Georgia Lou Farris | 02-14-1955 to 02-24-2015 - Mar. 4, 2015
Linn County NewsPublished March 4, 2015Georgia Lou Farris was born Feb. 14, 1955, and was named after her parents George and Lucy. She lived an exceptionally normal life for a baby born with Down Syndrome in the ‘50s. Georgia Lou accomplished a lot within the confines of her limitations and was...[More]
Donna Jean White | 04-04-1943 to 02-27-2015 - Mar. 4, 2015
Linn County NewsPublished March 4, 2015Donna Jean White, 71, Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. She was born April 4, 1943 at Henderson, Ky., the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Latta Hancock.She married Richard White April 6, 1962 at Henderson. She...[More]
James E. “Jim†Stainbrook | 02-29-1932 to 02-24-2015 - Mar. 4, 2015
Linn County NewsPublished March 4, 2015James E. “Jim” Stainbrook, 82, of La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. He was born Feb. 29, 1932 at La Cygne, Kan., the son of Charles F. and Ruth E. Stevens Stainbrook. He graduated from La Cygne High School in the Class of 1950. He married...[More]
Harold Davon Wallace | 08-28-1939 to 02-27-2015 - Mar. 4, 2015
Linn County NewsPublished March 4, 2015Harold Davon Wallace, 75, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Olathe, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at Olathe Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 28, 1939, in Prescott, Kan., the son of Vernon Leroy Wallace Sr. and Myrtle Esther Steele Wallace....[More]
Andrew Lee Callahan - 03-23-1975 to 02-18-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Andrew Lee Callahan, 39, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Mercy Hospital. He was born March 23, 1975, in Iola, Kan., the son of Theadore and R. Rella Holmes Callahan. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School with the class of 1993. He then attended Fort Scott Community...[More]
Nina “Sue†Senate - 03-30-1915 to 02-16-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Nina “Sue” Senate, 99, passed away at the home of her son, Feb. 16, 2015. Winterrowd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. As per her wishes, following cremation, there will be no services locally. There will be a memorial service at a later date. It will be held at the Parker Methodist...[More]
Joan Toms - 05-01-1934 to 02-21-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Joan Toms, 80, Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. She was born May 1, 1934, at Howard, Kan., the daughter of Harold and Grace Crumrine Roberman. She graduated from Lawrence, Kan. High School and attended Business College for two years.She married John Toms who preceded her in death...[More]
Bernard James Geenens - 04-24-1934 to 02-18-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Bernard James Geenens, 80, of Blue Mound, Kan., died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, following a courageous battle with cancer. Bernie was born April 24, 1934, to August Thomas and Josephine (Fastner) Geenens. He attended Catholic schools. After graduating from De La Salle Academy in Kansas City,...[More]
Margie McLaughlin - 08-15-1922 to 02-21-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Margie McLaughlin, 92, Iola, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. She was born Aug. 15, 1922, at La Cygne, Kan., the daughter of Grover and Rilla Parker Dean. She was married to Elmer Orton who preceded her in death. She later married Wilgus McLaughlin who also preceded...[More]
Walter B. Massey - 09-07-1929 to 02-21-2015 - Feb. 25, 2015
Walter B. Massey, 85 of Kansas City, Mo., died at NorthCare Hospice House Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, in La Cygne, Kan., to the late Walter D. and Fern (Hutton) Massey. He worked in law enforcement for many years, including as a motorcycle patrolman in Kansas City. He then moved...[More]
