Russell Charles Snyder

March 10, 1935 – October 1, 2022

 

Russell Charles Snyder, 87, of Fort Scott, left this earthly home to join his loved ones in Heaven on Saturday evening, October 1, 2022 at Medicalodges Fort Scott.  He was born March 10, 1935 to Lawrence and Dora (Russell) Snyder at rural Redfield, KS.

 

Russell had many adventures as a young teenager, traveling the country by foot and train, working for various farmers. He married Clara Fern Wise on September 1, 1955. To this union they lovingly added two children, Shelly and Charles.

Through the years, Clara and Russell had many fur babies with which they shared their lives.  They always doted on their fur children and were very saddened when any of them were lost. Russell cherished their memory and loved to talk about them.

Clara preceded him in death on February 25, 2011 and was always fondly spoke of and remembered by Russell.

He served in the Korean War with the United States Army from January 1958 to December 1959 gaining numerous memories from his time stationed there.

He drove an over the road truck most of his adult life, hauling various products and obtaining many stories along the way. Later he worked for Peerless Products of Fort Scott until his retirement at age 62; he then hauled cattle and worked at Fort Scott Livestock Company until his full retirement at age 75.

He very much enjoyed sharing anecdotes of his life and journeys around the country.  There was never a time when visiting with Russell that you didn’t leave without hearing, very colorfully, quite a few of his life reminiscences. He has left his family with a multitude of stories to continue sharing and remembering with joy and laughter, as they hear his voice retelling them repeatedly.

Those left to celebrate his life include a son, Charles and wife Kerri of Fort Scott; a daughter, Shelly Shoemaker of Joplin, MO; four grandchildren, Jordan Snyder, Lakin Snyder, Christopher Snyder, and Jacob Snyder all of Fort Scott; three step-grandchildren, Kori Shoemaker and partner Jerry Morgan, Kyli Gates and husband Jason, and Kade Colegrove all of Fort Scott; one great-grandchild, Oaklynn Snyder of Fort Scott; three step-great-grandchildren, Joeli Morgan, Rystan Morgan, and Breckett Gates all of Fort Scott.  A wonderful friend and neighbor, Fred Mitzner and wife Ermalea of Fort Scott. Along with three nephews and a niece, Rick Snyder and wife Judy of Iola, KS, Wayne Hall and wife Julie of Sedan, KS; Mary Jo Larue of Linwood, KS and Larry Snyder and wife Danita of Pleasanton, KS.

Those Russell joins in God’s loving arms include his wife, Clara; his father and mother; a brother, Lloyd Snyder and his wife Treva; a sister, Marybelle Hall and her husband Joe; two nephews and a great-nephew.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow at the Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Paws & Claws and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St. Fort Scott, KS. 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

 

Dr. David Merle Wolf, age 82, resident of rural Deerfield, MO, passed away at his home early Tuesday, September 27, 2022.  He was born December 16, 1939, in the old Mercy Hospital in Ft. Scott, KS.  He was the son of Merle and Anna Mayme (Potter) Wolf.  He married Barbara Vaughn on March 1, 1963, in Miami, OK.

 

David (or Doc), as he was known by many, attended grade school in several of the country schools in Bourbon County, Ft. Scott Junior High, and High School.  He graduated from Kansas City College and Bible School in Overland Park, KS in 1957.  Shortly after graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy where he spent the next five years stationed on the U.S.S. El Dorado.

 

Having accepted Christ as his Savior at the tender age of four, and a call to preach at twelve, upon his return from the Navy, he began to prepare by returning to Kansas City College and Bible School.  With time out to pastor several churches, working with as well as starting a mission in the slums of Kansas City, MO, he did not graduate until 1971 with a Bachelor of Missions degree.  Immediately following that, he and his wife moved to Salem, OH, where he attended Aldersgate School of Religion, obtaining a Master of Arts degree in May of 1972.  While attending school, he held numerous revivals in area churches.  In August of 1972, he received a Doctorate of Theology from the University of Florida.  He continued to evangelize while working on his Doctorate of Christian Education from Berean Christian College, graduating in July 1975.  During the following years, he continued working in the evangelistic field and teaching in several schools.

 

When communism fell and the country of Albania was opened to missionaries, he was there presenting the plan of Salvation to a people who did not even acknowledge the very existence of God.  He helped establish several churches there over the next fourteen years.

 

After many years of living in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, California, Arizona, and Ohio, they returned to the Ft. Scott area where they lived until his death.  During this time, he continued to evangelize, and in the later years, was quite successful in a 1:1 ministry.  As a sideline, he raised cattle and horses, and farmed.

 

Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of the home; two brothers, Nathan (Kathleen) Wolf, Etter, TX, and Garen (Sheila), Cincinnati, OH; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle, and Anna Mayme Wolf; his father and mother-in-law, Russell, and Cletta Vaughn; his sister, Virginia Crooks; as well as several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, October 3^rd, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until service time Monday at the funeral home.

For many years, he said he did not want any flowers (except for a dandelion) at his funeral.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Albanian Ministries, and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Marjory Kathryn Bailey, age 95, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in Ft. Scott.

She was born February 15, 1927, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Allen Rhodes and Stella Young Rhodes.  Marjory attended rural schools and went on to graduate from the Ft. Scott High School.

She married Wesley Bailey on April 6, 1946. Marjory worked alongside Wes at their dairy farm located in the Hiattville area for over forty years.  Marjory wasn’t afraid of working hard or getting dirty.  She spent countless hours in the milk barn or working in the family’s vegetable garden.

The Baileys were known for growing watermelons and hundreds of hills of potatoes.

Marjory enjoyed fishing as well as hunting and in her day was known to be quite a good shot.

She also enjoyed writing humorous stories, especially stories about life on a dairy farm.

Following Wes’s death on August 23, 2007, Marjory moved off of the farm and relocated to the Presbyterian Village in Ft. Scott.  While at the Village, Marjory enjoyed participating in the group activities and outings.  She had an artistic eye and enjoyed drawing and painting.  She often participated in the Art is Ageless exhibition.  Marjory will be remembered as a hardworking and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

 

Survivors include her six children, Janice Bailey, of Ft. Scott, Dean Bailey (Gail) of Ft. Scott, Dail Bailey (Loretta) of Girard, Kansas, Judy Love (Harvey), of Oswego, Kansas, Gene Bailey (Rita) and David Bailey (Brenda) all of Ft. Scott; fourteen grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne, Emmerson and Hubert Rhodes; a sister, Juanita Decker and two half-brothers, Ted Waltmire and Chris Rhodes.

There was cremation.

A celebration of Marjory’s life will be held at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, October 15^th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

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

 

Dr. David Merle Wolf, age 82, resident of Deerfield, MO, passed away at his home early Tuesday, September 27, 2022.  Services for Dr. David Wolf will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

Lila Darlene Dobbins, age 95, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at her home in Ft. Scott.  She was born in Ft. Scott, Kansas on February 2, 1927.  She graduated from the Ft. Scott High School in 1944.

In 1945, she married Walter Ray Dobbins.  They had three children, Linda, John and Nancy.  After sixty-seven years of marriage, Ray passed away in 2013.  Their older daughter, Linda Anthony, passed away in 2018.

Darlene is survived by her son, John Dobbins and her daughter, Nancy and her husband, Steve Byerley.  Darlene also had four grandchildren, Linda’s three sons, Michael, Jeffrey and David and Nancy’s daughter, Kayla and her husband, Jason Wilson and their son, Blair.  Michael and his wife, Lisa have a son, Macoy and Jeffrey and his wife, Sharon have two daughters, Sahara and Berlyn.  Darlene also leaves five nieces, Lyn Pulliam, Ruth Coomer, Jean Hart, Susan Sutor and Donna Dugan and three nephews, Rob Miller, Dan Dobbins and Tom Dobbins.

