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Thursday, September 3, 2020 • The Vedette • greenfieldvedette.com
RECORDS Death Notices
Paul Virgil Schnelle
Paul Virgil Schnelle, of Carthage, Missouri, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020, in his home at the age of 89. Funeral services were held Sunday, August 30, 2020, in Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery at Meinert. Online condolences may be shared at www. greenfieldfuneralchapel.com. Services were under the care of Greenfield Funeral Chapel.
Michael Alan Brinkhoff
Michael Alan Brinkhoff, of Lockwood, Missouri, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 62. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Restored Hope Against Addictions (a ministry of the Lockwood Immanuel Lutheran Church), or to the Patriot Guard Riders. Online condolences may be shared at www.greenfieldfuneralchapel.com. Services were under the care of Lockwood Funeral Chapel.
Rodman L. Comstock
Rodman L. Comstock, of Greenfield, Missouri, died Friday, August 21, 2020, at the age of 60. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.greenfieldfuneralchapel.com. Cremation services were under the care of Greenfield Funeral Chapel.
Gary “Pete” Campbell
Gary “Pete” Campbell, age 78, of South Greenfield, Missouri, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
The Dade County Commission received $887,056 from the CARE Funds from the U.S. Federal Government to be used for expenses associated with the COVID-19 virus. All counties in Missouri and the State of Missouri obtained funds. Funds can only be used for not budgeted expenses due to the Corona 19 outbreak. Local government offices and school districts have applied for funds and were awarded just over $107,000 of the funds re-
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A funeral service was held Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial followed at the Goss Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
Corey James Harris
Corey James Harris, age 64, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, died Friday, August 14, 2020, of natural causes. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
Susanne Key
Susanne Key, age 76, of Aurora, Missouri, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at home with her daughters by her side, A celebration of Susie’s life will be held at a later date with burial to be at the Rose Hill West Cemetery in Billings, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora. Memorial donations may be made payable to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.
Julia Matney Forman
Julia Catherine Meadows Matney Forman, 95, Springifield, Missouri, died Saturday, August 29, 2020, surrounded by her family. . A graveside service, umder the care and direction of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, was held Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Julia’s name to the ALMS Fund at the Aurora United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.
Dade County Commission Funds Projects From CARE Funds By Bob Jackson Reporter
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ceived. The first distribution of money has been made and a second round of funding will occur in September 2020. All funds must be incurred by December 2020. Entities awarded funds so far are: Dade County Assessor’s Office, $575; Dade County Circuit Clerks Office, $306; Dade County Collector/ Treasurer Office, $442; Dade County Victims Advocate Office, $850; Dade County Recorder’s Office, $7,700; Immanuel Lutheran School, $20,000; Lockwood Schools, $11,000; Everton Schools, $10,000; Dadeville Schools, $11,000; Greenfield
Schools, $21,000; and Dade County Health Department, $24,200. Examples of funding include sanitary cleaning supplies; plexiglass shields and dividers; and a computer and computer program to allow remote access to records in the Dade County Recorder’s Office. Schools received funds for temperature recording devices for students as they enter building. Units of local government wishing to apply for funds should meet with the Dade County Commission and make an application.
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Arthur (Art) Owen Cromer Arthur (Art) Owen Cromer, 83, of Louisville, Kentucky, died August 25, 2020. He was the husband of Virginia Burns Cromer, formerly of the Lockwood community. Born December 7, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, to Carl Crawford Cromer and Laura Virginia Clements Cromer, Art spent his formative years enjoying Boy Scouts, YMCA and Junior ROTC. He entertained the neighbors with magic tricks and sleight of hand. After graduating from Illinois Institute of Technology, Art entered the U.S. Navy where he proudly served in the North Atlantic on the USS Mills (DER383), from June, 1958 to December, 1961, ending his tour as a Lt. Commander. He enjoyed attending ship reunions for many years. Art was a lifelong learner whose curiosity was rarely satisfied. In the early days of computing when mainframes filled a room, Art forfeited sleep to get latenight computer time. After a post-graduate degree at Purdue University, Art joined University of Louisville in 1969 and spent a 30+-year career helping faculty and students use computers and statistics to analyze their data.
Art was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church for fifty years, serving as an elder and singing in the choir. Giving back was a part of Art’s life. For many years, he recorded textbooks for Recording for the Blind. He also regularly donated blood plasma through apheresis. A founding member of the Bonnycastle Homestead Association, he was an active neighborhood leader for many years and eagerly provided energy and enthusiasm for block parties and neighborhood projects. Art so enjoyed sharing Kentucky with international guests. For many years the Cromers opened their home, especially at Christmas, to international college students who ultimately became friends. A special family with whom the Cromers shared occasions for over twenty years are Drs. Ling and Matthew Qiu and sons, David Qiu and Dr. Charles Cui. Art was a beloved husband of 55 years, father and brother. He is survived by wife Virginia (Ginny) Burns Cromer, sister Evelyn (Lyn) Ghiselin, daughters Carolyn Cromer (Dean Adams) and Alison Cromer (Rick Lucas), grandsons Boone
and Charlie, sister-in-law Carolyn Burns Foster, nieces Valerie Pontiff and Courtney Anaya and their families. Art bequeathed his body to U of L Medical School. The family will have a private service with a celebration of life to be held at a later date. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Nazareth Home Highlands and Hosparus Health Team for their loving care and compassion. Expressions of sympathy may be sent in his memory to: Highland Presbyterian Church “for the Rapier Music Fund”, 1011 Cherokee Rd, Louisville, KY 40204 or Bonnycastle Homestead Association, P.O. Box 5165, Louisville, KY 40205-0165 Note: Art grew very attached to the Lockwood community over the many years that he and Virginia visited her parents, Clarence and Thelma Burns.
PSU Announces Spring 2020 Graduates In May 2020, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas graduated approximately 1,200 students who earned degrees in the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Technology, and Kelce College of Business.
The following local students were awarded their degrees. Samantha D. Trowbridge, Ash Grove, received her Bachelor in Business Administration. Kara K. Eggerman, Lockwood, was awarded her
Master of Science degree. Abby Kristen Julian, Lockwood, received her Bachelor of Science degree. Teresa L. McCoy, Miller, was earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
Dade County Tax Sales Draws Buyers By Bob Jackson Reporter
Dade County Collector / Treasurer Rod O’Connor held the annual delinquent tax sale of real estate property in Dade County on Monday, August 24, at 1 p.m. on the east side of the Dade County Courthouse. Properties up for back taxes were published in the Vedette for three weeks letting property owners aware of the sale. In past years, only four or five buyers showed up but in 2020 over a dozen buy-
ers made purchases. Sixty-nine properties had past due taxes throughout the county. Sixteen property owners paid past due taxes before the sale. Twenty-one properties were bought by new owners or lending companies. The City of Lockwood bought five properties in Lockwood and an investor from Greenfield bought four. Two properties in Greenfield, one with $6881 and one with $8426 in past due taxes, were purchased. The remaining properties were not sold or taxes paid.
Eleven are in Everton area, five in the Lockwood area, 17 in the Greenfield area, and two in South Greenfield. One parcel in Everton has owed back taxes totaling $7681 since 2008 and one parcel in Greenfield owes taxes since 2009 totaling $4770. The total for unpaid taxes in the county now is $84,422 that should be going to schools, cities, villages and the county. Owners of these properties can not sell them without paying the back taxes.
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