Obituary - Donald Lee Hill

Donald Lee Hill, 86, of Adrian, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Butler Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO, with the visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Inurnment will follow at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO.

Donald was born July 8, 1937 to Ora Donald Hill and Pearl Irene (Day) Hill in Fort Scott, KS. He grew up in the Walker, MO, area and attended Walker schools where he graduated in 1956. Don spent his career working for Ceco Steel Construction as a carpenter and foreman and retired after 36 years in 1996. He loved everything to do with construction and especially carpentry. Even after his retirement he could still be found doing carpentry work as he loved to stay busy. On April 4, 1995, he was united in marriage with Joy Buhr. Donald loved sports and especially his favorite sports teams and you could find him cheering on the beloved Kansas City Chiefs, Mizzou Tigers, and Kansas City Royals; and he loved watching his grandchildren play sports.

Donald is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; one sister; and one step-daughter, Rhonda Batschelet. He is survived by his wife, Joy Hill; his son, Donald (Brenda) Hill of Butler, MO; his daughters: Debbie O'Doniel of Independence, MO; Vickie Spencer of Raymore, MO; and Kelly Bonar; his step-daughters: Cindy Healey, Kelly (Mitch) Talley, and Marsha Talley; his grandchildren: Curtis O'Doniel, Jonathon O'Doniel, Dillon Hill, Jessica (Sean) Baska, Ashley (Dallas) Craft, Misty Olsen, Lance Olsen; a host of step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; his brother, Leroy (Nancy) Hill; his sister, Joy (Kenny) Collins; his sister-in-law, Eve Hill; and a host of nieces and nephews.

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Obituary - Ronald Dean Wolf

Ronald Dean Wolf, 76, Deerfield, MO passed from this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at his home in Deerfield. Ron was born June 14, 1947 in Ft. Scott, KS, on Flag Day, to Harold M. and Lelia V. (Howard) Wolf of rural Deerfield, MO. They resided on the family farm on the Kansas Missouri state line for almost a century.

Ron attended Pleasant Valley School (Frog Holler) until sixth grade. He was then bused to Deerfield to complete seventh and eighth grade. Freshman year he started at Fort Scott Junior High School graduating with the class of 1965. He played football with an undefeated team through those years. He continued playing football as he attended Fort Scott Community College for one year then transferred to Pittsburgh State University where he also played for a year. Ron completed his college degree in science and industrial engineering.

In the summers he worked in construction driving a dump truck or water truck helping build 71(49) and 43 highways. In 1971 Ron started working on the Frisco/Burlington Northern Railroad working his way from brakemen to engineer. Retiring from the railroad in 1994 to be home with the family. He continued to care for the family farm. Ron loved playing baseball. He played on many teams in his ball career. The last team that he played on was the Fort Scott Elks fastpitch softball.

On March 18, 1989 he married Glenda Winter of Richards Missouri in Ft. Scott, KS and she survives of the home. They have two daughters, Amanda Ast and her husband Kerry of Deerfield MO, Natalie Kitsmiller and her husband J.T. also of Deerfield MO. Four grandchild Keeton Ast, Annabelle Ast, Lucas Kitsmiller, Colt Kitsmiller.

Ron was preceded in Death by his parents, an infant brother Michael, father in-law Joe Winter, and brother in-law Jack Winter.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Roger Beach officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS. The family will receive friends from 3-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at the funeral home.

Those who wish may contribute to a Scholarship Fund for his Grandchildren c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Election notice for Bates County

Notice is hereby given that a Municipal General Election will be held in Bates County, Missouri on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, for the purpose of voting on candidates and ballot issues.

The polling places for the election will be:
ADRIAN PRECINCT: Adrian Optimist Building, 11092 NW County Road 41, Adrian (Adrian R-3 & Archie R-5) All voters in the Adrian R-3 and the Archie R-5 school districts vote here.

AMORET/AMSTERDAM PRECINCT: Amsterdam Community Building, 8524 NW State Route Y, Amsterdam, (Miami R-1) Voters in the City of Amoret, City of Amsterdam, and Homer, Charlotte, West Point, Elkhart Townships vote here. Note: All West Boone Township votes at the Drexel Community Center in Drexel.

BALLARD PRECINCT: Ballard School (Ag Building), 10247 NE State Route 18, Butler (Ballard R-2) All voters in the school district vote here.

