BCMH Volunteer of the Year

We are honored to announce the 2021 Volunteer of the Year, Lora Padley. Help us say congratulations to Lora! Lora has volunteered at Bates County Memorial Hospital since July, 2018, and has contributed 715 service hours. She works in the Auxiliary Gift Shop, and her kind demeanor with everyone is only matched by her energy. One of her many tasks is a weekly shopping trip to keep food and drink items stocked in the gift shop. 

Lora decided to become a volunteer because she wanted to help her friend, Dorothy Keene (now passed) to get out and be more active, but pretty quickly she found that she really enjoyed it. Lora appreciates that volunteering allows her to meet new people as well as to see old friends. She also gives her time volunteering for her church at the Double Branch Church Thrift Shop.

 
Like Lora, our volunteers frequently mention that they find fulfillment in giving to others. In turn, they offer so much to our employees, patients and visitors. Just a smile and a listening ear goes a long, long way.

CEO Greg Weaver presented a plaque and a mantel clock to Lora at last Friday's Auxiliary Appreciation Banquet as a thank you from the hospital. BCMH thanks Lora, and all of our volunteers, for the gift of service.

Obituary - Samuel Doyal III

Samuel Doyal III (Tre) of Belton Missouri, entered into heaven in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 at just 24 years old.

Funeral services will be held at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. Service times will be provided as more information becomes available.

Tre was born September 27th 1997 at Providence Medical Center, and from the moment Tre came into this world he was a force to be reckoned with. As a young boy his vibrant personality, unique laugh and goofy grin lit up the room. He carried these qualities with him into adulthood. Tre loved to surround himself with family, friends and his teammates. 

He made many lifelong friends through his time playing SSJFA Eagle football, baseball, basketball and as a part of Mia’s Elite dance studio. He graduated from Belton High School in 2016 & quickly moved into the workforce. 

He worked many hours alongside his Mama at Jack Stack barbecue, but most notably found his passion in the tree service industry. Which totally made sense for little boy Tre who loved climbing trees against his mothers direction. Tre was a star in all forms, he loved music and found so much solace in creating songs. His alter ego Sammy2Bands is where his personality really shined. #LLS2BANDS

In 2018 while working at Wendy’s Tre met the love of his life Fatima & on September 5th 2019 they welcomed their first baby Alaïa Lorraine Doyal-Astorga into the world. Alaïa quickly became Tres' entire world and he hers. Tre adored being a dad to his precious girl and was so excited to be welcoming a baby boy Eziel Sammy Doyal-Astorga this June.

Tre is preceded in death by his grandmother’s Evelyn McKinney, and Judy Drake. Great Grandparents Neville Macintosh and Grace Rinaldi

He is survived by his mother Mandy Spears, and father Samuel Doyal Jr. Step Father Eric Spears. Girlfriend Fatima Astorga. Children Alaïa and Aziel Doyal-Astorga. Grandparents Vikki Rinaldi, Fred Rinaldi, Sharon Rinaldi, and Samuel Doyal Sr. Aunt and Uncle Curtis and Trista Drake. Aunt Satrina Doyal. Cousins Chloe McDonald, Dasjah Daniel, Scarlet Drake, Jalyssa Gaspard, Willow Drake and Candace Morgan. As well as countless other loving friends and family members.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the gofundme in Tre’s children's name:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tre-doyals-memorial-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Obituary - Catherine Sweeney Hinkle

Catherine (Katy) Sweeney Hinkle passed away peacefully on October 27, 2021, at her residence in Juniper Village in Austin, TX.

Catherine was born on June 27, 1929, in Ladonia, TX, the ninth of nine children of Albert Earl and Julia Nunn Sweeney. She attended public school in Breckenridge, TX, where the family had moved when she was three years old. 

She was valedictorian of her junior high school class. She received an Associate of Arts degree from Stephens College, Columbia, in 1949, majoring in piano. On October 1, 1949, she married Barth Frank Hinkle (deceased on December 25, 2012). They initially lived in Kansas City, their only home other than Nevada during their 63-year marriage. 

In 1955 they bought the John T. Birdseye Abstract Co, which became the Vernon County Abstract and Title Co., and they operated the company for over 30 years. Their daughters, Julia and Caroline were born in 1952 and 1953 respectively. She held various offices on the Vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church and on the Board of Trustees of the Nevada City Hospital. The renaming of the hospital to the Nevada Regional Medical Center was Katy’s suggestion. Katy served on the Nevada Girl Scouts Board and held offices in the Parents Teachers Assoc and Episcopal Churchwomen. 

In 1979 she led the successful campaign to adopt the Nevada City Charter. She was active in the Business and Professional Women, American Assoc of University Women, Soroptimist International, Laries Club, PEO and Vernon County Democratic Women’s Club. She achieved being a 20-gallon blood donor to the American Red Cross. During the years 1961-1972 she took courses at Cottey College for college credits. 

After her children were grown, she attended the U of MO-KC, where she received the Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1975 and the Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law in 1978. She then operated a solo practice of law in Nevada for many years. In 2016 she relocated to Austin, TX. She retired from practicing law in 2017. At the time of her death she was a member of the Missouri Bar and Texas Bar Associations.

Survivors include her daughters, Julia Hinkle Penn of Janesville, WI, and Caroline Hinkle Limaye of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Nisha Limaye of San Antonio, TX, David Penn of Anchorage, AK, and John Penn of Mission, KS; and great-grandchildren Odin Limaye and Kai Alaniz of San Antonio, TX.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Nevada, MO. There will be a reception with light refreshments following the service in the Parish Hall.

