Stories from Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Jackie Lee Kountz, age 70, resident of Lamar, Mo., died Monday, June 22, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Graveside services will be held Friday in the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. Memorials are suggested to the Jackie Kountz Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Kathryn A. "Kathy" Parks, age 65, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. She will be laid to rest in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the charity of choice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Mary Janet Elliott, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. She was born July 7, 1940 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Edward William Ogle and Cleda Medrienne Davis Ogle. She married Charles E. Elliott, Sr., on Jan. 7, 1957, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1994...