Stories from Thursday, April 24, 2025

Otis B. “Otie” Thomas passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Presbyterian Village in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born in Rhinelander, Wisc., in 1933, the son of Francis C.O. Thomas and Gjerdis J. Thomas. Growing up together with older sisters Marie and Carolyn, he graduated in 1951 from the Griffith Institute in Springville, N.Y. ...

Billie J. Budd Sr., 86, of Arcadia, Kan., died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2025 at Mercy Hospital at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Budd was born Feb. 17, 1939 at El Dorado Springs, Mo., the son of Wanda Floyd and Naomi Nelle Ewing Budd. Billie was a retired journeyman for Mid-Continental Restorations. ...