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FEBRUARY
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State Auditor Tom Schweich died of
an apparent self-inflicted gunshot
wound this morning.
Mr. Schweich, who won a second
term as State Auditor last year, had
recently declared his candidacy for
governor in the 2016 Republican primary.
“It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of Missouri State
Auditor Tom Schweich today,” said
Spence Jackson of the State Auditor’s
office. “Please keep in mind his wife
Kathy and two children.”
“Tom was very smart, very capable,
outstanding at his job, and a good
friend,” said u.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-
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SJSD Board
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Super intend ent
MO). “Our thoughts and prayers are
with Kathy, their children, and the
rest of Tom’s friends and family as
they deal with this tragic loss.”
Randy Asbury, who was set to face
Schweich for the Republican nomination for governor said, “ I join with all
Missourians in showing heartfelt
appreciation for his years of selfless
public service. Tom's dedication to
Missourians will be remembered into
the distant future. I encourage everyone throughout Missouri to pray for
Tom's family, friends and staff as they
deal with this tragic loss.
Sadness over the loss of Mr.
Schweich was non-partisan.
Mike A. Bozarth | Publisher
THE SAINT JOSEPH TELEGRAPH
A member of u.S. Senator Roy
Blunt’s staff was in St. Joseph
Tuesday with their mobile office.”
Tom Salisbury, left, Small
Business Liaison for Senator
Blunt held the session at the
Buchanan county courthouse in
the clifton Hurst conference
Room.
Although sparsely attended, Mr.
Salisbury told The Telegraph that
the senator wanted to hear concerns from constituents.
Keysto ne
Pipeli ne Debat e
At Weste rn
The Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors
Society and the Politics club at Missouri
Western State university are co-sponsoring a public forum on a controversial
proposed oil pipeline at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 at the East Hills
Library, 502 N. Woodbine. The forum in
the library’s basement theater is free and
open to the public.
congress has passed and sent to
President Obama a bill approving the
Keystone XL Pipeline to carry oil from
canada to Steele city, Nebraska.
President Obama is expected to veto the
bill.
The scientific, economic and political
ramifications of the proposed pipeline
will be discussed by a panel comprised
of Dr. Karen Koy, associate professor of
biology; Jeannette Holland, adjunct
instructor of economics; and Dylan
Gibson, senior political science major
and president of the Politics club.
following short presentations by members of the panel, they will answer questions from the audience.
Expanding Legislature’s Footprint
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Phill Brooks | Guest Writer
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State Treasurer clint Zweifel (D)
said “It is with a heavy heart that I
send my thoughts and prayers to the
Schweich family during this difficult
time. Tom served his state and country admirably, and fought strongly for
his values. With his passing, Missouri
has lost a devoted public servant. He
will be missed.”
“The death of Auditor Tom
Schweich is devastating news for his
family and all Missourians,” said Roy
Temple, chairman of the Missouri
Democratic Party. “Our thoughts and
prayers are with the Schweich family
during this tragic time.”
Blunt Staffer Holds Mobile Office Here
During the executive closed session
friday night, february 20th, the Board
of Education voted to initiate the process
to terminate Dr. fred czerwonka,
Superin-tendent of Schools, pursuant to
the terms of his employment contract.
The vote was 6-0; board member Dan
colgan was absent.
No other votes were taken. As this is a
personnel matter, the board will have no
further comment
at this time.
The Northside spring clean up will be
Saturday, March 7th, from 9:00 - noon,
at the Krug park pool area. No mattress
or box springs, but tires and furniture ok,
Bring proof of residency .
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A Senate-passed plan to spend $75
million of borrowed money for
the capitol complex has caused
me to think about the history of
legislative expansion in
Missouri's statehouse.
A large part of that bond issue
money would fix serious deterioration of Missouri's historic capitol
building that has been neglected for
decades. But a lot of the money
would used to create new space for
the legislature.
Nearly half -- $35 million -- would
help pave the way for the legislature
to take over the Transportation
Department building that stands next
to the capitol. The extra space would
be for a part-time legislature that
meets less than half of the year. And
even when they are in session, they
usually meet only part of the week.
Last year, they met just 71 days
with another couple of days in the
fall for the veto session. Some of
those sessions are held simply to
meet procedural requirements. No
votes are taken, so few members
show up.
When I first began covering
the statehouse, legislative
offices were pretty small and
simple. Many lawmakers did not
have secretaries. In fact, minority-party Republicans were jammed
into rooms where they had to share a
single large table.
In 1983, the legislature seized a
major expanse of space in the capitol
to provide a separate, private office
for every lawmaker. To get the extra
space, the legislature kicked out
many of the support staff for some
statewide elected officials.
So much of the capitol has been
taken over by the legislature that the
building seems like an empty tomb
when the General Assembly is not in
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session. At times, your footsteps
seem to echo in the silent, empty
hallways.
The atmosphere of a nearly vacant
building between legislative sessions
has gotten even worse in the era of
legislative term limits. Before term
limits, legislators spent extensive
time in interim committee sessions
laying the groundwork for legislation
about complicated state problems.
But now, the work of interim committees has almost gone away. I
sense that among some of the termlimited lawmakers there simply is
less interest to be in Jefferson city in
the summer and fall.
So why is there a need for even
more space for Missouri lawmakers?
One factor involves access for the
physically disabled.
Even with that 1983 expansion, a
second floor had to be constructed in
the House offices with high ceilings
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THuRSDAy, fEBRuARy 26, 2015
THE SAINT JOSEPH TELEGRAPH
School Bored?
If you live in Saint Joseph,
Missouri, you are possibly bored and
probably disgusted. A school system
founded on the eve of the civil War
and maintained for the next forty
years by Edward Bayley Neely who
gave it a solid foundation in ethics
and service has received
one of the worst audits in
the history of the state.
Losses of between twenty-five and forty MILLION misappropriated
dollars have been exposed,
and who knows how much
more. All anyone can really find are the traceable
effects of graft, favoritism,
and petty corruption from
the last decade or so. Time obscures
things, and even big losses shrink in
the rear-view mirror of hindsight.
But the worst damage isn’t monetary. It is the loss of faith in the system.
What should be done? Several
administrators and board members
definitively identified as having supported them should resign.
Superintendent czerwonka has been
given notice: a 90 days suspension
[with pay!] then termination. Too
generous – but at least it’s done.
Administrators associated with
czerwonka should go; at a minimum
Rick Hartigan (chief Operating
Officer) and Doug flowers (Human
Resources Director) . On the School
Board itself, former Superintendent
Dan colgan must resign (or should
be removed by a vote of “No
confidence”), and Dennis Snethen
would be wise to leave(or be
removed by vote) because of his support for the policies associated with
malfeasance.
Martin Rucker should resign, not
so much because he frequently “rubber stamped” questionable policies
(though he did that), but
because he also has served
the 29th District in the
Missouri House of
Representatives. He should
know and understand the
Sunshine Law. He should
resign because it’s the honorable thing to do.
One danger (on the
public side) is that of initiating a “witch hunt.” Much of
the flak from the recent audit has to
do with stipends being given without
Board approval. Some of those
stipends went to local principals with
the direction that the money was to
be used for public relations or to
compensate for graduate work in
administration and these are reasonable kinds of support; as is the practice of providing laptop computers to
Board members. In neither case,
would principals or Board members
have had any reason to assume that
the benefits were not perfectly legitimate.
Of course, laptops for Board members and PR or education stipends to
principals don’t add up to somewhere between twenty-five and forty
million dollars, either, and somebody, sometime should have noticed
the rest. certainly Beau Musser did,
after about two days on the job. And
after calling attention to the irregularities, the way he was treated for
doing so is at least as shameful as
making free with public funds: to be
falsely accused and threatened with
trumped-up charges is the lowest
form of chicanery, ethically just
below the sewer rat.
following this, it isn’t “witch
hunting” that the Saint Joseph
National Education Association has
done (on 24 february) in calling for
the Missouri Department of
Education to suspend the administrative licenses of all three recent
Superintendents: Dan colgan,
Melody Smith, and fred czerwonka
until they can be thoroughly investigated. Nor is it “witch hunting” that
the local chapter of the Missouri
State Teachers’ Association has
called for flowers to be fired and for
a full-scale investigation into clear
instances of nepotism. These are
necessary moves that must be made
if the local district hopes to ever
regain some modicum of public support and trust.
Telegraph editor Mike Bozarth
made several excellent suggestions
as well (in the edition of 19
february, page 2). In sum, he suggests setting a more realistic number
of signatures to be required for those
who wish to run for a Board seat; he
suggests that Board members ought
to be paid something (a very reasonable idea, given the massive amount
of time involved in doing the job
right and the immense responsibility
entailed); he believes (again, correctly) that more civic participation
could and should be encouraged
through the formation of ancillary
planning committees; and (like me)
he HATES closed [secret] meetings
and believes that all meetings touching on public business should be
open to the public except those very
strictly limited to personnel matters
as clearly outlined in the Missouri
Sunshine Law: all good, “doable”
ideas.
can the District recover? Over
time, yes; Iff [one of my favorite
terms from philosophy: “if and
ONLy if]… Iff “we the people”
don’t get so bored and jaded with the
correction process that we “take our
eyes off the ball.” “We” have to stick
with it, or reforms won’t work. And
the reforms have to be REAL
reforms; basic, hard-core changes in
structure and intent, starting at the
top. How can our administrative
structure be made both accountable
and efficient? Do we have too many
administrators? Or too many of the
wrong kind in the wrong places?
And what about the Board? How do
we insure that potential Board members aren’t fanatics representing
some faction and that each one has a
full interest, good ability, and an
honest commitment to the education
and welfare of all students in the district? These are not easy, but we’ve
had them in the past and can have
them again; but only, as I said, Iff
“we” don’t become bored or complacent. That’s how we got here in the
first place, and it’s time for a change
What’s The Plan?
Gov. Gary Johnson | Guest Writer
OuR AMERIcA INTIATIvE
President Obama has asked
congress to authorize the use of military force against ISIS.
Am I mistaken, or haven’t
we been dropping bombs on
them for several months
now? And am I somehow
wrong in believing that
dropping bombs constitutes
military force?
Of course, to this
President and others before him, it
doesn’t seem to matter. In fact, at the
same time Obama asked congress
for authorization, he made it clear
that he doesn’t really think he needs
that authorization.
