Obituary - Eula Fern Eaton

Eula Fern Eaton, 93 of Moundville, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Fern was born on February 12, 1930 in Kearney, MO to John and Fannie (Wisley) Roudebush. 

On April 9, 1947 she was married to B.T. Eaton in Kearney, MO and he preceded her in death on April 11, 2014. Fern was raised in Weston and Kearney, MO and attended Kearney High School. Following her marriage to B.T. they moved to Fairbanks, AK where they resided for three years before coming to Vernon County in 1951. While in Alaska they had the first two of their six daughters. Fern was a homemaker and enjoyed growing vegetables and flowers, picking up pecans, and loved going fishing and dancing with B.T.

Survivors include her six children, Laurie Brannan and her husband Rick of Bronaugh, Elaine Welborn and her husband Joe of Stockton, Betty Ellis-Schmidt and her husband Rick of Kansas City, MO, Francis Daniels and her husband David of Moundville, Gwen Jones and her husband Kenny, Nevada, and Gale Dow and her husband Corky of Carthage, seventeen grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and two sisters-in-law, Aleene Eaton of Pittsburg, MO and Rosemary Evans of Kansas City. In addition to her husband B.T., Fern was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers, and three grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Nick Hardison officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held later in the National Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS.

Those who wish may contribute in Fern’s memory to the Bronaugh Christian Church in care of the funeral home.

Butler city wide garage sales this weekend!

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1. Parking lot of Family Center 903 W. Ft Scott - tools, mens clothes, shoes, kitchen, collectibles, antiques & more. Friday and Saturday.

2. 203 S. Water St - men’s clothing, kitchen utensils, tools

3. 802 Elks Drive (Bates County Museum) - wide variety of antiques, home goods and decor

4. 200 N. Maple St - Baby clothes, maternity clothes large, 3x 4x womens clothes, household items, Scentsy items, baby items

5. 1203 N. Orange St. (Butler Masonic Lodge) - A little bit of everything, tools, household items, furniture

6. 502 W. Fort Scott St - his stuff, her stuff, old stuff, houseware stuff, furniture stuff, outdoor stuff. Lots ‘o stuff!

7. 718 Country Club Drive - Clothing, shoes, girls size 10-16, boys, womens M-XL, namebrand misc. Friday 10 am, Saturday 8 am

8. 802 N. Delaware St - clown figurines, bedding, throw pillows, suitcase, child’s table, lots of misc, umbrella

9. 1100 Country Club Drive - Lots of new! Hallmark ornaments, some dated, Halloween & Thanksgiving decorations, sled, two large new dolls, electric roaster, electric grill, pressure cooker lots of misc

10. Old high school 300 N. Havannah (Home Ec Room)  - Benefit fundraiser for quilting group. Funds to be used to purchase bulk batting, sewing supples, craft and fabric items.

11. 7002 NW CR 1002 - Furniture, small appliances, lots of things!

12. 508 N. Main St - multi family, girls & boys clothing, kitchen, home decor, hunting equipment, etc. 8 am - 5 pm

13. 603 Summit St - Amazon pallet of resale items, TV stand, heavy duty trash compactor, misc. Every purchase gets a FREE bad of Epsom salt.

14. 719 Hillcrest - Infant boys clothes, youth, boys clothes 6-16. Mens and womens clothes, womens shoes and baby items.

15. 606 W. Lee St - Everything is $1.00 unless otherwise marked. 8 am to 2 pm.

16. 11 Fawn Drive - Toddler, girls and womens clothing, furniture, treadmill, household items

Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses

Bukaty, Janice N to Cook, Gary W. Trust 04-22-2018 Str 28-40-32 //Se

King, Karen Kay to Ledesma, Samuel Lt 168 Adrian, Original Town Of

Raynes, Ella M to Watts, Timothy A Lt 64 Adrian, Original Town Of+

Howard, Ryland Jo to Fritts, Ronald F Lt 157 Adrian, Original Town Of+

Thompson, Hannah to Brooks, Byron Lt 4 Bl 153 Town Company’s First Addn+

Wingard, Jacob to Murrell, Kaitlin Ann Lt 2 Bl 2 Peck’s Addn+

Citizens Bank to Amsterdam Bancshares, Inc. Lt 7 Bl 5 Littles Addn

Mueller, Janette E to SC Hardin Properties, LLC Lt 7 Bl 46 Town Company’s First Addn+

