Stories from Wednesday, April 20, 1994

Vincent S. Kight, 23, of 2501 Janet, was pronounced dead Tuesday, April 19, 1994. The Ford and Sons Funeral Homes of Cape Girardeau are in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

The annual season opener for the historic Glenn House coincides this year with the Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive Saturday and Sunday. The Glenn House will be open from 1-4 p.m. each day. In addition to a tour of the house at 325 S. Spanish guests will receive "Sweet Treats for a Sweet Day."...

An American College of Physicians official will discuss health care reform in a lecture Monday at the Show Me Center. Dr. H. Denman Scott, senior vice president of health and public policy for the physicians group, will lecture on "Health Care 101: Everything You Want and Need to Know about Health Care Reform."...

It was nearly one year ago that cooperation was the watchword for Cape Girardeau's two hospitals. At a well-publicized press conference on May 25, 1993, hospital board presidents and administrators vowed they would "explore collaborative efforts" as a way to improve health care services. They were cheered by individuals and businesses alike who said the efforts were long overdue...

JACKSON -- Edgar Seabaugh, 83, of Jackson, died Monday, April 18, 1994, at Vencor Critical Care Unit in St. Louis. He was born April 7, 1911, at Sedgewickville, son of Adam and Alice Statler Seabaugh. He first married the former Opal Seabaugh July 28, 1955. She died May 29, 1970. He later married Lillian Hartle April 7, 1974, at Sedgewickville...

PERRYVILLE -- J.C. Herman, 79, of Perryville, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born May 6, 1914, in Piggott, Ark., son of John C. and Rosa Masters Herman. He and Margaret Dreste were married July 29, 1939. She died Nov. 16, 1990...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Billy Eugene VonNida, 63, of Farmington, Mo., formerly of Mounds, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, in a nursing home at Farmington. He was born April 29, 1930, in Pulaski County, son of George O. and Blanche Atherton VonNida. VonNida served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of Underwater Demolition Team in Coronado, Calif., and past member of Mounds VFW Post 8891...

SCOTT CITY -- Ervin Alexander Burger, 89, of Scott City, died Monday, April 18, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 15, 1905, at Chaffee, son of Charles and Helen Leible Burger. He and Marie F. Enderle were married Aug. 21, 1928, at Kelso...

Funeral service for Wallace Chaney, 611 Albert, will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate. Burial will be private. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Chaney, 69, died Monday, April 18, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...

SIKESTON -- Hazel Young, 98, of Sikeston, died Monday, April 18, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1895, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of Charles Wallington and Ella Elizabeth Firth Penney. She and H.C. Young were married Aug. 30, 1914, at Poplar Bluff. He died Nov. 16, 1952...

PERRYVILLE -- Cora Anna Unterreiner, 103, of Perryville, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, at Aspen Forest Care Center. She was born July 21, 1890, at Apple Creek, daughter of William and Mary Fassold Unterreiner. Unterreiner had been an elementary teacher, and operated Artistic Beauty Shop in Jackson. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown...

PERRYVILLE -- Norman S. Parrill Sr., 71, of Perryville, died Sunday, April 17, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born April 14, 1923, in Columbus, Ohio, son of Frank and Nellie Dykes Parrill. Parrill was a retired carpenter. He was a member of Bethalto Masonic Lodge 406 AF&AM in Alton, Ill., Perryville Eagles and Shrine Club...

BLOOMFIELD -- Everett "Bud" Lackey Jr., 70, of Bloomfield, died Monday, April 18, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 31, 1923, at Mesler, son of Everett and Minnie Woodward Lackey. He married the former Leona Lee...

Cecil J. Bechtlofft, 76, of Vincennes, Ind., died Sunday, April 17, 1994, at a nursing home there. He was born Dec. 17, 1917, in Elkville, Ind., son of Julius E. and Grace Crews Bechtlofft. He and Doris Burns were married April 23, 1939, in Elkville...