Given the President’s view -again, a view shared by his predecessors, it’s obvious that his
request to congress has
nothing to do with following the constitution and the
law. Rather, it is entirely
about wanting congress to
share the blame if this latest
military campaign doesn’t
turn out well.
What’s missing in all this is a real
and serious discussion in Washington
about a plan, and a real debate about
whether the bombs we are dropping
are making us safer.
That’s one of the many reasons
why, before next year’s elections,
we must insure that the Presidential
Debates are real debates that include
not just the Republican and
Democrat candidates -- who will
likely agree with one another that
dropping bombs on ISIS is a good
plan. And that’s why Our America
needs your help in our fight to
change the debates.
Imagine a presidential debate in
which a candidate actually raised the
question: “As much the barbarism
and cruelty of ISIS deserve punishment, is dropping bombs in Syria
and Iraq actually making America
more secure and Americans here at
home more safe?” What if someone
reminded voters that the vow to
“destroy” ISIS sounds a lot like the
vows to destroy the Taliban and Al
Qaeda -- both of which are thriving
today, despite the thousands of military lives lost and hundreds of billions of dollars spent in our attempts
at destruction.
None of the politicians who dominate the airwaves today are asking
those questions -- or demanding
answers to them. REAL Presidential
Debates would change that.
Where Are The People?
Since Harrison Hartley and
Governor Johnson are both asking
questions today on this page, I figured my piece may as well
be a question too.
Two weeks ago a staffer
from Lt. Governor Peter
Kinder’s office held listening posts at the East
Hills Library, Washington
Park Library and the
Dowtown Library. I covered the one at
Washington Park, where
one other person showed
up besides myself.
Tuesday I covered the Mobile
Office tour by u.S. Senator Roy
Blunt’s office that was held at the
Buchanan county courthouse. I
was the first (and only)
person to show up.
Hopefully others came
after I left.
Where are you at St.
Joe? I know everyone in
town is not happy with
everything going on. I
know people have concerns and complaints.
Why not take advantage
of our elected officials
sending people here to listen to us?
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Texas Straight Talk
Intervention ism
Kills: PostCoup Ukraine
One Year Later
Rep. Ron Paul, M.D. | Columnist
fORMER u.S. REPRESENTATIvE (R-TEXAS)
It was one year ago last weekend
that a violent coup overthrew the
legally elected government of
ukraine. That coup was not only
supported by uS and Eu governments -- much of it was actually
planned by them. Looking back at
the events that led to the overthrow
it is clear that without foreign intervention ukraine would not be in its
current, seemingly hopeless situation.
By the end of 2013,
ukraine’s economy was
in ruins. The government
was desperate for an economic bailout and thenpresident yanukovych
first looked west to the
uS and Eu before deciding to accept an offer of
help from Russia.
Residents of south and
east ukraine, who largely speak
Russian and trade extensively with
Russia were pleased with the decision. West ukrainians who identify
with Poland and Europe began to
protest. ukraine is a deeply divided
country and the president came
from the eastern region.
At this point the conflict was just
another chapter in ukraine’s difficult post-Soviet history. There was
bound to be some discontent over
the decision, but if there had been
no foreign intervention in support of
the protests you would likely not be
reading this column today. The
problem may well have solved itself
in due time rather than escalated
into a full-out civil war. But the
interventionists in the uS and Eu
won out again, and their interventionist project has been a disaster.
The protests at the end of 2013
grew more dramatic and violent and
soon a steady stream of uS and Eu
politicians were openly participating, as protesters called for the overthrow of the ukrainian government.
Senator John Mccain made several
visits to Kiev and even addressed
the crowd to encourage them.
Imagine if a foreign leader like
Putin or Assad came to Washington
to encourage protesters to overthrow
the Obama Administration!
As we soon found out
from a leaked telephone call, the uS
ambassador in Kiev
and Assistant Secretary
of State, victoria
Nuland, were making
detailed plans for a
new government in
Kiev after the legal
government was overthrown with their
assistance.
The protests continued to grow but
finally on february 20th of last year
a European delegation brokered a
compromise that included early
elections and several other concessions from yanukovych. It appeared
disaster had been averted, but suddenly that night some of the most
violent groups, which had been
close to the uS, carried out the coup
and yanukovych fled the country.
When the east refused to recognize
the new government as legitimate
and held a referendum to secede
from the west, Kiev sent in tanks to
force them to submit. Rather than
accept the will of those seeking
independence from what they
viewed as an illegitimate government put in place by foreigners, the
Obama administration decided to
blame it all on the Russians and
began imposing sanctions!
That war launched by Kiev has
lasted until the present, with a
ceasefire this month brokered by the
Germans and french finally offering
some hope for an end to the killing.
More than 5,000 have been killed
and many of those were civilians
bombed in their cities by Kiev.
What if John Mccain had stayed
home and worried about his constituents in Arizona instead of nonconstituents 6,000 miles away?
What if the other uS and Eu politicians had done the same? What if
victoria Nuland and uS
Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt had
focused on actual diplomacy instead
of regime change?
If they had done so, there is a good
chance many if not all of those who
have been killed in the violence
would still be alive today.
Interventionism kills.
Senator Tester
Introduces Bill
To Permanently
Ban Internet
Taxes
u.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT)
and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced a bill to permanently ban federal, state and local governments
from taxing access to the Internet
last week.
The Senators' bill, the Internet Tax
freedom forever Act, would permanently extend the current moratorium on taxing Internet access that is
set to expire on October 1, 2015.
Montana is one of a few states that
would automatically impose a 3.75
percent tax on Internet access if the
moratorium is lifted.
"The Internet provides instant
access to information, allows small
businesses to compete in a global
marketplace, and strengthens education and health care," Tester said.
"Our bill ensures that access to the
world's greatest source of informa
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
tion will not be taxed."
"The Internet serves as a gateway
for economic opportunity and provides thousands of Montanans with
access to critical communication
services. Taxing the Internet would
only stifle innovation and force new
costs upon hardworking Montana
families and small businesses,"
Daines stated. "The Internet Tax
freedom forever Act ensures that
the Internet permanently remains a
free engine of innovation and
growth."
Tester and Daines last congress
successfully rejected congressional
efforts to require Montana small
businesses to collect sales tax on
behalf of other states and local governments when selling products
online.
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V E R S E of the W E E K
Then Jesus laid his hands on his
eyes again; and he looked intently
and his sight was restored, and he
saw everything clearly.
– MARK 8 : 25
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Conway’s Column
Rep. Pat Conway | Columnist
MISSOuRI HOuSE Of REPRESENTATIvES (D)
On Monday, March the 2nd many
Members of the General Assembly
will make the 90 minute trek
to fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri. It will be my first
trip back to the base since
November of 1968. That
month I graduated from
basic training, the beginning
of a two year stint that
ended in 1970. The reasons for this trip are
to attend a public listening
post to support the continuation of the
mission and training provided at ft.
Wood. The economic impact of keeping ft. Wood and other
military installations are tremendous.
House Members are also informed of
the mission of our 139th Air National
Guard base and the important fiscal
impact it has on Northwest Missouri.
The Missouri House and Senate members along with Sen. Blunt and Sen.
Mccaskill and others will attempt to
persuade the visitors from the
Pentagon of Missouri’s effort to retain
our military bases. We can only hope
that our efforts will be well received.
Here are some other Jefferson city
happenings.
HOuSE AGAIN APPROvES
PHOTO vOTER ID LEGISLATION
The Republican-controlled House of
Representatives on feb. 19 advanced
a pair of measures to the Senate that
seek to require Missourians to show
government-issued photo identification in order to exercise their constitutional right to vote. HJR 1, a proposed
constitutional amendment authorizing
lawmakers to impose a photo voter ID
requirement passed 118-39, while HB
30, companion implementing legislation, passed 118-37.
A constitutional change is necessary
because the Missouri Supreme court
in 2006 struck down similar
Republican-backed photo ID legislation, ruling it “imposes a severe burden on the right to vote” in violation
of the voting rights provision of the
Missouri constitution. If passed by
both legislative chambers, HJR 1
automatically would go on the
November 2016 ballot for voter ratification. Because of the court’s earlier
ruling, HB 30 would have no effect
until and unless HJR 1 was ratified.
This session marks the 10th straight
year Republicans have sought to
impose a photo voter ID requirement.
Although they claim it would combat
fraud, Republicans remain unable to
cite a single case of voter impersonation at the polls in Missouri, which
the Supreme court noted is the only
type of voter fraud a photo ID requirement could prevent. More than
250,000 legally registered Missouri
voters currently don’t have a government-issued photo ID. Those
Missourians consist primarily of racial minorities, senior citizens and
the disabled, groups that
tend to overwhelmingly
vote for Democrats.
LT. GOv. cLAIMS
‘IMPOvERISHMENT’ ON $86,000
SALARY
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is asking lawmakers to provide him a daily expense
allowance, arguing he’s experienced
“gradual impoverishment” living on
an annual salary of $86,484, The
Associated Press reported on feb. 19.
The lieutenant governor is the lowest
paid of Missouri’s six
statewide elected officials,
earning about $24,000 a year
less than the average pay for
those officials.
During his 10 years as lieutenant governor, Kinder, a
Republican, has chosen to
maintain his primary residence in his hometown of
cape Girardeau while keeping an apartment in Jefferson city. In
order to offset that expense, Kinder
asked the House and Senate budget
committees to provide him the same
$103 daily per diem lawmakers, who
earn just $35,915 a year, receive on
days the legislature is in session.
Kinder, however, would like a per
diem for any day he is in Jefferson
city, not just when the legislature is
meeting. Although the office’s only
constitutional duty is to preside over
the Senate, the lieutenant governor
also sits on a number of state boards
and commissions that meet throughout the year.
Aside from the governor, who
resides in a state-owned mansion near
the capitol, none of the other
statewide elected officials are provided housing in Jefferson city at taxpayer expense, and none receive a per
diem.
In April 2011, Kinder reimbursed the
state $52,320 for hotel stays he originally charged to taxpayers over several years. The reimbursement came
weeks after the St. Louis PostDispatch reported that taxpayers had
picked up the tab for more than 300
nights Kinder spent at luxury hotels
while in St. Louis on mostly personal
and campaign business.
Kinder was first elected lieutenant
governor in 2004 and is only the second person in state history to win
three terms in the office. He has
announced his intention to seek an
unprecedented fourth term in 2016.
