Stories from Saturday, August 29, 2009

Randy Lynn Burdick, 55, Joplin, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at his home in Joplin, following complications as the result of an automobile accident. He was born Dec. 10, 1953, in Denver, Colo., to Billie Eugene Burdick and Wilma Loraine Hoskins Burdick. When he was in the United States Air Force, stationed in Illinois, he met Mona. They were married and from this union had three children, Debbie, Patrick, and Crystal...

Della Mae Lucas, age 88, a former resident of Mapleton, Kan., and more recently of El Reno, Okla., died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at her home in El Reno. She was born April 11, 1921, at Blue Mound, Kan. Della was a farmer and insurance agent. She moved to El Reno, Okla., from Mapleton, Kan., 24 years ago. ...

Edna E. Ellis, 88, Nevada, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. She was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Randolph County, Ark., to Charles E. Dismang and Leona Ennis Dismang. She was married Feb. 14, 1991, to Orville Ellis and he survives of the home...

Sybil Jeanette Standley, 63 of Garden City, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at her home in Garden City. She was born on Dec. 25, 1945 in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of Aldon and Mary (Canaday) Nuzum. Sybil was born on Dec. 25, 1945, in Uniontown, Kan. ...

Heather Klingaman and Geremiah Gilliland, of Butler, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Mason Todd Gilliland. Mason was born at 4:26 a.m., on Aug. 22, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches...

Lanna and Brian Matthews, of Nevada, and big sister Brianna, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Kate Elizabeth Matthews. Kate was born at 6:46 a.m., Aug. 24, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 21 1/2 inches...

Roy M. Staton, 67, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at his beloved farm. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21, at Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, at the chapel. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association...

The Tri County Whittlers and Woodcarvers is offering a free basic four-week carving class, beginning on Oct. 6. There is no charge for the classes, but there is a cost of $45 for the set of tools, sharpener, and cutouts for the classes; $20 must be paid at the time of sign-up for the class with the remaining $25 to be paid the first night of the classes. ...

A state association has launched an initiative designed to inform senior citizens and people with disabilities about underused programs that could potentially save them money on Medicare expenses. According to the Kansas Area Agencies on Aging Association, or K4A, nearly 18,000 Kansas residents, including more than 2,300 people who live in Bourbon County or a surrounding county, qualify for various cost saving healthcare programs...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- American Legion Post 25 was on the receiving end of a donation earlier this week. The Brush Beater Jeep Club, based in Fort Scott presented American Legion Post 25 Commander Ken Lyon with a check for $1,000 to help veterans and those currently serving in the military with medical assistance...

A bicycle journey of more than 2,200 miles that Paul Supawanich began in Berkeley, Calif., on July 25 came to rest, at least for a day, at the north Tucker Street home of Wanda Abele Tuesday afternoon. Supawanich who just finished his Master's Degree in city planning began his odyssey after his internship with the city of San Francisco. ...

We tend to think mostly in the present -- that things stay the same as they always have been. However, economies change, people die or move, and communities fade away. Such is the case of Bristow, Mo. The 1903 plat map of Vernon County shows Bristow, describing its location in legal terms. ...