Stories from Monday, September 16, 2019

Dwayne Charles Beckford, age 70, Paola, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, Paola, Kan. Burial will be in the Mapleton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Kara Rebekah Niemeir, a resident of Lenexa, Kan., age 37, beloved daughter of Doug and Diana Niemeir, and beloved sister of Kristin Niemeir passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, Sept. 13, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi emergency room in Fort Scott, Kan. At the time, Kara was staying with her parents in their home for a few days in Fort Scott as she recuperated from a knee surgery...