John Evans Harryman, age 74, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS.

He was born on October 10, 1944, in Metz, MO, the son of Guy Franklin Harryman, Sr. and Irene Dulcina McClintock Harryman.

John served our country in the Navy, joining at age 17. He graduated from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor’s degree in automotive engineering.

He married Linda Harper on October 4, 1969, in Devon, KS.

John worked as a quality control manager for Kenworth in Kansas City, MO. He then worked for Shepherd Team Auto Plaza in Ft. Scott as parts manager. He later worked for Superior Wheel in Pittsburg, KS, as quality control manager until retirement.

In his spare time, John enjoyed fishing, bowling, race cars, motorcycles and all types of good music. He loved spending time with his family, especially attending all the grandkid’s activities and sports. He was a member of Diamond Community Church.

Survivors include his wife Linda of the home; a daughter, Michelle Harrison, Ft. Scott; and a son, Johnny Harryman and wife Molly, Ft. Scott; five grandchildren: Eddie Harryman, Lucas Harryman, Corina Harrison, Ellen Harrison and Jennifer Harrison; one great granddaughter, Charley West; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Guy Franklin, Jr.; two sisters, Frances Threatt and Margaret Myers; and his parents.

Rev. Jimmy Tucker will conduct funeral services at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 18^th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Centerville Cemetery, Devon, KS.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the Diamond Community Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Sandra T. Wrench, age 78, resident of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Ft. Scott, KS, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019, at home.

She was born to Emma Perry of Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 28, 1940.

Sandra, who went by the name of Sandy, was adopted at a young age and was raised by a group of nuns in SF Harbor N.Y.

Sandy began her formal education at Tuller School of Tucson, Arizona. She continued her education and graduated from the University of Arizona, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Theater and Drama.

Later, Sandy attended Fort Scott Community College and received her nursing RN degree.

Sandy had a heart for working with children and a passion for building the future leaders of tomorrow. She expressed that passion through her professions as a principal in Anchorage, Alaska, a teacher in Westbury, New York, and a Deputy Juvenile Officer in Kansas City, Missouri.

After her tenure as a Deputy Juvenile Officer, Sandy and the love of her life, Morris, moved to Arizona where Sandy was a Registered Assessment Nurse for the State of Arizona. She held that position for ten years until she retired and began her next passion in life, which was to travel. Sandy traveled all over the world! She loved an adventure along with her “partner in crime,” her husband Morris, who is now deceased.

Sandy loved to read and do crossword puzzles and did a lot of volunteering in her spare time.

Sandy was a member of the St Augustine Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Missouri, where she loved attending service and looked forward to morning coffee and fellowship with the ladies of the church.

Survivors who cherish her memory are (1) Sister-In-Law Winnie, (2) Brother-In-Laws Kim and Edmond, (5) Step-Children Morris, Terry, Larry, Rene, and Sherry, (13) Grandchildren, (18) Great-Grandchildren, (1) Great-Great Grandchild, (3) nieces, a host of cousins, and many loving family members and friends.

There was cremation. Rev. Jerry Miller and Rev. Daryl Gaddy will conduct memorial services at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 20^th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS.

The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Michael Gene Cooper, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Mercy Hospital Joplin, MO. He was born on February 23, 1951, in Fort Scott, the son of Thomas Gene and Betty JoAnn Rye Cooper. He graduated from Nevada, MO high school with the class of 1969. He married Judy Marshall on May 19, 1969, in Fort Scott. Mike worked for Westar Energy as a designer. He loved his work and had been with the company for 38 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing video games. He was a devoted husband who loved spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife Judy of the home; two daughters, Stacy Leachner and husband Chad, Olathe, KS, and Cambria Scharenberg and husband Jeremy, Garland, KS; a son, Matt Cooper, Fort Scott; two sisters, Pam Speer and husband John, Redfield, KS, and Debbie Ebersold and husband Dennis, Cameron, MO; a brother, Thomas Cooper, Deerfield, MO; six grandchildren, Shana Marra, Madison Leachner, Kalen Thompson, Blaine Thompson, Taylor Cooper, and Tyler Cooper; two great grandchildren, Aubreigh Thompson and Solloman Davis; a brother-in-law Shawn Marshall and wife Chana, Fort Scott; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, April 12^th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Thursday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Sandra T. Wrench, age 78, resident of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Ft. Scott, KS, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019, at home.

She was born to Emma Perry of Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 28, 1940. Sandra, who went by the name of Sandy, was adopted at a young age and was raised by a group of Nuns in SF Harbor N.Y.

Sandy began her formal education at Tuller School of Tucson, Arizona. She continued her education and graduated from the University of Arizona, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Theater and Drama.

Later, Sandy attended Fort Scott Community College and received her nursing RN degree.

Sandy had a heart for working with children and a passion for building the future leaders of tomorrow. She expressed that passion through her professions as a principal in Anchorage, Alaska, a teacher in Westbury, New York, and a Deputy Juvenile Officer in Kansas City, Missouri.

