M. Louise Schwarz Post Bassett - 06-18-1918 to 09-17-2014 - Sep. 24, 2014
M. Louise Schwarz Post Bassett passed away peacefully in the embrace of God’s mercy on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Louise was born to Otto Carl Schwarz and Bertha Nanette Autenreith Schwarz on June 18, 1918, in New Chicago, Ind. She attended school in both Chicago and Nevada, Mo. She loved riding...[More]
Lorraine Bruner Wilcox - 01-06-1930 to 09-11-2014 - Sep. 17, 2014
Lorraine Bruner Wilcox, 84, of Paola, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at her home. Born Jan. 6, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Walter Eberlee and Agnes Mackie Bruner, Lorraine grew up near Mapleton, Kan., graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1947, and in December of 1947,...[More]
Jesse Lee Earnest - 01-22-1952 to 09-13-2014 - Sep. 17, 2014
Jesse Lee Earnest, age 62, was born Jan. 22, 1952 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Jesse E. and Ola May (Callahan) Earnest. His father was in Korea at his birth, so Jesse did not know him until he was almost a year old. Jesse passed away Sept. 13, 2014, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg,...[More]
Scott Eugene Freidline - 01-15-1974 to 09-11-2014 - Sep. 17, 2014
Scott Eugene Freidline, 40, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. He was born Jan. 15, 1974, at Kansas City, Kan., the son of Dale and Anita Fisher Freidline. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a graduate of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. He worked on the Pleasanton...[More]
Linda Kathleen Durk - 08-15-1950 to 09-02-2014 - Sep. 10, 2014
Linda Kathleen Durk, 64, of La Cygne, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, died on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Linda was born on Aug. 15, 1950, at Columbia, Mo., to Charles and Margaret (Boatmen) Durk.Linda served her country in the United States Army. Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed going on long walks and visiting...[More]
Eric A. Zillner - 09-15-1986 to 09-05-2014 - Sep. 10, 2014
Eric A. Zillner, age 27, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. He was born on Sept. 15, 1986, at Independence, Mo., the son of John and Carolyn Cramer Zillner. He worked as a pipe fitter and was a member of the Pipe Fitter’s Union Local #533. He was also a member of the Lee’s...[More]
Donna I. Ray - 04-11-1932 to 08-26-2014 - Sep. 3, 2014
Donna I. Ray, 82, of Mound City, Kan., formerly of Paola, Kan., passed away at Miami County Medical Center Aug. 26, 2014.Donna was born to Ralph and Mildred Brown Achey on April 11, 1932, in Paola. She married James N. Ray in 1951 and they were blessed with three sons, Dennis, Brad and Rod. Donna traveled...[More]
Billee Rae West Lee - 01-14-1930 to 08-28-2014 - Sep. 3, 2014
Billee Rae West Lee, 84, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. She was born Jan. 14, 1930, at El Dorado Springs, Mo., the daughter of Earl and Alberta Hazelwood West. She graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in the Class of 1948.She married her high school sweetheart, Fred Lee,...[More]
Joseph Stanley Melton - 7-17-1934 to 7-4-2014 - Aug. 27, 2014
Joseph “Stan” Stanley Melton, 79, of Milliken, Colo., passed away July 4, 2014, at Medical Center of the Rockies.He was born July 17, 1934 in Chelsea, Okla., to Bert Clarence and Jessie (Bible) Melton. Stan grew up in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. On April 2, 1954, in Bartlesville,...[More]
Merlin L. Ball - 03-10-1921 to 08-23-2014 - Aug. 27, 2014
Merlin L. Ball, 93, a former resident of Blue Mound, Kan., and more recently of Osawatomie, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. He was born March 10, 1921, at Blue Mound, Kan., the son of Forrest and Dora Price Ball.He served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps....[More]
