Stories from Monday, November 27, 2006

Alvis "Garlon" Sorrells, age 78, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born March 19, 1928, in Red Rock, Texas, the son of Hugh S. Sorrells and Lula Voigt Sorrells. Throughout his lifetime, Garlon farmed and worked construction...

Bessie Mae West, age 86, former resident of 116 N. Lincoln, Fort Scott, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Stella, Missouri. She had moved to Stella, Missouri in 2003. She was born July 26, 1920 in Fort Scott, the daughter of John Wesley Cady and Nellie Gross Cady. ...

Charles Gary Yager, age 61, died Wed. November 22, 2006 at North Kansas City Hospital. He was born January 14, 1945 in Linn County, Kansas. To Charles J. and Ola Turley Yager. He graduated from high school at Mound City, Kansas. He then attended Fort Scott Junior College and Pittsburg State University. ...

Frederick Wayne Mitchell Jr., age 45, of Nevada, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at his farm near Deerfield, Missouri. He was born October 19, 1961 in Fort Scott. He was the only child of Frederick Wayne Mitchell Sr. and Wilma Nadine Johnson Mitchell...

RUSSELL -- Tekoah Evan Russell, a boy, was born at 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Mercy Health Center to parents Brandon and Melissa Russell, Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth. He joins two siblings, Kian Jay and Kody Michael. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Margie Singmaster, and Danny and Joyce Metcalf. Paternal grandparents are Pamela Russell, and WillIam and Debbie Russell...

MCCOMBS -- William Richard McCombs III, a boy, was born at 6:02 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at Mercy Health Center, to parents William and Jeannette McCombs, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are George and Claudia Lopez, Modesto, Calif. ...

Some local businesses reported huge sales after Black Friday, one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. The day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season, with many retailers opening their doors very early that day to customers seeking money-saving deals on merchandise inside the stores. Many business owners also have their stores decorated for the holiday season weeks before Black Friday...

After spending more than 20 years renovating their Victorian home at 124 N. Eddy St., Dave and Janet Irvin are finally ready to showcase their home during Friday's Moonlight and Mistletoe tour. "They've been wanting us to be on it for a couple years," Dave said. "We bought the home in 1984 and have been renovating since then. Now, it's done."...

DANIEL LESLIE Daniel Lee Leslie, age 68, of Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, November 26, 2006 at his home. He was born December 29, 1938 the son of Lee Olen and Cora Ellen (Brown) Leslie, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He married Betty Louise Wilson August 27, 1961 in Overland Park, Kansas...

100 YEARS AGO (1906) If today's developments against Sunday theatre in Fort Scott are to be accepted as a barometer of the town's feeling, a storm is a abrew for Manager Lewis, of the Tremont Theatre. Since the announcement in last night's Tribune that the management of this institution intended giving Sunday performances, considerable feeling has developed against the enterprise. ...