Thank you for your donation to coats for kids

The Bates County Elks Lodge in conjunction with Louder Than You Mom Audio Club collected $540 for Coats For Kids. 

Pictured: Travis Gillis, Elks Representative, Carol Winburn, Coats for Kids, Cheyenne Burton and Jessy Morgan, “Louder Than Your Mom”

Obituary - Dorothy Ellen Jones

Dorothy Ellen (Thompson) Jones, 90, Nevada Mo passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Moore Few Care Center. Dorothy was born July 21, 1933 in Metz, MO to Ammerimon Perry and Cora Mae (Copeland) Thompson. She was united in marriage to Roy Lee Jones on April 13, 1952 in Nevada, MO.

Survivors include 3 of her 4 children, Vickie Dunn (Alvin), Randy Jones (Glennetta) and Tena Holland (Charlie) all of Nevada. Grandchildren, Carmen Owen, Mindy Matkins, Carrie Poe, Ryan Jones, Shawn Jones, Wendi Valdez, Chandler Holland, and Colby Jones. 16 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, sisters-in-law, Martha Keithly, Mary Jones and Connie Jones, numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Roy, February 6, 2013 and her son Wendell Jones, August 12, 2012, her parents and brother Donald Thompson.

Dorothy was the younger of 2 children. Her father passed away when she was 13 years old. She was raised in Walker and graduated in the class of 1951. As a teenager she worked at the drive in where she met Roy. Dorothy married Roy Lee Jones on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1952. When Roy returned from stationing in Orléans, France with the US Army, they moved to North Hollywood CA. They returned back to Nevada and while Roy spent his days driving a truck, she spent her days making their farm house a loving home, caring for her Mother, children and grandchildren, cooking, daily farm chores, gardening and canning. They were famous for canned beats, green onion/tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, corn on the cob, oatmeal cake, noodles and Jones tacos. They moved to their farm in 1965, raising cattle and custom haying, collecting Farmall Tractors along the way. She worked beside Roy daily on their farm. Their years were spent together mowing, baling, hauling and stacking thousands of small square bales of hay in the hottest time of the year. Sometimes they could be seen getting in the third cutting of hay in October. They were married 60 years before Roy’s farm accident in 2013.

She was a lifelong member of the Nevada Assembly of God church. Spending countless hours volunteering, cleaning, and caring for her church and its members. She enjoyed helping with the Vernon County 4H Youth Fair and spend many hours helping in the diner. She was a member of Business Professional Women and was Woman of the Year in 1990. She enjoyed many years and trips while bowling with the Layher Amusement League. She was a faithful visitor of our local nursing homes, and friends. She brought joy to many and never complained when her failing eyesight made those many pleasures more challenging. She would always declare how blessed she was to feel well and have her family close. She thanked the Lord for every day He gave her and always asked for His protection and guidance for her family. She will be missed more than words can express.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Newton Burial Park in Nevada with Pastor Jeff Owen officiating.

Memorials are suggested in her name to the Assembly of God Church in Nevada c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Dear Countywide Disposal Customers

Dear Countywide Disposal Customers,

We want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. With the holiday season upon us, the volume of trash, and especially cardboard will increase.

Please help your hard working trashman this holiday season by breaking down your cardboard to fit all you can inside your trashcan. Some routes run with an automated truck; having to drive and get out several hundred times is very time consuming and tiring on a driver.

Routes will be running a day later this year the week of Christmas and New Years. If your trash day falls on a Friday, we will be by on Saturday.

Thank you kindly for your support as we greatly appreciate your loyalty to our Countywide Team.

Thank you,
Lee McLain
President/Member

Obituary - Deborah Anne Anders Bliss

Deborah Anne Harris Anders Bliss, 70, Ft. Scott, KS passed peacefully from this earth on December 19, 2023 following a lengthy illness.

Debbie, as everyone knew her, was born August 21, 1953 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She moved with her family to Hollister, MO in 1965 and then to Nevada, MO in 1967.

Debbie married Roy (Skip) Bliss on November 8, 1969 and they had one daughter together, Tricia Anne Bliss. She later married Kenny Anders on April 19, 1977 and together they had a daughter, Angela Kaye Anders.

Debbie spent much of her time supporting her husband’s band, The Midnight Playboys, and working at 3M. she and Kenny were also very involved with the local Eagles FOE Aerie #3770 in Nevada. Debbie retired from 3M and eventually moved back to Branson for a brief time.

