Stories from Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Leana Marie Droz Wheeler, age 94, of Fort Scott, passed away July 8, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., a peaceful death with her children at her side the day before. She was married on Aug. 31, 1947 to Henry H. Wheeler of Rich Hill, Mo. They were married at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church on one of the hottest days of that year. ...

Bettie Lou Crays DuVall, age 91, resident of Lockwood, Mo., formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood. She was born Oct. 11, 1930, in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Harold I. and Audrey M. Loudenback Crays...