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AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. The legal action comes after repeated requests filed under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act have gone unfulfilled. They include one request AP made five years ago and others pending since the summer of 2013...
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Clinton: I should have used government email account
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
UNITED NATIONS -- Confronting a growing political furor, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday it was a mistake to use private email exclusively as secretary of state, but she rejected accusations she created a security risk or violated the law. She also defended getting rid of tens of thousands of personal emails...
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Hundreds bring projects to science fair
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
After participating in the annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair a second time, Hunter Hendershott, an eighth-grader at Jackson Junior High School, said he has learned experiments don't always turn out as predicted. "There are so many things we can't accurately guess based on a little bit of knowledge and prior tests," Hendershott said Tuesday as he stood next to his project that detailed what type of arrowhead works best for penetrating animal hide...
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State mulls changes to deer season
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
Dozens turned out Tuesday evening for a public hearing in Cape Girardeau to learn more about possible changes to the state's 2016-2017 deer hunting season. The Missouri Department of Conservation is considering changes to the firearms and archery seasons, as well as other areas, in an attempt to increase the deer population...
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New Community Improvement District seeks to offer services by fall
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
It's been nearly a year since the Downtown Community Improvement District was approved by the Cape Girardeau City Council, and individuals involved with the district are hopeful the entity could begin offering services by fall. A CID Services Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon reviewed the group's five-year plan, which focuses on improved safety, cleanliness and projected revenue. ...
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Jeffery Porter is making a name for himself during Scott County Central's final four run
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/15)
The guard says he doesn't feel any extra pressure from carrying on the legacy that goes along with his last name and will continue to forge his spot in SCC history when the Braves attempt to win a Class 2 state championship this weekend.
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Adaptive reuse: Downtown Cape Girardeau sees flurry of business activity
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
A lot more business activity can be seen these days in downtown Cape Girardeau. Driving east toward the riverfront from near Southeast Missouri State University, many renovation projects are in the works. Once-numerous "for sale" and "for rent" signs are starting to disappear...
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A Devine Intervention
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/15)
On this day 67 years ago I was born at SE Missouri Hospital, it seems as though I was about 3 months premature. As I have been told I weighed only 3 pounds 8 ounces. I was immediately rushed to the NeoNatal Care Unit as it is called in todays terms. I was placed in an incubator and was there for 1 to 3 months, I lost weight down to 1 pound 8 ounces and my parents were told that I probably would not survive...
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Return of the Snow dog
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/11/15)
Ollie travels to work with me on one of the last days before the snow melts.
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Promise of Spring
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/11/15)
The day after the snow and ice melted as the temperature climbed, these Crocus bloomed as a promise of better weather to come. I think we are all tired of the cold. Even the honeybees ventured out.
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Shower Drain Kitty
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/11/15)
We bought a second home four years ago, that needed repairs. My husband had been working on the house all day and was locking up for the day when he thought he heard a meow. He looked outside around the house and didn't find anything. He had forgotten to turn the power off so went back inside. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
Today is Wednesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2015. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1865, during the Civil War, Union forces under General William T. Sherman occupied Fayetteville, North Carolina. On this date:...
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Trade agreement with Cuba is good for farmers, business
(Column ~ 03/11/15)
As a young farmer in the late '90s I spent several months in Bolivia teaching local cotton growers how to utilize basic agricultural technologies and improve production. This gave me a firm understanding of why it is so important for a country like Cuba to be able import basic goods with greater ease. But I also recognized the many economic benefits for Missouri's agricultural industry...
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Speak Out 3/11/15
(Speak Out ~ 03/11/15)
** Sullivan column; ** No roundabout
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Congratulations to science fair participants
(Editorial ~ 03/11/15)
It's exciting to see students apply concepts from the classroom to extracurricular projects. On Tuesday more than 400 students had an opportunity to do so at the 59th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. The fair was held at the Show Me Center, and about 32 area high schools participated...
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Ella Mae Kirk
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Ella Mae Kirk, 81, of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 16, 1933, in Chester, Illinois, to Thomas and Ella Shields Korando. She was a 1951 graduate of Chester High School...
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Kelly Grantham
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Kelly T. Grantham, 90, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Anna Rigdon
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Anna Mae Virgina Rigdon, 93, went to heaven Thursday, March 5, 2015, to be with her husband, Allen Augustus, who preceded her in death May 15, 1963, which occurred a day before their 21st wedding anniversary. She was born July 12, 1921, to Frank J. and Virginia Beck (Carron) in Crystal City, Missouri...
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Patsy Wand
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Patsy Marie Wand, 77, of Edina, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at home among family and friends. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Doss Funeral Home in Edina. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Edina United Methodist Church, with Sam Smith officiating. Burial will be in Linville Cemetery in Edina...
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Columbus Perry
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Columbus A. Perry, 73, of Perryville died Sunday, March, 8, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Chapel. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at the chapel, with the Rev. Otis Long officiating. Burial will be at a later date...
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Joan Mulkey
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Joan Goines Hileman Mulkey, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 21, 1938, in Anna, Illinois, daughter of Lester Paul and Velma Gladys Barker Fear. She and Herbert S. Mulkey were married March 24, 1999. He preceded her in death March 7, 2011...
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Emily Weinheimer
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Emily Ann Walther Weinheimer, 89, of Houston died Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Houston. She was born Nov. 6, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Gustav and Lucile Walther. Survivors include a son, Jim Weinheimer (Dee); six grandchildren, Catherine Drury (Kevin), Anne McGraw, David McGraw, Mark Weinheimer, Lisa Humphrey; three great-grandchildren, Emma Drury, Sarah Drury, Laura Drury; and an "adopted" daughter, Becky Arbuckle...
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John Mills Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
John Lee Mills Jr., 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Nov. 22, 1937, in St. Louis to the late John Lee and Esther Slezak Mills Sr. He and Shelby Jean Hood were married Dec. 23, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death June 6, 2010...
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Nancy East
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Nancy A. East, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Bonnie Keller
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Bonnie Faye Keller, 66, of Scott City died Monday, March 9, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 3, 1948, to Raymond Calvin and Norma Jean McBay Pulliam. She married Kenneth Earl Keller on Jan. 1, 1965. Bonnie was owner of Bonnie's Busy Bees...
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Randy Young
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
Randy Charles Young, 59, of Scott City passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 17, 1955, to Charles and Ruth Eaves Young. He married Karen Westrich Aug. 24, 1977. Randy worked in law enforcement from 1978 to 1982 and 1984 to 1992...
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NYC ban on keeping ferrets as pets stays, health board rules
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
NEW YORK -- After gaining ground as pets in much of the U.S., ferrets still can't be at home legally in its biggest city. New York City's Board of Health narrowly decided Tuesday to maintain a longstanding ban on keeping the animals. Ferrets are legal in much of the country, but some board members said the slinky weasel relatives don't belong in dense, largely apartment-dwelling New York...
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Missouri projected to see more bad bridges over next decade
(State News ~ 03/11/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The number of Missouri bridges in poor condition is expected to rise dramatically over the next decade as state funding declines, the state's top bridge engineer said Tuesday. Missouri's highways have about 600 bridges in critical condition that aren't in the state's five-year plan for improvements. ...
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Ferguson city manager out after Justice Department report
(State News ~ 03/11/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Ferguson City Council on Tuesday evening unanimously approved a decision to part ways with city manager John Shaw after a scathing Justice Department report that has led to a Missouri appeals court judge being tapped to overhaul the local court system...
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Missouri House grants initial approval to $26 billion budget
(State News ~ 03/11/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House members on Tuesday gave initial approval to a package of bills authorizing a more than $26 billion budget for the state of Missouri that increases basic aid for K-12 public schools but fails to fully fund a formula that guides education spending...
