Mccullough
Jul 30, 2016
Shirley Ann McCullough, age 70, Ft. Scott, Kansas passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home. She was born on March 18, 1946 at Marshall, Missouri the daughter of Edgar and Mary Ballenger French. She worked as a psychologist for the State of Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Jim. She is survived...
Robert Short
Jul 28, 2016
Robert Henry Short, age 86, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 27, 1930 the son of Harry Howard and Mary Cecelia Callahan Short. He served his country during the Korean War in the United States Air Force. After serving in the Air Force...
Frank Grosshart
Jul 28, 2016
Frank Lester Grosshart entered the world on May 13, 1942 and was taken into the loving arms of the Lord on July 28, 2016. Frank was born to Lloyd and Winnie (Gregg) Grosshart who lived by Boicourt, Kansas. He attended Pleasanton School and graduated in 1960. Frank spent all his life on the family farm and enjoyed life to the...
Kyle Mchorse
Jul 23, 2016
Jacob Kyle "Kyle" McHorse, 30, of Blue Mound, Kansas died on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at his home after a life long battle with seizures. Kyle was born October 24, 1985 in Brownwood, TX to Randall and Kathy (Galloway) McHorse. In spite of his health, Kyle was an outgoing person who never met a stranger. He was an outdoorsman who...
Frankie Willett
Jul 20, 2016
Frankie Fay Willett, née Jackson, passed away on July 20, 2016, in Ft. Scott, KS.She was 88.Ms. Willett was born on August 5, 1927, in Parma, MO, to Hester James William Jackson and Freda Liza Savannah Jackson. She graduated high school in 1944 and in October of that year married Robert G. Willett, of Perkins, MO. She attended Southeast Missouri...
Francis Oshel Sr.
Jul 18, 2016
Francis Boyd "Boyd" Oshel, Sr., 83, of Hidden Valley Lake, died on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Medicalodge, Fort Scott, KS. Boyd was born November 23, 1932 in DeSoto, Kansas to Lester and Elsie (Hall) Oshel, the third of nine children. Boyd was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, beef cattle, horses, and participating in rodeos. He owned a...
Loren Miller
Jul 17, 2016
Loren LeRoy Miller, 77, of Raytown, MO, formerly of La Cygne, KS, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Olathe Medical Center. Loren was born October 13, 1938 in La Cygne to Grover Lorain Bud and Mary Enid (Morgan) Miller. He graduated from La Cygne Rural High School in the Class of 1956. Loren was a carpenter by trade and...
Franklin Crowder
Jul 15, 2016
Frank Crowder, age 80, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away July 15, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on May 17, 1936 the son of Leonard and Helen Drake Crowder in Deepwater, Missouri. Frank was a hard working man all of his life. Throughout his life he enjoyed going to auctions, Frank was also a...
John Scott
Jul 14, 2016
John Michael "Mike" Scott, age 58, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away July 14, 2016 at the St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. The family will have a celebration of Mike's life at a later date. Contributions may be made in memory of Mike to the You Matter Foundation or Parkinson's Foundation. Condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com Arrangements: Schneider...
William Shadden Jr.
Jul 13, 2016
Allen "Bear" Shadden, age 51, Mound City, Kansas passed Wednesday July 13, 2016. He was born on June 26, 1965 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of William and Fanchion Joles Shadden. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1983 and attended Fort Scott Community College. He married Nancy Martin. To this union two daughters were...
Arlene Cathey
Jul 7, 2016
Arlene Kay (Sharp) Cathey, of Mound City, Kansas, joined her sons with God July 7, 2016. Arlene was born March 20, 1953 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Dean and JoAnn (Hannan) Sharp. Her family moved to Topeka where she attended Topeka Public Schools. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1971, and then she attended Washburn University...
James Tiehen
Jul 4, 2016
James Herman "Bud" Tiehen, 76, of Linn Valley, Kansas died on July 4, 2016 at his home following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. James was born June 19, 1940 in Sabetha, Kansas to George Herman and Eva (Boggess) Tiehen. He graduated from Salem High School, Salem, Nebraska with the class of 1959. On March 26, 1960 he married Mary...
Elva Holden
Jul 3, 2016
Elva Edward Holden, age 89, Amsterdam, Missouri died as the result of an accident Sunday, July 3, 2016. He was born at Iola, Kansas on January 13, 1927 one of seven children born to Louis and Ola Gladys Matney Holden. He was a disabled American Veteran serving in the United States Army during World War II. Ed attended the Amsterdam...
Susanna Fleming
Jul 1, 2016
Susanna Fleming, 85, of La Cygne, Kansas died on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Susanna was born September 8, 1930 in Amoret, MO to Earl Edward and Nellie Mae (Bishop) Fleming. Susanna graduated from Fort Scott Community College and worked for several years as a Licensed Practical Nurse in area nursing homes. Susanna was a...
Billy Mann
Jun 29, 2016
Karen Kay Mann, 71, and Billy Marion Mann, 74, both of Pleasanton, Kansas will be inurned together in Centerville Cemetery, south of Devon, Kansas on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:00 am. Karen was born on December 23, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska to George W. and Fern (Cadwalder) Bolen. She was seamstress having worked for a number of years for...
Donald Ritter
Jun 20, 2016
Donald George Ritter, age 89, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born at Granville, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1926 the son of William and Laura Wheeler Ritter. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Helen Deel on March 20, 1947...
Jean Allen
Jun 20, 2016
Sylvia Jean Lindsey Allen Jean passed away peacefully at her home on June 20 at the age of 89. She was born October 26, 1926 to Willie and Ethel Lindsey at their home in Miami County. She is survived by her children Vaughn Allen (wife Nancy) of Western Springs, IL., Jim Allen of Pleasanton, KS., Mitzi Allen Coe (husband Patrick)...
Steven Parker
Jun 12, 2016
Steven Douglas Parker, age 61, Prescott, Kansas formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the...
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