Jessup, Bruce Dewayne to DBD Farms, LLC Str 35-41-31 //Sw+

DBD Farms, LLC to DBD Rentals, LLC Str 35-41-31 //Sw

Mcnabb, C. Jane to Nitsche Family Trust 6-10-2009 Lt 14 Country South

Doherty, Joseph Russell to Ranch Of Hope LLC Str 33-42-31 //Sw

Gunn, Cecilia A to Coffman, Gary F Lt 6 Bl 10 William’s Addn

Graves, Anthony to Tinker, Donald Rex Lt 10 Bl 48 Rich Hill, Original Town Of+

Rogers, Ken E. to Miller, Dustin Matthew Str 22-42-31 //Nw

Cannon, Jamie to Gordhamer, Kenneth G Jr. Lt 1 Bl 1 Messenger Addn+

Young, Ray A. to Brandt, Joseph T. Str 19-39-33

South Prospect, LLC to Swift Transportation Company Of Arizona, LLC Lt 1 Bl 17 West Side Addn+

Jessup, Bruce Dewayne (Trustee) to Jessup, Bruce Dewayne Str 35-41-31 //Sw+

Jessup, Bruce Dewayne (Trustee) to Jessup, Bruce Dewayne Str 35-41-31 //Sw+

Jenkins, Robert E. (Agent) to Green Acres Land & Cattle Co Inc Str 33-41-31+

Marriage License

Davis, Garey Dale and Thomas, Ashley Nicole

Andula, Anthony Wayne and Siler, Lisa Ann

Adcock, Kevin Scott and Shaner, Marcella Leigh

Steward, Danyal Jonathan-Hash and Smith, Cassandra Renee Gwyndolin

The Museum Minute: License now required

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

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of September 6

1870 Mr Haymaker has opened his new mill on the bend of the Marias des Cygnes river near Nyhart. A bridge to be built later would bear his name.

1935 The Butler school board is moving forward with improving Thomas-Deaton field. This will include fencing, a track, and bleachers.

1936 The new state law, where all drivers must have a license, has Bates Countians trying to get a license before law enforcement catches up with them.

1944 The third time is a charm as the Bates County Old Settler’s has been rained out two times already and is held under sunny skies on the courthouse lawn.

1951 The Butler City Council votes to purchase a 2,000 HP diesel fuel engine fo rthe light plant from Fairbanks-Morse for $215,000.

1957 Amsterdam’s postmaster is now J.B. Gregory.

1988 The Lyle Norman Players elect Alan Mundey, Butler High School speech and drama instructor, as their new president.

1991 Robert “Bob” Steinbeck, 66 passes away in a Kansas City hospital. He was a partner in the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral home for 40 years.

1998 The population of Bates County is 15,770. The county was organized January 29, 1841 (for the record, population was 16,105 in 2021).

Butler Senior Center Menu

Sept 6 Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, California Vegetables, Wheat Roll, Mandarin Oranges or Cheesecake

Sept 7 Chicken Salad on Croissant, Potato Salad, Cucumber/Tomato Salad, Croissant, SF Jello with Pineapple or Cinnamon Roll 

Sept 8 Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Wheat Roll, Sliced Peaches or Cook’s Feature

Sept 11 Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Zucchini and Tomatoes, Wheat Roll, Mixed Fruit or Lemon Bar 

Sept 12 Taco Salad, Black Beans, Mexicorn, Tortillas/Chips, Cinnamon Apples or Carrot Cake 

Sept 13 Ham Reuben, Sweet Potato Fries, Broccoli, Salad, Rye Bread, Mandarin Oranges or Brownie

Sept 14 Liver and Onions, Smothered Onion Steak, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Beets, Wheat Roll, Applesauce or Starburst Cake

Sept 15 Fried Fish, Spinach, Carrots, Hushpuppies, Pears or Cook’s Feature

Sept 18 BBQ Chicken Breast, Baked Beans, Broccoli, Wheat Roll, Mandarin Oranges or Oatmeal Cookie

Sept 19 Open Face Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Stewed Tomatoes, Wheat Bread, Blushed Pears or Lemonade Cake

Sept 20 Herb Crusted Fish, Roasted Red Potatoes, Carrots, Wheat Roll, Cinnamon Apples or Snickerdoodle

Sept 21 Mushroom Swiss Burger, Sweet Potato Fries, Peas, Wheat Bun, Pineapple Tidbits or Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Sept 22 Ham Salad Sandwich, Potato Salad, Marinated Carrot Salad, Wheat Bread, Sliced Peaches or Cook’s Feature

Sept 25 Pineapple Ham, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Wheat Roll, SF Jello with Pears or Chocolate Chip Cookie

Sept 26 BBQ Pork, Baked Beans, Corn, Wheat Bun, Sliced Peaches or Peach Crisp

Sept 27 Herb Roasted Chicken, Stewed Tomatoes, Roasted Red Potatoes, Wheat Roll, Mixed Fruit or Chocolate Cake

Sept 28 Lasagna, Spinach, Carrots, Wheat Roll, Pears or Poppyseed Cake

Sept 29 Sloppy Joe, Savory Potato Wedges, Chilled Tomato Salad, Wheat Bun, Pineapple Tidbits or Cook’s Feature 

Skim milk, unsweetened fruit, chef’s salad, baked chicken breast or baked fish available daily as heart healthy alternatives. 

