Stories from Monday, February 22, 2021

Ruth Rhynerson, age 96, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Calvary Baptist Church La Cygne. Burial will be in Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation is from 12:30 to service time at the church. Individual respects and guest registry can be done from 9 a.m. ...

Earl Lavone Johnson, Jr., 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Earl was born Feb. 15, 1942 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Earl L. and Lillian M. (Tucker) Johnson. He married Beverly Hurd in 1960 and to this union three daughters and one son was born, Twila, Sherry, Kelly, and Steve. ...

Gary Dean Beerbower, age 54, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at his home. There was cremation. Services will be announced at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Gary Beerbower Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...