Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2013

Leonard Rathbun, age 79, a resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Fort Scott Manor in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Holly, Colo., the son of Harold Rathbun and Gwendolyn Nichelson Rathbun. He married Nada Pearl Turner on Sept. ...

Elaine Burns Neil Evans, 90, of Iola, Kan., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Guest Home Estates in Iola. Elaine was born Oct. 7, 1922, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Vere Thomas and Olive Josephine (Attkisson) Burns. She grew up at Hepler, St. Paul and Iola, graduating from Hepler High School. She attended college at Pittsburg, Kan...

Kenneth Dean Lunt, age 81, long time Division Manager for K.G. & E. /Westar Energy and former mayor of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, July 30, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Dewane W. Lunt and Geneva B. ...

It's been the start of many conversations in Uniontown. People drive by slowly in their cars. Kids on bikes stop to gawk. Walkers step in the yard to have a good look. "It" is the oversized eagle that has been carved into the cropped elm tree at home of the Isaac Robinson family at 5th and Sherman streets...

If there was a theme to Ken Lunt's life, it would have to include the word "volunteer." Lunt, who died Tuesday at the age of 81 at his home following a lengthy illness, was also a man of many friends, awards, accomplishments and passions. Those closest to him, his friends for many years, and perhaps many other people he encountered throughout his life, attest to the legacy he leaves behind in the community...

A list of important dates has been released by Fort Scott High School that athletes at both the high school and those interested in Fort Scott Middle School's revived interscholastic sports should keep in mind. On August 7, Mercy Hospital will offer physical exams for $10. ...