Stories from Thursday, June 30, 1994

BLOOMFIELD -- Loretta Duffey, 80, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1994, at Rombauer, daughter of William Dillard and Artie Mae Rievley Duncan. She first married Ace Collins, who preceded her in death in 1939. She married Raymond Duffey in 1940. He died in 1985...

Mamie Hall of Anna, Ill., was recovering from therapy at St. Francis Medical Center nearly 20 years ago when she announced that upon her death, she was going to leave her estate to the hospital. The hospital received the $106,000 gift Tuesday from Hall's long-time friends, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cherrick and Mr. and Mrs. R. Corydon Finch, all of Anna...

The University of Missouri-Columbia has announced undergraduate students named to the deans' lists or honor rolls for high academic achievements during the winter 1994 semester. Area students earning honors were: Cape Girardeau Eric Christian Bergmann, freshman, School of Natural Resources...

JACKSON -- Those who are not registered to vote in the Aug. 2 primary election have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to register, said Cape Girardeau County Clerk Rodney Miller. The last day for people to change their address within the county is 5 p.m. July 13...

KENNETT -- The Kennett Board of Education has adopted a record $9.9 million budget for the 1994-'95 school year. Projected expenses during the year are $9,964,614 and anticipated revenues are $9,992,600. Superintendent Larry Ewing said: "In the past I have traditionally tended to be conservative on the receipt side and aggressive on the expenditure side. I would hope that I have done that again."...

SIKESTON -- Peter Myers of Sikeston has been named Progressive Farmer magazine's 1994 Man of the Year in Missouri Agriculture. Myers was presented the award by Earl Manning, editor of the magazine, at a recent Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce gathering...

CRUMP -- In 1962, a group of fishermen in Cape Girardeau County decided to stop talking about how nice it would be to have a good fishing lake in the area and did something about it. Although things didn't quite go as planned, and there were setbacks along the way, the end result of their efforts is Lake Girardeau, a 162-acre lake in west Cape Girardeau County near Crump...

The approach of Independence Day signals the arrival of the hottest and driest part of the summer, though we anticipate that little worse can happen in the dog days that hasn't happened to date in 1994. Agriculture remains a critical part of the region's economy, and farmers look anxiously to the coming weeks to see if weather will bless their work. ...

Shakergate stands resolved. The business of the state can continue unabated. Without a prayer of becoming even a footnote in Missouri history, this incident of petty crime and high-profile punishment had the attribute of making just about everyone look bad...

For 90 minutes Monday morning, I had the pleasure of touring the Thorngate, Ltd. division of Hartmarx Corporation, one of the greater Cape Girardeau area's largest and most important manufacturing concerns. It was quite a learning experience. I was invited to join several dozen economics teachers from all over Missouri in a Missouriana tour that has them studying business, industry and agriculture in many parts of our state...

MATTHEWS -- Edward Doyle "Ed" McClain, 50, of Matthews, died Tuesday, June 28, 1994, at his home. He was born Sept. 5, 1943, in Matthews, son of Wilmer and Velda Finley McClain. McClain was a farm hand for Chris Matthews. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn McClain of St. ...

Funeral mass for Vernita Elizabeth Lowe, 2007 New Madrid, will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary's Cathedral, with the Rev. Glenn Eftink officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral service for William E. "Slick" Miller, 535 S. Frederick, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Howard McGee Jr. will officiate, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Nell Krach of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Richard Sullins officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m...

OAK RIDGE -- Funeral service for James E. Girard of Oak Ridge will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Johnny Seabaugh will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Drexell K. Greer, 64, of Mounds, died Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds is in charge of arrangements.

Terry Lynn Siebert, 39, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Tuesday, June 28, 1994, at Country Villa South in Los Angeles. He was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, son of Raymond A. and Elsie M. Haertling Siebert. Siebert was a 1973 graduate of Central High School and 1977 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University...

BENTON -- Roy Clyde Proctor, 70, of Benton, died Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at his residence. He was born Feb. 1, 1924, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Roy Sterling and Maude Lula Nanny Proctor. He married Margaret L. Scheffer, Feb. 7, 1948, at Charleston...

Son to Dr. and Mrs. John Hardeman of Orlando, Fla., Arnold Palmer Hospital there, 11:43 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 1994. Name, Lance William. Weight, 8 pounds. Second child, first son. Mrs. Hardeman is the former Jan Mackenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mackenzie of Overland Park, Kan. Hardeman is a maxillofacial surgeon, and is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Howard D. Hardeman of Patton...

A black family reunion is being planned for Cape Girardeau later this summer, which organizers say could draw between 5,000 and 7,000 participants. Linda Minner, marketing and special projects director of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, announced at a press conference Wednesday the chamber will serve as host of the three-day event...

Plans for a new medical office building have just gotten bigger. A group of doctors plans to construct a five-story, 110,000-square-foot building on the St. Francis Medical Center campus. The building will be situated about 100 feet east of the hospital's emergency room entrance on a five-acre tract, said Steve Telford, administrator of the Internal Medicine Group. He said the hospital and the medical building might be connected by a second-story walkway...

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City school board's decision in 1993 to strengthen eligibility requirements for students involved in after-school activities now also will apply to summer-school students. Nearly 80 percent of Scott City students -- third grade through high school -- are involved in some sort of extra-curricular activity...

Independence Street will be the dividing line between the existing 63701 zip code and the new 63703 code that will go into effect in Cape Girardeau Friday. "Because of the growth of the city and immediate area, we're running out of the four-digit add-on for our current zip code," said Michael Keefe, manager of the Cape Girardeau Post Office. "The new zip code will be added this week."...

Dear Pat, The death penalty has been the primary source of disagreement in our marriage so far. DC says, "Fry 'em," I say, "How odd to repudiate the taking of human life by officiously killing those who do it." Or words to that effect. DC has been looking over her shoulder this week. ...

The Jackson Jaycee July 4 celebration, the Oran Knights of Columbus July 4 Picnic and a stop at Cape Girardeau by the Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen steamboats on Sunday will highlight a variety of holiday weekend activities. The Cape Girardeau Joint Veterans Council will sponsor a July 4 fireworks display on Monday night...

Thousands of years ago native Americans carefully sculpted effigy jars for both practical and spiritual purposes. Today, art students in Cape Girardeau are using these effigies as models for their own creativity. The Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts began its summer art workshops, called "Imagine Art," on Monday for children 6 to 17 years old. ...

"NYPD Blue," the highly rated and controversial police drama currently seen on Fox 23 KBSI-TV, will not return to area television this summer. "We dropped it because it is in reruns," said KBSI Promotions Director Bryan Uptain. "The decision has not been made whether we will air it in the fall."...

MALDEN -- If there is one name country music fans associate with Malden, it's that of Tammy Wynette. And she's back again this Independence Day along with country music legend Loretta Lynn. It will mark the 14th year that Wynette has celebrated the Fourth of July in Malden. And she always brings a special guest. Such notable performers as George Jones, John Conlee, Jerry Reed and Mel Tillis have accompanied Wynette to the theme park bearing her name...

On the afternoon of July 4, most of us will be barbecuing in our backyards. But while we're enjoying ourselves, 42 musicians, along with their trumpets, bass drums and violins, will be setting up for their concert in the A.C. Base Arena Building. The Missouri Symphony Pops Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Hugo Vianello, will perform at 7 p.m July 4. ...