Stories from Monday, August 21, 2017

Kelly Wayne Filkel, 62, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday at his residence. Kelly was born Oct. 25, 1954 in Girard, Kan., a son of Charles Wayne and Maxine Opal (Baker) Filkel. He grew up at rural Girard and graduated from Girard High School. He graduated from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan...

George M. O’Neal, age 92, former resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at the Laurels Nursing Home in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Funeral arrangements for George O’Neal will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.