Stories from Friday, June 17, 1994

ANNA, Ill. -- Arnold E. Odle of Anna, Ill., died at 7:16 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Aug. 18, 1924 at West Frankfort, Ill., and was the son of Clement and Mae Robbins Odle Sr. He was married to Peggy R. McDonald on Dec. 3, 1948 in Corinth, Miss...

Five hospitals from Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Perryville and Dexter and a number of physicians have launched MedAmerica HealthNet. The not-for-profit organization should be operational by September. This new network will bring managed care to our region -- a new direction in health care that we welcome...

To the Editor: Every facet of our lives seem to be taken over by liberal thoughts and the whiners who want government to care for them. The recent responses in "Speak Out" to Mr. Thilenius is a case of point. The lack of logic displayed by the callers is criminal. What kind of people are they who called in and demanded that Mr. Thilenius not have the right to speak his mind, and that the Missourian should have refused an inalienable right?...

Seventeen area teenagers will be among 960 attending the 1994 Missouri Boys State. It will start Saturday, and run through June 25. The leadership program is held each year on the Campus of Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg. It was established by the Missouri American Legion in 1938 as a way to give young Missourians a practical working knowledge of state government. ...

JACKSON -- The Jackson Municipal Band, under the direction of Nick Leist, will hold its next concert Thursday at the band shell in the Jackson City Park. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Special guests include the Sweet Adelines, a contingent that represents 10 cities in Southeast Missouri including Pocahontas, Oak Ridge, Jackson, Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, Villa Ridge, Cairo, Ill., and Cache, Ill....

Butler County: A Pictorial History II is in the making and will be ready by Dec. 1, historian/author John Stanard told the Greater Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce Monday. "There's good news, better news and best news," said Stanard. "The good news is there will be a second volume. The better news is that Commerce Bank has again agreed to sponsor the book, this time with $51,000. And the best news is that the book will be ready by early December."...

To the Editor, I am a teacher at Central High School and have always been very proud to be a part of this fine faculty. I have just returned from graduation and again I am very proud of our students for making it a special time -- it has been a week of high emotion and it was a very dignified ceremony. ...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Watkins of Oran, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:24 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 1994. Name, Chase Jordan. Weight, 8 pounds 6 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Watkins is the former Lisa Snider, daughter of Ronald and Linda Snider of Leopold. She is employed at Family Physicians Group. Watkins is employed at Lee-Rowan, and is the son of Johnny and Montene Watkins of Blodgett...

Funeral service for Lawrence A. Schott of Detroit, Mich., was held June 11 at St. Scholastica Church in Detroit, with burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Mich. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home in Livonia, Mich., was in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE -- Mary Virginia "Ginny" Buehler, 63, of Perryville, died Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1931, at Jackson, daughter of Deneen Smith and Mary Jane Virgin Elliott. She and Gerald J. "Jerry" Buehler were married March 17, 1948...

ANNA, Ill. -- Daniel R. Britt, 89, of Anna, died Thursday, June 16, 1994, at the Union County Nursing Home in Anna. The Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home of Anna is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

Memorial service for Albion O. Decklever of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Decklever, 80, died Friday, June 3, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

Marian J. Cox, 75, 316 S. Lorimier, died Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at her home. She was born Dec. 25, 1918, at Weingarten, daughter of Joseph and Carrie Koller Bieser. Cox was a nurse aide at St. Francis Hospital 18 years. Survivors include four sons, Mike Miranda of Washington, Mo., Charles Cox of Carterville, Ill., Art and Paul Cox of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Dava Moore of Jackson, Carolyn Price of Chaffee; two brothers, Richard Bieser of High Ridge, Riney Bieser of Hazelwood; a sister, Julie Drury of St. ...

CHARLESTON -- Emma G. Donaldson, 88, of Charleston, died Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at Charleston Manor. She was born Dec. 23, 1905, in Mississippi County, daughter of George and Matilda Davis Whitlock. She and Tom Donaldson were married July 8, 1922. He died March 13, 1977...

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 At 12:36 p.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to an alarm sounding at 1104 K-Land Drive.

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for William Keslinke of Anna will be held at 4 p.m. today at Choate Mental Health Chapel. The Rev. Kathy Briscoe will officiate, with burial in Valhalla Cemetery. Friends may call at the Choate Chapel prior to service. Crain Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements...

JACKSON -- Mayor Paul Sander said Wednesday it will be at least two months before the Jackson Board of Aldermen is ready to vote on a final draft of a revised zoning ordinance proposal. The mayor also said the new ordinance will not change any existing zoning classifications...

Cape Central Airways will not abide by the second eviction notice sent from the city of Cape Girardeau and will take the matter to court, City Attorney Warren Wells said Thursday. "The last date that Cape Central Airways was supposed to leave by was (Wednesday) and they have not done so," Wells said. "Cape Central Airways has chosen to exercise its legal option and take this to court. That's where it will be decided."...

THEBES, Ill. -- Good weather has accelerated the scheduled opening of another section of relocated Route 3 south of Thebes, the Illinois Department of Transportation said. Jim Borgsmiller, engineer with the department's bureau of construction at Carbondale, said the one-half-mile section of relocated highway from near Jaco City to Twente Crossing Road will be opened to traffic today. A spokesman at the project site said the highway was to be opened between 7 and 8 this morning...

How is it the old saying goes? Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you have ... well, a nearly worthless piece of ore in your pocket. Or something like that. It is also said that a dollar won't buy what it used to, and it takes 100 pennies to make a dollar. Depending on the spin applied to this, you might say that pennies are devalued at one one-hundredth the rate of dollars ... or that they are more inconsequential than ever...

The Cape Girardeau County Unit of the American Cancer Society held its annual meeting Thursday night at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Volunteers were honored for the past year's efforts, and new members were elected to the board. Outgoing President Marlena Pind began the meeting by introducing two cancer survivors, Lexi Ramsey and Sonya Norman. "Their personal experience is a reminder of why we are all volunteers," she said...

Michael D. McClendon has been named Natural Resources Management Employee of the Year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. McClendon earned recognition for leadership in upgrading and enhancing outdoor recreation facilities and programs and promoting public services and recreational opportunities. He has also undertaken a natural resources management program and put habitat plans into effect to benefit wildlife and protect unique natural areas...