Stories from Saturday, March 4, 1995

Dr. Christopher H. Jung will discuss "silk touch laser" on Thursday's "Ask Your Doctor" television program. "Ask Your Doctor" airs at 8 p.m. on Cape Girardeau cable channel 5. The program is sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and channel 5...

The Cape Girardeau County Public Health sanitarians will present food handler classes Tuesday and Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University. Participants will test their skills during the situation-game tours of University Center facilities. Sessions are two hours long and free...

We hear a lot today about the lost and wayward generation of youths soon to become adults. Kids increasingly must face a harsh and unrelenting world without the anchors accorded past generations. Those anchors -- a set of established presuppositions upon which to base their existence, their past and future -- constantly are disengaged by alarming divorce rates, rampant immorality and violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and a pagan culture of situational ethics based not on absolutes but on opinions founded in nothingness. ...

St. Francis Medical Center has initiated an asthma self-management program to provide education and instruction to adults, parents and asthmatic children. Sessions are held on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for five weeks on a continuing basis. The program begins a new cycle every five weeks...

Many risk factors for heart attacks and "brain attacks" (strokes) are similar, although warning signs are different. St. Francis Medical Center will host a free, three-hour seminar March 25 to help people identify risk factors for heart attacks and strokes and to help them recognize the warning signs of both...

Womancare at St. Francis Medical Center will sponsor a series of four free seminars on menopause and other mid-life changes beginning March 14 at the St. Francis Health and Education Centre. Subsequent programs in the series will be held every other Tuesday -- March 28, April 11 and April 25. All the programs begin at 7 p.m...

Make no mistake about it, the balanced budget amendment was defeated by Senate Democrats not for the good of the country, but for pure political gain. While there are legitimate reasons to be against a balanced budget amendment, the reasons offered by the five Democratic senators who voted for a nearly identical amendment less than a year ago, and against it on Thursday, are nothing but political smoke screen. ...

St. Francis Medical Center volunteer Irene Eaker was recently honored for her 25,000 hours of service to the hospital and its patients. She is only the third volunteer to reach the 25,000 plateau since the hospital began keeping records of volunteer service in the 1950s...

Foreign travel might be exciting, but if the wary traveler catches a foreign disease it can be deadly or even pose a risk to others exposed to the traveler back in this country. That's why county health departments have books that are a quick reference to determine what immunizations are recommended or required before leaving the United States and entering a foreign country...

Cape Girardeau's inspection office has been the target of builder complaints over red tape and delays. The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has invited members to join a new building task force to look into dealings between builders and inspectors. A recent chamber survey showed that one of the most pressing issues to members is difficulties builders encounter when they deal with city hall...

The American Red Cross will hold blood drives March 13 and 15. On March 13, the drive will be held at the American Legion Hall, North High Street, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. On March 15, the drive will be held at the Advance Elementary School, Highway 91 and School Street, from 2 to 7 p.m. The drive is sponsored by Advance High School and the Future Farmers of America. Donors will receive a T-shirt...

Next week, the Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation plans to present a city task force with a proposition aimed at securing long-term funding for the St. Vincent Seminary property. Based on broad statements by foundation officials, some type of partnership between the foundation and city is expected to be proposed. If receptive, the 19-member task force then could follow up by making a similar recommendation to the Cape Girardeau City Council...

JACKSON -- The construction of Jackson Middle School, two months from completion, means more than roomier conditions for students and teachers. A whole teaching philosophy will change when students walk through the doors for the 1995-96 school year...

Ben sat across the table from me, quietly listening to the details of my trip with Ted Fedler to St. Louis. Ted and his roommate, Travis Clayton, have been friends of mine for awhile -- ever since I became involved with the AIDS Project of Southeast Missouri, which Ted founded. I've slowed down with the AIDS Project, but the two still let me spend an occasional evening in their home...

DELTA JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Nicki Beshears, Daniel Cobb, Meredith Cox, Heather Crader, Crystal Henson, Joe Kielhafner, Shonda Lancaster, Beth Robinson. Eleventh Grade - Samantha Bond, Racheal Brown, Michael Cook, Chris Cox, Michelle Eby, Alan Fish, Matt Helderman, Salli Nothdurft, Glenda Pirtle, Amber Price, Sarah Seabaugh, Alissa Swindell, Mark Winchester...