Scott City Mayor Larry Forhan and his wife spent five days last week in Las Vegas at the expense of Lady Luck Gaming Corp., one of the companies bidding to get Scott City's endorsement as a riverboat gambling vendor. Forhan said he accepted Lady Luck's invitation in order to see the company's operation in Las Vegas, to hold a meeting with Lady Luck's president and to talk with employees at the gambling establishment...

PERRYVILLE -- Perry County officials this week begin the process of buying out flood property near the Mississippi River, a result of last summer's flooding. Presiding County Commissioner Karl Klaus said Tuesday, "We have been officially approved and know the guidelines in order to finish the buyout."...

When CBS was looking for someone who epitomized National Volunteer Week, they found her in Cape Girardeau. Traci Nicole Taylor, 14, will be featured in a segment which airs today on "CBS This Morning" recognizing National Volunteer Week and the people who it honors...

THEBES, Ill. -- It is possible that the railroad bridge that spans the Mississippi River at Thebes could be used for vehicular traffic in case a major earthquake destroyed other traffic bridges in the area. However, a Missouri State Highway and Transportation Department engineer says the concept isn't practical...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Residents have quit sandbagging here for a while. "A few people will continue to fill bags for storage," said Louis Maze, Alexander County Commissioner. "But we have about 120,000 filled bags stockpiled." The National Guard was relieved of sandbagging duties this week following the fall of the Mississippi River...

If Monday's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting is any indication, the ward system works. The newly elected members demonstrated, with a no-nonsense approach, they plan to represent their respective wards and make things happen for the good of the entire city...

JEFFERSON CITY -- The Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Environment Committee voted 7-1 Tuesday morning to send a bill that would require the Department of Natural Resources to conduct cost-to-benefit studies on new regulations to the full Senate for consideration...

Astronaut Linda Godwin expects to come down to Earth today, but two Jackson residents are still flying high over the launching of the space shuttle Endeavour 11 days ago. NASA kept the space shuttle and its crew of six in orbit an extra day because of bad weather Tuesday at the Florida landing site...

"Low Fat Shopping" is the topic of the April Woman to Woman luncheon. The meeting will be at noon Thursday in Conference Rooms A and B of the St. Francis Health and Education Center. Linda Lawrence, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation nurse, will be the speaker. She will discuss practical methods of reading food labels and choosing low fat foods in order to increase overall health and life satisfaction...

Volunteers are being sought to help with a forest restoration project near the Meramec River on May 1. Southeast Missouri State University ecologist Alan Journet says the project involves restoring bottomland forest to an old area of farmland in Meramec State Park. The objective, said Journet, is to promote a forest composed of tree species present before European settlement...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Randy L. and Carol J. Kaiser to Elenore F. Walker, trustee, et al.; Viola M. Palmer to Ronald S. and Lisa L. Pobst; Amierfirst Bank to Danny R. Crump and Gary Brian McIntosh...

Hang up your coat. Don't kick. Listen to the teacher. Six-year-old Malcolm Boyce and his classmates venture daily into these milk-and-cookie rules of life in Linda Hill's morning kindergarten class at Clippard Elementary School. Hill says the kids learn "some good life skills that they are going to use forever" -- things like sharing and playing fair...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is preparing for the 9th annual Friends of the Park Day Saturday. The public is encouraged to join the Parks and Recreation staff from 9 a.m. to noon to assist in cleaning up Capaha Park. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. T-shirts will be provided by local sponsors, and a sack lunch will be given to all volunteers...

Each season brings its magical charm to Colonial Williamsburg. Spring has the lushness of growth, beautiful flowers of shrubs, trees and bulbs combined with the green of nature. How appropriate for the Garden Writers Association of America to hold their Spring Garden Symposium there at this time of year...

JACKSON -- The Jackson Masonic Temple is sponsoring a chicken and dumpling and dressing dinner on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be held at the Jackson Masonic Temple. The meal will be served family style. It will be hosted by Jackson past matrons and past patrons...