Christmas at Stooges Restaurant
Ben Matthews
Monday, December 25, 2017
Stooges Restaurant in Jackson hosted a free Christmas lunch for the third consecutive year on Dec. 25, 2017, offering a warm meal to all who attended, free of charge.
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Karen Cross, of Jackson, keeps an eye on the food during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Bob Collier of Pocahontas, Missouri, sings "White Christmas" on karaoke during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson. Collier is a member of the band Southern Harmony.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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In her third year of volunteering at the Stooges Restaurant Christmas lunch, Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, carries a hot pan of gravy to the food line Dec. 25, 2017, at in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Rowan Smithey, 1, plays patty cake with Janice Lumsden of Jackson, during a Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Tom Redmond of Jackson is served a helping of gravy during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Cindy Job, left, helps Patricia Bell, of Patton, Missouri, select a dessert during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, prepares ingredients for sweet potato topping during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Randall Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, plays Christmas carols on guitar during a free lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Alynda and Dustin Smithey pose for a photo with their daughter, Rowan, 1, during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)