Stories from Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Ethel Naomi Parson, 78, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 15, 2010, in the home of her daughter, in Ash Grove, Mo. Naomi was born in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Clarence H. and Emma Juanita McGehee Gragg. She was a longtime resident of the Overland Park, Kan., area...

Marjorie Frances Berg Peterson, age 88, resident of Lamar, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at the Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar. She was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Salina, Kan., the daughter of Wallace Berg and Emma Blanche Mentzer Berg...

Shirley Jean (Warzel) Keal, 86, of Parsons, died at 12:09 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. She had been in failing health and had been at a nursing home in the Olathe area the past several months. She was born Dec. 24, 1923 at Mound City, the daughter of Gus and Grace (Good) Warzel. She grew up in Fort Scott and graduated from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Junior College...

Eleanor Imbusch Williams, age 89, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at the Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan. Eleanor was born Aug. 28, 1920 at the family farm at Brazilton, Kan., the daughter of Martin and Nora (Boettjer) Imbusch. She grew up in Brazilton, attending the Lutheran grade school. She graduated from high school at Girard...

Dale Ira Kincaid, age 76, a resident of Mound City, Kan., went home to the Lord, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Following cremation, a graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Spring Hill, Kan...

MOUND CITY -- Authorities are on the hunt for a missing college student from Linn County. An investigation has begun by the Linn County Sheriff's Office in the disappearance of Joshua Hancock. The 21-year-old, had been a student at Pittsburg State University and recently returned home to Parker before heading off to boot camp, according to Linn County Chief Detective Gary Stone...