Stories from Thursday, March 19, 2015

On Wednesday, March 18, Richard Dale Hall passed from this life into eternal fellowship with the Heavenly Father. He was born June 3, 1922, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Omer J. Hall and Grace Amelia (Seaman) Hall. A life-long resident of rural Bourbon County west of Fort Scott, he attended Bethel Grade School and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1940...

Elizabeth Josephine Gooding, 90, of Fulton, died Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. She was born March 19, 1924 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Jerome and Rose Manfredi. She married Clarence Gooding June 1, 1957 in Tulsa, Okla. He preceded her in death June 21, 2011...

Lairus Lee "Larry" Arndt, age 78, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at his home. He was born May 12, 1936 in Hector, Minn., the son of Walker J. Arndt and Evelyn V. Lindberg Arndt. He grew up on the family farm in Minnesota. ...

Pauline Wanda June (Bowman) Elliott left this world to be with her heavenly father on Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Mo. She was born June 18, 1922 the daughter of Bertha Alice (Moody) Bowman and Earl William Bowman. She was born near Fort Scott, Kan., and spent most of her childhood in and around Prescott, Kan. She graduated from Prescott High School in 1939...