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Missouri Senate endorses medical malpractice lawsuit caps
(State News ~ 03/11/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a measure reinstating limits on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases three years after lower caps were overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court. The Senate compromise between Democratic and Republican lawmakers provides different limits for different levels of injury and raises an existing cap when a patient dies from medical malpractice...
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Nail plant gets tax abatement in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A tax abatement deal for Mid-Continent Nail is being credited with helping Poplar Bluff win a nearly $5 million expansion over an out-of-state city. A measure passed by the Poplar Bluff City Council last week grants the nail manufacturer a tax exemption for 90 percent of personal property taxes assessed against the expansion over the next 10 years...
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$491 million awarded in funeral fraud case
(State News ~ 03/11/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis federal jury has awarded $491 million in damages in a 6-year-old lawsuit linked to the collapse years ago of a company that sold prepaid funerals but federal investigators described as nothing more than an elaborate Ponzi scheme...
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Amtrak train hit truck rig too big for interstate
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
HALIFAX, N.C. -- The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler -- so huge, it required a Highway Patrol escort, and so tall, it had to take back roads around some interstate overpasses...
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Noranda makes new run at cutting electrical rates
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Noranda has returned to the Missouri Public Service Commission with a proposal in the general electricity rate case for Ameren Missouri. Noranda, which operates an aluminum smelter in New Madrid, has sought a reduction in the amount of money it pays for electricity from the utility...
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Big E's BBQ owners to rebuild, reopen after fire
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The owners of Big E's BBQ in Kennett hope to be back open for business within the next 30 days or so. The restaurant caught fire shortly before 8 p.m. Friday. Eric and Lisa Story both were still at work when the fire erupted in the smokehouse, or pit area, at the rear of the building...
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Health insurance aid in doubt for nearly 8 million
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 8 million people could lose up to $24 billion a year in health insurance subsidies in a Supreme Court case threatening President Barack Obama's law, according to a government report released Tuesday. The estimates by The Associated Press show what's at stake in the case. ...
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Reward offered to find missing man
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that helps in finding a Caruthersville man missing for more than six months. The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department reported Tuesday a search is under way to locate Jerry Lynn "Cheez" Carr Jr. Carr, 34, was last seen Aug. 3, according to a news release...
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Iraq seizes town near Islamic State-held Tikrit
(International News ~ 03/11/15)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen captured a town Tuesday on the outskirts of the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit, sealing off Saddam Hussein's hometown in preparation to confront the extremists in one of their biggest strongholds, officials said...
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Cosby accuser's mom appeals to comedian's wife
(Entertainment ~ 03/11/15)
SPRING HILL, Fla. -- When William and Judy Thompson met comedian Bill Cosby in the late 1980s to discuss their teen daughter's modeling and acting career, they felt at ease. Cosby and William Thompson belonged to black fraternities in college. They had lived in the Washington, D.C.-Maryland area. Both were born in July, and both went by Bill as a first name...
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Bodies of Olympians recovered in Argentina air crash
(International News ~ 03/11/15)
VILLA CASTELLI, Argentina -- Argentine investigators plucked cellphones, bits of paper and other charred and unrecognizable items Tuesday from the ruins of two helicopters that collided while carrying prominent French athletes, an accident that left the European nation in mourning and had Argentine experts struggling to understand how two experienced pilots lost control...
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Ex-Italian premier Berlusconi's acquittal upheld
(International News ~ 03/11/15)
ROME -- Italy's highest court has upheld Silvio Berlusconi's acquittal in his notorious "bunga bunga" case, giving the former premier a victory as he tries to rally his Forza Italia party before regional elections in May. The Court of Cassation rejected prosecutors' appeal Tuesday and confirmed Berlusconi's acquittal on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute during sex-fueled parties at his Milan villa and used his influence to cover it up...
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Bollinger County man injured in wreck
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
A one-vehicle accident in Bollinger County left a man seriously injured Monday evening. The accident occurred as a 2001 Ford F150 driven by Kevin Hefner, 33, of Zalma, Missouri, ran off the right side of the road and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report...
