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McDonald County commissioners approve $1,948.14 transfer to trust for conservatorship
Summary
McDonald County commissioners unanimously authorized County Treasurer Sheila Fuller to transfer $1,948.14 from the General Fund back to the Revocable Living Trust of Melba Keel after the Public Administrator identified the funds as excess from a ward’s account under RsMo 473.770.
McDonald County commissioners on Dec. 10 authorized the County Treasurer to return $1,948.14 in excess funds from the county treasury to the Revocable Living Trust of Melba Keel.
The payment was requested by County Treasurer Sheila Fuller, who told the commission the funds were excess balances from a Public Administrator ward account. Public Administrator Tonya Garvin is listed in the minutes as the conservator of the estate for Melba Keel under Missouri statute RsMo 473.770. Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope moved to approve the transfer and Western Commissioner Rick Lett seconded. "All were in favor," the minutes record, and the motion carried.
The transfer was recorded as coming from the county’s General Fund. The minutes do not list additional conditions, an effective date beyond the motion, or dissenting votes. The clerk’s signature block notes the minutes were approved Dec. 15, 2025 and filed in Book PP, page 602.
Why it matters: The action returns a small sum identified as excess in a conservatorship account to the named trust, demonstrating routine financial housekeeping in a county that manages estate and ward accounts through its Public Administrator’s office. The minutes reference the relevant Missouri statute cited by the record, RsMo 473.770, in connection with the conservatorship.