Southeast Missouri State University's Student Recreation Center will be open during spring break. Non-members can use the center at a cost of $3 a person a visit beginning today and running through March 12. Visitors must bring a current picture I.D. and must be 16 or older...

The Millersville man killed in a traffic accident Thursday night on Highway 34 two miles west of Jackson has been identified as Elmer Drum, 49. Drum's westbound pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a guard rail, ejecting him onto the roadway, according to a spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol...

Volunteers in Cape Girardeau schools hope to attract more volunteers for substance abuse prevention programs with a weeklong awareness campaign. Students from kindergarten through high school have participated in a variety of activities to raise awareness about substance abuse and prevention. The week begins Sunday...

MERICIAN HIGH SCHOOL Honor Roll Keisha Acree, Chanda Adair, Heather Adamick, Demetry Allen, Guilherme Andrade, Melissa Austin, Javone Bailey, Lacrecia Barnett, Lacynthia Barnett, Tyia Barnett, Lucas Bell, Kristi Bierbaum, Kara Bone, Kristin Bosecker, Taress Bosecker, Rebecca Burnett, Abigail Casey, Valencia Clark, Jamie Cooper, Justin Crain, Stephanie Crain, Jennifer Crane, Melissa Crofutt, April Davis, Ericka Davis, Lakesha Dean, Sheila Dickerson, Heather Edwards, Passionate Edwards, Gregory Gary, Heather Greable, Tiffany Green, Geramy Hamilton, Joshua Hamilton, Heide Hannan, Marissa Helton, Hope Herring, Chris Hill, Chip Hinman, Amanda Hodges, Shawanna Houston, LaShay Jackson, Kelly Jones, Sandy Jones, Chrystina LaBeau, Shawn Larry, Allen Lewis, Javier Martinez, John Mathis, Cindy Miller, Jennifer Miller, Timothy Mize, Shenna Neely, Latasha Nicholson, Jamila Owens, Anita Palmisano, Rudy Papo, Nikisha Perkins, Jade Phifer, Paula Pilgram, Shannon Ramage, Stacy Redcloud, Natalie Riley, Charminca Rodgers, Tracie Shackles, Shawnda Shannon, Daniel Sims, Jason Spaulding, Joda Spaulding, Jennifer Spraggs, Claudeliah Terry, Coraviece Terry, Ryan Thurston, Wendy Thurston, Amy Vaughn, Cheryl Voigt, Eunice Waddy, Ruth Waddy, Jamie Warden, Naomi Ware, Bradley Watson, Jennifer Welch, Adam Whiteside, Michelle Williams, Simone Wood, Izola Woods, Shawna Woods.. ...

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Andrew Buchheit, Joe Essner, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz, Stephanie Miller, Gretchen Pfautsch. Seventh Grade - Christine Kimball, Michael Sirimaturos. Sixth Grade - Ryan Brown, Kim Crader, Lindsey Davis, Jennifer Diebold, Scott Eftink, Amber Elfrink, Gail Heuschober, Carrie Jo Laurentius, Susan Layton, Katie Mehner, Stephanie Meyer, Jeffrey Overbey, Emily Sharp...

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Vamsi Adusumilli, Jason Garner, Danielle Hennecke, Kristy Jansen, Ashley Koettker, Laura Rickman, Michael Wehner. Seventh Grade - Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, Tim Robert. Sixth Grade - Kate Fisher, Herman Lui...

ORAN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH Twelfth Grade - Misty Bryeans, Stacey Curtis, George Eftink, Debra Hodges, Laura Nussbaum, Stephani Patterson, Jennifer Pearson, Heather Pobst, Renee Proffer, Ricky Schott, Kenny Steimle. Eleventh Grade - Mike Bramlett, Jesse Branson, Crissy Daniel, Laramie Klipfel, Gennifer Owen, Kim Vance...

LEOPOLD R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Danielle Beussink, Tina Eeftink, Chris Horrell, Denise Jansen, Todd Leslie, Katrina Nenninger, Robin Thiele, Jeff Turner. Eleventh Grade - Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven...

