Stories from Friday, March 19, 2010

By 1864 the "Union" Command in the Departments of Missouri and Kansas realized that one of the most successful ways to wage war against the Confederate guerrillas in the "Show-Me-State" was to send out small expeditions or patrols of approximately 100 men. ...

LAWRENCE -- Fifteen students at the University of Kansas who have been selected as 2010 Kansas Asia Scholars are preparing to study in China from May 20 to June 10. KU's Center for East Asian Studies honored the newly named scholars with a reception and program for invited guests March 30, at the Adams Alumni Center...

If Jesus Came To Your House by Lois Blanchard Eades If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two-- If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you'd do. Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to such an honored guest, And all the food you'd serve to Him would be the very best, And you would keep assuring Him you're glad to have Him there-- That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare.. ...

Editor's Note: The following is the second part of a two part series written by Richard Marshall, of Fort Scott. The first part of the series appeare in the March 12 edition of The Tribune. The statements and opinions in this series are that of Marshall's. The content of this series was not edited by the staff of The Tribune...

LeRoy "Punk" Mayfield, 62, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Thursday, March 18, 2010, at the Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., following a brief heart ailment. He was born Feb. 29, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Bill Lee Mayfield and Cleta Irene Norbury Mayfield...

WHITCOMB -- Roy and Honey Whitcomb, Kincaid, and big brother Seth, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Jonathan Paul Whitcomb. Jonathan was born at 10:15 a.m., Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth...

Kathryn Luetta Marchant Ingram, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 8, 2010. Kay was born Nov. 15, 1925, in Fort Scott, Kan. She moved to Garland, Texas in 1952. She was a wonderful wife and mother. She worked as Executive Vice-President for the Garland Board of Realtors...

Julie Marie Fleming, 43, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 22, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Sunday at the chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Julie Fleming Children's Fund c/o Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home...

Blake Allen Beerbower, age 22, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Funeral services for Blake Beerbower will be announced by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel.