Stories from Tuesday, April 9, 2019

ST. LOUIS — Phillip Cornish II, 45, died April 7, 2019, in Chesterfield. Born April 6, 1974, in St. Louis County, son of Phillip Cornish I and Donna Cornish of St. Augustine, Fla., he had been a major in the U.S. Army Medical Reserve Unit 303 for 17 years and a nurse practitioner at SSM Healthcare in St. Louis...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Margaret Ann Griffin Glass, 79, died April 8, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 25, 1939, in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Leland Britton Griffin and Willie Mae Baker Griffin. Following 20 years as a military wife while her husband served in the U.S. ...

MINER, Mo. — Tilda Foster Davison, 87, died April 9, 2019, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Born 15, 1932, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of the late George and Maude Foster Foster, she was of the Baptist belief and attended Anchor Church in Vanduser. ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Diana Parks Long, age 69 of Johnson City, met her Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, April 8, 2019, in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Vera Gant Nace, born to them on Aug. 13, 1949, in Buffalo, N.Y. She was the loving wife of Richard H. J. Long and was a member of the Antioch Church of Johnson City...

SIKESTON — Dallas Hall passed away April 8, 2019, at Delta South Center in Sikeston at the age of 88 years. He was born Sept. 11, 1930, son of the late James and Maggie Ward Hall. He lived most of his life in West Virginia where he graduated from high school then joined the United States Navy. He was a Korean War veteran. After his time in the service, he attended Marshall College where he met and married his wife, Shirley, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON — The Daughters of Sunset 35-year anniversary celebration will feature an active Sikeston church member and missionary as the guest speaker and will honor a Sikeston woman who provides adult care services in the area. Set to begin at 5 p.m. ...

Mollie Bartlett applies makeup to the hands of Nolan Self, who portrays Jesus in Miner Baptist Church’s youth drama presentation, “I Saw Him” and “He Holds the Keys,” which will begin at 6:30 p.m. April 12-14 at Miner Baptist Church.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — An award-winning photographer with many ties to the region is the Mississippi County Historical Society’s featured artist during this this year’s 51st Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival set for Thursday through Sunday in Charleston. A wide collection of William “Bill” Nace’s work will be on display at the Moore Home for your viewing...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — This week’s arrival of the 51st Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival in Charleston also means it’s time for Mississippi County Historical Society’s annual home tours. And organizers say this year’s home tours will offer the full picture of the architecture Charleston has to offer...

SIKESTON — As diabetes and obesity rates continue to rise in the Missouri Bootheel, two local programs aim to curb the increase, targeting adults and children. The Bootheel Health Alliance, a network of healthcare providers who have agreed to collaborate in order to improve the well being of residents in the Missouri Bootheel, is working to increase awareness, provide education and help the community make better choices to fight diabetes and obesity. ...

BRIGHTON, Tenn. — Awald Anthony Bohnert, 90, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 9, 2019, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born July 26, 1928, in Longtown, Mo., to the late Susanna Renner Bohnert Milfelt and Joseph Luke Bohnert, he had been a rolling mill operator at Alumax Factory for over 39 years, was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War and had attended Catholic, Church of Christ and Baptist churches...