Kenneth Lee Lalman

Kenneth Lee Lalman

Kenneth Lee Lalman, age 79, resident of Chanute, Kan., formerly of Mapleton, Kan., died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Diversicare of Chanute. He was born July 17, 1936, in Centerville, Kan., the son of Kenneth "Spec" and Bernita Willis Lalman. He married Rosemary Sisson on April 2, 1960, in Xenia, Kan. He served our country in the United States Army. Kenneth farmed most of his life on the family farm. He also owned a grain trucking company. He worked as a truck driving instructor for Fort Scott Community College 20 years until retiring in 2002. He relaxed by fishing or taking care of the farm. His main focus was always on his faith, family and friends.

Survivors include his wife Rosemary; three sons, Dale Lalman and wife Cindy, Chanute, Kan., David Lalman and wife Susan, Pawnee, Okla., and Dustin Lalman and wife Kelly, Harrisonville, Mo.; two daughters, Kay Lynn Lalman, Wichita, Kan., and Kacy Thompson and husband Cole, Lake Charles, La.; two brothers, Jerry Lalman and wife Mary, Mapleton, Kan., and Bill Lalman and wife Glenda, Fort Scott, Kan.; two sisters, Betty Kastl, Washington, Kan., and Mardell Durnal and husband James, Siloam Springs, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Foster and Eloyse Stewart; and his parents.

Pastor Rick Qualls will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday, June 6 at the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. 1165 V.F.W. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Uniontown High School Ag Department and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.