Stories from Thursday, March 7, 2019

Ruth P. Sharp, age 89, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at home at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born June 7, 1929, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Troy and Nellie Taylor Fanning. Ruth grew up on a farm in Lamar and worked in the fields with her brothers. She married Bob Taylor on March 20, 1950. Bob preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 1965. She married Robert K. (Jack) Sharp on Sept. 3, 1966, who preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2008...

Alice Jean Armstrong, 80, of Fort Scott, died on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the Medicalodge in Frontenac, Kan. Jean was born on Aug. 22, 1938 at Hepler, Kan., to David and Ethel (Hardin) Huber. She graduated from Hepler High School in 1956 and attended Ozark Bible College in Joplin, Mo. She married Thomas Armstrong on April 26, 1958 in Hepler, Kan. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1994...

Merle Dean Monroe passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the age of 77. He was born June 19, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan. Merle was a lifelong resident of Fort Scott where he worked hard all his life working as a truck driver for many years. Following his retirement he continued working until he couldn’t any longer...