Updated Obituary - Cindy Ulenee Harris-Morrison

Cindy Ulenee Harris-Morrison

Memorial services for Cindy Morrison will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2016 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. There is no visitation.

Cindy Ulenee Harris-Morrison, age 42 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born March 9, 1974 to Richard Veston and Judy Ann Rocheleau Barnes in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Cindy is survived by her husband, Don Morrison of Butler, Missouri; one son, Brandon William Carter of Creighton, Missouri; one daughter, Myah Angel Fink of Drexel, Missouri; two brothers, Ryan Barnes and wife Angela of Kansas City, Missouri and Richard Barnes of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Melanie Gribble and husband William of Overland Park, Kansas, Wendi Baldwin and husband Josh of Mound City, Kansas and Alicia Billingsley and husband Dee of Big Spring, Texas; her mother, Judy Fullerton and husband Kenneth of Butler, Missouri; and her father, Richard Barnes and wife Wanda of Gladewater, Texas.

In 1972, an active shooter killed three on the Harrisonville square

Residents received a bleak newspaper on the morning of April 28, 1972.

The cover of that paper was largely devoted to the actions of a lone gunman one week prior, on April 21, 1972. The reverberations of his spree, which left three dead on the Harrisonville square, shook a community.

The gunman, Charles Simpson, was 25 at the time and armed with a single weapon — a 30-caliber M-1 carbine that was later recovered, along with 360 rounds of ammunition, according to the Democrat’s account.

Read full story here:

http://www.demo-mo.com/2016/04/27/30009/in-1972-an-active-shooter-killed.html

Vehicle fire in Rich Hill

The Rich Hill Fire Department is currently responding to a vehicle fire at this time at 102 E. Walnut in Rich Hill.

The vehicle is said to be fully engulfed in flames at this time and the flames could spread to a residence close by.

Mid America Live News will update this when more information becomes available to us from the Rich Hill Fire Department.

Obituary - Cindy Ulenee Harris-Morrison

Memorial services for Cindy Morrison will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2016 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. There is no visitation.

Cindy Ulenee Harris-Morrison, age 42 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born March 9, 1974 to Richard Veston and Judy Ann Rocheleau Barnes in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Cindy is survived by her husband, Don Morrison of Butler, Missouri; one son, Brandon William Carter of Creighton, Missouri; one daughter, Myah Angel Fink of Drexel, Missouri; two brothers, Ryan Barnes and wife Angela of Kansas City, Missouri and Richard Barnes of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Melanie Gribble and husband William of Overland Park, Kansas, Wendi Baldwin and husband Josh of Mound City, Kansas and Alicia Billingsley and husband Dee of Big Spring, Texas; her mother, Judy Fullerton and husband Kenneth of Butler, Missouri; and her father, Richard Barnes and wife Wanda of Gladewater, Texas.

Obituary - Joanne Thomas Saathoff

Joanne Thomas Saathoff

Joanne Thomas Saathoff, 90, of Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Mercy Hospital-Joplin. She was born on December 28, 1925 in Nevada to Archie G. and Bessie (Sewell) Thomas. 

Joanne was baptized in the First Christian Church of Nevada in 1939 becoming a fourth generation member of the Church. She attended Bryan School and Sylvandale School. Joanne graduated from Nevada High School in 1943 where she played the French horn, was an enthusiastic majorette and was active in theatre. She went on to graduate from Cottey College in 1945 and worked at Farm and Home Savings and Loan, Jones Hardware and at the Nevada State Hospital. Joanne was married on November 8, 1945 to Richard Saathoff. Joanne and Richard were blessed with two loving children, Shelia Klumpp Saathoff and Steven Thomas Saathoff.

