Obituaries from March 2024

Charles Grant Russell, age 78, a resident of rural Redfield, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 29, 2024, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born July 9, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of George Russell and Bernice Stine Russell. Charles attended school in Uniontown Kan., and later graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights. ...

Anna D. Miller, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 29, 2024, at the Medicalodges of Fort Scott. She was born April 26, 1955, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Frank Miller and Laura Eden Miller. Annie completed Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1973. ...

Charles Vernon Rowe, age 93, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.  Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Battlefield Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to service time at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Wayside Waifs or shelter of your choice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Mary L. Beveridge, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home in Olathe. Funeral services for Mary Beveridge will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Donald L. Woods was born Nov. 15, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., and passed away March 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donald was a life-long Fort Scott resident who attended Fort Scott schools including Fort Scott Community College. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1972. Basketball was his sport of choice not only while attending high school but also as an adult in the local Industrial League...

Betty Arlene (Lalman) Kastl died March 4, 2024 at Washington County Hospital.  Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2024 at Ward Funeral Home in Washington.  The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Washington Presbyterian Church...

Mary Louise Todd Beveridge, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home in Olathe. She was born Feb. 19, 1926, at Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Isaac H. Todd and Hallie Swett Todd. ...

Jerry Donald Wheeler, age 82, resident of Onamia, Minn., passed away on March 2, 2024 after a 12-year battle with cancer. Jerry was born Oct. 30, 1941 in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Warren Fay and Dorothy Lorene Barker Wheeler. He married his childhood sweetheart and soulmate Phyllis Hudson Aug. ...

Lolita Dawn Mumbower, age 59, a resident of Devon, Kan., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her home. She was born March 16, 1964, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Wayne Robinson and Rosalee Burch Robinson. Lolita married Delwin Mumbower on Jan. ...

Richard Eldon Baldwin, age 60, of Butler, Mo., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 4, 2024.   A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. ...

Ronnie Lee Felt, age 85, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Via Christi Medical Center, Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Nov. 4, 1938, in Fort Scott, the oldest son of Kenneth Marcellus Felt and Sylvia Mae Beerbower Felt. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1956. ...

Grace M. Hockett, 88, of Hutchinson, died March 7, 2024. She was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Stanley and Laura (Perkins) Miller. Grace attended Fulton High School. A graduate of Fort Scott Community College, she worked at Mercy Hospital as an RN on the fifth floor, later as a nursing home administrator at Marmaton Valley Nursing Home, Uniontown, Kan. Grace was an artist at heart...

M. Donald “Don” Russell, 74, went to be with his heavenly father on March 8, 2024, after a long fight with kidney and heart disease.   He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 18, 1949, to James L. Russell and Ruth E. Selbe. He was accompanied in birth that day by his twin sister, Maurita “Rita” Garnette Russell (West).  Don and Rita were eventually a part of a family that included 12 boys and two girls.  ...

Janice (Good) Waltmire, age 86, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, March 9, 2024. She was born the youngest of four children in Mound City, Kan., on Aug. 20, 1937, to the late Ralph and Hayden Good. Janice met her lifelong love, the late Harvalee Waltmire, in high school, and the two were married in 1958, sharing 65 years together. They moved to Overland Park, Kan., to raise their family before retiring and moving to their farm in Fulton, Kan...

On Saturday morning, March 9, 2024, Peter Michael Graham went to his true home in Heaven. His last hours were spent in his parents’ arms as he peacefully passed away at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., with his grandmothers nearby...

Doris Maxine Basore, age 104, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Monday, March 10, 2024.  She was born in Bates County, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1920, the daughter of Ray and Verna Chapman Lacy. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in the Class of 1937. Doris was united in marriage to Victor Claude Basore on Feb. ...

Daniel “Danny” Ellis, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away March 10, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Maria Louise Smith, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Centerville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Maria Smith Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Paulette Sue Sayers, age 74, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born Dec. 23, 1949, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Emory and LaVon Geisler Arnold. She graduated from Fort Scott High School where she played flute, directed the band, and sang in many plays. ...

Jesse Clarence Kemp II was born in Detroit, Mich., on Sept. 29, 1939, to Iva Glen (Amos) Kemp and Jesse Clarence Kemp I. He joined the love of his life on March 13, 2024, after passing peacefully. Jesse helped his parents train and race greyhounds, even sleeping with the new pups to keep them safe. ...

Daniel “Danny” Ellis, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away March 10, 2024, in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Feb. 6, 1932, in Rich Hill, Mo., the son of Ben and AnnaLee (Henderson) Ellis. He married Willa Jean Marlin on Feb. 8, 1948, in Nevada, Mo. Willa preceded him in death on Jan. 22, 2018...

Ronald Dean Wolf, 76, Deerfield, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at his home in Deerfield. Ron was born June 14, 1947 in Fort Scott, Kan., on Flag Day, to Harold M. and Lelia V. (Howard) Wolf of rural Deerfield, Mo. They resided on the family farm on the Kansas Missouri state line for almost a century...

Richard Jack Riley, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born March 10, 1939, in Fort Scott, the son of Wallace Riley and Dorothy Brotherton Riley. Richard graduated from the Fort Scott High School. ...

Pastor David Dale Beerbower, 76, of Assumption, Ill., passed away at 8:09 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2024 in his daughter’s home in Charleston, Ill. Funeral services will be held at 10:05 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024 in Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Assumption, Ill., with Pastor Dan Watkins and Rev. ...

Maria Louise Smith, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at her home. Maria was born June 20, 1948, to her parents, Charles Meek and Betty Graham. She was the oldest of four children. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., where she grew up and attended school. ...

Shirley Custodio Spaulding, age 63, resident of Austin, Ark., and more recently of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024. She was born in Siruma Camarines Sur, Philippines. She was married but divorced shortly after she moved to the United States. She then raised her six children by herself in a country where she barely understood English. ...

Lynn Robinson Graham, age 75, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 25, 2024, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin, Mo. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private family burial will take place later. Memorials are suggested to Lee’s Paws and Claws and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com...

Fairy Fay Baggett DeLaney of Garland, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kan., at the age of 66. She was born on June 4, 1957, in Beaver, Okla., to Kathy Louise Baggett Windsor and Dewey Winebaugh of Forgan, Okla.  ...

With heavy hearts and fond memories, we bid farewell to a beloved soul, Tami Dawn (Wheeler) Flater, who gracefully embraced life until her passing on March 21, 2024, in Springfield, Mo. She was 55 years young. Born on May 13, 1968, in her cherished hometown of Fort Scott, Kan., Tami was the oldest daughter of Donald and Claudia Wheeler. She attended Fort Scott High School, graduating in 1986...

Dwight Otis Metcalf also known as ‘De-White’ or ‘The Chief,’ of Emporia, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home. He was 76. Born on Aug. 12, 1947, in Breckenridge, Colo., the family relocated to Fort Scott, Kan. After high school he proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Emporia Kansas State College, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and then an agent for Farmers Insurance until retirement...

John William Read, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, March 25, 2024. John was born March 8, 1956, in Fort Scott, the son of Francis Marion “Cisco” Read and Ruth Louise Groner Read. John was married May 22, 1976 to his wife Paula Raye Smith at the Catholic church in Fort Scott...

Frederick John "Fritz" Johanning Jr., age 75, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...