Susan Kay Schnichels

Susan Kay Schnichels

Susan Kay Schnichels, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Yates Center Health and Rehab in Yates Center, Kan. She was born on Sept. 18, 1951, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Donald and Betty Powell Wiggans. She married Paul Morris, Sr. in 1974. They later divorced. She married Mark Schnichels on Jan. 4, 1980. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2007. Susan worked for Tri-Valley Developmental Center for 10 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include a son, Paul Morris, Jr., Fort Scott; three daughters, Brandi Johnson, Yates Center; Kayla Schnichels, Fort Scott, and Kara Schnichels, Pittsburg, Kan.; a step-son, Mark Schnichels, Fort Scott; three step-daughers, Annette Blevins, Colorado, Frankie Kimmel, Iowa, and Sara Schnichels, Fort Scott; her mother, Betty Wiggans, Fort Scott; a sister, Carla Fowler and husband Mike, Fort Scott; one brother, William Wiggans and wife Amy, Fort Scott; 17 grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard Wiggans; two sisters, Mary Sampson and Dawnie Sharp; a granddaughter, Mia Johnson; and her father.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 Tuesday, June 2, in the Clarksburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.