All Obituaries

Dorothy Joann (Slaughter) Kennedy, 86 years of age peacefully passed away at Via Christi Village, Pittsburg, Kansas on October 28, 2020.  She was born on January 23, 1934 to Jo Dorothy (Squires) and Ivan Slaughter Sr. and grew up on a farm near Lone Jack, Missouri.  She graduated from Lee’s Summit High School and took her hunger for learning to Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. Dorothy loved bird feeding, teddy bears and learning from/aiding...

Loretta Gay Kotzman, 69, of Frontenac, KS, passed away at 5:50 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the Pittsburg Care and Rehab Center.           She was born June 2, 1951, at Pittsburg, KS, the daughter of Herman (Jake) and Margaret (Reaves) Weber.           She married Darrell Orender in 1971.  They later divorced.  Together they loved to square dance and were active in the Mirza Shrine...

Joseph Sleiman Monsour, 84, of Pittsburg, KS, passed away on October 25, 2020, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Joseph was born on April 19, 1936, in Beirut, Lebanon. On July 19, 1964, he was united in marriage to Marie in Beirut, Lebanon. She preceded him in death on June 9, 2007. He is survived by three sons, Louis, Pierre, and Sleiman; a daughter, Rita; and eight grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a daughter, Zeyna Faris, three sisters, and...

Melvin B. Brewer of Pittsburg, KS, known to his friends as Mel, left this world to join his beloved wife Rosemary, in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 24th.  He was 89 years old.  Mel was born in Sallisaw, OK to Berl and Lucy Brewer.  He was one of three sons and two daughters.  The family moved to Nowata, OK where Mel attended school while also playing on the basketball team.  Mel married his high school sweetheart, Rosemary Darnell, on Dec. 17, 1948.  He...

          Harold L. “Woody” Woodward, 79, of Pittsburg passed away at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Via Christi Hospital.           He was born January 19, 1941 at Parsons, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Barbara (Smith) Woodward. He graduated from Altamont High School in 1959.           Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and...

Lauretta Fern (Niegsch) Jameson, 92, of Pittsburg, was taken by God’s Angels to be with the Lord at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Via Christi Village. She was born January 24, 1928 at Chicopee, Kansas, the daughter of Charley and Lillian (Swift) Niegsch. She attended the Chicopee school. On December 5, 1947, she was united in marriage to John Arche Jameson at Girard, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 8, 2016. Lauretta was a caregiver and homemaker.  She...

Betty Ruth Ledford, 89, of rural Cherokee, passed away at 5:02 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2020 at Advent Health of Shawnee Mission. She was born April 24, 1931 at Strauss, Kansas, the daughter of J.E. and Mildred Floy (Cole) Morrow. She graduated from McCune High School. On October 8, 1950, she was united in marriage to Gary Harvey Ledford at the First Methodist Church in Parsons, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 17, 2017. Mrs. Ledford worked as a bookkeeper for Gary’s...

Nelda J. Allen, 93, of Pittsburg, passed away at 12:28 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Medicalodge South of Pittsburg.             She was born December 31, 1926, at Reed, OK, the daughter of Roy and Blanche (Boyd) French.             On April 5, 1946, she was united in marriage to Tom Allen at Albuquerque, NM.  He preceded her in death on July 10,...

Phillip R. Hartong, 59, of St. Petersburg, Florida, has died of natural causes and will be laid to rest in Girard, Kansas. Phillip graduated from Erie High School in Erie, Kansas in 1979 and received a degree in welding from Pittsburg State University's Vocational Technical Institute in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1981. As owner of Unique Welding and Repair, Inc. of Pinellas Park, Florida, Phillip was respected for being a hardworking and dependable businessman. Phillip...

James Robert “Bob” Regan, 93, of Pittsburg, passed away at 12:02 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Comfort Care Homes in Pittsburg. He was born October 7, 1927 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of James Henry and Bernadine (Lance) Regan. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. Mr. Regan served in the United States Navy during World War II from December 21, 1945 to October 18, 1947 aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga and the Korean War from June 4, 1951 to October...