Obituaries from December 2025

Roberta May Staton, age 100, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time at the chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Vintage Park or Ascend Hospice. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Jim (James) L. Scott, age 79, a former resident of Fort Scott, peacefully passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Excelsior, Minn., of heart failure. Jim was born on Nov. 18, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo., to Lucille Smith. He was raised by his mother, Lucille, his Grandma Eva, and later his stepfather, Gene Smith. ...

Randal Lloyd "Randy" Bresee, age 62, Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.   Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel. Funeral service and military honors will be held at 6:30 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to the family of Randy Bresee...

Barbara Lou Haggard, age 76, resident of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Services for Barb Haggard will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St.

James E. (Jim) Gladbach, of rural Deerfield, Mo., passed away in the early morning of Dec. 2, 2025, at Freeman Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan. Jim was born April 29, 1931, on a farm outside of Mendon, Mo. He was the son of Frederick W. Gladbach and Catherine A. Gladbach (Ryan.)...

Sue Hoskin, age 84, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at the Olathe Medical Center.  Services for Sue Hoskin will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Bonnie Geiger, 93, of Garland, Kan., passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 4, 2025, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Oct. 4, 1932, on the homestead in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of Ralph A. Bolinger and Janie Frances (Asher) Bolinger. She married Dale Geiger Nov. 16, 1952, in the Petersburg Presbyterian church, and he preceded her in death Oct. 13, 2020, after almost 68 years of marriage...

John S. "Shadow" Farr, Jr., age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.  There was cremation and no services are planned at this time. Memorials are suggested to the John S. Farr Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Christopher John Bartelsmeyer, age 48, passed away unexpectedly from cardiac complications at his home in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. He was born on Dec. 18, 1976, in Fort Scott, Kan., and was adopted by Marianne Crane and John Bartelsmeyer. ...

Melvin Eugene Barker, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.  Rev. Dusty Drake will conduct funeral services at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Community Christian Church. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. ...

Russell Glen "Rusty" Moore, age 69, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.  A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 at the Schneider Funeral Home, La Cygne Chapel. A Celebration of Life will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at the Dustin Moore residence, 20578 E. 1950 Road, La Cygne, KS 66040. Memorial contributions are suggested to Prairie View FFA. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Floyd Lee Bradley, 82, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Topeka, Kan. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 S.W. Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at First Baptist Church, 3033 S.W. MacVicar Ave., Topeka KS 66611. Full obituary may be viewed online at www.kevinbrennanfamily.com ...

Linda Jean (Dighero) Luzier, 81, passed Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at home in Newton, Kan. Linda’s life was marked by compassion, dedication, and a profound commitment to the well-being of others. Linda was born on July 27, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., as an only child to Blanche (Jennings) and Loyd Dighero, both preceding her in death. ...

Clarice E. Russell, formerly of Redfield, Kan., passed away on Dec. 5, 2025, at the age of 90, in Fort Scott, Kan., due to natural causes. Born on Oct. 19, 1935, in Mapleton, Kan., Clarice was the embodiment of a life well-lived, filled with love, laughter, and unwavering faith...

James “Jimmy” Marshall, 83, of Redfield, Kan., passed away at his home on Dec. 5, 2025. He was born on May 9, 1942 the son of James Henry Sr. and Alberta Lea Pavey Marshall. He married Kathy Ransier on Feb. 7, 1994 in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death...

Sue Ellen Hoskin, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Olathe, Kan., passed away Thursday, Dec. 4 at Olathe Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. She was born on Feb. 28, 1941, to Jessie Ellen Ford Harris and James Harris in Greenfield, Mo. ...

Darlene Jo Doherty, 81, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at the Freeman Hospital of Fort Scott. She was born on June 25, 1944, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the daughter of Brenard J. and Delores G. Walker Doherty. Darlene was a registered nurse having graduated from St. ...

Melvin Eugene Barker, age 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. He was born on May 24, 1942 in Hume, Mo., to Alfred “Leon” Barker and Betty Ruth Anderson. He married Marilyn Margaret Tarvin on June 1, 1968, and together they had three children, Mark Eugene Barker (Renea) of Bettendorf, Iowa, Paul Leroy Barker (Tammy) of Peculiar, Mo., and Ruthanne Renee Barker of Kansas City, Kan...

Cindy Marie Vann-Green, age 68, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Watson Memorial COGIC, 2215 Appleton, Parsons, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com...

Linda Jean (Dighero) Luzier, 81, passed Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at home in Newton, Kan. Linda’s life was marked by compassion, dedication, and a profound commitment to the well-being of others. Linda was born on July 27, 1944, in Fort Scott, Kan., as an only child to Blanche (Jennings) and Loyd Dighero, both preceding her in death. ...