Obituary - Sandra Lee Dykes

Funeral services for Sandra Lee Moore Dykes will be 11 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2022 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. No visitation. Interment in Altona Cemetery, Altona, Missouri. Contributions to the Clinton Animal Shelter. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Sandra Lee Nash Moore Dykes, age 84 of Adrian, Missouri, born August 4, 1937 ascended to Heaven January 29, 2022. Sandy was born as Patracia Ann. At birth, she was adopted by Anna and Frank Lee Nash. After the passing of Frank Lee, she was given a second father in Earl J. Trisler. She was blessed to also be given a sister and best friend, Joanne. She grew up in many places including Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. She attended Indian Creek Elementary and graduated from Shawnee Mission High School.

She fell in love with the greatest love of her life, the wild man on a motorcycle, James Larry Moore. They got married and had 2 children of their own; Kimberlee Ann and Kevin Allen. With all of the love they had and respect for the adoption/fostering process, they decided to also foster children. They choose to raise their children in Ruskin Heights in Kansas City. She held a full-time job as an Office Manager for Midwest Refrigeration. They were also apartment building managers. Sandy and Jim created a country gospel band with their friends. After the children were grown, Jim and Sandy moved to Adrian, Missouri to start a farm.

Sandy was active in country life and the Altona Baptist Church. She always looked forward to VBS and was the church song leader for many years. She loved her time with the Ladies Group and the friendships that were made from the group.

Sandy’s home was always open to her loved ones, from family that needed a place to stay, to family and friends that were visiting from out of state, to the grand child with middle child syndrome but only lived 100 ft away, everyone was welcome and even given a room to stay in.

After retirement Sandy and Jim opened Pretty in Pink, a ceramic and porcelain doll shop. They also did many craft fairs. The grandchildren loved to go help work the booth and she made sure they knew how much she loved having them there. Her love had always been art. From sewing to painting canvas, saw blades, signs, mirrors and windows and anything she could get the paint to stick on, all the way to the ceramics and dolls. She LOVED music, she was able to play many instruments most notably the guitar and omni chord, even though she was never able to read a sheet of music. She had the gift, she played from ear and memory.

After the passing of her best friend, her sister Joanne, and the passing of her husband, she married James Dykes. They moved to Texas for a few years to spend time with their loving Texas family before returning to Adrian and buying a house together. She greatly enjoyed her family and visits from family and friends.

Sandy passed at Meadow View nursing home in Harrisonville, Missouri with the support of St. Croix Hospice. She was preceded in death by her parents Anna Trisler, Frank Nash and Earl Trisler; her sister Joanne Dykes; and both husbands, James (Jim) Moore and James Dykes.

Sandy will continue to be loved and missed by her children; daughter Kimberlee (Ed) Schoor of Adrian; their children, Sandra Schoor [Alex], Sarah (Brad) Lacer [Cassandra, John, Kelsy, and Gabrielle], and Trey (Meghan) Schoor [Allissa, Wes, Sophia, and Oliver]; her son Kevin Moore of Butler; his children Breanna (Cody) Hardie [Abigail and Marcee] and Madison Moore (fiancée Colby); and her Texas family, church families, and community.

Obituary - Troy Shatto

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) Butler, Missouri. 

Visitation will be prior to services from 1 - 2 p.m. Thursday, February 10 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Inurnment at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Troy Eugene Shatto, age 55 of Adrian, Missouri died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Overland Park Regional in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born July 4, 1966 to Everett and Karen Ann Searles Shatto in San Diego, California.

Troy is survived by his wife, Teresa Shatto of Adrian, Missouri; one daughter, Arielle Garr of Adrian, Missouri; one son, Austin Shatto of Butler, Missouri; his father, Everett Shatto of Kansas City, Missouri; paternal grandmother, Bertha Gates of Kansas City, Missouri; five brothers, Chris Shatto of Tonganoxie, Kansas, Sean Shatto and wife Victoria of Kansas City, Missouri, Danny Shatto and wife Jane of Overland Park, Kansas, Nathan Shatto of Kansas City, Missouri and John Shatto and wife Amanda of Peculiar, Missouri; and three grandchildren, Gabrielle, Eugene and Ezra. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Shatto.

