Pauline W. Duenkel - 10-02-1942 to 09-03-2015 - Sep. 9, 2015
Pauline W. Duenkel, 72, resident of Fulton, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Mercy Hospital of Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Oct. 2, 1942, in Sikeston, Mo., the daughter of Jake and Ida Singleton Ward. She married Larry Duenkel May 31, 1974, in Jefferson City, Mo. He preceded her in death July...[More]
Dorothy Spillman - Sep. 9, 2015
Dorothy J. Spillman, 93, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan. passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery,...[More]
Nancy Ann Vail - 03-31-1933 to 09-05-2015 - Sep. 9, 2015
Nancy Ann Vail, 82, of Amoret, Mo., passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at Bates County Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born March 31, 1933, in Amoret, Mo., to James Ray and Edna Beatrice (Jacobs) Wisdom. She graduated from Hume High School with the Class of 1951. On April 5, 1954 she married Herschel...[More]
James Edgar Mitchell - 09-15-1949 to 09-06-2015 - Sep. 9, 2015
James Edgar Mitchell, 65, Amoret, Mo., passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. He was born Sept. 15, 1949, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of William E. and Leona M. Thomas Mitchell.He worked in the construction industry, as a truck driver, and finally as a security guard. He was a member of the Pleasanton First...[More]
Olin Don Hime - 12-15-1927 to 08-28-2015 - Sep. 2, 2015
Olin Don Hime, 87, of Shawnee, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Born Dec. 15, 1927, in Centerville, Kan., Olin was the eldest child of Olin Don and Myrtle I. (Johnson) Hime. He grew up in Centerville and surrounding areas, attending school in Blue Mound. His family...[More]
Jacqueline Sue “Jackie†Harris Norris - 11-2-1950 to 08-28-2015 - Sep. 2, 2015
The loving hand of God has gently cradled our Jackie and taken her to prepare for our glorious reunion in heaven. Jacqueline Sue “Jackie” Harris Norris, 64, Branson, Mo., and Blue Mound, Linn County, Kan., passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at her Branson home due to cancer. She was born...[More]
Richard Neal Smith - 02-25-1952 to 08-30-2015 - Sep. 2, 2015
Richard Neal Smith, 63, went home to be with the Lord Aug. 30, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born Feb. 25, 1952, to Roy Jr., and Marianna Sutterby Smith in Fort Scott, Kan. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1970 and then furthered his education with a Mechanical...[More]
Bully Pulpit - Assault on our police officers - Sep. 2, 2015
My heart aches for the law enforcement officers recently killed in cold blood, officers that were sworn to uphold the law and protect the citizens of their jurisdiction. The last killing, Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth who was shot and killed from ambush while pumping gas into his patrol car at a commercial...[More]
Vannie “Van†H. Michael - 10-16-1938 to 08-17-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Vannie Hugh (Van) Michael was born Oct. 16, 1938, to parents, Oscar Arthur and Leta Barton Michael, in Sickles, Caddo County, Okla. He passed away in Seton Highland Lakes Hospital after a tragic accident at his home in Burnet (Silver Creek) on Aug. 17, 2015. His family lived in rural Colorado (near the...[More]
Elmer Henry Wayne - 03-18-1926 to 07-30-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Elmer Henry Wayne passed away July 30, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born March 18, 1926, in Mound City, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ina Cash Wayne and Ira Wayne; brothers, Walter Wayne, Harlan Wayne; and uncle, Sidney Wayne. He served his country proudly during World War II;...[More]
