Dorothy Bernice Maddox
Sep 4, 2017
She was born on September 19, 1926 in Washington DC the daughter of the late Walter E. and Rosa Lee (Schwab) Freeman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Colbert Maddox, Jr., and a daughter Bonita Jean Seitz.Survivors include her children, Deborah Ann Clark of Grandview, Missouri, Vicki Lynn Pettus of Frankfort, Kentucky, Jaimie-lee Wright of Linden, Virginia; 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00AM Friday, September 1, 2017 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, Virginia where funeral services will be held at 11:00AM with Pastor Danny Clegg officiating. Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens.
(PotomacLocal.com)
Kenneth Dale Wright
Sep 4, 2017
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. He was born June 15, 1937, in Dade County, Mo., the son of Noble Sylvester Wright and Goldie Maywood “Maye” (Feezell) Wright. At an early age, Kenneth and his family moved to Fort Scott, Kan., where he graduated from Fort Scott Christian Heights. He married Evelyn Darlene Zeigler on Jan. 22, 1972, in Mexico, Mo.His printing career began at Witt Printing in El Dorado Springs, Mo., and included management positions at Mid-America Business Forms in Fort Scott and Vallis Wngroff Printing in Cherryvale, Kan. He later accepted a position as production manager for Herald and Banner Press in Overland Park and worked there over 40 years. He loved quail and ‘coon hunting, which provided many stories for his children and grandchildren. He was actively involved with Overland Christian Schools and Kansas Christian College where he enjoyed attending his children’s school and sporting events. He faithfully attended the Overland Park Church of God (Holiness) and was willing to use his mechanical abilities to help the church, Herald and Banner, the school, and other people in need. He will be remembered for his quick wit, humor, and common sense.Survivors include his wife, Darlene, of the home; his son, Gregory Kenneth Wright and wife, Sharon; his daughter, Ashlee Suzanne Englund and husband, Eric; and his five grandchildren, Zachary Kenneth, Garrett Kole, and Tanner Kayden Wright; and Elina Anne and Elise Christine Englund, all of Overland Park.Also surviving are two brothers, Gary Wayne Wright and wife, Alma Jean, of Gardner, Kan., and Lawrence Nathan Wright and wife, Renee, of Overland Park; and three sisters, Melba Lorraine Hull of Grandview, Wash.; Betty Joyce Kelso and husband, Steve, of Fort Scott, Kan.; and Dorothy Ann Reynolds and husband, David, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noble Sylvester and Goldie Maywood “Maye” Wright; three sisters, Kathryn Irene “Kathy” Harms, Charlotte Ruth Eichelberger, and Freda Maye Russell; and three brothers, James Kenton, Jerry Keith, and Noble Leon.Funeral services will be held ...
(Fort Scott Tribune)