Linn County News
Published April 22, 2020
Bodenn Christopher Ray Snyder, age 3 months, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
Bodenn was born Jan. 4, 2020, in Olathe, Kan. He was the youngest of three born to Dustin Christopher Snyder and Breanna Elaine Decker. He was a very happy baby. He was recently trying to roll over and found his voice. Bodenn loved his bath times and his mommy, daddy and sisters.
He was preceded
in death by his maternal grandmother Sandy Decker, paternal grandparents
Richard, Betty and Sherrill McKinney and Darlene Snyder and Aunt Monica Snyder.
Survivors include his parents, sisters Sophia and Maddy; maternal grandparents
Herbert and Frances Decker of Kansas City, Kan.; paternal grandparents Dennis and
Evonna Snyder of LaCygne, Kan.; uncles Nickolas Decker and Tyler Snyder; great-grandparents
George and Lucille Fenden of Kansas City, Kan., JoAnne Powers of North Platte,
Neb., and Kenneth Snyder of Osawatomie, Kan.; along with other family.
Services were held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Osawatomie Cemetery. A memorial has been set up at First Option to help with funeral costs.
OBITUARIES
Jackie Ray “Jack” Harris ~ 12-04-1950 to 05-21-2026
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Clara Mae “Butch” Heflin ~ 04-18-1946 to 05-28-2026
Linn County News Published June 3, 2026 Clara Mae “Butch” Heflin passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28, 2026, having just celebrated her 80th birthday. She was born in Pinckneyville, Ill., on April 18, 1946. The second eldest daughter of 12... [More]
Gwendolyn Joanne Bradley ~ 02-08-1936 to 05-15-2026
Linn County News Published June 3, 2026 Gwendolyn Joanne Bradley, 90, died May 15, 2026, at her home in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. She was born Feb. 8, 1936, in Pleasanton, to Emmett and Lena Claudine (McMillan) Lloyd. Joanne graduated from Pleasanton High... [More]
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- John Thomas (Tommy) Trotter ~ 01-26-1945 to 01-20-2026
- William Alvin Good ~ 01-26-1933 to 05-11-2026
- Richard Ray Snyder ~ 09-17-1951 to 05-01-2026
- Lance Robert Minchew ~ 07-26-1971 to 04-24-2026
- John Marvin Arnold ~ 05-13-1932 to 05-01-2026
NEWS
Public asks for Pleasanton Council to calm themselves
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SPORTS
Patrick leads Pleasanton track with multiple medals
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Wichita on May 29 and 30 to compete in the 1A State track meet. The Jays did well as Aiden Patrick earned multiple medals for Pleasanton. In the 100 meter dash he was 4th in preliminaries with a time of 11.37 seconds. In the finals he... [More]
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Jayhawk track competes at 3A State
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