Linda Ann Pruitt ~ 05-08-1953 to 04-07-2025 - Apr. 9, 2025
Linn County News Published April 16, 2025 Linda Ann Pruitt, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. She was born May 8, 1953, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Walton “Walt” and Evelyn Vest Ham. She...[More]
Ira “Sonny” Ray Caruthers, Jr. ~ 05-23-1955 to 04-02-2025 - Apr. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published April 9, 2025 Ira “Sonny” Ray Caruthers Jr., age 69 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. He was born the son of Ira Ray and Dorothy R. Chrisman Caruthers on May 23, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo. He and his wife, Rae were...[More]
Michelle Lynn Young ~ 05-20-1967 to 04-04-2025 - Apr. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published April 9, 2025 Michelle Lynn Young, age 57, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Friday, April 4, 2025. Funeral service will be 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Schneider Funeral Home, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Mo. Visitation...[More]
Phyllis Sybil Colbert ~ 11-23-1935 to 03-28-2025 - Apr. 8, 2025
Linn County News Published April 9, 2025 Phyllis Sybil Colbert, age 89, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025. She was born on Nov. 23, 1935, in Ball Ground, Ga., the daughter of William and Marcia White Johnson. She attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Ga., and went on to attend Massey Business...[More]
Joseph Francis “Mr. Joe” Cunningham ~ 03-17-1967 to 03-31-2025 - Apr. 1, 2025
Linn County News Published April 2, 2025 Joseph Francis “Mr. Joe” Cunningham III, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025. A gathering to celebrate Joe’s life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. ...[More]
Warren Edward Knight ~ 04-27-1936 to 03-26-2025 - Apr. 1, 2025
Linn County News Published April 2, 2025 Warren Edward Knight, a quiet kind man, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Fort Scott, Kan. Warren was 88 years old. He was born in Centerville Kan., on April 27, 1936, to hard working and loving parents Harry Austin and Minnie Belle (Kline) Knight....[More]
Donna Lee (Bishop) Stites ~ 02-13-1941 to 03-26-2025 - Mar. 30, 2025
Linn County News Published April 2, 2025 Donna Lee (Bishop) Stites, age 84, of Mound City, Kan., passed away peacefully in her sleep March 26, 2025, at the Olathe Medical Center, after an extended illness. Born on Feb. 13, 1941, the third child of Jacob and Erma (Giffin) Bishop, the only...[More]
Frank Scott DeRemus ~ 06-21-1967 to 03-04-2025 - Mar. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published April 2, 2025 Frank Scott DeRemus age 57 of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at his home in Blue Mound. Scott was born June 21, 1967, in Olathe, Kan., to Frank Fox and Sharon K. (Chadwick) DeRemus. On August 11, 1994, Scott and Jennifer Logan...[More]
Douglas Eugene Joseph ~ 08-06-1964 to 03-16-2025 - Mar. 28, 2025
Linn County News Published April 2, 2025 Douglas Eugene Joseph, 60, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Doug was born on Aug. 6, 1964, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Jean Ann Jones. He graduated from high school in 1982 and immediately joined...[More]
Linda Sue Tyson ~ 01-24-1942 to 03-21-2025 - Mar. 25, 2025
Linn County News Published March 26, 2025 Linda was born on Jan. 24, 1942, in Garnett, Kan., to Lester and Almeta Prentice. She was the oldest of three children. Her sisters are Elizabeth (Barnett) and Judy (Scully). Linda grew up near Parker, Kan., and attended the Parker schools. She graduated...[More]
