Thomas Joe Applegate

Friday, November 2, 2018

Thomas Joe Applegate, age 63, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1955, in Fort Scott, the son of Thomas C. Applegate and Frances Jo Mason Applegate. Tom married Deborah Elaine Lee on Aug. 1, 1980, at Miami, Okla. He had served with the United States Army. Tom dedicated his life to public service. He began his career in firefighting with the Merriam, Kan., Fire Department. He then served with the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department and the Fort Scott Police Department. He later moved to the Branson area where he was employed by the Hollister Police Department and volunteered for the Western Taney County Fire Department and also worked for the Forsythe Police Department. Tom later returned to Fort Scott where he worked for the Scott Township Fire Department where he served as chief. He enjoyed reading Western novels and watching Western movies.

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