Stories from Friday, September 8, 2017

Ronald L. Ater, age 65, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Olathe. He was born Dec. 5, 1951, in Fort Scott, the son of Ivan Ater and Lois Cooper Ater. ...

William “Walter” Sheets, age 51, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Lamar, Mo. Rev. Steve Cole will conduct funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the First United Methodist Church. Cremation will follow. Memorials are suggested to the Walter Sheets Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Chester William Boileau, age 100, former resident of Redfield, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 2, 1916, in Hiattville, Kan., the son of Joy James Boileau and Cora Skinner Boileau. He married Eleanor Louise George on June 15, 1941, north of Uniontown. ...

Donna J. Eaton, age 82, a resident of Milpitas, Calif., passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2017, in California. Funeral services for Donna Eaton will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Thomas A. Burns, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Country Place Senior Living Facility in Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 23, 1934, in Burrton, Kan., the son of Howard Burns and Mary Westfahl Burns. Tom graduated from high school in Nixa, Mo. ...

Sister Mary Barbara Karleskint, RSM, age 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Catherine’s Residence in St. Louis. Funeral services for Sister Mary Barbara Karleskint will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...

A faithful public and civil servant. Mentor. Friend. A man devoted to family, faith and the community. These words are a few that could describe former judge and city commissioner Sam Mason, who died Saturday, Sept. 2 at the age of 84. Mason retired in 1996 following a 33-year career as the District Magistrate Judge for Bourbon, Linn and Miami counties. ...

For many, the idea of being near a 1,200 to 2,000-pound bull is intimidating. Trey Holston of rural Fort Scott, thrives on the back of a bucking bull. “If you’re not nervous, you’re not human, but it’s kind of a rush you can’t get anywhere else,” Holston said. “It’s always nerve-racking, but it’s more fun than it is nerve-racking.”...