Stories from Thursday, April 1, 2021

Kevin Bryan Shelton, age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, March 30, 2021, at his home. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Kevin Shelton Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Edward Everett “Ed” Dalton, age 87, passed away on March 30, 2021 in Louisburg, Kan. He was born on Feb. 3, 1934 in Mapleton, Kan., to Ruth (Cook) Dalton and Thomas W. Dalton. He attended Fort Scott schools and worked at the Western Insurance/American States Insurance Companies, retiring in 1989 after 31 years. ...

Dale W. Davenport, age 62, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Services were held on Friday, April 2, at Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville. Dale was preceded by parents, Ronald and Linda Davenport. He is survived by wife, Rhonda; children, William (Barbara) Davenport of Panama City, Fla., Vanessa (Jason) Jones of Wichita; siblings, Rowena Davenport of Wichita, Robert (Barbara) Davenport of Bradenton, Fla., Ronald (Julie) Davenport, Jr. ...

Thora May Shinn, age 94, a former resident of Iola, Kan., and more recently of Uniontown, Kan., passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born March 5, 1927, at her grandparents’ home south of Bronson, Kan., the daughter of Roy Nichols and Mabel Watson Nichols. ...