Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Error correction must be made from last week's news in that Ruth Holand of Liberal, Mo., and her sister, Ellen Bowker of Sheldon, Mo. did not enter a care center in Lamar, Mo. I apologize. This past week and the days to follow have been busy ones for the two Churches in town in that Monday evening the Open Door Mission is hosting a Passover Dinner for all who care to attend...

MUMBOWER -- Cody and Mary Mumbower, Fort Scott, and big sister Madalynn and big brother Mason, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Miranda Joe Mumbower. Miranda was born at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

BANWART -- Nicole and Tim Banwart, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jonah Alan Banwart. Jonah was born at 5:23 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Beverly Scott, Fort Scott...

HOLMES -- Kyle David and Annamarie Holmes, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Rose Holmes. Ava was born at 4:07 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are Celia Katosh, Kansas City, Mo., and the late Francis Katosh...

SOLANO -- Lauren and Fabian Solano, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of twins. Sebastian Alonzo Solano, a boy, was born at 10:09 p.m., Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 4 pounds at birth. Sadie Nicole Solano, a girl, followed at 10:12 p.m., Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 3 pounds, 13.5 ounces at birth...

GOODISON -- Grant and Tarrah Goodison, Mound City, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Layne Carter Goodison. Layne was born at 9:23 p.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth...

RICHMOND -- KaSandra Anderson and John Richmond, Fort Scott, and siblings Micheal, Sara, Ashley, Skylar, Kimberly and Justice, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Jason John Richmond. Jason was born at 6:03 a.m., Monday, March 22, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

LATTIMER -- Josh and Nicole Lattimer, Hutchinson, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jeremiah David Lattimer. Jeremiah was born at 7:43 a.m., Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Promise Regional Hospital, Hutchinson. Maternal grandparents are Chris Brown, Fort Scott, and David Brown, Topeka, and Virginia Brown, Kansas City...

Kevin Dean Beard, age 52, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 p.m., Thursday, April 1, 2010, at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery where military honors will be provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. 1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars...

William Lewis May, 71, of Fort Scott, Kansas, died at 2:10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. Mr. May's wishes were to have no services. His cremains will be interred at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 1, 2010 in the Fort Scott National Cemetery...

Lazetta Fae Pruitt Coker, 93, formerly of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Liberal, Kan. She was born Oct. 28, 1916 in Garland, Kan., the daughter of Harry Stanley and Myrtle Ethyl (Emrick) Ridenour. She married Thomas William "Bill" Pruitt on Nov. 25, 1937 in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death in 1986...

Mary Louise Feagins, age 79, died early Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Fort Scott Manor. She was born May 13, 1930, in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Roy Howard Hilliard and Delpha Irving Bellville Hilliard. She married Raymond Silvara and later divorced...

The story for our series this week is written by one of Fort Scott's historians, Fred Campbell (better known as "Rabbit") class of '48 Dear Marilyn: I have read with interest the articles that you and your classmates have written about growing up in Fort Scott in the 1930's and 1940's. I am a graduate of the class of 1948 of Fort Scott High School as is your husband, Bob, my good friend, and those letters brought back a flood of memories that supported what they wrote...