Darlene was a member of the First Church of God and loved her church family.

She was a devoted and loving, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

 

Rev. Ed Sneed will conduct funeral services at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 27^th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Monday at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the First Church of God or the American Diabetes Association and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to then online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Charles Lavarne was born October 8, 1932, to Charles Edward lifer and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Griffiths) Lifer at the farm of his grandparents Charles William lifer and Elizabeth (Beth) Lifer and Hammond. His parents divorced in 1937 when he was five years old. Charles was raised by his mother Mary. His mother and sister Dorothy mostly called him Laverne. He attended Eugene Ware Elementary School.

In May of 1941 Mary took Charles and Dorothy to California where she met and married John Labrucherie. John was in the army stationed in San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge at the Presidio. Charles lived with his mother in San Francisco, Paso Robles, and Atascadero during World War II. Charles returned to Fort Scott in 1944, where he attended Fort Scott Jr. and   Sr high school. Charles graduated high school in 1951.

As small children Charles cared for Dorothy while Mary was away especially during their time in San Francisco. Dorothy shared her gratitude for the way Charles took care for her mother. Dorothy remembers riding in street cars while their mother was at work and meeting her when she got off work. Charles’s mom always appreciated this help. “Dot” told Laverne (Charles) how much that meant to her. Charles loved and adored his sister.

Charles joined the Navy at Navel Olathe Naval Air Station after graduation. He worked in the Navy’s version of Human Resources department doing paperwork to transfer sailors. He had some recruiting duties in Fort Scott and encouraged many of his friends to join the Navy, including Gene Vanatter and Ralph Carlson. He was awarded an AA degree during or just after he was in the Navy. He served in the Navy for 14 Years. He joined the Navy reserves for many more years. Charles would always say, “I was in the Navy for 21 years and was never on a ship.”

While in the Navy, he met and married Dola Rose Howard from Caney, Kansas in 1956.  Dola was a nurse in the Army and in the Air Force. They lived in Kansas City in 1965 when their daughter Rebecca was born. Rebecca is Charles’ only child.

Charles worked for Sinclair Oil in Kansas City and in Mexico, Missouri. He invested many farms over the years. He owned a farm in the 60’s close to where Highway 69 crosses Highway 55. One farm was in Bronson, Kansas where he was seriously injured by a combine in the late 1990’s.  If he didn’t have his old Motorola “car phone” with him, he would not have survived. He was lucky.

Some of his land holdings were leased to farmers over the years. At one time he was co-owner of the Fort Scott Sale Barn with his uncle Charles Griffith. In the late 70’s he built and ran the In-and-Out store on old Hwy 54 in Fort Scott. Charles and Dola divorced in 1981.

Charles wanted to make a difference in the world. Charles became interested in humanitarian work after divesting some of his land.

Charles met Wilma Davis a few years after his divorce and together they worked with an organization in Ohio, collected and distributed wheelchairs and walkers in many countries including Mexico, Afghanistan, South America and later Kenya. He gave away thousands of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and leg braces with that organizations over the years.  In Afghanistan, he gave a wheelchair to one of the Taliban’s’ mother, a thing that made him feel welcomed in that area of the world.  When possible, he traveled to each country and personally presented truckloads of wheelchairs. Giving out wheelchairs was his life’s passion. His friend and partner Wilma, passed away in 1997.

In his travels Charles met Jane in Kenya. Charles married Jane in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by a Navy Chaplain. In Kenya, Charles, Jane, Jane’s sister Margaret and brother-in-law Simon helped form a feeding station for those displaced, and an orphanage and for people displaced in ethnic clashes.

He was deeply connected to Africa and highly enthusiastic about the work there. Charles and Jane have traveled to Kenya many times in the last decades of his life. Charles called Kenya his second home and was loved by many people, there as well as by the Kenyan Community in Kansas City.

