Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Frederick Maurice George died Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. A private family service and internment will be held at the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation will be held at from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Billy D. Ellis, 57, of Cassville, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Sparks Cemetery in Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until Noon on Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Earl Dean White, 87, of Monett, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, in the Mt. Vernon Place Care. He was born to Art and Angie Sloop White on December 8, 1931, in White City, Kan. He was a retired piano tuner and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Survivors include: his wife, Melva of Monett, Mo.; one son, Gary White of Monett, Mo.; one daughter, Denise Schloesser and husband, Jeff of South Greenfield, Mo.; one sister, Verna Tischhouser of White City, Kan.; 6 grandchildren, Jenny Elder and son, Gage, Jackie Davis, Philip Schloesser and son, Clark, Amber Raby, Lacie White and Lyndsie Hatcher.. ...

Robert Sidney Kingrey, 67 of Monett, MO., passed away November 23, 2019, in Springfield, MO. He was surrounded by his family as he left his earthly home. Resting in peace and love in the arms of his Savior and King, Jesus Christ. Robert was born on October 2, 1952 in Portsmouth, OH. ...

Patricia Ann Terry Shaner, 81, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Monett. Burial will be at Spring River Cemetery in Verona...

John Rohan Guilfoyle IV, 68, of Monett, Mo., was welcomed to his Heavenly home by his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 30, 2019, while at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. John was born on September 18, 1951, in Roanoke, Va., son of the late John Rohan Guilfoyle III and Christine (Lynch) Guilfoyle. ...

Purdy’s Kinsley Mattingly was name to the Second Team of the SouthWest Central League All-Conference volleyball team. The complete list is as follows: First Team Bailey Groves, Billings, Player of the Year Kohnnar Patton, Blue Eye Avery Arnold,Blue Eye...

The Big 8 Conference is losing its longest-tenured coach after Scott Bailey announced on Monday that he was stepping down as the football coach at Lamar High School. Bailey has resigned from his position after 14 seasons at the helm. A member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Bailey closes his career with the Tigers with a 151-41 overall record, while leading Lamar to seven consecutive state championships from 2011-2017. ...

Monett may have a new girls basketball coach, but the goals still remain the same for the team as the 2019-2020 season gets underway. The Lady Cubs went 12-14 last season under Alyssa Kennedy, who left and took a position at Aurora. The search for her replacement did not go very far. In fact, it never left Monett High School, as the district hired assistant boys coach Zach Kleine to take the vacated position...

Monett sisters Kaitlyn and Stephanie Schumacher entered the Branson Regional Arts Council's second annual Talent Show on Nov. 22 and took home second place as the Ukeladies, the ukulele duo that had its first public performance at Monett's July 4 celebration...

In November, Purdy Elementary focused on responsibility in its monthly character education program.

The Purdy High School Music Department presented two performances of “Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.” in early November. The annual fall musical on Nov. 1 and 2, under the direction of vocal music teacher Lauren Lee, took students on a spirited journey into the Roaring Twenties, complete with period dances and costumes...

Purdy HIgh School Alumna Cailyn Spears (Class of 2018) was one of 520 Missouri FFA members to receive her American FFA Degree at the 2019 National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Spears is the daughter of Donnie and Amanda Spears. The American FFA Degree is awarded each year to less than 1 percent of FFA members, making it one of the organization’s highest honors. ...

The Barry County Retired Teachers will meet at 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Happy House restaurant in Monett for the annual Christmas meeting. Canned goods and paper products are being collected. The German-Austrian-Swiss Heritage Society of the Ozarks will host its traditional German Advent program at 1:30 p.m. ...

The weather outside might not be frightful, but when the wind is not blowing sharply, conditions become ideal for putting up seasonal decorations.

Julie Johnson, city clerk at Pierce City, places some donated toys under the festive white and pink Angel Tree at City Hall.

An Everton woman has been bound over for arraignment in circuit court for felonies that include first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree assault and the first degree kidnapping of a Springfield woman. Wanda Maggard, 53, appeared in Lawrence County Associate Court on Monday where the court found probable cause to believe that the crime alleged was committed by the defendant...

When the idea was brought up for the Purdy school district to build a FEMA building nearly seven years ago, a part of that plan included the possibility of the community to use it as well. In May, former Purdy superintendent Steven Chancellor, said an agreement like that could be a huge thing for Purdy as a community...

The 18th annual Dining for Diabetes fundraiser is slated to take place starting at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2020, at Monett High School, located at 1 David Sippy Dr. in Monett. This year’s theme is a blast from the past with a 1950s Hop at the High School. Participants are encouraged to don their favorite poodle skirt, twin set cardigan, greaser leather jacket or Ivy League couture for a festive evening of 1950s flashbacks...

Monett can connect to another outstanding athletic performance this week, as the son of a Monett High School graduate and grandson of longtime Monett residents Dr. Andres and Naty Apostol took home a seven-foot high trophy as winner of the Grand National race, competing at the BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., in races Nov. 29 through Dec. 1...

After nine months at the Monett Area YMCA and six months as its executive director, Dove Haney has found working in Monett stimulating and enjoyable as she looks forward to a new calendar year. “It’s been wonderful,” Haney said. “I love how much goes on here, how much that goes on at the Y that affects the community directly and has an impact on the community. I love the energy.”...

Gabriella Anderson-Hoffman, daughter of Myron Hoffman and Shawna Anderson-Hoffman, and Gunner Hull, son of Kim and Jared Hull, claimed the titles of Miss and Mister Merry Christmas following the annual pageant hosted Sunday by the Monett High School cheerleaders, held at the MHS Performing Arts Center...