Stories from Friday, June 23, 2023

The ground on which the historic African-American Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church once stood is now the property of the Gordon Parks Museum, thanks to Fort Scott resident Josh Jones and the Fort Scott Community College Foundation. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

The Old Fort Genealogical Society is ready to expand its space in Memorial Hall to move and make way for historical materials from the Katy Railroad. But any work to renovate the hall’s basement will have to wait until a grant is awarded, according to the Fort Scott mayor...

Mary Louise Davis, or “M.L.” as she’s known by friends and family, has seen much in her more than a century of life. Davis, born in 1922, celebrated her 101st birthday June 7 with her two children and friends, as well as staff and residents at Credo Senior Living in Fort Scott, where Davis has lived for about the last year...

Neranjan “CU” Ramdial, age 60, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at his residence. There was cremation. Graveside service details will be announced later by the Cheney Witt Chapel. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Lisa Jo Larkin, age 56, resident of Las Vegas, N.V., died Monday, June 19, 2023, at the Nathan Adelson Hospice following a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at the Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Patricia A. Bolton, 83, former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born March 18, 1940, in Muscotah, Kan., the daughter of Floyd Harold Tipling and Anna Belle (Woodward) Tipling. She married William Gary “Bill” Bolton on Aug. 23, 1959, in Muscotah, Kan., and he preceded her in death on Sept. 8, 2007...