John LeRoy Rodabaugh

John L. Rodabaugh, age 74, a former resident of Pittsburg, Kansas and more recently of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born February 17, 1947, in Pittsburg, the son of Roy Rodabaugh and Anna Mae Westerlin Rodabaugh. John graduated from the Pittsburg High School and then served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a track foreman for thirty years. John married Hope Hall Gage on July 6, 1996, at Ft. Scott. He was a member of the Marvin Armstrong Masonic Lodge #187 of Pittsburg, the Scottish Rite and the Mirza Shrine. John enjoyed coon hunting, fishing and raising fighting roosters. He attended the Open Door Church in Pittsburg. Survivors include his wife, Hope, of the home; a daughter, Johanna Strum (Joshua) of Walnut, Kansas; two step-sons, Troy Gage (Barbara) of Columbus, Kansas and Jason Gage (Melissa) of Louisburg, Kansas and ten grandchildren, Tommy, Pixie, Brayden, Danielle, Johnathan, Bryce, Devin, Brock, Danny and Deacon, a daughter-in-law, Donna Gage. John was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Roberta Hurlbert and a step-son, Tom Gage II. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 12th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Shrine Transportation Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.