After her tenure as a Deputy Juvenile Officer, Sandy and the love of her life Morris moved to Arizona where Sandy was a Registered Assessment Nurse for the State of Arizona. She held that position for ten years until she retired and began her next passion in life, which was to travel.

Sandy traveled all over the world! She loved an adventure along with her “partner in crime,” her husband, Morris, who is now deceased. Sandy loved to read and do crossword puzzles and did a lot of volunteering in her spare time.

Sandy was a member of the St Augustine Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Missouri, where she loved attending service and looked forward to morning coffee and fellowship with the ladies of the church.

Survivors who cherish her memory are a sister-In-Law, Winnie;  two Brothers-In-Law. Kim and Edmond; five Step-Children Morris, Terry, Larry, Rene, and Sherry; 13 Grandchildren, 18 Great-Grandchildren, one Great-Great Grandchild, three nieces, a host of cousins, and many loving family members and friends.

There was cremation.

Rev. Jerry Miller and Rev. Daryl Gaddy will conduct memorials services at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 20th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS.

The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Orville Wayne Heyer, age 59, a resident of Mapleton, Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his home in Mapleton. He was born July 10, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Alvin Dean Heyer and Phyllis Ann Hammack Heyer. He married Lori Hilderbrand on November 8, 1984. He worked as a carpenter. He also enjoyed working with horses, hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Lori; five children, Becky Taylor (Layard) of Sedalia, Missouri, Billy Heyer (Tracy) of Mapleton, Kansas, Greg Hilderbrand, of Springfield, Missouri, Zach Heyer (Jenny) and Elizabeth Heyer (Cody), all of Chilhowee, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Skylor, Chase, Kiel, Lee, Logan, Lynlee, Ally and Sammy with one more on the way and two great-grandchildren, Remi and Merlena with one more great-grandson on the way. Also surviving are three brothers, Bert Troy Parker (Debbie) of Smithton, Missouri, Donald Parker (Sherry) of Augusta, Kansas and Alvin Dale Heyer (Sherry) of Allville, Missouri; two sisters, Cathy Rodriguez (Johnny) of Kansas City, Kansas and Shelley Garrison (Rusty), Greenridge, Missouri and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Anthony.

Mike Naccarato, age 90 passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Friday, March 8, 2019, in Conroe, Texas. Mike was born March 20, 1928, in Carona, Kansas to Gaetano and Antonetta Ferraro Naccarato.

He is survived by his children, Bettiann Barnard of Montgomery, Texas and Steven Naccarato and wife Suzanne of Wimberley, Texas, five grandchildren-Adam Barnard, Emily Barfield and husband, Steve, Mike Naccarato, Sam Naccarato and wife Karli and Thom Naccarato. Other survivors include his companion Mary Jo Hampton, sister-in-laws Angie Naccarato and Mary Gleason and many nieces, nephews and other family members.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Betty Smith Naccarato, his parents, Tom and Anna and siblings-Frank (Nora), Mary (Glen) Haskell, Edith (Joe) Embesi, Sibio (Shirley) and Vic.

He attended Fort Scott Jr. College in Fort Scott, Kansas where he received his degree in engineering and where he excelled in Basketball and Football.

Mike served in the United States Army Survey Control 13th Field Artillery Battalion of the 24th Division Korea Duty.

His love for his work included 35 years of experience in the surface coal mining industry. He worked for Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company from 1947-1970. He also worked for Consolidated Coal Company, Peabody Coal Company and Morrison-Knudsen residing in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and Texas.

He was an amazing gardener and enjoyed sharing his fruits and vegetables with family and friends.

Other talents included excelling in basketball and football throughout his school years, being a great dance partner to his wife and others and in recent years enjoying his trips to Coushatta playing blackjack and socializing.

He leaves the legacy of love, hard work and love for his family. Anyone who knew him enjoyed his humor, friendly smile and generous heart and he will be missed by all.

Mike’s funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main Street Fort Scott, Kansas.

Internment with Military Full Honors will follow at 11:00 a.m. where he will be joined with his wife, Betty at Fort Scott National Cemetery 900 East National Avenue Fort Scott, Kansas.

Family and friends are invited back to the Carriage House 301 Main Street following the cemetery service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made by check or on-line in his name to: (check) Honor Flight, Inc. 175 South Tuttle Road Springfield, Ohio 45505 or (on-line) email: https://www.honorflight.org/donate

Grace P. Hyatt, September 3, 1928 – March 14, 2019. Grace Hyatt, of Emporia, Kansas, died at Newman Hospital in Emporia,Thursday.

Grace Pauline Hyatt went to be with her Lord and her husband in Heaven. Her cowboy went to Heaven twelve years ago on Friday. Grace Pauline Carmean was born near Des Moines, New Mexico. Her parents were Dorothy May Meier Hintergardt Carmean and Charles Pearson Carmean. She was named for Grace Longwell who helped with the delivery.

