Stories from Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Betty Ann Pritchett, 94, of Nevada, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada.   Betty was born on September 12, 1929 in New Sharon, IA to Kermit Walker and Opal Ann (Moore) Neas.  She married Robert S. Pritchett, Jr. on October 10, 1946 and he preceded her in death on June 29, 2000...

Sandra Lee Horvath, 80 of Nevada passed away on Thursday, November 23, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center.  Sandra was born on May 4, 1943 in Oklahoma City, OK to Herman and Mildred (Broome) Brown. She was married to Charles Horvath on March 2, 1973 in Ontario, CA and he survives of the home.  Sandra was raised in California and graduated from Chaffey High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.  She later graduated from Mt. ...

Robert Warren Webster, age 87, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas passed away Friday, November 24, 2023. He was born January 7, 1936, in Butler, Missouri, the son of Burley Webster and Vonda Murphy Webster. At the time, the family was living in Metz, Missouri. ...

Ronald Lee Davis, 68, El Dorado Springs, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Community Springs Nursing Home in El Dorado Springs. Ron was born April 13, 1955 in Harrisonville, MO to Phillip E. and Edith J. (Stowe) Davis. He married Brenda Sue Fugate on April 19, 1985 in Miami, OK and she survives of the home...

In anticipation of the third annual SASSY Lady’s Luncheon this coming Saturday, luncheon organizer and Nevada native, Mary Ann Mitchem, reflected on how the community Christmas project first started. “I wanted to do something festive for the ladies in my church [Pentecostal Assembly of Nevada] so I went to Pastor [Dennis Engelbrecht] to get his approval,” Mitchem said...

The Golden Valley Vernon County (GVVC) Conference Tournament got underway Monday evening, Nov. 27, at Sheldon Schools. Bronaugh vs. Chilhowee The first contest of the evening was between the Bronaugh Lady Wildcats and the Chilhowee Lady Indians. The Lady Wildcats struggled throughout the first quarter, only being able to score 5 points, while the Lady Indians were able to put up 23 points. ...

Clifford “Kip” France Scott II passed away on November 1, 2023 at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Missouri. Kip was born on April 30, 1944 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Marjory (Hanson) and Clifford France Scott Sr. He spent his childhood years growing up on the family farm near Canistota, SD and attending country school. The family later moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where Kip attended Washington High School, then to Fort Collins, CO, where he graduated...