Stories from Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Gary R. Wilson, 66, of Girard, Kan., passed away at 2:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in the emergency room of the Girard Medical Center. He was born June 24, 1951 in Pittsburg, Kan., a son of Ralph and Margaret Jean (Schneider) Wilson. Gary grew up in the Walnut and Hepler, Kan., areas and attended Girard High School...

Rev. Jim Dillow, 70, of Fort Scott, and former Pastor of the Parsons Church of the Nazarene, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:05 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Aug. 25, 1947 at Chanute, Kan., to Harold and Alma (Moore) Dillow. He grew up and attended schools in Chanute and graduated from Chanute High School in 1965. Following high school, Jim attended Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany, Oklahoma where he graduated in 1970...

Darrel L. Taylor, age 84, passed away late Monday evening, Jan. 1, 2018, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan...