Stories from Sunday, September 30, 2018

JACKSON, Mo. — Christina Mae Counts Golightly Cogdill, 89, formerly of Charleston, died Sept. 29, 2018, at the Jackson Manor. Born June 12, 1929, at Freemont, daughter of the late Henry Clifford and Alta Lamborne Counts, she had lived in Mississippi County until 2012 when she moved to Jackson. She was a homemaker as well as a babysitter for children through the years and a member of the Elm Street Baptist Church. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Sallyanne Brink Naile, 56, died Sept. 28, 2018, at her home in Charleston. Born April 6, 1962, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Charles and Dorothy Anne Goodin Brink of Charleston, she was a lifelong Charlestonian and went to Hearnes Elementary, Charleston Middle and graduated from Charleston High School in 1980. ...

SIKESTON — Lennon Andrew Balcer, infant son of Drew Balcer and Lindsey Crosier of Sikeston, died Sept. 26, 2018, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born Sept. 20, 2018, in St. Louis. In addition to his parents, survivors include: maternal grandparents, Susan and Sean McQuillan of Sikeston and David and Cheryl Crosier of Olmsted, Ill.; paternal grandparents, Scott Balcer of Sikeston and LeAnn Levitt and fiance Curt Hicks of Colombus, Ind.; maternal great-grandmothers, Billie Garner of Sikeston and Faye Lewis of Bertrand; and paternal great-grandparents, Dorothy Levitt and Roger and Jeannie Balcer of Effingham, Ill. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfathers, Loman Garner and Buddy Crosier. Memorial services were held at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Ponder Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Faringer joins Raymond James Financial Services SIKESTON — Leah Faringer has joined Raymond James Financial Services in Sikeston as their newest branch associate. “We are excited to bring Leah into our Raymond James family,” said Eric Wooden, branch manager of Raymond James Financial Services in Sikeston...

Angie Alford, director of the Department of Mental Health’s Sikeston Regional Center, 112 Plaza Drive, speaks during a reception Sept. 21 celebrating the government agency’s 50th anniversary in Sikeston. Special guests included former Missouri First Lady Betty Hearnes of Charleston and Lynn Feeler, former director of the Sikeston Regional Office. The occasion was also marked by opening the 25th anniversary time capsule, which included several documents from that time...