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Use-tax revenue in November approaches projections
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
The November report for Cape Girardeau County's sales and use-tax figures shows another month of growth. Cape Girardeau County Treasurer Roger Hudson released the report this week. This month, the county reported a collection of $89,795.28. That brings the total use-tax collection for 2016 to $158,553.41...
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After discharge: Veterans face hurdles going back to civilian life
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
As Jeremy McBroom prepared to go back to school after completing his initial enlistment, he saw the struggles some of his fellow veterans were facing as they, too, tried to reintegrate into society. VA support was seen as just another process. "It was an additional duty for a person in the office -- where at that point, for them, it was the registrar -- who essentially did VA benefits processing, and that was it," McBroom said. ...
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Mizzou saw decades of race tension before protests
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- This past week's events at the University of Missouri seemed to unfold rapidly, with little warning. But some students, faculty and alumni say the protests and sudden resignation of the president and chancellor are the culmination of years of racial tension on the state's flagship campus...
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New Southeast Missouri State coach Rick Ray ready for another shot at head coaching success
(College Sports ~ 11/11/15)
Months removed from being unexpectedly fired at Mississippi State, Rick Ray is out to prove he's the right choice for the Redhawks.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team inks pair of guards
(College Sports ~ 11/11/15)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray sought after guards for next season's team since the Redhawks' lone senior they'll have to replace is guard Isiah Jones. Ray filled that need with the signing of a pair of high school seniors on Wednesday, the first day of the week-long early signing period...
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'Today's' Roker forecasts weather from Cape riverfront
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
Editor's note: The name of the Black Student Union at Southeast Missouri State University has been corrected below. About 100 Cape Girardeau residents lined up on the steps facing the Mississippi River at 5:30 a.m. to welcome Al Roker and the "Today" show, many holding poster board signs...
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Creepy tree at Table Rock Lake
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/11/15)
Found this creepy tree at the edge of Table Rock Lake.
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Cardinals lose Lynn for 2016 season
(Professional Sports ~ 11/11/15)
The starting right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery Tuesday.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2015. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany...
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2,800 ghosts?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/15)
Say, Cairo, you've got peculiar trouble, right there in River City as a national travel website declared Cairo a "ghost town." Really? It's not abandoned with 2,800 citizens. What a tourist attraction it must be if 2,800 ghosts are walking around taking care of business!...
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Honoring our veterans on a special day
(Editorial ~ 11/11/15)
We never tire of paying tribute to those who sacrificed so much to protect and preserve freedom. As we are wont to say, we owe our veterans a debt we cannot repay. Veterans Day affords us that opportunity as we attend patriotic events, express our gratitude and learn about those soldiers we rightly revere as heroes...
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No need to apologize
(Column ~ 11/11/15)
The discussion of "white male privilege" is a popular topic these days, especially in light of the #blacklivesmatter movement. The presidential candidates of both parties were asked to define, defend, deny or distance themselves from the issue of "white male privilege." And unfolding on the University of Missouri campus was the demand by minority students that the university president apologize for his "white male privilege." Ultimately that demand cost him his job this week...
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'What I am fighting for'
(Column ~ 11/11/15)
The following is a letter written in 1943 by World War II veteran Medford Upchurch, who originally hailed from Bollinger County. The letter was recently found by a family member. Upchurch's grandson, Edgar Upchurch Jr., is currently serving at Ft. Leonard Wood. The letter was published in the most recent Banner-Press newspaper...
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A bipedal bear flits in the woods, and activists fight state
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Pedals the bipedal bear clearly can stand on its own two feet, but activists in his northern New Jersey terrain wonder for how long. The bear, which gained fame after first being spotted last year ambling around neighborhoods and caught in videos that were posted on social media and played on national television, apparently has some sort of leg or paw injury that won't allow it to spend much time on all fours, experts said...
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Vietnam veterans' bond forged again with kidney donation
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
NEW YORK -- Serving together in Vietnam, John Middaugh and Henry "Bill" Warner forged an Army-brothers bond they knew was profound and lasting. A world and nearly a half a century away from the war zone where they'd counted on each other, Middaugh put himself on the line for Warner this month in a new way: by giving one of his kidneys...
