Obituary - Michael Robert Koder

Michael Robert Koder, age 58, of Peculiar, Missouri, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083 on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Michael will then be laid to rest at Raymore Cemetery.

Michael was born in Kansas City, Missouri at Baptist Memorial Hospital on July 12, 1964, to Jack and Alice Koder. After graduating high school, Michael continued his education and received his Bachelor of Arts at West Central Missouri in education. In the winter of 1989, Michael was married to his wife, Lisa (Stone) on January 7th. Their union was blessed with three daughters. Michael has spent his career as a special education teacher and Elementary Teacher in the Kansas City area, more currently teaching in the Raytown School district. Michael was a man of faith, baptized on 07/04/1980 by Rex Shaw at Missouri State Camp. He attends faithfully at Countryside Bible Church in Peculiar. In life he loved collecting The Peanuts memorabilia, acting with puppets, riding roller coasters, and loved spending time with his granddaughter.

Michael was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Koder; as well as his mother and father-in-law, Sherry and Mike Stone.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of thirty-three years, Lisa Koder; father, Jack Koder; three daughters, Elizabeth, Erin, and Allison Koder; two brothers, Lester Koder (Annette) and William Koder; brother-in-law, Jeff Stone-Upton (Tom); sister, Erica Harris (Michael); granddaughter, Mya Fitch; niece and nephews Aeiranna and Sean Harris, AJ Stone; and many cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Countryside Bible Church, 21705 State Hwy J, Peculiar, Missouri 64078

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Obituary - Ronald S. Lamphear

Ronald S. Lamphear, 86, of Harrisonville, MO, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at his home. 

Memorial services will be on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Archie United Methodist Church in Archie, Missouri, with a visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. 

Memorial contributions are suggested to Archie United Methodist Church or St. Croix Hospice.

A complete obituary will be posted when it is available.

The platting of Papinville

 

Papinville has had many spellings such as: Papinsville, Pappinville and now the correct way Papinville. Early letters came to Papinville with this spelling. For years the sign on highways B and N were wrong. The Papinville Association got the right spelling on the signs, plus put on the Missouri map in the early 1990’s.

Papinville streets were laid out very wide to what they are today. Main Street and Market Street were 85 feet wide running east and west. Green Street, which is to the north of Main, and Swan Street which is to the south of Market Street, were 65 feet wide. Water, Middle, Court and Prairie Streets ran north and south. They were 60 feet wide. On the west side of Water Street was Government Boat Landing ,running along the east side of the Marais des Cygnes River. There were alley-ways in the middle of each block that were 20 feet wide. Each block had 8 lots.

As Papinville grew a second addition was added. The land was given to the town by Andrew Jackson in June 1868. This was after the Civil War and people were moving back after everything in Papinville was burnt due to Order 11. There were  six blocks added. The north and south streets names were Finley, Jackson and Lane each 60 feet wide. The east -west streets were continued as Green, Main and Market ending on Lane to the east end of Papinville. Today Papinville streets are 

much narrower than what they were in the 1840’s.

The oldest plat we have found on Papinville was 1889. When the town was platted a cemetery and school properties were designated. The one room school is still standing on the museum property with the original furnishings. The only changes on the town roads has been the new bridge which was built on the Government River Boat Landing at the west end of Main Street in 1996. The old wooden bridge was deeded over to the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Association the same year. The old bridge was put on the Missouri Historical Register by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on October 22, 2022. The old bridge was turned into a walking bridge.

Next week the story will be on the businesses of Papinville. You will be surprised as to how big Papinville was, as to what it is today. Hope you are enjoying the stories and that you will come out to our 175th celebration on September 24 th. Plans are still being made and we will be up dating the events as they happen. If you would like to help us in any way please call one of these numbers 417-395-4288 0r 417-395-2594. - Submitted by Phyllis Stewart (Activity Director) Information sources :  Papinville History 1987 (Beverly Sullins and Phyllis Stewart)

The Museum Minute: Free campsite pays off

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 Peggy Buhr, Curator (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of August 17

1885 2 large barns, a mill, and 2,000 bushels of grain, belonging to David Getbul in Spruce township, are consumed by fire. $8,000 insurance.

