Stories from Thursday, May 5, 2016

Michael (Mike) Patrick Joyce Jr., 45, of Pittsburg, Kan., died 12:17 p.m. Oct. 14, 2015 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., following an illness. Michael was born Aug. 22, 1970 in Asmara Ethiopia, Africa the son of Master Sgt E8 Michael Patrick Joyce Sr. and Beverly Coleen (Jameson) Joyce. He, like many military children, lived in many states across the country and overseas. He finally came to Pittsburg to settle in 1994...

James "Jim" Armstrong, 71, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 surrounded by his family. Jim was born October 14, 1944, in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a Transmission Line Designer for the Board of Public Utilities for 38 years retiring in 2005. ...