Esther A. Sewell
December 9, 2023
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Esther Anne Sewell passed from this earth at age 97. She was known as Annie to her friends, Grannie Annie to her grandchildren and, of course, Mom to her children.
Annie is survived by three children: Larry Sewell and ...
Erla M. Casner
December 9, 2023
Erla Mae Casner, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Guest Home Estates. She was born October 26, 1929, in Mapleton, Kansas, the daughter of William Fred and Lula Mae (Wellington) Bloesser. She married Merle LaVerne Casner on O...
Martha A. Clark
December 9, 2023
Martha Ann Clark, 86, of Fort Scott, passed away, Sunday, February 23, 2020, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born May 11, 1933, in Springfield, Missouri the daughter of John Paul and Cora (Shaup) Jones. She married Kenneth E. Clark on Oct...
Charles E. Schubert
December 9, 2023
Charles Earl “Charley” Schubert, 75 of Americus, Kansas, formerly of Uniontown, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He was born, October 3, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Ira Ed...
Jerry E. Nafzger
December 9, 2023
Jerry Eugene Nafgzer, 83, of Fort Scott, Kansas, formerly of Lancaster, Ohio, went to be with his Lord peacefully, Monday afternoon, February 3, 2020, at the Guest Home Estates of Fort Scott. He was born November 23, 1936, in Obetz, Ohio, the son o...
Marjorie M. Foster
December 9, 2023
Marjorie Mae Foster, age 98, died Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born September 14, 1921, in Fort Scott the daughter of Frank and Ruby (Gump) Phillips. She married Melvin “Boots” Foster November 2,...
Colene J. Gress
December 9, 2023
Colene Janette Gress, 67, of Fort Scott, Kansas passed away Wednesday evening, January 15, 2020, at her home. She was born August 27, 1952, in Salina, Kansas the daughter of John W. and Carolee Ann (Green) Summers. She married Wesley Gress August 2...
Florene H. Wilborn
December 9, 2023
Florene Helen Wilborn, 82, of Fort Scott, formerly of Batesville, Texas, passed away, Monday evening, January 13, 2020, at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. She was born, May 20, 1937, in Batesville, Texas, the daughter of Clifford and Jamie Lily (Baxt...
Mary Del Sparks
December 9, 2023
Mary Del Sparks, age 93, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Country Place Senior Living in Fort Scott where she had been a resident for two years. Mary Del was born on September 21, 1926, in Pittsburg, KS. She was the daughter of Peter A. ...
James R. Smith
December 9, 2023
James Randall Smith, 70, of Fort Scott passed away suddenly, Saturday evening, January 4, 2020, in Fort Scott. He was born June 24, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois the son of John Fred and Virginia Marie (Kedzior) Smith. He married Paulette Smetana, Jul...
Gary W. Dennison
December 9, 2023
Gary Wesley Dennison, 75 of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday night, December 31, 2019, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1943, in Booneville, Missouri, and became the son of Guy Wesley and Allie Faye (Maberry) Den...
Vicky L. Nation
December 9, 2023
Vicky Lynne Nation, 57, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, June 15, 1962, the daughter of Fred Allen and Connie Arleata (Hanna) Pettyma...
Elizabeth "Liz" G. Meyer
December 9, 2023
Liz’s smile said it all. She was not one to let the little inconveniences and the occasional setbacks of life alter her “can do; let’s do it” attitude. She truly achieved the fullness of life in her 78 years and died doing what she loved most...
Sharon "Sharry" A. Rains
December 9, 2023
Sharon “Sharry” Ann (Martin) Rains, 72, of Fort Scott, passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday morning, November 7, 2019. She was born on July 29, 1947, in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Loren Ralph and Anna Hayes Martin. Sharry moved to a farm out...
Willis Irvin
December 9, 2023
Willis “Hugh” Irvin, 99, of Fort Scott, formerly of Rogers, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his home in Presbyterian Village. He was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, February 10, 1920, the son of Herbert and Hope (Swayze) I...
Toby G. Nighswonger
December 9, 2023
Tobiah G. “Toby” Nighswonger, 45, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, October 27, 2019, at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. He was born September 19, 1974, in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Thomas Henry and Glenda Frances (Painter) Nighswong...
James R. Norman
December 9, 2023
James Richard Norman, 66, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019, at his home in Winfield, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1952, in Fort Scott, the son of Freeman and Inez (Kynard) Norman.
James was a graduate of Fort Sc...
Chuck D. Hennessy
December 9, 2023
Charles (Chuck) David Hennessy, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on August 2, 2019. He was born on May 20, 1939, in Kansas City, Kansas to Gertrude (Shannon) and John Hennessy. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother,...
Billie J. Arbogast
December 9, 2023
Billie Jean Arbogast, 54, of Fort Scott, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Guest Home Estates. She was born December 24, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Forest Eugene and Iona (Crisp) Burns.
Billie is survived by her children,...
Roy C. Jackson
December 9, 2023
Roy Clifford Jackson, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away, Thursday evening, October 3, 2019, at his home. He was born November 7, 1928, in Neodesha, Kansas the son of Roy Frank and Myrtle Mae (Combs) Jackson. He married Ruth I. Evans on June 12, 1949, ...
Shirley L. Stephens
December 9, 2023
Shirley Lorene Stephens, 84 of Fort Scott, passed away Friday evening September 27, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born April 17, 1935, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Dan and Edith Amelia (Tucker) Freer. She...
Justin J. Calvert
December 9, 2023
Justin James Calvert, age 45, of Madison, Wisc., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. He was born on September 21, 1974, in Girard, Kan., the son of Douglas Calvert and Marcia (Hughes) O'Neal.
Justin gr...
Floyd G. Harper
December 9, 2023
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
December 9, 2023
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...
John A. Coyan
December 9, 2023
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 ...