Carolyn I. Dempsey 01-07-1928 to 05-28-2017 - May. 30, 2017
Carolyn I. Dempsey, age 89, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was born on Jan. 7, 1928, at Kingston, Mo., the daughter of Harry and Mary Kemper Hootman. She graduated from high school and attended two years of business college. She married Carl Dempsey who preceded her...[More]
Carolyn J. Thompson 09-05-1920 to 05-20-2017 - May. 23, 2017
Linn County News Published May 24, 2017Carolyn J. Thompson of Lake Quivira, Kan., passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Clifford and Laura Alexander Addison. For many years she worked for the Federal Reserve Bank...[More]
Shirley Marie Bruner Ball 08-09-1941 to 05-10-2017 - May. 16, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 17, 2017Shirley Marie Bruner Ball of Garnett, Kan., was born Aug. 9, 1941, on the family farm near Xenia, Kan., and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the age of 75. She was the seventh of 10 children born to Walter Eberlee Bruner and Agnes Mackie Bruner....[More]
William Lawrence “Larry†Blair 06-02-1930 to 04-08-2017 - May. 10, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017William Lawrence “Larry” Blair, former long-time Linn County Agricultural Extension agent, passed away with family attending, April 8, 2017. He had been residing in Pratt, Kan. He was 86 years old. Larry was born to Lonnie Earl and Della Mae Johnston...[More]
Douglas Blaine Hazelbaker 05-31-1965 to 05-01-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017Douglas Blaine Hazelbaker, age 51, a resident of rural Redfield, passed away early Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Doug was born May 31, 1965, to Alice and Norman Hazelbaker.He and his wife, Jana, were married on Aug. 17, 2002, and are the...[More]
Gloria Mae Strange 03-26-1938 to 05-02-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017Gloria Mae Strange, age 79, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born March 26, 1938.Funeral service was held Sunday, May 7, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial was in the...[More]
Jerry Purdy 08-13-1943 to 05-03-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017Jerry Purdy, age 73, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at his home. He was born on Aug. 13, 1943, at Trading Post, Kan., the son of Frank and Daisy Rittenhouse Purdy. He graduated from Pleasanton High School with the Class of 1962.He married...[More]
Viola M. Smith Burke 12-26-1930 to 03-31-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017Viola M. Smith Burke died March 31, 2017, at home in Cornelius, Ore. She was born in Mound City, Kan., Dec.26, 1930, to Walter “Buck” and Ida Smith of Mound City. She went to school in Mound City, and then married Samuel “Pat” Sanders in December...[More]
Leon Hester 01-26-1953 to 05-08-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017 Leon Hester, age 64, Hume, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017, at his home in Hume. He was born Jan. 26, 1953.Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. A memorial service...[More]
Elsie Leona Wilson 02-26-1923 to 05-03-2017 - May. 9, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished May 10, 2017Elsie Leona Wilson, age 94 of Garnett, Kan., formerly of Osawatomie and Parker, Kan., died May 3, 2017, at Parkview Heights Nursing Home in Garnett. Elsie was born Feb. 26, 1923, in rural Beagle, Kan. She was the third of five children born to August Frank and Flossie...[More]
