Obituary - Jack E. Greer, Jr.

Jack E. Greer, Jr., 55, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, September 29, 2021, at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover.

Born August 15, 1966, in Olathe, Kansas, he was the son of Jackie and Mary (Stubbs) Greer. He was raised and received his education in the Olathe, attending Olathe High School, until moving with his family to Freeman, Missouri where he graduated from Midway High School in 1984.

Following high school, he purchased his own truck and began working as an over-the-road truck driver. He later worked in the construction field as a heavy equipment operator in eastern Kansas and Missouri. One day while hanging out with friends and “playing around” with a rope, Jack discovered his love for roping. That led to him becoming involved in team roping. While at a competition in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2008, he met Dana Nocero. The couple were united in marriage, in a barn, on horseback, on December 18, 2009. They made their first home in Louisburg, Kansas and moved several times with Jack’s work until settling in Arkansas City in 2019. In addition to team roping, Jack enjoyed going to the sand dunes with family and friends.

His family includes his wife Dana of Arkansas City; and his two daughters, Katlin Greer of Ottawa; and Emily Greer of Arkansas City.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the First Baptist Church in Arkansas City, under the direction of Miles Funeral Service.

A memorial has been established in Jack’s name for the National Kidney Foundation. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.

SERVICES
Memorial Service

Thursday, October 07, 2021
10:00 AM

First Baptist Church
220 E Central Ave.
Arkansas City, Kansas 67005

Adrian city-wide cleanup

Adrian city-wide cleanup set for the beginning of October

North side: October 4th

South side: October 11th

Obituary - William “Bill” Lewis Hayes

William “Bill” Lewis Hayes, age 53, of Nevada, MO passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Kansas City, MO. Bill was born January 30, 1968, in El Dorado Springs, MO to William and Betty Jane (Spence) King. On May 30, 2015, he married Desiree Shannon. He was of the Christian faith. He was very mechanical and could fix anything. 

He loved to restore vehicles, and woodworking as well as cooking, gardening and canning, fishing, camping and music. The greatest joy of his life was joking around and spending time with his children, and family.

Bill is survived by his wife Desireé; five children, Blake Hibbs and fiancée Lacie Rissman, Neosho, MO, Liza Jane Hayes, MaKayla Morris, Braden Morris and Kayli Clevenger, all of Nevada, MO; four grandchildren, Emalynn Hibbs, Gracelynn Hibbs, Fancee Hibbs, and Sophia Hibbs; three brothers, Rick (Theresa) Hayes, Freeman, MO, Clayton Hayes, and David (Jamie) Harreld, Nevada, MO; four sisters, Sharon Wolfe, Atlanta, GA, Alice (Ben) Cook, Nevada, MO, Debbi (Dirk) Scotten, Nevada, MO and Betty “Bebo” (Terry) Harp, Kansas, OK; as well as several nieces and nephews and a lifelong friend, Willie Hunt.

Preceding Bill in death were his parents, a brother, Mark Hayes, and a sister, Susan Geertsen.

The funeral for Bill will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Ferry Funeral Home with burial to follow in Moore Cemetery.

The family will receive friends 10:00 until service time, Tuesday at the funeral home.

Obituary - Terra Reynolds

Terra Hope Reynolds went home to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 44 on September 29, 2021, at Freeman West following a lengthy illness. Terra was born on March 2, 1977, to Melvin George Taylor Jr and Glenda Faye Taylor in Forsyth Missouri.

Terra grew up in Appleton City Missouri graduating at the Appleton City High School in 1995 after graduation she moved to Rich Hill Missouri where she had her children and furthered her education at Crowder College, earning an associate degree and graduating with honors. After a few years break, she decided to further her education even more and earned a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in criminal justice. In 2013 she moved to Nevada Missouri with the love of her life, Brian Reynolds, and they were united in marriage on September 9th, 2017. Terra had a huge passion for children and advocated for them every chance she got. She also believed everyone had good in them and deserved a second chance in life. She spent many years working as a substance abuse counselor in Nevada Missouri. Terra had a heart of gold and enjoyed spending time with her friends and family fishing camping and singing. She was overflowing with love for her children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Terra fought a long hard battle the last three years of her life but was always worried about everyone else and always had a smile on her face. Terra cherished the bond that she and her husband shared, a bond that is unbreakable and the epitome of true love in the rarest form. There will not be a day go by that Terra is not remembered and missed by all who loved her dearly.

