Obituary - Rosetta Marie Bailes

Rosetta Marie Bailes passed away at her home in Fort Scott, Kansas on Sunday night, March 19, 2023. She was welcomed to her heavenly home and is worshiping Jesus with a new body.

She was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Rose Anna Workman on July 31st, 1953. At five years old her family moved back to Fort Scott, where she grew up. Rosetta graduated class valedictorian in 1971 from Fort Scott High School.

She then graduated with honors from Pittsburg State University with a degree in Microbiology. She worked as a research Microbiologist in the American Type Culture Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1980 she graduated from nursing school and began her nursing career dedicated to helping people. In January 1984 on a mission trip to Haiti, Rosetta met Jon Bailes and married June 6, 1984.

Throughout her life, she worked as an RN, helped Jon run family businesses, raised children, worked in the church, and led mission teams.

Together, she and Jon shared the love of Jesus as medical missionaries in Haiti from 1994-2000. On returning from the mission field, she continued working part-time as a nurse. She dedicated herself to family, church ministry, and her greatest passion - her grandchildren. She would always put others before herself and enjoyed swimming, bargain shopping, and making her grandchildren creative birthday cakes.

Rosetta is preceded in death by her father, Charles Workman, and 2 grandbabies.

Survived by her mother Rose Anna of Fort Scott, two sisters, Laura of Pittsburg, Loma of Fort Scott, husband Jon Bailes of Fort Scott, four children, Melanie Lamb of Fort Scott, Christopher Bailes of Oceanside, CA, Charity (Samuel) Jackson of Fort Scott, and Charley (Christine) Bailes of Kansas City, KS, and 12 grandchildren.

Rev. Dusty Drake will conduct funeral services at 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 27th at the Community Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Sunday at Community Christian Church. Memorials are suggested to the Community Christian Church Youth Department and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Adrian Optimist Club Students of the Month

The Adrian Optimist Club is pleased to honor Students of the Month from the Miami, Ballard, and Adrian schools. Criteria for this honor center on outstanding academic and civic achievement and school spirit. Staff at each of the schools make the selection, and their decision is based on expansion of these criteria. 

Selection is based on the criteria, but a student stepping up to a particular task will come to play in it. Each student is honored with a certificate of recognition from the Adrian Optimist Club and $20.00 in Adrian Chamber of Commerce “Chamber Bucks.”

Mason Pound, sophomore, is the Adrian Student of the Month for February. Mason is the son of Toni Pound and Andrew Xanders. In school he is in FBLA, Student Council, and class Vice President. He enjoys playing organized sports and video games outside of school.

Mason states, “I hope to learn to play the drums someday. Until then just graduate high school.” Adrian staff states, “He is always in a good mood. He is willing to help and willing to work with anyone on a project. He always does his fair share and participates constructively in class.” Mason plans to go to college in Missouri.

Arizona woman killed in head on crash in Crawford County Kansas

On March 20th around 8:35 a.m. the Kansas State Highway Patrol along with Crawford County Kansas Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle head on crash on Kansas Highway 47 around 2 miles west of Girard, Kansas.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2016 Ford Taurus driven by 43 year old Kelli L. Bradshaw of Walnut, Kansas was eastbound when she went left of the center line and struck a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox driven by 69 year old Judith Keener of Kayenta, Arizona head on.

Judith Keener was pronounced dead at the scene the of this accident and she was transported to Frontier Forensics in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kelli L. Bradshaw was taken to Freeman Medical Center in Joplin with suspected serious injuries.

View crash report below:

https://www.kansas.gov/khp-crashlogs/search/viewDetail/2023-002891

Butler High School Spring Play is this weekend

 

Unsettled weather the rest of the week

We are here to offer your free preview of April Showers. This will be available all through this week. 

We may have to watch out for storms tomorrow night as they may be capable of producing hail up to the size of a quarter.

Obituary - Michael John Womack Jr.

Michael John Womack Jr, age 22, was an extraordinary person who left us entirely too soon on March 16th, 2023. Michael was born on August 19th, 2000, in El Dorado springs, MO., to Kristena Bailey and Mike Womack, Sr. Michael left behind his amazing children, his mother and father, his little sisters and brother, his girlfriend, the mother of his kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was loved by so many.

Michael was born in El Dorado Springs, MO., but he was all "city" with his long hair, baggy jeans, high tops, and black beanie. He moved away for quite a while. During that time, his life was a rollercoaster, but he made the most of every single day. At the age of 17, he ended up moving back and getting his life back on track. Michael was a family man, and he didn't want to be too far from anyone, so once he was back, he never left.

He had many passions and talents. He was extremely passionate about his music; rap meant so much to him from such a young age. He was also passionate about his family and very persistent about everyone being together; he wanted to see everyone or no one at all. He was also very talented in freestyling and always had a way with words. He enjoyed countless hours spent playing family games he knew he couldn't play and listening to music and making fun of the entire song, always with a smile on his face. He also enjoyed playing video games like nobody's business and constantly played day or night with his brother-in-law and many friends. But he found his true, eye-opening love and passion when he became a father.

From the time Jaxon Michael Womack, his son, was born four short months ago, Michael didn't want to put him down or leave his side. He took to becoming a parent, ran with it, and never looked back. He would spend time with his son and Oliver, his stepson, playing with them. He would have done anything for his boys and wore his pride for them as a badge.

During his life, Michael impacted more lives than could have been counted. He had a contagious smile that could brighten anyone's mood, wisdom that was beyond his years that could help push you through anything, and he had a big heart that he tried to hide. He was a very outspoken, loud, and insightful soul that could make anybody love him. He was a free spirit in every way possible, so carefree and adventurous, and he deeply cared for and loved everyone around him.

Michael is survived by many amazing people that he loved dearly, his son, Jaxon Michael Womack; his stepson, Oliver Petitt; his mother, Kristena Bailey; his father, Mike Womack Sr; his stepfather, Christopher Bailey; his sisters, Keirra Womack and Mackinzi Bailey; his brother, Cj Kuepper; his girlfriend, Rivers Petit; his grandmother, Tena Higbie; his uncles, Chad Hale and Tommy Higbie; his aunt, Shawna Hale; and many cousins.

Many people have been left behind to remember and grieve for Michael and for who he was. He left us all with his smile engraved into every shut-eye, he left us all with his jokes, and he left us all with the memories of the goofy, intelligent, outspoken, wild blue-eyed boy everyone loved. Michael would want everyone to be strong during this time because we all know he would have been. He would have been our rock.

Michael will forever be loved. This is not goodbye, just until I see you again.

Service:
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time: 6:00 P.M.

Service Location:
Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home

Happy 65th Birthday Linda!

 

Rollover accident in Vernon County

On March 20th around 3:25 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with Vernon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on BB Highway around 5 mile south of Nevada.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound Nissan Sentra driven by 76 year old Lililane L. Graham of Nevada, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected and overturned.

Lililane L. Graham sustained minor injuries and she was transported by ambulance to Nevada Regional Medical Center for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230145703