Amsterdam Theater Movie Schedule

 

The Museum Minute: Fight erupts over hog carcass

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 

(660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of February 2

 1883 It’s announced that Mr. Pace has purchased 6 to 8 thousand acres of coal lands in Walnut & New Home townships. He is confident of at least one railroad, through his property soon.

1905 Dr Boulware reports a case of smallpox at Amoret.

1921 A large crowd attends the ministerial alliance meeting in Rich Hill. Subjects include dancing, drinking, gambling, sabbath discretion, pool halls, etc. A notice is made for pastors to unite to clean up Rich Hill.

1935 A large hog belonging to Lloyd Bottoms, is struck and killed on US 71, south of Mound Branch Bridge. A motorist reports the incident but finds three others fighting over the carcass after returning to the scene.

1939 E.F. Oakes is expanding his Coca-Cola bottling plant, on North Main street in Butler. He recently bought the Ray Blankenship building, attached on the west and is remodeling it for expansion.

1945 Mayor A.B. Cummings of Butler, says work crews are busy building an addition to the Butler power plant to house a new 1,200 HP diesel engine. The building will cost $6,295 and the engine will cost $71,881. They will be trading in a 200 HP engine.

1951 Tom Grimsley of Amoret , is the president of the newly organized Fox & Wolf Hunters Association of Bates County. Lawrence Walley of Amsterdam is V.P. and Delmer Burch of Butler is sec/treasurer. 

1968 There are now 5 newspapers in Bates County (there were 11 in 1946). 

1978 Hamburgers, 3 for $1.25 at Duke’s Drive In on business 71 in Butler. Duke Ruhl, owner.

Simplify!

 Simplify—my focus word for 2022! Instead of having a list of New Year’s resolutions, each year I choose one word to focus on—to guide my actions all year long.

 This year I chose Simplify. And I don’t mean just simplifying in the physical area of my life only like getting rid of 

unnecessary things, but also in my spiritual, emotional, 

and mental life.

 In my spiritual life, I would like to simplify it to two basic principles: “Love God; love others.” Pretty simplifying, but sometimes a bit challenging putting it into action.

 And I know I won’t get this accomplished in a year because I have been working on it all through my life and will need to continue to do so for the rest of my life.

 In my emotional life, I would like to simplify it to Trust God, getting rid of the extra emotions of fear, worry, and anxiety.

 In my mental life, I would like to try to learn something new as often as I can. Right now, after my desk computer crashed and my son Mark set me up a new computer system with new programs when the old couldn’t be retrieved, I am having to put this “learning something new” into action.

 In the physical realm, I am making some progress. For instance, in the medicine cabinet I am simplifying by getting rid of old medicine.

 I found a bottle of medicine that was my late husband Jim’s dated July 5, 2001. After 21 years I guess it was time to simplify by getting rid of it which I did. 

 And I did it responsibly by putting it in something Adrian Kreisler Drug gave me for safe disposal.

 I also found some Lady Esther 4-purpose face cream I decided to use up since it said it softens dry skin. So I got rid of it faster by using it on my hands and legs.

 I have no idea where it came from or how old it was but it got put to good use and is no longer taking up space and so fulfilled my simplifying focus.

 I have also started simplifying by going through my books to divide into keep and give away.

 And I am continuing to winnow out things in the garage and the barn.

 But I guess the most important simplifying is the spiritual and this is the verse I will try to go by. 

 Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.” This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set along side it. “Love others as well as you love yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39 MSG)

 Love in Jesus,  God’s “simplifying” servant,  Liz Ray

The Weatherman Isn't Always Right

 

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

Cold, cold, cold…for much of the past week, that was the operative word around the Butler airport. Airplanes do perform well in the dense air, but ya gotta get ‘em started first. It was good weather, between the snow threats, as long as your engine heater works.

Seen around the traffic pattern was a Piper Arrow, a Piper Archer, a Cessna 182RG and a bunch of LifeFlight Eagle med-evac helicopter pass-throughs. A chap in 1950 Ryan Navion stopped for fuel Thursday, working his way along from Denver to Norfork, VA as the big winter storm was about to hit out east. He opted to leave the plane in the Kansas City area and come back to get it later. Out of our local hangars, Kainen Nance flew over to Paola for barbeque in a Cessna 150, Jeremie and Jim Platt flew the Grumman Tiger, and several training flights took advantage of clear skies. 

