Stories from Wednesday, June 14, 1995

KENNETT -- Houston Watson, 72, of Kennett died Tuesday, June 13, 1995, at his home. Survivors include a son, Danny Watson of Kennett; a daughter, Barbara Ann Price of Cape Girardeau; and two sisters, Dorothy Haynes of Chaffee and Margaret Husband of Jackson...

Son to Misty Fornkohl of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Name, Cody Tylor. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Fornkohl is the former Misty Deffendall, daughter of Leo Simpson of Jackson and Vicki Simpson of Poplar Bluff...

While most area students are enjoying the first few weeks of summer vacation, others are busy hitting the books. The Cape Girardeau school system is offering a summer school program this year. Is summer school needed? The demand seems to answer that question. About 130 elementary students, 40 junior high students and 140 high school students enrolled. That seems like a pretty good response, especially since the district hasn't offered summer school in a number of years...

Is your child learning to play an instrument? Do you have an extra room in your house? If so, you could be the host to a member of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra during its upcoming four-day visit. Local families are needed to board about 45 musicians during their stay in Cape Girardeau...

The casual observer didn't see much change Tuesday in the former Del-Farm National store at 121 S. Sprigg. New name tags proclaimed the supermarket as the friendliest store in town, employees scurried to clean the glass atrium and tie-wearing executives gathered to review various operations...

Is your home secure? Edna Young decided to find out, so she arranged a home security survey from the Senior Safety Team. The free survey is designed to assess the safety needs of senior citizens in Cape Girardeau County. It was conducted by students from Southeast Missouri State University in conjunction with the Community Caring Council and the Aging Task Force...

Wallcoverings can transform a living space from a tropical rain forest to a Victorian tea room. For desired effects whether dramatic or subtle, or anywhere in between, wallpaper often plays a role in the chosen decorating plan. Wallpaper, said area homeowner Vicki Outman, "gives the room more interest with patterns and colors that you can't get with just paint."...

Only a few weeks ago, the world marked the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory over Fascist tyranny in World War II. But with the confetti barely swept off the streets of various European capitols, Congress seems on its way to ignoring a fundamental lesson from that conflict: that a society is stronger and more free when vigorous debate and avid disagreement are tolerated in the body politic, that a nation is best served when patriotism is based on faith, not on legislative fiat...

As the Mississippi River continues to drop, cleanup and recovery efforts take the forefront. The Flood of 1995 -- so far -- has been of a much shorter duration than two years ago, but the damage left in its wake is extensive. For Cape Girardeau County alone, cleanup costs may approach $600,000. ...

CHARLESTON -- Dewain Kent, 34, of Charleston, died Sunday, June 11, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born June 18, 1960, in East Prairie, son of Emmitt Gillespie and Ora Lee Kent. Kent was a 1978 graduate of Joliet Central High School in Joliet, Ill., and member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church at Deventer...

JACKSON -- Lester Roy Nanney, 82, of Jackson, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 12, 1913, at Marble Hill, son of William and Alice Nations Nanney. He and Bessie Masters were married Aug. 3, 1935, at Marble Hill...

Funeral service for Edna Lucille Jackson, 1308 Bend Road, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Bethel Baptist Church in Pocahontas. The Revs. Johnny Clements and Donald Slatton will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Betty J. Marren of Mountain Home, Ark., will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Msgr. William Stanton will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Marren, 66, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at her home...

POMONA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Gail Stuart Barfuss, Pomona Route 1, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Unitarian Fellowship Church in Carbondale. The Rev. Wes Henson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Anna is in charge of arrangements...

Nina June Kitchen, 608 Albert, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1934, in Burdine, Ky., daughter of Carl and Sadie Goins Ratliff. She and Bill Kitchen were married Sept. 14, 1952. Kitchen was a nurse aide at Ratliff Nursing Home several years. She was a member of the Church of God and its women's missionary group...

DEXTER -- Gary Donald Britton, 49, of Dexter, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 15, 1945, at Shelbina, son of Jesse Arthur and Thelma Lorene Lacy Britton. He and Shirley Razer were married March 14, 1980, at Dexter...

Rosalie Fornkohl, 71, 787 County Road 638, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. She was born March 19, 1924, in Mounds, Ill., daughter of Francis Ray and Edith May Garner Kelley. She and Wilson C. Fornkohl were married in 1950 in Hernando, Miss. He died March 4, 1976...

