Stories from Saturday, November 13, 2010

As part of its Connections program, KCP&L is hosting an Energy Resource Fair at the Vernon County Senior Center at 301 N. Main St., Nevada, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This Energy Resource Fair is an opportunity for KCP&L customers to meet with company representatives and learn about payment options, energy savings ideas and assistance from local community resources. West Central Community Action Agency, a KCP&L community partner, will be at the fair to offer additional support...

Dave LeRoy Stone, 64, Milo, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Oct. 21, 1946, in McCook, Neb., to Dick LeRoy Stone and Etna Mae Thornley Stone. He married Mary Funk and she preceded him in death in 1996. He later married Sharon Goodwin on Oct. 4, 1997, in Compton Junction, Mo., and she survives of the home...

John "Jack" Gerald Moorhouse, 81, of Nevada, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1929, in Riverside, N.J. He married Eleanor "Ellie" Allison Kunz on June 22, 1956, and she preceded him in death on June 28, 2006...

Lance and Sharon Sears, of Hume, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Hume Christian Church, Hume, Mo. Lance and Sharon were married Nov. 19, 1960, in Fort Scott, Kan. The reception will be hosted by their children, Kent Sears, wife Margaret and children Kristopher and Victoria of Hume, Mo., and Angie McChesney, husband Tom and children Michaela and Josey of Ash Grove, Mo...

Jenna Nichole Patton and Kristopher Charles Lowry were married Oct. 2, 2010, at the Creamery in Joplin, Mo. Parents of the bride are Rich and Marty Patton, Walker. Parents of the groom are Maurice and Robin Lowry, of Kifer, Okla. Minister Tim Chambers, formally of Berea Christian Church in Vernon County, officiated...