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Vietnam vet pushes for national memorial for Afghan, Iraq veterans
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
SAN DIEGO -- Jan Scruggs knew as a young Army infantryman returning from Vietnam his fellow veterans and his country needed a place to go to heal. More than three decades later, the man who led efforts to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington said it's time such a wall be built for post-9/11 combat veterans, even though service members still are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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Google Maps offers offline option for Android
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
NEW YORK -- Google Maps is getting disconnected. With an update for Android phones Tuesday, you'll be able to search nearby businesses and get driving directions, including turn-by-turn voice prompts, even if your Internet connection is spotty or nonexistent. Google said a version for iPhones will come soon...
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War on Christmas? Starbucks cups cause social-media outcry
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
NEW YORK -- It's as red as Santa's suit, a poinsettia or your neighbor's ugly Christmas sweater. Yet Starbucks' new holiday coffee cup has set off complaints the chain is making war on Christmas. The outcry -- which gained in intensity after Donald Trump suggested boycotting the coffee chain -- illustrates the fine line companies must walk during the all-important holiday season: They want to stand out from their competitors but not go so far as to offend or unsettle...
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Congress OKs bill banning Guantanamo detainees from U.S.
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- Congress sent President Barack Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill he is expected to sign even though he opposes its ban on moving some Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill, 91-3, on Tuesday, just days after the House passed the bipartisan measure, 370-58. The legislation authorizes Pentagon spending on military personnel, ships, aircraft and other war-fighting equipment...
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3 charged in cyberattacks against U.S. banks
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
NEW YORK -- Two men held in Israel and one U.S. citizen believed to be living in Moscow have been charged with stealing the contact information of more than 100 customers of U.S. financial institutions to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profits, authorities said Tuesday...
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Obama to appeal immigration case to highest court
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Tuesday it will ask the Supreme Court to save its plans to shield from deportation millions of immigrants living in the country illegally. The appeal advances a legal confrontation with 26 states during a presidential race already roiled by disputes over U.S. immigration policy...
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Lady Gaga, Celine Dion added to Sinatra tribute concert
(Entertainment ~ 11/11/15)
NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have been added to the list of performers singing in honor of Frank Sinatra next month. Zac Brown and Harry Connick Jr. also will perform at "Sinatra 100 -- An All-Star GRAMMY Concert" on Dec. 2 in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday...
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Police: Person of interest in judge's attack held in slaying
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A man being investigated in the shooting and wounding of a Texas judge last week was charged Tuesday with murder in an unrelated Houston slaying, police said. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said Chimene Hamilton Onyeri, 28, is being held in Houston. A criminal complaint filed by the Harris County district attorney's office shows he's accused in the May 18 fatal shooting of 31-year-old Jacobi Demon Alexander...
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Bush, Carson seek to steady campaigns in GOP debate
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
MILWAUKEE -- Republicans Jeb Bush and Ben Carson sought to steady their presidential campaigns in Tuesday night's GOP debate, with Bush taking advantage of a policy-focused contest to detail positions on the economy and immigration while Carson swatted away mounting questions about the veracity of his celebrated biography...
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2 dead as business jet crashes into apartment building
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
AKRON, Ohio -- A small business jet crashed into an apartment building Tuesday, killing at least two people aboard, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine how many people were on the 10-seater Hawker H25 jet, but they confirmed two deaths, said Lt. Sierjie Lash, an Akron fire department spokeswoman...
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Speak Out 11/11/15
(Speak Out ~ 11/11/15)
Depending on your point of view, the so-called Ferguson effect has been and can be a force for constructive social change or result in a societal setback. My point of view is the former and was made manifest at the University of Missouri. Southeast Missouri lost a great news man in Don McNeely. I'm sorry to hear of his loss. I grew up with him and KFVS. He also delivered my 1973 graduation speech in East Prairie. He was a awesome man and will truly be missed...
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Missouri protesters welcome media, day after shunning it
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Protesters credited with helping oust the University of Missouri System's president and the head of its flagship campus welcomed reporters to cover their demonstrations Tuesday, a day after a videotaped clash between some protesters and a student photographer drew media condemnation as an affront to the free press...
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Snow, tornadoes expected as system plows toward central U.S.