CAPE CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Wendy Bartosik, Brian Beard, Ross Bennett, Tobie Bittle, Tina Blackwell, Holly Brantley, Sarah Bruening, Bethany Caplan, Amanda Chapman, Summer Chaudhari, Kimberly Clarke, Paul Dobbins, Chris Foeste, Jill Franklin, Brad Gaydos, Caroline Giles, Stacey Hawkins, Christina Hey, Danielle Hill, Rory Kipper, Sarah Long, Jill McCloskey, Kristin McDougall, Aron Meystedt, Jill Mosebach, Gina Pirch, Nora Renka, Darcy Rigdon, Kensey Russell, Jennifer Schauf, Tandi Selzer, Nisah Shah, Shelley Simmons, Katie Singleton, Sarah Slaten, Claire Syler, Marissa Tilley, Kathleen Thomasula, Lashanda Twiggs, Megan Watson, Laura Wellman, Jody Wells, Jill Wittenborn, Andrew Witvoet, Amanda Wyatt.. ...

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Nichole Buehrle, Jeffrey Diebold, Janice Eftink, Sara Edney, Robert Gardner, Susannah Gillan, Sarah Knaup, taylor Lunsden, Tracy Nenninger, Greg Stevens, April Thompson, Kimberly Westrich. Eleventh Grade - Thomas Berkbigler, Arkadia Boos, Jeremy Bratton, Sarah Essner, Brent Garner, Bethanie Gosche, William Hamm, Sara Jansen, Jennifer Layton, Benjamin Legrand, Jill Ostendorf, Kristin Reinagel, Ryan Rosenquist, Matthew Rubel, Bryan Schaefer, Amisha Shah, Julie Stoverink, Jennifer Teegarden, Adam Vickery, Ernst Warren, Jaime Welker.. ...

CAPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Jonathen Coleman, Andy Young. Fifth Grade - Jonathan Smart, Tammy Henson, Ashley Irwin, Krista Olson, Missy Ratliff. Fourth Grade - Jenna Leet, Nathan Snow, Caitlin Bahn, Andrea Russell, Rachel McCormick, Kelly Conway, Ashley Freman, Charlsie Hethershaw, Matt Ward, Nick Reinhardt, Katie Smith...

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jennifer Ellis, Chrissi Glastetter, Chris Kohm, Brittney McDowell, Sara Rhodes, Jennifer Schaaf, Annie Stoverink, Cara Tibbs, Joshua Zoellner. Seventh Grade - Casey Pingel, Casey Randol, Nicole Roth...

MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL High Honors Seventh Grade - Keri Casey, Matthew Lawler, Bobbie Severs. Sixth Grade - John Alston, Crystal Palmisano, Adam Thurston. Fifth Grade - Chaunte Barber, Michelle Bone, Ashley Burd, Shenna Gibson, Chad Green, Emily Herring, Christen Jackson, Misty Malone, Alton Moreland, Toby Simpson, Chris Smith, Lindsay Spaulding, Dustin Thurston...

L.J. SCHULTZ A Honor Roll Mark Barylski, Elizabeth Bishop, Courtney Bradley, Wesley Brewer, Jessica Burns, Amy Campbell, Latoya Chambers, Sarah Chaudhari, Stephanie Chen, Krista Coleman, Lillian Dean, Kelley Green, Stesha Haman, Elizabeth Hermann, Saira Khan, Katherine Kunz, Joanna Lee, Francis Lindsey, Sara Little, Jacqueline McAllister, Greg Miller, Amanda Peterman, Jennifer Prost, Edward Roeger, Erin Ross, Martha Stoecker, Jennifer Taylor, Kathryn Taylor, Lane Thomasson, Christina Vannostrand, Eric Wessel, Warren Williams, Amber Wissman.. ...

JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL Scholastic Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Benjamin Baker, Christopher Britt, Derrick Deneke, David Edwards, Jason Enders, Christina Etherington, Elizabeth Harshaw, Andrea King, Jonathan Milde, John Popp, Julie Schmid, Lisa Schmid, Garrett Sparks, Erica Trickey, Laura Underwood, Terri Wachter, Darrin Whaley...

WASHINGTON SCHOOL A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Erin Christopher, Brandy Davis, Omar Fouad. Fifth Grade - Erick Harris, Clinton Hoffman, Cory Popp, Marsha Weibrecht. Fourth Grade - Bobby Bacak, Megan Luttrell, Margaret McCaig, Jenna McCarron, Carly Pind, Molly Reynolds...

CAPE CENTRAL HIGH A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Jessica Anderson, Mary Bergerson, Aimee Bittle, Jason Bowers, Vincent Collier, Cassandra Erlbacher, Sarah Fletcher, Jeremy Freeman, Sarah Fuemmeler, Catherine Gooden, Shanna Guffey, Tracy Guth, John Hearnes, Gregory Hutteger, Jamie Johnston, Shane Keefe, Tricia Keller, Josh Lamar, Rebecca Lewis, Laine Lindley, Jennie Lukens, Julie McCarthy, Christopher McNutt, Josh Miller, Matthew Miller, Kristopher Naeger, Shannon Newcomb, Brendan O'Grady, Aaron Redfearn, Kelly Renner, Thomas Richards, Erin Riches, Jeffrey Riley, Sarah Ruopp, Carolyn Smith, Heather Steffens, Lauren Syler, Jennifer Trapp, Erica Welker, Kirsten Werne, Angela Wilson, Dawn Witty, Corey Wright.. ...

SCOTT CITY JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH A Honor Rolls Twelfth Grade - Keri Baber, Shawn Barr, Travis Estes, John Flynn, Kristi Glueck, Shannon Rose. Eleventh Grade - Melissa Burlbaugh, Angela DeLaCruz, Neil Sanders, Malgorzata Stepak, Brandon Swanner, Kara Westrich...

CHAFFEE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Tashia Beck, Daniel Chip Bollinger, Mike Crowden, Debbie Davenport, Lonnie Gibbons, Matthew Hanlon, Megan Hindman, Jill Loucks, John Loucks, Tyson Moyers, Brian Payne, Eddie Wagoner. Eleventh Grade - Ginger Dees, Jerimy Ferguson, Keith Landeros, Trae Meyr, Amy Stevens, Jamie Wessel...

TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Matthew Younghouse. Seventh Grade - Jennifer Daume, Jarrod Grebing, Elizabeth Meyr. Sixth Grade - Amanda Blattner, Erica Hileman, Sarah Muench, Carol Perry. Fifth Grade - Eric Daume, Shane Kistner, Brian Seabaugh, Drew Vaughn, Sarah Wernsman...

SCOTT CITY ELEMENTARY Honor Rolls Sixth Grade - Tom Klingeman, Hailey Fehr, Ashley Huffman, Ashley Porch, Sarah Cannon, April Cavaness, Erica Ishum, Sara Kiplinger, Ashley Lee, Ben Sample, Clay Sanders, Justin Wilhelm, Ashley Lynn, Josh Heisserer, Robyn Oller, Jennifer Bain, Matt Hann, Brandy Lindberg, Marissa Hill...

PERRYVILLE JUNIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Terica Ernst, Amanda Masiel, Jill Triller. Seventh Grade - Allen Besand, LaDora Haupt, Kris Kueker, Luke Miget, Cora Preston. Sixth Grade - Jamie Brown, Tyler Buchheit, Lindsay Ernst, Melanie Evans, Ryan Hopewell, Joseph Rhodes, Melissa Riney, Michael Schmidt, Julie Triller, Natalie Walter, Brooke Winkler, Carrie Womack...

EGYPTIAN HIGH SCHOOL A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Michelle Lipe, Regina Durham, Tashya Pettit, Janette Dumas, Carl Stiff, James Williams, Wendell Woodson, Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg, Brandon Wareing, Kelly Naeger, Christy Kaufman. Eleventh Grade - Carina Browning, Todd Honey, Janet Buchanan, Jarod Shumaker...

EGYPTIAN JUNIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Kevin McCain, Franklin Pace, Jennifer Seigart, Tarava Barnett, Tereta Love, David Williams, Dustin Wareing, Raelen Foster, Holly James. Seventh Grade - Jessica Shumaker, Cydney Meadows, Justin Grace, Erin Malone, Latasha Woodson, Karen Honey, Christina Morrow, Christopher Perkins, Melissa McCrite, Chundra Williams...

SHAWNEE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Mary Ann Schaefer, Sarah Myers, Krystal McCain, Staci Nelson, Justin Bilderback. Eleventh Grade - Crystal Moore, Amanda Neathery. Tenth Grade - Jennifer Schaefer, Dwana Williams. Seventh Grade - Sacha Jackson, Corey Barker, Derek Winans, Stephanie Browder, Jeremy Poole, Matt Davis, Julie Burford, Angie Kirkpatrick...

