Submitted by Cheney Witt Funeral Home
Edna Mae Tourtillott, age 78, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at her home.
She was born October 19, 1938 in Linn County, Kans., the daughter of Jacob Barrett and Cleta Paddock Barrett. Edna Mae was a graduate of Prescott High School. She married Richard Sharp in 1960. They later divorced. She married Raymond Tourtillott in 1983. In earlier years she worked for Western Insurance Company. She retired following 27 years as shipping clerk for Ward Kraft Business Forms. She was a member of Community Christian Church and the 55 Plus church group. She enjoyed camping and spending time with grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond, of the home; two sons, Richard Sharp and wife, Jennifer of Olathe, Kans., and David Sharp and wife Michelle, Fort Scott; one daughter, Sherry Culp, Fort Scott; two step-sons, Michael Tourtillott and wife Sandy, Las Cruces, N.M., and Joseph Tourtillott and wife Becky, Fort Scott; one sister, Mildred Bolin, Fort Scott; and a sister-in-law, Carol Barrett, Fort Scott. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Robert Barrett; sister, Mary Johnson and a great-grandson, Gavin Sharp.
Tim Woodring will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday in the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to either Mercy Hospice or SE Kansas Respite and may be sent to Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.