Obituaries
Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas
Charlene Brownback
Feb 13, 2014
Charlene Mildred Brownback, former lifelong resident of Linn County, Kansas died peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014, surrounded by her children. Charlene, the daughter of Roger and Katherine Johnston, was born on July 4, 1933 in Alexander, Kansas. She grew up on the farm in LaCygne, Kansas and married Harold Reves on June 4, 1950. They moved to Pleasanton, Kansas and...
Relda Adams
Feb 8, 2014
Relda Mae Adams, age 92 of Yucaipa, California formerly of Pleasanton , Kansas passed away on February 8, 2014. She was born in Stanford, Kentucky on January 27, 1922 the daughter of George and Dellie Farris Gilpin. She worked as a homemaker, most recently for the Wonder Valley Dude Ranch in Squaw Valley, Calilfornia. She married John Theodore Adams and...
Steven Nickelson
Feb 7, 2014
Steven Ira Nickelson, age 58, died Friday February 7, 2014 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born on January 1, 1956 at Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Ed and Verna Dennis Nickelson. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in the Class of 1974. He attended Fort Scott Community and Pittsburg State University. He received...
Steven Springer
Jan 19, 2014
Steven "Steve" Eugene Springer, age 62, Prescott, Kansas passed away at his home Sunday January 19, 2014. He was born on March 21, 1951 at Prescott, Kansas the son of Charlie Clarence and Alta June Holmes Springer. He graduated from Prescott High School in the Class of 1969. He married Karen Clark on November 28, 1969. Steve attended Pittsburg State...
Tropha Allen
Jan 18, 2014
Tropha V. Allen, age 91, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away on Saturday January 18, 2014. She was born at Roby, Missouri the daughter of Paul and Opal Lee Burrous. She worked as a supervisor for Hallmark Cards prior to retirement. She married Larry Allen on November 6, 1962. Tropha's interests included: fishing, golfing, bowling, raising ducks and any type of...

Alma Green
Jan 15, 2014
Alma Beatrice Green, age 83, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2014. She was born on May 9, 1930 at Salina, Oklahoma the daughter of William and Thelma Morton Gann. She worked as a dietary manager for Oakdale, CA Hospital. She enjoyed quilting, cooking, crafting and listening to Daniel O'Donnell. She was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Don Baer
Jan 12, 2014
Don Richard Baer Jr., age 65, of LaCygne, Kansas passed away on Sunday January 12, 2014. He was born on April 11, 1948 at Kaufbeuren, Poland the son of Don Richard and Ottilie Bieder Baer. He married Linda Stull on June 21, 1970. He served his country during the Vietnam War in the United State Army. He worked for Associated...
Terry Heiser
Jan 12, 2014
Terry Lynne Heiser, age 63, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday January 12, 2014. He was born on June 12, 1950 at Manhattan, Kansas the son of Robert and Mary Lou Snow Heiser. Terry graduated from Pleasanton High School. He married Mary Jane Read on October 4, 1975 at the United Methodist Church in Pleasanton. He attended Colorado State University...
Mildred Noel
Jan 10, 2014
Mildred Laurine Noel, age 97, LaCygne, Kansas passed away on Friday January 10, 2014. She was born at Horton, Kansas on August 3, 1916 the daughter of Joseph and Bertha Schecher Trageser. She worked at the Sunflower Ammunition Plant and later owned and operated the Wagon Wheel in LaCygne. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter Pauline,...
Anna Holmes
Jan 9, 2014
Anna Mae, "Ann" Holmes, age 104, of Fort Scott, Kansas formerly of Prescott, Kansas passed away Thursday January 9, 2014. She was born on June 23, 1909 at Hume, Missouri the daughter of Edward and Bissie VanHoozer Norbury. She graduated from Hume High School in the Class of 1928. She married Eddie Holmes on October 16, 1929. He preceded her...
William Troth
Jan 7, 2014
William "Kenneth" Troth, age 88, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Tuesday January 7, 2014. He was born on July 14, 1925 in Linn County, Kansas the son of Walter Glenn and Pearl Esther Price Troth. He graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1944. He married Dorothy Baston on December 24, 1946. He was preceded in death by...
Agnes Winters
Jan 6, 2014
Agnes Lorene Winters, age 70, Butler, Missouri formerly of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Monday January 6, 2014. She was born on February 13, 1943 at Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Cecil and Alpha Warren Gunn. She married Donald Winters on June 3, 1977. She was preceded in death by a daughter Lisa, five brothers: Frank, Howard, Bud,...

Joan Graves
Jan 5, 2014
Joan Bell Graves, 73, of Mound City, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014. She was born on August 7, 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Vernon Smothers and Rowena Penry. She married Joe Graves, Jr. on February 23, 1961. She is survived by her husband Joe, a daughter Tina Manns and two sisters LaVern Cole and...
Thomas Amer
Jan 4, 2014
Thomas Albert Amer, age 86, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Linn County, Kansas, passed away on Saturday January 4, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on October 12, 1927 in Linn County the son of Ray and Mary Virginia Holmes Amer. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. Albert was a World War II Army Veteran....
Elizabeth Wardell
Jan 2, 2014
Elizabeth Ronella Wardell, age six and one-half months passed away on Thursday January 2, 2014 at Miami County Medical Center. She was born on June 18, 2013 at Provo, Utah the daughter of Eric and Rachael Wardell, who survive her. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her maternal great grandmother Diana Kipecky, maternal great grandfather John Rauber, paternal great grandmother...
Virginia Sutterby
Jan 1, 2014
Virginia Lea Sutterby, age 73, Mapleton, Kansas passed away Wednesday January 1, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born on May 30, 1940 at Blue Mound, Kansas the daughter of Orvan and Emma Garrett Powell. She attended Logan Grade School and Blue Mound High School, graduating in the Class of 1958. Virginia married Marlyn Sutterby on...
Charles Murray
Dec 29, 2013
Charles Marvin Murray, age 91, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday December 29, 2013 at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born on December 18, 1922 at Farlinville, Kansas the son of Charles and Susie West Murray. Marvin graduated from Mound City High School and attended business school in Kansas City, Kansas. He married Cleda Fern Umphenour on September 24,...
Bob Bradley
Dec 28, 2013
Bob Bradley, age 77, Roeland Park and Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Saturday December 28, 2013. He was born on January 9, 1936 at Calhoun, Missouri the son of Ralph Bradley and Frances Houston Bradley. He lived on a farm near Calhoun with his grandparents until he was eight. He then moved to Kansas City, Missouri with his mother and...
Daune Miller
Dec 24, 2013
Daune Eugene Miller, age 86, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday December 24, 2013. He was born in Miami County, Kansas on June 17, 1927 the son of George and Lena Ellsworth Miller. Lena died while Daune was very young. His father later remarried and Daune was raised by his new mother Pearl. He graduated from LaCygne High School in...
Billie Turner
Dec 21, 2013
Billie Jean Turner, age 18, Mound City, Kansas died Saturday December 21, 2013. She was born on April 8, 1995 at Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Billy Turner and Carol Jean Hale. She was preceded in death by her mother. She is survived by her father, Billy Turner, a daughter Graycie Jean Turner, a brother Matt Andrews, three sisters:...
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