Stories from Friday, August 27, 2010

Joe and Shirley White attended a birthday party for their great-granddaughters, Ryann's fourth, and Abbigal's fifth. All sisters, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great grandparents were in attendance. Linda Center enjoyed a short visit Aug. 1 with Joyce Worcester, Hiawatha, Kan...

In the summer of 1863, the Quartermaster and the Assistant Adjutant General at Fort Scott were faced with a major logistical problem. The problem was, how to SAFELY transport supplies and the military mail across 180 miles of the unprotected Military Road from Fort Scott to Fort Blunt (formerly Fort Gibson) in the Indian Territory (present Oklahoma). ...

Maria Shead and Clayton Whitson were married at 10 a.m. on July 17, 2010 at the Shead Farm, followed by a pancake, sausage and farm-grown applesauce reception. Activities included pony rides, horseshoes, and water activities. Officiating were the bride's father, Larry Shead and Ronnie Cornwell...

Jesus sent his angels to bring Donna D. Parker of Louisburg, Kan., formerly of Sarasota, Fla., home on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at 7:20 p.m., where she was surrounded by her loved ones through her journey to God. Donna was a devout Christian, teacher, nurse, and loving Nana...

Roberta Maxine Sparks, age 76, of LaCygne, Kansas died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 at her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home LaCygne, Kan. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home...

Andrew D. Cezar, 46, of Fort Scott, passed away at 3:19 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born July 22, 1964 at Pittsburg, to Richard and Jackie (Allan) Cezar...

Harry "Jim" R. Kratzer, age 72, of Linn Valley, Kan., died Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 30, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, LaCygne, Kan. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the church...

Charlotte Faye Crutcher Reed, 67, of McKinney, Texas, passed away Aug. 22, 2010. She was born May 27, 1943 in McKinney, Texas to Joe L. Crutcher and Nell (Gilbert) Crutcher. On April 9, 1976 she married Pat Reed in Dallas, Texas. Charlotte graduated from McKinney High School in 1961. ...

Robert Eugene Galvin, age 85, a former Fort Scott pharmacist, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Aug. 14, 1925, in Cherokee, Kan., the son of Lester Oliver Galvin and Pansy Lytle Galvin. Bob was a graduate of Fort Scott High School and Pharmacy school in Kansas City...

Robert and Joyce Estes of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Ft. Scott, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6, 2010. They are planning a reception later this year with family and friends. Robert Leroy Estes, of Conway Springs, Kan., and Joyce Ann Fearmonti, of West Mineral, Kan., were married Aug. 6, 1960, at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Scammon, Kan...

Marie Hoover and Richard Dean Marshall of Fort Scott were married on Aug. 27, 1950, at the Freewill Baptist Church, Hannon, Mo. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary earlier with family members at Deer Run Resort, Branson, Mo. The Marshalls are retired educators and have lived in the Fort Scott area for 50 years. Their immediate family includes daughter Diane and husband Darrell Spencer, and son Marcus Marshall, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren...

Maria Shead and Clayton Whitson were married at 10 a.m. on July 17, 2010 at the Shead Farm, followed by a pancake, sausage and farm-grown applesauce reception. Activities included pony rides, horseshoes, and water activities. Officiating were the bride's father, Larry Shead and Ronnie Cornwell...