Stories from Thursday, September 14, 2017

Diane Pearl (Decker) Smith, age 76, a resident of, Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Jack and Juanita Decker. She married Ross Eugene Smith on May 21, 1963, in Lordsburg, N.M. ...

Kenneth William Smith, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Feb. 19, 1924, in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of Walter and Vera Hesson Smith. After graduating from Pittsburg High School, he served in the U.S. ...