KELLY ELEMENTARY Sixth Grade - Jennifer Barnett, Sarah Butler, Andrew Canter, Karissa Ferrell, Justin Glastetter, Keisha Hamm, Wesley Hamm, Ashley Hedges, Bethany Jenkins, Amber Laster, Nancy Lewer, Billy Lofton, Jeffery Massey, Crystal Nelson, Megan Nelson, Amanda Powell, Richard Reeves, Michael Roslen, Matthew Seabaugh, Veronica Vinyard, Lauren Wilson, Katie Wisdom...

PERRYVILLE HIGH A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Gwen Abernathy, John Amschler, Kelly Behrle, Jason Berkbigler, Shannon Breig, Amy Brown, Angela Buchheit, Bridgette Buchheit, Justin Burroughs, Sarah Caldejon, Anne Childers, Angela Dippold, Carrie Duvall, Jaime Eddleman, Jason Favier, Sarah Geringer, Kimberly Hogard, Glenda Kaempfe, Sherry Kasten, Erin Kiefer, Deanna Leimbach, Melba Lorenz, Valerie Meyer, Donald Moll, Dana Monier, Abigail Moore, Leigh Anne Neathery, Amy Rose, Joseph Roth, Kimberly Ruessler, Lindsey Schaaf, Angela Schilling, Kerry Scott, Michelle Stortz, Jennifer Sutterer, Tori Taylor, Matthew Thieret, Cori Welland, Tyson Zahner, Dana Zoellner.. ...

FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Langston Bates, Casey Brennan, Kristal Fish, Allison Johnson, Lindsay Landgraf, Clavin Maginel, Jessica Morrow, Mackenzie Price, Sara Sprigg. Fifth Grade - Paul Hagler, Betsy Mason, Jocelyn O'Malley, Sean Riches, Andy Tansil...

Contractors will clean out two cast-iron water pipes in Cape Girardeau, beginning Tuesday. The cleaning work will be done on two 14-inch pipelines, beginning at the Cape Rock Water Treatment Plant and extending along Cape Rock Drive to Rand Street and just north of Green Acres to Highway 177 at Bertling...

A videotape of Oliver North's Feb. 21 speech at the Show Me Center will be broadcast Sunday at 5 p.m. on Channel 5, the local cable access channel. The 70-minute program includes North's speech and the question-answer session that followed. One of the key figures in the Iran Contra affair, North lost a heated U.S. Senate race in Virginia last November...

Orchestras from Cape Girardeau Central High and Junior High schools will perform Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Central High School auditorium. The program includes "Concerto in G," "Preludeo," "English Folk Song," "I Will Follow Him," "Stringtime Stroll" and "Moonlight Tango."...

SCOTT CITY -- It's time for Scott City area musicians to limber up lips and fingers. The parks department is seeking musicians for a community band, Parks Director Phyllis Spinks said. A community band planning meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the high school...

OAK RIDGE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH Honors Twelfth Grade - David Callaway, Simon Croonenbroeck, Dawn Seabaugh, Jaime Seabaugh, Craig Sebaugh. Eleventh Grade - Kristy Bodenschatz, Jadie Eisenhauer, Patrick Nesbit, Denise Sweeney. Tenth Grade - Amy Strickland...

R.O. HAWKINS JUNIOR HIGH A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Laura Asbury, Denise Aufdenberg, Jeremy Balsman, Kristopher Baranovic, James Baughn, Theresa Biri, Molly Bishop, Jamie Boitnott, Lucas Bollinger, Julie Brothers, Dean Bucher, Amanda Carter, Lynn Casteel, Sarah Culbertson, David Diebold, Dana Eakins, Elizabeth Gathman, Justin Gladish, Johanna Gordon, Matthew Green, Seth Gregg, Michael Harrison, Sarah Herndon, Mindy Horrell, Craig Hutson, Jennifer Illers, Jennifer Jones, Justin Keen, Rebecca King, Kendra Kramer, Amanda Lane, Elizabeth Lefebvre, Caroline Leimer, Elizabeth Lund, Ryan Mangels, Lance McClard, Nancy McClary, Erica McQuay, Lindsey Meyer, Frank Miller, Christa Millham, Erin Mirly, Holly Mirly, Justin Petzoldt, Elizabeth Rampley, Brandy Reed, Aaron Roth, Leslie Sadler, Dana Sander, James Scaggs, Angie Schwab, Gina Scully, Julie Seabaugh, Staci Seabaugh, Lena Seiler, Todd Sides, Heather Spooler, Doyle Stadt, Tamara Stover, Brandon Streiler, Jennifer Suhre, Bridget Tracy, Leah Ulrich, Russell Walter, Kyle Ward, Amanda Webb, Amanda Williams, Travis Wilson, Christina Wunderlich.. ...

