Stories from Wednesday, December 23, 2020

I am totally disturbed at the many lawmakers who have signed on to overturn the presidential election. The people of this country have voted, and we have lawmakers attempting to overrule the voice of the American people. This country is a democracy and when people vote, their vote should count. This is not a communist country. We currently have lawmakers attempting to destroy the basic principles of our great country. When a U.S. citizen’s vote doesn’t count, then this country is in big trouble.

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David): to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child...

SIKESTON — James “Bud” Pind of Sikeston passed away on Dec. 22, 2020, at the age of 78 at his home in Sikeston. He was born April 30, 1942, in Anna, Illinois, to the late Carl and Dorothy Horsley Pind. Survivors include: one son, Steven Pind of Scott City, Missouri; two brothers, Carl Pind of Pevely, Missouri, and Lindell Pind of Portageville, Missouri; three sisters, California Mae Cook of Granite City, Illinois, Zandra Crow of Sikeston and Mary Howell of Springfield, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.. ...

PUXICO, Mo. — Martha Louise Norris of Puxico, daughter of the late William and Meta Buchanan, was born on Jan. 9, 1930, and passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Dec. 21, 2020, at the age of 90 years. Martha belonged to the Missouri Retired Teachers Association and The Puxico Thursday Culture Club. ...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Brenda Sue Harp Henson, age 73, a resident of Morehouse, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Dec. 19, 1947, at Sikeston, to the late Billie Joe Harp and Betty Jo Summers Harp, she had lived in Morehouse a number of years. She was employed with Food Giant/Marketplace in Sikeston for 24 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston...

NEWNAN, Ga. — Mrs. Ann Shew Stocking, 81, of Newnan and Scottsdale, Arizona, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. She was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Wyatt, Missouri, to the late Elmer Leroy Shew and Eunice Vowels Shew. Ann grew up in Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in education. ...