Stories from Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Probation-saddled Greyhounds finish season with Homecoming victory

Mae Watt was very busy last week entertaining relatives in her home. They included sons Delton Jr. and Bill Watt who spent three days with her. Others were Bob and Linda Roweth, Eddie and Yvonne Gazaway and Doug and Sandy Nuzum. She enjoyed the food and music at the Fort Scott Fall Festival, and on Sunday friends took her to Liberal, Mo., to hear the Missourians sing...

Betty Hixon, Carol Russell and Katie Johnson traveled to Joplin, Mo., recently and enjoyed shoping and visiting. Marge and Wayne Stringer hosted a family dinner. All of her brothers and sisters were there. They were Dale and Iris Van Meter and Shirley Powers, Thayer, Kan., Marian and Roy Carson, Chandler, Ariz., Phyllis and Howard Johnson, Bartlesville, Okla., and Wayne and Ruth Van Meter, Parkville, Mo. ...

James Walter Lance, 77, resident of Highrise Apartments, 315 Scott Avenue, Fort Scott, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. Survivors include one son, Private family burial will be Wednesday in the U. S. National Cemetery under the direction of Cheney Witt Chapel. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Lucy Arlea Love, 95, a resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at her home. She was born June 30, 1916, in Ava, Mo., the daughter of Charles King and Carie Minnie Coy King. She married Ulysses Sherman Love on Dec. 7, 1946, at Pittsburg, Kan. He preceded her in death on April 8, 1999...

Jack William Lawrence, 55, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on March 19, 1956, the son of William and Barbara Koch Lawrence...

James O. "Jim" Shinn, 86, of Iola, Kan., died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center. Jim was born Aug. 5, 1925, at Bronson, Kan., the son of Orval Lawrence and Myrtle Nora (Nash) Shinn. He graduated from Bronson High School and served in the United States Navy during World War II, serving as a motor machinist's mate second class in the Pacific Theater...

Larena Marguerite "Renie" Beadell, 100, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died early Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at her home. She was born June 16, 1911, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Jacob "J.W." Morton and Ethel Inez Orr Morton. She married William E. Beadell on Sept. 9, 1929, at Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 1970...

Virgil Marshal Hamm of Wichita Kan., died Oct. 29, 2011, at the age of 95 at Hays Good Samaritan. He was born July 23, 1916, in eastern Kansas. On a farm outside of Redfield, Kan., he started off with his own business as a mechanic. Virgil moved to Wichita in 1939 where he was a supervisor at Boeing, as an engineer, for 32 years...

Darwin Eugene Enloe, 44, 1926 Locust, Fort Scott, was arrested on Oct. 27 at 8:23 p.m. for theft and criminal trespass and was released the same day on a $1,750 bond. Michael Allen Beasley, 28, 124 B., Park Hills, Mo., was arrested on Oct. 27 at 10:24 p.m. on a Bourbon County bench warrant and is still being held...

Dennis Ryan Boyd, 54, passed away in Amarillo, Texas, on Oct. 20, 2011, after a long illness. Dennis was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Aug. 7, 1957. From 1985 to 1992 he served with the Fort Scott Police Department and was a major influence on the D.A.R.E. program in local schools. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, mother, two sisters and a brother...

The "Together We Succeed: Southeast Kansas Economic Improvement" Initiative -- launched by Southeast Kansas Senators Pat Apple, Jeff King, Bob Marshall and Dwayne Umbarger -- will host an economic summit on Thursday, November 17, at St. John's Catholic Parish Hall, 310 South Jefferson Ave., in Iola...

Mercy Home Care proudly announces it has been recognized on the prestigious list of The 2011 HomeCare Elite. The Home Care Elite is an annual compilation of the most successful home care providers in the United States by OCS HomeCare and DecisionHealth. This market-leading review names the top 25 percent of agencies in quality of care, process measure implementation, and financial performance. The 2011 HomeCare Elite also recognizes the Top 100 and Top 500 providers nationwide...

The annual 4-H Achievement Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Bourbon County 4-H Building. Local 4-H members who have successfully completed this year's club work will be awarded achievement pins. Club awards, county championships, and leadership recognition will be awarded to outstanding members and leaders...

The Fort Scott National Cemetery will be conducting an outreach program for all veterans and spouses. The purpose of this outreach is to inform them of eligibility requirements and burial benefits if they choose burial in a national cemetery. This outreach program will be conducted from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 8, at the VOW Lodge, 1745 S. National Ave...

Any student who entered the downtown scarecrow contest may pick their artwork up from the business in which it is displayed. Thanks to every student that participated. The scarecrows were great and made downtown look so festive. Be on the lookout for more seasonal art contests...

To commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial, this year's Candlelight Tour at the Fort Scott National Historic Site will focus on regional events in 1861 as the nation answered a call to arms. This year's tour will focus on Fort Scott's involvement in the Civil War in 1861. ...

The Grammy Award-winning men's chorus, Chanticleer, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. This special engagement is sponsored by the Key Charitable Trust. All seats are reserved and ticket prices are $15 for adults and $5 for children and students. Limited VIP seating (first several rows of the center section) is available for $20 for adults and $10 for children and students...