Stories from Monday, January 15, 2007

DEXTER -- Pallbearers at services conducted Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter for Leo Lasater, 94, who died Jan. 11, 2007, were: Brad Garner, Tom Garner, Bethel Garner, Larry Pattengill, Jerry Duncan and Randy Beck.

NEW MADRID -- Virginia Lois Roseman, 73, died Jan. 11, 2007, at her home. Born April 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Hester Mary Derousse Bramlett. On Dec. 3, 1949, in Piggott, Ark., she married Lemuil "L.D." Roseman who survives of the home...

NEW MADRID -- Mary Frances Gaskins Armer, 64, formerly of Pemiscot County, died Jan. 13, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 23, 1942, in the Ingram Ridge community in Pemiscot County, daughter of the late William Sherman "Bud" and Gertie Bell Self Gaskins, she was a member of the First General Baptist Church at New Madrid...

SIKESTON - Bill Kuykendall, who has been office manager for Fabick Bros. Equipment Co., will resign his position in February. SIKESTON - Gene Nunnelee, funeral director, was elected president of the Southeast Missouri Funeral Directors Association for 1967...

Can someone explain what kind of idiot thinks it is okay to drive within 20-30 feet of an ambulance with their flasher lights on? Do they not know that in the state of Missouri you must remain behind at least one car length for every 10 mile per hour of speed? If you do not trust the ambulance crew to take care of your loved ones, don't even call for an ambulance. ...

EAST PRAIRIE - Lisa Kemp is the parent of her second child, first son, born at 10:13 a.m. Nov. 22, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Ashton Jacob Ellis Kemp weighed 10 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 20.75 inches long. Grandparent is Ola Poley...

BENTON -- Consolidating fire districts in Scott County could have benefits but faces challenges. Board members for the Oran and New Hamburg fire protection districts, area firefighters and officers, and concerned citizens gathered at the January Scott County Rural Fire Protection's board meeting to discuss the possibility of consolidating districts...

CHARLESTON -- Sometimes, offenders at correctional centers are looking for ways to better themselves, boost morale and integrate back into society. Correctional Centers across the state offer a multitude of programs to give offenders just what they are looking for. And the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston is no different...

CARUTHERSVILLE - A missing teen is home safe. Maria Guadalupe Fields returned home at around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Caruthersville Police Department. Law enforcement officials had been looking for the 15-year-old girl since here family reported her missing Jan. 8...

ORAN -- The Scott-Mississippi Conference Girls Tournament wrapped up on Saturday with a hotly-contested championship final. Delta protected its blemish-free record and most likely its ranking as Missouri's top Class 1 team, but not without a fight...