From the Bates County Health Center

Per Governor Mike Parsons recommendation on March 19, 2020---Mass gatherings should be NO more than 10 people rather than 50 which was the initial recommendation!

PLEASE don't plan any gatherings of any kind during the next 2 weeks!

Again, these recommendations may change at any time. Social distancing, no mass gatherings, proper and continuous handwashing can help to prevent the spread.

At this time, we do not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bates County.

We will update as any changes come to us.

Obituary - Darrel Kent Purtle

Darrel Kent Purtle, 69, Nevada, MO passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Darrel was born February 15, 1951 in Cedar Springs, MO to Frank and Helen Purtle. Darrel leaves behind the love of his life, soul mate and best friend, Carleen (Fisher) Purtle of the home, whom he married on April 9, 1988 in El Dorado Springs, MO.

Darrel grew up in the El Dorado Springs area and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1969. He lived most of his adult life in Nevada and has been a self-employed carpenter for the past 20 years. Darrel was an active member of the Church of God Holiness in Liberal, MO. He loved the Lord and loved playing gospel music on his instruments with his wife Carleen. He will be greatly missed by his wife, his family, his friends and his church.

In addition to his wife Carleen, he is also survived by his sisters, Glenda Mays (Steve), Nevada, and Lora Bourland (Milan), South Carolina; two sisters-in-law, Eileen Gunder (Rick), Fair Grove, MO, and Joanna Hendricks, El Dorado Springs, MO; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Robert Sisseck officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Obituary - Max Harvey Hudson

Max Harvey Hudson, 84, Milo, MO passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Max was born April 4, 1935 in Emporia, KS to Loren and Marie (Warner) Hudson. He was united in marriage to Shirley Anne Thornton on December 4, 1952 in Cottonwood Falls, KS and she survives of the home.

Max was raised in the Emporia, KS area. After moving to Vernon County in 1957 he worked at the grain elevator in Milo, MFA Exchange in Bronaugh, and then moved to Golden City for a time and managed the MFA Exchange there. Upon his return to Milo he worked as a meat cutter for a number of years, and then worked an additional 14 years at O’Sullivan Industries in Lamar until his retirement. Max raised cattle most of his life, and also enjoyed gardening.

In addition to his wife Shirley, survivors include three children, Michael Hudson (Debbie), Milo, MO, Karen Kay Hudson, Topeka, KS, Loren Hudson, Nevada, MO; four granddaughters, Sonja Hart (Jimmy), Milo, Michelle Hudson, Raymore, MO, Cheyenne Newberry, Springfield, MO, Misty Hudson, Nevada; great-grandchildren, Andrew Hart (fiancé Nici Hites), Lillian Hart, Felicity Newberry, McKenzy Hart, Adam Newberry, Blair West, and Brooklynn Hudson; one brother, Henry Hudson (Kathy), Mayview, MO; two sisters, Shirley Marie DeLano (Fred), Livermore, CO, and Ruth Ann Parsons, Greenwood, MO; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Dennis Antes; great-grandson, Blake Hart; and a brother-in-law, Hosmer Ray Parsons.

Service times are pending.

Memorials are suggested in his memory to the ALS Foundation in c/o Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Cass County Health Department Confirms 2 More Cases of Covid-19

Notice: Senior taxi service to be suspended

Due to the increasingly dangerous Covid-19 Virus the operations of the Senior Taxi will be suspended until the danger subsides. This will be effective March 23rd until further notice.

Obituary - Marjorie Aileen (Havens) Seitz

Marjorie Aileen Havens Seitz, 86, Nevada, MO passed away Wednesday March 18, 2020 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, MO. Marjorie was born December 12, 1933 in Norton, KS to Harry Otis and Vivian Marie Havens. 

She graduated from Nevada High School in 1951. She married Marvin Leon Bley on March 18, 1951 in Nevada, MO; and to this eleven-year union, five children were born.

Marjorie retired from the Nevada Habilitation Center in 1996 after more than 30 years of work. In her lifetime, she had been a member of several clubs such as the Goodwill Social Club, Business and Professional Women, and quilting clubs.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Mary Joan Bley McCown, and a sister Connie Rae Havens Malarkey. She is survived by four of her children: Barbara (Bradley) Lycan, Linda (Matthew) Barner, Gary Bley, Carol (Cedric) Tweedy, and a sister Sandra Thomas. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Gary Bley Jr., Amanda Bley, Sierra Ishmael, Natalie Van Hoesen, and Nicole McMillon, as well as two step grandchildren, several step great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 -2:00 prior to the service. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery in Nevada.

Two Injured in Bates County Accident

On 3/19/20 around 5:20pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident at the Intersection of Route Y and CR 3002 in rural Bates County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2005 Ford F-150 driven by 32 year old Brittany N. Nieder of Amsterdam, Missouri was traveling northbound on Route Y when she was struck by a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 driven by 17 year old Cody R. Harrill of Amoret, Missouri who was westbound on CR 3002 and failed to yield at the intersection.

Cody R. Harrill sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was transported to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Brittany N. Nieder sustained moderate injuries in this accident and she was transported by EMS to Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler for treatment.

Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene of the crash by RB Towing and Adrian Tire.


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Sparta Missouri man arrested in Bates County

On 3/19/20 around 2:43pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County arrested 32 year old William C. Noel of Sparta, Missouri.

Mr. Noel was arrested for 1.)Speeding 2.)Driving While Revoked 3.)Failure to stop for emergency vehicle 4.) Failure to stop at a stop sign (X2).

He was booked into the Bates County Jail in Butler and later released.

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.