SENATE PANEL HEARS BILL TO
SHIELD POLIcE FOOTAGE
The
Senate
Transportation,
Infrastructure and Public Safety
committee on feb. 18 that would prohibit the public from obtaining
footage from police cameras without a
court order. At present, footage from
police cameras generally is considered an open record under the state’s
Sunshine Law.
Police routinely use footage from
dashboard cameras and body cameras
as evidence against offenders and to
defend against false allegations of
wrongdoing. But the publication of
footage by the press and others also
frequently exposes actual incidents of
police brutality and misconduct.
Supporters of the measure, including
the
Missouri
Police
chiefs
Association, say it is necessary to protect the privacy of police and suspects. Opponents say that making it
more difficult for the press and the
public to review evidence of potential
police misconduct will increase public distrust of law enforcement.
The committee took no immediate
action on the bill, SB 331. The measure is sponsored by state Sen. Doug
Libla, D-Poplar Bluff.
If you have concerns or issues with
state government my office is here to
help. I can be reached at via email at
pat.conway@house.mo.gov or tollfree at 866-596-1651.
“Cut To the Chase”
Strengthening
Conservation
Good For
Everyone
Dan Cassidy | Guest Writer
MISSOuRI fARM BuREAu
Missouri is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. from
mighty rivers and clear flowing
streams to oak forests and rolling
hills, outdoor enthusiasts have options
aplenty. yet our good fortune should
not be taken for granted and ways to
improve land stewardship must never
be discounted. unfortunately, state
legislators’ efforts to shed light on
growing discontent with the Missouri
Department of conservation (MDc)
have been mischaracterized as an
attempt to eliminate authority and
funding rather than increase accountability and transparency.
Roughly two-thirds of the state’s six
million residents live in urban areas.
yet, unlike western states, the majority of Missouri land is owned by private citizens—93 percent of the
state’s 44 million acres. yes, there are
sizeable public holdings, but successful land management must incorporate private landowners.
In 1976, the Missouri constitution
was amended to create a dedicated
funding source for MDc. The department is funded in large part by a oneeighth of 1 percent sales tax to the
tune of about $105 million in fiscal
year 2014. The General Assembly
approves MDc’s budget each year,
yet this is largely ceremonial as suggestions are not encouraged. The
chasm created in recent years with
legislators who have
become
frustrated
with MDc has grown,
and more bills are
introduced each session to force changes
within the department.
Legislators are not
acting alone or out of
spite. Many people,
including those who
actually own and
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manage our natural resources, recognize and appreciate the expertise
MDc brings to the table, but have
become disenchanted as their concerns seem to have gone unheard. A
quick reading of policies adopted by
farm Bureau members reveals several
concerns along with two actions that,
if adopted, would go a long way
toward restoring trust in the department.
first, the one-eighth cent conservation
sales tax should be subject to a
statewide vote every 10 years. We are
not calling for the tax to be eliminated, but believe that earmarked tax
issues should never be placed in the
Missouri constitution unless there are
provisions for automatic, periodic
voter review. This is hardly a novel
idea as the one-tenth cent soil and
parks tax is placed on the ballot every
decade. Lest anyone think this is
Trojan elk, the soils and parks tax has
passed every time with votes to spare
in recent elections. To keep things
fair, and again mirror the soils and
parks tax, no taxpayer dollars should
be used in the campaigns for or
against continuation of the conservation sales tax.
Second, the size and nature of the
conservation commission should be
changed. currently, the commission
is comprised of four people appointed
by the Governor. commission meetings are an exercise in futility —
requests to present comments must
not only be submitted, but approved
in advance. Witnesses say their piece
to commissioners who sit in silence,
ask no questions and offer no feedback. Increasing the number of commissioners will not make the body
more hospitable, but it will assure better representation for all areas of the
state. changing the culture of MDc
officials to be more receptive of those
with concerns or suggestions doesn’t
require legislation, but would be a
step in the right direction.
MDc and its proponents quickly circle the wagons when state legislators
and others signal discontent. To supporters, you are with them or you are
not…there is no middle ground.
Sadly, this stifles progress and ignores
many real conservationists around the
state — those who own and manage
the land.
(Dan Cassidy, of Fulton, Mo. is chief
administrative officer for the Missouri
Farm Bureau)
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Sex Work
Legaliza tion
The Politics club at Missouri
Western State university will sponsor a forum on the legalization of sex
work. The forum, titled “Sex Sells: A
forum on the Legalization of Sex
Work,” will be held at 7 p.m.
Thursday, feb. 26 in Spratt Hall,
room 203 and is free and open to the
public.
Three faculty members will participate in a panel discussion on the
issue
• David Tushaus, chair of criminal
justice, legal studies and social work
and former managing attorney for
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
• Monty Smith, assistant professor
of criminal justice who was a police
officer for 20 years in Baltimore,
Maryland and a defense attorney for
seven years
• Jana frye, assistant professor of
social work who has previously
worked with families and children of
sexual abuse and trauma
St. Pat’s Day
Parade March
14th
St. Joseph’s 29th annual St. Patrick’s
day parade has been scheduled for
Saturday, March 14.
The parade will start at noon at
Noyes boulevard and frederick, and
proceed down frederick to felix
street. The event is sponsored by the
St. Joseph division of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Entry fees for the parade are $50.
Tim Garvey, Hibernian president, said
a portion of the proceeds would go to
the Second Harvest food Bank.
fighting hunger is one of the priorities
cOMMuNITy
of the Hibernians nationally, a recognition of the Irish famine of the mid19th century.
The Delaney family will serve as
grand marshals for the parade.
Entries must have an Irish theme.
Prizes will be awarded for best family, best commercial and best bar
floats.
further information and entry forms
available from Mr. Garvey, 351-1993,
or Bob fitzpatrick, 364-1581.
MGE Fuel
Surcharg e To
Decrease
To reflect estimated changes in the
wholesale cost of natural gas, Laclede
Gas company d/b/a Missouri Gas
Energy (MGE) customers will see
natural gas rates drop under a filing
that takes effect on March 1, 2015.
MGE residential customers currently
pay approximately $0.68 per ccf (per
hundred cubic feet) of natural gas.
under this filing, the rate will drop to
approximately $0.53 per ccf, a
decrease of approximately $0.15 per
ccf.
Approximately 55% to 60% of a customer’s current natural gas bill
reflects the cost of natural gas from
wholesale suppliers. The wholesale
cost of natural gas (the cost your local
natural gas company must pay to its
suppliers for natural gas) is not regulated by the Missouri Public Service
commission. The wellhead cost of
natural gas is unregulated and is primarily driven by supply, demand and
the weather. The Missouri Public
Service commission does conduct an
annual regulatory review to ensure
that regulated natural gas companies
make prudent decisions in securing
natural gas supplies for their customers.
MGE serves approximately 503,000
natural gas customers in the Missouri
counties of Andrew, Barry, Barton,
Bates, Buchanan, carroll, cass,
cedar, christian, clay, clinton, Dade,
DeKalb, Greene, Henry, Howard,
Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lafayette,
Lawrence, McDonald, Moniteau,
Pettis, Platte, Ray, Saline, Stone and
vernon.
CHS’ Ottinger
Advance s To
Merit Finalist
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Joseph Public Library will offer storytime at one of our four branches each
day, Monday through Thursday,
through March. for more information
about all our St. Joseph Public Library
storytimes, please visit sjpl.lib.mo.us
and click on “Kids” for specific locations, dates and times.
Storytimes are free and open to
everyone through the support of the
St. Joseph Public Library foundation.
Toddler
Storytim e
central High School announced that
senior Thomas W. Ottinger, has
advanced to finalist standing in the
2015 National Merit Scholarship
Program.
candidates are chosen through their
demonstration of distinguished performance and high potential for future
academic accomplishment.
The selection of 8,000 Merit
Scholarship winners from a group of
15,000 finalists is now in progress.
Winners will be informed of their status in March.
Recently, Thomas was recognized at
the SJSD board meeting for his perfect AcT score of 36. The St. Joseph
School District Board of Education
also recognized him for his nomination as a Presidential Scholar. for
more information regarding the
National Merit Scholarship Program,
visit http://www.nationalmerit.org/
Spring in for blooming fun at
Toddler Storytime at the carnegie
branch of the St. Joseph Public
Library during their upcoming spring
storytime session. Not only do they
offer wonderful stories, rhymes, finger plays and songs, we ready toddlers for the road to reading.
Storytime is offered Wednesday
mornings at 10:30 a.m., beginning
March 4, 2015. children 18 months
and up accompanied by an adult are
welcome.
Registration is appreciated but not
required. Please call 238-0526 to register or ask a question. The carnegie
Library
is
located
at
316
Massachusetts Street.
Spring
Storytim es At
Washing ton Park
The Missouri Western State
university clay Guild is sponsoring
two juried national ceramic exhibitions in the Potter Hall Gallery now
through March 20. There will be an
opening reception for “Twin cups”
and “Off the Table: Plates for the
Wall” from 6 to 8 p.m. friday, feb. 27
in the gallery. The reception is free
and open to the public.
Artists participating in Twin cups
submitted either functional or sculptural representations of a pair of cups,
mugs or other drinking vessel. The
exhibit features 59 sets of cups by 40
artists from 22 states. It is juried by
Steven Hill, a professional studio potter since 1974 whose work is exhibited and sold in nationally juried shows
and is featured in many ceramics
books.
Spring storytimes are underway at
the Washington Park Library, 1821
North 3rd Street. Librarian Misty
Snider invites children ages 3 to 6
years to visit the library for songs, stories, movies, crafts & fun.
Storytime is at 10:00 a. m. on
Mondays and runs february 23
through April 27. call 232-2052 or
visit the Washington Park Library for
more information. At the first storytime, children in attendance will
receive a new backpack!
T o better serve their patrons, the St.
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Legislature’s Footprint
for
each member to have a private
office. But there was no way to
include elevators for the "doubledecked floors" -- making those second floor offices inaccessible for the
physically disabled.
Another explanation for more space
I've heard from several is that term
limits has led to a need for more staff
to help the less-experienced legislators understand bills and draft
amendments.
But that's only part of the story for
increased demands for space.
The legislature now requires a
detailed estimate of the costs of every
bill introduced -- no matter how little
the cost or unlikely the chances of
passage.
That is a far more staff-intensive
approach than in prior years when
cost estimates were limited to bills
that would cost government more
than $50,000 and had cleared preliminary chamber approval.
