Stories from Friday, November 11, 2016

Donald Bedingfield passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 with a sudden illness. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Oct. 30, 1938. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Hillside Avenue Church of God, 2021 Hillside Ave., Springfield Ohio, 45503. Memorial contributions in memory of Don go to Hillside Church of God, Springfield, Ohio...

A memorial service for Florence McQuitty will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Fort Scott National Cemetery, 900 E. National Ave. Memorials can be sent to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73123-1718.

Francies Campbell, age 88, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at the Prescott Country View. She was born near Hepler, Kan., on March 23, 1928 the daughter of John and Mary Olive Wilcox Henderson. She graduated from Pleasanton High School. ...

Fort Scott Middle School's girls' basketball season opened on Nov. 3 with games at Independence. The seventh-grade A team won its game that night by a score of 30-19. Harmony Shaw led the Tigers with 16 points. The seventh-grade B team lost to Independence, 13-8. Amanda Emmerson scored 4 points for Fort Scott...