Sara Ann Woodburn Lindsey 01-08-1942 to 07-24-2014 - Jul. 30, 2014
Sara Ann Woodburn Lindsey, 72, passed away July 24, 2014, at her home in Steamboat Springs, Colo., following a courageous battle with cancer. Sara was born Jan. 8, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., to William “Bill” Addison Woodburn and Sylvia Emily Saunders Woodburn. Her early childhood...[More]
Elda Kay Holsman 12-06-1946 to 07-24-2014 - Jul. 30, 2014
Elda Kay Holsman, 67, of Pleasanton, Kan., died at 11:16 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at KU Med Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Elda was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Amoret, Mo., to Kenneth Roland and Ruth Gail (Barton) Dudley. She graduated from Miami High School and received her nurse aide...[More]
June LaVeigh Fossey 04-18-1917 to 07-18-2014 - Jul. 23, 2014
June LaVeigh Fossey passed away on Friday morning, July 18, 2014 at her home in Mound City, Kan., at the age of 97 years and 3 months. She was born at Prescott, Kan., on April 18, 1917 to Anton and Mary Brown Smith. After graduating from Prescott High School at the age of 17, she passed the county teacher...[More]
Jesse James ‘Junior’ Mitchell 09-06-1928 to 07-17-2014 - Jul. 23, 2014
Jesse James “Junior” Mitchell, 85, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born on Sept. 6, 1928 in Wyandotte County, Kan., the son of Jesse James and Naomi Folsom Mitchell. He worked for the Rock Island Railroad. He served his country during the Korean War in...[More]
LeRoy Junior Artman 03-28-1931 to 07-14-2014 - Jul. 16, 2014
LeRoy Junior Artman, age 83, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. He was born at Lawrence, Kan., on March 28, 1931, the son of Earl and Ethel Swain Artman. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator, farmed and raised cattle. He enjoyed building equipment. One example was...[More]
Deanna Fuhrman 05-24-1945 to 07-11-2014 - Jul. 16, 2014
Deanna L. Fuhrman, 69, of Bronson, Kan., passed away Friday, July 11, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. She was born May 24, 1945, in Pleasanton, Kan., the daughter of Edward and Katherine F. (Dunavan) Umphenour. Deanna graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1963, and attended Fort...[More]
Roger Leon Jessip - 07-01-1932 to 06-28-2014 - Jul. 9, 2014
Roger Leon Jessip, 81, of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014. He was born July 1, 1932 at Atchison, Kan., the son of James and Ruth May Wills Jessip. He graduated from Atchison High School. Roger served his country in the United States Navy Reserve. He married Patricia Ann Coffman...[More]
Cora Marie Kellstadt - 05-07-1925 to 07-03-2014 - Jul. 9, 2014
Cora Marie Kellstadt, 89, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, July 3, 2014, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born May 7, 1925, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Edwin Homer Collins and Lucretia Murrow Collins. She was a graduate of Blue Mound High School. She married Harley Dean...[More]
William ‘Bill’ Alfred Wolfinger - 06-14-1933 to 07-05-2014 - Jul. 9, 2014
William “Bill” Alfred Wolfinger Sr., of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on July 5, 2014, at 9:56 p.m. at the age of 81. Bill is preceded in death by his father and mother, John William and Jessie Ellen. Bill is survived by his former wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Wolfinger of Pleasanton;...[More]
Trisha Anne Purdy - 12-09-1989 to 06-21-2014 - Jul. 2, 2014
Trisha Anne Purdy, age 24, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and best friend, of Blue Mound, Kan., died as the result of a motorcycle accident on Saturday, June 21, 2014. She was born on Dec. 9, 1989, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of John and Chris Good Felix. She graduated from...[More]
