Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Calvin Johnson
Jun 2, 2016
Calvin Shorty Johnson, age 90, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at St. Luke''s South. He was born on June 16, 1925 at Boicourt, Kansas the son of David "Bert" and Nellie Dinsmore Johnson. He attended Mound City High School before enlisting with the United States Navy proudly serving his Country during World War II. He married...
Maxine Maris
Jun 1, 2016
Catherine Maxine Maris, 87, of La Cygne, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday June 1, 2016, at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Butler, Missouri. Born December 3, 1928, in Paola, Kansas and raised in Jingo, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Harold Eugene Mendenhall and Ruby Francis Driskell-Mendenhall. Mrs. Maris graduated in 1946 from La Cygne Rural High School. She...
Earl White
May 24, 2016
Earl White, 104, of Prescott, Kansas passed away May 24, 2016 at Fort Scot, Kansas. He was born on December 3, 1911 at Barnesville, Kansas the son of Garfield and Fannie Allpress White. He graduated from Fulton High School. He married Laurel Bloomfield on June 25, 1938. Together they ran a truck line and produce store in Fulton, he then...
Mildred Russell
May 14, 2016
Mildred Marie Russell, 93, of Linn Valley, Kansas died on Saturday, May 14, 2016 after a long illness. Mildred was born May 12, 1923 in Winchester, Kentucky, to Richard H. and Mildred (Kahre) Spencer. She graduated from Evansville (IN) High School and went to work at the US Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico at the tender age of 19. Mildred...
Jeanne Stark
May 13, 2016
Jeanne Eloise Stark, age 79, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born on July 6, 1936 at Goodrich, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Hayden Williamson Good. She ran a day care and later worked as custodian at the Pleasanton Post Office. She married Donald Stark on April 3,...
Carol Johnson
May 12, 2016
Carol Johnson, age 62, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born at Carlsbad, New Mexico on January 12, 1954 the daughter of Joseph and Minnis Wilson Cox. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and reading. She married Donnie Johnson on August 21, 1981 at Liberty, Missouri. She is survived by her husband Donnie,...
Karen Mann
May 9, 2016
Karen Kay Mann, age 71, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home. She was born December 23, 1944 at Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of George and Fern Cadwalder Bolen. She Married Bill Mann on June 9, 1962. She worked as a seamstress at the Braemoor Sewing Factory in Pleasanton. She was preceded in death by...
Carolyn Sawyer
May 7, 2016
Carolyn Sue Sawyer, age 51, Fort Scott, Kansas passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. She was born at Cabool, Missouri on October 12, 1964 the daughter of Hubert and Elsie Mae Collins Sawyer. She is survived by two sons, Bryant Stark and Tommy Stark, two brothers, Rick and Wayne Sawyer and a sister Lisa Sawyer, and one grandchild and...
Pauline Woody
May 1, 2016
Pauline Lucinda Woody, 96, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home. Pauline was born January 13, 1920 in Calumet, Oklahoma to George W. and Lucinda (Harrison) Woody. During her formative years she lived in Lamar, Missouri and always considered Lamar as home. At the age of 13 she moved with her family to Bloomington, Illinois....
Connie Higgins
Apr 30, 2016
Connie Kay Higgins, 76, of Mound City, Kansas, died peacefully April 30, 2016. Connie was born June 7, 1939, in Mulberry, Kansas to Connie and Hazel (Brand) McClendon. Connie was united in marriage to James E. Higgins on June 6, 1959 at Sacred Heart Church in Mound City, Kansas. In addition to her husband, Connie is survived by children Valerie...
Elizabeth Howell
Apr 29, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Howell, age 75, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 12, 1940 at Seminary, Mississippi the daughter of Hascal and Mary Bucklew Sellers. She worked in accounting in the banking industry. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Jerry and Harold Sellers, and a...
Cole Fortman
Apr 22, 2016
Cole Austin Fortman, age 34, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born on February 15, 1982 at Kansas City, Kansas the son of Benjamin and Melanie Ross Fortman. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He worked for Conley Sales, in the construction industry, and was most recently employed...
Paul Schlegel
Apr 20, 2016
Paul David Schlegel, age 62, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. He was born on February 22, 1954 at Iowa City, Iowa the son of Donald and Alice Cordes Schlegel. He worked in the construction industry and served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Army. He is survived by three sons: David,...
Donald Mcqueen
Apr 20, 2016
Donald Dean McQueen, age 72, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House. He was born on June 17, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Oliver and Lola Mitchell McQueen. He married Donna Martin on November 9, 1961 at Kansas City, Kansas. He worked in the housing industry taking care of maintenance. He...
Mary Mathews
Apr 13, 2016
Mary Ann Hammond Mathews, age 80, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at her home. She was born at Owensboro, Kentucky on December 18, 1935 the daughter of Curtis R. and Martha A. Stanton Hammond. She was a homemaker and also worked in the marketing field. She enjoyed many forms of art, including, needle point, sewing,...
Willie Wurtz
Mar 30, 2016
Willie Worthy Wurtz, age 89, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kansas. Willie was born April 9, 1926 in Beagle, Kansas to Benjamin F. and Viola M. Brant Wurtz. He had 27 brothers and sisters. Willie lived in Pleasanton most of his life. Willie was a proud World War II Veteran....
Kenneth Lankford
Mar 29, 2016
Kenneth Wayne Lankford, 83, of Prescott, Kansas, formerly of La Cygne, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Kenneth was born on February 9, 1933 in Clear Creek, Iowa to Lee and Goldie (Derby) Lankford. Survivors include four sons; Gary, Rick, Richard, and Tommy. The family will have a private memorial service at a later...
Betty Masters
Mar 28, 2016
Betty Jo Masters, 83, of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, March 28th, 2016, at Prescott Country View. Betty Jo was born at Ft. Scott KS, July 23, 1932, as the sole child to Leonard and Elma (Venters) Randall, also of Mound City. In 1950, Betty Jo graduated from Mound City High School and married John, her high school...
Dorothy Meek
Mar 23, 2016
Dorothy Rose Meek, 99, died Wednesday March 23, 2016, at Victory Hills Senior Center, Kansas City, KS, where she had resided since 2012. Dorothy was born to Charles and Florence McIntyre Kilpatrick on November 16, 1916, at Provost, Alberta, Canada. Her first husband was Robert Cameron with whom she had her son Richard. She met her second husband Marvin Meek,...
Vivian Driskill
Mar 22, 2016
Vivian Loraine Driskill, age 83, Frontenac, Kansas, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Medicalodge Frontenac, Kansas. She was born on June 25, 1932 at Boicourt, Kansas the daughter of Charles E. and Violet Cronmiller Carpenter. She graduated from Pleasanton High School. Vivian married Carl Clyde Driskill on September 1, 1951 at Baltimore, Maryland. She...
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