Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Betty Lou Ward, 85, of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Carrington Place, Pittsburg. She was born Jan. 23, 1935, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Henry and Neva (Brown) Lauber. She attended local schools and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1952. She would then go on to graduate from Fort Scott Junior College in 1954, where she was salutatorian...

Betty Lou Ward, 85, of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Carrington Place, Pittsburg. She was born Jan. 23, 1935, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Henry and Neva (Brown) Lauber. She attended local schools and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1952. She would then go on to graduate from Fort Scott Junior College in 1954, where she was salutatorian...

Lorna May Smith, 79, of Redfield, Kan., passed away suddenly on Monday, April 13, 2020, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo. Lorna was born Aug. 23, 1940, the daughter of Albert Johnston and Mona (Shoemaker) Johnston in Tulare, Calif. Lorna is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Glenn Smith of the home, daughter Glenna Hendrickson (Kevin) of Osceola, Mo., and son Craig Smith (Cathy) of Leavenworth, Kan.; siblings Earl Johnston (Sharon) of Ellsworth, Kan., and Sharon (Lonnie) Horner of El Cajon, Calif.; five nieces and five nephews.. ...