Obituary - Virginia Sue Buhrman

Virginia Sue, “Mama Sue”, Buhrman was born August 29th, 1948, in Kansas City, MO to Bill Webster and Anna Mae (McGaughey) Webster. She was raised in the Lawson/Elmira area of Missouri and graduated from Lawson High School in 1967.

Sue met and married her high school sweetheart, Dannie Skinner and welcomed their first two children Dana and Janet. After being widowed at a very young age, she eventually remarried and welcomed a third daughter, Georgia, in 1980. Fortunately, God found a new path for Sue by finding her a new partner, Jack Burhman. They married on May 12th, 2000 and created a wonderful extended family of children, grand children, and great grandchildren.

Everyone including her family, friends, coworkers, and patients, commonly came to know her as “Mama Sue” for her “mothering” and caring ways.

Her passion for working with the elderly led her to a 25+ years career in nursing as a CNA/CMT in nursing home facilities. Her sincere love and respect for the elderly was of upmost importance to her.

She loved crocheting, sewing, reading, bowling, playing various games, spending time with her family and spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Sue left is on January 9th, 2022. She is survived by her little dog, Sophie, one sister, Carol, her children Dana (Joel), Janet (Mark), Georgia (Andrew), Tracy (Greg), and Bryan. She was blessed to have 8 grand children, and 13 great grandchildren.

Sue will be remembered by all for her generous heart, her funny sense of humor, and her ability to lighten even the darkest moment with a gentle smile or a calming word. She would want people to celebrate the joys and laughter she shared with all instead of the sorrow of a temporary goodbye.

Celebration of Life Services will be held Monday, January 17, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:0 p.m. at the Garden City Community Building, Garden City, Missouri.

Sad news in the radio world

Today, there is sadness here at KNEM/KNMO-FM Radio. Unfortunately, we have lost a long time member of our radio family.

 
Huell "Russ" Warren has passed away and he leaves behind a tremendous legacy not only here but other radio stations where he worked early in his career.

 
Russ was legendary for his abilities and the contact list he had for finding news information. As our longtime News Director he was here at the radio stations almost every day, not because he had to be but, because it was his passion. For the last few years, when his health would no longer allow him to put in the time he once did, he was still here almost every morning writing news stories and doing newscasts. It was his purpose and he did it until the very end.

We will miss Russ and we know a lot of you will miss hearing him each morning doing the newscasts he loved to do. We know he's now in a better place.
Rest in peace Russ, we will miss you.

Mike Harbit
President/General Manager
KNEM/KNMO-FM Radio

Nevada, Mo

Adrian Blackhawks Wrestling Team News

It was a good day for the Adrian Blackhawks wrestling team today. We may not have won the dual overall but we did win more actual matches in the dual.

Individual results are as followed:

120 Brody Barnett 1-0 1 pin

138 Dylan Evans 0-1

145 Michael McCoy 1-0 1 pin

152 Keagan Wisdom 0-1

170 Sean Kohler 0-1

220 Jence Griffith 1-0 1 pin

HWT Will Brown 1-0 1 pin.

The final score of the dual was 24-42 with multiple opens we still won 4 of the 7 matches wrestled. Overall A very good way to send the seniors out in my eyes.

Obituary - Larry Arthur West Sr.

Visitation for Larry A. West Sr. will be 1 - 3 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) Butler, Missouri. Cremation following visitation. Contributions to family for funeral expenses in care of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Larry Arthur West Sr., age 71 of Butler, Missouri died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in Butler. He was born May 20, 1950 to Kenneth and Ruth Long West in Hume, Missouri.

Larry is survived by his son, Larry A. West Jr. and wife Stephanie of Butler, Missouri; three brothers, Kenneth West of Phoenix, Arizona, Lance West and wife Regina of Butler, Missouri and Jerry West of Kansas City, Missouri; six sisters, Donna Jacobs of Humbolt, Kansas, Constance Black of Sheldon, Missouri, Pam Braning and husband Terry of Wellington, Kansas, Betty Bradley of Joplin, Missouri, Debra Milligan of Mexico, Missouri and Annette Farmer and husband Joe of Ft. Scott, Kansas; four grandchildren, Dakotah, Kolbi, Savannah and Zach; and one great-granddaughter, Rainey. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Mary Jo West; and great-granddaughter, Presley in 2018.

Obituary - Charles Frederick (Fred) Rogers

 

Charles Frederick (Fred) Rogers, age 63, of Austin Texas (formerly of Butler) passed away January 1st, 2022 after battling cancer at the University of Texas Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Rogers and mother, Bertha Rogers. He is survived by sister Irene McCoun and family of Kansas City, Missouri, by sister Sue Agee and family of Sparta, Missouri, sister Ramona Snyder and family of Butler, Missouri and brother Jed Rogers and family of Austin, Texas. He also leaves behind several nieces and nephews. Fred worked at the monument company, Oak Hill Cemetery and was a volunteer fireman before joining the Marines for a few years and held rank of lance corporal at his discharge. Before retiring, he worked for the county parks department in Austin. Cremation services at a later date.

Obituary - Jimmy Edwin Mathews

Jimmy Edwin Mathews, 76 of West Line, MO, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO. 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Glenwild Cemetery, Cleveland, MO. 

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Casco Area Workshop.

Jim was born October 19, 1945 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Alfred Vaughn and Reba (Wilbur) Mathews. He was a life-long resident of West Line, MO and had worked on the kitchen staff at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Belton, MO before the base closed. Jim had a passion for stock car races, mud racing, exploring salvage yards for old cars, and the weekly Jamboree at the West Line Community Building.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Bill. He is survived by a brother, Gary Mathews and wife Phyllis, West Line, MO; two sisters, Teresa Bailey and husband Harold, Peculiar, MO, and Barbara Mathews, South Carolina; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.

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Public Service Announcement from the Butler Elementary School

If your child attended the Butler Elementary Summer Journey program last summer, please note that the attendance incentive gift cards expire this month. 

If your child met the attendance requirements and did not receive one please call 1-816-527-9170. 

Many cards were returned by the post office for incorrect addresses.