Betty Jo Walters Cody Dutcher 08-21-1933 to 01-11-2017 - Jan. 24, 2017
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Betty Jo Walters Cody Dutcher, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles, Calif., from complications due to Lewy Body Dementia. Betty was a long-time resident of Linn County.Betty was the seventh of nine children born to John...[More]
Douglas Lowell Davey 06-27-1942 to 01-17-2017 - Jan. 24, 2017
Douglas Lowell Davey, age 74, of Mound City, Kan., passed away at his home Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on June 27, 1942, the son of Roy and Jaunita Davidson Davey. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration...[More]
Doug Davey - Jan. 17, 2017
Doug Davey, age 74, of Mound City, Kan., passed away at his home Jan. 17, 2017. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Mound City Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial...[More]
Frances Illene Kettler 03-24-1931 to 01-16-2017 - Jan. 17, 2017
Frances Illene Kettler, age 85, of Paola, Kan., passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born on March 24, 1931, at Jingo, Kan., the daughter of Harold LeRoy and Ruby Frances Driskell Mendenhall. She graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1949.Illene married...[More]
Rose Ann Gillette 11-08-1953 to 12-28-2016 - Jan. 17, 2017
Rose Ann Gillette, 63, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Wed., Dec. 28, 2016, at her home in Pleasanton. Rose was born Nov. 8, 1953, in Kansas City, Kan., to William Arthur and Dorothy Rose (McGhann) Gillette.She graduated from Olathe High School. For a few years she worked as a certified nursing assistant in...[More]
Sidney Dale Alexander Jr. 09-19-1937 to 01-12-2017 - Jan. 17, 2017
Sidney Dale Alexander Jr., 79, of Stockton, Mo., formerly of Mound City, Kan., died on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at his home following a long battle with failing health. Sid was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., to Sidney Dale and Sarah (Rice) Alexander.Sid was an iron worker early in his life...[More]
Robert Hopkins “Bob” Young 11-16-1925 to 01-09-2017 - Jan. 17, 2017
Robert Hopkins “Bob” Young, age 91 of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. He was born on Nov. 16, 1925, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Arthur Ransom and Edna Hopkins Young. When he turned 17, he left high school and joined the United States Navy serving his country in World...[More]
Samuel T. Stump 11-15-1924 to 01-07-2017 - Jan. 10, 2017
Samuel T. Stump, 92, of Blue Mound, Kan., died at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, at Allen County Hospital, Iola. Sam was born Nov. 15, 1924, in Blue Mound to David and Nellie May (Day) Stump. After graduating from Blue Mound High School, he attended what is now Pittsburg State University until...[More]
John Clay Simons Sr. 02-05-1955 to 01-02-2017 - Jan. 10, 2017
John Clay Simons Sr., age 61, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. He was born Feb. 5, 1955, in Santa Paula, Calif., the son of William Jack Simons and Welcome Irene “Becky” Floyd Simons.He honorably served with...[More]
Julia Mary Gotheridge Harris 12-25-1923 to 01-03-2017 - Jan. 10, 2017
Julia Mary Gotheridge Harris, 93, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Jan. 3, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center. Mary was born Dec. 25, 1923, to Daniel H. and Lulu Wilmoth (Freeland) Gotheridge at Culver, Mo., northeast of Butler. In February 1925, at the age of 1, Mary moved with her parents and two brothers...[More]
