Stories from Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Hazel Marie Maxwell, age 85, former resident of Presbyterian Village, and more recently of Medicalodge, died early Friday, April 02, 2010, at Mercy Health Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1924 in Devon, Kan, the daughter of William Harrington and Marion Mae Fetterly Harrington...

Roy Wilbur Armstrong, age 88, former resident of 623 S. Osbun, Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Guest Home Estates, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Mercy Health Center following a brief illness. He was born June 2, 1921, in Chilhowie, Missouri, the son of Bert E. Armstrong and Charlotte E. Akers Armstrong...

Oliver Charles Wright, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He was born June 4, 1934, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Lester Wright and Agnes Knoblich Wright. Oliver attended Fort Scott High School and later graduated from Faith Bible Academy in Camdenton, Mo...

Lewis Edward Baucom, age 84, former resident of 802 S. Barbee, and more recently of Wichita, Kan., died Monday, April 05, 2010, at Wichita Veterans Hospital. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel 201 S. Main.

Michael Charles Allen, age 45, resident of 415 S. Wilson, Fort Scott, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at his home. Services for Michael Allen will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701.

The Walk Kansas program is half over. Most teams are doing well with physical activity, but many are having trouble getting the recommended number of cups of fruits and veggies each week. To view the progress of Bourbon County's team go to www.walkkansas.org...

The following story in our series was written by my sister (my one and only sister) Darlene (Pulliam) Dobbins, class of '44 Dearest Little Sister Marilyn, My memories of my high school years are quite different from yours. My year was 1944 and just five years later in 1949 was yours...

Jack and Mary Lee Payne recently returned from Charleston, S.C., where they had joined Celebrity Cruise Lines Ship Mercury for a Caribbean cruise with stops in Key West, Fla., Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, and Nassau, Bahamas. Aboard the ship, they enjoyed good food and great entertainment. In Nassau, they visited Paradise Island...

Private First Class Justin Hueston, Mapleton, graduated from Basic Combat Training for the National Guard at Fort Sill, Okla., Friday, March 26. During Basic Training he was a member of the Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery. PFC Hueston, son of Mike and Ginger Hueston, Mapleton, is a 2008 graduate of Uniontown High School...

Two Fort Scott Community College volleyball team members received All-Academic Honors for the 2009 season. Freshman Jessica Cook, a middle hitter from Warsaw, Mo., finished the season with a 3.63 GPA. Freshman Lindsay Smith, an outside hitter from Fair Grove, Mo., finished the season with a 3.92 GPA...