Arrest made in 2017 shooting in Belton

On 3-30-2017, Belton officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of N Scott Ave on a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, they found Gabriel Brito-Ramirez had been shot and was deceased.

Belton detectives along with assistance from the Metro Squad worked many leads on the case but were unable to develop enough information to charge a suspect at the time. The Belton Police Department remains committed to working “cold cases” making every effort to bring justice to the victims and their families.

In late 2021, DNA results along with electronic evidence provided the necessary evidence in the case to charge Charles Branson of St. Clair Missouri with Second Degree Murder, Attempted Robbery, First Degree Assault, two counts of Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

The Cass County Prosecutor’s Office filed the charges on 12-18-2021 as Branson was in custody in a federal detention facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. Branson has been extradited back to Cass County where he was arraigned on the charges on 1-3-2022 and is currently being held without bond.

Obituary - Ellen Crust

Margaret Ellen Crust, 89 of Archie, Missouri was called home on Monday, January 10th 2022.

Ellen was born on August 24th 1932 to Reece and Mabel (French) Gross. She was a lifelong resident of Archie where she attended Archie School all 12 years graduating in 1950. She was a member of the Archie United Methodist Church and was the oldest member at the time of her passing. She had been a Sunday School teacher, PTA member, room mother and numerous other positions.

She was a founding member of the Archie Funfest and Archie Tractor Pull and was always giving back to the community.

After graduation she played on the women’s semi-pro basketball team “The Green Waves”. She later moved to Kansas City and worked at the City National Bank.

On May 3rd 1953 she was united in marriage to Arch Willard Crust. She worked with him on the farm and drawing floor plans for the houses and buildings that he built, she was a housekeeper and mother of two sons Jerry and Jim. She also worked for her parents at the Archie State Bank and was also the tax collector for the Austin township.

Ellen was preceded in death by her parents- Reece and Mabel Gross and her sister Mary.

She is survived by her husband Willard of the home. Her sons Jerry Crust/Lisa of Columbia, MO, Jim Crust/Amy of Archie, MO. 2 grandchildren Jessica Roberts/Charles and their children Ayden, Greyson, Benjamin, and Emma of St. Louis, MO, Jacob Crust/Ally and their children Nolan, Franklin and George of St. Louis, MO. 2 step grandchildren David Hill of New York and Veronica Foley/Kevin of Columbia, MO. 3 nephews, and a host of family and friends.

The family will receive friends Friday, January 14, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Dayton Cemetery near Garden City, Missouri.

Temperature above normal today

Temperatures will be 10-15 degrees above normal today with southwesterly winds gusting to 35 mph. 

This will lead to elevated fire weather conditions across the area during the afternoon hours. Above normal temperatures continue through Thursday. 

The next chance for precipitation will come Friday into Saturday. Rain may change to snow Friday night/ Saturday morning.

Obituary - Nancy Marlene Hall

Nancy Marlene Hall, age 79, of Raymore, Missouri passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton. 

Burial will follow in Englewood Cemetery Clinton, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Fellowship of John at Foxwood Springs in Nancy Hall’s name and can be left in care of the funeral home.

Nancy was a mother, a grandmother, and a wife. Nancy loved life. She loved bowling, traveling, and playing games with family and friends. She enjoyed going to swap meets and auctions (a lot of them. She had an incredible gift for personal style and interior decorating.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Lillie Briggs, sisters; Betty and Aletrice, brothers; Jerry and Jimmy.

Survivors include her husband Wayne Hall; sons Jeff and Chris; daughters-in-law Joanne and Jodi, granddaughter Cayley, grandsons; Kramer, Hays, Briggs, Brandon and Brent.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

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Obituary - Eddie Lee Jackson

Eddie Lee Jackson, age 84, of Deepwater, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Vansant-Mills Chapel. 

Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Deepwater Cemetery in Deepwater, Missouri. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude's and can be left in care of the funeral home.

Eddie Lee Jackson was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of John and Junie (Schiller) Jackson.

Eddie married his wife RayeAnne Jarrett on January 27, 1961. After living in Kansas City for a few years they moved to Wheatland, Missouri. There they raised their four children. Eddie worked at Jackson Implement in Wheatland. He would open the business early, leave long enough to run a bus route for Wheatland School and then back to work. Eddie also helped farmers putting up their hay.

Eddie started work with the Missouri State Conservation in 1976. He was a mechanic. Eddie drove a dozer during the summer and fall putting plow lines for all the wild fires. In 1983 he was transferred to the Clinton location. That is when he moved to Deepwater, Missouri. After a back injury Eddie was forced into retirement in 1999.

Eddie served as a city council member shortly after moving to Deepwater. Eddie lost his wife in June of 2011. He was never the same man after that. Eddie struggled through many illnesses. Eddie was baptized and became a member of the Deepwater First Baptist Church. Most Sundays you could find him sitting on the back pew. After a few years other family members could be found sitting next to him on what was known as our family pew. When the weather was nice you could find Eddie riding his 4 wheeler over town visiting with neighbors.

Eddie got to visit with all of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren during this last Thanksgiving and Christmas. On December 26 Eddie was admitted into Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. Though he fought a hard battle he never recovered from his illness. After two weeks Eddie was taken home to be with his heavenly father. Eddie was surrounded by his children as he passed.

Eddie is survived by his for children and families. Martin (Marty) Jackson and wife Nora of Deepwater, Missouri, Patti Jackson of Lowry City, Missouri, Sharon Carl and husband Joel of Osceola, Missouri and Sally VanWinkle and husband John of Clinton, Missouri, 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, two brothers; Robert (Bobby) Jackson and wife Olive of Harden, Kentucky, Clyde Jackson and wife Janet of Wheatland, Missouri and one sister Betty Jackson of Hermitage, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his parents John and Junie Jackson, brothers; Lloyd Jackson and Deanie Jackson, sisters; Marie Bauer, Bernice Talley, Dorthey Chaney and Phyllis Belk.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

Obituary - Jimmie Robert Vickers

Jimmie Robert Vickers, age 85, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Research Medical in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with visitation from 1:00-2:00 PM prior to the service. 

Burial to follow in Fields Creek Cemetery, Clinton. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or The Wounded Warriors Foundation and can be left in care of the funeral home.

Jimmie Robert Vickers was born on March 6, 1936 in Clinton, Missouri to Justin and Jeanette Vickers.

Jimmie graduated from Clinton High School in 1954. Jimmie worked as a shift foreman at the Montrose KCPL Power Plant and retired after 30+ years.

He loved his cat “Lucy”. Jimmie also loved to fish, and especially eating fish, and was an avid bow hunter. He loved to mow his yard, and to dance to country music. He was a member of Northeast Baptist Church.

Jimmie is preceded in death by his parents Justin and Jeanette Vickers, his grandson Aiden Wayne Fuggitt, his wife Danni Vickers and daughter Ashley Hoskins.

Survivors include his wife Judy Vickers of the home, 5 children; Justin Curtis (Kimberly) Vickers of Oak Grove, Missouri, Jennifer Lynne Strouse of Kansas City, Kansas, Jacquetta Lane (Doug) Vickers-Siegel of Warrensburg, Missouri, Jason Keith (Danni) Vickers of Kansas City, Missouri, Jerome Kent (Julie) Vickers of Carrolton, Illinois, 2 sisters; Joyce Crotchette of Brandon, Mississippi, Janice Doll of Peculiar, Missouri, 16 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren along with numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.