DEXTER -- Graveside service for Dawsey Howard Tuttle of Dexter will be held at 11 a.m. today at Hagy Cemetery, with Dale Grissom officiating. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Tuttle, 73, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Vintage Villa Nursing Center...

BLOOMFIELD -- Delena Luiza Mayberry, 91, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Bloomfield Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1903, at Essex, daughter of Dolph and Martha Curd Robey. She and Albert N. Mayberry were married Dec. 25, 1919. He died May 15, 1966...

JACKSON -- Luther Marion Slinkard, 87, of Jackson, died at The Woodlands Health Care Center in The Woodlands, Texas. He was born March 4, 1907, at Jackson, son of Marion V. and Gertrude L. Day Slinkard. He and Genevieve Lindy were married Sept. 25, 1926, in St. Louis. She died May 4, 1993...

CHARLESTON -- Vern Rose Anderson, 94, of East Prairie Nursing Center and formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born July 1, 1900, in Mississippi County, daughter of Charles E. and Martha Eva Murphy Baker. She and Clarence Kirb Anderson were married Feb. 18, 1917. He died Jan. 18, 1978...

Funeral service for Ivan Oliver Kramer, 2105 Good Hope, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bishop Drew Laudie and President Charles Tate will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, and at the church Monday from 12:30-1 p.m...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Mrs. Ollie Combs Wilburn, 83, of Sikeston, formerly of East Prairie, died Friday, March 3, 1995, at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. She was born April 1, 1911, in the Sugar Tree Community of New Madrid County, daughter of Lonnie and Hattie Kelly Griffith...

SIKESTON -- Donald Eugene Culbertson Sr., 67, of Sikeston, died Friday, March 3, 1995, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Sikeston, son of Earl and Elizabeth Johnson Culbertson. He and Pauline Turner were married June 26, 1948, in Piggott, Ark...

SIKESTON -- Jack B. Patrick, 74, of Sikeston, died Friday, March 3, 1995, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1920, in Diehlstadt, son of Henry and Myrtle Faust Patrick. He married Mary Francis, who died in 1982. Patrick had been employed by Tucker, Inman and Wentz Truck Lines. He was a veteran of World War II...

Lakeshia Sharese Lawrence, 9, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, March 1, 1995, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 13, 1985, in Sikeston. Lakeshia was a third grade student at Clippard School. She was a member of Futrell Temple Church of God In Christ, where she was a member of the junior usher board, Sunshine Band, and Brownie Troop 84...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Rebecca L. "Becky" Rushing, 22, Dongola Route 2, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born May 13, 1972, in Waukegan, Ill., daughter of Donald and Constance Govekar Shipley. She and Edwin V. Rushing were married May 23, 1992, in Anna...

SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Wilford William Todd of Sikeston will be held at 3 p.m. today at Unity Baptist Church Cemetery in Benton. The Rev. Dale Huff will officiate. There is no visitation. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements...

MILLERSVILLE -- Elmer C. Drum, 49, of Millersville, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, in an automobile accident on Highway 72 West. He was born Nov. 19, 1945, at Millersville, son of Wilson and Viola Stearns Drum. Drum was employed at Lee-Rowan in Jackson...

Jimmie L. Pittman, 52, 2949 S. Sprigg, died in an automobile accident Thursday, March 2, 1995, at South Kingshighway and Interstate 55. He was born May 3, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of Roy John and Katie Marie Boone Pittman. His mother died when he was young and he was reared by his father and stepmother, Marguerite Fields Pittman...

ANNA, Ill. -- Jeanette Hoyle Hindman, 59, of Fairview Heights, formerly of Anna, died Thursday, March 2, 1995. She was born Jan. 26, 1936, at Anna, daughter of Curtis and Mary Ellen Pitts Hoyle. She was a secretary at Scott Air Force Base. She is survived by her husband, Terry Hindman of Fairview Heights; a son, Christopher Hindman of Fairview Heights; her mother, Mary Hoyle of Anna; and other relatives...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Laura G. Penrod Williamson, 95, of Murphysboro, died Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. She was born May 13, 1895, at Levan Township in Illinois, daughter of William and Lucretia Butz Graff. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church at Murphysboro, where she formerly was a Sunday school teacher and member of the Missionary Circle...