Pub. 9 2020 Issue 6

Pub. 9 2020 Issue 6 33 is community banking. I dedicated many years of my career to community banking, as I enjoy seeing local communities, families and businesses grow and thrive. Community banks are an integral part of that.” Founded in Chanute in 1987, CNB&T says it has grown more than 80% in the past six years. With $1.6 billion in assets, it is one of the 10-largest community banks in Kansas. Page was at Emprise Bank 23 years before beginning retirement in 2018. He has a background in Kansas community banking, including a role as president of the community banking division at the former Bank IV. In Memory Joseph “Joe” Jackson IV July 24, 1934- Oct. 12, 2020 Joe Jackson was born in Maryville, Missouri, to Joseph (Joe) F. Jackson, Jr and Helen Baker Jackson. He grew up there, where he played basketball and ran track at both Maryville High and thenWentworth Military Academy, in Lexington, Missouri. In 1952 he enrolled at the University of Missouri where he enjoyed being rush chairman for his fraternity, BetaTheta Pi. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Missouri and went to Navy OCS in Newport, RI. Upon receiving his commission as an officer, he was assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence in the Pentagon. It was an interesting time as he was the U-2 Naval Liaison for Admiral Burke, Chief of Naval Operations. On Dec. 27, 1959 he married Sally McClure (“wifey”), of Kirksville, Missouri. The following summer he returned to MU where he taught accounting and earned his master’s degree. Then it was a move to Kansas City as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. While living in Kansas City, their son, Joe Ford Jackson, was born. His grandfather and great grandfather were both bankers in Maryville, Missouri, so banking called and in 1963 the family moved to Maryville, where he became vice president of the Citizens State Bank and president of the Maryville Lions Club and Jaycees. In 1966, he purchased the First National Bank of Columbus and moved to Columbus, Kansas. He remained CEO, president and board chair until selling the bank in 2011. In 1982, he purchased Stanley Bank, of Overland Park, Kansas, and traveled back and forth running both banks. He remained CEO, president and board chair at Stanley Bank until his death. Joe was known for his brilliant mind and business ability. Under his leadership, Stanley Bank was named as one of the “Three Best Banks in Kansas City” by the Kansas City Star on Nov. 10, 1991. Along with his brilliant mind was an incredible work ethic, which he managed to keep until the very end. On Friday, Oct. 9th, he conducted his bank board meeting and went to the emergency room at Saint Lukes South Hospital later that day. He passed away the evening of Monday, Oct. 12th. Since Monday was a bank holiday, he did not miss a day of work. Nation Meyer March 21, 1922 – Nov. 12, 2020 Nation Meyer, age 98, a life- long resident of Hutchinson, died at home surrounded by family on Nov. 12, 2020. He was born March 21, 1922, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Edward William Meyer and Eula Nation Meyer. He was a 1939 graduate of Hutchinson High School, attended the University of Kansas until late 1942, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. At that time, he joined the United States Navy as a naval aviator and served until January 1946, when he returned to Hutchinson. In 1946, he began his career at The First National Bank of Hutchinson. In 1960, he was named president of the bank. He retired in 2016, as senior chairman, after 70 years of service to the bank. During those years, he was associated with numerous civic and commercial enterprises. Among them, he was a founder of Data Center Inc. He also served as a founding director of the following organizations: The Hutchinson Town Club, Prairie Dunes Country Club, The Hutchinson Art Center, The Delos V. Smith Senior Citizens Foundation, Fox Théâtre and the Reno County Historical Society. He served as President of the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce in 1954. Nation was also instrumental in the merger of the two local hospitals to form Hutchinson Regional Hospital. For his entire life he has been an advocate for the Hutchinson community, especially the downtown area.