 A total of four Fliars met for breakfast at Miami County airport on Saturday morning, despite the chill and a 40-knot west wind that impeded progress on the way over. We were able to knock about 15 knots off the headwind by dropping down to 1000 feet above the ground. It’s always nice to have the wind at your back coming home.

Thursday morning’s weather didn’t meet the forecast; we expected clear skies, and that’s what Harrisonville and Nevada was reporting on their automated reports, but there was a strip of low clouds across Bates county with 1500-foot ceilings and tops at 3000 feet AGL. Like I always say, “the weather is what it is, not what it’s supposed to be.” 

One of our former local pilots has moved to a Texas airport with two intersecting runways, one a paved strip only 25 feet wide and another that’s all grass, 100 feet in width. The choice of which to use is a tough one. If the wind favors the pavement, it’s the obvious choice, but because it’s narrow, it must be avoided in favor of the turf when there’s a crosswind. Don’t know what he’ll do when the grass strip is soft from rain. I told him to be ready to land somewhere else with more spacious accommodations.

In left-over business from last week, we were seeking a definition of “P-51 time” added to your logbook totals. No, it doesn’t mean you’ve flown a Mustang fighter plane. Back in the day, Parker Pen Company made a Parker 51 fountain pen, so any doubtful flying time claimed would be termed “P-51 time.” An old FAA inspector once held up my ballpoint and said “this can write anything in a logbook.” Okay, tell us what the “truck-a-plane” was at Bede Aircraft’s factory in the 1970s. Send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com

“Yellowstone” Actor Frequents Amsterdam Area

 

Moses J. Brings Plenty, better known as “Mo” in the popular  television series Yellowstone was spotted again in Amsterdam recently, this time a leisurely visit to main street with friend Austin Cooper. “Mo” has taken a fancy to Amsterdam, preferring to dine at the Amsterdam Cafe and purchasing brats at McBee’s Store. 

His acting resume includes parts in  Thunder Heart, Pirates of the Caribbean and Crazy Horse on The History Channel’s “Investigating History” documentary, Who Killed Crazy Horse and the BBC’s “Custer’s Last Stand” and most recently the Yellowstone series. 

He makes his home at a rural location near Louisburg, Kansas and is regularly seen around the area. 

Bates County Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses

 Grover, Frances to Gilkey, Rashanda Bl 15 Walton’s Addn

Young, Monica D. to Young, David M. Str 16-42-33 //Ne

Metcalf, Richard to Metcalf, Tamara Str 32-39-33 //Se

Bridges, Michael L to Bridges Living Trust 07-27-2020 Str 14-41-33 //Ne

Lopez, Liz to Koehler, Richard A. Str 21-42-33 //Sw

Integrity Home Services Inc to Gates, Michael A. Str 25-42-31 //Se+

Boushay, Joseph to Gray, John H Str 32-41-31 //Nw

Weickert, Robert to Clifton, Timothy E Str 7-39-33

Mitchell, Rick to Blackhawk Property Lt 1 Bl 3 Mccoy’s Addn, Resurvey & Resubdiv

Long, Christopher K to Lind, James Str 34-42-32 //Ne

Lane, James E to Carlton, Kerry Lt 10 Bl 1 Henry’s, Lida First Addn+

Chulufas, Donald M. Jr. to Chulufas, Donald M. (Trustee) Str 15-42-31 //Sw

Peters, Carol A to Mixgroup, Llc Lt 4 Bl 11 Butler, Original Town Of

Weickert, Robert to Rowe, Benjamin Joseph Str 7-39-33 //Nw

Carpenter, Kristal Lynn to Carpenter, Kristal Lynn Str 20-40-31 //Sw

Hubbard, Delia Marie to Stone, Tammy Lt 172 Town Company’s First Addn

Diehl, Andrew to Johnson, Glenn Lt 3 Bl 42 Town Company’s First Addn+

Morales, Crystal R. to Morales, Crystal R Bl 10 Littles Addn

Fennewald, Jerry to Fennewald, Ronnie W. Str 23-39-29

Appleberry, Dennis to Mcintosh, William Str 15-40-31

Coulter, Larry R. to Means, Sarah Str 14-38-29 //Ne

Klumb, Henry Otto (Trustee) to Sargent, Lance E. Str 22-40-31+

Marriage License:

Green, Shawn Collins and Albertini, Regan Rae

Buford, John Taylor and Pray, Kelsey Anne