Congratulations to Taylor Feris for successfully meeting the requirements for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Maintenance from Linn State Technical College.  He graduated on Saturday, May 11. Taylor is the son of Chuck and Marilyn Feris of Adrian and is a 2011 graduate of Adrian High School.

Emily Bohannon, of Adrian, is a new member of the Ozarks Teacher Corps scholarship program, which will provide a $4,000 annual award in return for her commitment to teach in a rural district after her graduation from Missouri State University. Bohannon, studying special education at Missouri State, is one of nine college students awarded scholarships in the new Ozarks Teacher Corps group recognized at the May 2 Rural Schools Partnership conference in Thomasville, MO.

Richard Charles Sutton, age 62 of Butler, Missouri, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Butler. He was born November 28,1950 to Elmer Ellsworth and Mary Lou Tucker Sutton in Butler.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri with Pastor John Magoffin officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation or Butler Alumni Association.

Jay Christopher “Chris” Smith, age 63 of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral services were Saturday, May 25 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri with Rev. Richard Pierson officiating. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions, Charity of Choice.

John Edward Petty, age 86 of Adrian, Missouri, passed away Monday (Bingo Night) May 20, 2013 at his home. Services were held Thursday May 23 at the Adrian Optimist Building in Adrian, Missouri with Masonic services under the direction of the Crescent Hill Masonic Lodge No. 368, Adrian. Burial was in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian. Military honors were under the auspices of the U.S. Navy, Kansas City, Missouri and the Harrisonville Honor Guard Post 4409. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Heartland Hospice or the Adrian VFW Post No.