1899 Foster is now connected to the Butler telephone line.

1933 The new Walker building is completed, middle of the North side of the Butler square. The A&P Grocery is installing fixtures and coolers.

1937 Butler’s free tourist camp grounds are proving very popular to those passing through on the Jefferson Highway. The past 3 days there have been six autos filled with tourists each night.

1941 The First Baptist Church of Butler celebrates the 75th anniversary of the church with special services morning and evening.

1958 A large crowd of over 170 attend the Amoret picnic at the grade school building, in Amoret.

1972 The new American Field Service exchange student A. Shukoor Arefi arrives in Butler.He is from Kabul, Afghanistan. He will be in the Butler senior class and living with the Bill Noe Family.

1972 Jim Peters writes ‘Settin’ the Hook With Jim’ fishing column in the Bates County news-Headliner newspaper.

1977 The 81st Bates Co Old Settlers Association annual reunion is held on the stage of the Butler City Hall. Warren Hunt, President.

1977 Mrs Mary Wilson, of Butler, is notified that one of her poems has been selected  for publication by the National Society of Published Poets.

1993 The Thorco plant in Butler is expanding by 60,000 square feet and the addition should be done by Oct 1st. Plant manager Steve Arnold says 15 to 20 additional workers will be needed.

2000 The ongoing recall move against Butler Mayor Joe Fuller has now been stopped, as his attorney, Thomas Rynard, files a petition and application for a restraining order.

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

 

After 54 years of guarding the north driveway of Butler airport, the Consultechs (ne Brooks Machine & Tooling) building is no more; only the concrete pad remains. In a matter of a few days, the landmark structure was disassembled and hauled away. The space will be useful for badly-needed public parking, since the south entrance has been designated a no-parking zone.

Visitors to the Butler Memorial ramp last week included a Piper Warrior, a Robinson R-44 helicopter, a Cessna Skylane and a Van’s RV-4 homebuilt. An Army Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was over from Whiteman AFB, Dr. Ed Christophersen was in from New Century in his Piper Archer, Pat Svoboda was over from the farm in his Piper  J-3  and Jay McClintock was down from Harrisonville with his Piper Tomahawk. Local aviators taking wing were Jim Ferguson in his Cessna Skylane, Lane Anderson in his Darter Commander, Christian Tucker in the Cessna Skyhawk and myself, over to Clinton in a Cessna 150.

In the coming-events list, on Saturday, August 27, Judy Fritts Reynolds is hosting her famous omelet breakfast at the Turkey Mountain airport (MO00) at Shell Knob, serving from 8 until noon. On September 3 & 4, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels precision jet team will be part of the Kansas City Airshow, held at New Century airport near Gardner, KS. And on September 10 there will be a Veterans Airshow at Camdenton airport, from 8 to 3:30. Don’t figure on flying in to see it; the airport is closed for the occasion, so it’s strictly a drive-in airshow.

After three years, the National Transportation Safety Board has finally released its final report on the 2019 crash of a Cessna 425 twin turboprop  on the Jim Robinson farm south of Adrian. It’s filled with exhaustive trivial details, but the Probable Cause seems to be “loss of control, failure to maintain flying speed” by the deceased 80-year old pilot, who was en route from Florida to Olathe, KS when he reported engine trouble. Fortunately, the only other casualty was the staircase on the grain bin.

We talked last week about “big iron” jets squeezing in and out of Butler airport. Actually, the biggest plane we’ve had here was Red Owl Food Stores’ Douglas DC-3, along about 1963, parked on the then-grass apron with its 95-foot wingspan. The old Gooney Bird had no problem with our 2600-foot runway. A few years earlier, I was a Civil Air Patrol cadet being flown home from a Texas summer camp in an Air Force C-47 transport (DC-3). When I was chatting with the pilots before landing at Richards-Gebaur AF B in Grandview, I was asked where I was from. When I said “Butler” the commander snorted “why didn’t we just drop you off there, it was right on the way.” A half-mile of grass was plenty for the old Doug, as long as there was room to turn around.

