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Carl E. Willard
Date:
March 16, 1933 ~
September 28, 2011
Carl E. Willard, age 78,
former resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Wednesday,
September 28, 2011, at the Harmony Gardens Home in
Warrensburg, Missouri. |
He was born March 16,
1933, in Mapleton, Kansas, the son of Clyde Marion Willard and Mildred
Harris Willard. He graduated from Bronson High School where he excelled
in football, basketball and track. He later attended Junior College at
Independence, Kansas prior to being drafted into the Army. Following his
military service, he married Mary Helen Scott. She preceded him in death
on December 2, 1962. He later married Imogene Fewell. She also preceded
him in death. While in Fort Scott, Carl was employed by the Red Barn
Restaurant and also the Western Insurance Company. He later worked for
many years for the Gold Foundry in Clinton, Missouri. He loved cars and
always kept his in excellent condition. He also enjoyed playing pool,
cards and dominos.
Survivors include three sons, Craig Young, Kansas
City, Kansas, Vincent Willard, Joplin, Missouri and Darvin Willard,
Iola, Kansas; two daughters, Shelba Williams, Knob Noster, Missouri and
Gloria Mitchell, Port Arthur, Texas. Also surviving are three sisters,
Minnie Wrenn, Mary Etta Willard and Edith Hawkins, all of Fort Scott;
twenty grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandson. In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death
by three brothers, Robert, Melvin and James Willard and a daughter,
Peggy Campbell who passed away September 3, 2011.
Frank Williams will conduct funeral services at 1:00
p.m. Thursday, October 6, in the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow
in the U. S. National Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the
Olson Frary Burkhart Post # 1165 V.F.W. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main. Words of
remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at
www.cheneywitt.com. |
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Mark Lee
Scharenberg
April 16, 1952 ~ August
2, 2011 |
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Mark Lee Scharenberg, age 59, a resident of Mapleton,
Kansas, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 2, 2011, following a
vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 69, south of Fort Scott. He was born
April 16, 1952, in Marion, Kansas, the son of Orville Ray Scharenberg
and Mary Anna Goertz Scharenberg. He was raised on the family’s dairy
farm. He graduated from Blue Mound High School with the class of 1970.
He joined the National Guard in February of 1971, and served for six
years. He married Debbie Ann Lindbloom on June 3, 1972, in Fredonia,
Kansas. Mark held many jobs in his lifetime. Most recently he owned and
operated his trenching and excavating company as well as Mapleton Gas
Pipe Line, Inc. for the last twenty years. In his early years he worked
one year for Jack Noah as a contractor in Altoona, Kansas. He worked for
Windsor Mobile Homes for four years. He was employed by Ron Eldridge as
a mechanic in Uniontown. He owned and operated the Mapleton Service
Station for ten years. He served on the Uniontown U235 school board for
seven years. He held office in the Timberhill Township. He served on the
council and as Mayor for the town of Mapleton. He was a volunteer fire
fighter. He also did work for both the Bourbon and Linn County water
districts. Mark was certified as a Sports Pilot who built and flew his
own planes. He was a member of the Kansas City Flyers club as well as
the AOPA. Besides flying, he also loved to slalom water ski. He was a
member of the Xenia Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and taught
Junior Church. Mark took care of anything the residents of Mapleton
called upon him to do. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife Debbie of the home; three
daughters, Carrie Miller and husband Dustin, Hiattville, Kansas, Cristie
Nelson and husband Matt, Edmond, Oklahoma, and Katie Armstrong and
husband Billy, El Reno, Oklahoma; two brothers, David Scharenberg and
wife Linda, Mapleton, Kansas, and Fred Scharenberg and wife Lori,
Raytown, Missouri; two sisters, Mary Fay Lalman and husband Jerry,
Mapleton, and Leta Hale and husband Jim, Hollister, Missouri. Also
surviving are nine grandchildren, Trenton, Gavin, Hayden, and Korbin
Miller; Adelee, Cooper, Brady, and Gunner Nelson; and William Armstrong;
as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two
nieces, Jeri Lynn Lalman and Reesa Lalman Smith; as well as his mother. |
