Stories from Wednesday, July 24, 2019

I don’t understand why women have to wear all the bling-bling. One woman will have enough jewelry on for three or four women. The Bible plainly states they shouldn’t do that. And they’re wearing make up and all that stuff, nail polish and get their hair cut short like a man. The Bible plainly speaks against that stuff. I don’t understand it I guess if that’s what they want to do that’s between them and the Lord.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Mary Agnes Elardi, 92, formerly of Chicago Heights, Ill., died July 23, 2019, at the Charleston Manor. Born Feb. 2, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., she was of the Catholic belief and had lived in Charleston the past several years to be near her son...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Martha “Marty” Farmer Reno, 49, at her home in New Madrid. She was born Oct. 17, 1969, in Dexter, Mo., to the late Bill and Nona Chessor Farmer. Survivors include: two sons, Dillion and Taylor B. Taylor of Sedgewickville, Mo. and Dereck B. Taylor of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one sister, Mildred and Robert Stanley of New Madrid; and one grandchild, Leland James Taylor...

SIKESTON — Rose L. Harris, 85, died July 22, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 25, 1934, in Arkansas, to the late Mary Baker. Survivors include: A special friend, Louis Henderson of Oran, Mo.; one daughter and son-in-law, Nazareth and Earl Baker of Oran; six grandchildren, Yulonda Fisher of Sioux Falls, S.D., Kurdis Burrell of Sioux Falls, Cynthia Burrell of Sikeston, Dorla Jones of Temecula, Calif., Carollynn Baker of Panama City, Fla. ...