Mayview MO Foundation

Helen and Albert bought a Mayview area farm in 1991. Their

children attended the Mayview school until it closed. There

are currently three generations of Ryuns living in the

Mayview area. They, also, own a rental house in Mayview.

Albert and both sons, Jeff and Russell, are involved in the

Mayview Fire Department. A grand-daughter is involved

in the Fortyville 4-H Club. Helen is active in the

Mayview community.

Denise moved to the rural Odessa area, began attending, and

became a member of Zion UCC in 1974. In 1975 she did her

student teaching at Mayview Elementary and began her

teaching career at Mayview in 1976. She taught at the building

until it was closed at the end of the 1996-1997 school year.

She has continued to be a part of the Mayview community as a

member of Zion and as a teacher with the Odessa R-7 School

District until retiring in 2013. Her Children, Christina and Brad

Begemann, attended K to 6th Grade at Mayview Elementary.

Her husband Bill Bainbridge is a past board member of the

Odessa School District.

Elaine's great-grandparents began attending church In

Mayview in the 1880s. After the consolidation of the country

schools with Mayview, she then attended school in Mayview

6th thru 12th grade. Elaine has a degree from University of MO in Education plus other certifications from a career in the life and health insurance industry. Her dad served on the Mayview School Board during much of that time and her mother taught

Elementary school in the '60s. She lived in many places

before returning to the family's Mayview Century Farm in the

mid-'80s. She is active in the UCC Church at
local and state levels.

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The Clouse Family arrived in the Mayview area in 1901.

Lloyd was born and raised in Mayview, leaving in 1971 for

the Military.  In the 70s, 80s and '90s he was a small

business owner (retail, construction, commercial real

estate and property management).  In the 2000s he owned

a group cruise company.  He sold his last business in

2009 and retired.  In 2014 Lloyd returned to Mayview

and is a managing partner in “Friends of Mayview LLC

and is actively helping to revitalize our city

Kenny was born and raised in Mayview. His parents were

Bill and Malinda Rinne. The family belonged to the Zion

UCC Church. He graduated from MHS in 1954 and married

Nancy Allison in 1955. She graduated from MHS in 1955.

They have three children, Kevin, Ken and Karla. He started

his own business, building houses in 1962, and then had a

sign company. He and Nancy now live in Higginsville, but

his heart is in Mayview. Kenny is active in the

revitalization of his beloved hometown.

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Martha's paternal grandparents came to Mayview in 1904 and

settled southwest of town. Her maternal grandparents

settled south of the 40-ville area before the Civil War. She is a

1958 graduate of MHS and attended KC Junior College. She is

married to Ronnie Hawthorne, also of Mayview. They have

one son who lives west of town. Martha was employed by

Mayview High School, Odessa R-7 District, the Mayview

Elevator and worked for a CPA in Higginsville for 25 years.

For 38 years she was a 4-H Project Leader and remains

involved in Zion UCC and in the community.

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Opal was born and raised in Mayview, as were her parents

Costello and Lutie Turner Johnson. She was one of twelve

siblings, some who still live in and are active in Mayview.

Opal graduated from Odessa High School. She has one son,

Corey, a daughter-in-law Dr. Danielle Johnson. Both are

alumni of MU and KU. She has two grandchildren. Opal is

an active member of the Zion A.M.E. Church in Mayview,

is on the Lafayette County Children Services Fund Board,

she has been a Mayview City Alderman and a member of

the Mayview Community Betterment Committee. Opal has

been on numerous committees in the area and also at

Honeywell FM&T where she is employed and has been

for 35 years. Opal is looking forward to the revitalization

of the Mayview area as a resident and someone who cares.

Jessica’s dad, Terry McCormack, was born and raised in Mayview.  He and his wife, Gloria, still lived in Mayview when     

 

Jessica was born, but they soon moved to Higginsville.  

Jessica graduated from Higginsville’s Lafayette County C-1 High School in 2005 and studied Agricultural Journalism at the University of Missouri until 2006. She completed her collegiate studies in 2008 at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Relations with a minor in Agricultural Science. Since 2010, Jessica has worked for TruckMovers.com in Independence and is a Logistics and Load Planning Manager. 

 

In February 2016, Jessica married the chief of the Mayview Fire Protection District, Kris White, the eldest son of Warren and Mary Jo Hawthorne, at Zion United Church of Christ in Mayview. Kris, his daughter, Abby, and Jessica enjoy living on 26-acres just south of Mayview with their chocolate labs and horses. They are actively involved as a family with the 40-Ville 4-H Club.

 

Jessica’s grandparents, Wanda (Johns) McCormack and the late Jess McCormack, Jr., are long time residents of Mayview. Jessica spent most of her childhood weekends and summers with her family in Mayview and she is glad to have made her way back to Mayview and is proud to call it her home.

 

Jessica is very involved in the Mayview community and also volunteers for several other organizations in Lafayette County.  She serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the Mayview Fire Protection District and is a member of the Ryun Cancer Crusaders fundraising team for the Lafayette County Cancer Coalition. Jessica is active on the Higginsville Country Fair Board and volunteers for the Higginsville Chamber of Commerce.