Charles gave his life to Jesus Christ and his passion was to help people in Africa, mostly- the hungry, the crippled, and the orphans. Serving the humanitarian needs of the people in Africa was the one things that brought him the most joy.

Charles is survived by his love and wife Jane, daughter-Rebecca, sister-Dorothy, nephew-Scott, and nieces Gina and Tracy. Charles is also survived by stepdaughters Vicky, Shinah Hanna and Caren, as well as a large African family from Jane’s family that loved Charles as their stepfather. The orphans and widows that Charles touched in Africa will greatly miss him.

Charles started not feeling well in 2018 and after being in and out of hospital he passed away on September 18, 2022. During his sickness Charles never stopped smiling and touching people. During this period Charles volunteered with Feeding Families at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Scott.

His sister Dorothy (Lifer) Vanatter, and her children express their love and sympathy to his daughter Rebecca. Rebecca is the widow of both Gary Stufflebeam and Eric Wray, both of Fort Scott. They also express their heartfelt love and gratitude for Jane for her love and devotion for her husband, Charles Lifer. The Lifer Family appreciates Jane, her family and friends in Africa and in the Kansas City area for what she brought into his life.

Pastor Daniel Kungu will conduct funeral services at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 30^th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial with military honors will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas.

The family will receive friends on Friday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas.

Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

 

 

 

Daryl Wayne Giltner, age 76, a resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Thursday, September 22, 2022, at his home. He was born October 11, 1945, in Parsons, KS, the son of Elmer and Cleda Wigelsworth Giltner.  Daryl worked with his father in the family shoe shop in Parsons until he later took ownership. There he learned to work with leather and later worked with his sons. He worked for several auto dealerships through the years and co-owned Giltner Motors in Fredonia, KS. He worked for Modern Home Center in Pittsburg, KS, as well as Farm Bureau Insurance during his career. Daryl enjoyed sports, especially basketball and racquetball. He liked motorcycles, boats, racing cars, and basically anything with wheels and a motor. He enjoyed spending time at the lake. He loved spending time with his family most of all.

 

Survivors include his wife Patty of the home; 6 children, Pam Martin and husband Rich, Camdenton, MO, Louie Giltner and wife Julie, Franklin, KS, Terry Giltner, and wife Romi, Chouteau, OK, Brandon Giltner, Ft. Scott, Noah Giltner and Molly, Abilene, TX, and Zach Giltner and wife Jamie, Durant, IA;  a sister, Peggy Shoemaker and husband Merle, Derby, KS; 13 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren and one on the way; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Sonny Giltner; a sister, Sharon Jones; and his parents.

 

Pastor Michael Wriston will conduct memorial services at 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 28th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial of cremains will follow in Springhill Cemetery, Parsons, KS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Integrity Hospice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347,201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

 

 

Elda May Beerbower Roark, age 76, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away early Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Guest Home Estates in Ft. Scott.

She was born May 25, 1946, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Jesse Clyde Newman and Juanita May Workman Newman.  Elda first married Cecil Allen Beerbower on October 21, 1961, at Ft. Scott.  He preceded her in death on November 14, 1986.  She later married Tommy C. Roark, Sr. on May 26, 1990.  He also preceded her in death on June 3, 2010.

Elda’s life was one of service to others.  She had worked at all Ft. Scott nursing homes either as an aide or in the dietary department.  Elda had a keen eye for finding garage sales or thrift stores and was always ready to find a bargain or a hidden treasure. Elda also enjoyed Ft. Scott’s annual Good Ol’ Days celebrations.

 

Survivors include her five children, Cecil Beerbower of Manhattan, Kansas, Jesse Beerbower, of Ft. Scott, Liz Beerbower also of Ft. Scott, Jeff Beerbower (Anna) of Redfield, Kansas and Nathan Beerbower (Ginger) of Ft. Scott.  Also surviving are several grandchildren and a brother, Jerald Newman of Ft. Scott.

