Linn County News
Published November 13, 2024
Mary Lou Cox, 87, of Independence, Mo., passed away on Oct. 29, 2024, peacefully at her daughter’s home. She was born Jan. 31, 1937, to Marion L. and Vianna Elizabeth Wallace Callahan in Deepwater, Mo.
She was preceded in death by parents Marion and Vianna Callahan; sisters Vivian Steiner, Anna Faye Cowley and Katy Holmes; brothers Jerry Callahan, Olen Callahan, Wally Callahan, Bob Callahan and Lee Callahan; daughter Cheryl Fortner; granddaughter Brianna Shelton and grandson Benjamin Tomlin.
She is survived by her sister Ola May Earnest; daughters Dwenah (Barry) Tomlin, Alicia (Darrell) Reynolds, Cynthia (Robert) Smith and Stacey Eichmann; grandchildren CJ (Rachel) Shelton, Katherine (Brian) Spinks, Elizabeth (Joe) Yslas, Jessica (Benny) Krewson, Jacklyn Frieben, Martina Crandall, Josh Foster, Taylor Reynolds, Devin Boyles, Lyndsey Thompson, Peyton Colson, Elle Smith, Dalton Hammack and Drake Hammack; great-grandchildren (Jordan, Lucas, Brianna, Alyssa, Elijah, Isabelle, Finn, Taylor, Clementine, Piper, Wesley and Logan) and great-great-grandchildren (Oliver, Ashlynn, Corbin).
A celebration of life for Mary Lou will be held privately.
Arrangements conducted by Funeral Services of Independence.
OBITUARIES
Jeffery Lynn Brown ~ 09-10-1958 to 10-22-2025
Linn County News Published November 5, 2025 Jeffery Lynn Brown, age 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Sept. 10, 1958, in Fulton, Kan., the son of Derald Dean... [More]
Darlene Ann Sumners ~ 05-19-1935 to 10-21-2025
Linn County News Published Oct. 29, 2025 Darlene Ann Sumners, age 90, of Centerville, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. No services are scheduled. Memorial contributions are suggested to Centerville Community Church or Shriners Children's Hospital. ... [More]
Lillie Mae Jackson ~ 04-23-1928 to 10-22-2025
Linn County News Published November 5, 2025 Lillie Mae Jackson, age 97 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. She was born the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Viola Mae Brant Wurtz on April 23, 1928 in Mound City, Kan. Lillie married... [More]
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- Mary Margaret Wilson ~ 01-08-1930 to 10-13-2025
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NEWS
Pleasanton Fire Chief speaks on ISO notification
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USD 362 board accepts roofing, telephone system bids
Prairie View Unified School District 362’s board of education awarded unanimously bids both for a roofing and a telephone system upgrade at its Oct. 21 monthly meeting. The roof is the first of a four-phase plan for replacement above the high school, this first one above... [More]
Pleasanton council passes motion, gives hiring power to police chief
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SPORTS
Prairie View cross country qualifies two for State
The Prairie View cross country team traveled to Neodesha on Oct. 25 to compete in a 3A Regional to determine who makes the 3A State cross country meet. The Buffalos did well and the girls, as a team, placed fifth overall with a score of 115. To see the full article, check... [More]
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