Gregory Dean Heathman, 52, Nevada, MO, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Medicalodges of Nevada.

Greg was born November 17, 1965 in Nevada to Bert Allen and Ida Pauline (Hogan) Heathman.

Greg was raised in Lansing, KS then came to Ft. Scott with his family where he graduated from High School in 1985. Greg worked for various restaurants including Pizza Hut in Ft. Scott and Nevada, becoming manager in Nevada. He also worked at Woods Supermarket in the Deli, at Walmart Radio Grill, and later in the meat department at Walmart where he was manager until retiring due to poor health.

Throughout his life Greg was a Christian.

Survivors include a sister, Rhonda Pottorff, Nevada; brothers, Glen “Allen” Heathman, Nevada, and an adopted brother, David Cagle and his wife Abby, Nevada; niece, Angela Witt and her husband Adam, Sheboygan, WI; sons, Nick Cagle, Nevada, Tyler Cagle, Nevada; daughter, Katie Cagle, Ft. Scott, KS; four grandchildren, Kayden, Bentley, Laylah, Analaya; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Ruby Heathman.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor David Rorabaugh officiating. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the Family in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Thomas Joe Applegate, age 63, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at his home.

He was born September 8, 1955, in Ft. Scott, the son of Thomas C. Applegate and Frances Jo Mason Applegate.

Tom married Deborah Elaine Lee on August 1, 1980, at Miami, Oklahoma.

He had served with the United States Army. Tom dedicated his life to public service. He began his career in firefighting with the Merriam, Kansas Fire Department. He then served with the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department and the Ft. Scott Police Department. He later moved to the Branson area where he was employed by the Hollister Police Department and volunteered for the Western Taney County Fire Department and also worked for the Forsythe Police Department. Tom later returned to Ft. Scott and worked for the Scott Township Fire Department where he served as Chief.

He enjoyed reading Western novels and watching Western movies.

Survivors include his children Mark King and wife, Michelle, of Moscow, Tennessee; Marie Unruh, of Gridley, Kansas; Ashley Kline and husband, Robert, of Ft. Scott and Keith Applegate and wife, Latisha, of Chanute, Kansas; sixteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother David Applegate of Hollister, Missouri and two sisters, Una Fullmer and husband, Jim, of Highlandville, Missouri and Melanie McDaniel and husband, Rick, of Ft. Scott.

His wife, Deborah, preceded him in death on May 29, 2003. He was also preceded in death by two sons, David and Mason Unruh, a brother, Kenneth Applegate and a sister, Georgia Applegate.

William James Schafer will conduct funeral services at 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 6^th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Clarksburg Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the Scott Township Fire Department and may be left in the care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Joyce Marie Ziegler, age 72, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Saturday, October 27, 2018, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS.

She was born March 10, 1946, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Joseph Marvin Taylor and Geneva Frances Hall Taylor. She graduated from Ft. Scott High School with the class of 1964.

She married William “Bill” Ziegler on August 12, 1967, in Ft. Scott. She worked for Western Insurance and later American States Insurance in Ft. Scott for many years. She then worked for Walmart briefly before working at Peerless Products her last 15 years before retirement.

Joyce enjoyed playing pool, gardening, reading novels, and baking cookies in bulk. She loved spending time with her grandkids and her cats.

Survivors include her husband Bill of the home; two children, Lisa Marie Ziegler, and Dennis Ziegler and wife Lisa, all of Ft. Scott; four grandchildren, Nakesha Young, Keagen Young, Tristen Ziegler, and Peyton Ziegler; two great-grandchildren, Kynden Miller and Kaesyn Johnson; two sisters, Leanna Taylor, Ft. Scott, and Nancy Holt and husband Kenny, Uniontown, KS; two brothers, Marvin Taylor and wife Dorothy, Ft. Scott, and Kenny Blake and wife Roann, Ft. Scott; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Taylor; and her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 Thursday, November 1^st, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Marmaton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Wednesday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Lee’s Paws and Claws and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

James William Newberry, 83, of Fort Scott, went to his eternal home to be with his wife Roseanna Wednesday afternoon, October 24, 2018 at the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kansas.

He was born April 22, 1935, in Neodesha, Kansas, the son of Regan McGregor and Audra Anita (Newmaster) Newberry.

James attended public schools in Neodesha (Central), Independence (Lincoln, Washington, and Riley), and Montgomery County (Peebler) Kansas. He graduated from Independence High School in 1952 and from Independence Junior College and attended Tulsa University.

At various times he lived in Neodesha, Independence, Fort Scott, and Kansas City, Kansas. He married Roseanna Lea Tweedy January 27, 1965, in Fort Scott, Kansas, and she preceded him in death on November 4, 2014.

He was active in his church, First Christian Church Disciples of Christ. He worked as a lab assistant at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

James is survived by his daughter, Rosalea Anne Maslen and husband Robert of Pittsburg, Kansas; a brother, Conrad Floyd Newberry of Pacific Grove, California; and three grandchildren, Caitlin, Hunter, and Haleigh.

In addition to his wife Roseanna, he was also preceded in death by his parents.

Following cremation, Rev. Reed Hartford will conduct a Memorial service 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2018, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Burial will be at a later date at the Evergreen Cemetery. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

Mable L. Miller, 91, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018, at Via Christi in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mabel Ladena Miller was born at home in the Hiattville area on June 29, 1927, to Roy and Bessie (Eisenbrandt) Ater. She graduated from Uniontown High School in 1945.

She was married to Elmer Miller Jr. on July 11, 1946. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, homemaker, and worked on the family farm.

Mabel was an active member of the Hiattville United Methodist Church and member of United Methodist Women. She also worked as a volunteer at Beacon for many years and the Hiattville Election Board.

Survivors include her sons: Robert “Bob” Miller and his wife Glenda, Roger Miller and his wife Lori; daughter Sandra Ellis and her husband Carl, all of the rural Hiattville area; two sisters Arla and husband Leo of Fort Scott, and Evelyn Shull of Kechi, KS; ten grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Elmer, parents Roy and Bessie Ater, sisters Thelma Buntain, Maxine Peel, Waneta Ater, and baby brother Ellwyn Ater.

Following cremation, a Memorial Service celebrating Mabel’s life will be announced at a later date. The family requests memorials be made to Hiattville United Methodist Church and Beacon of Fort Scott, and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, PO Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.