Linn County News
Published Aug. 29, 2018
John Roger McWilliam, age 65, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Edwin and Imogene McWilliam, born on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1952 at Liberal, Kan.
He graduated from Pleasanton High School and worked in the landscape industry.
He married Karen Payne on Oct. 20, 2001.
He was also preceded in death by a son, John Paul McWilliam.
Roger is survived by his wife Karen; a daughter, Kimberly McWilliam Mayes and husband Jonah; three stepdaughters, Elizabeth Bradley, Patricia Savage and Alta Dotson, a sister, Elizabeth Arnold Moreno; five grandchildren, Noah, McKinzie, Wyatt, Jerry and CJ; and seven step grandchildren.
Funeral services were Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at the Pleasanton Church of the Nazarene. Disposition was in the Pleasanton Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to the church or the Roger McWilliam Memorial Fund.
OBITUARIES
Mitzi Allen Coe ~ 08-14-1953 to 01-17-2026
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Marsha Ann White ~ 07-24-1944 to 11-02-2025
Linn County News Published January 21, 2026 Marsha Ann White passed away on Nov. 2, 2025, at her residence in Belton, Mo. Marsha was born July 24, 1944, the daughter of the late Thomas Beauford and the late Lora Irene New of Mound City, Kan., a farm family in Fort... [More]
Gerald LeRoy “Jerry” Shaw 05-24-1942 to 12-10-2025
Linn County News Published January 21, 2026 Gerald LeRoy “Jerry” Shaw, age 83, formerly of Roeland Park, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. He was born on May 24, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Lester and Elsie Marlene Ross. He graduated... [More]
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- Linda L. Janssen ~ 09-23-1947 to 12-31-2025
- Edwin Marvin Marshall ~ 11-08-1957 to 11-08-2025
- John Harold Masters ~ 02-18-1932 to 01-03-2026
- Paul R. Arnett ~ 10-06-1933 to 12-27-2025
- Dorothy Maxine New ~ 08-04-1934 to 12-29-2025
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SPORTS
Jayhawk Linn boys’ basketball has a busy and winning week
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Pleasanton boys’ basketball routs Chetopa and SCC
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