Stories from Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Warren Hayward Barber, age 90, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at Fort Scott National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

Mary Bell (Isabel) Tallman, 93, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Nov. 24, 2021, at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was born April 9, 1928, in St. Paul, Kan. She married Harry “Charles” Tallman Oct. 13, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death Feb. 10, 1991...

Marita Lynne Bigelow, 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday morning Nov. 30, 2021, at her home. She was born July 20, 1942, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Preston “Pete” Lafayette and Dorothy Lavella (Pottorff) Barr. She married Galen C. Bigelow, Sr. on June 7, 1960, in Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death Oct. 8, 2020...

Catherine Diane (Felt) Boyd, age 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Springfield, Mo. She spent her final days surrounded by love and support of her Kansas/Missouri family. Diane was born July 24, 1945 to Martin Joseph and Helen Louise Maher in Kansas City, Mo. Diane spent summers in Fort Scott with her grandparents where she met and married Marcus Leon Felt. She graduated from Ursuline Academy, Paola, Kan., in 1963...

When the next Fort Scott City Commission meeting convenes on Dec. 7, there will be a new face at the commission table. Tim Van Hoecke, who won the most votes during the Nov. 3 election, will replace Lindsey Watts. She submitted her resignation as commissioner during a special commission meeting Wednesday, Nov. 24. Her resignation was effective that day...

A proposed move of city of Fort Scott offices to the Bourbon County Courthouse is on hold for the time being, officials reported during a joint city-county work session Tuesday. The move was among a handful of items city and county officials – including members of the Fort Scott City Commission and Bourbon County Commission – discussed on sharing services during the meeting, which was held at the Empress Event Center...