Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Harold Mooney Jr.
Sep 30, 2014
Harold Mooney Jr., age 90, of LaCygne, Kansas, the son of Harold and Mabel Hahn Mooney, died September 30th, 2014 at the Louisburg Healthcare Center. He was born on April 3, 1924 on the family farm northeast of La Cygne in rural Linn County, Kansas. His first eight years of school he attended New Home, a one-room school house, and...
Ilo Brown
Sep 24, 2014
Ilo J. Brown, age 86, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. She was born at Farlinville, Kansas on August 14, 1928 the daughter of Frank and Ula McDowell Murray. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1946. She married Robert "Pat" Brown on May 11, 1947 at Pleasanton. Ilo worked as secretary for...
Marvin Meek
Sep 21, 2014
Marvin Alfred Meek, 95, most recently of Victory Hills Senior Center, Kansas City, KS, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014, at the Kansas City, Kansas. Marvin was born on January 28, 1919, in Everton, MO, to Mary Mel Steele and Josiah Alfred Meek. At the age of two his family moved to Eldorado, KS, where he lived until he enlisted...
Ronald Jackson
Sep 15, 2014
Ronald Stevens Jackson, age 71, Trading Post, Kansas passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014. He was born at Boicourt, Kansas on February 12, 1943 the son of John and Edith Cox Jackson. He graduated from Prescott High School. He married Donna Humphrey on October 16, 1972. She preceded him in death on June 3, 2013. He was also preceded...
Jesse Earnest
Sep 13, 2014
Jesse Lee Earnest, age 62, was born January 22, 1952 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Jesse E. and Ola May (Callahan) Earnest. His father was in Korea at his birth, so Jesse did not know him until he was almost a year old. Jesse passed away in September 13, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg,...
Tristan Fisher
Sep 13, 2014
Tristan James Fisher was stillborn at 3:05 pm on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri. Tristan is survived by his parents Aaron and Chasity (Hoyt) Fisher and his big sister Brooke Fisher. The family suggests memorials to the Tristan Fisher Memorial c/o Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, Kansas 66040. Friends...

Everett Oakman
Sep 12, 2014
Everett Oakman, 84, of Iola, Kansas, died at 10:08 pm, Friday, September 12, 2014. Everett was born June 8, 1930 at Pamona, Kansas. He attended schools in Pamona. He worked on the farm with his father as a young man. He had lived for many years at Medicalodge in Paola. Everett enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially K-State, KU, KC...

Scott Freidline
Sep 11, 2014
Scott Eugene Freidline, age 40, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014. He was on January 15, 1974 at Kansas City, Kansas the son of Dale and Anita Fisher Freidline. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a graduate of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. He worked on the Pleasanton Police Force, as a dispatcher for...
Eric Zillner
Sep 5, 2014
Eric Anthony Zillner, age 27, La Cygne, Kansas passed away on Friday, September 5, 2014. He was born on September 15, 1986 at Independence, Missouri the son of John and Carolyn Cramer Zillner. He worked as a pipe fitter and was a member of the Pipe Fitter''s Union Local #533. He was also a member of the Lee''s Summit Community...

Linda Durk
Sep 2, 2014
Linda Kathleen Durk, 64, of La Cygne, Kansas formerly of Pleasanton, died on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Linda was born on August 15, 1950 at Columbia, Missouri to Charles and Margaret (Boatmen) Durk. Linda served her country in the United States Army. Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed going on long walks and visiting with people she met along the...
Billee Lee
Aug 28, 2014
Billee Rae West Lee, age 84, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014. She was born on January 14, 1930 at El Dorado Springs, Missouri the daughter of Earl and Alberta Hazelwood West. She graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in the Class of 1948. She married her high school sweetheart, Fred Lee, on October 17, 1948....
Merlin Ball
Aug 23, 2014
Merlin L. Ball, age 93, a former resident of Blue Mound, Kansas and more recently of Osawatomie, Kansas passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014. He was born on March 10, 1921 at Blue Mound, Kansas the son of Forrest and Dora Price Ball. He served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps. He...
Randall Benbrook
Aug 17, 2014
Randall Benbrook, age 61, of Amoret, Missouri passed away at his home on Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was born October 19, 1952 in Aurora, Missouri the son of Clifford and Leona Gardner Benbrook. He worked for more than twenty years for Tandem Trucking Services in Olathe, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother...
Raymond Hueston
Aug 12, 2014
Raymond Roy Hueston, 85, of Mapleton, Kansas died at 4:40 pm on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center. Raymond was born February 23, 1929 in Arcadia, Kansas to Thomas "Mac" and Nellie (Mitchell) Hueston. He graduated from Arcadia High School and Fort Scott Community College. Raymond served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict....
Beatrice Foster
Aug 11, 2014
Beatrice Marie (West) Foster, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Residencies of Pleasanton. Bea, as everyone called her, was born April 28, 1922 at Farlinville, Kansas to Howard and Beulah (Holt) West. Bea graduated from Mound City High School in 1940 and moved to Kansas City shortly after graduation to take employment. On August 12,...
Richard Hefflefinger
Jul 29, 2014
Richard Earl Hefflefinger, age 78, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. He was born at Akron, Ohio on November 6, 1935 the son of Charles and Rena Lininger Hefflefinger. He was employed in various jobs including: Seven Up Deliveryman, Maytag Repairman, Union Pacific and most recently as Supervisor of Norton, Ohio''s street department. He served his...

Karen Mccombs
Jul 28, 2014
Karen Walters McCombs, age 49, Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014. She was born on June 22, 1965 at Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of John and Mary Denham Walters, who preceded her in death. Also preceding was a brother, Fred "Bo" Walters. She is survived by her husband, Roger McCombs, sons, Levi Thrift and Bralyn...

Mary Keller
Jul 27, 2014
Mary Frances Keller, 69, of Lake Chaparral, died at 6:35 am, Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Olathe Medical Center after a long illness. Mary was born February 14, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry F. and Rose Mary (Sheley) Stimpfel. Mary attended Satin Benedictine for a time. She was active in the Women's Auxiliary of Lake Chaparral teaching crafts...
Dennis Miller
Jul 25, 2014
Dennis Miller, age 57 passed away on July 25, 2014. He was born at Garnett, Kansas on March 10, 1957 the son of Robert and Lois Fessler Miller. He attended schools in Garnett and later moved to Corpus Christi, Texas for health reasons. He was a cook in several restaurants before becoming disabled in 2013. He was preceded in death...
Elda Holsman
Jul 24, 2014
Elda Kay Holsman, 67, of Pleasanton, Kansas died at 11:16 am on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at KU Med Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Elda was born on December 6, 1946 in Amoret, Missouri to Kenneth Roland and Ruth Gail (Barton) Dudley. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 26, 2014...
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