Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Leland Merle Zimmerman, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, after a brief illness at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born June 19, 1939, in Riverside, Calif., the son of Marguerite Wortman Zimmerman Chambers. ...

Edmond Bartlett, 89, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Aug. 31 after a battle with cancer. Ed was born on Jan. 14, 1930 to Sheldon and Lucille Bartlett in Pleasanton, Kan. After graduating from Pleasanton High School in 1948, he served in the Army. He then majored in journalism at the University of Kansas and graduated in 1954...

Treasured memories are cherished by the family of Joan Evelyn Bailey. Joan, 70, went home to her Lord and Savior on Aug. 29, 2019. During her time on earth, Joan’s kind heart, generous nature, and touch of orneriness made the world a brighter place for all those around her. ...

Duane Earl Rector died peacefully at home, Aug. 29, 2019, surrounded by family members. He was born Feb. 6, 1937, at the Donahue Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Kan., and was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Doris Warner Rector. He is survived by his wife, Sandra, daughters, Leanne (Kevin) Quinn of Arvada, Colo., Lavon (Paul) Carter of Wichita, Kan., step-daughter Libby (Gregg) Bliss of Amarillo, Texas, step-son Scott Appling (Naomi) of Ulysses, Kan., three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, as well as brothers, Larry and Arby of Wichita, Kan.. ...

Ralph Jack Burcham, age 88, of Louisburg, Kan., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in the care of Olathe Health Center Hospice House in Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at Dengel & Son Mortuary Louisburg Chapel 1 Aquatic Drive Louisburg, Kan. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 at Dengel & Son Mortuary Louisburg Chapel. Burial to follow with military honors in the Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan...

Patrick Richard Flanagan was born on Dec. 9, 1952, at Reese AFB in Lubbock, Texas, to Joye Boggs and Donald Flanagan, where the nurses proclaimed him the biggest baby to come through that hospital. Pat passed in his sleep on the morning of Sept. 2, 2019 after cardiac events in the preceding days...

Letha F. Wurtz, age 79, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the Schneider Mound City Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Online condolences can be left at www.schneider funeral.com...

Virginia Lea Fern Brown, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born May 24, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of William Aaron Swank and Mabel Clare Allison Swank. ...

Kevin Connywerdy with the Oklahoma Fancy Dancers performs a dance using hoops Saturday inside the Grand Hall at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The hoop dance is sacred as it symbolizes the circle of life, Connywerdy said. He used the hoops to create different symbols, such as an eagle and the earth. Members of Connywerdy’s family, who also performed various dances, look on...

Fort Scott police arrested a Nevada, Mo. man Tuesday morning for allegedly assaulting four people at a residence on East Sixth Street. Police were dispatched just before 9 a.m. to a residence in the 300 block of East Sixth Street following a report of a disturbance. Brandon Swink, 35, of Nevada, Mo., was taken into custody shortly after police arrived on scene, Fort Scott Police Chief Travis Shelton said Tuesday afternoon...

Fort Scott City Commissioners on Tuesday approved an ordinance creating an advisory board focused on issues related to Lake Fort Scott. The ordinance establishes the lake advisory board, which will consist of a minimum of nine members; five people who are residents of Lake Fort Scott equally representing each side of the lake; one Fort Scott City Commissioner, one Bourbon County Commissioner, one city resident at-large, and one Bourbon County resident, the ordinance states. ...

The 114th annual Old Settlers Picnic took place Monday in Uniontown. Weekend activities included a kids’ fishing derby, rodeos, softball, a church service, parades, drawings, vendors, a picnic in the city park, and various games and other activities...