State Farm Student Athlete of the week

We traveled to Appleton City today and are so excited for this week’s State Farm Student Athlete of the week Senior, Ellie Bock. She is the captain of the Lady Bulldog varsity volleyball team. She lead the team last week with 43 kills, 8 blocks and 8 aces. She was nominated by her coach Jamie O’Farrell. Coach O’Farrell stated “Ellie is our team captain and leader, she has proved her strong leadership skill every practice with her work ethic and commitment to helping younger classman. Ellie excels in the classroom as well.

She is an active member of student council, FFA, Honor Society and FCA. This last week she co-lead the FCA with movie night and Wednesday morning prayer at the flagpole.” When we asked Ellie to describe what it takes to become an elite athlete she stated “you have to trust your coaches and be willing to listen to them.

You also have to work with your team and give 110% at all time.” We asked her to tell us something she has learned through playing sports that she can apply later in life and she stated “you have to trust and have faith in your team, you can’t do things alone”. Ellie hopes to attend college after graduation and major in Ag or Animal science. It was an honor to meet Ellie and we wish her and the Lady Bulldogs the best of luck!

Pictured Left to Right: Rose Bock, Ellie’s Mom; Coach Jamie O’Farrell; Ellie Bock, daughter of Jim & Rose Bock, and Kellie Davidson State Farm

Obituary - Elnora "Ann" Weeks

Elnora “Ann” Weeks, 80, Butler, MO, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, MO. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Adrian Christian Church in Adrian, MO with visitation from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Burial to follow in Virginia Cemetery, Virginia, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Show-Me Christian Youth Home or Adrian Christian Church.

Ann was born June 4, 1941 to John and Ruth (Lewis) Vermillion in Ft. Scott, KS. Shortly thereafter they moved to California for a few years before her family returned to Independence, MO. When young in school, Ann felt school to be a “drag” but was very involved in yearbook, student council, and several other organizations. She graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1959. Ann met Bill Weeks in 1958 and they dated off and on for several years. On January 8, 1961, she was joined in marriage to Ernest William Weeks, Jr. (Bill), in Independence, MO. To this union they had two children. They started their lives together in Kansas City, MO. After eight years, they moved to a farm in Amsterdam, MO. They lived there for seven years, raising their children before moving to their permanent home in Adrian, MO.

Ann loved her family most of all. She was the glue that kept not only the immediate but extended family together. She enjoyed all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved and cared for them and most of all enjoyed playing all kinds of games with them. She tried not to miss any activities, birthdays, graduations, or any special occasions involving family or friends.

Ann was a caring, compassionate woman who did a lot for her community. She was involved in community blood drives, elections, food pantry, hospice, and was honored in being voted woman of the year in 2007. Ann had many achievements throughout her live but her biggest accomplishments were her abundant family and marriage of 61 years. Ann was a very faithful woman who loved Jesus and was very active in the Christian Church. She was a loving, kind woman but could be feisty, too. She was always up for a good debate with anyone at any time. What she loved most of all was talking about the Bible.

Ann had several jobs throughout her life, but she was most proud of going back to college to get her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work. She worked as a social worker for four years t the Bates County Health Center. She also obtained her relator license and worked for Don Ghere Realty in Butler for several years. She loved learning and would have gone to school every day of her life if she could have. When Bill retired, they traveled more and had been to every state in the U.S. They wintered in Florida in their 5th Wheel for many years until they decided to buy a winter home in Arizona. Throughout their many travels, Ann enjoyed their trip to Israel the most.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, James and John Vermillion and one sister, Marilyn Culp. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Bill Weeks, Adrian, MO; one daughter, Dawn Lewis and her husband, Steve, Adrian; one son, Bo Weeks and his wife, Tracy, Adrian; five grandchildren, Ashley Turner (Aaron), David Patterson (Andrea), Ethan Weeks, Jacob Weeks, and Tommy Weeks and six great-grandchildren.

Lamar man arrested on sex crimes

Harold E. Henson, 69, of Lamar, Mo has been taken into custody for Statutory Sodomy. During the investigation of this offense, Harold Henson was reported as a missing person.

The Lamar Police Department conducted two separate investigations into the alleged offense and the missing person report. Currently, Henson is being held in The Cedar Co jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.

