Stories from Saturday, March 10, 2012

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Missouri gave a huge boost to his campaign with a primary victory -- and he is looking to the state's upcoming caucuses for more momentum. Santorum was swinging across southern Missouri on Saturday, a week ahead of the start of a lengthy caucus process for selecting the state's presidential delegates...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern primary showdowns in the week ahead.

We are proud to announce four generations of love, Kierstyn Lee Reynolds, born July 16, 2010, daughter of Ryan C Reynolds of Jackson, MO, son of Jennifer L Reynolds of Jackson, MO, daughter of Blaine S Bitner of Hagerstown, MD, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather...

Today is Saturday, March 10, the 70th day of 2012. There are 296 days left in the year. Daylight-saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks go forward one hour. Today's Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you."...

The city needs to adopt a "sunset" provision to eliminate the motel and restaurant gross receipts taxes once the $5 million Show Me Center bond issue is retired, says motel and restaurant operator Jim Drury; he contends it would be unfair to continue the taxes forever when the principal purpose of the taxes was to help finance the retirement of the bond issue...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gene T. Doiron, 80, of Perryville died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean conflict. Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday. A wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday...

Robert "Beaver" Glueck, 67, of Blomeyer died Friday, March 9, 2012, at his home. He was born May 9, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, to Walter and Stella Brucker Glueck. He and Phyllis White were married Nov. 24, 1988. Glueck was a heavy equipment operator with IUOE Local 513 in Bridgeton, Mo., a self-employed farmer, owned and operated Beaver Construction Co., and was the inventor of the Beaver Lift, a drag-type harrow. He also taught heavy equipment class at Mingo Job Corps...

Doyle V. Littlepage, 72, of Elkhart, Ind., formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Elkhart Hospice House. Elkhart Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

PATTON, Mo. -- Ivan Lee Reagan, 79, of Patton passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 7, 1932, in Patton, son of James E. and Myrtle Maude Fulton Reagan. He and Shelby Jean Whaley were married Nov. 5, 1955...

Lucille Z. Davis, 95, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Monticello House. She was born Feb. 18, 1917, at Neelys Landing, daughter of William B. and Bertha E. Farrow Meyer. She and Henry F. Davis were married Sept. 28, 1941...

FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Lucille A. Wharton, 74, of Friedheim died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born April 28, 1937, in Friedheim, daughter of Ernst and Elsie Redman Bruene. She and Loren Wharton were married May 28, 1966. He preceded her in death Jan. 16, 1999...

Frieda Hope Rowland, 85, of Benbrook, Texas, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at The Vintage Memorial Home in Denton, Texas, where she was loved and cared for during her final days. She was born June 12, 1926, in Reynolds County, Mo., daughter of Effie Belle and Thomas William Evans. She was the youngest of six siblings. On Dec. 22, 1944, she married Frank William Rowland, who preceded her in death July 15, 1995...

Bobby Ray Hennecke, 59, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, March 5, 2012. He was born Oct. 10, 1952, to the late Walter and Hazel Eakins Hennecke. Bob spent his childhood in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1971. He later moved to Sullivan, Mo., where he began to raise a family. ...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Meta Louise Schneider, 96, of St. Charles died Thursday, March 8, 2012, in St. Charles. She was born Sept. 20, 1915, daughter of Gustav H. and Helena Meinershagen. She and Ralph H. Schneider were married April 15, 1941...

Agnes Elfrink, 92, of Portageville, Mo., died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born June 8, 1919, at Glennon, Mo.; daughter of Jacob and Rose DeBrock Beel. She and Andrew G. Elfrink were married Jan. 25, 1938. He passed away March 17, 2004...