Norman L. Kettler 06-01-1927 to 03-09-2016 - Mar. 16, 2016
Norman L. Kettler, age 88, Paola, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at his home. He was born on June 1, 1927, at Block, Kan., the son of Herman and Emma Block Kettler. He married Illene Mendenhall on March 11, 1951, at Paola, Kan. Together Illene and he farmed until retirement. He was a...[More]
Gard Adrian Robinson 11-25-1916 to 03-10-2016 - Mar. 16, 2016
Gard Adrian Robinson went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2016. He was born Nov. 25, 1916, one mile east of Blue Mound, Kan. He was the son of Gardner and Ina (Austin) Robinson, the middle of three children. Adrian attended a country grade school, Buckeye #101, graduating from Blue...[More]
Lena Maye Johnson 07-06-1929 to 03-13-2016 - Mar. 16, 2016
Lena Maye Johnson, age 86, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Sunday, March 13, 2016, at her home. She was born July 6, 1929, in Newtonia, Mo., the daughter of George and Mary Weems Wheeler. She married Russell Eugene Johnson on Aug. 12, 1951, in Tulsa, Okla. She graduated...[More]
Mona Sue Sadler 01-27-1944 to 02-25-2016 - Mar. 2, 2016
Mona Sue Sadler, 72, of Olathe, Kan., died at 6:35 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Mona was born south of Kincaid, Kan., on Jan. 27, 1944, to Gene Ira and Reitha L. (Kastl) Sutterby. Mona attended schools in Kincaid and graduated...[More]
Dorothy Elizabeth Mumma 09-07-1919 to 02-25-2016 - Mar. 2, 2016
Dorothy Elizabeth Mumma, 96, of Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Feb. 25, 2016, at Vintage Park of Louisburg. Graveside service was Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Bruce Funeral Home, Spring...[More]
Kevin Wayne Byron Harkness 09-30-1959 to 02-23-2016 - Mar. 2, 2016
Kevin Wayne Byron Harkness, age 56, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born Sept. 30, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of K. W. and Lorraine Phillips Harkness. He graduated from FSHS with the class of 1977. Most of his working life...[More]
Thelma Irene “Jo†Orton 09-22-1928 to 02-18-2016 - Feb. 24, 2016
Thelma Irene “Jo” Orton, age 87, of Humboldt, Kan., passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Chanute, Kan. Thelma was born on Sept. 22, 1928, in Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Russell and Beulah Rose (Bowman) Krull. On Nov. 9, 1947, Thelma married Dale A. Orton in Fort Scott, Kan. Dale...[More]
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]
