Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Harry Willis “Sonny” Peterson, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at his home. His life-journey toward this moment of entering heaven began on Oct. 3, 1932, in Hiattville, Kan., to parents, Willis and Verna Likely Peterson. As the oldest surviving child, Harry was soon joined by four brothers and three sisters. In many ways, this “Sonny Boy” guided and guarded each of them as he progressed through school at Hiattville and Mount Hope...

Francis Marion Noel III, La Cygne, Kan.,passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, La Cygne, Kan. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2:30 p.m. ...