Richard (Dick) Dean Hacker

Richard (Dick) Dean Hacker, 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Dick was born Sept. 6, 1936 in Walker to Howard and Angie (Palmer) Hacker.  In June of 1983, he married Sandy (McPeak) Hacker, and she survives in the home. After graduating from Walker High School in 1954, Dick went

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Terry Eugene Williams

Terry Eugene Williams, 68, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at 11:52 a.m. at his home with his wife by his side. Terry had been diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer on Feb. 19, 2021. Terry, AKA “Uncle Tune,” was born June 17, 1952, in Gordon, NE, the third of five children

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Velma Mae (Pat) Burns

Velma Mae (Pat) Burns, 88, was born Aug. 18, 1932,   to William and Mary Ellifrits in Kansas City, Kansas and passed from this world May 18, 2021. Pat was very social, friendly and smiled all the time throughout her life. She loved her mother dearly but was truly a daddy’s girl. The Ellifrits family

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Gerald D. Underwood

Gerald D. Underwood, 83, passed away peacefully at Foxwood Springs Living Center on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. A memorial service will be held on a date yet to be determined at Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Hwy. 50, Kingsvill. Gerald was born in DeWitt, AR, on Oct. 6, 1937, to Oku Underwood and Mary (Browning)

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Blanch Mae Eslinger

Blanch Mae Eslinger, 86, El Dorado Springs, was born Feb. 22, 1935, in Stockton, the daughter of Claude and Ethel Trent. She passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from natural causes. Services for Blanch Eslinger were held Monday, May 24, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home followed by burial in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of

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Eagles Nevada 3770 to host Children’s Mercy Benefit

Eagles Nevada will host their biggest fundraiser of the year beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 5. The event benefits Children’s Mercy and the work it does with advanced treatment for children with all types of cancer at their locations in KC, Joplin and Springfield. There will be a pool tournament, a dart tournament

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Two make honor roll

State Technical College of Missouri announces Spring 2021 Honor Roll which includes Ethan Parshall of El Dorado Springs and Jason Prough of Schell City.  To be placed on the Dean’s List a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4 point scale.

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OTC construction course to begin

Ozarks Technical Community College will offer an accelerated, four-week construction course this summer to meet the needs of the industry. Students pay nothing to take the class and financial grants are available for living expences. The class begins on Monday, June 7, and will meet from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday on

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Memorial service art Green Lawn

Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City will host a Memorial Day Service at 11 a.m. Monday, May 31. Please plan to gather near the gazebo and feel free to bring lawn chairs. Bro. David Souza will be bringing the message as we commemorate, honor and mourn the military personnel who have died in the performance

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VFW 257 memorial Day Ceremony

VFW Post 257 will present a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, May 31, at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery, weather permitting. The public is encouraged to attend, to remember and horror veterans who have gone to their eternal rest. These men and women sacrificed everything to keep our country free and democracy

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