Stories from Saturday, January 22, 2011

Mary L. Gillespie, 77, Independence, Mo., formerly of the Moundville / Bronaugh, Mo., areas, passed away on Tuesday night, Jan. 18, 2011, at Center Point Hospital Medical Center, Independence, Mo. She was born on Oct. 26, 1933, in Burlington, Kan., to Frank Nunez and Mary Ellen Little Nunez. She married Clinton H. Gillespie on July 7, 1952, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

James Raymond Stoughton, 69, resident of Mapleton, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Nov. 11, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ellis Fredrick Stoughton and Mary Elizabeth Blair Stoughton. ...

Gearldean (Thogmartin) Walker, 81, of St. Charles, Mo., died on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. She was born Oct. 10, 1929. Loving wife of Row Walker; beloved daughter of the late Thomas and Effie Thogmartin; devoted mother of Roe Ann (Mitchell Patton) Walker, Jill Marie (William) Foss, Jenne Lee (Michael Counts) Walker-Counts, Sally Ann (Allen) Serfas; devoted grandmother of Alec, Cory, Andrew, Grant, Spencer, Reese, Evan, Madison, Jack and Tommy; dear sister of Naydean Kuhns, Elvadean Hopkins, Iladean Hicks, Ermadean Hill, Marydean Williams, Melvin Thogmartin, Tommy Thogmartin and Caroldean Branham; Gearldean is survived by many other friends and family. ...

James LeRoy Hull, 61, Nevada, died on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Following cremation, a committal service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, at National Cemetery, in Fayetteville, Ark. Local arrangements are by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Hilda Beshore, 97, of Nevada, formerly of Rich Hill, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at the Christian Health Care Center in Nevada. Funeral services are pending and will be announced by the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel, Butler.

Matt and Meghan Martin of Council Bluffs, Iowa, are proud to announce the birth of their baby daughter, Isla Ash Berniece Martin. Isla was born at 9:54 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Isla weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 and 3/4 inches...

January 5 Shane A. Smith, Richards, Mo., no proof of insurance, driving while intoxicated. January 11 Timothy L. Wells, Nevada, expired license plate. January 12 James W. Johnson, Rich Hill, Mo., failure to register vehicle, no proof of insurance. Mary A. Scarbrough, Lebanon, Mo., no proof of insurance...

You can talk about an idea and theorize about whether it will work or not and even try it out in a laboratory, but the only way to find out for sure is to actually try it in the real world. That was the situation facing Nevada's snow removal crews when it started snowing Wednesday nght...

Artists in the region who want a chance to have their work recognized will soon get that opportunity. The Bourbon County Arts Council's 19th Annual Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit, open to artists 16 years of age and older, is scheduled to open March 9 at the Scottish Rite Temple, 110 S. Main St. Categories in the contest and exhibit include painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, drawing and graphics, mixed media, pastels and photography...

Clients, families and employees from Tri-Valley Developmental Services met in Chanute Jan. 19 for the annual Awards Ceremony. "Award nomination forms went to all staff and clients in early November with many being returned, making the selection difficult this year," Public Relations Director Anna Methvin said in a news release...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Starting Feb. 2, Dr. Larry Seals will begin accepting patients on the MyMercy portal, a free online service giving patients the ability to track and manage health care on a personal computer or smartphone. Seals is participating in a pilot program for specialty clinics -- a service unavailable to all OB-GYN clinics across Mercy until the end of March...

When the Vernon County office of the Farm Service Agency held its annual Christmas dinner on Dec. 15, 2010, they also honored Earl Rogers, 88, of Richards, Mo., and his 40 years of service to the organization as a committee member. Rogers has been involved in Vernon County agriculture for six decades. ...