Obituaries in Bourbon County KS

Ida Rae Davis, 82, of Fort Scott, passed away at her home Sunday evening, September 3, 2023.  She was born July 13, 1941, in Junction City, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbur Joseph Staten and Elnore Belle (Hays) Staten. Ida married Raymond McIntosh and...

Marvin D. Bergemann, 72, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday August 31, 2023. He was born December 22, 1950, in Minnesota, to Ervin William Bergemann, Sr. and Kathryn Dorothy (Sands) Bergemann. He married Candy Sue McGee on April 8, 1973, in...

Carolee “Cookie” McComb Butler, 81, of Lake Mary, Florida, passed away on Thursday evening, August 10th in the comfort of her daughter’s home surrounded by her loved ones. Carolee was born on August 27th, 1941, to Arthur and RoAnne McComb in...

Lawrence “Randy” Burns, Jr., 58, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 17, 2023. He was born September 26, 1964, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Lawrence Randall Burns, Sr. and Judith Ann (Norris) Burns. Randy lived...

Larry Clarence Farris, 71, of Arma, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Medicalodges of Frontenac, Kansas. Larry was born on August 21, 1951, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Fred Warren Farris and Alice Marie (Coles) Farris. Larry i...

Gary M. Saker, 74, formerly of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2023, after a battle with an ongoing illness. Gary was preceded in death by his father Don Saker and mother Eloise Richards Garnand. Survivors include Tracy Saker, sons Andrae...

Patricia A. Bolton, 83, former resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born March 18, 1940, in Muscotah, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Harold Tipling and Anna Belle (Woodward) Tipl...

Leta Ann Poore Welch, 82, of Fort Scott, peacefully passed away on June 3, 2023, to join her Lord and Savior. She was born on December 13, 1940, in Bronson, Kansas, to the late Paul and Pearlie Roberts Poore. Leta was preceded in death by her parents...

Heather Rachelle (Eads) Tupin, 45, resident of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, May 23, 2023. She was born August 12, 1977, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Roy Earl Eads, Jr. and Juanita Elizabeth (Bigelow) Eads. Heather wa...

Joyce E. Woods, 70, of Fort Scott, Kansas passed on May 17th from health complications.  Her two sons were with her at the time she left to be with her Lord and Savior. Joyce was born on April 6, 1953, to Rachel Maxine Wright Woods in Fort Scott,...

Jon L. Farrell, 57, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, April 13, 2023, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center as a result of multiple medical complications. Following cremation, the family will hold private services at a later...

Larry “Chipper” Dean Parnell, Jr., 51, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg. He was born June 16, 1971, in Santa Clara, California, the son of Larry Dean Parnell, Sr. and Judith Ann (...

Sandra Sue “Sandy” Stinnett, 79, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023. She was born February 29, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Roy William “Bill” Danley and Marie (Faulhaber) Danley. She married...

Merle Mayfield, 80, resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. He was born December 16, 1942, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Leona (Bean) Mayfield. He married Betty L. Jack on August 12, 1967, in Arcadia, Kansas. They la...

Suella Jean Hornby, 63, a resident of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. She was born September 8, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Kenneth Ross Wood and ...

William Stanley “Buddy” Pruitt, 82, resident of Garland, Texas, passed away March 1, 2023. He was born July 26, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Thomas William “Bill” Pruitt and Lazetta Fae (Ridenour) Pruitt. Buddy is survived by hi...

Mary Jeanette (Austin) Crossland, 87, of Paola, Kansas, passed away March 4, 2023, at home surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer.  Mary was born on October 31, 1935, to Harold and Mary Alice Austin in Fort Scott, Kansas.  She was the ...

Alice “Jane” Woodburn, 81, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, passed away on February 20, 2023. She was born August 17, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Dr. Francis Marion Stone and Alice Jane (Givens) Stone. She married William D. “B...