Ceramic
Exhibition
Another growing space demand has
been the increasing number of publicity staff for the legislature to generate an almost daily stream of
releases, pictures and video. Once,
there had been only a few public
relations staffers for the General
Assembly. But now, in addition to
more communications staff for the
legislature, Senate Republicans have
their own PR staffer as do House
Democrats. Of course, they, too, need
their own offices in the capitol.
Some of the need for expanded public communications operations arises
from the advent of the Internet and
the need to fill the legislature's websites.
This history suggests some less
expensive solutions to addressing the
space problem that I'll write about in
my next column.
[Phill Brooks has been a Missouri statehouse reporter since 1970, making him
dean of the statehouse press corps. He is
the statehouse correspondent for KMOX
Radio, director of MDN and a faculty
member of the Missouri School of
Journalism. He has covered every gover-
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Collins’ Handy Work At MWSU
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Poetry Out Loud Champion
Drew H. Brown | Photographer
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Allied Arts council announces Alex Hall as 2015 Poetry Out Loud Northwest
Regional Finals champion
Three students from Northwest Missouri including Alex Hall, home school, Max
Schieber, Bishop LeBlond High School and Alden Willdermood from Lathrop RII competed in the 2015 Poetry Out Loud Northwest Regional finals hosted by the
Allied Arts council on february 11, 2015. (Above picture, left to right: Max
Schieber, Alden Willdermood and Alex Hall)
Homeschooler Alex Hall from St. Joseph was the regional champion, and the first
runner-up was Alden Willdermood from Lathrop R-II. Hall will advance to the
state finals March 12, 2015 in Jefferson city, MO.
Judges cathy Ketter, Jolene Dempster, David George and cheryl Wood presided
over the competition and evaluated student performance on criteria including physical presence, evidence of understanding, level of difficulty, and accuracy.
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of
great poetry by offering educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid structure.
Beginning at the school level, winners advance to a regional competition, then to a
state competition, and ultimately to the National finals in Washington, Dc.
The competition was presented by the Allied Arts council in partnership with the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry foundation, the Missouri Arts
council and Missouri Association of community Arts Agencies.
Brent collins displays a prototype of his latest creation as well as
other samples of his work.
Mr. collins’ handywork can be seen at Missouri Western State university.
Calendar of Events
Thursday, february 26
Arts and carafes
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of
art, 2818 frederick Ave.
>friday, february 27
Blacksnake Roller Girls Derby
Time: 6 - 10 p.m.
Location: civic Arena
>Saturday, february 28
2015 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
Time: 12 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lake contrary
Details: united cerebral Palsy benefit
Thursday, March 5
First Thursday Noontime concert
Time: 12:10 - 12:50 p.m.
Location: first Presbyterian church, 7th
and Jules Streets
Details: MWSu Jazz Ensemble
friday, March 6
Fish Feeding Frenzy
Time: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
Location: Remington Nature center
>friday March 6--Sunday, March 8
Moila Shrine circus
>Saturday, february 28
RNc children’s Activity
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Remington Nature center,
1502 MacArthur Drive
Details: making edible igloos
>Saturday, february 28
clarksdale Festival Supper
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Hawman center, clarksdale
Details: Italian Dinner--$6 adults, $3
children 10 &under
>Sunday, March 1
29th Annual ucP chili challenge
Time: 11 .m. to 5 p.m.
Location: civic Arena
Time: fri. 7 p.m; Sat. 10:30 a.m., 3 and
7:30 p.m. ; Sunday 1 and 5 p.m.
Location: civic Arena
>Saturday, March 7
Northside Spring clean up
Time: 9 a.m. to Noon
Location: Krug Pool area
Details: No mattresses or box springs
>Saturday, March 7
15th Annual Indian Artifact Show
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Agency community center,
11351 State Highway ff
754-6462
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Circuit Court News
(Note: court costs are not included in
fines)
DIvISION 3
Judge Patrick K. Robb
Sentenced to Prison
Shelly K. charles, 54, 217 S. 17th, for
8 years after pleading guilty to a felony
charge of Distribute/ Deliver/ Manufacture/Produce or Attempt to or possess with Intent To Distribute/
Deleliver/Manufacture/ Produce a controlled substance.
Bryson A. Mccray, 26, 816 Evalane,
for 3 years after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of receiving stolen property.
Alec L. Parks, 21, 3401 faraon, for 3
years after pleading guilty to a felony
charge of 2nd degree burglary.
charles B. Thompson, 27, 2224
faraon, for 5 years after probation
revoked on a felony charge of theft/
stealing.
Sentenced to Jail
cody M. Seever, 24, 1925 frederick,
for 4 months after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Probation Granted
Anita L. Sanders, 30, 1511 Grand
Ave., for 4 years after pleading guilty
to a felony charge of possession of a
controlled substance. Ordered not to
be in any bars; obtain a substance abuse
evaluation; attend Offerers Offering
Alternatives Program; obtain full-time
employment; submit to random u/A’s;
report any relapse to probation officers
prior to testing.
Darrian Williamson-Davis, 3424
Scott, for 4 years after pleading guilty
to a felony charge of possession of a
controlled substance. Ordered to serve
a sanction of 2 days shock time in
Buchanan county Jail; abide by a curfew of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; not to possess
any narcotic prescriptions, if prescription is prescribed defendant needs to
contact Probation & Parole: attend
Offenders Offering Alternatives
Program; have drivers license reinstated by the end of probation.
DIvISION 4
Judge Daniel Kellogg
Sentenced to Prison
Joshua S. Burwell, 22, 730 S. 10th St.,
for 4 year after probation revoked on a
felony charge of 1st degree tampering
with a motor vehicle.
Bryan A. Davis, 25, 2421 francis, for
5 years after pleading guilty to a felony
cOMMuNITy/REcORD
charge of 2nd degree burglary.
Eric L. Oliver, 50, 302 E. colorado, for
13 years after pleding guilty to a felony
charge of Distribute/ Deliver/ Manufacture/Produce or Attempt to or possess with Intent To Distribute/ Deleliver/Manufacture/ Produce a controlled
substance.
Sentenced to Jail
Patrick S. Regan, 34, Kanas city, KS.,
6 months after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of 1st degree tampering
with a motor vehicle.
Probation Granted
christy L. Barron, 37, 417 Thompson,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of theft/stealing. Must
not consume alcohol; pay restitution in
the amount of $888.00; have no contact
with Kelsie Keck or Steven Holland.
William E. Dowlen, 53, 3116 coachlight Pl., for 2 years after pleading
guilty to a felony charge of theft/stealing. Must not consume alcohol; pay
restitution of $5,168 at the rate of
$215.33 per month; maintain employment; not to be on premises of any casinos, gambling facilities or pool halls.
Timothy f. crawley, 38, 2601 S. 11th,
for 5 years after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of unlawful use of a
weapon. Must not consume alcohol;
not to enter into any establishment
where alcohol is the primary sale of
concern; be evaluated for substance
abuse and mental health; complete
Pathways to change; submit to and
reimburse the cost of drug and alcohol
testing; no contact with victim; not to
be on the premises of any casinos,
gambling facilities or pool halls; obtain
a GED or high school diploma (5 hours
per week); abide by a curfew of 8 p.m.
to 6 a.m; complete post-conviction
treatment.
Dominic L. Hecker, 21, 218 S. 18th,
for 5 years after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of 2nd degree burglary.
Must not consume alcohol; not to enter
into any establishment where alcohol is
the primary sale of concern; attend
Offenders Offering Alternatives;
Submit to and reimburse the cost of
drug and alcohol testing; no new tattoos or piercings until monetary obligations are complete; pay restitution in
the amount of $400 at the rate of $75
per month; have no contact with victim; perform 20 hours of community
service per week if unemployed; not to
be on the premises of any casinos,
gambling facilites or pool halls; obtain
a G.E.D. or high school diploma (5
hours per week); abide by a curfew of 9
p.m. to 6 a.m.
DIvISION 5
Judge Keith Marquart
Sentenced to Jail
Ramrio Rodriguez Iv, 23, Plainfield,
IL., for 4 days after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of DWI-alcohol.
Also fined $100.
Gerald L. Seippel, 51, 2208 S. 12th
Street, for 168 days after probation
revoked on a misdemeanor charge of
theft/stealing.
Zachary D. Thompson, 33, Maysville,
MO., for 252 days after probation
revoked on a misdemeanor charge of
3rd degree assault.
Ashley updegraff, 31, 515 1/2 S. 15th
St., for 8 days after probation revoked
on a misdemeanor violation of education requirement for a child.
Taylor M. Wild, 24, Kansas city, KS.,
for 51 days after probation revoked on a
misdemeanor charge of non-support.
Fined
Travis R. Oldroyd, 45, Kansas city,
MO., $200, after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of DWI-alcohol.
Probation Granted
Keith D. crane, 46, 2421 francis, for 2
years after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree domestic
assault.
Lisa M. Ellis, 42, 3907B Mitchell, for
2 years after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of non-support.
Nathan M. Harris, 27, 1504 S. 20th St.,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of non-support.
cody J. Holmes, 29, Savannah, MO.,
for 1 year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of up to
35 grams of marijuana.
William O. Moore, 32, 506 S. 20th, for
2 years after pleading guilty to a felony
charge of non-support.
Sarah A. Noble, 24, 810 N. 10th, for 1
year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of 2nd degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Noah W. Smith, 18, 9668 SE 40th Rd.,
for 1 year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of operate a motor
vehicle in a careless and imprudent
manner, involving an accident.
Taylor M. Wild, 24, Kansas city, KS.,
for 4 years after pleading guilty to a
felony charge of non-support.
DIvISION 6
Judge Rebecca Spencer
Sentenced to Jail
Abraham M. Bolling, 18, 1201 Angelique, for 30 days after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of theft/stealing.
Abraham M. Bolling, 18, 1201 Angelique, for 30 days after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of Resisting/Interfering With Arrest, Detention
or stop.
connor B. Grimm, 19, 2409 Brookshire Dr., for 4 days after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree
domestic assault.
christopher T. Groh, 41, 2708
Douglas, for 60 days after probation
revoked on a misdemeanor charge of
3rd degree domestic assault.
colby K. Head, 38, 401 countryside
Lane, for 4 days after pleading guilty to
a misdemeanor charge of DWI-alcohol.
Joseph M. Huff, 27, 2224 S. 14th St.,
for 45 days after pleading guilty to a
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misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree
domestic assault.
