Stories from Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Carmita May Black, age 97, Prescott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. She was born in rural Prescott, Kan., on May 31, 1924 the daughter of Lawrence Albert and Mildred E. Thompson Odell. She graduated from Hume High School. Carmita was united in marriage to Kay Black on May 15, 1946 in Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Barbara Slater, age 85, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory. There will be a family graveside service at a later date. Contributions are suggested to Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation and may be sent in care of Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Wilbur Stainbrook, age 94, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to the La Cygne United Methodist Church or the Cadmus Grange. Online condolences can be left at www.schneierfunerals.com...

Mary Beth Clines, 59, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Stotesbury, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. Beth was born Oct. 14, 1962 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Marvin D. and Leta Fae (Goddard) Shelton. Beth was born in Fort Scott and moved with her family at a young age to Stotesbury, Mo. ...

David Kent Hammar, age 82, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at the Pleasanton First Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to Bearing Precious Seeds Ministry, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

William A. "Bill" Ballou, 80, of Hume, Mo., died at Medicalodge Butler, Butler, Mo., on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Bill was born to Walter and Juanita Maxine Ballou on Aug. 21, 1941, at Fort Scott, Kan., the oldest of five children. He graduated from Uniontown High School, Uniontown, Kan. Bill was an aircraft painter, working for many years for Cessna and Boeing in Wichita, Kan...

Robert Eugene Jackson, 90, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away peacefully Friday evening, Jan. 28, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Bobbe Ellen Ward, 91, passed away on Jan. 29 at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott where she had resided for the past few years. Bobbe was born on July 4, 1930, in Uniontown, Kan., to Alton and Ellen (Roberts) Clark. She graduated from Uniontown High School. She married Daniel S. Ward on July 24,1948, in Redfield, Kan., and he preceded her in death May 9, 2013...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution dealing with accrual of sick time by county employees. The approval came following a brief discussion on COVID-19 protocols and pay that was continued from the commission’s Jan. 18 meeting. ...

During a ceremony to announce plans to proceed with a new hospital in Fort Scott, Noble Health Corp. CEO Drew Solomon said the return of a hospital will take time. He also said a design firm, HD Design Team, has been chosen for the project and the next step is to send out a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a contractor...

Barring no major snags, Bourbon County will have a hospital again. On Monday, the announcement was made that Noble Health Corp. is taking the first steps to make that happen. About 25 people gathered in the McCauley Conference room in what will be known as Bourbon County Community Hospital...

Fort Scott’s Harmony Shaw and Abby Altic led a second-half comeback as the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers toppled the Parsons Lady Vikings 61-44 Friday night in Fort Scott. Shaw and Altic each scored 17 points as the Lady Tigers (10-3, 5-1) outscored Parsons (9-4) 25-10 in the third quarter and 13-5 in the fourth quarter. There were several lead changes in the first half of a back-and-forth contest...

Rev. Arthur Large died Jan. 19, 2022. Arthur was 79. He was retired and made his home in Texas for many years. He moved to Pryor, Okla. In 2019 and lived with his sister. Artie was a member of the Pryor Creek Baptist Church and very active within the church. He served the Lord all his life. He knew he would be a preacher by age 4. He would stand on a chair and preach. Artie spread his love for God to all he met and never knew a stranger...