Stories from Friday, November 21, 2025

Sharon Kay Smith, age 80, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at the Medicalodge in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 7, 1944, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Rex Hurst and Dolores Swartzetrub Hurst. The family left Wichita when Sharon was young and relocated to Mountain Grove, Mo. ...

Ronald Charles Palmer, age 82, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Clarksburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. ...