In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Loretta Lynn Beerbower; two grandsons, Blake Beerbower and Timothy Paul Bybee, a great-grandson, Austin Cole Lukenbill, and two sisters, Georgia Endicott and Mary Catherine Newman.

 

Rev. Marty DeWitt will conduct services at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 23^rd at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

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

Floyd Earl Minor, age 58, of Fort Scott, Kansas passed away Friday, September 16, 2022, surrounded by family at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Floyd was born in Fort Scott on October 9, 1963, to Robert Marion Minor and Marilyn Sue (Brooker) Minor. Floyd married Carole Goltra on February 26, 1988, at the Fort Scott Brethren Church.

 

He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1982. Floyd started a career in law enforcement working for the Fort Scott Police Department, Bourbon County Sheriff Department, and was a DARE officer. He spent many hours in classrooms educating kids about drug abuse. While working for the sheriff’s department Floyd also started preaching part time, and eventually started full time ministry. He became an ordained pastor through Ashland Theological Seminary located in Ashland, Ohio. At one point he also served on the Board of Directors for Ashland University, in Ashland, Ohio. Floyd preached the Word of God for over 25 years as a pastor. It was always his mission to help as many people as he could to hear the message of salvation, have a personal relationship with the Lord, and ensure their entry into the gates of heaven someday.

 

Floyd had a love for guns, history, and the ability to questionably know and be able to use every word in the dictionary. One of Floyd’s greatest gifts was making everyone feel welcome, he never knew a stranger, and according to him, he also never lost a game of Trivial Pursuit. Floyd loved his family with an unwavering love. He enjoyed time together, holidays together, and at family meals he especially loved passing on and teaching his kids and grandkids his culinary skills. Family was his greatest joy.

 

Survivors include his wife Carole, two daughters Brittani Rodrigues (Christopher) of South Carolina, Angela Grado (Chris) of Fort Scott, one son Brian Lee (Darcy) of Uniontown, KS, and his brother Robert Minor (Linda) of Fulton.  Also surviving are the grandchildren he was so proud of and loved so much; Kaitlyn Grado, Madison Hudiburg (Josh), Jenna Grado, Rylan Lee, Adalynn Lee, Anistyn Rodrigues, Asher Rodrigues, Camryn Rodrigues, Colin Rodrigues, Cay Cay Rodrigues, and Kristian Rodrigues. Great grandchildren Kingston Grado, Hendrix Grado, Ramsey and Slater Hudiburg, and Rory Christian, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved sister Amy.

 

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 23, 2022, at 10:30am at the Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dr. G Emery Hurd officiating.

Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 5-7pm at Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the Floyd Minor Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Paul David Perry, age 72, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Monday, September 19, 2022, at his home.  He was born July 10, 1950, in Ft Scott, the son of Homer and Ruth Morrison Perry.

Paul attended school in Pawnee and graduated from Ft. Scott High School.  He served as reporter for FFA.

Paul married Jeanette Kellstadt on March 22, 1969, in Ft. Scott.  He was Co-Owner of Golden City Meat Company in Golden City, MO.

He Farmed most of his life in the Pawnee area and owned and operated Country Style Meats in Ft. Scott.  He purchased his son Josh’s lawn mowing business and continued that for 25 years until his health declined.

Paul’s strong faith kept him going during his health issues.  He is one of the charter leaders of the Gathering, a non-denominational spirit filled church in Ft. Scott.  His church family held a special spot in his heart.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and skeet shooting.  Paul loved feeding and watching wildlife.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years Jeanette of the home; 3 sons, Paul Christian Perry, and wife Rozemma, Ft. Scott, Joshua Paul Perry, Republic, MO, and David Andrew Perry, Joplin, MO; 3 grandchildren, Kyle Christian Perry, Mia Christian Perry, and David Dean Perry; and 2 step-grandchildren, Josh Woolsey, and Millie Woolsey.

