Laura Jean Hyer

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Laura Jean Hyer, age 53, resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She was born Oct. 22, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Robert Miles and Victoria Spengler Miles. Her father died at an early age and she was reared by her step-father, Roger Walters. Laura was a graduate of Olathe High School. She married Carl Hyer in 1983. They later divorced. Laura had worked for various entities in Fort Scott including Emergency Management Coordinator for both Bourbon and Douglas Counties. She worked as an insurance agent for State Farm Insurance and as a reporter for the Bourbon County Review and the Linn County News. She was a volunteer with CASA and loved gardening, cooking, waterskiing and any type of travel. Laura loved to spend time with children and grandchildren.

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