Thursday, May 6, 2021
Frances LaVerne Crooks, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021, at her home in Nevada. LaVerne was born Jan. 31, 1942, in Walker, Mo., to Albert Wayne and Emma Fern (Tuttle) Phillips. She was united in marriage to Gene Bobbett on June 25, 1961, and he preceded her in death on May 26, 1999. LaVerne later married Dodson Sonny Crooks on June 15, 2003, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 2020.
LaVerne was raised in Walker and graduated from Walker High School Class of 1960. One week after graduating from high school she began working at Farm and Home Savings in Nevada. Following 48 years in banking, LaVerne retired from Team Bank as Assistant Vice President on November 28, 2008. She has worked part-time in the office at Ferry Funeral Home for the past 20 years. Her memberships included being a 60-year member of Nevada Chapter No. 53 OES, a 50 plus year member of Beta Sigma Phi, former member of Soroptimist International of Nevada, Royal Neig
to the maryland home and garden show. i m live at the fair growned in timonium. wjz eyewitness news is seconds away. good morning. and welcome to wjz eyewitness news. i m bar bar. and i m tim williams. it s in the 40s area wild. good morning. a bit of a chilly start. going to warm up. less wind today than it has been over the last few days. is it going to be pretty? it definitely going to be pretty. one of the nicer days than we have had in a while. we ll see a chance of some showers that will be late tomorrow into tuesday. but that s not going to really bring us too many problems for the week. we have temperatures area wide in the 40s, and cooler temperatures out toward the western part of the state. but we have some 50s done near the water where the water temperature is moderating the temperature. the water is still in the 60s. that is keeping the air mild in those areas. starting off in the 40s and go up to a daytime high in the 70s. and we ll have your updated