Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the purchase of a rock crusher to help provide more material for the county’s road program, which commissioners also approved. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the Special Street Maintenance Program and the Special Street Maintenance Program Street list. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Hundreds of people are expected to arrive in Fort Scott Saturday as Gunn Park Trails hosts its first Kansas League of National Interscholastic Cycling Association race. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story.

Raymond George Larsen, 93, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Via Christi, Pittsburg. He was born April 9, 1929, in Richards, Mo., the son of George Christian and Myrtle Elizabeth (Schnedler) Larsen. He married Mary Kathryn Brown May 12, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark., and she preceded him in death Dec. 7, 2012...

Gerald Lee Hester, age 78, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022.  A gathering with a meal to celebrate the life of Gerald will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Sugar Valley Clubhouse. The meat will be provided and attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. Contributions are suggested to the Woodfin Cemetery, in care of Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Ivan LeRoy “Pokey” Harding, Jr., age 77, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home. Services for Pokey Harding will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis squad finished second as a team overall at the Parsons Invitational on Friday. FSHS finished with nine points behind Independence in first place with 15 points. Parsons took third with eight points, followed by Pittsburg in fourth with seven points and Coffeyville in fifth with one point...

Mary Irene “Sug” Beckford, 90, formerly of Fulton, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 23, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan. She was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Devon, Kan., the daughter of George Franklin and Mary Elizabeth (Townsend) Snyder. She married Charles L. Beckford on Aug. 27, 1950, in Fulton, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2008...