Stories from Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Franklin Lee Davis, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Donald Lee Davis and Carol Lee “Kay” McCracken Davis. Lee graduated from the Uniontown High School with the Class of 1970. ...

Tammy Jewel Irene Conklin, age 51, resident of Pittsburg, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at her home. There was cremation. Rev. Jim Sukraw will conduct memorial services at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Tammy Conklin Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

William Lawrence “Bill” Gates, Jr., age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born April 22, 1936, in Dewey, Okla., the son of Rev. W.L. Gates, Sr. and Donna Hurley Gates. He first married Dixie Dill. ...

Harold Dudley Stroud, of North Platte, Neb., died at home surrounded by his family on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the age of 81. Harold was born March 23, 1937, to Alexander Dudley and Mable Louise (Pellett) Stroud at Garland, Kan. He grew up in Kansas where he attended Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville then graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1955. Harold moved to Coffeyville and worked for Exnerdodge, Fadelers, Armstrong Ice Cream, Co. and Sears...

Mary Elaine Allen, age 68, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Alfred Leon and Betty Ruth (Anderson) Barker. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of ‘68 and attended Fort Scott Community College. She married Larry Lee Allen on Feb. 2, 1969, in Fort Scott. They just celebrated their 50th anniversary...

Nearly 20 Bourbon County residents packed into the Bourbon County Commission meeting room Tuesday for the first meeting planned to hash out this year’s hard surface road plan. During the meeting, members of the public were invited to list five roads they consider high priority on a survey handed out prior to a presentation by Second District Commissioner Jeff Fischer. The commissioners would then consider those lists as they prioritize roads for asphalt or chip and seal, Fischer said...

Harold Cunningham, left, and Scott Michaels, friends from Pleasanton, relax by Fern Lake Monday afternoon at Gunn Park. They were taking advantage of some springlike weather as temperatures reached into the 50s. On Tuesday, temperatures dropped as another winter-weather system moved into the area...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team (2-10 in the SEK, 4-17 overall) kept a shot at playing for a substate championship alive with a 35-28 win over the Ottawa High School Cyclones Tuesday night in Fort Scott. In a play-in game, the Lady Tigers showed strong defense in a game that also featured balanced scoring for both teams...