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Cold today. Returning to normal this weekend

Just remember that every mild day that we have between now and Spring is one less cold day we'll have to suffer through. And, to that end, this forecast doesn't look too bad at all (after today)! Have a great weekend everyone!

Obituary - Walter Vernon Emery

Walter (Walt) Vernon Emery, age 84, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on Monday, January 31, 2022.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the funeral home followed by interment at Raymore Cemetery.

Walt was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 24, 1938 to John V. Emery and Barbara (Conley) Emery and lived most of his childhood in San Antonio. He met the love of his life, Margie Thompson (a.k.a. “Queenie”), while they were students at Noel High School in Noel, MO. He went on to graduate from Neosho High School, excelling in theater and achieving “Best Actor in the State of Missouri” honors in 1956. Although offered a theater scholarship by the University of Missouri-Columbia, Walt chose, instead, to serve his country in the United States Army where he served from 1956-59 as a radar technician, stationed in White Sands, New Mexico. Walt and Margie married on December 21, 1957 in Lanagan, MO. While stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, TX, they welcomed their first child, Mark Vernon, in 1959. Their daughter, Pamela Gale, was born in 1969 in Springfield, MO. His career eventually led the family to Kansas City, where Walt worked for over forty years in the telecommunications industry as a network engineer with Southwestern Bell, Sprint and Time Warner. During his tenure at Southwestern Bell, he received their highest service honor, the “Ryder Award”, for network innovation in the telecommunications industry. He was very proud of this accomplishment, and his industry expertise was in high demand as he helped to build fiber optic networks that were precursors to the internet and cell phones. Education was extremely important to Walter, so he took college courses at nights and on weekends, earning his Master’s in Business Administration. He was just a few credits shy of completing his Phd.

Walter was a deeply spiritual man, a devout born-again Christian and Bible Scholar. As he and Margie moved throughout Missouri, active involvement with each church they belonged to was a priority. He held Deacon positions in many churches, and his Bible study classes were packed. His knowledge of the Bible was remarkable, and his thirst for continual knowledge was evident by the thousands and thousands of books he read in his lifetime. He believed in the power of prayer, and would drop everything to pray for those in need. Whether it be sickness, death, situational, financial - his patience, love, kindness, compassion and empathy were a true blessing to all who knew him. He considered himself a servant of the Lord.

One of Walter’s proudest accomplishments in life was being a grandfather (Paw Paw) to his six grandchildren. He and his wife Margie loved their grandchildren deeply and were very involved with their formative, early years. Always the engineer, he built playhouses, swing sets and tree houses, and spent hundreds of hours playing with them. We cherish the precious memories that he and Margie (Maw Maw) created for each of them.

Walter was preceded in death by his parents, John and Barbara Emery; and his son, Mark Emery.

He is survived by his loving wife of over sixty-four years, Margie Emery; daughter, Pamela Emery Chace (Steve); daughter in law, Kim Emery; half brother, James Conley; six grandchildren, Hannah, Cole, Cameron, Olivia (Nick), John, and Grace (Dakota); and one great grandson, Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association online at www.alz.org

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Obituary - Donnie Dean Reynolds

Donnie Dean (Gordon) Reynolds, 86, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at her daughter's home in Independence, MO. 

Funeral services for Donnie and Jess will be held at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with visitation 9:00-11:00a.m. 

Graveside services will be held at 3:00p.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Coal Hill Cemetery in El Dorado Springs, MO. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Coal Hill Cemetery c/o the funeral home.

A complete obituary will be posted when it is available.

Friday Morning Minimum Wind Chills

It will be very cold tonight into Friday morning with temperatures in the low single digits and wind chills below zero. If you must be outside make sure you are properly dressed for the cold!

Snowfall totals

Here's a look at snowfall totals from the Feb 1-3 snow event. The storm's shift to the southeast kept the KC metro from seeing the larger snow totals, with the highest amounts falling from roughly Clinton to Sedalia to Moberly and points east.

Obituary - Wayne Hines

Funeral services for Wayne Hines of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) Butler, Missouri. Visitation prior to services from 1 - 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. 

Burial with military honors in Salem Cemetery, Foster, Missouri. Contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Virginia United Methodist Church. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Wayne E. Hines, age 89 of Butler, Missouri died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Louisburg Healthcare and Rehab in Louisburg, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1932 to Francis Eugene and Frances Edna Briscoe Hines in the Foster, Missouri community.

Wayne is survived by his son, Kevin Hines and wife Sandy of Butler, Missouri; a sister, Lena Lowe and husband Bob of Prescott, Kansas; and two grandchildren, McKayla Clark and husband Brandon and Nathan Hines. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Cynthia Gail Hines; two brothers, David Hines and Jerry Hines; and an infant sister, Claudine Hines.

Obituary - Shirley Hunter

Shirley Jean Tucker Beeman Hunter (Nany) passed away from this earthly home to her heavenly home to join her family there at the age of 89 years, 5 months, 6 days. Cremation with services to be held at a later date. 

Services under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (816-657-4400). Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

She was a wonderful wife, mother,grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother Her family was the most important thing in life. She worked in restaurants in her early years, but mostly later on worked at Breckenridge Clothing store in Drexel Mo. Later years her time was filled by her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents Fay and Ruby Tucker, Brothers Sterling Tucker and Ronnie Tucker, Sister Lolita McDonald, Husbands Ray J Beeman and Robert Hunter, Son in law Ronnie Gunnels and Great Great Granddaughter Randie Emlynn Smith.

She is survived by her daughter Carolyn Jean Beeman Gunnels, Granddaughter Pamela Jean Gunnels McAnany and husband Randy McAnany, Great Granddaughter Rebecca McAnany, Great Granddaughter Rachelle McAnany Harris and husband Derek Harris, Great Great Grandchildren Raylynn Roni Harris, Rylie Rae Harris, Charles Emmett Smith, Regan Jean Smith and a Sister Patricia Wright. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, etc and a host of family and friends.