Stories from Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Joyce Lea Anthony, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born Nov. 28, 1936, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Thomas E. Phillips and Lucy A. King. From an early age, Joyce was raised by her mother and step-father, Sherman Love. ...

Carol Russell, age 82, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at her home. Funeral arrangements for Carol Russell will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Dr. Richard L. “Dick” Spencer, DDS, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott. He was born August 3, 1945, in Topeka, Kan., the son of Virgil W. Spencer and Dorothy Lee Spencer. He graduated from the Fort Scott High School and from Pittsburg State University. He then went on to complete dental school at the University of Missouri at Kansas City...