Barbara Ann Schoonover, age 92, a former resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, more recently of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 9, 2026, at the Heritage Health & Rehab Center in Chanute. She was born May 26, 1934, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Orville H. “Duck” Lantis and Marie Schahuber Lantis. Barbara graduated from Ft. Scott High School with the Class of 1952. She was united in marriage to Cloyd C. “Junior” Schoonover on May 1, 1954, in Ft. Scott. Barbara had been employed by Bourbon County for thirty-one years. She served eight years as Deputy County Clerk and twenty-three years as County Appraiser. She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church, where she was active with the Builders Class and the Anna Benders Guild. Barbara enjoyed spending time with her husband, Junior, checking the cattle, working in the garden and tending her flowers. After Junior’s death, Barbara took up traveling. Along with her traveling companions, she enjoyed numerous trips throughout the United States as well as various trips to Europe and cruises to the Caribbean and Mexico.

Survivors include her son, Frank Schoonover and wife, Lesa, of Erie, Kansas, and three granddaughters, Hannah Phillips (Evan) of Chanute, Kansas, Courtney Schoonover of Chanute, and Carissa Denison (Joel) of Collinsville, Oklahoma. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Cloyd “Junior” Schoonover, on August 24, 2005, as well as her parents, Orville and Marie Lantis.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 17th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Private burial will be in the Clarksburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Chanute First Baptist Church Food Bank 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.