Charles Kain, 58, 614 Northview, died suddenly Tuesday, June 13, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Beech Grove, Ind. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Rubye S. Brown, 82, of Kansas City, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, June 12, 1995, at St. Luke Northland Hospital in Kansas City. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Marilyn L. Aiple, 59, of St. Louis, died Tuesday, June 13, 1995. She was born March 27, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Frederick and Blanche Irwin Macke. She married Albert H. Aiple, who died Oct. 26, 1986. Aiple had been an anesthetist in Cape Girardeau...

The counties of Cape Girardeau, Scott and Mississippi have qualified for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The individual assistance program will provide eligible renters and homeowners in 24 Missouri counties and the city of St. Louis with disaster housing assistance. Such assistance could cover household repairs, alternate rental assistance, mortgage or rental assistance and low-interest disaster loans and grants...

Given the history of recent flooding in Commerce, Mayor Roy Jones said a federal buyout is the most sensible path to recovery. Jones pointed to a petition signed by nearly 80 percent of the residents during the 1993 flood and complaints from residents who have grown weary of the 1995 flood to support him...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- A county road from near East Cape Girardeau to north of Gale is open for traffic but does have water over sections of it. "We closed that road last week," said Alexander County engineer Joe Plemons. "But, it remained closed only one day. We reopened it Saturday morning."...

The sky was slate gray, the climate as comfortable as an IRS audit and yet I was still feeling like I found a piece of heaven. When you're on vacation you can overlook the veneer of an otherwise gloomy panorama and get to the good stuff. Especially when you're visiting a resort town as endearing as Lake Geneva, Wis...

I HAVE a novel idea on how to pay for our street improvements in the city of Cape Girardeau. Why not put an earnings tax on everyone who works and earns a salary inside the city limits of Cape Girardeau. I'm talking about these people who live in Scott City, Chaffee, Oran, Delta, Gordonville, Dutchtown, Jackson, Perryville, Egypt Mills and Fruitland. ...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Despite a fire at their church late Saturday evening, it was business as usual for members of Brown Chapel AME Church Sunday morning. "We had services in the back (portion of the church)," explained church Trustee Freda Ballard. "We've never had anything disrupt our services. (The fire) did not stop us, we can't let the devil interrupt God's church."...

SCOTT CITY -- Riverside Regional Library in Scott City has announced its summer program schedule. The following programs are scheduled each Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the library: Recycling Olympics, June 21; Birds and Bird Feeders, July 5; "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss July 19; and an open house-sidewalk art show Aug. 2...

JACKSON -- Jackson schools will spend an estimated $15.5 million next year, about $300,000 more than the district is expected to collect. Business manager Howard Alexander said 1995-96 would be a good year for Jackson to take a loss. The following year, revenues from state agencies will be up, and the district will be able to compensate for its losses...

SCOTT CITY -- The 19th annual Scott City Mid-Summer Festival kicks off this weekend at the Community Park. The two-day festival, sponsored by the Scott City Park Board, begins at 5 p.m. Friday with attendance prize registration. Park Director Phyllis Spinks hopes for a crowd of 1,000 each night...

A U.S. Agriculture Department spokesman said the Cape Girardeau business accused of food stamp trafficking won't be revealed this week as indicated earlier. Craig Forman of the USDA's Denver office said Tuesday the store will have the opportunity to plead its case to the department before its food stamp privileges are suspended...

ANNA, Ill. - Jonesboro attorney Theresa K. Bradley has been appointed part-time executive director for the Union County Economic Development Corp. "We've accomplished a lot during our two years with volunteers," said chairman of the group, LeeRoy Rendleman. "But it's time to have someone with specific responsibilities."...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Capaha Park band shell. The free concert will feature the Freedom Celebration cast from First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Sister Mary Ann Fischer, principal at Notre Dame Catholic High School, is the guest conductor...

Roses have captivated the affection of mankind and are renowned in art, music and literature. They have long been the favorite flower of the American people and have come to symbolize love, friendship and peace. It wasn't until September of 1986, however, that they were named America's national flower. When President Ronald Reagan signed a joint resolution, rose lovers across the country realized that their years of letter writing had been rewarded...