Delphia Ann Chow, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, in Leawood, Kansas. She was born on March 23, 1933, in Mullens, West Virginia, the daughter of Willard Lee Basham and Sinda Florence (Shrewsbury) Basham. She married Stanley L.Y. Chow, M.D., on February 21, 1953, in Mullens, West Virginia; he preceded her in death on May 11, 1998.
Ann graduated from Fort Scott Community College, Nursing School, and was a practicing nurse for many years. Ann loved to sing and was an active member in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Choir for many years. She was also a member of the Diamond Community Church while residing in Fort Scott. She renewed her baptism at Austin Ridge Bible Church in Austin, Texas, at the age of 90.
Survivors include her children: Nancy Thompson, Roseburg, Oregon; Patricia Chow-Dewey, London, England; Susanne Chow, M.D., Leawood, Kansas; Shirley Chow, M.D., Georgetown, Texas; Carolyn Chow, Sherman Oaks, California; and Frank Michael Chow, M.D., Austin, Texas; twenty grandchildren: Christopher Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Nicholas Thompson, Kathryn Chivarsky, Nicole Grierson, Tate Dewey, Alicia Wolfe, Andrea Bone, Alexander Rose, Lauren Richardson, Emily Richardson, Michael Elmendorf, Adam Stockhoff, Allison Chow, Mia Chow, Erin Sauter, Morgan Sauter, Catherine Sauter, Gina Dixon, and Megan Dixon; and eighteen great-grandchildren. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley L.Y. Chow, M.D.; her parents; two brothers, Roy Basham and Willard Basham, Jr.; five sisters, Bonnie Troup, Orean Kirk, Dorothy Hatcher, Beulah Rowe, and Edna Umile; a son, Gary Lee Dixon; a daughter, Michelle Chow-Sauter, M.D.; and a granddaughter, Amber Rose.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, with burial following at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Scott. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Friday evening, August 15, 2025. Memorial contributions can be directed towards the American Cancer Society and World Central Kitchen, and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Friends and family may sign the online guest book and share memories at www.konantzcheney.com.
