Stories from Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Cynthia Eileen “Cindy” Staton, age 67, Prescott, Kan., passed away Nov. 26, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1957, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of James Willaim and Jean Rae Long Mayhugh. She graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in the Class of 1975...

Jessie JoDean Haynes, age 60, a resident of Joplin, Mo., passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. She was born Jan. 3, 1964, in Iola, Kan. A celebration of Jessie’s life will be held at 3 p.m.. Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, Kan. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Amelia Elizabeth Bower, age 86, resident of Deerfield, MO., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at her home. She was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Fort Scott, KAN., the daughter of Marion Alfred Jones and Opal Laoma Gillenwater Jones. Amelia worked for Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott for over 20 years until her retirement. ...

Hector M. Morillo was born on Dec. 7, 1951 in Caguas, Puerto Rico and passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.  Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. ...

As he prepares for graduation from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Cadet Harrison Wepener shared his story with the Tribune and a group of Uniontown High School students and staff Nov. 26. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

City of Fort Scott officials will look to replace the Charles Street lift station after action by the Fort Scott City Commission Tuesday night. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Roy Earl Eads, Jr., 81, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on May 11, 1943, in Farmville, Va., the son of Roy E. Eads, Sr. and Oleta Lenore (Rousey) Eads. He married Juanita Elizabeth Bigelow on Dec. 25, 1966, in Fort Scott, and she survives of the home...