Stories from Monday, April 17, 2017

Gary Dean Covey, age 70, of Elsmore, Kan., passed away on April 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 22, 1946 in the Nevitt Clinic in Moran, Kan., the son of George J. Covey and Betty (Rieswig) Covey. He grew up in Elsmore on the family farm. ...

Mary Alice Francis, age 83, passed away on Sunday April 16, 2017. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Virginia Maxine Page, age 85, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Bozeman, Mont. She was born April 20, 1931, in St. Clair County, Mo., the daughter of Omer Finis Witt and Virgie Ann Bland Witt. ...

Rose Alene Feagins, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home. She was born Oct. 9, 1933, in Alpena Pass, Ark., the daughter of Alex C. Craig and Stella Garrison Craig. She married Billy Joe Feagins on Dec. ...