Thomas William Johnson 01-09-1944 to 02-16-2016 - Feb. 24, 2016
Thomas William Johnson, age 72, of La Cygne, Kan., died Feb. 16, 2016, at his home. Thomas was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Paola, Kan. He is the younger of two children born to Kenneth Edward and Earlena (Cox) Johnson. His family moved to California after he was born and Thomas went to grade school in California...[More]
David Gordon Sweat 04-03-1975 to 02-17-2016 - Feb. 24, 2016
David Gordon Sweat, age 40, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 3, 1975, at Kansas City, Kan., the son of Frank Crowder and Rebecca Sweat. He graduated from Pleasanton High School in the Class of 1993. He...[More]
Robert Larry Boehm 09-28-1938 to 01-08-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Robert Larry Boehm, age 77, of Butler, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at his home in Butler. He was born Sept. 28, 1938, to Howard Isaac and Mamie Florene Howell in Kansas City, Kan. Larry, one of two children, grew up in Stanley, Kan., where he graduated from high school in 1956. On Aug. 29, 1958,...[More]
Louis Howard Feldman 04-11-1924 to 02-15-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Louis Howard Feldman, age 91, died Feb. 15, 2016, at Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg, Kan. Louis was born April 11, 1924, the son of August and Nellie May Bible Feldman on their Osage Township farm, south of Fontana, Kan., in Miami County. He attended several one-room country schools and graduated...[More]
Sharon K. Peppinger 03-15-1948 to 02-13-2016 - Feb. 17, 2016
Sharon K. Peppinger, 67, of Rich Hill, Mo., passed away Feb. 13, 2016, at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo. Sharon Kay McCoy Peppinger was born March 15, 1948 in Toppenish, Wash., to Charles and Minnie (Noah) McCoy. She worked for Chef Ready for many years and sold Avon. Sharon attended...[More]
David Richard Helmert 07-05-1926 to 02-04-2016 - Feb. 10, 2016
David Richard Helmert, 89, La Cygne, Kan. passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Prescott Country View. He was born July 5, 1926 at Altus, Ark., the son of Hordel and Ora Annison Helmert. He worked as a truck driver for List & Clark prior to retirement. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He...[More]
Daniel Ray “Dan†Atkinson 01-20-1961 to 02-08-2016 - Feb. 10, 2016
Daniel Ray “Dan” Atkinson, 55, Mound City, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Providence Medical Center. He was born Jan. 20, 1961, at Lawrence, Kan., the son of Ray and Margaret Malone Atkinson. Dan proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a construction...[More]
Robert Lowell Walter - Feb. 3, 2016
Robert Lowell Walter, age 79, of the Stilwell and La Cygne, Kan., areas, passed away Feb. 1, 2016 at North Point in Paola, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasant Valley...[More]
Esther Luree Masters 08-25-1917 to 01-30-2016 - Feb. 3, 2016
Esther Luree Masters, 98, a resident of Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Boicourt, Kan., the daughter of Earl Lee Mitchell and Cordelia Kerns Mitchell. Esther was a 1935 graduate of Burlington High School. She married...[More]
John Donald Riggs Jr. 02-02-1931 to 01-30-2016 - Feb. 3, 2016
John Donald Riggs Jr. of Parker, Kan., was born Feb. 2, 1931, and went home to be with the Lord Jan. 30, 2016, to be reunited with his wife Osee. John and Osee were high school sweethearts at Parker High School. During his senior year, John played center for the Linn County Champs. He was offered a...[More]
