Stories from Thursday, August 18, 2022

Margaret Lucille Leatherman, age 91, a former resident of Forts Scott, Kan., and more recently of Joplin, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at the Communities of Wildwood in Joplin. She was born Oct. 25, 1930, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of Norman Louis Pettibon and Lucille Pilcher Pettibon. ...

Duane Ketron, age 67, passed away on Aug. 16, 2022 at Medicalodge of Fort Scott after suffering from a long illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1955 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Arthur Hursh Ketron and Mary Louise Clark Ketron. Duane graduated from Fort Scott High School and worked at Peerless in Fort Scott for many years. ...