Stories from Monday, April 8, 2019

Trevor Randall McKibben, 30, of Arma, passed away April 4, 2019 at his home in Arma, Kan. He was born March 19, 1989 in Harrison, Ark., the son of Tim McKibben and Tracey Colley Montgomery. He graduated from Branson High School with the class of 2007. ...

Rodney Dean “Rod” Squier left the bonds of this earthly home on Friday, April 5, 2019, the day he came into the presence of the Lord. Rod was born on Aug. 11, 1954 in Newport Beach, Calif., to Roger and Betty (Whitehead) Squier. As a boy, Rod worked summers at the Browning Company in the sila-flex division where his parents were employed. ...

Edith Sophie Hohulin, 92, of Lamar, Mo., departed her earthly home on April 8, 2019 in exchange for her eternal home in Heaven. Edith was born June 13, 1926 in Tazewell County near Morton, Ill., to Carl and Lillian (Stortz) Kaiser. She was raised in the Morton, Ill., area, attending Prairie Creek School through the eighth grade. Edith was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church...

Michael Gene Cooper, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Mercy Hospital Joplin, Mo. He was born on Feb. 23, 1951, in Fort Scott, the son of Thomas Gene and Betty JoAnn Rye Cooper. He graduated from Nevada, Mo., High School with the class of 1969. ...

Roy Reed Hanken, Jr., 86, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away April 3, 2019 in Millington, Tenn. He was born Oct. 23, 1932, in Springfield, Ill., the son of Roy Reed and Ethel (Hartman) Hanken, Sr. He married Phyllis Jean Bettinghaus June 12, 1954, in Springfield, Ill., and she preceded him in death Dec. 26, 2014...

After a tie ballgame through three innings, the Fort Scott Tiger varsity softball team (2-1 in the SEK, 3-4 overall) built a solid lead to hold down the Chanute Lady Comets 22-12 in six innings Monday night at Don Hewitt Field. The Lady Comets got out to a 1-0 lead heading into the second inning when the Tigers tacked on three runs to take a 3-1 advantage...