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Christian Doctrine pt 20, The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: His work in the Believer
(Column ~ 02/07/19)
After conversion the work of the Holy Spirit does not end. There are many terms which describe this work of the Spirit although we will not be able to discuss all of them here. For now we will endeavor to summarize the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer...
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James Crenshaw
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — James B. Crenshaw, age 71, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at his home. Mr. Crenshaw was born June 20, 1947, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late Bridwell Logan and Mary Maxine Collins Crenshaw. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1965 and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1969. ...
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Bertie Pullum
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — Alberta "Bertie" Pullum, 81, died Feb. 7, 2019, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Feb. 25, 1937, in Bernie, daughter of the late Cecil Clyde and Gertie Agnes Gann Cook, she had been a Dexter resident for 47 years. She attended the Assembly of God Church in Bernie and had been a member of the Cook Sister's singing group...
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Patricia Whitehurst
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
SIKESTON — Patricia Lou “Nan” Whitehurst, 74, died Feb. 1, 2019, at her home near Sikeston. Born March 17, 1944, in Albuquerque, N.M, to James Hargrove and Edna Howell, she owned a janitorial business in Oregon and worked until she moved to Missouri in September 2018. ...
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‘Lil Bo’ McFerren
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Samuel Eugene “Lil Bo” McFerren, 45, died Jan. 27, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 24, 1973, in Chicago, he was the son of Samuel Eugene McFerren who died Feb. 6, 2019, and June Kirkman. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at noon Saturday at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Samuel McFerren
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Samuel Eugene McFerren, 62, died Feb. 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 14, 1957, in Lilbourn, he was the son of Wallace Bobo Jr. and Arlene McFerren Bibbs. His wife, Bobbie Long McFerren, survives of the home...
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Oscar Farmer
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Oscar Calvin Farmer, 84, died Feb. 6, 2019, at his home. Born January 7, 1935, at Bassett, Arkansas, son of the late Carl Edward Farmer and Stella Beatrice Allen Farmer, he was a 1953 graduate of Sikeston High School. Having lived in Memphis, Tenn., most of his life, he was a member of the IBW No. ...
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Southeast’s Read to Succeed Reading Academy expands to Sikeston
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
SIKESTON — Southeast Missouri State University’s Read to Succeed Plus (R2S+) Reading Academy has expanded its outreach to elementary students in the Sikeston, Kennett and Poplar Bluff communities. Under the auspices of Southeast’s Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education, the Academy provides struggling readers in grades 1-5 an environment to take risks and build confidence as they develop literary skills to become proficient readers. ...
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Author with local roots to hold book signing
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — Southeast Missouri native Helen Fowler is returning to her Southeast Missouri roots on Feb. 9 to sign her new book at Teresa Reynolds’ State Farm Insurance office. The signing will take place from 10 a.m. - noon. Fowler, who is a graduate of Grayridge High School, has authored a book entitled “Prisoner of Hope” that details her fathers life and struggles through adversity. She chronicles his life from childhood to adulthood. This is a project she says she is very passionate about...
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Group celebrating Black Business Awareness Week
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
SIKESTON — This week, businesses around Sikeston will be celebrating Black Business Awareness Week. According to Tearle Johnson of Bridge Community Services, members of the organization will be putting up flyers and handing out pamphlets about local black businesses in the community that people may not know about...
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Strong winds blow train off tracks in Dexter; power outages reported throughout region
(Local News ~ 02/07/19)
SIKESTON — Severe storms left damage across the region Thursday morning. In Dexter, high winds caused a train derailment, closing heavily traveled One Mile Road until further notice. Officials said the storm pushed the train off the tracks, damaging local business Busy B in the process...
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Bill McDowell
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
SIKESTON — Billie "Bill" McDowell, 81, died Feb. 7, 2019, at his home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 19, 1938, in rural Sikeston, son of the late Walter and Ruby Burns McDowell, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, affiliated with Miner Baptist Church and had worked as a self-employed contractor before retiring...
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Christine Davis
(Obituary ~ 02/07/19)
JACKSON, Mo. — Christine J. Davis passed away peacefully on February 6, 2019, at the age of 96. Daughter of James and Mona Jewell, Christine grew up on a tobacco farm in western Kentucky. She attended college in Murray, Ky., and later earned a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Southeast Missouri State University...
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