From the Barton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

October 8, 2021:

The Barton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Howard Alan Morris as the result of an investigation into a suspicious person report. Chief Deputy Justin Ersham was investigating a report of a suspicious person at a residence in the 600 block of NE 90th Lane when he located a vehicle belonging to Morris. 

The vehicle was parked on private property where it did not belong. Ersham, along with the landowner, searched the property and found Morris laying on the ground trying to conceal himself. Ersham seized a quantity of methamphetamine from Morris.

Morris, 48 years old, of Lamar, Missouri, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Morris is currently being held in the Cedar County Jail without bond awaiting arraignment.

Mike Smalley
Barton County Prosecuting Attorney

Obituary - Sarah Jane Morrison

Sarah J. Morrison, 80, Peculiar, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Sarah is survived by two sons, Rick Morrison and wife, Tana, Garden City, Missouri, Steve Morrison and wife Stephanie, Peculiar, Missouri; two daughters, Jackie Garcia and husband Jorge, Peculiar, Missouri, Lora Kurzweil and husband Chris, Harrisonville, Missouri; 4 grandchildren, Sarah, Patrick, Lindsey and Kelsey; a brother, Charles Luev, Plattsburg, Missouri; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in the Peculiar Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri.

A Rosary will be held 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation to follow from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Memorial Fund and may be left at Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

3rd Annual Butler Bear XC Invitational Results

Butler XC hosted the 3rd Annual Butler Bear XC Invitational on Saturday with a total of 19 teams in attendance. The course was in great condition and the weather was perfect. It was a very smooth day with a lot of great competition.

Thanks to our volunteers for all of your help in making it a great day for all the runners, coaches and fans! Thanks to Jake Duvall, Nancy Sutton, Gregg Webb, Val Craft, Heather Goldammer, Leigh Trumbore, Carmen Behringer, Crystal Eldred, Leslie Hedrick, Lauren Duvall, Damon McGuire, Mike Mallatt, Josie Johnston and Macey Kelso! Plus our team members that weren't able to run that helped out! Also thanks to Carmen Behringer and Brayton Wix for taking some great pictures!

Next up we travel to Clinton for the Ozark Highlands Conference Championships (hosted by Sherwood) on Tuesday, October 12.

Varsity Girls

10th - Olivia Dowell - 23:34 - medaled and new school course record

21st - Brielle Campbell - 26:59 - PR

28th - Cadence Turney - 28:05

34th - Jakaila Rolph - 35:08

Varsity Boys

38th - Andrew Clutter - 24:32

Junior High

Boys

2nd - Brandon Hammett - 12:22 - medaled and new school course record

Girls

13th - Mika Vice - 17:14

Photo Credit: Brayton Wix

Obituary - Vera LaVonne Ford

Vera LaVonne Ford, age 56, of Peculiar, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Raymore Cemetery, East Lucy Webb Rd., Raymore, Missouri 64083. A celebration of life will be held at Belton VFW, 144 Vivian St., Belton, Missouri 64012 at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

Vera was born May 9, 1965 in Kansas City, Missouri. Vera was a selfless person with an infectious smile who never met a stranger. Vera always cared for those less fortunate, as anyone could tell from her life’s work taking care of others.

Vera is survived by her mother, Sandra Schooling, sister Tina Dellucci (Vic), brother Buddy Ford (Debbie), niece Martina Crandall (Matt), nephew, Joshua Foster (LouLou), great nephews, Bryce, Brayden, Karson, and Easton, as well as numerous cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your local non kill animal shelter.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Local Adrian Family in need

LOCAL ADRIAN FAMILY IN NEED:

The Pugh family gives to this community in so many ways. In an unexpected turn of events, they are now faced with a medical scare and need our help in return. DeDra has been diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgery last week. She’s still in the hospital while the doctors figure out why she’s having intermittent fevers.

DeDra will undergo six months of chemo and they are relying on one income right now. If you wish to help them make ends meet, please contact the Pugh family and/or see the info below. If you need assistance with contacting them, let us know and we will help you.

