Obituaries in Bourbon County KS

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...

Douglas Craig Hunziker, 61, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning February 9, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was born March 24, 1961, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Donald Glen Hunziker and Opal Maxine (Chri...

Mary Louise (Scarbrough) Ramsey, age 80, went to meet her Lord and Savior on January 30, 2023.  Mary was born in Willow Springs, Missouri on November 12, 1942.  She was the daughter of Bertha Antoinette (Cotton) Scarbrough and Pete Scarbrough.  Sh...

Sarah Eugenia Wesner Eckles, 83, passed away peacefully in her home on January 22, 2023. Sally was born November 23, 1939, to Ermal and Hulon Albright Wesner in Ida, Louisiana. She attended college at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where ...

Dorothy Taylor, 77, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at her home. She was born October 27, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Charles James Alfred Bloesser and Nellie Ida (Brundige) Bloesser. She married Marvin Lee Ta...

Inez Mae (Graves) Haugen, 95, of Fort Scott, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 10, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born July 10, 1927, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of John Owen Smither and Dorothy...

Marlene Gettler, 91, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday evening January 2, 2023. She was born on October 23, 1931, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Earl R. Murphy and Florence E. (Pinnick) Murphy. She married Dean Gettler on June 14, 1953, in To...

Mary Elizabeth “Zibbie” Grove, 97, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022, at Kingswood Manor, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born September 28, 1925, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin Hezekia...

Linda P. Murphy, 71, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning, December 29, 2022, at her home. She was born January 21, 1951, in Torrington, Wyoming, the daughter of Wilbur W. “Red” Metcalf and Raymoleen P. (Lay) Metcalf. She was the oldest of...

Maxine Rimbey, 96, of Fort Scott, passed away late Saturday evening, December 10, 2022, at The Horton House. She was born July 15, 1926, in Buffalo, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas Richard Alford and Iona May (Smith) Alford. She married Lee Roy Rimb...

Mattie Nelle Dixon, 98, former resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kansas. She was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on February 14, 1924, to John W. Gier and Mattie (Winterbower) Gier. She...

Teresa Marie Wunderly, 55, of Fulton, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Girard Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1967, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Frederick Wunderly and Elizabeth Ann (Noggle) Wunderly. ...

Ellen Marie Kruse, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday evening, November 12, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg. She was born on December 20, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of James Hewitt Miller and Willa Mae (Moore) Miller. She m...

Sandra Jill Fulcher, 87, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Girard Medical Center. She was born January 3, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of John Joseph “Jack” Laird and Mary Hazel (Remington) Laird. She married Roy “Br...

Norma Jean Fitzsimmons, 90, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday morning, August 23, 2022, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born July 8, 1932, in Redfield, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Earl and Pearl (Gunsolley) Wilson. S...

Betty Jean Barnes, 90, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born January 6, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Grover B. and Florence (Lounsbury) Barnes. She was the last of her i...

Stephen Joseph Doherty (Stevie, Duff), 62, passed in his sleep surrounded by his family members at The University of Kansas Hospital after a lengthy illness on August 3, 2022.  Stevie was born September 13, 1959, son of Bernard Doherty and Delores (...

Pauline “Polly” Louise (Gordon) Alsop, affectionately known by family members as “Red”, 99, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, July 29, 2022, at Infinity Park Nursing Home in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born February 8, 19...