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

 

Little Airport Going Away

Now that it’s September, we’re sliding into the best time of the year to fly an airplane. The last weekend’s hot blast notwithstanding, the nights are cooler and thermals are less active in the afternoon. Fall is famous for 30-mile visibility and clear blue skies.

The usual mix of transient traffic came in last week, such as a brace of Piper Archers, a Cessna 172, a new-looking Cessna Skylane and a Beech Skipper. Jeff Lowe came over from Clinton in his Piper Cherokee 180C and Jay McClintock’s Piper Tomahawk was down from Harrisonville. Of the local occupants, Eric Eastland had his Cessna Skyhawk out, Gerald Bauer flew a Cessna 150, Jon Laughlin fook his Piper Cherokee up and I took a 150 to New Century airport.

I also ventured afield in the Aeronca Champion, to my adopted hideaway of LeRoy, Kansas. Yes, LeRoy (population @800) does have an airport, a private grass strip owned by local character Sam Rogers. Although uncharted, it is 75-feet wide, well marked and probably 3000 feet long. Land at your own risk, because it’s a bit rough in spots. Sam and Ramona will say howdy if you come over to the house.

Garnett, Kansas’ friendly little airport is, unfortunately, headed for FAA-sponsored improvement. The current facility has been around for next to forever, offering a half-mile of north-south pavement tucked in between two roads. A grass crosswind runway is available if the wind’s cross. But, the tight pocket-size airport has been deemed unworthy of Federal funding in its present form, as it has a hump in the runway that hides airplanes from one another on the ground. Go big or go home, says the Federalies, so the three-year plan is to close a road and build a generic 4000-foot 18/36 runway east of the present one. The place just won’t be the same.

If you’re into pie-in-the-sky investment opportunities, an outfit at Dallas’ Love Field wants to install wind-turbine devices to capture the wasted energy from jet blasts. I kid you not, they claim the roaring effluent coming out of jet engines revving up for takeoff can spin big fans and generate electricity to recharge the ground service fleet on the field. Might work, but I’ll wait and see.

I asked readers of last week’s column to tell us how many tower-controlled airports there are in the state of Missouri. I counted up 12, but you’re welcome challenge me; don’t forget the military fields. I can remember when there were only 5. For next time, let’s name the airplane that had the most engines installed for normal flight. You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

Bates County Commission makes more ARPA payouts

 

Bates County Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley along with Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson and Northern Commissioner Ken Mooney approved the release of more ARPA funds in August. This includes $80,600.00 to the Rich Hill water department; $101,000.00 to the Rich Hill fire department; and $107.699.75 to the Rockville fire department.

“From day one, our focus has been on helping rural water districts and vital infrastructure” said Wheatley in a statement last week “We believe fire protection is a high priority too. We want to make sure that the most basic needs are always met first.” And going back to May of this year, the allocations show mostly  just that: district #7, $244,170.00; city of Adrian $32,000.00; Hume fire department $90,000.00; water district #1 $266,600.00; district #4 $229,000.00; Bates county food pantry $7,728.76; city of Butler $285.941.00 and Amsterdam fire department $54,800.00.

The 2022 disbursements were as follows: Hume Alliance Ministry $15.855.00; Adrian rural fire department $83.890.00; water district #6 $250,000.00; water district #2 $375.356.50; water district #3 $213,747.50; water district #5 $342,508.00 and the Bates County Fair $274.120.00.

Of the initial amount of $3.14 million received in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies by Bates County, there is about $60,000.00 left to pay out before December 31 this year. With that, those who received payments will have up to December 31, 2026 to spend it, according to ARPA guidelines. 

It’s certain that those listed above receiving the windfall are quite appreciative and as part of a regular, ongoing feature Mid America Live will make contact with those recipients for insight on exactly how the money will be spent. 

Traffic Alert: Road work in Cass County

TRAFFIC: Crews working on the bridge replacement and intersection improvement project on MO-7 South over I-49 will make the following closures for temporary pavement construction.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5th through Friday, Sept. 15th Crews will close the right lane of SB MO-7 just before entering and exiting the project area on the bridge.

Crews will close one of the left turn lanes on the exit ramp from SB I-49 to SB MO-7.