Stories from Thursday, November 10, 2016

Lenna M. Bruce, age 66, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Fort Scott. Her husband, Roland H. Bruce, preceded her in death on July 12, 2016. Rev. Virgil Peck will conduct a graveside service for both Mr. and Mrs. Bruce. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at the U.S. National Cemetery. Friends and family will meet at the cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, Kansas...

Edward Eugene Morilla, age 59, a resident of Fort Scott, KS went home to be with our Lord Tuesday, November 8, 2016. He was born August 3, 1957 in Fort Scott, KS, the 5th of 5 children born to Elmer Everett Morilla and Mable Charlene Frankie Morilla. ...

Bessie Marie Kastl, 95, Topeka, Kan., peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8. She was born April 20, 1921, in Mapleton, Kan. The daughter of Albert and Rowena (Alexander) Needham, she was the youngest of 10 children.The Needham family, originally from Kincardine, Ontario, Canada, settled in Mapleton, Kan...