BUTLER PRECINCT: Butler High School Gymnasium, 420 S Fulton, Butler (Butler R-5) All voters in the school district vote here.

DREXEL PRECINCT: Drexel Community Center, 410 E. Bates, Drexel (Drexel R-4 & Miami R-1) Voters in the City of Drexel, Village of Merwin, and all West Boone Township vote here.

HUDSON / ROCKVILLE PRECINCT: Hudson School, 15012 NE State Route 52, Appleton City, (Hudson R-9, Appleton City R-2 & Rich Hill R-4) All voters in the City of Rockville and Rockville Township vote here.

HUME PRECINCT: Hume Legion Hall, 9355 SW 1ST Street, Hume (Hume R-8) Voters in the City of Hume and Howard and Walnut Townships vote here.

RICH HILL PRECINCT: Rich Hill 4th of July Building, 501 E. Park Avenue, Rich Hill (Rich Hill R-4) Voters in the City of Rich Hill, Village of Foster, and Osage, Lone Oak, Pleasant Gap, Hudson, Prairie, New Home South, Walnut, Howard Townships vote here.

The polling places will be open from the hours of 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. during which time any person properly registered to vote in Bates County, Missouri and has an acceptable form of identification, will be given the opportunity to cast his or her ballot.

Done by order of the County Clerk of Bates County, Missouri this 11th day of March, 2024.

Jami Page
Bates County Clerk
Election Authority

Update: Grandview man seriously injured in motorcycle crash near Amsterdam

On Wednesday March 13th around 4:30 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County EMS, Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Amsterdam Fire Department responded to a motorcycle accident on Route J at CR NW 8002 near Miami High School.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2017 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Joseph A. Canseco of Grandview, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Joseph A. Canseco sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was he was transported by ambulance to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240125264

Obituary - Gloria Ann Phillips

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gloria Ann Phillips. She was surrounded by family at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO when she received her angel wings and entered heaven.

Gloria was born March 24th, 1955 in Ft. Benning, GA to Kenneth Lloyd and Jeanne Bernadette (Riley) Berryman. Gloria worked as a Medical Credentialist for over 30 years with HCA Healthcare until retirement. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, MO. Gloria truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures like; teaching her kids and their friends how to drive, braiding everyone's hair before volleyball and basketball games, taking her grandsons to get ice cream, taking many kids including family and friends to the zoo. She enjoyed talking for hours to family and friends. She was there for all the kids events the best she could, rather that be in person or via live feeds and being their biggest cheerleader. She loved making friends anywhere she went (literally anywhere). She would always make sure to include everyone, she loved organizing gatherings with family and friends, her face would light up when taking kids for rides on her scooter, she loved every holiday and gathering to the fullest (especially her birthday!). She always had a smile on her face and a giggle to go with it and she always raved about her family and how proud she was of her kids, grandsons, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews, and of course her parents and her sisters, brothers, and in-laws.

Gloria will join in heaven her parents, Lloyd and Bernadette Berryman, and her brother Ken Berryman.

Gloria still has many here on earth loving her and keeping her memory alive, including 3 children; Jennifer Phillips of Harrisonville MO, Randy Phillips Jr. of Independence MO, Deanna Meinhardt of Harrisonville MO; 2 grandsons, Mattic and Coby Meinhardt; as well as her sister Karen Caldwell (Larry) of Aurora MO, sister-in-law (Ken) Carol Berryman of Peculiar MO, brother Jim Berryman (Linda) of Sapulpa, OK, sister Susan Boehm of Grandview, MO; 14 nieces and nephews and their spouses and 40 great nieces and great-nephews.

The family would like to welcome all family and friends to Dickey Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO on Friday, March 15th, 2024 for a visitation from 6-8 pm with a rosary reading from 5:30-6pm.

A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, MO.

The family suggests that Memorial Contributions may be made to the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Memorial Fund, Harrisonville, Missouri. Contributions may be mailed to Dickey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 432, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701.

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Traffic Alert: Motorcycle accident near Amsterdam

The Bates County Sheriff's Office along with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers, Bates County EMS and Amsterdam Fire Department is on scene of a motorcycle accident around the area of J Highway and NW CR 8002 near Miami School at this time.

Please avoid this area! Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us.

This story has been updated:

https://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2024/03/update-grandview-man-seriously-injured.html