Stories from Monday, April 23, 2018

Shirley Ilene Greenway, 53, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018. She was born Jan. 27, 1965, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Jerry and Virginia Raylene (Freer) Dick. Shirley is survived by her mother, of the home; her children, Jennie Dick, of Olathe, Kan., Melisa Tegge and husband Ted, of Topeka, Kan., Matthew Watson, of Booneville, Mo., Adam Watson, Josh Watson, and Daniel Watson, all of Fort Scott; two brothers, Tom Dick, of Fort Scott, and David Freer, of Kansas City; a sister, Cynthia Schwalm, of Fort Scott; and two grandchildren. ...

Mary Lou Coatsworth passed away after a brief illness, on April 18, 2018, at the age of 89. Mary was born and raised on a small farm outside Prescott, Kan., where she graduated high school as class valedictorian before moving to Kansas City where she met and married her husband, Robert. ...

Ronald “Ronnie” Button, age 80, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, April 20, 2018, at his home. He was born June 2, 1937, in Fort Scott, the son of Merle and Mable Dunham Button. He married Betty Jean Kutina on Jan. 17, 1955, in Fort Scott. Ronnie jointly owned and operated Button’s Salvage Yard for over 30 years. ...