Cecile Thorpe, age 96, of Columbia and formerly of Armstrong, died Thursday, October 27, 2016.

Arrangements are pending at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Fayette.

Nellie Krieg, age 77, of Arnold and formerly of Marceline, died Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Graveside services will be held at noon on Saturday, October 29, at Locke Cemetery southeast of Marceline.

There will be no visitation.

Services are under the direction of Delaney Funeral Home in Marceline.

APPLETON CITY @ LINCOLN

CREST RIDGE @ SKYLINE

SCOTLAND COUNTY @ MARK TWAIN

SOUTH SHELBY @ MONROE CITY

FAYETTE @ MARCELINE

SWEET SPRINGS @ WESTRAN

PLATTSBURG @ WELLINGTON

MID-BUCHANAN @ EAST BUCHANAN

PUTNAM COUNTY @ HAMILTON

PRINCETON @ MAYSVILLE

PALMYRA @ MACON

CLOPTON @ CENTRALIA

O’HARA @ SUMMIT CHRISTIAN

HOLDEN @ BUTLER

TRENTON @ LEXINGTON

BISHOP LeBLOND @ LAWSON

ELDON @ OSAGE

FULTON @ BLAIR OAKS

CHRISTIAN @ SOUTHERN BOONE

OAK GROVE @ KC CENTER

CLINTON @ HOGAN PREP

ST. PIUS X @ MARYVILLE

CHILLICOTHE @ RICHMOND

NEVADA @ HARRISONVILLE

GRAIN VALLEY @ RAYTOWN SOUTH

MOBERLY @ HANNIBAL

WARRENTON @ HELIAS

ST. JOSEPH-LAFAYETTE @ KEARNEY

SMITHVILLE @ PLATTE COUNTY

RAYTOWN @ BATTLE

SMITH-COTTON @ BELTON

A state politician will take time out to read to area school kids during the last week of October.

According to the office of Senator David Pearce, of Warrensburg, on Thursday, October 27, the Senator will participate in Read for the Record, a national campaign hosted by Jumpstart to address the importance of reading and early childhood education.

Senator Pearce will read to preschool, kindergarten and first and second grade classes at both Glasgow Elementary in Howard County and Hardeman R-X Elementary in Saline County. Story time at Glasgow will begin at 8:30 a.m. while the Hardeman appearance will begin at 10 a.m.

This will be the senator's fourth consecutive year of participation. The featured book for 2016 is “The Bear Ate Your Sandwich,” written and illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach. After this year, Pearce will have read to schoolchildren in all eight counties of the 21st Senate District.