Stories from Thursday, July 20, 2017

Laura Mae Benson Croan, age 94, a resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Aug. 11, 1922 in Gardendale, Ala., the daughter of Thomas Alexander Benson and Pearl Luvada Moncreif Benson. She married Dr. Harold C. Croan on Sept. 3, 1949 in Hernando, Miss., he preceded her in death on March 19, 2008...

Alberta Marie Steeley, 82, passed away at her home in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday July 18, 2017. Most of her family was by her side. Born on Feb. 27, 1935 in Garland, Kan., Alberta is the daughter of Vernie Totman and Ethel Pearl Scratcher Totman. She was preceded in death by husbands Cecil Boyd Steeley and George Albert Hamman. ...