Stories from Wednesday, August 23, 2023

C. Charley Johnston, Jr., age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Aug. 22, 2023, at the Kansas University Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Fort Scott, the son of Charley and Rose Hines Johnston. He married Ann McCurley on April 9, 1961, in Fort Scott. ...

Delbert Ray Fluty, age 90, passed away on Aug. 19, 2023, following a short hospital stay. Delbert was born to Marshall (Ray) and Edith Fluty on Dec. 8, 1932, in Butler, Mo. Delbert spent his younger years in Fort Scott, Kan., where he played football in high school and junior college, met the love of his life, and was inducted into the United States Army, during the Korean Conflict. ...

James Franklin "Jim" Brooks, age 68, Hume, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.   Graveside funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at the Woodfin Cemetery, Foster, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at the Hume United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital or American Diabetes Association. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...