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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of LAWRENCE FRANK RIPLEY, Deceased Estate No. 2 1 CD-PRO0 126 NOTICE OF LETTERS GRANTED To all persons interested in the Estate of Lawrence Frank Ripley, decedent: On the 1 3th day of December, 202 1, the Last Will of decedent having

Johnnie Lucille (Webb) Hoagland, 85, Schell City, the daughter of John Edward Webb and Mirtie Norene (Sanders) (Webb) Evans was born July 17, 1936, in rural Hatfield, AR and passed from this life at 9:25 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. Growing up, Lucille came from humble beginnings.

Gary Wayne Esry was born Nov. 30, 1955, the oldest son of James B. and Evelyn (Chism) Esry. On July 15, 1993, Gary was united in marriage to Nancy Sue Sorensen. To this union daughter, Ginelle was born. Gary started working for his parents at El Dorado Springs Esry’s Livestock Auction at a young age.

James Edward “Jim” Carrier, 95, Harwood, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2021, Kansas City, KS. Jim was born Sept. 2, 1926, in Strong City, KS. He moved to Harwood when he was 12 years old, where he met Martha Waggoner. They married in 1944, and were married for 63 years until her passing in

Mark Landon Bledsoe, 57, was born July 8, 1964, to Fay and Betty Bledsoe in Kansas City at St. Mary’s Hospital. He has two brothers, Mitch and Mike. Mitch preceded him in death in 2001. Mark was married to Jamie Ganaway and to this union were born three daughters, Ashley, Amanda and Amy. Ashley preceded

Karen Sue (Bartley) Baker, 59, El Dorado Springs, was born April 1, 1962 in Kansas City and passed away Tuesday, Dec. 07, 2021, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin. No services are planned.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Jasper County has scheduled a revival to begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20. Brother Jerry Grant will help in the meeting. Brother Robert Kenney is the Pastor.

The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at its Dec. 10 open meeting on proposed regulation changes that would extend current furbearer hunting and trapping seasons for abundant furbearer species. Furbearers are mammal species that have traditionally been trapped or hunted for their fur, such as coyotes, raccoons,

For most of two hours, the little beagle had struck trail after trail, and hotly pursued a half dozen cottontails in circles that wound around broom sedge, cedar thickets and patches of briar and sumac. I found a brush pile with a log in the top of it and carefully situated myself atop the mass

Families can make nature connections a part of their holidays at free Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) nature centers in the Kansas City area. Virtual online programs are an option, too. MDC staffs at both the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center and the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center have activities planned. Several free programs are