Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Carl Robert “PeeWee” Murry 58, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Monday, Sept. 18, at his home surrounded by family and friends. Carl was born Jan. 2, 1959, in Harrisonville, Mo., the son of Eugene and Bonnie (Rector) Murry. He graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1977 and worked as a welder in the area for many years. ...

Wilma A. Foster, 91, formerly of Bronaugh, passed away on Sept. 19, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada. Wilma was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Bronaugh, to Jaxie and Bessie (Willard) Hope. She was united in marriage to Calvin Foster in January of 1944 in Ft. Scott and he survives...

Clara Louise Mallicoat passed away peacefully Sept. 16, at the Nevada Medicalodge surrounded by loved ones and many friends. She was born May 5, 1923, in Kansas City, Mo., to Lyndon Elmer and Pauline Opal (Flinn) Kuntz. Being raised in Kansas City, she was baptized at an early age; and then graduated from Rosedale High School. Following high school, she worked locally at an olive packing plant, and some years later she moved with her parents to Tiffin, Mo., where they resided on a farm...

Lura Jean (Wilson) Zinn, age 82 of Hume, died Sunday, Sept. 17, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home in Prescott, Kan. She was born Aug. 21, 1935, to Zella Mae Gregg Wilson and Earl DeVoe Wilson in Metz, the youngest of six children. Jean attended several small schools in the Metz/Horton area and eventually the family moved to Nevada where she completed her education, graduating from Nevada High School in 1953. ...

The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights fantastic start to its volleyball season continued late last week, with an impressive three-set non conference home victory over Calhoun. The win improves NEVC to 4-0 overall (2-0 GVVC-play). After getting edged 26-24 in the opening set, NEVC came back with a fury, clobbering Calhoun 25-2 in the second set...

The Nevada Lady Tiger tennis team extended its win streak to nine games after steamrolling Neosho on the road Monday, 9-0, followed by a 6-3 West Central Conference road victory over Smith-Cotton High School Tuesday evening. The pair of victories improve the Lady Tigers to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in West Central Conference play...

In a Tuesday night West Central Conference clash, the Nevada Lady Tigers dropped a two-set home match to the visiting St. Pius X Lady Warriors. The loss moves Nevada to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in WCC-play. Meanwhile, the Lady Warriors, one of the premier Class 3 volleyball programs in Missouri, improved to 6-0 in WCC-play (12-1-3 overall)...