Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Obituary - Margaret E. Davis
Margaret was raised in Nevada and attended Nevada schools. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Margaret was a homemaker. She loved her garden and spending time with her family. Margaret also loved driving her 1993 red Camaro around town.
Survivors include her one son, Lynn Davis and his wife Vicki, Nevada; one daughter, Rowann Bastow, Nevada; six grandchildren, Melissa Campbell and her husband Jarrod, Ed Davis and his wife Amy, Melinda Buckley and her husband Arthur, Nikki Davis, Rodney Bastow and his wife Leona, Jamie Williams and his fiancé Tony Collins; 10 great grandchildren; her twin sister, Eleanor Allen, Conroe, TX; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Clyde, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Albert Jones, Luther Jones, and an infant brother, Lloyd, one sister, Louise Munkers.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in the Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, KS. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at Ferry Funeral Home.
Those who wish may contribute in her memory to the Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO.
Traffic hazard: jackknifed semi truck in Nevada
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The semi truck is said to be leaking fuel at this time and fire crews are on scene. Please expect delays if you must travel in this area.
Mid America Live News will update when and if more information is made available to us.
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Small plane crash in Henry County
The 1947 Republican RC-3 airplane crashed just south of Southeast 1300 Road, 12 miles north of Clinton, Missouri in rural Henry County.
The pilot who was identified as Cecil Bumgarner, 87, was treated for a broken shoulder and is expected to be just fine.
The cause of the plane crash is still currently under investigation and we will update when more information is made available to us from the FAA or Missouri State Highway Patrol.
6 year old child ejected from vehicle after rollover accident in St. Clair County
On 8/30/16 around 6:45pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in St. Clair County responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Missouri ZZ Highway 12 miles East of Lowry City.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2006 Dodge Durango driven by 31 year old Benjamin D. Kentch of Lowry, City ran off the roadway striking a ditch and overturning several times ejecting a juvenile passenger.
Two passengers in the vehicle 32 year old Kasey M. Kentch and 6 year old Bella Kentch both of Lowry City, Missouri both sustained moderate injuries and both were transported to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.
The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene C and H Towing of Collins, Missouri.
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Logan Ellison sentencing hearing
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| Logan Ellison |
Logan Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of robbery July 12, 2016.
The fatal shootings of his grandparents, Herman Ellison, 76, and Rosie Ellison, 77, took place on Oct. 9, 2014, in their rural home on E. Quantrill Road, in Southeastern Vernon County where he was also a resident.
The evidence at the crime scene showed that Herman Ellison was shot in the head with no exit wound, and also in the right upper chest area and the bullet passed through his body and through the recliner and into the north wall of the residence.
The gunshot wounds to Herman Ellison appeared to have been from two different types of firearms.
Rosie Ellison appeared to have been shot with a small caliber weapon due to the fact of no exit wound on the body.
Information was obtained from the investigators that during the interview with Logan Ellison he confessed to shooting both Herman and Rosie Ellison and it was a accident.
Logan Ellison then stated on Thursday night 10-09-2014 he removed a .22 caliber from the hallway dropped the gun the bullet struck Herman Ellison and as he went to check on Herman Ellison Logan saw blood coming from the head area of Herman Ellison and Logan dropped the gun a second time striking Herman Ellison again then Logan turned and walked back down the hallway and his grandmother, Rosie Ellison, came out of the bedroom grabbed the gun causing the gun to discharge and as she was falling to the floor the gun discharged again striking Rosie Ellison a second time.
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Logan Ellison then was told again that he was not being honest and then he admitted to shooting Herman Ellison with a 30-30 caliber and with the .22 caliber rifle removing items from his grandfather, Herman Ellison’s, front pocket, and removing money from the wallet belonging to Herman Ellison.
Logan also stated the reason he shot Herman Ellison with the 30-30 was to put Herman out of misery because he was making noise after being shot with the .22 caliber rifle.
Logan Ellison also admitted to covering Herman Ellison up with the coat because Logan could not stand to look at his Grandfather Herman Ellison. Logan Ellison also admitted to picking up the .22 caliber casing and changed his story more than once about him throwing the spent shell casing out the window of the truck at three different locations, and that on Friday morning 10-10-2014 he returned to the home got clothes and left and went to the El Dorado Springs High School and then to the El Dorado Springs football game Friday night. The coach said Logan did not play.
The plea agreement between Vernon County Prosecutor's Office and Mr. Ellison's public defender Thomas Jacquinot caps three concurrent sentences at 22 years.
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A sentencing hearing for a rural El Dorado Springs man in the deaths of his grandparents is scheduled Tuesday.
Logan Ellision pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of robbery July 12, judge James Bickel ordered a sentencing assessment review and scheduled the sentencing hearing for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 30. The plea agreement between Vernon County prosecutor Brandi McInroy and public defender Thomas Jacquinot caps three concurrent sentences at 22 years -- pending approval by the judge.
Ellison -- who was born in 1996 -- was charged after Herman and Rosie Ellision were shot-to-death the their rural home in October, 2014.
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Logan Ellision pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of robbery July 12, judge James Bickel ordered a sentencing assessment review and scheduled the sentencing hearing for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 30. The plea agreement between Vernon County prosecutor Brandi McInroy and public defender Thomas Jacquinot caps three concurrent sentences at 22 years -- pending approval by the judge.
Ellison -- who was born in 1996 -- was charged after Herman and Rosie Ellision were shot-to-death the their rural home in October, 2014.
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