Chester “Chet” Eugene Bower, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died Tuesday morning, July 25, 2023, in his home after battling cancer. He was born on November 6, 1943, to Jesse and June Dunbar Bower.

He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1961, and married Linda Morilla in 1965. He worked the majority of his career in bridge building construction and after retiring, worked in house construction for a few years.

For the last 20 years he has enjoyed gardening and selling produce to the community through the Fort Scott Farmer’s Market.

He was a member of the Community Christian Church.

Throughout the years, he enjoyed coaching baseball, hunting, fishing, camping, playing cards, and spending time with his grandkids.

Survivors include his wife, Linda of the home; his son, Jerod Bower, Devon, KS; his daughter, Belinda Smith (Nathan), La Monte, MO; five grandchildren, Paige Stainbrook, Brenna Bower, Jenna Smith, Ethan
Smith, and Tyler Smith; and one sister, Roberta Rickman.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Bower; his mother, June Dunbar Bower; four sisters, Mabel Bower Green, Margaret Bower Rhodes, and  two infant sisters; and five brothers, Jay Bower, Floyd Bower, Perry Bower, John Bower, and Leroy Bower.

There was cremation.

Rev. Dusty Drake will conduct memorial services at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 29 th , at the Community Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time at the Church.

Memorials are suggested to Show-Me Christian Youth Home or Community Christian Church 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.

Naomi Carol (Sweeney) Snow, age 85, resident of Pittsburg, KS died Wednesday morning, July 26, 1937, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg.  She was born on September 17, 2023, in Deerfield, MO, the daughter of Archie Carl Sweeney and Gertrude G. (Relaford) Sweeney.  She lived in the Kansas City area, Warsaw, Mo, and later Pittsburg, KS.

Survivors include her husband Victor J. Snow, Jr.; her children, Donetta “Donita” Schuler, Pleasant Valley, MO, Daniel “Danny” Seeley, Warsaw, MO, Sheila Palmer, Kansas City, KS, and Glendale “Glen” Tippin, Kansas City; her brother, Vernie Sweeney, Kansas City area; her step children Victor Snow III, Vicky Henderson, Mike Snow, and Robert Snow of the Kansas City area; as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family, friends, and a World that loved her.

She will be sadly missed by all, leaving a great void in our lives.  All who knew her have no doubt that she has reached her Mansion in the Sky with the Lord.

Pastor Danny Brown will conduct services at 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 2^nd, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.  Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery, Fort Scott, KS.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Naomi Snow 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.

Chester Eugene “Chet” Bower, age 79, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died Tuesday morning, July 25, 2023, at his home. There was cremation.

Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 29^th, at the Community Christian Church.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time at the Church.

Memorials are suggested to Show-Me Christian Youth Home or Community Christian Church 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.