A former Labette County commissioner has passed away.

Former District Two Commissioner Fred Vail served as a commissioner for eight years from 2013 to 2021. Commission Chairman Lonie Addis says Commissioner Vail was one of the best commissioners he has ever served with.

Addis says Vail never let anything get in the way of his duties as a commissioner not even when he started getting sick during his second term during a pandemic. Addis says he hopes that everything Vail did for the county is always remembered. Graveside services will be this Saturday at 10:00am at Richland Cemetery.