Stories from Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Forrest E. “Slim” Hall, age 86, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He was born April 4, 1932, in Dadeville, Mo., the son of Forrest L. Hall and Ada Vance Hall. At age 16, he moved from Dadeville to Fort Scott, Kan., where he was employed by Lyons Cleaners and later for Woodard Cleaners. ...

Fred L. Wright, age 73, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at his home. He was born April 12, 1945, in Fort Scott, the son of Johnnie A. Wright and Thelma Pyle Wright. Fred graduated from the Arcadia High School with the Class of 1963. ...