Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2020

Joe Van Hoecke was peacefully released into the arms of our Savior on Wednesday, Sept 16. Joe was born June 8, 1932 in Kansas City, Mo. Joe’s parents, Jean-Baptiste and Augusta Landuyt Van Hoecke, were Belgian immigrants and raised their family on a small farm in the East Bottoms of Kansas City. ...

Charles Wesley Smith, 95, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2020 at Medicalodge. He was born April 27, 1925, in Devon, Kan., the son of William George and Bertha Mae (Sauerwein) Smith. He married Ruth Irene Johnston on July 16, 1950, and she preceded him in death in 1988. ...

Judith Mae "Judy" McArdle, Centerville, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at Anderson County Hospital after a three-year battle with cancer. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery. ...