Stories from Monday, December 1, 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...