Jeremiah S. Mccarthy, 27, 1804 Hilltop Dr., for 60 days after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of non-support.
Marcus T. Pruitt, Sr., 27, 1222
Angelique, for 30 days after pleading
guilty to a misdemeanor charge of
Resisting/Interfering with arrest, detention or stop.
Ryan A. Smith, 24, 2832 Jules, for 120
days after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor violation of order of protection
for adult.
Kevin Stringfellow, 48, 705 S. 7th St.,
for 20 days after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree
domestic assault.
Probation Granted
Steven R. Ball, 38, 505 E. Walter Lane,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of passing a bad
check.
Jerry A. Brewer II, 30, 2913 Burnside
Ave., for 6 months after pleading guilty
to misdemeanor charge of non-support.
Jason M. claycomb, 33, 2503 S. 18th,
for 4 years after pleading guilty to
felony charge of non-support.
carl E. crockett, 52, 6907 Marie St.,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor violation involving child
support/public assistance information.
Khalid clevon Heron-Boone, 20,
Kansas city, MO., for 2 years after
pleading guilty to a misdemeanor
charge of counterfeitting.
clarissa L. Houser, 33, 3122 Monterey,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of DWI-alcohol.
Levi S. Johnson, 27, 2412 S. 22nd, for
2 years after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of non-support.
corey T. Jones, 29, Tarkio, MO., for 1
year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while
revoked.
Sussanne D. Moran, 39, 3213 S. 33rd
Terr., for 6 months after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of theft/stealing.
Sylvia B. Peterson, 22, 1012 S. 11th
St., for 1 year after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of 2nd degree
property damage.
christopher M. Puett, 24, 2318 S. 16th,
for 2 years after pleading guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of DWI-alcoholprior offender.
Kenneth E. Simpson, Jr., 25, 164
countryside Lane, for 1 year after
pleading guilty to a misdemeanor
charge of non-support.
Jacob Smith, 41, 5508 Beechwood
Blvd., for 2 years after pleading guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree
assault.
Tony J. Stanford, 24, 1915 Savannah
Ave., for 2 years after pleading guilty to
a misdemeanor charge of 3rd degree
domestic assault.
Stacy A. Tanner, 28, 2002 Mitchell, for
3 years after pleading guilty to a felony
charge of non-support.
cara J. Williams, 34, 636 Powell St.,
for 1 year after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor violation involving child support/public assistance information.
George M. Wright, 43, 1018 Riverview, for 2 years after pleading guilty to
a misdemeanor charge of 2nd degree
property damage.
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Augustine, Bernadine - 98
Blythe, virginia - 71
Branson, Martha - 87
conn, Richard - 64
fletcher, Joseph - 69
Geiger, Wanda - 76
Hainey, Maxine - 84
Harris, James - 69
Kirkpatrick, Janice - 79
Lambing, Margaret - 90
Landers, Norma - 86
Leggett, Michael - 43
Logston, Melvin - 88
Mccan, Nancy - 53
O’connor, Laurene - 98
Peck, William - 64
Rodriguez, Socorro - 91
Ross, Kimberly - 52
Shortle, Jerry - 79
Simpson, Betty - 91
Teaney, cheryl - 67
Tubbs, frank - 70
White, Josephine - 90
Williams, Deborah - 56
BERNIcE ALLDREDGE
1919 - 2015 | Age 95
Bernice M. Alldredge, 95, St. Joseph,
died Thursday, february 12, 2015 at
her home.
She was born March 15, 1919 to
Robert and Sallie (Mcclanahan)
Madget in Rural Buchanan county.
Bernice married Ernest D. Alldredge
on July 28, 1946. He preceded her in
death on february 19, 1976.
She and her husband owned Alldredge
Orchard which later became Schweizer
Orchards. She was a longtime member
of first christian church in St. Joseph,
where she was a member of the choir.
Bernice enjoyed dancing and was a
member of the Sodance club at the
yMcA.
Mrs. Alldredge was also preceded in
death by her parents; two sisters, Lee
Stewart and Dixie Spiking; and one
brother, Bob Madget.
Survivors include sons, John
Alldredge (Jennie), Boyd Alldredge
(Nancy) and curt Alldredge (Kristy);
two grandchildren, Lara Kerns (Adam)
and Ian Alldredge; 2 great-grandchildren, Jessica Alldredge and Ayla
Alldredge; nieces and nephews.
farewell Services Monday, feb. 16
first christian church. Interment
Memorial Park cemetery. Memorial
contributions: first christian church.
Online guest book and obituary at
www.meierhoffer.com.
BERNADINE AuGuSTINE
1916 - 2015 | Age 98
Bernardine Augustine, 98, of St.
Joseph, passed away friday, february
13, 2015 at a local assisted living facility.
She was born December 26, 1916 in
St. Joseph and lived her entire life here.
On june 20, 1935, she married James
Blaine Augustine.
Mrs. Augustine with her husband
owned and operated Mercury Dry
cleaners and fire Restoration and
contracting. She served as a bookkeeper.
Mrs. Augustine was a member of St.
francis Xavier catholic church, Altar
Society and a former member of
Laverna Guild.
She was preceded in death by her par-
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ents, Bernard and Pearl Augustine, husband, son James B. Augustine, Jr.,
brother, Bernie Augustine and sister,
Geraldine Turner.
Surviving family includes friend,
Karen (David) Stafford, nieces and
nephews and her beloved dog, Molly.
Mass of christian Burial Monday,
february 16, 2015 at Horigan chapel.
Entombment Mount Olivet cemetery.
Arrangements: Heaton-Bowman-Smith
& Sidenfaden chapel, St. Joseph.
vIRGINIA R. BLyTHE
1943 - 2015 | Age 71
virginia R. “Beanie” Blythe, 71, St.
Joseph, passed away Saturday, february 14, 2015 at a healthcare facility.
She was born february 23, 1943 to
Augustine and Josephine Bernard in St.
Joseph. virginia married James Lowell
Blythe on November 14, 1959.
She was a member of the St. Mary’s
catholic church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Augustine and Josephine Bernard;
husband, James Lowell Blythe; son,
Paul Ray Bernard; sisters, Angela
Beers, Margaret Potter; brothers,
Raymond, Sylvester, Austin, and Nate
Bernard; son-in-law, Leland Garrison.
Survivors include daughter, Tina
Garrison, Kansas city, MO; sons,
James (Jennie) Blythe, St. Joseph, Eric
(Stacie) Blythe, St. Joseph; daughterin-law, Zoe Bernard; grandsons, Blair
(Shay) Bernard, Bryce (Alicia)
Bernard, and Robby (Sarah) Blythe;
granddaughters, Kaylie (Brent) Ashby,
Whitney (cody) Mcculley, and
Raychel Baker; great-grandchildren,
Harmani, chauns, cian, Brylynn,
camin, caiden, Macee, chevie,
Alyssa, Kaden, Hadliegh; sisters, Lisa
Mccartney, Lulu young, Julie Barnes,
Rosie Devinney, Susan crossfield,
Paula Deets, and Sadie crail; brothers,
Alex Bernard, William Bernard, and
Hector Bernard; nieces, nephews,
cousins, and good friends.
farewell Services Wednesday, feb. 18
Meierhoffer funeral Home & crematory. Interment Memorial Park
cemetery. Memorial contributions:
Mosaic Life care Hospice. Online
guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
MARTHA BRANSON
1927 - 2015 | Age 87
Martha J. Branson, 87, St. Joseph,
died february 14, 2015 at her home
following a brief illness.
Born November 28, 1927, to August
Aloysius and Opal frances (Davis)
Bachman, Martha was a native and
lifelong resident of St. Joseph.
As a young girl Martha was a member
of St. Patrick catholic church, where
she attended grade school and then
graduated from the convent of the
Sacred Heart. She remained an active
member of the Alumnae Association
for the rest of her life. She worked for
the former Kennedy Grocery Store following high school.
On September 9, 1948 she married
John Madison Branson in St. Joseph,
Missouri. Together they owned and
operated the former Midland Photo on
Messanie Street until John’s death on
february 15, 1980. Martha and her son
continued to operate the store until
1981.
She then worked at the university of
Missouri Extension Service, the HalfPrice Store and finally for caregivers,
Inc.
Martha was a member of various area
catholic churches and was a volunteer
at catholic schools. She was an avid
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supporter of Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts with her children and grandchildren. She was well-known as both a
volunteer and professional 4-H Leader
at various times of her life. Her hobbies included square dancing with her
husband and travelling.
Martha was extremely interested in
the history not only of her own ancestors, but of all of her extended family’s
history as well. She spent many years
meticulously documenting and compiling histories that stretch back centuries.
In addition to her husband and her
parents, she was preceded in death by
her daughter, Deborah Sue Russell on
December 12, 2005; her brothers,
Donald Bachman, Eugene Bachman,
francis Bachman, charles Bachman
and Leonard “Blackie” Bachman; her
sisters, catherine cathcart and Norma
McKay and an infant grandson, Mark
Montegna.
Martha is survived by her daughter,
Barbara Ann Montegna and husband,
John, of St. Joseph; her son, William
August Branson and wife, Wendy, of
Sturgeon, MO; her brother, August
Bachman and wife, Lela, sisters,
Theresa Anderson and husband,
Melvin and Mary Ashby, as well as a
sister-in-law, Patricia Bachman all of
St. Joseph; 7 grandchildren, Eric
Montegna and wife, Doris, christopher
Montegna, Alexis Bremer and husband, Hans, Rebecca Herdman and
husband, Eric, Amber Perry and husband, Justin, Kelly combs and husband, Isaac, Sarah fouche and husband Alphonse; 7 great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, extended family.
farewell Service Wednesday, feb. 18
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Burial St. Joseph Memorial
Park. for those wishing to honor
Martha’s memory, the family suggests
taking time to share photographs and
stories to help preserve your family’s
heritage. Online guest book obituary at
www.meierhoffer.com.
RIcHARD L. cONN
1950 - 2015 | Age 64
Richard L. “Rick” conn, 64, St.
Joseph, passed away suddenly on
Saturday, february 14, 2015 at Mosaic
Life care.
He was born March 1, 1950 to Oliver
and faye (Lewis) conn in Wichita
falls, TX. On May 31, 1975 Richard
married Kathryn A. coulter who survives him.
