Stories from Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Fred W. Shaffer, 84, of rural Marshall, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials may be made to family choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

The American Legion Post No. 558 held its winter blood drive Monday, Dec. 29, at the American Legion Hall outside Malta Bend. The event saw numerous members from the community and surrounding areas in attendance to donate life-saving blood. Stephen Olson of Post No. 558 said it's great to get out to events like this, and he expressed his appreciation to the people in attendance for their support and donation...

Kile Guthrey, of the Democratic party, swore in to office as Saline County's new presiding commissioner Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, on the top floor in the courtroom of the Saline County Courthouse, after defeating Republican Eddie Howery in the November 2014 general election...

Catherine Marie Miller Moore, 61, of Slater, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church in Slater, with Pastor Ronald Fields officiating. Pallbearers were Tyrone Wright, Freddy Hayes, Dean Maupin, David Hayes, Eugene Wright and Sean Hockaday. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Slater...

Betty Siemer, 72, of Marshall, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at The Living Center in Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Dennis Ray Miller, 77, of Concordia, formerly of Marshall, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial graveside services with military rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Memorials may be made Blackburn-Tieman American Legion Post No. 478 in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...