Melvin Ernest Wood 79, of Wallace, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 at his home in Wallace. He was born December 20, 1943 in DeKalb, Missouri, son of William
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – There are now 55 more semi-truck parking spaces in western Missouri just north of Kansas City thanks to a new Pilot Travel Center that
April 12, 2021
A 1974 Peterbilt truck with a ’65 Fruehauf trailer mounted 50 feet in the air lets you know one thing – you’re at Farris’ Truck Stop. The family owned fueling station and restaurant will become a Pilot/Flying J in May./ Photo by Tommy Rezac.
By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
FAUCETT – Whether you’re leaving St. Joseph, or headed north out of Kansas City, you really can’t miss it.
You know, that big suspended 70s-era Peterbilt on top the hill, 50 feet in the air off Exit 35.
That unmistakable landmark lets travelers know – that’s Farris Truck Stop. And once they stop, they tend to stop back. Time and again.