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
NORMAN, Okla. -- Forecasters say a mixture of bad weather including heavy snow and tornadoes is expected as a strong storm system plows toward the central U.S. from the Rocky Mountains. A blizzard warning was issued for Tuesday night and today in the Great Plains east of Denver, while tornadoes and high winds could rake parts of the Midwest today...
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Births 11/11/15
(Births ~ 11/11/15)
Son to Kory Phillip and Kimberly Sue Thoma of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. Name, Kason Gentry. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth son. Mrs. Thomas is the former Kimberly Denton, daughter of Gerald and Margaret Denton of Marble Hill, Missouri. She is a financial accountant with Leet Eye Care. Thoma is the son of Carlton and Jean Thoma of Jackson. He is a doctor of optometry at Leet Eye Care...
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Out of the past: Nov. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 11/11/15)
The weather is ideal and the crowds are large for the annual Veterans Day parade in Cape Girardeau; during the service after the parade, a plaque dedicates Freedom Corner in memory of the local servicemen and women who gave their lives; speaking at the event is retired Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Narvol A. Randol of Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson police report 11/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/11/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Barrett C. Hoover, 32, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of resisting a lawful detention by fleeing. n Todd D. Whaley, 46, 1101 Old Cape Road, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/11/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/11/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Xavion Devon Dillon, 20, of Tylertown, Mississippi, was arrested on suspicion of theft. n Jennifer Lynn Lowery, 32, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of theft...
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Danny Warren Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/11/15)
Danny Lee Warren Sr., 71, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Clyde William and Josephine Ruth Tanner Warren. He married Nellie Ruth Williams on March 16, 1963, in San Diego. He was a machinist for Procter & Gamble and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War...
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Carol Newell
(Obituary ~ 11/11/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol Ann Newell, 73, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service Thursday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Donald McNeely
(Obituary ~ 11/11/15)
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. -- Donald Tant McNeely, 88, of Morehead City passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, North Carolina, after a long battle with Multiple Symptom Atrophy (MSA) with Lewy Body. According to his wishes, his body was cremated. Services will be private...
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Geraldine Lee
(Obituary ~ 11/11/15)
Geraldine Lee, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at her home. She was born June 22, 1926, in Jackson to the late Shannon and Bessie Henderson Eulinberg. She was united in marriage to Fred C. Lee, who preceded her in death. She was the owner of Jerry's Beauty Shop and a member of St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau, where she was a member of the Missionary Society. She also was a member of Princess Oziel Chapter No. 101 Order of the Eastern Star...
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Charges filed against man who had run-in with trooper
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- A man injured during a confrontation with a Missouri state trooper now is facing felony charges. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 41-year-old Jeremy Eli McGhee of West Alton was charged Tuesday with resisting arrest and assaulting an officer. He is jailed on $20,000 bond...
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Music director at Opera Theatre of St. Louis plans change
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The longtime music director at Opera Theatre of St. Louis is making a change to emeritus status. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Stephen Lord will become music director emeritus at the end of the 2017 season, his 25th in the central leadership role of the theater. He also will become artistic director for the young-artists programs, and will continue to lead main season productions as his schedule allows...
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Prosecutors not seeking death penalty in June stabbing death
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri prosecutor says he will not seek the death penalty against two people who are charged with first-degree murder in the June slaying of Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard. The Springfield News-Leader reported Greene County prosecutor Dan Patterson said Monday he doesn't believe the cases against Gypsy Blanchard and her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, meet the aggravating factors needed for a death-penalty case...
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Man convicted in Jewish site killings is sentenced to death
(State News ~ 11/11/15)
OLATHE, Kan. -- A judge followed a jury's recommendation and sentenced an avowed anti-Semite to death Tuesday for the fatal shootings of three people at Kansas Jewish sites. Johnson County District Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan imposed the sentence for Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., who was convicted of one count of capital murder, three counts of attempted murder, and assault and weapons charges for the April 2014 shootings in suburban Kansas City. ...
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More transportation projects likely will be done next month
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
This year may be winding down, but transportation projects in Cape Girardeau are pushing on. Some of the activity is visible, with orange cones marking construction sites. Other work happens behind the scenes as city staff continue with planning. All this work is related to Transportation Trust Fund 4 projects. The voter-approved list was pitched in 2010, and since that time, four projects have been completed...