We appreciate the community support we received during this investigation and the assistance we received from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, The Barton County Prosecutor’s Office and the Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri.

Bates County COVID-19 Updates:

Bates County COVID-19 Updates
October 1, 2021
Positive Cases Reported 2308
Active & On Isolation 73
Deaths (confirmed by death certificate) 47
Total Negative Tests Reported 23,540 as of 9/30/21

On and Off rain chances this weekend

Off and on rain & t-storms possible through the weekend. Good news is that temps are anticipated to stay in the 70s range, and actually feel somewhat like fall.

Obituary - Robert Lee Jefferson

Robert Lee Jefferson, 93, of Foxwood Springs, Raymore, MO, passed away at home September 29, 2021, of natural causes, four years to the day following the death of his wife, Joan. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Monday, October 4, 2021 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (816-657-4400). 

A visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Monday, also at the chapel. Burial will follow in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Missouri Palliative and Hospice Care. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Bob was born April 20, 1928, at Mankato, Minn., to Anna and Leo Jefferson. He was the only surviving child of two children. He graduated from Rapidan High School in Rapidan, Minn., followed by service in the U.S. Army, from 1950 – 1953, stationed in Alaska and Colorado Springs, where he met his future wife, Joan McGuire of Butler, Mo, and they married on May 10, 1953, at the Virginia United Methodist Church of Bates County, Mo. They moved to Minnesota, where they had two children: Lee Ann and Mark, before moving to Ames, Iowa, and then to Freeman, Mo., in 1978.

Bob worked in the early years in farming, as county assessor and had a career with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development as an appraiser. He pursued life-long passions for farming, woodworking, gardening and bird watching, as well as community service in Freeman, Mo., and as treasurer of the rural water district.

Bob is survived his daughter, Lee Ann Knudsen, of Farmington, Pa., son, Mark, of Lee’s Summit, Mo. and granddaughter, Mark’s daughter, Jenna Jefferson, of Bellevue, Wa.

The family wishes to extend its heartfelt gratitude for all the friends and family that made Robert Jefferson’s life a joy, and suggest contributions be made to Kansas City Hospice, which team provided the most excellent care and counsel in a most difficult time.

Obituary - Joyce Nadine Swager (Clark) Foxworth

Joyce Nadine Swager (Clark) Foxworth, age 73 of Butler, Mo. (formally of Foster, Mo.) passed away after a long battle of cancer on September 28, 2021 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Cremation with a memorial service to be held Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Double Branch Christian Church, Butler, Missouri. 

A visitation will be held prior to the service from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sunday, also at the church. Arrangements entrusted to the Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com

Joyce was born on November 15, 1947 in Baxter Springs, Kansas the daughter of William Swager and Nadine Canady. She was a homemaker most of her life where she also would babysit. Through babysitting, she had a hand in many different children’s lives. Joyce always had a love for children, which lead her to working at Hume School as a Teacher’s Aid. She later was a fill in Post Master which lead to her taking the permanent Post Master position at Foster Post Office until she retired. 

After retirement, Joyce enjoyed traveling and fishing. Joyce always loved to grow flowers along with watching for birds at her bird feeders. She is proceeded in death by her parents, her first husband, Alan Clark along with her second husband Charles Foxworth, and one brother David Swager. Joyce is survived by her children, Tony Clark and wife Sherry of Nevada, Mo., Perry Clark and wife Lisa and Kristi Gaylord and husband Richard, all of Butler, Mo. Four Grandkids, Renae Duncan and husband Skylar, Duane Gaylord and wife Ashley, Alan Clark, and Kadan Jackson, along with one Great Grandson Brendan Gaylord. She is also survived by two brothers, Jimmy Swager and wife Vickie and Bill Swager and wife Liz along with one sister Patricia Curry along with many other friends and family. 

One arrested on warrant after traffic stop in Butler

On September 30th around 11:45 a.m. the Butler Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at Bear Stop on west Ft. Scott Street in Butler.

A passenger in the vehicle 41 year old Owen J. Raymond was arrested for two Bates County Sheriff's Office Warrant for 2nd Degree Property Damage and 2nd Degree Assault.

Mr. Raymond was taken into custody and transported to the Bates County Jail where he was placed on a $10,000 cash/surety bond.

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