Stories from Wednesday, February 17, 1993

ADVANCE -- Kenneth Earl Osmondson, 69, of Lowndes, Mo., died Feb. 15, 1993, at his home. He was born Aug. 14, 1923, in Morris, Ill., the son of Earl Osmondson and Mary Louise Massey Osmondson. They preceded him in death. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army...

SILVER LAKE -- Annie M. Nations, 99, formerly of Silver Lake died Monday, Feb. 15, 1993, at her daughter's home in Ellington. She was born Oct. 10, 1893, in Silver Lake, the daughter of Ernest H. and Louise Zahner Yamnitz. On Sept. 4, 1916, she married Charles C. Nations, who preceded her in death April 4, 1969...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown, 155 S. Minnesota, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:43 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 1993. Name, Chelsey Lynn. Weight, 9 pounds 5 ounces. Mrs. Brown is the former Erin Grim, daughter of Nancy Grim and Jerry Grim of Cape Girardeau. Brown is a self-employed contractor, and is the son of Bob and Dorothy Brown of Cape Girardeau...

To the Editor: I found last Tuesday's column by Mona Charen concerning the Children's Defense Fund to be poorly researched and illogically written. To employ one of Ms. Charen's own examples, let us look more closely at the family preservation programs which the Children's Defense Fund endorses. ...

Above, Scott City and North Scott County personnel attend Anthony J. Condy, Bartlett, Tenn., after his pickup rolled after hitting ice on I-55 early Monday. Below, Condy is transported to Southeast Missouri Hospital where he was treated and released...

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Council Tuesday decided against paying dues to join the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association, but instead to put the money to better use on city projects. The council agreed that it felt somewhat insulted, if not intimidated, by the fact that the Cape Girardeau City Council threatened to withhold its $50,000 investment in the recruitment association if it did not put its office in their city...

Local banks in Cape Girardeau have agreed to share in the financing of the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau recreation project. At tonight's meeting, the city council will consider action authorizing the financing plan that will generate $3.73 million toward the project...

The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will consider a recommendation to spend $8,000-$10,000 to study the cost of renovating St. Vincent's Seminary. The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation Task Force last week made the recommendation. Task force members said the study should be the first step in the search of funding to buy and operate the seminary as a museum. The foundation wants to convert the 150-year-old seminary into a museum and Civil War interpretive center...

Enrollment for the 1993 spring semester at Southeast Missouri State University increased by 31 over last year's headcount, according to a final enrollment report compiled after the first four weeks of spring semester classes. Total headcount stands at 7,916, compared with 7,885 last spring, and the 7,440 total reported after the first full day of spring semester classes last month...

PERKINS -- The Perkins Volunteer Fire Department will hold its seventh annual Whole Hog Sausage and Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 27. The breakfast will be held at Perkins Firemen's Hall from 6-11 a.m. The cost is $3 for adults and $2 for children ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for children under 6 years of age...

Linda Lawrence, a cardiac rehabilitation nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, will present a two-part program designed to help people lose weight and reduce their risk of heart disease. The program will be presented Feb. 25 and March 4 at the St. Francis Health and Education Centre in Cape Girardeau...

The old saying suggests that man's best friend is a dog. Recent evidence indicates that a dog can also be a drug enforcement agent's best friend. The courts are backing up police procedures by which drug-sniffing canines are used to search for criminal evidence. We are delighted by the idea such low-tech methods are frustrating the distributors of illegal drugs...

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Louise Trousdale, 63, of Sedgewickville Route 2, died at 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 5, 1929, at Matthews, daughter of William Dewey and Florence Truitt Shaw...

SIKESTON -- Wade H. Davis, 68, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1993, at SEMO Care Center. He was born March 8, 1924, in Leslie, Ark., son of Dewey and Florence Askins Davis. Davis had worked at Cantrell's Grocery in Salcedo. Survivors include his wife of Sikeston; a brother, Bobby Davis of Poplar Bluff, and a sister, Betty Kirtley of Sikeston...

Gracia May Mackey, 3034 Themis, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Walter W. Jones of Hemet, Calif., formerly of Cairo, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds. The Rev. Kenneth Provines will officiate. Friends may call 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo...

SIKESTON -- William R. "Bill" Leonard, 66, of Sikeston, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1993, at his home. He was born Nov. 23, 1926, in Hardin County, Ky., son of Clarence D. and Jennie Owens Leonard. He and Wanda Howard were married Nov. 28, 1950, in Oakland, Calif...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Evelyn M. Hagan of Marble Hill will be held at 11 a.m. today at Liley Funeral Chapel here. Bill Vance, a grandson, officiated. Hagan, 71, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1993, at her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1922, in DeKalb, Ill., daughter of Jacob and Ova Perkins Price. She and John S. Hagan were married April 15, 1939...

CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Pearl Ina Carter of Chaffee will be held at 10 a.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. R.L. Robinson will officiate, with burial in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery at Lutesville. Carter, 88, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1993, at Swain County Hospital in Bryson, N.C...

ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Lucy E. Jenkins of Advance, was held Tuesday at Morgan Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Virgil Bunch officiated, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park. Jenkins, 91, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

JACKSON -- Funeral mass for Evelyn J. Nanney of Jackson was held Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Msgr. Edward Eftink and Rev. Michael Zoellner officiated, with burial in St. Maurus Cemetery at Biehle. McCombs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

ZALMA -- Funeral service for August C. Pape of Zalma will be held at 2 p.m. today at Baker Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The Revs. Norman Elledge and Bill Sargeant will officiate, with burial in Berrong Cemetery near Zalma. Pape, 85, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1993, at his home...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Beulah I. Kinder of Marble Hill will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Assembly of God Church here. The Rev. Randy Masters will officiate, with burial in Kinder Cemetery. Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Billy Wade Brewer of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Rev. George White will officiate, with burial in Dogwood Cemetery near here. Brewer, 60, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1993, at his home...

SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Gary Wadlington of Crystal Lake, Ill., will be held at noon today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Roger Leveillee will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to service time...

ANNA, Ill. -- Clifton O. Hileman, 68, of Anna, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1993, at Union County Hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1924, in Union County, son of Oliver and Ida Kohler Hileman. He and Evelyn Wright were married April 23, 1960. Hileman was a retired farmer, and member of Mill Creek Lutheran Church...

For the third time this winter, city crews Monday were called upon to make streets passable in the wake of winter snow and ice. And, like the previous two times, Dec. 25 and Jan. 18, Monday's snowstorm came on a holiday. That means thousands of dollars in overtime pay for city crews called in to battle nature's torment, said Public Works Director Doug Leslie...

JACKSON - With 600 miles of mostly gravel roads to take care of, Cape Girardeau County highway crews have their work cut out for them when it comes to snow removal. Bright and early Tuesday morning the workers were on the job, trying to deal with as much as 12 inches of snow that fell around the county on Monday...

For some, a foot of snow brings smiles, or at least a boon in business. Seven-year-old Brian Steele and his 2-year-old brother, Adam, got a reprieve from bedtime Monday night to help their father, Jeffrey Steele, build a snow fort in the backyard. Their mother, Diana, said Tuesday this was one of the first heavy snow falls either child had experienced...

Because of heavy snow falling in the Southeast Missourian's circulation area and safety concerns for delivery crews, the newspaper did not publish a Tuesday edition. "We feel it's better to put the paper in your hand on Wednesday than in the snow on Tuesday," said Publisher Gary Rust in announcing the decision Monday...

A surprise, Presidents Day snowstorm dumped 12.2 inches of snow on Cape Girardeau and like amounts elsewhere in the area, disrupting business, travel and schools. Monday's snow brought back memories to many of a storm that dumped 2 feet of snow on Cape Girardeau in February 1979...

MARLENA CONNER Occupation: Records information clerk, Cape Girardeau Police Department. Pet Peeve: "People who don't use common sense." The best part of my job is: "Answering the phone and dealing with the public." What do you do in your spare time? "Spend time with my family and chauffeur my children to their activities."...

The former Storey's Food Giant building at 201 S. Broadview has been sold, said a spokesman for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. office in Rosemont, Ill. "A contract for the sale of the building has been entered," said the FDIC spokesman. "But the sale won't be finalized until March 3."...

NEW HAMGURG -- When Laurel Rhodes was a child, she spent hours playing school with her friends; she was always the teacher. "I guess I always wanted to be a teacher," she said. Rhodes teaches second grade at Kelso C-7 school district in New Hamburg. This is her 17th year in teaching. In addition to second grade, she has taught fourth, fifth and sixth grades during her tenure...

Dictionaries and books on language have always topped my list of druthers. But my desire to own another stops short of the third edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. According to reviews, it contains 16,000 new entries, some of which this columnist would never whisper, much less write. ...

Registration deadline is today for the final offering of the National Teacher Examination (NTE) Speciality Area test this semester at Southeast Missouri State University. Jewel Eggley, testing supervisor at Southeast, said the exam will be administered March 27...

JACKSON -- Several new members have been elected to the University Extension Council. Old and returning members of the Council will meet Tuesday for the annual meeting and election of officers. New members which were re-elected recently include Becky A. ...