Joanne was devoted to her family and friends. She was a prolific storyteller who particularly loved passing down the history and tales of her ancestors. She contributed greatly to the recording of the Nevada and Vernon County history. From her senior year of high school to the end of her 90 years, she recorded it all. Her genealogy and historical research stretched back in history as far as 1599. Her research has been published and used by the Mormon Church database and countless others. She was an accomplished artist, poet and singer. She loved dancing to big band music at Radio Springs, breakfast at the 54 Café with her friends, meeting with her widows group, burgers and crisp Suzy Q’s from the grill and tomato aspic. She had an uncanny ability to spot a four leaf clover and most attributed her luck to the Irish lineage she was so proud of. She was most proud of her family, showing them off and introducing them to everyone she knew, which was pretty much everybody in town! No one was forgotten with Joanne; she attended to and visited the gravesides of all of her passed love ones and in between, reminisced about their history through her treasured keepsakes. Her home and heart were filled with her family and friends and though we will miss her, we know she will always be with us.

She leaves behind her baby sister Patty Koch and nephew, Reid Walters; her children, Shelia and Steve who will miss her dearly, grandchildren, Ethan and Elizabeth Klumpp, Mandi Ketter, Lacey Strawder and Joe Price and great-grandchildren, Malori, Aiden, Colin, Kendyl, Parker, Emerson, Fallyn and Jayden. She was preceded in death by her “mother and daddy”, Aunt and Uncle Elizabeth and Earl Jolly, her youngest brother Richard Koch and twin brothers, Bob and Gene Thomas.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.

Just to clear up any rumors

So, I've had a lot of people ask me recently if House of Hound is closed, the answer for anyone who is wondering is NO, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon! As long as we keep getting support and donations from YOU guys, the public, we are here to stay! I've heard so many rumors over the last month and the only one that was true was about the Parvo, we got that all taken care of, NONE of the dogs at the shelter right now have it, ALL dogs are safe!! We are NOT closing down!! What we are doing is expanding the outdoor play yard to allow for more dogs to play outside safely, thanks to all the volunteers that are donating their time for that.

We are also in the process of painting the floor , getting safer kennels and trying to get each dog a new Kurunda bed to sleep on, (we only need 4 more)! We are ALWAYS looking for volunteers, someone who is at least 18, responsible, self motivated and willing to work. We also need dog walkers, we are running on a very small crew right now and really need people.

If you have community service, you can do it with us, if you need volunteer hours for school/college, you can do it with us. We have lots of loving dogs that are looking for their forever home. The care, safety, well being and happiness of our dogs is our top concern!

We are open from 10-3 daily. Stop by and make a donation, adopt your new best friend, take a dog on a walk or just look around, we'd be happy to have you!

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Updated Obituary - Dominick Andrews

Dominick Andrews

Dominick Andrews age 11 of Archie, Missouri departed this life Monday, April 25, 2016.

He is survived by his parents, Chad and Jamie Andrews, a brother, Christian Michael Andrews, two sisters, Mollie Grace Andrews, Lexie Denniece Andrews all of the home; paternal grandmother, Donna Andrews, Peculiar, Missouri; maternal grandparents, Jim and Molly Schieber, Archie, Missouri; other relatives and many friends.

Cremation. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Archie High School Gym, 302 W. State Route A, Archie, Missouri.

Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Arrangements are under the care of Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Update: Mechanical problems cause semi truck fire in Walmart Parking lot

fire crews on scene of truck fire this morning

On Wednesday, April 27 at approximately 5:10 A.M., the Butler Fire Department responded to the parking lot of

Wal-Mart, 400 S. Fran, for a report of a tractor-trailer unit on fire.

On arrival, heavy fire involvement was found in the tractor portion of the unit, located on the northeast corner of the parking lot.. The driver was out of the vehicle on our arrival.

The fire was extinguished with heavy fire damage. The trailer was loaded with plastic products. There was no extension of the fire to the trailer.

The fire was under control at approximately 5:26 A.M., with the last unit leaving the scene at approximately 6:23 A.M..

Cause of the fire appears to have been from a mechanical problem. The driver in the sleeper and stated he heard a popping noise, which woke him up, and upon investigation found fire in the engine compartment.

There were no injuries.