Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 1992

ALTENBURG -- Caroline Sonoff, 94, of Altenburg died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born July 18, 1898, at Neunert, Ill., the daughter of John and Sophia Boehme Ehlers. On July 22, 1953, she married Evan Sonoff, who preceded her in death June 18, 1973...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Students may register for the 1993 spring semester at Shawnee Community College until Jan. 8. Classes, including day, evening, on-campus and off-campus, will start at the college Jan. 11. Special evening hours for registration will be held Jan. 5-7, starting at 7 p.m. Late registration will be accepted Jan. 11-15. A non-refundable late fee of $10 will be charged during that time...

Son to Scotty W. Garner and Leslie Arthur, 1464 N. Main, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:43 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 1992. Name, Brandon Scott. Weight, 4 pounds. Miss Arthur is the daughter of James and Charlotte Arthur of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Frontier Bar-B-Que. Garner is self-employed, and is the son of Sue Edwards and Fred Edwards of Dexter...

SIKESTON -- Myrtle Little, 72, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at her home. She was born July 14, 1920, in Lowes Corner, Ky., daughter of Harrison and Vestie Wagoner. She married Cecil J. Little. Little was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church...

JACKSON -- Edward "Dick" Laramore, 68, Jackson Route 7, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 13, 1924, at Potosi, son of Walter and Anna Raymer Laramore. He and Lydia Lappe Schwalb were married in 1945. He later married Geraldine King Lunsford in 1972...

CHAFFEE -- Jessie Rozina Glency, 91, of Chaffee, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 8, 1901, at Pinckneyville, Ill., daughter of Champion Calvin and Elzora Byrd Bailey. She and Lawrence J. Glency were married Jan. 9, 1926. He died March 30, 1968...

SCOTT CITY -- Omer L. Hagan, 85, Scott City Route 1, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 17, 1907, at Benton, son of Lawrence and Pearl Stallings Hagan. He and Edna Margaret Held were married Dec. 17, 1928, at Commerce...

BLODGETT -- Graveside service for Gary Dean Greene, Blodgett Route 2, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Blodgett Cemetery. The Rev. Lee Fansler will officiate. Nunnelee Funeral Home at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements. Greene, 47, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1992, at his home...

SIKESTON -- Lena LaVerne Hill, 89, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Sikeston, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1992, at Walnut Whitney Convalescent Hospital in Carmichael, Calif. She was born Oct. 10, 1903, in Vienna, Ill., daughter of William and Bessie Hensley Godwin. She married Marvin Hill, who died May 19, 1974...

ALTENBURG -- Louise E. Weber, 85, of Altenburg died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 18, 1907, at Altenburg, the daughter of George and Magdelena Ruehling Hunt. On Sept. 11, 1927, she married Frederick Weber, who preceded her in death June 23, 1982...

NEW WELLS -- David Reisenbichler, 47, of New Wells died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, at his home. He was born April 25, 1945, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Leo G. and Adabelle Hindman Reisenbichler. On May 29, 1965, he married Paula Hunt, who survives of the home...

Remember when Christmases were so old-fashioned that no one even worried about how to dispose of the tree and the non-recyclable wrapping paper? --- President-elect Clinton receives praise for holding an economic summit, probably because no one understands a word any of the experts said...

Charities are having one of their hardest years raising money. Across the country, some agencies have experienced a decline in giving as high as 20 percent. But charities in Southeast Missouri have been much more fort~u~n~ate with contributions equal to or slightly less than previous years...