Obituary - Michael Lane Johnston

It was the wishes of Michael Johnston to be cremated with no public services at this time Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Michael Lane Johnston, age 68 of Springfield, Missouri died Friday, July 19, 2024 at his home. He was born March 29, 1956 to John Milton and Irma Lorene Bitner Johnston in Kansas City, Missouri.

Michael is survived by three children, Theresa Lorene Johnston of Springfield, Missouri, Randy Crigger and wife Jessica of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Ericka Crigger and husband Daniel Wallingford of Peculiar, Missouri; two step-sons, Darrell Weichert and Jeremy Weichert both of Springfield, Missouri; eight grandchildren; and a brother, Milton Johnston of Archie, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Terri Johnston.

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Obituary - Travis Michael Smith

    

Travis Michael Smith, 40, Nevada, MO passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at his home in Nevada. Travis was born on January 18, 1984, in Muskogee, OK to Michael Q. and Brenda (Saylor) Smith.

Travis grew up in Muskogee, OK and graduated from Muskogee High School in 2002. He loved all things entertainment. His music interests varied from slow jazz to R&B to pop. You knew he really liked a song if he got up and started dancing, it didn’t matter if he was at home or in a crowded restaurant. 

 Travis loved to groove. His family loved listening to him sing in the car. He quoted many movies and TV shows but his favorites included Happy Gilmore, the Blues Brothers, Cheers, Frazier, and the Adam’s Family. You knew he liked you if he gave you a celebrity nickname. Travis’ laugh was infectious and he had a unique sense of humor that was hilarious to those around him.

Travis loved going on car rides with his dad and their dog, Hank, playing games at the arcade, and bowling. He always won the most tickets and got the best prizes. He always made sure that he got his nephew and niece something from the prize store. Although he did love his alone time, he loved his family.

Survivors include his father, Michael Q. Smith, of the home; two sisters, Madelyn Smith and Kayla B. Ware, both of Smyrna, TN; nephew, Chase Ware; niece, Katelyn Ware; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Travis was preceded in death by his mother, Brenda, and an infant sister, Christina.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Muskogee, OK.

Obituary - Tommy D. Baldwin

Tommy D. Baldwin, 70, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 19, 2024 surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with the visitation starting at 11:00 AM.

Tommy “Tom” was born September 23, 1953 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, son of Allen Dean and Peggy Ann (Harper) Baldwin. Tom was a lifelong Lee’s Summit resident and was a 1971 graduate of Lee’s Summit High School. He was united in marriage to Connie Lynn Sherman on December 26, 1981 in Quincy, MO.

Tom was a truck driver, a member of the Teamsters Union, and had worked for a number of trucking companies in the area before his retirement in 2014. Tom loved working on older cars, was a dedicated Chevrolet Man, and a member of the Mid America Chevelle Club.

Tom is survived by his wife, Connie; two sons: Dean and wife, Sydney Baldwin, Greenwood, MO; and Billy Baldwin, Dunnegan, MO; a daughter, Llyndsey, and her husband, Adam Vogel, Kingsville, MO; his mother, Peggy Ann Baldwin, Lee’s Summit, MO; two sisters: Debbie Kitahara, Pleasant Hill, MO; and Annette and husband, Kevin Barringhaus, St. Louis, MO; five grandchildren: Jack Jagow, Cash Jagow, Aurora Vogel, Quincy Baldwin, and Mack Baldwin; and many other relatives and friends.

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BCMH Welcomes Dr. Alex Wilson

We are so happy to be able to share this news! Alex Wilson, D.O., has joined the BCMH medical staff. As a trained Hospitalist and Family Practice physician, Dr. Wilson will see patients admitted to the hospital, as well as patients at Nursery Street Family Care Clinic on a limited clinic schedule beginning this August.

 
Wilson said the beginning of his interest in a healthcare career started in sixth grade, when his mother was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, and he saw how the nurses and doctors worked as they took care of her. After graduating from Adrian High School in 2012, he initially wanted to pursue a nursing major. He started as a CNA working for the nursing home in Adrian (previously, Adrian Manor).

 
“I took some chemistry classes and really enjoyed that side of it, so that kind of pushed me into the pre-medicine route. And then when I did some rotations and volunteer work with Dr. Miller here, that’s what sealed the deal and made me pursue a career in medicine,” Wilson said.

 
BCMH played an integral role in Wilson’s path to becoming a doctor. He explains, “I did a rotation during my fourth year of medical school where I worked with both Dr. Miller and Dr. Crary – Dr. Crary in the hospital and Dr. Miller in the outpatient setting. I did that during COVID when our medical was shut down, so I did that as an opportunity to get back home and help where it was needed, but also to get my feet wet in medicine here and see if this was a good route for me to take. It definitely was and I ended up taking a preceptorship rotation which is a month rotation at the end of my residency, and I worked primarily with Dr. Crary during that time, which worked well with the hospitalist perspective.”

During his residency program, his choice of specializing as a Hospitalist was solidified. Wilson said, “I just liked the acuteness of being able to treat patients right then and there, get studies done, and see people improve in a short amount of time.”'

Alex Wilson attended Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, completing his Doctorate of Osteopathy (DO) in 2021. He finished his residency program with Genesis Family Medicine – University of Iowa in Davenport, Iowa this year in 2024. Wilson is board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine.

 
He and his wife, Savannah, have established their home in Butler, and they are expecting their first child in October.

Welcome, Dr. Wilson!

 

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