Stories from Monday, September 11, 2023

Mary Dolores Warta, age 94, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Sept. 8, 2023. She was born on Feb. 3, 1929 in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Vye and Essie Cannon Lewis. She worked for Westinghouse as a clerk for several years before retirement. She attended the Prescott United Methodist Church and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). ...

Patricia Berniece Tyler of Denison, Texas, passed away on Sept. 7, 2023, at the age of 82. She was born on Nov. 3, 1940, in Cairo, Kan., to Albert Alexander and Lois Aletha (Wilson) Clark. Patricia had a caring and nurturing spirit. She loved working as a nurse and helping others. ...

Dr. Robert (Bob) Richard Rhyne passed away on May 31, 2023 in Peoria, Ariz. He was 89 years old. Bob was born in McCune, Kan., on Oct. 2, 1933. He was the first-born son of Robert Daniel Rhyne and Elna Eudora (Potter) Rhyne. Bob lived with his mother in Fort Scott, Kan., from grade five through high school and junior college. ...

Everett DuWayne Bryan, age 85, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born May 8, 1938, in Mattoon, Ill., the son of Everett and Kathryn Decker Bryan. DuWayne met his wife-to-be through a mutual friend while attending a horse show. ...

Arch Floyd Forkner, Richards, Mo., went to join the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at the age of 94, after living a full and active life. He was born Dec. 28, 1928, in rural Vernon County; the youngest son of the late Archie Floyd Forkner and Lula Reynolds Forkner. He married Carol Stamps on Aug. 6, 1950, in Nevada, Mo., and she preceded him in death in 2007...

Delbert Alan Cannon, age 65, Prescott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. He was bon on Jan. 28, 1958 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Norman and Karan Brown Cannon. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School in the Class of 1976. Delbert was united in marriage to Susan Deer on March 20, 1982. ...