Obituaries from March 2012

Martin Wallace Stuart, age 79, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mercy Hospital of Fort Scott. He was born March 13, 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Harold Stuart and Wilma Yoakum Stuart. He taught music at Grossmont College in San Diego, Calif., for 14 years. He married Judith A. Vincent on Oct. 10, 1980, in San Diego. Martin considered himself a spiritualist...

Earlene Ann Johnson, age 80, of Savonburg, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kan. She was born Dec. 21, 1931, in Chanute, the daughter of Earl and Verna Danielson Munson. Following graduation from Elsmore High School in 1949, Earlene married Harold LaVerne Johnson on May 7, 1950. He preceded her in death on June 9, 2008...

Daniel Clarence Nuzum, age 84, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Douglass, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Medicalodges of Douglass. He was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Devon, Kan., the son of George Guy Nuzum and Myrtle May Jones Nuzum. ...

Blondena M. (Smith) Harold, 91, of Mount Hope, Kan., died Feb. 29, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. She was born Jan. 30, 1921, in Moline, Kan., to Charles I. Smith and Julia A. Foust. She was married to the late Bryan C. Harold. She was a homemaker...

Brandi Nicole King, age 32, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Eula Irene Hays, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Funeral services for Eula Hays will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Eula Irene Hays, 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 1, 2012, at Mercy Hospital of Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Fort Scott. She married James A. Hays on June 15, 1947, at Pittsburg, Kan. He preceded her in death on April 15, 1991. In her earlier years, she had worked for Kress and Key Work Clothes. She later moved to Shawnee, Kan., where she was employed by Pyramid Life Insurance Company and Baker's Florist. She loved working with flowers and being outdoors...

Douglas Allen Nuzum, 59, of Derby, Kan., Spirit employee and former Boeing employee, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. Douglas is preceded in death by his daughter, Victoria, and his parents, Daniel and Elizabeth Nuzum. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Sandy; daughters, Ericka (Jean Claude) Suhl -- Clarksville, Tenn., and Angela Nuzum, Wichita; brothers, Darren (Darla) Nuzum, Wichita, Duane (Diana) Nuzum, Douglass; sister, Diana (David) Brooks, Wichita; and grandson, Otto Suhl...

Norma Johnece Molder, 82, passed away at her home in Nevada, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Norma was born on Sept. 28, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo. She is preceded in death by her husband, Mason William Molder of Stockton, Mo., and her daughter, Sharon Kaye Bobbett of Nevada, Mo. ...

Marjorie Ellen Moody Wills passed away in her home in Mound City, Kan., on March 5, 2012. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at the Schneider Funeral Home Mound City Chapel. ...

George Wayne Wilkinson, 63, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. Services for George Wilkinson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

William C. "Bill" Johnson, 85, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at his home in Deerfield, Mo. He was born Jan. 1, 1927, to Burt and Ethel (Wise) Johnson. He was married Nov. 25, 1948, to Virginia Weber who survives. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Lester, Opal, Lawrence, Helen and Wilma...

Beverly Jean "Begie" Hall, 84, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Heartland SPCA, 9827 W. 67th, Merriam, Kan., 66203...

Mary Josephine Michael, 93, of Fort Scott died Monday afternoon, March 5, 2012, at home. She was born Oct. 16, 1918, in Bourbon County, Kan., the daughter of Arthur Harrison "Harry" and Nola Easter (Inman) Pitts. She married Charles Orlando Michael Sept. 17, 1938, in Fort Scott, Kan. He preceded her in death Sept. 20, 1985...

Beverly Jean "Begie" Hall, 84, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Heartland SPCA, 9827 W. 67th, Merriam, Kan., 66203...

Jermey David Brown was born April 17, 1980, and died on March 1, 2012. A gathering of family and friends will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be left at www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., K.C., Mo., 64133, (816) 353-1218...

George Wayne Wilkinson, 63, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital emergency room. He was born May 1, 1948, in Wilmington, Del., the son of Robert K. Wilkinson and Mary E. Hirst Wilkinson. He was a 1966 graduate of the McArthur High School in Hollywood, Fla. He married Mary J. Russell on Nov. 11, 1967, at Fort Worth, Texas...

Edna Louise Swanson Dill, 83, of Columbus, Kan., passed away March 6, 2012, at Medicalodges in Columbus, Kan. Edna was born on Nov. 11, 1928, in Columbus, Kan. She was the daughter of John and Mercedes "Cordray" Swanson. Edna graduated from Cherokee County Community High School in 1946. She married Ervin A. Dill on March 5, 1948; he survives of the home...

Roxanne Marie Cox, 56, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 12, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Sunday at the Chapel...

Frances R. Smith, 85, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at her home in Girard, Kan. She was born March 9, 1926, in rural McCune, the daughter of Lester and Ruth (Neher) Bennett. Frances graduated from McCune Rural High School in 1944. After graduating she went on to receive her teacher's certificate from Kansas State Teachers College. ...

