Stories from Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Beulah Leola Keith, 84, Nevada, Mo., went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, following a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Beulah was born Dec. 1, 1934, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to William Kenneth and Elsie Mae (Scammehorn) Oyler. She was united in marriage to Forrest Eugene Keith on Dec. 3, 1954, and he preceded her in death after 14 years of marriage on Dec. 20, 1968...

Barbara Ann Hamilton, 63, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Freeman West in Joplin following a lengthy illness. Barbara was born May 11, 1955, in Sheldon, Mo., to Homer Leroy and Francis Marie (Lynn) Bogart. She married Rolla Hamilton on Aug. 26, 1993, in Lamar, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 2005...

Gary Dale Cliffman, 68, Deerfield, Mo., died on Dec. 13, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home.

It was a banner day for standout golfer Bronson Smith on Monday, as the Nevada High School senior signed a national letter-of-intent with William Jewell College. Smith, who collected all-state accolades as a junior last season, has previously carded one of the top nine-hole scores in program history (34)...

SHELDON ­ — The atmosphere was electric as bitter rivals Sheldon and Bronaugh squared off in a boy-girl varsity doubleheader Tuesday night. As anticipated, the girls contest was the marquee matchup and went down to the final seconds, with the host Lady Panthers downing the Lady Wildcats of Bronaugh, 29-28...