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| Neva Lee Gaines |
Neva Lee Gaines, 70 of Odessa, Missouri passed away March 14, 2017 at New Haven Nursing Home in Odessa, Missouri. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Mullinax Funeral Home,
Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009).
Visitation will be held prior to services from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Saturday also at the chapel. Burial will follow in Rockville Cemetery, Louisburg, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of donor’s choice. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at http://www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com
Neva Lee Gaines was born June 15, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to Montie and Nora Dakin Gaines. She attended John Ruskin High School and worked for many years at the Sheltered Workshop in Higginsville, Missouri. Neva Lee loved her church, bingo, and never missed her game shows and soap operas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Viola Cooper, and brothers, Claude and Olin Ray Gaines. She is survived by her sister Carolyn Colombo and husband Tony of Higginsville, MO., brother Sonny Gaines of Odessa, MO., sister-in-law, Pamela Gaines of Belton, MO., along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Dorthy Burris will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri.
Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Woodfin Cemetery in Foster, Missouri. Contributions to Heartland Hospice.
Dorthy Edith Burris, age 91 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. She was born July 31, 1925 to Jacob Sr. and Charlotte Jane Jenkins McMillen in Worland, Missouri.
Dorthy is survived by nine sons, Ben Wurtz and wife Lillian of Maysville, Georgia, David Burris and wife Dora of Butler, Missouri, Larry Burris of Foster, Missouri, James Burris and wife Sue of Ridgeway, Missouri, Charles Burris and wife Shirley of Independence, Missouri, Carl Burris and wife Bonnie of Bothel, Washington, Tom Burris of Salem, Oregon, Dennis Burris of Butler, Missouri and Dwayne Burris and wife Dollie of Rich Hill, Missouri; two daughters, Evelyn Capehart and husband Larry of LaCygne, Kansas and Nora Newby of Springfield, Missouri; two brothers, Jacob McMillen of Bothel, Washington and Edwin McMillen and wife Velma of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Mary Wills and husband Morris of Harrisonville, Missouri; 22 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 10 great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers; three sisters; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and numerous uncles and aunts.
I know there are some out there that will be bummed hearing this. But no snow is expected today. We will however, be 10 to 15 degrees below our normal highs. But Spring-like temperatures return later in the week with St Patrick's day looking nice by the afternoon.
REMINDER:
There is NO SCHOOL for the Butler School District on Friday March 17th and Monday March 20th.
School will resume Tuesday March 21st.
Bryan Kent "Ken" Hawkins of Wetumpka, Alabama passed away Thursday, March 9. The Nevada High School graduate was 77.
A celebration of life service for Ken Hawkins will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at the Nevada Country Club.
Ken was the brother of Linda Moore and Sandy Barrett Thomas of Nevada.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude's Hospital for Children or the charity of choice.
Around 7:52pm last night the Clinton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 210 N. Carter. Upon arrival firefighters found heavy smoke and flames showing from a bedroom on rear of the house.
Fire crews then extended a hose into the house to extinguish the fire. Halfway through the structure, the crew encountered extreme heat forcing them back outside.
Once the interior crew was out of the house, a fire stream was aimed through the window of the fire room from the outside to attempt to cool and knock down the bulk of the fire. Once the fire was cooled, fire crews transitioned to an offensive attack and a crew entered the structure again. This time the crew was able to reach the seat of fire and finish extinguishing it.
The fire was declared under control within fifteen minutes of arriving on scene. The fire was caused by an unattended space heater plugged into an overloaded outlet. There were three adults and two children living in the house and Red Cross was dispatched to give them assistance. Damages to the house and contents are estimated at $23,000.
Courtesy of KDKD Clinton
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| Sharon Cemetery |
For far too long now, I've
been contacted about theft of items from graves in Sharon Cemetery.
These thefts are hard to hear about because it's difficult to imagine
who would do something like this. It's sad; but nearly impossible to do
anything about.
How would you catch the thieves? If caught, the items
taken may have great sentimental value, but often very little cash
value; meaning a police report might not generate much outcome. So,
usually there is not much that can be done.
Not so fast, says my friend Brian Haner. Brian and his family were tired
of seeing this problem get worse over time and causing people
additional sadness in a place they go to find solace. So Brian
developed a genius method to find out what was going on and who might be
responsible. I won't go into all the details at this time, but the
credit is ALL HIS. He's done a great service to his friends and
neighbors in Drexel.
If you've had items taken, and can provide details and approximate
values, please contact me and I'll point you in the right direction.
It's great to know this long-aggravating situation may have ended.
Greg Mullinax: (660) 679-0009 or greg@mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Cottey College in Nevada, Mo has been officially approved by the Missouri Department of Education to offer a secondary teacher preparation program.
Starting this fall, we will offer a program designed for students interested in teaching business, biology, chemistry, English, social science, or speech/theater at the high school level.