You got this, DeDra. Stay strong!

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Venmo: Dedra-Pugh

Cierra Pugh: checking and savings accounts at Citizens Bank

Katie Cox: Works at Byrd's Pecans

The family can also can try meeting anyone if need be.

Courtesy of the Adrian News Leader! 

Obituary - Carolyn Denise Lamb

Carolyn Denise Lamb of Garden City, Missouri was born October 15, 1952, at Conley Maternity Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Issac Donald and Lola Grace (Braden) Dilks. She attended grade school in Independence and Blue Springs, Missouri and graduated from Blue Springs High School 1970.

On June 21, 1970, Carolyn was united in marriage to Lawrence (Larry) Lamb at The Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Independence, Missouri.

Together they had three sons, Sean, Steven, and Scott, but she really loved all children. She was very active in church, school and Scouts while living in Independence. She also coached 8-11 year old boys in baseball during the years her boys were active. Carolyn loved to ride motorcycles (road and trail) in those years too. The family moved from Independence to farm near LaTour, Missouri in 1986. She very much liked living in the country. Carolyn (or Carol to many) liked to be around folks. She spent several years working in the Meat Dept of a local grocery in Harrisonville before going to work at Harrisonville Post Office where she retired from in 2014. Carolyn really enjoyed the many people she met while doing those jobs over the years. Carolyn loved to go boating and swimming, and many summer weekends were spent at Truman Lake with kids and grand kids. She also went on many summer vacations with her mom and dad and usually with a couple of kids, grandkids, or nieces/nephews. She loved family, and was active with nieces, nephews, cousins of her extended family. Carolyn always kept a lot of flowers in and around the house. She liked bright colors in her home and in her clothes. Carolyn loved fun things, and you were more likely to see her in jeans or shorts than a dress. We lived next door to her parents, and in his later years she spent a lot of time with/ caring for her dad. Carolyn was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011, and successfully battled it for 10 years. She succumbed to pneumonia complication on October 6, 2021.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Stanton George Miller.

Carolyn is survived by her husband, Larry Lamb of the home; three sons, Sean Lamb and wife Gayle, Drexel, Missouri, Steve Lamb, Garden City, Missouri, Scott Lamb, Creighton, Missouri; 8 grandchildren, Christopher, Brian, David, Leanna, Issac, Brett, Lanie and Payton. 3 great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jacob and Amari and one on the way; a brother, Donald Dilks and wife Barbara, Burleson, Texas; 2 sisters, Darlene Payne and wife Bill, Blue Springs, Missouri, Debbie Dilks, Booneville, Missouri; other relatives and many friends.

Cremation. A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with inurnment following the service at Blairstown Cemetery, Blairstown, Missouri.

Family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the funeral home.

2021 Homecoming week in Rich Hill

Obituary - Monica Renee Newhouse-Hayde

Monica Renee Newhouse-Hayde, age 59, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021 followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083.

Renee was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 4, 1962 to Richard Lee Newhouse and Martha Sue (Dirkschneider) Newhouse. In life she was blessed with two daughters, Ingrid and Ashley. She had a love for animals that knew no bounds, especially dogs. Renee also enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs play and was an avid fan of Twilight, Harry Potter, and especially the lifelong love of the Wizard of Oz. “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others” - Wizard of Oz. Renee lived by her planner and ofter referred to it as her “bible”.

Renee was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Martha Sue Newhouse.

She is survived by her two loving daughters, Ingrid Bedtke (Paul) and Ashley Hayde; brother, Bart Newhouse (Lorie); five grandchildren, Rylan, Lilly, Kaden, Mason, and Greta Bedtke; nephew, Brent Newhouse; niece, Breanna Gaylord (Mitchell); and two great nieces and a great nephew, Adalynn Nowell, Amelia Gaylord, and Augustus Gaylord. Renee was a very engaged, loving and caring mom, sister, aunt, and grandma. She was know as aunt “Nay Nay“ and Mimi by her nephews, nieces, and grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Unleashed Pet Rescue, 5918 Broadmoor St., Mission, Kansas 66202

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278