Butler Police Department weekly report

10/24/2016 

 Disturbance 801 W Pine
Accident Ft Scott and Main
Disturbance 800 block of N Gregory
Medical assist 400 block of N Water
Warrant service 410 w Mill
Attempt to locate

10/25/2016 

 Motorist assist Nursery and Bus 49
Animal complaint Austin and Bennett
Medical assist 800 block of S High
Noise complaint S Broadway

10/26/2016 

 911 hang up
911 call 100 block of N Orange
Assist DFS 400 block of S Fulton
Harassment report 200 block of N High
Medical assist 800 block of S Birch

10/27/2016 

 Assist at butler Grade School
911 hang up 400 S Delaware
Disturbance 500 block of W Ohio
Animal complaint 500 block of Main

10/28/2016 

 Speak to Officer Fran Apts
Walk in Report
Assist DFS
Harassment report
Medical assist 400 block of S Delaware
Assist Harrisonville PD runaway juvenile
Walk in Assault report

10/29/2016 

Trespassing call 300 block of S Mechanic
Traffic assist Schowengerdt
Medical assist 400 block of W Dakota
Disturbance 300 block of W Ohio
Theft report
Well being check 100 block of S Austin

10/30/2016 

Warrant service
Traffic Assist Schowengerdt
Animal complaint Park St
Property damage Fran Apts
Dog Bite BCMH
Disturbance 200 block of N Orange
Theft report 100 block of S High
Warrant service Days Inn

Obituary - Charles Franklin Whited

Charles Franklin Whited, 79, Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri, with burial in Wills Cemetery in Peculiar, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3 at the Atkinson Funeral Home.

(A complete obituary will be posted when information is available).

Driver walks away from rollover near Drexel

Yesterday the Drexel fire department was summoned to a location on country road 14001 south of town on a report of a rollover accident.

Fortunately, the driver escaped injury and refused medical treatment at the scene. 

The drivers name and more details will be released as the official accident report becomes available.

-courtesy of Sheryl Greene, Drexel Fire Department

Obituary - James "Jim" Oren Shipley

James "Jim" Oren Shipley age 73 of Archie, Missouri departed this life Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his home surrounded with family and love.

Services are pending under the direction of Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary and service times will be posted here as soon as that information becomes available.

Job Opening In Butler

Job Opening

Pantry Thrift Store/Community Food Pantry has an opening for a part-time employee.

35 hours per week – 9:30am-5pm - Five days per week including Saturday 70% of the Job involves pricing and hanging clothing/purses/shoes/linens, etc 30% of the Job involves lifting/sorting/moving donations and light janitorial work.

Job Requirements 
• Dependable
• Trustworthy
• Positive Attitude
• Ability to lift 30-50 pounds routinely – bags and boxes of donations, furniture items, etc
• Ability to stand on concrete floors for significant lengths of time while pricing and hanging clothing,
• Basic computer skills.

Apply at Pantry Thrift Store, 901 S Outer Rd, Butler, MO. (10am-5pm) Monday-Saturday

Two children injured in Cass County crash

On 10/30/16 around 12:48am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County responded to a one vehicle accident on Northbound I-49 just South of North Cass Parkway in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2004 GMC driven by 21 year old Devin M. Keeling of Kansas City, Missouri lost control  of his vehicle and traveled off the roadway striking a median cable.

Two passengers in the vehicle 1 year old Leah R. Keeling and Devin M. Keeling Jr. ( Under the age of 1 year old) both sustained minor injuries in this accident and both children were transported by ambulance to Children's Mercy Hospital in downtown Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by J's Southland Towing.



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Obituary - Nelson Melvin Stoddard

Nelson Melvin Stoddard

The funeral service for Mr. Stoddard will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2016 at Hill and Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri .

The minister officiating at the service will be Reverend Mark Avery .

Visitation will be held at the funeral home between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. preceding the service.

A Military Graveside Service will be presented by the Appleton City VFW Post #11242 and U.S. Army Missouri Honor Guard.

Internment will be in the Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Missouri.

The family suggests any memorial donations be made to Heartland Hospice.

Nelson Melvin Stoddard, 87 Passed away peacefully October 28, 2016 at Medicalodge in Butler, Missouri. He was born June 4, 1929 in Longdale, Oklahoma to Vernie and Ruth (Nelson) Stoddard.

Nelson met the love of his life, Frances Osterhout, and they were united in marriage October 16, 1954 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan. In 1967 they moved to Appleton City, Missouri. Nelson and Frances were blessed with four children, Beverly, Philip, Mark, and Melvin.

Nelson enjoyed farming and woodwork, but most of all he loved visiting with neighbors and friends. Hunting and fishing with his family were also some of his most cherished times. He never knew a stranger, always extending a helping hand and exchanging a happy word with everyone he encountered. Nelson was renowned for his green thumb, and especially for growing the best sweet corn in the Appleton area. He will be deeply missed by his friends and family.

Preceding Nelson in death were his parents; wife Frances; sister Louella Stackhouse; brothers: Alvin, Leland Leroy, Dean, Douglas, and Ronald Stewart Stoddard

Survivors include his daughter Beverly Johnson of Appleton City, Missouri and friend, Rusty Thompson of Independence, Missouri: three sons: Philip Stoddard and wife, Maggie of Montrose, Missouri, Mark Stoddard and wife, Lisa of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Melvin Stoddard of Grandview, Missouri; grandchildren: Cynthia Wade and husband, Bryan of Appleton City, Aaron Johnson and wife, Annie of Appleton City, Jessica Stoddard and Chuck Simpson of Osceola, Missouri, Stacy Johnson and husband, Clint of Appleton City, Ashlee Stoddard of Johnston, Iowa, Brett Stoddard and fiancé Jessica McDowell of Kansas City, Missouri, Todd Stoddard and wife Sierra of Appleton City, and Kameron Stoddard of Appleton City; great-grandchildren: Nathan Wade, Caitlin Wade, Bailea Johnson, Mason Johnson, Jordan Jackson, Weston Simpson, Harper Stoddard, and Mattie Johnson; sisters: Janice Jones, Verma Radliff, Eileene Crusha; brother Lonnie Stoddard; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

Vehicle reported stolen in Osceola later recovered in Jackson County

On Oct. 26, a St. Clair County deputy took a stolen vehicle report on NE 451 Road, Osceola. William Buckler reported a dark green 1999 Honda Accord stolen from his driveway. 

A suspect was named. Later the same day, it was learned the vehicle was recovered in Jackson County by Missouri State Highway Patrol after it was involved in a motor vehicle accident and was towed.