Bates County News

Monday, March 31, 2025

Mary “Louise” Carroll, age 97 of Appleton City (formerly of Butler)

Funeral services for Mary "Louise" Carroll of Appleton City, Missouri formerly of Archie, Missouri will be  2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri.  Visitation prior to services 1 - 2  p.m. Tuesday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler.  Contributions to St. Croix Hospice.  Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Mary “Louise” Carroll, age 97 of  Appleton City, Missouri formerly of Butler, Missouri died Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Appleton City Manor. She was born November 15, 1927 to Ralph V. And Katrina M. Ridgeway Green in Avard, Oklahoma.

Louise is survived by two sons, Gary Carroll and wife Carel of Archie, Missouri and Leland Carroll and wife Linda of Peculiar, Missouri; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; three step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Clarence Green of Ash Grove, Missouri; and a sister, Barbara Samples of Scott City, Kansas.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles O. Carroll Jr. On December 2, 2022; and seven brothers and sisters.



CLOSURE scheduled for bridge repair work on NB I-49 and Route C/J, April 28-May 12

  Closure of Route C/J over I-49, NB I-49 traffic will be routed over NB I-49 ramps April 28-May 5. CASS COUNTY – Crews will make the follow...