Local Obituaries for La Cygne, Pleasanton, Mound City, & Surrounding Areas

Feb 26, 2013

Earl DeWayne Avery, 84, of Prescott, Kansas, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home where he had resided for the past four years. Earl was born February 3, 1930 at home on the farm in rural Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Harry Willard and Alpha Mae Miller Avery. Earl was kind and gentle and a scholar...

Feb 26, 2013

Joseph Michael LaChapelle, 84, of Mound City, passed away on February 26, 2013 at the Mound City, Kansas. he was born on December 8,1928 in White Earth, Minnesota the son of Phillip and Myrtle Bebeau Lachapelle. Joe donated his body to science and private services will be held at a later date.

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Feb 26, 2013

Maxine Camden, age 85, LaCygne, Kansas formerly of Drexel, Missouri passed away on Tuesday February 26, 2013. She was born on April 3, 1927 at Dix, Nebraska the daughter of Verne and Christina Kronberg Hanthorne. She married Melvin Camden on October 26, 1946. He preceded her in death on September 19, 2001. Also preceding her was a brother, Lloyd Hanthorne...

Feb 25, 2013

Constance Lee Seabolt passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by all those who loved her deeply; on the 25th of February 2013. Connie was born on the 10th of December 1946, to Jack and Becky Simons. Connie was the eldest sister of four children. She raised three daughters who love her dearly. Connie worked in sewing factory''s most of...

Feb 25, 2013

Evelyn Hoover, age 50, Mound City, Kansas passed away Monday February 25, 2013. She was born at Amoret, Missouri the daughter of Marion and Evelyn White Wisdom. She graduated from Miami High School and attended cosmetology school at Fort Scott Community College. She married Larry Hoover on December 1, 1990 in the Linn County Courthouse Gazebo in Mound City. Evelyn...

Feb 20, 2013

Barbara Ruth Brown, age 76, of La Cygne, Kansas died Wednesday February 20, 2013 at her home. She was born on October 30, 1936 at Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of William Mac and Lola Ruth Davis Mc Kenney. She married Donald Brown on June 26, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas, and worked as a housewife. She is survived by...

Feb 18, 2013

Maxine Ruby Mooney of LaCygne, Kansas died quietly at her beloved home, with family at her side on February 18, 2013. She was born on October 10, 1921, the daughter of Earl and Ida Holt Miller. Maxine married Harry Norton, Jr. June 14, 1942 in Paola, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1962. To this union two children were...

Feb 17, 2013

Ralph Cavender Elliott was born on December 18, 1929 to Ralph R. and Arletta F. (Cavender) Elliott on the family''s farm in New Lancaster, KS. He attended Maple Grove Grade School, located across the street from the farm, where he met his wife, Ila M. Beckman (who declared on the 1st day of school when she was in 1st and...

Feb 6, 2013

Iva "Jane" Dancy, 100, of Prescott, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home. She was born February 27, 1912 in Wheatland, Missouri, the daughter of William Sterling and Frances Elizabeth Robinson Jones. She married Newell Ireland in 1929. He preceded her in death in 1937. She later married Robert Neal Dancy in 1939. He also...

Feb 1, 2013

Clarence Junior Ross, age 76, most recently of Belton, Missouri, passed away on Friday February 1, 2013 at Beautiful Savior in Belton. He was born on May 7, 1936 at Livonia, Missouri the son of Clarence and Laona Ross. He was an Air Force Veteran and worked as a bank reconciliator. He was preceded in death by his parents, a...

Jan 28, 2013

Edna Rosetta Gorman, age 100, Prescott, Kansas passed away on Monday January 28, 2013 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born on October 12, 1912 at Blue Mound, Kansas the daughter of Lester and Bertha Casida Krull. She graduated from Mound City High School, Class of 1932. She married John "Bert" Gorman on August 29, 1942 at...

Jan 27, 2013

Irmal Irene Smith, age 96, of Blue Mound, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Prescott Country View Nursing Home. She was born on April 1, 1916 near Uniontown, Kansas the daughter of Oscar and Grace Boileau Cowan. She attended schools in Bourbon, Crawford and Neosho Counties graduating from Grant Township Rural High School Class of 1933. She...

Jan 25, 2013

Ronald Paul Glaze, age 56, of Blue Mound, Kansas died Friday January 25, 2013 at his home. He was born on May 30, 1956 at Paola, Kansas the son of Alva and Mary Batcheller Glaze. Ronald worked as a truck driver in Kansas City area, and enjoyed collecting knifes. He was preceded in death by his mother and an infant...

Jan 25, 2013

Darryl L. Gillespie, age 77, of Pleasanton, Kansas went to meet his Lord on Friday January 25, 2013. He was born on January 15, 1936 at Ridgeway, Missouri the son of Amos and Ruby Shaine Gillespie. He married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Sharion Baker on October 6, 1956 at Kansas City, Kansas. He owned...

Jan 22, 2013

Richard Ruben Melton, age, 65 of Fort Scott, Kansas formerly of Blue Mound, Kansas died Tuesday January 22, 2013 at the Fort Scott Manor. He was born on January 29, 1947 in Cherokee County, Kansas. Richard was a Veteran serving his country with the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a truck driver. He was Married to Carolyn Delancy...

Jan 17, 2013

Gary Dean Wimmer, 67, Fulton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. He was born May 24, 1945 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Joseph and Dorothy Dawson Wimmer. He married Sheila Lynn Bradford on Aug. 4, 1970. To this union, four children were born. Gary received a bachelor's degree in English, master's degree in Speech and Theatre,...

Jan 13, 2013

Donald James McClain, 67, of Windsor, Missouri, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born September 18, 1945 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Leslie and Velva Rader McClain. Donald was self employed in auto repair. He loved cars and fishing and hunting. He was a member of the National Guard. He...

Jan 2, 2013

Juanita "Peg" Stewart Finland, age 91, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. She was born on July 23, 1921 at Earle, Arkansas the daughter of Gray and Clara Madden Sullivan Dulin. She worked in marketing and sales with General Electric, was a promotional representative with the Memphis Better Business Bureau, and retired as office manager from Linn...

Jan 1, 2013

Norman Ray Clemens, age 80 of Pleasanton, Kansas died Tuesday January 1, 2013 at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on November 5, 1932 at Norborne, Missouri the son of Claud and Mary Parks Clemens. Norman worked as a mechanic for Cox Motors, Kipper Chevorlet, and Fort Scott Motors before opening his own machine Shop....

Dec 31, 2012

Rita Ernestine Moylan, age 71, LaCygne, Kansas passed away Monday December 31, 2012. She was born on October 9, 1941 at Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Jay and Margaret Davis Beach. She married Thomas Moylan on June 10, 1961 at St Louis Parish in Kansas City. Rita was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the Altar...