Canaan Michael Hoover, seven-day-old son of Jeremy and Teia Hoover died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Feb. 28, 2012, in Fort Scott, Kan., and was transferred to Overland Park shortly after his birth...

Dr. Robert A. Adams, 88, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Fort Scott, the son of Major Harry O. Adams and Lady Agnes Grace Mason. He retired in 1988 from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill. He was head of the Emergency Preparedness Section for the high-energy research facility...

Henry Earl Wisner, 81, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at his home. He was born June 19, 1930, in Johnstown, Pa., the son of Harry Milton Wisner and Gertrude Peer Wisner. He married Merna Sue Ream on Feb. 25, 1955, at Glendale, Calif. ...

Mae Susong, 104, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Medicalodges for Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 26, 1907, in Anson, Texas, the daughter of Leonard Davis and Martha Horton Davis. She married Thomas E. Morrison. He preceded her in death. She later married Loyd Susong. He also preceded her in death...

Norman D. Beisly, 71, Nevada, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 22, 1940, in Nevada, to Norman Basil Beisly and Emma Neomi Dean Beisly. He married LaDeane Bobbett on June 24, 1961, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

John Lewiston Winscott, 71, Independence, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012. John was born Jan. 15, 1941, in Nevada, Mo., the son of Roy Levi and Nellie Alberta (Allen) Winscott. He was a U.S. Army veteran. John retired in 1991 from the General Motors Leeds plant and was a member of the UAW Local No. ...

Reba Weller, 97, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Countryview Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Monday, at the chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Shriners Children's Hospital. Interment will be in Littell Cemetery, Pleasanton, Kan...

Arthur C. Jordan, 85, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed away from pancreatic cancer on March 6, 2012, at home surrounded by family. He was born April 8, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., son of Hazel and Arthur Jordan. He was the youngest of four siblings. On Dec. 7, 1950, in Fort Scott, Kan., he married Leona B. Clayton, who survives...

Estel Marie Fyne, 86, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 5, 1925, in Phillipsburg, Mo., the daughter of Lewis Schulz and Anna Hille Schulz. She married James Fyne on March 10, 1956, in Lawrence, Kan. He preceded her in death in June of 1988...

Joseph Morris Kennedy, son of Roy Lee Kennedy and Mabel Hamrick, was born Aug. 10, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., and died Jan. 24, 2012, in Cameron, Mo. Memorial Chapel of Waynesville, Mo., is in charge of burial services, which will be held at Hazelgreen Cemetery, south of Richland, Mo...

Robert B. Higgins, 86, of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Kansas City Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo...

Leo Brownback, son of William H. and Josie Browning Brownback, was born June 21, 1914, near Centerville, Kan. Leo grew up on the family farm southwest of Centerville, helping his loved ones with the many joys of farming. He attended the Oakwood Country School as a young man and enjoyed learning the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. He would either walk, or ride his mule named Ben to school...

Edith Louise McMillan, 86, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Prescott Countryveiw Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Prescott Countryview Nursing Home. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery...

Margaret Ellen Daylong, 79, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Moran Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 6, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of George A. "Jiggs" Reeder and Hattie R. Culver Reeder. She married James R. Daylong on Dec. 15, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death on March 28, 2000...

Tracey Alan Hixon, 39, a recent resident of Liberty, Mo., died unexpectedly Monday, March 12, 2012, at St. Luke's Stroke Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a stroke. He was born the son of Rex Alan Hixon and Deborah Roxanne Rushing Hixon at Fayetteville Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, Ark., on Nov. 27, 1972...

Rev. Royce Gordon Taylor died March 12, 2012. A viewing will be held Friday, March 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jeter & Sons Funeral Home, located at 4830 W. Illinois Ave., Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will follow Saturday, March 17, at 1 p.m. at Cockrell Hill Baptist Church located at 1128 S. ...

Wayne Timothy Linville, 51, resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Wayne Timothy Linville will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Charlotte Elizabeth (Brehm) Graham, 100, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was the youngest of eight born to John Henry and Martha Elizabeth Brehm on July 17, 1911, in Spearville, Kan., Ford County. She married Ross Kirkhart Graham on Nov. 9, 1933. They had one daughter, Doris Kathryn Graham Ericson...

Wayne Timothy Linville, 51, resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. He was born Oct. 21, 1960, in Fort Scott, the son of James Albert Linville and Doris Lorraine Bolling Linville. He was a graduate of Nevada High School...

Linda Mae Graham, 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born March 18, 1921, in Harding, Kan., the daughter of Johnson Vann and Agnes Willard Vann. She married Calvin Graham in 1942. He preceded her in death...