As a young boy, he lived many places
in the u.S. and in the Philippines with
his father being in the Air force. The
family came back to Kaiser, MO.where
he helped his family run the conn’s
country Store and Post Office until he
went to college.
Richard received his Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degree from university of
central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO,
and did further study at Ku in Kansas
city, MO. and Lawrence, KS.
His career started with working at
Higginsville
State
School
in
Higginsville, MO. and from there went
back to school to get his teaching
degree to work with special education
students. Richard taught for 29 years in
special education in elementary and
ask
listen
solve
4th & Felix 36th & Frederick
Ashland & Karnes
middle school with most of his career
in the St. Joseph School District. After
he retired from teaching he graduated
from vatterott college in computer
repair.
Richard was a member of St. Paul
Lutheran church in St. Joseph, and a
former member of Eastside Optimists,
Missouri State Teachers Association,
St. Joseph District community
Teachers Association, and council for
Exceptional children. He also served
in the u.S. Army as an officer.
He is preceded in death by paternal
grandparents, chester and Opal Lewis,
Oliver and Essa conn, and Mother-inlaw Elsie coulter Harrington.
Other survivors include his parents;
daughter, Afton conn; sister vicki
conn; nephew, conn Neilsen, all of
columbia, MO; nephew, Paul Neilsen,
Omaha, NE; brother-in-law, Mark
coulter (Sheri), ford, New york.
farewell Services friday, feb. 20 St.
Paul Lutheran church. Interment
Memorial Park cemetery. care provided by Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Memorial contributions:
St. Paul Lutheran church. Online
guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
JOSEPH A. fLETcHER
1945 - 2015 | Age 69
Joseph A. “Joe” fletcher, 69, St.
Joseph, died Wednesday, february 11,
2015.
Preceded in death by his parents; and
sister.
Survivors include four siblings; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
farewell Services Wednesday, feb.
18 Beth Judah Ministries cOGIc,
Kansas city, MO. Interment Brookings
cemetery, Raytown, MO. Online guest
book and obituary at www.meierhof fer.com.
WANDA J. GEIGER
1938 - 2015 | Age 76
Wanda June (Smith) Geiger, 76, St.
Joseph, died Wednesday, february 18,
2015 at Mosaic Life care.
She was born May 13, 1938 to Elmer
Edward and clara Mae (Koehler)
Smith in Troy, KS.
Wanda graduated from Troy High
School, class of 1956. upon finishing
classes at Gard Business university,
she was employed as a private secretary at Westar Tablet company
(Westab) now known as Mead company. After that she was employed at
farmers Mutual (now American
family Insurance).
Wanda is a member of St. Patrick
catholic church in St. Joseph,
Missouri. She also belongs to St. Ann
Altar Society.
Wanda married the love of her life,
Galen Geiger on March 2, 1957 in St.
Marys’ church, Purcell, KS.
Wanda was a talented crafter and
spent many weekends participating in
craft shows.
Preceding her in death were her parents; and an infant grandson, Leland
Pepple.
She is also survived by her children,
Thaddeus Geiger (Bobette), Troy, KS,
Bartholomew Geiger (Joy), Mound
city, MO, Kimberly Halter (Keith),
Kansas city, MO, Dena Pepple (Tim),
Lees Summit, MO, cynthia Buchanan
(Doug), Blue Springs, MO and
Roderick Geiger (Marie), Kansas city,
MO; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Bobbie findley; brothers, Larry, Eddie and Wayne Smith;
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nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mass of christian Burial Monday,
feb. 23 St. Patrick catholic church.
Interment St. charles cemetery, Troy,
KS. Memorial donation: St. Patrick
catholic church. Online guest book
and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
MAXINE HAINEy
1930 - 2015 | Age 84
Maxine (Burris) Hainey, 84, St.
Joseph, passed away Wednesday,
february 18, 2015 at a local healthcare
facility.
She was born July 5, 1930 to
Raymond and fairy (Sample) Burris in
clarksdale, MO.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Phillip Burris.
Survivors include children, Don
Hainey (vickie), Osborn, MO, Jane
Quinn (Matt), Lees Summit, MO,
Jenny Hainey (carl Locke), Liberty,
MO, Adam Hainey (Brenda), St.
Joseph, David Hainey, Joe Hainey, and
Larry Ebersold, Eldon, MO; grandchildren, Jeana, chris, Kaitlin, Bart,
Emma, Kara, Josh, Layla, Phoebe,
David, Larry, Jr., and christopher; several great-grandchildren; brothers, Tom
Burris and Jerry Burris (Irene); and
extended family and friends.
farewell Services Saturday, feb. 21
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Memorial contributions:
Mosaic Life care Hospice. Online
guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
JAMES W. HARRIS
1945 - 2015 | Age 69
James W. “Bill” Harris, 69, St. Joseph,
died Wednesday, february 11, 2015 at
his home surrounded by his family.
He was born September 10, 1945 to
James “Bud” and Jessie (ferguson)
Harris in St. Joseph. Bill married Debra
B. Brown on January 7, 1988. She survives of the home.
He was an over the road truck driver
and owned and operated Eagles Wings
Medical Transportation, felix Street
Mini Mall and cruzin the Avenue. He
was an avid chiefs fan and raced cars
and go-Karts when he was younger.
Bill was also a motorcycle enthusiast
and a member of the christian
Motorcycle Association. He attended
the family Worship center, where he
was also a board member.
Mr. Harris was preceded in death by
his parents.
Survivors also include children,
christopher Harris (Ruth), Angela
Harris-Jacobs,
christina
White,
Rebecca yates (Gary), Erin Hunt
(Henry), Emily Phinney (Larry) and
Billy Kelly; 16 grandchildren; and 5
great-grandchildren.
farewell Services Saturday, feb. 14
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Interment Mount Auburn
cemetery. Memorial contributions:
family Worship center. Online guest
book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com
JANIcE KIRKPATRIcK
1935 - 2015 | Age 79
Janice M. Kirkpatrick, 79, of St.
Joseph, formerly of Pond creek, OK.
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passed away on Wednesday, february
11, 2015 at Mosaic Life care.
Janice was born on September 29,
1935 in Griffin, IN. to Irma A. (Wilson)
and Jesse R. Lumm. She was a homemaker and had worked for Western
Insurance company, Keys and
Midwestern Distribution.
Janice was preceded in death by her
parents and one sister, flossie Graham.
She married Albert “Reed”
Kirkpatrick on October 2, 1958 in Pond
creek, OK. He survives of the home.
Additional survivors include two
daughters, carrie Kirkpatrick, Kaleen
Ireland and husband casey and a loving grandmother to Kelton Reed
Ireland; one brother, J.R. Lumm; one
sister, Martha Johns
Services Saturday, february 21, 2015
at the Wilson funeral Home, 227 East
Aspen, Pond creek, OK. Interment
Pond creek cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the American
cancer Society or Mosaic cancer
center. Arrangements are under the
direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith &
Sidenfaden chapel.
MARGARET LAMBING
1924 - 2015 | Age 90
Margaret E. Lambing, 90, of St.
Joseph, formerly of Stanberry passed
away on Tuesday, february 10, 2015 at
a local health care center.
Margaret was born on March 29, 1924
in Stanberry, MO. to George and Lula
Mae (fultz) Butrick. She was a homemaker, childcare provider and member
of copeland Baptist church.
She married Donald W. Lambing on
february 26, 1946, he preceded her in
death on January 17, 1990. She was
also preceded by two brothers, Willis
and Earl Butrick and one sister, Shirley
Smith.
Survivors include two daughters,
Donna Lambing and carol Brower
(Gregory); one son, Donald Lambing
(Devera); 5 grandchildren and 6 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, John and
Hugh Butrick and two sisters, Gayle
Reynolds and Mary Weigart.
Graveside Services and Interment
friday, february 13, 2015 at the
Horigan chapel at Mount Olivet
cemetery. Arrangements: HeatonBowman-Smith & Sidenfaden chapel.
The family suggests memorials to the
crossroads Hospice.
NORMA J. LANDERS
1929 - 2015 | Age 86
Norma Jean Landers 86, of St. Joseph,
passed away friday, february 20, 2015
at her home.
She was born february 7, 1929 in
Horton, KS, daughter of Grace
(Morford) and George Lynn Sechler.
She spent her childhood in Kansas and
moved to St. Joseph during her teens,
graduating from Lafayette High School
in 1947.
She worked at National Bellis Hess,
the chase candy company, and
Quaker Oats. She married Wayne
Phillippe on August 15, 1948, and they
were divorced in 1963. She later married Kenneth Landers and he brought 5
children to the marriage. In her
younger years she enjoyed bowling,
traveling, camping, and she was a
member of copeland Baptist church.
Norma was preceded in death by
father, George Lynn Sechler, mother,
Grace Sechler-Wyatt, a son, Ricky
Phillippe, three brothers, charles,
Warren, and George Sechler, Jr., and a
sister Bonnie Jackson.
Survivors include four sons, Daniel
Landers, Larry (faye) Phillippe,
Donald (Pam) Phillippe, and Allan
(Bridget) Phillippe, two daughters,
Jeanne (Jeff) Jones, Lisa (Jim) West,
two step sons: Ken Landers Jr, and
Barry Landers, 3 step daughters: Aletia
Norword, Andi (Jim) Dorn, and
Melanie colgrove, 11 grandchildren,
several great grandchildren, and a sister, May Devine.
funeral services Tuesday, february
24, 2015 at Rupp funeral Home.
Interment Ashland cemetery. Online
condolence
and
obituary
at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
MIcHAEL W. LEGGETT
1972 - 2015 | Age 43
Master Sergeant Michael W. Leggett,
43, formerly of St. Joseph, died
Saturday, february 14, 2015 in Lake
Lotawona, MO.
He was born february 14, 1972 to
Glenn and Geneva “Genny” (Grace)
Leggett in St. Joseph. Michael married
Ragenna L. Bell on December 11,
1993. She survives of the home.
He proudly served as a Master
Sergeant in the u.S. Air force for 20
years and was deployed numerous
times. Michael lived in various parts of
the world and enjoyed traveling. He
loved riding Harley’s and working on
motorcycles. Michael was dedicated to
the military.
Other Survivors include sons, Austin
M. Leggett and Dylan J. Leggett; parents; brother, Derek Leggett; and sister,
Tammy Leggett.
farewell Services Saturday, feb. 21
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Interment Memorial Park
cemetery. Memorial contributions:
Wounded Warriors Project. Online
guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com
MELvIN L. LOGSTON
1926 - 2015 | Age 88
Melvin Lee "Mel" Logston 88, of
Saint Joseph, passed away Saturday
february 21, 2015 at Abbey Woods
health care.