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New top of Cardinals' lineup delivers against Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 03/11/15)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- After a handful of spring training games, the St. Louis Cardinals like what they see at the top of their batting order. Matt Carpenter, Jason Heyward and Matt Holliday all produced hits Tuesday in a 7-6 loss to the Houston Astros...
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Eagles swapping quarterback Nick Foles for Sam Bradford
(Professional Sports ~ 03/11/15)
Nick Foles wasn't Chip Kelly's franchise quarterback after all. The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to send Foles to the St. Louis Rams for Sam Bradford in a stunning quarterback swap. The Eagles will also get a fifth round pick this season, while sending the Rams a fourth round pick this year and a second round pick in 2016...
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New Missouri AD Rhoades confident he's not making big leap
(College Sports ~ 03/11/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mack Rhoades believes running a school in the Southeastern Conference job is not a big leap forward from Houston. Missouri's new athletic director takes over next month and said he'll be leaning on Mike Alden for advice during the transition. He said the challenge will be to continue the momentum led by Alden the last 17 years...
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Missouri breaking in new wide receivers, defensive ends
(College Sports ~ 03/11/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri begins spring practice breaking in three new wide receivers, two new defensive ends and a new defensive coordinator. The new athletic director stopped by Tuesday, too. Mack Rhoades, introduced earlier in the day at the Student Center, spoke with all of the coaches earlier in the day and watched the workout for about 20 minutes...
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Barret Jackman scores from center ice, Blues beat Jets 5-4
(Professional Sports ~ 03/11/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Barret Jackman scored his first goal in 36 games with 1:03 left, launching a shot from center ice to give the Blues a 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. After his team squandered a three-goal, third-period lead, Jackman bailed the Blues out when he got control of the puck along the left boards in the neutral zone off a faceoff...
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Mineral Area College takes over running Perryville center from Southeast
(Local News ~ 03/11/15)
Southeast Missouri State University will shift management of the Perryville Higher Education Center to Mineral Area College beginning July 1. With the start of the new fiscal year, Mineral Area will take over all academic programming in addition to operational management of the center, university officials said...
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Jackson boys, girls basketball team set for state sectional showdowns
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/15)
The Jackson boys basketball team defeated Poplar Bluff to claim its third consecutive district title last week, and Jackson coach Darrin Scott was happy to see the fruits of his players' labor. "I just think it shows how hard they've worked, and what they've done to get us to where we're at -- not just this bunch but the bunch we've had the last couple of years," Scott said. "I was really happy and proud of them that they could do that."...
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Man accused of stealing car during date
(National News ~ 03/11/15)
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Authorities say a man accused of stealing a woman's car during their first date last month has been captured. Waterford Township police say 53-year-old Gerald Tietz was arrested Saturday after the vehicle -- which had the vanity plate "JSRYGRL" -- was spotted in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. ...
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Jackson police report 3/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests n Aundrea L. Golden, 19, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show cause order. n Denise M. Pulley, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on a show cause order...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Christopher R. Smith, 26, 515 Cape Meadows Circle, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear. n Brian D. Cayce, 22, 843 Jefferson Ave., was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana...
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Out of the past: March 11
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/15)
The congregation of Lake Country Baptist Church begins holding Sunday services at the Show Me Center; pastor of the church is the Rev. Bernard Gebara. Robert W. MacDermott, a structural engineer from St. Louis, says the exterior brick walls of the old Opera House can be saved, if its owner chooses to rebuild. ...
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Prayer 3/11/15
(Prayer ~ 03/11/15)
Heavenly Father, may our faith bear fruit that we would lead others to you. Amen.
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James Wunderlich
(Obituary ~ 03/11/15)
James Wunderlich, 65, of Jackson went to his heavenly home Monday, March 2, 2015, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born July 12, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of August and Flora Petzoldt Wunderlich. He was baptized in Jesus Christ on July 31, 1949, and confirmed his faith April 7, 1963. He and Marian Heimgartner were married June 7, 1970, at St. Paul Lutheran Church (Blue Point) in Altamont, Illinois.0...
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