All Obituaries

Gary Cottrell, 76, of Independence, Kansas went to heaven on Monday August 3rd, 2020 at Wilson Medical Center. He has been cremated and not buried in his beloved Chevy Nova. He was born September 2nd, 1943 in Neodesha, Kansas to Leonard “Bud” and Thelma (Axthelm) Cottrell. He was known as pathfinder to his siblings, whom he loved and teased, as he teased the boundaries set by their parents. He was a good storyteller and loved to explain how things worked as long as you didn’t have to...

Joseph C McMurray Sr, 73, of Neodesha, KS passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Fredonia Regional Hospital in Fredonia, KS. Cremation has taken place and there are no services are planned at this time. Joseph C. McMurray Sr. was born February 19, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa. The son of Donald and Ethel L (Morison) McMurray. Joseph attended school in Lamar, MO. Where he graduated high school. Joseph enlisted in the US Army. In March of 2003, Joseph was united in marriage to Linda L (Brown) in...

Walter was born September 2, 1927 in Tyro, Kansas. He was the middle son of Frank and Alice (Morrison) Beard. Walter served with the Army in Pusan Korea in 1946. He studied topographical drafting & was a map maker. In 1949 he met and married Aloma Sillin in Independence, Kansas. They were happily married for 57 years. In 1951 Walter went to work for Standard Oil Refinery in Neodesha, Kansas. He work there until 1966 when he went back to college and got his masters degree in Administration,...

Virginia Mae Ramey, age 87 of Wichita, Kansas formerly of Neodesha, Kansas passed away, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Kansas Masonic Home. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Christ Church with the Pastor Joseph Dodson officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery under the direction of the Loran Fawcett Funeral Home. Visitation hours will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 12, 2020 with the family receiving...

Dorothy Ellen Smith, 62, of Neodesha, Kansas passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Wilson Medical Center. Cremation has taken place with Loran Fawcett Chapel. Services are planned for a later date by the family. Dorothy Ellen Smith was born September 18, 1957 in Kansas City, MO. The daughter of George A. and Esther Pearl (Parrett) Smith. Dorothy was united in marriage to Jimmy Henson, he preceded her in death on July 28, 2000. Dorothy made Neodesha her home in early 1979 from Kansas City,...

Ernest Lee Grant of Neodesha, Kansas, passed away Thursday June 11, 2020 at Wilson Medical Center. Ernie was born in Burnt Prairie, Illinois, October 14, 1932 and was the third child of Alfred Arnold and Francis (Renshaw) Grant. He served two years in the United States Army and upon discharge moved to St. Louis, Missouri where he met and married Delta Joyce Powell from Shelbyville, Missouri, on January 15, 1956. They were self-employed and worked together all their married life. He was a...

Kaye Francis (McDonald) Long of Neodesha KS passed away at the age of 79 on June 9, 2020 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center Kaye was born on December 22, 1940 in Bartlesville OK. the daughter of Claude and Mary (Holmes) McDonald. Kaye graduated from Bartlesville high school and then attended Business College for 2 years. On May 7, 1960 she married Bill Long, the love of her life. They were happily married for over 60 years. They had 3 children, Colby, Cody and Chelly. She was a very...

Donald W. Heck, 84 passed away on June 3, 2020 in Austin, TX with his wife Debbie by his side. A Memorial Service will be held at Loran Fawcett Chapel in Neodesha, KS on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 10:00 am. He was born on June 22, 1935 in rural Thayer, KS to Clyde and Esther (Miller) Heck. Don served in the U.S. Army from Jan. 1957 to Nov. 1962. He settled his family in Parsons, KS where they raised 3 sons while working at Heck & Wicker Construction. Upon leaving Kansas, Don moved to...

Scott Duane Howard, age 55, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away at home unexpected and peacefully with his little dog Pepper laying beside him. Scott was born January 9, 1965. Parents are Janice & Shelby Howard of Neodesha, KS. He went through the Neodesha School system until his family moved to Joplin, MO. Scott graduated from Webb City Missouri High School. He was very active in the music department, singing in the school choir, select choir, playing different Instruments in the school...

Jack R. Blankenship, age 96, of Fall River, Kansas, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Via Christi St Francis, Wichita Kansas. Jack was born on February 15, 1924, in Wichita, Kansas the son of Claude and Alta (Robinson) Blankenship. Jack took his first and last breath at St. Francis Hospital.    On November 29, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas Jack married Helen Wolford (Thowe) and was married for 51 years, until the death of Helen in 2011.  Jack worked for a short time at Cessna...