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Obituaries

Vivian Lange (02/09/10)
Vivian Lucille Lange, 89, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Feb. 13, 1920, in St. Louis, to Clarence Alvin and Jessie Jane Hafner Bishop. She and Otis Martin Lange were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 2000...
Rev. Grover Cook (02/09/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. Grover Cleveland Cook, 90, of Marble Hill died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Woodland Care Facility. He was born March 23, 1919, at Hurricane, Mo., son of Adam and Kizzie Caroline Langston Cook. He and Aslee Long were married March 25, 1939...
Maedean Garland (02/09/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Maedean Garland, 86, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in Marble Hill. She was born March 29, 1923, in Bessville, Mo., daughter of Amon and Eliza Jane Pulliam Cook. She and Ransom J. "Mann" Garland were married March 26, 1938. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1991...
Lloyd Phillips (02/09/10)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Lloyd Eugene "Doc" Phillips, 53, of McClure died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, to Floyd Alvin and Thelma L. "Sis" Baker Phillips. He was a construction worker and member of Local Labor Union 1104...
Jerry Golden Sr. (02/09/10)
Jerry Wayne Golden Sr., 62, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 27, 1947, at Neely's Landing, son of Ralph and Martha "Mattie" McClard Golden. He and Carol Cora were married April 9, 1974, in Tijuana, Mexico...
George Moore (02/09/10)
George Webster Moore, 87, of San Antonio passed from this life Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in San Antonio. He was born Nov. 14, 1922, at Allenville, son of Charles A. and Anna Bock Moore. Moore was a machinist in the printing department at Express-News 32 years; was employed with Bexar County Sheriff's Reserve 20 years and owned AAA Stamping and Engraving. He worked at the Southeast Missourian from 1950 to 1952...
Flossie Dow (02/09/10)
Flossie Maxine Dow, 67, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jesse Frank and Flossie Pearl Bollinger Wilkinson. She and Clinton Dow were married June 28, 1969. He preceded her in death June 16, 1992...
Franklin Boland (02/08/10)
MINNITH, Mo. -- Franklin "Buck" Boland, 74, of Minnith died Feb. 5, 2010, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo...
James Phillips (02/08/10)
James "J.D." Phillips, 75, of Gordonville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Thursday, Jan. 17, 1935, in Neelys Landing, Mo., to Claude and Eula Robinson Phillips. He and Mary Frances Winkler were married in 1956 at Gordonville...
Maedean Garland (02/08/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Maedean Garland, 86, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at her home. She was born March 29, 1923, in Bessville, Mo., daughter of Amon and Eliza Jane Pulliam Cook. She and Ransom J. "Mann" Garland were married March 26, 1938. He preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1991...
Eugene Petzoldt (02/08/10)
Eugene "Gene" Petzoldt, 79, of the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, formerly of Altenburg, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Veterans Home. He was born June 29, 1930, in Altenburg, son of the late Henry Otto and Hedewege "Hattie" Niederstadt Petzoldt. He and Eleanor Kaufman were married April 19, 1956. She preceded him in death June 30, 1989...
Edward Prost Sr. (02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward Dale Prost Sr., 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born Dec. 14, 1922, in Perryville, son of the late Edward William and Hilda Alma Unverferth Prost. He was married 62 years ago on May 3, 1947, to Irene Catherine Hennemann. She survives in Perryville...
Alice Stark (02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alice J. Stark, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born June 26, 1930, in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of the late Albert and Myrtle A. Conrad Yount. She and Conway E. Stark were married May 5, 1951. He preceded her in death April 9, 1996...
Vivian Lange (02/08/10)
EGYPT MILLS, Mo. -- Vivian Lucille Lange, 89, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Feb. 13, 1920, in St. Louis, to Clarence Alvin and Jessie Jane Hafner Bishop. She and Otis Martin Lange were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 2000...
Joyce Berry (02/07/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Joyce Y. Berry, 62, of Cairo died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from noon until time of service Monday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill...
Vivian Lange (02/07/10)
*** Vivian Lange Bonne Terre, Mo. — Vivian Lange, 89, of Bonne Terre died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
Sharon Hahs (02/07/10)
Sharon Janene Hahs, 66, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1943, in St. Louis, the daughter of John and Jennie Vines Wilson. She and Gregory Lee Hahs were married April 10, 1965. He passed away April 9, 2003...
