Mullinax Funeral Home Encourages Families to Have the Talk of a Lifetime

BUTLER, Mo. – Many People talk about many things with their loved ones: from day-to-day details to big events. Sharing stories with those who matter most isn’t just important today; it will be especially significant when it’s time to commemorate a life. 

Mullinax Funeral Home is proud to announce its participation in “Have the Talk of a Lifetime,” a national effort to encourage families to have conversations about life and what matters most. These discussions can help families make important decisions about how they wish to remember and honor the lives of their loved ones.
Through meaningful memorialization – that is, taking time to reflect on the unique life of a loved one and remember the difference they made – families and friends take an important step in the journey toward healing after death.

Individuals and their families have more options than even before for remembering their loved one at the end of life. From simple to very elaborate, there are a variety of ways a family can honor their loved one in a personal and meaningful way. “Funerals are so much more than they used to be,” said Greg D. Mullinax, owner of Mullinax Funeral Homes. “They can reflect a person’s life story – their values, interests and experiences – and be healing
and comforting. Meaningful funerals start when loved ones talk about what matters most: memories made, lessons learned and how they hope to be remembered.”

Mullinax Funeral Home is pleased to offer individuals and families in the communities of Butler, as well as at their branch chapel in Drexel, a free brochure, Have the Talk of a Lifetime, that will help them begin a conversation about life. “It’s not easy to talk about death,” said Mullinax. “I think this brochure will be helpful because it focuses on life, rather than the details of a service. It’s life stories – family vacations, pieces of advice, favorite pastimes – that will help you remember those who matter most and begin to heal after they die.” Visit Mullinax Funeral Home online at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com, to watch a free video describing why it’s important to have this talk, and some helpful advice from other families.

Your always welcome to stop by Mullinax Funeral Home in Butler, Missouri or at the branch chapel in Drexel, Missouri anytime to request a free copy of the brochure. Call the funeral home
24 hours a day to request a free copy at 660-679-0009.

“We are here to support and encourage people as they ‘have the talk” with their loved ones,” said Mullinax. “Please call us if we can help you or if we can provide additional information about your memorialization options.” The Have the Talk of a Lifetime campaign is sponsored by the Funeral and Memorial Information Council.

Obituary - Connie Shaffer

Funeral services for Connie Shaffer will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2013 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor Eldon Allen officiating. There is no visitation. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions to K.C. Hospice.

Surrounded by family, Connie Luann Hedger Shaffer passed away peacefully at home in Raymore, Missouri on July 30, 2013. She was born April 9, 1942, to Frank and Hannah Sims Hedger in the Virginia community near Butler, Missouri.

Connie is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Carol and husband David Rocco, St. John, USVI; grandsons Jesse and Jamie Lefebure both of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; fiancé Ron Winter of Butler, Missouri; three brothers, Jerry Hedger and wife Barbara of Buckner, Missouri; Jack Hedger and wife Pam of Butler, Missouri; Dwight Hedger and friend Nancy of Pensacola, Florida; a loving aunt, Betty Robey of Butler, Missouri; sister-in-law, Pearl Hoffman and husband Ron of Nevada, Missouri; nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She is further survived by the three Hartley step-children. Connie was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Shaffer; son Jeffrey Hartley; brother Frank Hedger, Jr.; sister Pauline Evans; and her parents.

August DWI Enforcement Operations In Troop A Includes Bates County

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces troopers will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies in the "Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign from August 16, 2013 through September 2, 2013. During the month of August, troopers will be conducting DWI enforcement programs in the Troop A area that will include DWI saturations in Pettis, Carroll, and Bates counties. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, along with Kansas City Police Department, will be conducting a DWI checkpoint in Jackson County. The checkpoint will consist of officers stopping drivers at a set location and testing those who have been drinking. Troopers assigned to the saturations will concentrate their efforts on highways which have been found to have a high number of alcohol-related crashes and enforcement contacts.

The Consequences of drunk driving include jail time, loss of driver license or being sentenced to the use of ignition interlock systems. Financial effects could include increased insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential of losing one's job or job prospects. When family, friends, and co-workers find out, violators can also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation.

Captain Powell stated, "Do not let your life or someone else's life be ruined by an alcohol-related crash or arrest.  If you are going to drink, have a plan.  Make sure that plan includes a designated driver." The public can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol toll-free at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on their cellular phone.

The Patrol encourages motorists and watercraft operators to protect themselves by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint and everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life and Wear It!!!

CUSTOM CREATIONS GRAND OPENING

Custom Creations, located at 301B North Orange Street in Butler, by Harvest Hill and their partner Rusty Bucket Antiques and More will be having its Grand Opening on Saturday August 3^rd from 9AM to Noon. During Custom Creations’ Grand Opening, if you wear something that Custom Creations has created for you in the past and receive a discount on your next order.

