Stories from Thursday, January 2, 2020

Gary Wesley Dennison, 75 of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday night, Dec. 31, 2019 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 18, 1943 in Booneville, Mo., and became the son of Guy Wesley and Allie Faye (Maberry) Dennison. Gary worked with Tri-Valley Developmental Center before taking up residency in the Medicalodge Nursing a few years ago...

Earl R. Simpson, 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Mount Vernon, Wash., on Dec. 13, 2019. He was born on June 2, 1940 to Clarence and Lucille Sheehy Simpson in Fort Scott, Kan. In 1958, Roger graduated from Hume High School in Missouri. Soon after graduation, he joined the United States Navy and was stationed at Midway Island and later Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. ...