Stories from Thursday, May 18, 2017

Jerry Patrick Heffernan, age 58, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at his home in Nevada. He was born Feb. 11, 1959, in Fort Scott, the son of Jerome Patrick Heffernan and Billie Joann Brown Heffernan. ...

Joseph Scott “Joe” Hinton, age 54, went to his final resting place May 16, 2017. He was born April 26, 1963, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Eldon L. and Doris A. Duncan Hinton. He was a hardworking businessman who farmed and owned several business but above all was a father, a son and a friend. Joe was a hard worker who never knew a stranger. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was the right hand man for his great aunt and uncle, Louise and Dub Fitzgerald, helping them on a farm in Bourbon County.