Lewis D. Scott 12-13-1932 to 04-17-2016 - Apr. 27, 2016
Lewis D. (L.D.) Scott, 83, Schaumburg, Ill., formerly of Rolling Meadows, Ill., died April 17, 2016. He was born Dec. 13, 1932, to Leo Bertner and Edna Hahn Scott, Mound City, Kan. He graduated from Mound City High School in the class of 1950 and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving as a paratrooper....[More]
Donald Dean McQueen 06-17-1943 to 04-20-2016 - Apr. 27, 2016
Donald Dean McQueen, age 72, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House. He was born on June 17, 1943, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Oliver and Lola Mitchell McQueen. He married Donna Martin on Nov. 9, 1961, in Kansas City, Kan. He worked in the housing industry...[More]
Alton E. Johnson - Apr. 20, 2016
Alton E. Johnson, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., died Sunday, April 3, 2016, in St. Louis, Mo. Al is survived by his brother Jim (Phyllis); nephews Ramsey, Joe and Jake; great nephew Graham and his many friends especially Pete, Les and Paul, Mike and the Conley family. He attended Maplewood Richmond...[More]
Mary Ann Hammond Mathews - Apr. 20, 2016
Mary Ann Hammond Mathews, age 80, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be held from 1–2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. The family suggests contributions to Wayside Waifs or the...[More]
Allen Webster ‘Web’ Hawkins 12-15-1925 to 04-8-2016 - Apr. 13, 2016
Allen Webster Hawkins, a 57-year resident of Osawatomie, Kan., died Friday, April 8, 2016. He was 90 years old. He had recently been in declining health. He was a noted former Kansas newspaper editor-publisher and community leader. Mr. Hawkins, who preferred to be called by his nickname, Web, was born...[More]
Kenneth Wayne Lankford 02-09-1933 to 03-29-2016 - Apr. 6, 2016
Kenneth Wayne Lankford, 83, of Prescott, Kan., formerly of La Cygne, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Kenneth was born on Feb. 9, 1933, in Clear Creek, Iowa, to Lee and Goldie (Derby) Lankford. The family will have a private memorial service at a...[More]
Willie Worthy Wurtz 04-09-1926 to 03-30-2016 - Apr. 6, 2016
Willie Worthy Wurtz, age 89, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Willie was born April 9, 1926, in Beagle, Kan. to Benjamin F. and Viola M. Brant Wurtz. He had 27 brothers and sisters. Willie lived in Pleasanton most of his life. Willie...[More]
Velva Woodburn Roulund - Apr. 6, 2016
Velva Woodburn Roulund, 97, passed away April 3, 2016, at Lakeview Village in Lenexa, Kan. Velva was born at Byers, Kan., to William “Wig” and Blanche Gee Brown. She graduated as a registered nurse from the Ninnescah School of Nursing and retired as a district nurse consultant from the Kansas...[More]
Frances Todd Baker 03-18-1930 to 3-23-2016 - Mar. 30, 2016
Frances Todd Baker, age 86, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away in hospice at Englewood, Colo.Born in Atchison, Kan., on March 18, 1930, Fran lived in Kansas City, Mo., until 1959 when she married Willis Baker and moved to Pleasanton, Kan.She will be remembered as a lifelong equestrian and an active...[More]
Betty Jo Masters 07-23-1932 to 03-28-2016 - Mar. 30, 2016
Betty Jo Masters, 83, of Mound City, Kan., passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at Prescott Country View. Betty Jo was born at Fort Scott, Kan., July 23, 1932, as the sole child to Leonard and Elma (Venters) Randall, also of Mound City.In 1950, Betty Jo graduated from Mound City High School and married...[More]