Terra is preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, and nephews Michael and Caysin

Terra is survived by her husband Brian of the home; stepmother LouAnn Taylor; sisters, Delena (Michael) of the home, Ruby (fiance Virgil), Shawna (Dennis), and Anna; brothers, Nathan (Marsha), Cleatis, and Larry (Evie); children, Shonasea (Dusty), Fredderic and Maddy; grandchildren, Lyric (Nanner Baby) and Gracelynn (Gracie); nephews, William (Delia), Appachey (Jessica), and Austin; nieces, TeArra, Cynthia, and McCayla; great nephews, Braelyn (best friend) and Asher James; great niece, Alicia (Triston) and one great-great niece Emersyn.

The funeral service for Terra will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Ferry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Thursday.

Memorials may be made to Ferry Funeral Home to help with expenses.

Semi truck accident north of Adrian

On October 1st around 5:05pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Adrian Fire, Bates County EMS and Bates County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle semi truck rollover accident on Old 71 Highway north of Adrian.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1987 Kenworth Cabover Semi Truck driven by 49 year old Chris L. Grass of Kansas City, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway causing the load to shift and causing the truck to overturn.

Mr. Grass sustained moderate injuries and he was transported by ambulance to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

View Crash Report:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=210516131

2021 Nevada High School Homecoming Royalty

The 2021 Nevada Tigers High School Homecoming Royalty was crowned tonight as Nevada defeated the Seneca Indians 52-35.

We would like to give a huge congratulations and shoutout to Lily Hart for being crown the 2021 Homecoming queen! #wearetigerstogether #nevadatigerpride

2021 Week 6 Missouri State High School Football Scores:

Week 6 Scores:
Adrian 21, Crest Ridge 14

Appleton City 48, Osceola 14

Ash Grove 52, Agape 13
Ava 42, Houston 7

Battle 56, Smith-Cotton 6

Bolivar 24, Waynesville 20
Butler 29, Buffalo 16

California 43,Versailies 40 

Camdenton 54, Hillcrest 9
Carthage 42, Willard 7
Carl Junction 49, Neosho 7

Cass Midway 45, Lone Jack 0

Cassville 21, Monett 20 
Drexel 58, Archie 12

Ft. Osage 9, Grain Valley 8

Forsyth 15, Stockton 8
Jasper 62, Greenfield 0

Jefferson City 66, Hickman 31 

Joplin 45, Republic 14
Lamar 63, Mt. Vernon 7

Lebanon 44, No. 2 West Plains 34

Lees Summit 21, North Kansas City 20 

Lees Summit North 35, Blue Springs 0 

Liberty 59, Rock Bridge 30

Liberty North 42, Park Hill 3

Lighthouse Christian 20, Central 6

Lincoln 52, Slater 34
Lockwood 56, Liberal 8

Marionville 50, Pierce City 14

Marshfield 50, Reed Springs 28 

Maryville 47, Benton 12 

McDonald County 35, East Newton 13

Moberly 20, Marshall 6 
Nevada 52, Seneca 35

Oak Grove 34, Pleasant Hill 27

Odessa 40, Warrensburg 0

Pattonsburg 56, Rich Hill 44 

Ray-Pec 36, Blue Springs South 24

Raytown 43, Belton 13

Richmond 54, Carrolton 7

Rockhurst 21, Lee's Summit West 10

Rogersville 35, Springfield Catholic 7

Salem 30, Willow Springs 12

Sarcoxie 49, Miller 8
Skyline 54, Clever 7

Smithville 44, Grandview 12

Thayer 33, Cabool 20

Warsaw 50, El Dorado Springs 20
Webb City 38, Branson 0 

We will continue to update throughout the evening as more score become available to us:

Way to go George!

Congratulations to recent Harrisonville High School graduate George Frees, who was named a Top 3 Finalist in the National FFA Agriscience Fair on October 1st. 

George will find out if he won on stage at the 94th National FFA Convention on Friday, October 29th at 7am.

The awards presentation will be broadcast on RFD-TV. George's Agriscience Fair project involved applying gibberellic acid to sugar cane to speed their growth to possibly make sugar cane a viable US crop for ethanol production.