Stories from Friday, January 15, 2010

Robert Lee Wobbe, 82, of Jacksonville, Ore., died on Dec. 17, 2009. Robert was born in Uniontown, Kan., on Oct. 6, 1927 to Henry Clay and Beulah (Hite) Wobbe. He attended Uniontown High School and remained close to his classmates. He and his parents moved to Medford where he attended Medford Senior High. He graduated with his class of 1945...

Gladys Jean Claypool, 98, Richards, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at her residence following a brief illness. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Richland Cemetery, Richards, Mo., with Pastor Ricky Wallace officiating...

A program to help families reduce household clutter will be offered on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist Church, 1818 S. Main, Fort Scott. "Cut the Clutter and Get Organized" is the title for the program to be presented by Joy Purkeypile, Kansas State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Linn County...

During the Civil War, the cold months of Winter, didn't stop the "Union" pursuit & killing of their worst enemy in Missouri, the "Confederate" Guerrillas / Bushwhackers! The following reports describe a successful "killing" patrol by a Union detachment in southwest Missouri that was conducted during very harsh winter weather. It is located on Pages 19 & 20 in Series I, vol. 48, Part I of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion...

Gilliland Angus, Fort Scott, owns one bull listed in the Spring 2010 Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo. Issued in both the spring and fall, the new report features the latest performance information available on 4,607 sires, and is currently accessible at www.angus.org...