Mary Smith - 08-23-1920 to 06-24-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Mary Louise Smith, 94, of Baldwin City, Kan., formerly of Blue Mound, died at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at ComfortCare Homes in Baldwin City. Mary was born Aug. 23, 1920 in Montreal, Mo. to Edgar Harrison and Ruth Ellen (Clarke) Smith. Mary moved to Blue Mound as a child and graduated from...[More]
Wayne Jones - 11-30-1943 to 06-26-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Wayne Edward “Too Tall” Jones, 71, of Mound City, Kan. died unexpectedly Friday, June 26, 2015 at his home. Wayne was born Nov. 30, 1943 in Kansas City, Kan. to Daniel Rinehart and Margaret Bernice (Herren) Jones. He graduated from Mound City High School with the Class of 1961. “Too...[More]
Carol Durbin - 09-24-1947 to 06-20-2015 - Jul. 1, 2015
Carol Deanette Durbin, 67, of Fort Scott, died Saturday morning, June 20, 2015, at the Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born in La Cygne, Kan., Sept. 24, 1947, the daughter of Russell Stokes and Beatrice Imogene Willis Merriman. She married Ronald R. Durbin Oct. 9, 1965, in Fort Scott;...[More]
Larry R. Morris - Jun. 24, 2015
Larry R. Morris, age 57, formerly of La Cygne, Kan., passed away June 18, 2015, at the Trinity Lutheran Nursing and Rehab.Funeral Service will be held Monday, June 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Visitation will be held prior to service at 1 p.m. Burial...[More]
Beverly Lornell Armstrong - 08-01-1950 to 06-18-2015 - Jun. 24, 2015
Beverly Lornell Armstrong, 64, of La Cygne, Kan., died at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Beverly was born Aug. 1, 1950, to William Paul and Rannie Rachel (Moore) Cummings.She graduated from Camdenton (Mo.) High School and then attended Fort Scott Community...[More]
Paul Vee Claytor - 04-08-1966 to 06-17-2015 - Jun. 24, 2015
Paul Vee Claytor, 49, of Mound City, Kan. died unexpectedly at his parents’ home in La Cygne, Kan., on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Paul was born April 8, 1966 in Melbourne, Fla., to Ernest Paul and Mary F. (Walker) Claytor.Paul graduated from Prairie View High School. Paul worked in construction,...[More]
Emory Rubin Arnold - 05-28-1917 to 06-21-2015 - Jun. 24, 2015
Emory Rubin Arnold, 98, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born May 28, 1917, in Roxbury, Kan., the son of Robert and Katie Arnold. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He married LaVon Geisler March 17, 1939, at Girard, Kan. She preceded...[More]
Donna Meister - 03-19-1960 to 06-10-2015 - Jun. 17, 2015
Donna Meister, 55, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the Miami County Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1960 at Kirkland, Wash., the daughter of Donald and Ruth McSparran. She married Michael Meister Oct. 17, 1998 at Columbia, Mo. She was preceded in death by her mother,...[More]
John William Erhart - 12-09-1940 to 06-13-2015 - Jun. 17, 2015
John William Erhart, 74, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kan.He was born Dec. 9, 1940, in Bush City, Kan., the son of Monroe and Florence (Bennett) Erhart. He graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1958. John joined the United States...[More]
Reta N. Kennedy - 02-23-1927 to 06-14-2015 - Jun. 17, 2015
Reta N. (Boyd) Kennedy, 88, of Prairie Village, Kan., died Sunday, June 14, 2015. Reta was born Feb. 23, 1927, to William S. and Hallie J. (French) Boyd in rural Crawford County near Hepler, Kan., following her twin sister Rema by just a few hours. She graduated from Hepler High School in 1944, and that...[More]
