Stories from Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Charles Ray Waites Sr., age 83 years and five months, was born Nov. 2, 1925, in North Venice, Ill., the son of James William and Myrtle Ellen (Berry) Waites, and passed from this life on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo., after a lengthy health decline...

Doris Hinds (Ricketson) went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 1, 2009, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, at Crossroads Christian Church, 5855 Renner Road, Shawnee, Kan. Donations may be made to KC Hospice or Carondelet Manor...

Mary Agnes (Doss) Ellis, age 92, of Schell City, the daughter of Charles L. and Mabel F. (Gray) Doss, was born Nov. 3, 1916, in Windsor, Mo., and passed from this life on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Community Springs Healthcare Center in El Dorado Springs...

Jakadeene Doman was born March 30, 1922, the fourth daughter of Charles E. and Daisy M. (Vantellman) Haggard. She went to meet her Savior on April 3, 2009, at the Community Springs Healthcare Center at the age of 87 years and four days. Jakadeene graduated from Schell City High School and resided in this area all of her life. ...

Leo Junior Taft, 75, of Webb City, died on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Webb City Health Rehabilitation Center, in Webb City, following a lengthy illness. A private committal will be held at 2 p.m., on Thursday, April 9, at the family farm northeast of Milford, Mo...

The Nevada Tigers varsity baseball team headed to Anderson, Mo., Saturday for the Mustang Classic tournament and came home with a split in two games. In their first game, the Tigers squared off against Shiloh Christian School out of Arkansas, and came out with a 6-4 victory. In the second game against Gravette, Ark., the Tigers were not so lucky, however, falling by a final score of 8-4...

The Cottey-Moss House fashion show originally scheduled for April 10 has been postponed until a later date due to a scheduling conflict. For more information contact the Public Information office, (417) 667-8181, ext. 2140

The Nevada City Council will have a full agenda when they meet tonight including the first reading of a proposed ordinance to establish the Western Missouri 911 Dispatch Center when they meet at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash St...

Missouri has more road projects underway at any particular time you'd care to name and now drivers have a place to comment directly to the Missouri Department of Transportation how they feel the department is doing their job on their Web site at: http://www.modot.org/workzones/Comments.......

In the birding world, nearly everyone has a favorite. In Missouri, many people choose the bluebird, the state bird. But another species, the purple martin, has a devoted following, too. These largest of American swallows arrive in Missouri throughout early spring, with many reports of "scouts" logged online, and Jim Switlick of Nevada has already spotted one, according to a scout report on www.purplemartin.org...

Voters throughout Vernon County will head to the polls today to cast their votes in races for area school boards, city government officials, township officials and more. Many in rural areas also will be deciding the fate of special road levys, including Bacon Township, Badger Township, Blue Mound Township, Coal Township, Deerfield Township, Harrison Township, Henry Township, Lake Township, Metz Township, Montevallo Township, Moundville Township, Walker Township and Washington Township, all of which are seeking road tax levys in varying amounts.. ...

Virginia M. Boyd, 85, of Butler, formerly of Rich Hill, died April 6, 2009, at Willow Lane Care Center, in Butler. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m., at Heuser Funeral Home with burial in the Balltown Cemetery, in Horton, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to Balltown Cemetery, in care of Heuser Funeral Home...

William Joseph Davis Jr., 27, Moundville, Mo., passed away on April 4, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born July 19, 1981, in Columbia, Mo., to William Joseph Davis Sr. and Barbara Jean Winters Davis. He married Tonia R. Yurk on Jan. 5, 2005, in Houston County, Ga., and she survives of the home...