Custom Creations can help with promotional items. Custom Creations can either screen print or embroidery on just about anything, including t-shirts, polos, hates, coats, jackets, and duffle bags. They also create signs and banners on durable material, made to withstand the outdoor elements.

Custom Creations’ Grand Opening is Saturday August 3^rd from 9AM to Noon at 301B North Orange Street in Butler. For more information about Custom Creations call 660-464-0959.

BATES COUNTY 4-H’ERS SCORE BIG AT OZARK EMPIRE FAIR

According to Alan J. Mundey, 4-H Youth Specialist, Bates County 4-H’ers once again displayed first-rate exhibits at the Ozark Empire Fair, held July 25 through August 3, in Springfield.  With a total of 90 exhibits taken to the fair, the local 4-H’ers brought home 6 Grand Champion ribbons and 12 Reserve Champion ribbons.  In addition, Bates County 4-H’ers were awarded 72 blue ribbons and 17 red ribbons. 

The Grand Champion recipients are as follows:  Erin Armentrout for zucchinis, Bethanie Cole for a cathedral window quilt, Alex Jenkins for a boot planter and a deer antler knife, Alexis O’Farrell for a sundress and purse, and Triston Trumbore for a shooting sports bag. 

Reserve Champions include Shelby Bartz for a roadtrip gift basket and for a pig board, Haley Bolling for her Haley and Rusty Shadow Box, Morgan Bradley for a matching game, Gabrielle Cole for a scarf, Luke Crawford for corn, Allison Jenkins for her owl cake, Isaac Kagarice for his rabbit nesting box, Emma McIntire for a vest, Jack Rotert for a bee house, McKenzie Self for tile stone, and Dakota Steinhoff for a rabbit cage. 

Deepwater Parade Welcomes Entries

THE ANNUAL DEEPWATER PARADE WELCOMES ENTRIES
Attention, business owners (small or large), organizations, churches, schools, anyone and everyone, cake bakers, picture takers, anyone who wants to get their names out there:

Are you trying to get your business/organization name out there?

Plan to enter the Deepwater Parade, Monday, Sept. 2. Registration opens 9 a.m. The parade starts 10:30 a.m. Get your float ready or just walk/drive through.

The theme this year is: "Triple The Fun With One-One-One!"

Further questions can be e-mailed to info@dlhp.org

God, Guns and Automobiles: A 'smashing' good time...

Mancow upsets a well planned demolition derby on God, Guns and
Automobiles last night on the History Channel

In last nights episode of God, Guns and Automobiles, Mark's attempt to win a demolition derby was met with karma as the sales guys proved that teamwork is the ultimate way to stay ahead of the boss...

By contrast, Mancow hatches a plan of his own that puts him much closer to the finish line as he rolls into the derby with his death machine/Mad Max creation built on the sly by local hot rodder Dale Douty.

NEXT WEEK- Blackout fighting packs a punch on God, Guns and Automobiles on the History Channel seen locally at 9 p.m.

Free Vision Screenings to be Held at Bates County Back-To-School Fair, Aug. 6‏

Free Vision Screenings to be Held at Bates County Back-To-School Fair, Aug. 6

 

Columbia, Mo. (July 30, 2013) – The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation will celebrate Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month this August by offering free vision screenings at the Bates County Back-To-School Fair on Tuesday, August 6. The fair will take place at the Adrian Optimist Club (Rt 3 Box 315 Adrian, MO 64720), and the Foundation will offer free screenings from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The Foundation’s Children’s Vision Screening program (CVS) will help identify vision problems in children to prepare them for success in the classroom this school year.

Most parents think they could tell if their children had vision problems – they would sit too close to the T.V., squint while reading, or complain about their fuzzy vision. However, many children with vision problems never display any outward symptoms nor discuss their poor eyesight. In fact, only 15 percent of preschoolers ever undergo a preventative eye exam, and those with undiagnosed vision problems can encounter difficulties learning in school or even suffer permanent vision loss.

Early detection and treatment are the keys to preventing childhood vision loss. In its 19 years of service, the Children’s Vision Screening program has identified more than 25,000 children at high risk for amblyopia (“lazy eye”) and other common vision problems. The free screenings are painless, non-invasive, and take just minutes. The program’s automated system immediately reviews the screening results and produces a “pass” or “refer” report. Parents whose children are detected as having vision problems are then encouraged (“referred”) to take their children to an eye doctor for examination and any needed treatment. The American Optometric Association recommends that children receive full, dilated eye exams at six months, three years, just before first grade, and every two years thereafter.