Charles R. Bell, 93, Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, March 16, 2012. He was born on Nov. 8, 1918, at Pleasanton, the son of Ed and Alice Shadley Bell. He was an Army Veteran of WW II. He married Pauline Hoyt on Aug. 10, 1946, at Fort Scott, Kan. Together, they ran a dairy operation and raised other livestock...

William Ray (Bill) Basore, 70, of Miami, Okla. formerly of Pleasanton, Kan. died Saturday, March 17, 2012. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday March 20, 2012, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery...

Evelyn Dale, 70, Hume, Mo. died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Hume Chapel. Burial will be in the Hume Cemetery. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel...

Ruby La Vaughn Baker, 98, of Mound City, Kan., died Sunday, March 19, 2012, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Goodrich Cemetery near Parker, Kan. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society...

Cynthia Jean Doherty, 43, resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at her home following a cancer illness. Funeral arrangements for Cynthia Doherty will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Joseph John Vinardi, 83, former resident of rural Fort Scott, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard, Kan. Funeral arrangements for John Vinardi will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Joseph J. "Johnny" Vinardi, 83, a former resident of Hepler and Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard, Kan. He was born June 22, 1928, in Hepler, the son of Joe Vinardi and Maria Mikeleti Vinardi. Johnny had lived in the Hepler area for many years prior to moving to the Hillside Guest Home in Fort Scott and later to the Heritage Nursing Home in Girard...

Cynthia Jean Page Doherty, 43, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at her home following a cancer illness. She was born Sept. 4, 1968, in Fort Scott, the daughter of James Russell Page and Edna Taylor Page. She married Brian Doherty...

Cynthia Page Doherty died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, following a cancer illness. There was cremation. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

David Keith Hardee, 42, a resident of 315 Scott Ave., Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 19, 2012, at his home. There was cremation. Rev. Ken Van will conduct a memorial service at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at First United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to the Keith Hardee Memorial Fund and may be sent to the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Joseph W. Clyburn, 79 passed away March 20, 2012. Visitation wil be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Mo. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Clarksburg Cemetery, south of Fort Scott, Kan...

Bill Buford Cross, 67, resident of rural Blue Mound, Kan., died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Mercy Hospital following a cancer illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1944, in Fort Scott the son of Paul Buford Cross and Kathryn Ethel Short Cross. Bill was a 1962 graduate of Fort Scott High School. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in construction science from Pittsburg State University...

Jimmy D. McIntosh, 50, passed away on March 22, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice. Rosary will be held Tuesday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m., with funeral service at 10 a.m., both at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 2007 N. Arkansas. Jimmy is preceded in death by his father, Richard Earl McIntosh. ...

Homer Paul Lyons, 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He and his twin brother, Howard, were born Feb. 28, 1921, to Paul Irvin Lyons and Roxie Mary Cary Lyons on the family farm north of Metz, Mo., the site which is now the McGinnis Youth Center...

Patricia L. Smith, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, March 26, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

William K. Armsworthy, resident of rural Bronaugh, Mo., died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Christian Health Care of Nevada. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Marilyn J. Pyne, 69, died peacefully at her home Sunday, March 25, 2012. Marilyn had been in the constant care and companionship of family and friends since pancreatic cancer was diagnosed in February. Throughout her illness, she maintained her sense of humor and her appreciation for her family and friends...

William Kolbe Armsworthy, a resident of rural Bronaugh, Mo., died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. He was born March 31, 1920, in Garland, Kan., the son of Frank A. Armsworthy and Ella Marie Kolbe Armsworthy. He married Thelma Marie Gulliford Dec. 24, 1940, in Lamar, Mo. She preceded him in death on Sept. 28, 2010...

Donna Kay Beerbower, 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. ...

Patricia Lucille Smith, aged 81, of 1710 S. Eddy and lifelong Fort Scott resident passed away Monday evening March 26, 2012, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City MO following an extended pneumonia-related illness. She was born June 11, 1930, in Fort Scott, KS, to Ardelia Kate Moore and Harold Joel "Pat" Moore. ...

Joseph "Joe" Guilfoyle, 64, of Fort Scott, Kan., died on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Funeral services are pending at this time. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com

James Allen Middleton Jr., 40, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, following a sudden illness. He was born Feb. 20, 1972, in Farmington, Mo., to James Allen Middleton and Sharron Marie Stamm Middleton. He married Sue Ann Hites on March 10, 2002, in Greenfield, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Howard Francis Armstrong, 91, retired Fort Scott teacher, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 25, 1921, in Hepler, Kan., the son of Frank W. Armstrong and Belle Watkins Armstrong. He was a 1939 graduate of Hepler High School and received his master's degree in elementary education from Pittsburg State University...

Donna Kay Beerbower, 67, a resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Dec. 8, 1944, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Donald Elmor Lawson and Nola Merel Holsinger Lawson. ...