Stories from Thursday, July 7, 2022

Joseph Edward “Ed” McCracken, age 94 of Hiattville died July 5, 2022 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. The son of Joe and Nellie (Peelle) McCracken, Ed was born on the family farm only a mile from where he lived most of his adult life. When WWII broke out and his older brothers were called into service, he dropped out of Girard High School to run the family farm. After the war, he continued his education, graduating Fort Scott High School in 1948...

Martha Ann Meinsen Scott, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away on July 5, 2022, after a short and devastating battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 5, 1946, to Erwin William Meinsen and Dorothy Caldwell Meinsen in Kansas City, Mo. Martha graduated from Raytown High School in 1964 and enjoyed working as a young woman in Kansas City...