Reader Rodney Rom’s response to last week’s question about the Wright Brother’s sister, Katherine, was right to the point, because Dayton was in his old stomping grounds, and he was well acquainted with the Wright family history. For next time, we want to know the price of the newest military version of the AirTractor 802U turbine agplane, just announced last week. Send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

Bates County Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses

Christiansen, Harold Deverne Trust 03-12-1999 to Christiansen, Marcia Ann Trust 03-12-1999 Str 11-42-31+

Joy’s Majestic Paradise, Inc. to Hohne Trust 12-12-2019 Str 18-39-33

Fischer, Darrell to Fischer, Travis J. Str 16-40-31 //Sw

Irwin, Everett O to Irwin, Everett O Bl 3 Messenger Addn

Grechus, Penny Kaye to Cooper, Harry A. Str 23-40-29 //Sw

Smith, Julie Marie to Cooper, Harry A. Str 23-40-29 //Sw

Cooper, George Elwin Jr. to Cooper, Harry A. Str 23-40-29 //Sw

Mcclaughry, Bart A to Mcclaughry, Bart A Str 13-38-33 //Ne

Nicholas, Lance to Ducharme, Ned Phillip Lt 6 Bl 19 Littles Addn+

Cook, Marcia to Cook, Daniel Str 26-40-31+

Berry, Robert Briar to Keating, Kennady L Lt 8 Bl 3 Mccoy’s Addn, Resurvey & Resubdiv+

Tiona Trucking Line, Llc to Tiona, Florilla Revocable Trust 12-27-1995 Lt 11 Bl 2 Gilbert Heights+

Hall, Gary M to Jackson, Micheal L Lt 8 Bl 16 Rockville, Original Town Of+

Arc’m, Inc to Hamersley, Tracy Bl 2 Wyatt’s First Addn

Santos, Henrique Padovan to Belo, Kyle Lt 1 Bl 1 Peck’s Addn+

Paxton, Dorothy Marie to Toothman, Adam Str 15-39-31 //Ne

Mager, Douglas Leroy to Stump, Charles G. Lt 2 Bl 11 Butler, Original Town Of

Heckadon, Stacy to Wise, Ian Str 16-40-32 //Ne

Dixon, Katherine A to Dixon, Brian James & Katherine Trust 07-25-2022 Lt 172 Town Company’s First Addn

Me Grant Rentals Llc to Dodd, Cathylene Lt 4 Bl 11 West Side Addn

Rhinehart, Heath (Trustee) to Golladay Investment Company, Llc Str 21-40-31 //Ne

Dyer, Clifford D. to Luther, Casey David Str 25-42-33 //Sw

B highway bridges slated to be closed for up to a year

According to a document obtained from contractor Phillips Hardy via the Bates County Commissioners Office, two bridge replacements along route B east of Rich Hill will commence October 28th of this year with overall construction time to span until October 22, 2023. 

The bridges, located about 2 and 3 miles east of town, span over the Marais des Cygnes river and the Bates County Drainage Ditch. Several concerns have come into play with the announcement and the primary being how will school buses navigate around. 

There is also a question regarding the closure of both bridges at the same time, as the contractor will have to have equipment access to the area between the two bridges which may require a temporary easement or make other arrangements to complete the work.

Currently Phillips Hardy is in the process of replacing the Route BB bridge over the South Deepwater Branch southeast of Butler which began August 1st. Completion date for that project is October 23rd of this year.

Bates County Courthouse getting much needed makeover

 

Work began last week on the Bates County Courthouse in an effort to preserve one of our finest landmarks- which includes power washing to be followed by the tedious task of tuck pointing the entire structure.

Following the completion of this work, drainage issues have been temporarily corrected but will need to be made permanent by eventually moving sidewalks outward which will provide a ‘green space’ between them and the structure. 

Mid America Live will provide updates as work progresses on the project.