Obituaries in Bourbon County KS

Floyd Gilbert Harper, 94, of Uniontown, Kansas, passed away Sunday morning, August 18, 2019, at the Medicalodge Nursing Home in Girard, Kansas.  He was born January 4, 1925, in Uniontown, Kansas, the son of Walter William and Iva Kough Harper.  He ...

Marcine L. West, 85, formerly of Redfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2019.  She was born at home on April 16, 1934, to Albert Henry and Lorenia Long Davis. She was raised on the family farm north of Bronson, near Xenia, Kans...

Jesus stretched out his loving arms and took John to live in his heavenly home on Wednesday evening July 31, 2019, at Country Place Memory Care in Fort Scott. John was born on February 7, 1945, at the family farm home near Redfield, Kansas.  He was ...

Jean Isaac, 81, formerly of Uniontown, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, July 30, 2019, in Mission, Kansas. She was born February 18, 1938, in Uniontown, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Iva (Holt) Wittsell. Jean was a school teacher for twenty...

Beatrice C. Palet, 73, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 16, 2019, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born December 25, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of William V. and Laura Amanda Beatrice (Rountree) Dunnam...

Grant Daniel Wells, known fondly to many as “Big Son”, passed unexpectantly from this life on June 21, 2019, while visiting his parents in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born on July 12, 1993, to Dan Wells and Marti Wells-Smith in Okmulgee, Oklahoma....

JASON WAYNE BOLINGER, age 39, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer, at the home of his parents, Robert and Cherie Collins, where he resided.  He was born March 1, 1980, in F...

Dean M. Ellis, 65, a resident of Eugene, Oregon, died June 1, 2019, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was born to Mark and Barbara Ellis April 3, 1954, in San Francisco, California, where he grew up and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. He moved...

Audrey E. Frantz, 97, of Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at her home. She was the wife of the late Franklin A. "Buck" Frantz who passed away in 2001. Born September 3, 1921, in Arcadia, Kansas, she was a daug...

Donna Ruth Needham’s journey to our Lord ended peacefully on May 7, 2019, in Fort Scott, Kansas.  Her journey began June 21, 1931, in Wichita, Kansas. Donna was a graduate of Wichita North High School.  She earned her B.S. in education at Pitt...

Mia Jo Gipson, 51, of Uniontown, Kansas, passed away late Tuesday evening, May 7, 2019. She was born July 19, 1967, in Boone County, Missouri, the daughter of Howard A. and Shirley A. (Henry) Gipson. Mia is survived by her children, Amanda Sanchez...

Marilyn Gibson Blincoe passed away on Saturday, April 27 at her home in Lodi, CA. She was taken up into the arms of God her Heavenly Father. Marilyn Louise Gibson was born to Carl and Nina Gibson on September 20, 1929 in LaCrosse, Kansas. She grew...

Suzanne Street, 72, of Fort Scott, passed away at her home Saturday evening, April 13, 2019.  She was born June 27, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Carl S. and Martina D. (Kirker) Street. Suzanne graduated from Fort Scott High School...

Loretta McLaughlin, 98, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday morning, March 4, 2019 at the Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility in Lawrence, Kansas.  She was born June 19, 1920, in Horton, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Joseph and Leona Theressa (Hil...

Ruth R. Mudd, 98, formerly of Uniontown, passed away Monday morning, January 28, 2019, at the Kingswood Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born November 20, 1920, in Uniontown, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Effie Bertha (S...

Edith Marie Collins, 94, of Fort Scott, passed away at her home at Presbyterian Village Wednesday morning, January 23, 2019. She was born November 28, 1924, in Metz, Missouri the daughter of Charles Floyd and Grace Mertie (Saul) Charles. She married ...

Shirley Louise Forgey, 87, of Fort Scott, passed away early Friday morning, January 18, 2019, at her home.  She was born October 20, 1931, in Springfield, Missouri the daughter of Virgil Floyd and Ruth Hallie (Buck) White.  She married Varrell L. F...

Bonnie Evelyn Irby, 96, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, January 3, 2019 at her home.  She was born February 19, 1922, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Nathan W. and Laura Rachel (Beaty) Stanley. She married A. C. Irby October 15,...

Kathleen Denise Marshall, 55, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday morning, December 29, 2018 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home.  She was born January 13, 1963, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin Lee and Shirley Dean (McCallum) Ransier. She ...

Carolyn Blanche Franklin, 63, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday evening, December 29, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.  She was born April 11, 1955, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of James and LeOne Louise (McCreedy) Cullor. She m...

Barbara Irene Davis George was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on November 29, 2018. She was born on April 20, 1944, in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Barbara graduated high school from Uniontown, Kansas. She married the love of her life, Leslie “David” Geor...