Stories from Friday, July 22, 2022

The Nevada Housing Authority, in partnership with KNEM/KNMO, Osage Prairie YMCA and the City of Nevada, hosted the "HUD Building Strong Families Annual Opportunity Fair" Wednesday evening. Due to the high temperatures, the originally planned outdoor event was moved inside the gym of the YMCA...

The Nevada High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) has earned, for the first time in school history, the “Silver Star” Community Service with Excellence Award for the 2021-2022 school year. This prestigious award recognizes the top 5 percent of all AFJROTC units (870 units worldwide) based on community service in support of schools and local communities...

Ruth Rosamond Lowry, of Richards, Mo., passed away peacefully at her home on July 8, 2022. Daughter of William Hugh and Mary (Neptune) Johnson, she was born Jan. 1, 1931. She lived on the family farm at Eve, Mo., until her marriage to Airman Albert Warren (“Budge”) Lowry on July 25, 1952. ...

Jimmie Doris (Hunter) Rice, 89, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Jimmie, or Tiny as she was known to many people, was born Nov. 20, 1932, in Dimmitt, Texas, to Finis E. and Myrtis Faye (Norman) Hunter...

Richard Lee (Dick) Meyers, 71, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. Dick was born May 3, 1951, to Maurice (Bud) and Mary Meyers in Mitchell, S.D. At an early age he was plagued with polio. The generosity from the Shriners Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis, Minn., allowed Dick to receive lifesaving treatments...

Dora “Sue” Clark of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., at the age of 65. Sue was born Sept. 11, 1956, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Omar and Flo Canady. She graduated from Walker High School. ...

Terry Linn Loudermilk, age 71, of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away, unexpectedly on July 19, 2022. Terry was born Feb. 14, 1951, in Buffalo, Mo., to Luther Claude and Elizabeth Jewell (James) Loudermilk. He graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1969 and on Sept. 6, 1975, he married Patricia Ann Payne and together they had two children and later divorced. He had worked in the Bronaugh Coal Mines for eight years and spent the rest of his working years in construction...

Frederick Ray Reedy, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Fred was born Sept. 12, 1938, in Harwood, Mo., to Walter G. and Jeannie R. (Curry) Reedy. On July 19, 1958, he was united in marriage to Alice Ann Brundridge and she preceded him in death in 1987...