Stories from Monday, June 15, 1992

The Cape Girardeau City Council Monday will consider appointing a citizens "Solid Waste Task Force" to examine volume-based trash billing and the city's role in the formation of a solid waste district. The council June 1 agreed to appoint the task force in a meeting where a split council approved a plan to raise city solid waste and sewer fees despite the objections of residents...

Giving up drugs and alcohol 15 months ago was one of the hardest things Callie Coplan has ever done. She also discovered changing her life was going to be a continuing struggle. "I don't trust people who tell me they've changed and it's been easy. It's the hardest thing I've ever done," she said...

JACKSON - Cape County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep said he may oppose renewing the county's contract with the state for operating a child support enforcement unit if a portion of the revenue has to be paid toward a retirement fund for prosecutors...

The Southeast Missourian asked people, "Are you planning to take a vacation this summer? Where are you going and was your decision affected by the air fare reductions? Winfred Wren: "I am pastor of a church, so if I went somewhere it would probably be to a convention. I would take advantage of the air fares if I was taking a long distance trip."...

Dear Editor: There is much turmoil in the world at this time. It appears to happen about every 25 years when we have a period of several years more tumult. In 1917, World War I; in 1942, World War II; in 1967, war in Southeast Asia; in 1992, the aftermath of the `Cold War' and unrest in many parts of the world. ...

Voting is an intrinsic component of American democracy. Government for the people, by the people and of the people without the voice of the people, it doesn't really work. But in this fast-paced world, it's sometimes difficult to fulfill the process that enables citizens to vote. That's why Cape Girardeau County's recent move to take voter registration to the people is such a good idea...

SIKESTON -- Clarence Edward Sadler, 83, of 403 Virginia in Sikeston died Sunday, June 14, 1992, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Dec. 4, 1908, at Harrisburg, Ill., the son of Clyde and Lula B. Mitchell Sadler. In 1929, he married Juanita B. Graham at New Madrid. She preceded him in death April 7, 1991...

JACKSON -- Marie Moran, 75, of Jackson, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1917 at Oran, daughter of A.A. and Annie Phegley Hosea. She married Clyde Moran on Aug. 30, 1933 at Benton. He preceded her in death on July 9, 1988...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Charlie M. Williford, 77, of East Prairie, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 15, 1914 in Bath Springs, Tenn., son of James and Addie Pomeroy Williford. He was a member of the Church of Christ and worked as the Street and Water Commissioners for the city of East Prairie...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Mary Elizabeth Ledbetter Smith, 82, of Olmsted, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Dec. 18, 1909 at Mt. Carmel, Ill., the daughter of Jacob and Hattie Whiteman Doane. She married Revis O. Ledbetter on Nov. 3, 1928. He preceded her in death on April 13, 1956. She then married Rowland M. Smith on Feb. 29, 1964. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1971...

Robert V. Wills, 72, of 2525 Boutin in Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 13, 1992, at the Cape LaCroix Nursing Home. He was born March 18, 1920, in Cape Girardeau County, the son of Robert and Teresa Wills. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include a son, Bobby Gene Wills of Seneca; two daughters, Amy Lee Wills and Barbara K. Logan, both of Cape Girardeau; and a brother, Jim Wills of Santa Cruz, Calif...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Robert "Bob" Milton Marlowe, 50, of Madison died Sunday, June 14, 1992, at his home. He was born March 25, 1942, at East Chicago, Ind., the son of Henry Marlowe and the late Wilma Gray Marlowe. He was a warehouse supervisor for Duratest Co. in Elk Grove, Ill...

Christina Viola Meyer, 88, of 2825 Bloomfield, died Saturday, June 13, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 30. 1903 in Ancell (Scott City), the daughter of John and Rosa Mae Jackson Klughart. She married George C. Meyer on June 6, 1936 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death Oct. 28, 1973...

PULASKI -- Norman Lee "Rex" Baker, 87, of Grand Chain, Ill., formerly of Pulaski, died Sunday, June 14, 1992 in Metropolis. He was born in Cobden, Ill. March 26, 1905, son of William Washington Baker and Mary McGowen Baker. He was a member of the Karnak Baptist Church, and a deacon at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Pulaski...