Stories from Saturday, February 3, 1996

Old Lorimier Cemetery is more than a final resting place. It is a slice of Cape Girardeau's history. Tombstones tell of men and women who shaped the development of both Cape Girardeau and the region. The destruction of 120 tombstones last November was nothing short of a vicious crime. It was one of the most severe incidents of vandalism to ever strike the cemetery. For the most part, vandalism cases had fallen off after city groups erected a chain-link security fence around the cemetery in 1992...

It isn't hard to find deplorable examples of criminals taking over streets and neighborhoods across the country. But as crime has blossomed the past few decades, so has the public's intolerance for criminals. Law enforcement is sharpening the tools it needs to stem the tide of gangs and drug trafficking, mayhem and murder...

Veterans at the Missouri Veterans Home have a place to worship thanks to a fund-raising effort by the American Legion Post. But the project is only half done. An opening ceremony for the new chapel will be held today at 10 a.m. at the home. The ceremony also kicks off the second phase of fund raising to pay for two additional stained-glass windows...

Southeast Missouri State University wants to increase enrollment by nearly 2,000 students by the year 2000. Enrollment stood at 8,100 last fall. The school wants to have 10,300 students enrolled by the 2000 fall semester. The increase would come in the number of commuter students. School officials envision the number of students living on campus will remain at about 2,000...

Bitterly cold temperatures were expected to continue throughout the weekend with lows hovering at or below zero. If it is any consolation, Dr. Al Robertson doesn't expect any record lows to be set. "The one you may want to watch for the next few days would be the minimum high temperature," said Robertson, a climatologist at Southeast Missouri State University. "I'd like to see a new maximum-high temperature record, but I don't think that's going to happen."...

Hold onto your remotes. If President Clinton signs the telecommunications overhaul bill as expected, cable and telephone customers will be catapulted into the future. The changes may be a little intimidating at first -- Southwestern Bell offering cable, MCI as a local phone service carrier -- but local communications experts agree that consumers will come out winners if the industry is deregulated...

Tireless community service and a long-standing commitment to the future of Cape Girardeau has earned veteran banker Narvol A. Randol Sr. the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. Award. The award was presented by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce during the chamber's annual dinner-dance at the Show Me Center. More than 800 people attended...

When I read the magazine article, I couldn't believe it. Eight girls rented a two-story apartment while attending the University of Miami, in Ohio. Out of the eight, six of them had eating disorders. They'd sit around the Doritos bowl at frat parties, nibbling away. Then, one-by-one, they'd slip off to the bathroom and make themselves vomit...

WE ARE outraged at the harassment that our president and first lady are getting. We need to check these Republicans, make them take a lie detector test if nothing else, and see if they stole the papers or what went on up there. This is getting out of hand, and we are tired of it. I think they need to check into Alfonse D'Amato's skeletons in the closet. Have him come clean with some things. You know the old verse in the Bible says, "He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone."...

MARBLE HILL -- Helen N. Carter, 95, of Marble Hill, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, at Bond Nursing Care Center. Carter was born May 10, 1900. She was the first African American to graduate from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast in 1956, and earned at least five other degrees...

MCCLURE, Ill. -- Carrie Baldwin, 65, of McClure died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Hileman & Parr Funeral Services in Jonesboro.

Walter L. Lattin, 78, of McPherson, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996, at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1918, in McPherson, son of Harry W. and Ida Matilda Peterson Lattin. He and Wilna Borth were married March 16, 1941, in McPherson. Lattin was owner and operator of General Welding Works of McPherson from 1938-89. ...

ANNA, Ill. -- Jerry L. Hurley, 53, of Anna died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996, at Union County Hospital in Anna. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, where funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Charles Mitchell will officiate, and burial will be in Anna Cemetery...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Anna Louise Hill of Charleston will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The Rev. Raymond Brammer will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. Sunday...

SIKESTON -- Velda Kathleen McFerron, 80, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996, at her home. She was born Sept. 26, 1915, in Vanduser, daughter of William Vallen "Val" and Ann Hamby. She married Carl L. McFerron, who died April 6, 1983. McFerron was a food service worker at Sikeston Public Schools many years, and member of First Baptist Church...

SIKESTON -- Loretta Evelyn Cole, 69, of Sikeston, died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1926, in Scott County, daughter of Noah and Iva Evelyn Brown Cox. Cole had worked at a concession stand at St. Louis Zoo...

KARNAK, Ill. -- Jerry Stoner, 68, of Karnak, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was born Jan. 14, 1928, in Ullin, son of Carl and Lena Crippen Stoner. He married the former Sherry Womack. Stoner was a member of First Baptist Church in Cairo and Musicians Local 318 in Collinsville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Alonzo "Lonnie" Rhodes, 53, 1235 S. Pacific, died Friday, Feb. 2, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Daughter to Marcus Ray and Lois Ann Bader, 3020 Boutin, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:37 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 1996. Name, Loralee Danielle. Weight, 10 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Bader is the former Lois Schirmer, daughter of Clarence and Vivian Schirmer of Altenburg. She is employed at Lee-Rowan. Bader is the son of John and Jaque Bader of Bloomfield. He is employed at P.C. Plating in Fenton...

Scott County Henry J. and Susan E. Retz to John Edward Retz, custodian for Theresa Retz; Henry J. and Susan E. Retz to Henry G. Retz, custodian for Elizabeth Retz; Patricia M. Dobson to Judith M. Bowman; Gary Alan and LeAnna Marie Wright to Melinda S. ...

Wellness has become a watchword around kitchen tables and office break rooms. Defined as the condition of good physical and mental health, it is ingrained in the national psyche as the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise. Yet the tendency remains to regard mental issues as personal problems to be dealt with separately and, often, alone...

A grandparents class will be offered Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Regional Cancer Center in Classroom A on the first floor. The class is for grandparents who want to be better informed about infant care to feel more secure about babysitting. Fee is $10, and the class includes a tour of the hospital's OB/GYN Center...

The Bereavement Support Group will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Southeast Hospice office, 760 S. Kingshighway, and on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. in Classroom C on the second floor of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For more information, call Chaplain Associate Connie Griswold, (573) 651-5519, or Julie Metzger, hospice social worker, 335-6208...

The Mended Hearts Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Drury Lodge. Brenda Johnson from Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Nursing will present the program on the physiology of aging. Mended Hearts is a national, non-profit service organization geared toward providing continuing education and emotional support for heart patients and their families...

Southeast Missouri Hospital's Fitness and Wellness Center staff will offer cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure screenings Tuesday at both Cape Girardeau Schnucks locations. The glucose and blood pressure screenings are offered at no cost, courtesy of Schnucks. Fee is $5 for the cholesterol screening and $15 for the finger-stick lipid profile...

PERRYVILLE -- St. Francis Medical Center's Children's Health Series will feature "emotional Needs of a Family Experiencing Crisis" at 7 p.m. at M&M Kids Kampus, 1335 Chloe in Perryville. The program will explain how children may be mislabeled as misbehaving while they are trying to cope with stress. Mary Beck, a child and adolescent psychiatric nurse specialist, will present the program...

Southeast Missouri Hospital's Foot Care Clinic will be available Monday through Friday at the Regional Cancer Center from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The clinic will also be offered at Southeast's Jackson Outreach in Main Street Fitness on Feb. 14 and 15 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., and at Doctors' Memorial Clinic in Frohna on Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m...

St. Francis Medical Center will offer health screenings for seniors from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 6 at the Scott City Nutrition Center, 1-5 W. Hickory. Funded in part by a grant from the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, the free program includes blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings. For more information, call 1-800-1720...