Ruth Jean Rhynerson 10-08-1924 to 02-19-2021 - Feb. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 24, 2021 Ruth Jean Rhynerson, age 96, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. She was born on Oct. 8, 1924, in Mound City, Kan., the daughter of Walter “Buck” and Ida Simmons Smith. She graduated from Mound City High School in the Class of 1943....[More]
Danny Matthew Bryant 01-23-1969 to 02-09-2021 - Feb. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 24, 2021 Danny Matthew Bryant, age 52, born in Harrisonville, Mo., peacefully passed away at his home on Feb. 9, 2021. Danny leaves behind his parents, Judy Ridge (David) of Mound City, Kan., and Denzil Bryant (Penny, preceded) of Clinton, Mo.; two furbabies, Molly and...[More]
Lester H. Wurtz 12-06-1929 to 02-19-2021 - Feb. 23, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 24, 2021 Lester H. Wurtz, Nampa, Idaho, passed away Feb. 19, 2021, at the Veterans Administration Hospital. He married Gloria Victor Wurtz; she passed many years ago. Lester was born Dec. 6, 1929, at Mound City, Kan., the son of Benjamin and Viola Brant Wurtz of Pleasanton,...[More]
Floyd Arthur Holmes 01-13-1916 to 02-13-2021 - Feb. 16, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 17, 2021 Floyd Arthur Holmes (or Arthur Floyd Holmes, it was never clear which) passed away peacefully at his residence at Grandwood Assisted Living in Grove, Okla., on Feb. 13, 2021, exactly one month after celebrating his 105th birthday. Floyd to family, and “F.A.”...[More]
J. Thomas “Tommy†Ruf, Jr. 03-19-1925 to 02-03-2021 - Feb. 16, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 17, 2021 J. Thomas “Tommy” Ruf, Jr. age 95, died Feb. 3, 2021, in Olathe, Kan. He was born on March 19, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Thomas Ruf, Sr. and Anna B. (Windler) Ruf. He graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City in 1942. Shortly...[More]
Richard Joseph Coffey 12-21-1968 to 02-03-2021 - Feb. 9, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 10, 2021 Richard Joseph Coffey, age 52, Fulton, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, as the result of an accident. He was born on Dec. 21, 1968, in Rochelle, Ill., the son of John Fredrick and Mary Ellen Eagan Coffey. He was a laborer working out of Laborer’s Union...[More]
Barbara Sue Smith Michael 10-21-1944 to 02-02-2021 - Feb. 9, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 10, 2021 Barbara Sue Smith Michael, age 76, departed this life Feb. 2, 2021, after a lengthy fight with cancer. She was born Oct. 21, 1944, the third child of William Louis and Irmal Irene Cowan Smith. She was first married to Brett Lewis. They had one child, Edward...[More]
Margaret Jane Lamb Shaw 12-15-1926 to 02-05-2021 - Feb. 9, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 10, 2021 Margaret Jane Lamb Shaw, age 94, Moran, Kan., passed away Feb. 5, 2021, peacefully at Country Place Memory Care in Fort Scott, Kan. Margaret was born Dec. 15, 1926, south of Potosi schoolhouse in Pleasanton, Kan. She was the third of six children born to Mamie...[More]
Dora Arlene Johnson 12-19-1930 to 02-04-2021 - Feb. 5, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 10, 2021 Dora Arlene Johnson, age 90, Mound City, Kan., passed Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. She was born on Dec. 19, 1930, in Farlinville, Kan., the daughter of Lawrence Russel and Dora May Johnson Holt. She graduated from Mound City High School. Arlene...[More]
Donald R. Pryor 08-29-1945 to 02-01-2021 - Feb. 4, 2021
Linn County News Published Feb. 10, 2021 Donald R. Pryor, 75, of LaCygne, Kan., passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 1, 2021. Don was an amazing man who loved his family and enjoyed spending as much time as he could with them. He had many hobbies such as drag racing, working on his race...[More]