He was born September 22, 1926 near
Millsville, MO. and was of the Baptist
faith. On June 18, 1944 he married
Jerrylin faye Golden, and they lived in
St. Joseph since 1945.
Mel was employed by the corp of
Engineers for 6 years, Wire Rope for 6
years, and retired from crouch
Brothers Trucking after 22 years due to
declining health. Melvin had many
friends and loved to talk about trucks
that he drove for years and was proud
of his rewards he received for driving
millions of miles with not one accident.
Melvin was preceded in death by his
wife, Jerrylin, his parents, Murray and
Lucy Logston, six brothers, John,
Payton, Paul, Willis, carl, and Roy
Logston, three sisters, Helen Potter,
Lena Parsons, and Janie Sellars.
He is survived by son, Jerry Logston,
and companion Betty Mace of Easton,
MO, two grandchildren, Jerry Logston
II, and Lori cluck, 3 great grandchildren; Houston cluck, Hunter & chase
Logston, great granddaughter, Brittany
Mace, numerous nieces and nephews,
and John Steinbrenner of Gold canyon,
AZ, who was raised in the home.
Per Melvin's wishes there will be no
visitation or services at this time a
graveside service will be held at a later
date. He will be cremated under the
direction and care of the Rupp funeral
Home. cards may be sent to 11450
Southeast O'Brien Road, Easton, MO
64443. Memorials are requested to
crossroads Hospice. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuner-
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NANcy K. MccAN
1961 - 2015 | Age 53
Nancy K. (cordonnier) Mccan, 53,
St. Joseph, passed away Wednesday,
february 11th surrounded by family.
Nancy was born October 30, 1961, the
daughter of Lawrence “Tink” and
Devonna cordonnier. She grew up in
the southside of St. Joseph, graduating
from Benton High School in 1979.
She married the love of her life, Mark
Mccan in July of 1978.
As self appointed Secretary-in-charge,
Nancy worked along side her father at
K&M motors at various times. She
later graduated from Missouri Western
State university and thoroughly
enjoyed her time teaching.
She is survived by her two children
and their spouses, chad (Brynn) and
Dana (Nande) as well as 4 grandchildren, Liberty Elizabeth, Quaid Alan,
Laurel Marcia, and Mark Alan. Her
loving family includes five siblings,
Shane (Michelle) cordonnier, Sandy
Holman, Kenny (Kathy) cordonnier,
Sherry Hoke and Matt cordonnier and
her mother, Devonna cordonnier.
Per her wishes Nancy has been cremated under the direction of the Heaton
Bowman Smith & Sidenfaden chapel.
In lieu of flowers the family requests
memorial donations to Ronald
McDonald House.
LAuRENE O’cONNOR
1917 - 2015 | Age 98
Laurene M. O’connor, 98, died
february 11, 2015 at Living
community of St. Joseph.
Laurene was born January 1, 1917, to
John c. and Kathryn (Gaa) Brady in
conception, MO. Laurene attended
elementary school in conception and
graduated from Saint Patrick’s High
School in Maryville, MO. She was
awarded a scholarship to Mount Saint
Scholastica college in Atchison,
Kansas and graduated as valedictorian
of the class of 1938. After college, she
taught anatomy and served as chaperone for the student nurses at Sister’s
Hospital in Saint Joseph.
She met c. Thomas O’connor and
they married on february 20, 1943. As
her family grew she devoted herself
full time to home and children, eventually returning to work as the school
secretary for co-cathedral school until
her retirement in 1979.
Tom and Laurene enjoyed their retirement, traveling to Hawaii and Europe
and across the united States. following
Tom’s death in 1986, Laurene devoted
her energies to Saint francis Xavier
Parish in Saint Joseph, serving as
Eucharistic minister, funeral luncheoncommittee team leader, and assisting
with numerous other parish activities.
She served two terms as Worthy
Regent of the Daughters of Isabella
(circle 626) and was financial secretary and/or treasurer for a number of
years. She was also an active member
of the Precious Blood companions, St.
Ann’s Altar Society, Ladies of charity,
and Mount St. Scholastica Alumnae
Association and enjoyed monthly
gatherings of the Widow’s Support
Group of St. francis.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Tom
O’connor, daughter Mary Ellen
O’connor and brother Leonard Brady.
She is survived by her children, c.
Thomas O’connor Jr., Saint Joseph,
Stephen (Karen) O’connor, Omaha,
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NE, Kathleen O’connor, Saint Joseph,
and Trish O’connor, Maryland
Heights, MO; grandchildren Kathleen
(Jeff) fisher, Scott (Rebecca) Andrews,
Jenny Dyche, carly Dyche, Molly
Parentin, Laury Parentin, Maggie
O’connor, Brendan O’connor, Kiley
O’connor, and Michaela O’connor
and 3 great-grandchildren.
Mass of christian Burial Saturday,
february 14, 2015 at St. francis Xavier
catholic church. Entombment Mt.
Olivet cemetery. Arrangements:
Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden
chapel in St. Joseph. Memorial contributions: St. francis Xavier catholic
church or Living community of St.
Joseph.
WILLIAM L. PEcK
1950 - 2015 | Age 64
William (Bill) Lee Peck 64, of Saint
Joseph, passed away Monday february
16, 2015 at Mosaic Life care.
He was born July 24, 1950 in
Atchison, KS. son of Dorothy &
William Peck. He graduated from
DeKalb High School (1968).
He was and over the road Truck
Driver. He was a member of AA since
2/12/1976, (39 years), a Lifetime member of the Owner Operator &
Independent Drivers Assn. and the
Astronomical Society of Kansas city.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, two brother, John and James Peck
and step daughter Michelle Arguello.
He is survived by step-sons, Mack
(Alica) carter II of Savannah, MO, and
step-son, Ken (Kathy) carter of
Savannah, MO, step-daughter, Mary
carter of Bakersfield, cA; 8 grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
celebration of life february 20 at first
Baptist church, in Savannah, MO. He
has been cremated under the care of the
Rupp funeral Home. Online condolence and obituary at http://www.ruppfuneral.com/
SOcORRO RODRIGuEZ
1923 - 2015 | Age 91
Socorro (cruz) Rodriguez 91, of St.
Joseph, passed away Thursday,
february 19, 2015 in a St. Joseph
health care center.
She was born on October 15, 1923 in
St. Joseph, and was the daughter of
Lydia and florentino cruz. She graduated from Holy Rosary Grade School,
and then worked at Swift & company
in her youth. She later worked at the
convent of the Sacred Heart for the
nuns. She was a member of the former
Holy Rosary catholic church, then St.
Patrick's catholic church.
On November 26, 1949 she married
Lolo Rodriguez at Holy Rosary
catholic church, and they shared 65
years of marriage.
Socorro was preceded in death by son,
Mark Rodriguez, her parents, three
brothers, Pancho, Alfonso and Jesse
cruz, three sisters, Mercedes Rocha,
francisca "Pachita" Barbosa, and
Michaela Montemore.
Survivors include her husband Lolo of
the home, two sons, Jesse florentino
Rodriguez and Jerome Rodriguez of St.
Joseph; 2 daughters, Theresa (fred)
craigmiles of Rich Hill, MO, and Mary
(Billy) Parker of Gower, MO, 15
grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
Mass of christian Burial Tuesday,
february 24, 2015 at 10:00 am at the
St. Patrick's catholic church, father
Eric Schneider celebrant. Interment
Mount Olivet cemetery . Memorials
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are requested to St. Patrick's catholic
church. Online condolence and obituary at http://www.ruppfuneral.com
KIMBERLy K. ROSS
1962 - 2015 | Age 52
Kimberly Kay Hurst Ross 52 of St.
Joseph, passed away Thursday february 12, 2015 peacefully in her sleep at
home. She gave a courageous fight
with cancer.
Kimberly was a 1980 graduate of
Osborn High School, Osborn, MO.
She was employed at Tyson foods.
Kimberly was born in St. Joseph on
May 26, 1962 to Noble Best Hurst, Jr
& Erma Jean (Schuster) Hurst.
Survivors are Mother Erma J. Hurst of
St. Joseph, Siblings connie (Ken)
Taylor, Boynton Beach, fL, Steve
(Jeanne) Hurst, cameron, MO: Terri
(Scotty) Scott, Maysville, MO and
Rachel Hurst, St. Joseph; 5 nephews,
14 nieces; 3 4-legged companions,
Precious, Smoky & Kitty Mama.
Kimberly enjoyed and was an excellent baker and cook. She was never
afraid to try a new recipe.
celebration of Life Monday february
16 at Heaton-Bowman-Smith funeral
Home. The family suggest donations
be made to Heaton-Bowman-Smith
funeral Home to help with expenses.
JERRy f. SHORTLE
1935 - 2015 | Age 79
Jerry f. Shortle 79, of Saint Joseph,
passed away Tuesday, february 17,
2015 at the home of his daughter in
Gladstone, MO.
He was born february 28, 1935 in
Elwood, KS, son of Lyde and James
Shortle. He graduated from Elwood
High School (1953). He married
virginia crowley on June 29, 1954 in
Elwood, KS, and she survives of the
home.
He retired from the Missouri Air
National Guard after 30 years, 7
months, and 28 days as a Senior Master
Sergeant. During that time he served
during both the Korean and vietnam
Wars.
He was a member of the Masonic
Lodge Af&AM, Wathena, KS, Past
Master of DeKalb Masonic Lodge, and
was a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason,
of which he was a member of the
KccH, Knight commander court of
Honour. He was also member of
Wesley united Methodist church,
serving his church faithfully, as well as
serving on several boards and building
committee's.
Jerry was preceded in death by daughter, Diana Kay crowder, his parents, 2
brothers, Jack and Wayne Shortle.
Survivors include, his wife, virginia
Shortle of the home, four daughters:
Kathy Buffey of St. Joseph, Lisa
(Mike) Gilbert of St. Joseph, Kristy
(Willie) Johnson of Avondale, MO, and
Michelle Shortle of Gladstone, MO, 4
grandchildren: Jeramiah Gilbert,
Jennifer crowder, Melissa Snapp, and
Allison Sharp; 7 great grandchildren,
and a sister, Marilyn colhour of
Elwood, KS.
funeral services friday, february 20,
2015 at Wesley united Methodist
church, with Rev. James Barnett officiating, Interment at the National cemetery. Memorials are requested to the
Wesley united Methodist church.