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Wish list given for next Perry County superintendent
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A superintendent with an open-door policy who's honest, personable and has the district's best interest at heart was described during an open forum Tuesday at the Perry County School District, as teachers and Perryville residents told a search consultant what qualities they would like to see in the district's next superintendent...
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Man accused of stealing odd assortment from vet clinic
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
About $500, a dart gun, a jacket, a bottle of heartworm medication, a bottle of wine, a keyboard, 12 expired bottles of epinephrine and ink cartridges were reported stolen from the Scott City Animal Clinic last week. Barrett Chase Hoover, 32, of Cape Girardeau has been charged with second-degree burglary, felony theft, misdemeanor theft of a firearm and misdemeanor theft...
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Michigan firm under investigation accuses Poplar Bluff of owing $376,000
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Michigan technology firm accused of overbilling one county and bribing officials in another now says Poplar Bluff owes almost $376,000 in unpaid bills. Information Systems Intelligence, hired at the urging of now-fired city manager Heath Kaplan, said the money is from 12 invoices...
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Blues' Allen posts second straight shutout in win over Devils
(Professional Sports ~ 11/11/15)
St. Louis defeated New Jersey 2-0.
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Southeast Missouri State defense leads OVC with 27 sacks
(College Sports ~ 11/11/15)
The Redhawks had five sacks, including a scoop and score, in Saturday's win against Austin Peay.
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Region briefs 11/11/15
(Local News ~ 11/11/15)
A Dexter, Missouri, woman sustained serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene of a wreck three miles west of Dexter shortly before 6 p.m. Monday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Aaron K. Menley, 37, was driving east on the highway when she struck a cotton module in the rear, trapping her for a time in the 2014 GMC Yukon she was driving. ...
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New Orleans musical legend Allen Toussaint dies at 77
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
NEW ORLEANS -- Legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint, who racked up hits like "Working in the Coal Mine" and "Lady Marmalade" as a behind-the-scenes songwriter and producer before he gained new fame as a performer, died Tuesday, not long after a performance in Spain. He was 77...
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Nation, world briefs 11/11/15
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed its first spending bill of the year Tuesday, a popular $80 billion measure for veterans' programs and construction projects on military bases long delayed by infighting over the broader budget. The 93-0 vote sends the measure into House-Senate negotiations, where it is likely to serve as a vehicle for a $1.1 trillion catchall bill that would include 11 other spending bills comprising about one-third of the budget that passes each year at lawmakers' discretion. ...
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Crews melt chewed gum off famed wall
(National News ~ 11/11/15)
SEATTLE -- A piece of Seattle history is coming down -- or rather, 1 million little pieces. Crews are cleaning the city's famed "gum wall" near Pike Place Market, where tourists and locals have stuck their used chewing gum for 20 years. The wall is plastered with wads of gum in a kaleidoscope of colors. On Tuesday, steam cleaners were melting it off. Market officials decided now was as good a time as any for the cleanup, but they expect people will start leaving gum on the space again soon...
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Former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies at age 96
(International News ~ 11/11/15)
BERLIN -- Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor who guided West Germany through economic turbulence and Cold War tensions, stood firm against a wave of homegrown terrorism and became a respected elder statesman, died Tuesday. He was 96. Schmidt died at his house in Hamburg, according to German weekly Die Zeit, of which Schmidt was a co-publisher...
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Southeast Missouri State volleyball team swept by UT Martin
(College Sports ~ 11/11/15)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team lost in straight sets (25-14, 25-17, 25-23) to UT Martin on the road Tuesday night. The Skyhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set and never led by fewer than three the remainder of the way en route to their 25-14 win...
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Prayer 11/11/15
(Prayer ~ 11/11/15)
Thank you, O God, for our veterans, and protect those in harm's way. Amen.
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Vergie Templeton
(Obituary ~ 11/11/15)
Vergie Bee Seabaugh Templeton, 96, of Cape Girardeau went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center, where she was surrounded by family and love. She was born Feb. 12, 1919, in Millersville to Eli Seabaugh and Evelyn Niswonger Seabaugh.
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