Those who wish to honor Katy’s memory may contribute to All Saints Episcopal Church, or the Alano Club of Nevada, MO, in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S Washington St., of Nevada.

Obituary - Virginia Anne Frazier

Virginia Anne Frazier, 79, Nevada, MO passed away on Wednesday, May 04, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Virginia was born July 9, 1942, in Nevada to William E. and Ruth E. (Penisten) Frazier.

Virginia was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1960. She attended Southwest Baptist College in Boliver and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK. Following college her first job was as a Child Welfare Worker for five years in Joplin, MO. She lived in Denver, CO for five years and in 1976 moved to Shawnee, KS where she worked for 32 years in a church preschool. Following her “retirement”, she moved back to Nevada and worked in Sunday School at the First Baptist Church for 11 years, and in the YMCA Childcare for several years before her 2nd “retirement” in 2021. She was an avid reader, enjoyed playing cards and games, drawing, painting, machine embroidery, and making cookies. She especially loved being able to visit the Holy Land in 1984 with her sister and mother, traveling by train through Europe. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Nevada.

Virginia is survived by two sisters, Carol Bice, Colleyville, TX, and Sharon Wyckoff (Wiley), Nevada; nieces and nephews, Michelle Thornhill, Bella Vista, AR, Michael Davolt, Nashville, TN, Grady Davolt, Columbia, MO, and Jason Wycoff, Springfield, MO; several great nieces and nephews also survive.

Virginia’s family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the First Baptist Church in Nevada with a Celebration of Life Service following at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Kevin Daugherty officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Friends may call now and until 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Looking for dinner Thursday night in Butler?

We are trying something new guys come by tomorrow and try our deep fried tacos!

We will open 5-7pm @ 300 N Orange St (Creative Home Specialist Building)

We will be serving 3 deep fried tacos (ground beef or shredded chicken) rice & beans for $10.00.

Fast Lane Food LLC! 

Butler Wrestling Fundraiser Raffle

Hello All,
We are still looking for raffle items or monetary donations for our fundraiser for the Butler boys and girls who wish to attend some camps this summer.

If you wish to donate a raffle item or give a monetary donation please call me at (660) 679-8049.

We have had quite a few raffle items donations and a good number of monetary donations.

Below is a list of what we have so far. I still have to pick up a few more items from some businesses that have donated items.

It’s starting to shape up rather well.

Thank you
Andy Dixon

Obituary - Dorothy Rae Northrup

Dorothy “Dort” Rae Northrup, 76, passed away in Fort Collins, CO on November 21, 2021 after battling a short illness. She was born March 1, 1945, in Talmage, NE to Rev. Siegfried and Josephine Haferman. She was the youngest of four children.

The family moved in 1948 to Elkhorn, NE, then to Fort Collins, CO, in 1953, where she attended elementary and junior high school. After her father passed in 1962, she and her mother moved to Rich Hill, MO where she graduated from high school. She attended college at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, earning her Masters in Art Education. She taught art for 28 years at Odessa High School, in Odessa, MO and under her tutelage, many of her students went on to become prolific artists and art educators. After retiring in 1996, she moved to Fort Collins, CO and lived there until she passed.

She was an accomplished artist, serving a stint as a courtroom sketch artist in Kansas City, and winning numerous awards while in Missouri, including being an Odessa-V11 Public Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee. After retirement, she continued teaching art to adults in her home studio.

She loved spending summers at her mountain home in Gould, CO, where she spent her time photographing nature and wildlife, specifically moose, which were her favorite, then turning them into beautiful works of art. She graciously hosted many friends and family members, who she took on her favorite hikes, picking wild strawberries, and looking for columbine.

She was an active member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church for 27 years, and sang in the choir.

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She is survived by her older brother Bob Haferman (Cleone); and seven nieces and nephews, Mark Saeger (Jamie), Deanne Boehmer (Mark), Valerie Connor (Scott), Jon Haferman (Debbie), Debra Haferman, Dan Haferman (Kelly), and Lynn Valentine.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her older sister, Betty Saeger and her husband, Dean; and her older brother, Leonard Haferman and his wife Janet.

Graveside Services will be held Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Rich Hill, Missouri. Services are under the direction of Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill

Obituary - Charles "Chuck" Thate

Charles “Chuck” Thate, 91, of Harrisonville, MO, died in his home on May 4, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Chuck was born in Chicago, IL to Herman and Luella Thate on October 3,1930. He has two sisters, Carol and Lois, and is preceded in death by his brother, Bob. He married the love of his life, Betty Thate, on November 7, 1953. 

She preceded him in death on April 2, 2021. They were married for 67 years. They have 3 children, Drew (Ellen), Robin (Jerry) and Deni (Wayne). Chuck delighted in the fact that he had 8 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Chuck got his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University where he was a star center on the Salukis basketball team. He went on and received a doctorate degree at the University of Missouri Columbia. Chuck dedicated his life to education where he spent nearly 50 years as a professor and an administrator. Chuck was a champion of the civil rights movement. In 1985, he and Betty moved to Pensacola, FL where he taught in the education department at the University of West Florida. He was also an educational consultant for the Escambia County Public Schools.

Chuck and Betty spent their retirement years living peacefully and joyfully in a cabin tucked away in Paradise Valley Montana. They often enjoyed visits by family and friends.

Cremation. No services scheduled at this time.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.