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Vastie Griffin
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON - Vastie Griffin, 100, died Dec. 29, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Dec. 5, 1903, in Red Banks, Miss., daughter of the late George and Lula Young, she was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston. In 1926, she married John Griffin who preceded her in death...
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William Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON - William B. Seabaugh, 93, died at 3:23 a.m. Dec. 31, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Nov. 15, 1910, in Patton, son of the late Garrett and Emma Bollinger Seabaugh, he served in the Home guard during World War II. A 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church, he was a former member and past president of the Sikeston Jaycees. ...
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Your view: Speakout
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/02/04)
I never read SpeakOut columns, whether in your paper or your relative paper, the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau. The reason is they are so often cowardly attacks and criticisms by writers who don't have the nerve, character or intelligence to sign their names...
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George Ledbetter
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
CHARLESTON - George W. Ledbetter, 81, died Dec. 31, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 18, 1922, at Marble Hill, son of the late Harvey J. and Lula Virginia Bell Ledbetter, he lived in Charleston most of his life and attended Abundant Grace Church at Bertrand. He was employed by the City of Charleston Public Works Department for many years before retiring and was a U.S. Army veteran...
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Mary Ross
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
CHAFFEE - Mary Ross, 54, died at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 26, 1949, in New Madrid County, daughter of the late Harry and Helen Young Burns, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee...
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Ralph Long
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - Ralph Long, 76, formerly of Southeast Missouri, died Dec. 30, 2003, at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River. Born Sept. 13, 1927, in Thief River Falls, son of the late William Ward and Melvina "Billie" Comstock Long, he served with the U.S. Navy from 1944-46 and attended the University of North Dakota...
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Gideon teenager killed in one-car accident
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
HOLLAND -- A New Madrid County teenager sustained fatal injuries in a one-vehicle accident Thursday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 9:35 a.m. in Pemiscot County on Highway 61, half a mile south of Route M near Holland, an accident occurred as motorist Bobby R. Johnson, 21, of Caruthersville failed to negotiate a curve. His vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, struck a guard rail cable, a tree and then overturned...
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New Madrid County has new clerk
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
NEW MADRID - New Madrid County begins this year with a new county clerk. In some of his last official acts as county clerk before resigning Wednesday, Jim W. Farrenburg swore in his replacement and handed over the keys to the courthouse, advising County Clerk Clement Cravens he would not need to change the locks...
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Pennington-Pillers
(Engagement ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON -- Mrs. Robert N. Pennington has announced the engagement of her daughter, Tonia Renee', to John William Pillers, son of Patricia A. Pillers of Sparta, Ill., and William D. Pillers of Baldwin, Ill. The future bride is also the daughter of the late Robert N. Pennington...
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Caughlin-Werner
(Wedding ~ 01/02/04)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Rhonda Carleen Caughlin and Benjamin Christian Werner were married in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony April 12, 2003, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church before A.J. Wollenburg, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston, Mo. Providing music for the occasion were vocalist Mark Nelson of Springfield, Mo., and musician Onieda White of Murray...
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New Year's new arrival
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
Victoria Taylor kisses her New Year's Day baby, Dasia Renee Alon Hairston, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center this morning. The New Year's baby was born at 11:55 a.m. Jan. 1, weighing 6 pounds and 9 ounces and was 18 inches in length. Melissa and John Atkinson of Bernie welcomed John Atkinson IV as the first baby born for the New Year in Cape Girardeau. John IV was born at Southeast Missouri Hospital at 4:29 p.m. Jan. 1, weighing in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces...
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Heartland wrestling
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON -- The Heartland AAU Wrestling team started their season off on Dec. 13 at the ABC Invitational in St. Ann. Sikeston wrestlers who placed first in the tournament were Blake Angle, Darin Dicus and Stephen Wheatley. Dustin Ruby and Kenny Moy took second. Gage Barber placed fourth, Cody Middleton took fifth and Greg Crider came in sixth...
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Ruie Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
SCOTT CITY - Ruie Elizabeth Calhoun, 71, formerly of East Prairie, died at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 31, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Bon Nov. 10, 1932, in Johnsonville, Tenn., daughter of the late William Henry and Mamie Corbitt Ledbetter, she lived in Scott City for the past eight years. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Marston...
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Joy Windham
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
WARDELL - Joy Annette Stanford Windham, 58, died Dec. 30, 2003, in Memphis, Tenn. Born Jan. 21, 1945, at Kennett, daughter of Wilburn Houston and Martha Emma Johnson Stanford of Portageville, she was a graduate of Wardell High School. She had worked in quality control for Plastene Supply Co...
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Bonnie Gereau
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON - Bonnie Jean Happe Gereau, 75, died Dec. 31, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Sept. 21, 1928, in Farrenburg, she was the daughter of the late Jake C. and Esther Farrenburg Happe. Before retiring, she had been a bookkeeper for Arthur Rubloff and the American Thread Co. in Chicago, Ill., and for Harold Hosta in Troy, Ill...
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Richard Randolph
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
DEXTER - Richard Earl Randolph, 59, died Jan. 1, 2004, at his home. Born Jan. 30, 1944, at Piggott, Ark., son of the late Donald Eugene and Lona LaVern Holloway Randolph, he was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter. He had been laboratory manager for the Corning (Ark.) Community Hospital from 1979-83 and was laboratory manager from 1983-2002 for Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter where he was named Manager of the Year in 2001. ...
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Speakout 1/2
(Opinion ~ 01/02/04)
Hey, Mike. Maybe you can help me. I called the Southeast Missourian to put an article in, but I guess they didn't want to step on anyone's toes. The topic is the Diversion Channel Bridge. How long is it going to take to finish this thing? Who is doing this? The course of the river will change before this project is finished. Has this company ever built a bridge before? Apparently not...
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Looking Back 1/2
(History ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON - Plans are being made for the annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Council of Boy Scouts, which will be held here on a Sunday afternoon or night Jan. 16. At least 160 people are expected to attend the banquet Sunday night. SIKESTON - Predictions of rapid growth for Republic States Life Insurance Company were made last night by Arbie Clark, president of the firm. "In two or three years we expect to be the largest commercial establishment in Sikeston."...
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Legislators prepare for new session
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
SIKESTON -- Since term limits won't catch up with Peter Myers and Lanie Black for another three years, the area's state representatives admit they've got plenty of issues to tackle as the Missouri General Assembly session begins Wednesday. Among issues to be addressed by Myers and Black, who together represent Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Stoddard and Cape Girardeau counties, in the upcoming session include tort reform, confined animal feeding operations, a toll road facilities bill and, of course, the budget.. ...
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