Stories from Saturday, October 29, 2011

Steven D. Page, 63, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Born in Fort Scott, Kan., he was a resident of the Palm Beach area since 2003 and worked as a Property Manager at the Palm Club in West Palm Beach. Truly a man among men, Steve was a retired U.S. ...

Thomas Jerrold "Jerry" Morrison, 64, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died at the Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colo., on May 6, 2011. There was a cremation. William James Schafer will conduct memorial services at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. ...

Jeffrey Lynn Findlay, 44, Nevada, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at his residence. He was born Oct. 26, 1966, in Bellevue, Neb., to John Albert Findlay and Lesley Jo McCarty Sifers. There are no local services planned. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Andy and Megan Smith, and older brother Aidan, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Hudson Mark Smith. Hudson was born at 5:56 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 21 inches...

Herald-Tribune The weekly meeting of the Optimist Club of Vernon County slated for Monday, Oct. 31, has been canceled due to member involvment in other community events taking place that day. The club will resume meeting weekly on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m., in the community room at Vernon County Ambulance District. For more information about the club, call (417) 448-4529...

"My mom is the strongest, most willing, courageous person I've ever known." So said Necole Brown, 25, of Nevada, crediting the fact that she can sit next to her mom Linda, hug her and tell of her story of survival to early detection of breast cancer...

While most people in Washington, D.C., are more concerned with the federal government, one resident, a Nevada native, and his wife decided to come help rebuild Joplin. JR DeLaney grew up in Nevada. He and his wife Suzanne moved to Joplin for a few years prior to moving 1,200 miles east to the nation's capital, so they did not hesitate one second when they learned of the opportunity to volunteer with ABC's Emmy Award-winning show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as it came to build seven houses in seven days in Joplin, Oct. ...