Very, very poor, the family was rich with love in the Land of Enchantment. Between 1928 and 1934, the family moved several times. Grace remembered crawling up on the bed to see her baby sister, Eva, in 1932 in Springer, New Mexico. Shortly afterward, the family moved by covered wagon to Miami, New Mexico. During the Great Depression, many poor families moved by wagons since they did not own vehicles. Grace began school in Miami, New Mexico. The family was back near Des Moines during the Dust Bowl. The Ken Burns documentary placed them at the epicenter of the many dust storms. Charlie “Shorty” had severe asthma but did not move to Kansas until the middle of World War II.

They settled on the old Perkins farm at Xenia, Kansas. Ernest Edward Hyatt of Folsom, New Mexico, and Grace Pauline Carmean of Xenia, Kansas were married at the Bourbon County Courthouse on March 21, 1946. Grace and Ernest were going to be different from everyone when they got married. They took a train from Ft. Scott to Kansas City, Missouri to be married. A three-day waiting period was in effect in Missouri, so they took a bus back to Ft. Scott. The bus had a flat tire in Louisburg and lost a lot of time, much to the annoyance of the passengers and soon to be newlyweds. The courthouse closed at 5 P.M. Grace and Ernest arrived at 4:55 P.M. just in time to be married by Probate Judge George Newell Bainum.

Grace’s earlier years were spent as a homemaker and mother. The Hyatt’s lived their entire married life in Allen and Bourbon Counties except for eight months. They lived and worked on the XT Ranch in Folsom, New Mexico in 1947 where Ernest was raised. The XT Ranch was just down the road from where Grace was raised.

Grace was a Baptist.

She died on Pi Day. She didn’t know about science but sure could bake pies. She was a good cook and also enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning, music, her coffee, animals and flowers. She had many windmills, reminders of New Mexico. She had one regret; she never did visit Hawaii to get a grass skirt. She was a member of the Bronson Order of Eastern Star #65 and later the Olive Chapter #13 of Ft. Scott for over sixty years, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Kansas Woman’s Day Club.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Eva Brecheisen, Marjorie Schultz; half-sisters, Inez Carmean, Ola May Carmean, Goldie East, Amelia Wasmer and Helen Faucett and half-brothers, Frank Carmean, Chrest Hintegardt and Adolph Hindergardt.

Survivors are Randy and Betty Pierson, Clay and Randielle Houser and Calvin Houser, all of Emporia and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends all over the world.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, March 17^th at the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel, Eastern Star Services and funeral services will follow visitation.

Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery where Grace will be laid to rest beside her cowboy.

Memorials are suggested to the Xenia Masonic Lodge #47 AF & AM, the oldest lodge west of the Mississippi River which continues to do work in the original building in which it was chartered.

A Mr. Stevenson was the wagon master that brought the Carmean ancestors to Bourbon County from Ohio. The town was named Xenia (Z-Knee), Kansas after Xenia (Zinnia), Ohio. In the meantime, the editor of the Xenia News moved as a Free Stater to Lawrence, Kansas and on to what he founded as Emporia, Kansas. Preston Plumb had many connections to Emporia and both Xenias.

Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel, 501 Pine Street, Bronson, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Robert “Bob” Howard, age 76, resident of rural Ft. Scott, KS, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after his battle with cancer.

He was born in Ft. Scott on September 18, 1942. Bob joined the Navy in 1960. He married Judy Saker on March 7, 1964, in Ft. Scott. He was Sailor of the Year at the National Parachute Test Facility in El Centro, CA, and attended USC under a Naval program where he received a degree of Directorship for Motion Pictures. After 20 years of service he retired as a Chief Photographer from Combat Camera Westcoast.

Following his military service, he worked for 28 years as a Senior Service Tech for Noritsu America in Florida, the Caribbean, and Oklahoma. Both his military service and job with Noritsu took him to over 42 different countries. Upon retiring from Noritsu he returned to rural Ft. Scott.

Bob enjoyed playing softball, golf, cards, hunting, fishing, and any other competitive sport. He was a member of Mirza Shrine, Bourbon County Shrine Club and was a driver for Mirza’s Hospital Dads.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Judy, of the home; a daughter, Tracy Dahl, Park City, KS; a son, Brian Howard, Orlando, FL; grandchildren Chad Dahl, Wichita, KS, and Sydney Dahl, Valley Center, KS; great-grandson Landon Dahl, McPherson, KS; and sister-in-law, Monto Jo Saker, rural Ft. Scott.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Howard; mother, Mildred Logan Howard Miller; and younger brother William “Billy” Howard.

There was cremation.

The family will host a Celebration of Life from 4:00 until 6:00 PM Saturday, March 16^th, at the Carriage House, 301 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS.

Memorials are suggested to either Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Mirza’s Hospital Dads Transportation Fund, or Care to Share, and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.