Nancy Ann Ellifrits, age 65, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at her home. She was born October 9, 1959, in Gardner, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon Charles Fortner and Anna Mae Deilman Fortner. Nancy had worked at area nursing homes as a nurse’s aide for thirty years. In earlier years, Nancy enjoyed taking walks around her neighborhood. Since her health failed, she spent quiet times at home doing diamond art pictures and playing computer games. She will be lovingly missed by her family, which she loved dearly.
Survivors include her children, David Kerr (Melody) of Beagle, Kansas, January Parker (Chris), Jeremy Kerr and Zelta Kerr all of Ft. Scott and Dorothy Miller (Travis) of Salina, Kansas; sixteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren with two more great-grandchildren on the way. Also surviving is a sister, Dorthy Bartlett (Mark) of Harrisonville, Missouri. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, a great-grandson, four brothers and two sisters.
There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.