Bully Pulpit: Late night television - Aug. 16, 2017
So called “funny man” Jimmy Fallon has gone too far; Jay Leno pushed the envelope, but Fallon has opened it, wadded it up and thrown it overboard.Last night, on a rare occasion, I had the “The Tonight Show” on and it was Fallon’s opening monologue. He chooses to do a speech...[More]
Dorothy L. Largent 08-16-1922 to 08-10-2017 - Aug. 15, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 16, 2017Dorothy L. Largent, 94, Overland Park, Kan., passed Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Prescott Country View, Prescott, Kan. She was born on Aug. 16, 1922, on the farm north of Shelton, Neb. Dorothy graduated in 1939 from Shelton High School. She married Dale Largent in...[More]
Jean W. Parker 07-01-1929 to 08-06-2017 - Aug. 15, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 16, 2017Jean W. Parker, age 88, of Pueblo, Colo., formerly Springfield, Colo., and Junction City, Kan., passed away on Aug. 6 of natural causes. Jean was born in Pleasanton, Kan., to Marion and Catherine (Klopfenstein) Wortman.She attended Eureka elementary school and graduated...[More]
Jerry Roper 06-05-1933 to 08-09-2017 - Aug. 15, 2017
Linn County NewsPublished Aug. 16, 2017Jerry Roper, age 84, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. He was born at Hutchinson, Kan., on June 5, 1933, the son of Russell and Selma Ochs Roper. He worked at Kelly Flour mill for several years and was the steward of the bakers’ union....[More]
Dorothy Irene Nation 11-08-1921 to 07-29-2017 - Aug. 1, 2017
Dorothy Irene Nation, age 95, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. She was born in Linn County, Kan., on Nov. 8, 1921, the daughter of Raymond and Ada Hines Dean. Dorothy married Leslie Nation on June 21, 1938, in Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 1989. She was a...[More]
Eva M. (Reece) Arnett 04-14-1938 to 07-19-2017 - Aug. 1, 2017
Eva M. (Reece) Arnett, age 79, of Eagan, Minn., passed away peacefully on July 19. Eva was born on April 14, 1938, in La Cygne, Kan., where she lived until her marriage to Paul Arnett in December 1956. During their marriage, Eva and Paul lived and traveled to many different places and made friends wherever...[More]
Dewey Leon Cannon 06-17-1928 to 07-21-2017 - Jul. 25, 2017
Dewey passed away July 21, 2017, after an extended illness. He was born June 17, 1928, in Prescott, Kan., to Wayne and Georgia Marie Cannon. Dewey was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Cleda Fern Cannon, in 2007. He is survived by his three children: Danny (Melissa) Cannon of Murray,...[More]
Billie Eugene Roberts 01-16-1930 to 07-18-2017 - Jul. 25, 2017
Billie Eugene Roberts, 87, of Baldwin City, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., died at his home with his family at his side on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Bill was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Hillsdale, Kan., the only child of Damon Bennett and Gladys Irene (Frazee) Roberts. Bill grew up in Paola, Kan.,...[More]
Lois Ann Moore Coots 02-13-1953 to 07-19-2017 - Jul. 25, 2017
Lois Ann Moore Coots, 64, of Houston, Texas, passed peacefully on July 19, 2017, following a courageous battle with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) and AML (acute myeloid leukemia). She was born Feb. 13, 1953, in Butler, Mo., to Anna Lee and Loy Moore. Growing up, she was active in 4-H, church choir...[More]
Darin Scott Walrod 12-16-1965 to 07-19-2017 - Jul. 25, 2017
Darin Scott Walrod, age 51, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. He was born at Ventura, Calif., on Dec. 16, 1965, the son of Larry Duane and Betty Lou Patton Walrod. He worked as a counselor at the Osawatomie State Hospital. Darin was an avid surfer. He is survived...[More]