Online condolence and obituary at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
BETTy B. SIMPSON
1923 - 2015 | Age 91
Betty B. (Waterman) Simpson, 91,
Gower, MO. died Thursday, february
12, 2015 at Mosaic Life care.
She was born December 15, 1923 to
Lula (vestal) and Hugh Waterman in
Halleck, MO. Betty married Joseph
Simpson on September 14, 1947. He
preceded her in death on March 3,
2013.
She was a member of first christian
church of Plattsburg, MO. and Bridge
club of Gower. Betty also volunteered
for many years as a poll-worker.
Betty was preceded in death by her
parents; and sisters, catherine Kampschmidt and Dorothy Mcconnell.
Survivors include sons, Wayne
Simpson (Judy), Mt. Washington, Ky.
and vernon Simpson, St. Joseph; 4
grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
farewell Services Monday, feb. 16
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory. Interment Memorial Park
cemetery. Memorial contributions:
American cancer Society. Online guest
book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
cHERyL f. TEANEy
1947 - 2015 | Age 67
cheryl fay Teaney 67, of St. Joseph,
passed away Thursday february 19,
2015 at her home.
She was born July 24, 1947 in St.
Joseph, daughter of Minnie & charles
Teaney. She graduated from Benton
High School class of 1965, then
worked and retired from Mead
Products when they closed, then
worked at Whitaker cable, and Savon
furniture.
cheryl was preceded in death by her
father, charles calvin Teaney, brother,
calvin Teaney, sister, Debbie Phillips.
She is survived by her mother Minnie
fay Eggleston of St. Joseph, a son
William (Tracy) filley of Reading, PA,
two daughters, Rebecca (Tim) Kepner
of Saint Joseph, and Wendy (Rodney)
Paldi of Henderson, Nv; 5 grandchildren, Ryan Nichols, chad Grime Jr.,
Danica Estrada, Hailey Paldi, and
Lucas Paldi, and a great grandson,
Blade vaughn Nichols.
Memorial service Wednesday,
february 25, 2015 at the church of
Jesus christ of Latter Day Saints, in
Northridge Place, St. Joseph. She was
cremated under the direction and care
of the Rupp funeral Home. Memorials
are requested to the cheryl Teaney
memorial fund in care of the Rupp
funeral Home.
Online condolence and obituary at
http://www.ruppfuneral.com
fRANK L. TuBBS, III
1944 - 2015 | Age 70
frank L. Tubbs, III, 70, St. Joseph,
died Monday, february 16, 2015 at his
home.
He was born September 15, 1944 in
St. Joseph, to frank and Eva (Hartling)
Tubbs, Jr. frank married Mildred Rush
September 26, 1980 in Bendena, KS..
She survives of the home.
He retired from General Motors after
30 years. following retirement, he
owned and operated frank Tubbs
Environmental consulting. He enjoyed
golfing, riding motorcycles, playing
cards with friends, woodworking.
Mr. Tubbs was a member of Wesley
united Methodist church, charity
Zeredatha Lodge, No. 189, A.f. &
A.M., Shriners, and National Registry
of
Environmental
Engineer
Professionals.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, carson W. Tubbs; and grandson, carson W. Tubbs, Jr.
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Survivors also include son, David
Tubbs (Dena); daughters, Stephanie
Tubbs and Lindsay Tubbs; six grandchildren; brothers, Ronnie Tubbs
(Barbara), Joplin, MO. and Stephen
Tubbs (Doris), Westminster, cO.
farewell Services Saturday, feb. 21
Meierhoffer funeral Home &
crematory.
Inurnment
Moray
cemetery, Bendena, KS. Memorial
donations: Wesley united Methodist
church. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
JOSEPHINE E. WHITE
1925 - 2015 | Age 90
Josephine Ellen White, age 90,
Stewartsville, MO., was born January
16, 1925 in Stewartsville, the daughter
of Joseph and Martha (Dice) carson
and passed away february 9, 2015 in
St. Joseph.
Josephine graduated from Stewartsville High School class of 1942. She
married Orman Jackson Hines in 1942.
They were married for 24 years until
his passing in 1966. Josephine worked
at St. Joseph School District for 8
years. After Jacks passing She married
charles S. Brenner and they lived in
Holton, KS. She was a member of the
Methodist church. He passed in 1984.
She later married Zane H. White. After
Zane’s passing she moved back to St.
Joseph to be close to family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three husbands, Orman “Jack”
Hines, charles S. Brenner, and Zane H.
White; one daughter, Koleta Sherman;
brother, Willis Lawrence carson; and
one grand-daughter, Linda Sherman.
Survivors include two sons, Kenneth
S. Hines (Jeanette), St. Joseph and Karl
S. Hines, ft. Mojave, AZ; 8 grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; and 14 step great-grandchildren.
funeral services friday, february 13,
2015 at Bram-Turner funeral Home,
Stewartsville with burial in Stewartsville cemetery. Online condolences:
www.bram-turnerfuneralhome.com
Memorial contributions: Disabled
American veterans
DEBORAH WILLIAMS
1958 - 2015 | Age 56
Deborah Ann (Stafford) Williams, 56,
formerly of St. Joseph, passed away
Monday, february 9, 2015 at her
daughter’s residence in San Antonio,
TX.
Debbie was born September 1, 1958
to Danny Stafford and Delores Adams
in St. Joseph. She lived most of her life
in St. Joseph where she graduated from
LeBlond High School, class of 1976.
As a child, Debbie was baptized as a
catholic at St. Mary’s catholic church.
Debbie enjoyed dolphins, collecting
angels, and loved Elvis Presley.
She is preceded in death by her mother Delores Potter; father, Danny
Stafford; and maternal grandparents,
William c. and Anna Adams.
Survivors include her three children,
John culbertson and wife Rose,
Michael frazer and his girlfriend
Samantha Heckman, and Rebecca
frazer and boyfriend Geronimo Tarin;
brothers, Dennis and David Stafford;
step-father, J.T. Potter; three grandchildren, Jaydin, Jaxzyn, and Javaan frazer
and several nieces and nephews.
Debbie has been cremated under
direction of clark-Sampson funeral
Home. Memorial Mass Saturday, february 14 at St. Mary’s catholic church
with father Adam Haake officiating.
Online obituary and condolences at
www.clarksampson.com
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SPORTS/OuTDOORS
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The loss dropped the Griffons to 1114 overall and 7-11 in the MIAA.
They host Southwest Baptist in the
final regular game of the season on
Saturday.
Griffon Baseb all
Sweep Double Heade r
Weste rn Falls
To North west
A doubleheader sweep on the road
wasn't to be Saturday in Maryville as
the Griffon Men fell 72-54 at
Northwest Missouri State.
The Bearcats jumped on the Griffons
early, scoring the first nine points and
holding MWSu to just 18 first half
points. Missouri Western went to the
break down 30-18 and trailed by as
many 25 in the second half but were
able to get the Northwest lead to 13
within the final minutes but could
reach no closer.
cortrez colbert led team with 20
points and seven rebounds. Kevin
Thomas fell just short of a doubledouble, scoring 15 with nine
rebounds. Dareon Jones finished with
11 points. MWSu shot 40 percent
from the field and 27 percent from
three-point range. Northwest finished
54 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range.
The loss dropped the Griffons to 1113 ovewrall and 7-10 in MIAA play.
CMSU Over
Griffon s 64-42
The Griffon Men were held to a season-low scoring total in a 64-42 loss
at No. 12 central Missouri
Wednesday night.
After MWSu scored the first points
of the second half to tie the game at
29, central Missouri scored 22 unanswered points to take a 51-29 lead
with 11:02 left in the game. from that
point on the Griffons were never closer than 18 points to the defending
national champs. The 42 points were
a season-low for the team, 12 fewer
than they scored in a 54-50 win over
Emporia State.
Missouri Western was held to just 38
percent shooting from the field, 27
percent from three-point range and 50
percent at the free throw line. The
Griffons turned the ball over 17 times
and were outscored by 10 in the paint.
Seth Bonifas led the Griffons with
10 points while currie Byrd added
eight. cortrez colbert's 18-game
streak of scoring double-digits was
snapped as he went 1-11 from the
field and scored just two points.
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In a milestone day for coach Buzz
verduzco, Griffon Baseball swept a
doubleheader against No. 4 Emporia
State, to take the series, 3-1. verduzco
claimed his 300th MIAA victory in
game one. Missouri Western leaves
Emporia with a 6-5 record after handing the preseason MIAA favorite their
first three losses of the season.
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MWSu made it a 3-2 lead after four
on an RBI single from Trevor
LaHonta. The Griffons made
Emporia State pay for another error in
the fifth when David Glaude scored
on a throwing error to put Missouri
Western up 4-2. The Hornets added
one in the eighth that was answered
by the Griffons in the bottom half of
the inning on an RBI single from
Degner.
Banks Born picked up the win,
pitching the first three and a third.
Richard Peoples picked up the save,
going the final inning and a third.
LaHonta went 2-3 with two RBIs in
the game.
(Go Griffon picture & articles)
Game 1: Emporia State 1, MWSu 5
Buzz verduzco earned his 300th
MIAA win as Griffon Baseball
defeated No. 4 Emporia State for the
second straight game, 5-1. for
verduzco, it improved his all-time
MIAA record to 300-220, 439-332
overall.
The Griffons opened the game up in
the third when cosimo cannella and
David Glaude hit back-to-back solo
home runs to put the team up 4-1.
Emporia State jumped out to a 1-0
lead but the Griffons answered in the
bottom of the first on cannella's sacrifice fly that scored Ryan Degner.
MWSu tacked on another in the second on an RBI single from Orencio
fisher and added on more in the sixth
on another single from fisher.
fisher finished 3-3 with two RBIs.
Degner went 2-3 with two runs
scored and Trevor LaHonta also went
2-3 with one run scored. A.J.
Martinez picked up the win, going
five and a third, allowing six hits, one
run and striking out three.
Game 2: Emporia State 3, MWSu 5
Emporia State jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the first that became a 2-2 tie
after one for the Griffons. Ryan
Degner led off the inning with a triple
and scored after fisher reached on an
error. fisher scored to tie it after
another Hornet error allowed him to
come home.
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