Following the death of her husband, Debbie moved back to the Nevada area and re-married her first husband, Skip Bliss on June 8, 2019.

She enjoyed her yearly trips to Branson with her Mom and sisters, following the Midnight Playboys, landscaping her yard, and going to the lake with friends. She enjoyed her Grandsons immensely and was always very proud of them and loved talking about all they were doing.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert (Gib) and Rhoda Harris; her 2nd husband, Kenny Anders; one sister, Greta Russell, and one brother, Gilbert (Gill) Harris. She is survived by her husband Skip of Nevada; daughters, Tricia Bliss Miller (David), Nevada, and Angela Anders in Branson; stepson, Brian Anders, Kansas City; sisters, Shelley Chadd, Milo, Donna Wagner (Max), Nevada, Raye Swopes (Clint), Walker, Danielle Smith of Ft. Worth, TX; grandsons, Trey Miller (Tiffany), Nevada, Devin Miller (Beth), Nevada, Dayton Miller (Halley), Nevada, Cody Miller (Hallie), Nevada, and Jared Sturm, Branson; five great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Bill Platt officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the family c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Chandler signs to play football at the University of Missouri

We would like to congratulate Nevada High School Senior Talan Chandler he signed to play football at the University of Missouri in Columbia. We wish you the best in your future endeavors Talan.

Butler Lady Bears Basketball team gets win against Summit Christian Academy

The Butler Lady Bears Basketball team traveled to Summit Christian Academy last night at Hy-Vee Arena.

The Lady Bears won the game 42-34 and several players for the bears scored in this game. Butler worked well as a team and now they move to 5-5 on the season.

Butler will now take a trip to rival Adrian on January 4th to play the Lady Blackhawks (6-4). 

Obituary - Dennis Wayne Wilson

Dennis Wayne Wilson, age 77, of Liberal, Missouri passed away December 17, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Dennis was born August 11, 1946 in Marion, Kansas to Jack Alva Wilson and Irene Rose (Hajek) Wilson. On April 19, 1980, Dennis married Joan Marie Tippett in Fayette, Missouri.

Dennis served in the US Navy until honorably discharged as a QM3. During his time in the Navy he served two tours in Vietnam on the USS Cabildo. He then worked for Southwestern Bell in Kansas City, Missouri before moving to Barton County in 1979 where he began crop farming and raising cattle in Verdella. In 1986 he was elected as the District One Barton County Commissioner where he would serve for the next 30 years. 

He served on the Barton County Mutual Insurance board since 1995 and Chairman since 2007. He was a member of the Verdella Free Will Baptist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Cattleman's Association, and volunteered with the Barton County 4H and Liberal Rec.

In his free time, he enjoyed fishing the pond, making cinnamon rolls, working cattle, model railroading, and helping neighbors in the community. He enjoyed cookouts at the pond, telling stories, and projects with his family. He was always proud to serve as the flag bearer in the Liberal parade and Veteran's Day program. He loved being one of Santa's helpers.

Survivors include his wife Joan; one son, Derrek Wilson (Marjan Dallali) of Montreal, Canada; two daughters, Karrie Adams-Buoy of Waldorf, Maryland and Jeanette (Clayton) Turley of Rogers, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Robyn Adams, Jackson Adams, Kaelyn Buoy, Logan Buoy, Eryn Buoy, Camryn Buoy, Lauren Turley and Morgan Turley; one brother, Ralph (Lynda) Wilson of Odessa, Missouri; two sisters, Carolyn Hurt of Riverside, Missouri and Debbie (Brian) Turner of Holden, Missouri.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Tracie Wilson; two brothers, Mark Wilson and John Wilson; one sister, Marilyn Armstrong.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Verdella Free Will Baptist Church in Liberal, MO., with burial to follow at Barton City Cemetery in Liberal, MO.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Verdella Free Will Baptist Church in Liberal, MO.

Contributions are suggested in lieu of flowers and may be made payable to the Barton County 4H, Peterson Outdoor Ministries for injured and recovering veterans, The Hanna Project, a humanitarian organization of the Free Will Baptist in care of Daniel Funeral Home.

Christmas lights at Frontier Village in Adrian

This Friday and Saturday will be the last dates to come drive thru the Christmas lights at Frontier Village in Adrian. Even if you have already visited come visit again! 

Please remember we are all volunteers and your support is what keeps us open and growing. If you enjoy yourself and are proud of all we've become, consider a donation. We can't make it without your help!!