Stories from Monday, February 8, 2021

Margaret Jane Lamb Shaw, age 94, Moran, Kan., passed away Feb. 5, 2021 peacefully at Country Place Memory Care in Fort Scott, Kan. Margaret was born Dec. 15, 1926 south of Potosi schoolhouse in Pleasanton, Kan. She was the third of six children born to Mamie and William Rees. ...

Martha Virginia Faulhaber, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at her home at the Presbyterian Village. She was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Fort Scott, the daughter of John L. Babbitt and Edna E. Swank Babbitt. Martha married William Faulhaber on April 25, 1947, at Fulton, Kan. Bill and Martha maintained their own farm in the Mapleton area for many years prior to retiring to Fort Scott. They enjoyed traveling and had been members of the Old Forters Camping Club...

Richard Joseph Coffey, age 52, Fulton, Kansas died Wednesday, February 3, 2021 as the result of an accident. Visitation will be held 2 to 4 pm Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanston, KS Chapel. A gathering to celebrate Richard's life will begin at 5 pm Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the Fulton, KS Community Building. ...