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Donald Eugene Gilleland, age 87, Joplin, Mo., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Don was born Feb. 20, 1937 in Turley, Okla., son of the late Lester Elsworth Gilleland and Alice Rebecca (Luton) Gilleland. He grew up in Owasso, Okla., where he attended school before enlisting in the United States Navy; where he honorably served two tours in Vietnam and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with V device (for Valor) and a Combat Action Ribbon before retiring in 1974 after 20 years of service.. ...

Matthew Joe Wiebelhaus, age 48, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at his home in Fort Scott. There was cremation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the St. ...

Donald Gene Cooper, 76, of Richards, Mo., passed away early Thursday morning, April 17, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Palma J. Lyons, age 86, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away at her home on April 12, 2025 with her family at her side. She was born on Dec. 7, 1938, in Throckmorton, Texas. In August of 2005, she married the love of her life Tom Lyons, who preceded her in death on Aug. ...

Fred Campbell, 94, of Fort Scott passed away Friday evening April 11, 2025. Arrangements will be announced by the KonantzCheney Funeral Home.

Judith Ann (Franklin) Beasley was born in Chanute, Kan., on June 3, 1951, to Robert Lee Franklin and Frances Ilene (Tripp) Franklin. As the oldest of four children and as her mother battled sickness, she learned early on to take care of those around her. ...

Linda Ann Pruitt, age 71, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. She was born May 8, 1953, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Walton “Walt” and Evelyn Vest Ham. She attended Prescott, Kan., grade school, Pleasanton, Kan., high school, and Fort Scott Community College. ...