David Metcalfe (02/07/10)
David S. Metcalfe, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at his home. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 28, 1936. He was the son of Donald C. and Mildred M. Metcalfe. David graduated valedictorian from Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Mo. ...
Everett Frizzell (02/05/10)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Everett L. Frizzell, 87, of Dongola died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at his home. He was a veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at First Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Ron Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery...
Albert Preston (02/05/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Albert Andrew Preston, 90, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 8 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The American Legion wake will be at 7 tonight...
Opal Wills (02/05/10)
Opal O. Wills, 96, of Millersville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Aug. 20, 1913, in Millersville, daughter of August J. and Mary Riehn Martin. She and Earl Wills were married Dec. 23, 1933. They had been married 73 years when he passed away July 14, 2007...
Robert Mathis (02/05/10)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Robert Lee "Bob" Mathis, 78, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Flora, Texas, to Herbert and Lily Lynn Mathis. He and Donna Kee were married May 22, 1965, in Ware, Ill...
Walter Loennecke (02/05/10)
Walter E. Loennecke, 86, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 22, 1923, in Jackson, son of Joe and Bertha Aufdenberg Loenneke. He and Sarah "Sally" Hoffman were married April 30, 1955. She passed away Dec. 2, 1990. He and Margie Campbell were married May 7, 1994...
Dorothy Boyd (02/05/10)
Dorothy Louise Wyatt Boyd, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1938, at Sank, Mo., daughter of Dolphie Lee Sr. and Alda Elizabeth Myers Fisher. She and James Wyatt were married June 7, 1958. He died April 11, 1988. She then married Don Boyd on Jan. 10, 1990, at County Line Baptist Church in Bollinger County...
Luther Johnson Jr. (02/04/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Luther Johnson Jr., 77, of Cairo died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. in Mound City National Cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by Illinois National Guard Honors Team and Southern Illinois Area Veterans...
Robert Mathis (02/04/10)
*** Robert Mathis McCLURE, Ill. — Robert "Bob" Mathis, 78, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill.
Bernice Pierce (02/04/10)
Mildred Bernice Pierce, 95, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 22, 1914, in Esther, Mo., to Tom and Fannie Owen Hardy. She and James Francis Pierce were married Nov. 30, 1934, in Ironton, Mo. He died March 21, 1974...
Opal Wills (02/04/10)
Opal Wills, 96, of Millersville died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Friday to time of service at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
Robert DeBrock (02/04/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Robert Henry "Bob" DeBrock, 61, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel. Parish prayers will be at 7. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, Mo. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
Walter Loennecke (02/04/10)
Walter E. Loennecke, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. An American Legion Honor Guard service will be at 7 p.m...
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First lady Michelle Obama gets active in the fight against childhood obesity (02/09/10)
WASHINGTON -- By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Her conversation with the public about the nation's health and fitness is about to get a lot more pointed...
Local look: Childhood obesity (02/09/10)
Local nutrition advocates weighed in on the issue of adolescent obesity and what to do about it. Through our e-mail listserv that reaches members of the health community, they were asked how bad the epidemic is, what lead young children to these unhealthy weights and if weekly meetings with dieticians and exercise experts would help...
Autism risks higher in kids of older mothers (02/09/10)
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. "Although fathers' age can contribute risk, the risk is overwhelmed by maternal age," said University of California at Davis researcher Janie Shelton, the study's lead author...
C.W. Rushing Charitable Trust donates to Junior Achievement (02/07/10)
The C.W. Rushing Charitable Trust recently made a $1,000 donation to Junior Achievement. The money was raised at the 2009 Captain Woody Rushing Golf Tournament held at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. From left are Austin Rushing and Todd Rushing, both with the trust, Merideth Pobst, the Cape Girardeau district manager of Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley Inc., and Colby Rushing with the trust...
Nell Holcomb Beta Club collects items for earthquake victims (02/07/10)
The Nell Holcomb Betas worked on a service project to help earthquake victims in Haiti in conjunction with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Convoy of Hope organization. The Beta Club members collected about 2,500 personal hygiene items and $180 and made "Kits 4 Kids" to send to children in Haiti. ...