Stories from Monday, January 9, 2023

Theodore R. “Ted” Stanton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. Ted was born on July 11, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of Theodore and Velda (Hall) Stanton. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years as a gunner’s mate 2nd class during WWII. ...

Joyce Elaine Hueston, age 84, Mapleton, Kan., went to her heavenly home, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Joyce was born June 8, 1938 in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Walter Albert and Laura Faye(Davis) Sutterby. She graduated from Blue Mound High School in the Class of 1956. ...

Caleb Scott Warner, age 30, resident of Erie, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. He was born Jan. 13, 1992, in Lee’s Summit, Mo., the son of Michael Dale Warner and Tammy Sue Hockett Warner. Caleb graduated from Girard, Kan., High School with the class of 2010. He served in the National Guard and was deployed to Germany as a heavy equipment operator. He was greatly loved and will be missed...

William Allen Taylor, age 52, a resident of rural Nevada, Mo., passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at his home with his loved ones by his side. He was born May 14, 1970, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Richard Taylor and Lucy Garrison Taylor. Bill went to school and grew up in Fort Scott and later moved to Missouri. ...