He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and daughter-in-law Amy Anne.

 

There was cremation.   A private family memorial will be held later.  Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be summited to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

James Raymond Bahr, age 93, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Missouri.

He was born September 10, 1929, in Gridley, Kansas, the son of Henry Bahr and Lydia Ott Bahr and later beloved step-mother, Emma Reber Bahr.  Jim grew up in Gridley and graduated from the Gridley High School.

He served for a time with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

Jim married Annabelle Strahm on December 27, 1953.  Together they had four children.  Following Annabelle’s untimely death in 1968, Jim married Ruth M. Banwart.  Jim and Ruth enjoyed fifty-four years of married life together.  Jim learned the retail business while working at his father’s hardware store in Gridley. In 1952, Jim and his brother purchased the Marshall Auto store in Ft. Scott.  Jim later picked up an Otasco franchise where he sold household goods, tires, many appliances and lawnmowers.  Jim was hardworking and honest and tried to live by the “Golden Rule.”  This attitude made his business a success; he later sold his business and semi-retired in 1996.  He still worked part-time at the store and occasionally drove vehicles back from the auction for Shepherd-Team Auto.

Being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren gave him great joy.  He was a member of the Ft. Scott Apostolic Christian Church.

 

Survivors include his wife, Ruth, and his four children, Teresa Bahr, of Ft. Scott; Judy Schlatter (Phil) of Leo, Indiana; Jerry Bahr (Maria) of Ft. Scott; and Larry Bahr of Deerfield, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Anna Carpenter (Kyle), Adrienne Kellenberger (Ryan), Jared Bahr, Andrew Schlatter (Corrie), Simon Schlatter (Abby), Heather Self (Ben), Austin Bahr and Kendra Bahr and six great-grandchildren.  Also surviving is a brother, Roy Bahr of Ft. Myers, Florida.

In addition to his first wife, Annabelle, Jim was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Julie Bahr, two sisters and two brothers.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 19^th at the Apostolic Christian Church in Ft. Scott.

The family will receive friends on Monday from Noon until service time at the church.

A graveside service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday at the Lamont Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery in Lamont, Kansas.

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

Larry David Denton, age 81, a resident of rural Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at his home.  He was born August 8, 1941, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Robert Denton and Effie Thompson Denton.

Larry graduated from the Ft. Scott High School and Ft. Scott Junior College.  Larry became interested in pharmacology and worked for a time at Hurst Drug Store in Ft. Scott.  He went on to graduate from UMKC School of Pharmacy. While in pharmacy school, Larry caught the attention of fellow pharmacy student, Brenda Dull.  Larry and Brenda were married on July 4, 1964, at Humansville, Missouri.  Together, Larry and Brenda owned and operated Ft. Scott Drug Store located on Ft. Scott’s Main Street.

They later found it necessary to relocate and built a new pharmacy on the corner of First and National and renamed the business, Denton’s Pharmacy.  When it was built it was only the second pharmacy in the state of Kansas with a drive through window.  The Denton’s later sold their business; however, Larry remained active in pharmacy work.

At the time of his death, Larry was still working part-time at the Auburn Long-Term Care Pharmacy in Nevada, Missouri. Larry loved the Ft. Scott Community and had served for twenty-four years on the USD #234 School Board and in earlier years was active with the Ft. Scott Rotary Club.  He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ft. Scott.

 

Survivors include his wife, Brenda, of the home; three sons, David Denton (Nancy) of New York, New York, Mark Denton (Sarah) of Frontenac, Kansas and Steve Denton (Stephanie) of Ft. Scott, Kansas and seven grandchildren.  Also surviving is a brother, Robert Denton of Topeka, Kansas

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Leland and Elmer Denton.

 

There was cremation.

A private gathering to celebrate Larry’s life will be held at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ft. Scott Community Foundation and left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.