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Subway pitchman to admit to child porn
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges, an Indiana television station reported Tuesday. The report on Fox59 comes six weeks after authorities seized electronics and other items from Fogle's home in Zionsville, Indiana, an affluent Indianapolis suburb...
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Area community foundation reaches fundraising goal
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
The Greater Cape Girardeau Area Community Foundation has hit a milestone in its formation, but more work is required before it can fully hit the ground running. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks announced in April it was opening a new office in Cape Girardeau, with retired local banker Moe Sandfort at the helm...
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Report of rifle places Poplar Bluff High in lockdown
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a teacher saw a man walking near campus with what appeared to be a rifle. Police and school officials said they did not believe students were in danger but initiated the lockdown as a precautionary measure. The lockdown went in to effect at 8:05 a.m. and was lifted at 9:10 a.m...
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Family, friends go green for area cancer patient
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Seas of green shirts were seen throughout several area public schools Tuesday in support of Lorelai Clubb, a 12-year-old girl diagnosed in April with acute myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer in the blood cells. Clubb was unable to begin seventh grade with her class Aug. 13 because of a scheduled bone-marrow transplant at the St. Louis Children's Hospital on Tuesday...
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7-year-old testifies against sex-abuse suspect
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
A 7-year-old girl testified against a man known to many area children as Santa Claus during his preliminary hearing Tuesday on sexual-abuse charges. Jeffrey Moffat, 55, of Jackson initially faced charges of first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree statutory rape. Cape Girardeau County Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp dropped the statutory rape charge but found probable cause to go forward with the sodomy charge...
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Perry County School Board censures member for remark to colleague
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A divided Perry County School Board voted Tuesday night to censure a board member for inappropriate conduct. During a special meeting at the career center, the board voted 4-3 to censure Mark Gremaud for derogatory comments the board said he directed at a fellow board member Kathy Carron...
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Matukewicz tests coaches and players at Southeast Missouri State football practice
(College Sports ~ 08/19/15)
Midway through the Southeast Missouri State football team's practice on Wednesday coach Tom Matukewicz hollered at first-year equipment manager Johnathon Hankinson to turn the music off after the third stringers wrapped up the situation drill they were completing near midfield...
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Hawkeye
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/19/15)
Red Tailed Hawk approx. 20 inches long, pictured setting on tree limb in backyard on Niemann Drive.
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A new view
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/19/15)
While touring the Motor Vessel Mississippi towboat, Jayse Moore admires the waterfront view and beautiful sunset from a different perspective.
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CG Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/19/15)
The clouds were crazy pretty that day... I had to stop and snap a few photos.
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Biscuit Pig
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/19/15)
Our pet mini-pig Biscuit enjoying his evening meal outside. He looks big but he's under 30lbs at 1.5 years old. #spoiledpiggy
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
Today is Wednesday, August 19, the 231st day of 2015. There are 134 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 19, 1955, torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives...
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Voter ID concerns
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/19/15)
As an independent voter, I have serious concerns about a picture voter ID measure promoted in a recent editorial, and claims made about it. One would deduce from the aggressive campaign pushing this measure that Missouri has a serious problem with election fraud. ...
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Cops' Special Olympics event serves two purposes
(Editorial ~ 08/19/15)
Our local police officers do many things we readily recognize and appreciate. They put their lives on the line every day to serve our communities. One thing people may not realize, however, is that they also serve and protect in other capacities. On Aug. 13, the Cape Girardeau Police Department hosted another Tip a Cop event at Texas Roadhouse, where they served food and drinks to customers and gave 100 percent of their tips to Special Olympics...
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McCaskill hitching herself to Clinton candidacy
(Column ~ 08/19/15)
By just about all accounts, Missouri's Sen. Claire McCaskill is a savvy politician who honed her political skills in the Missouri Legislature before being thrust into the national spotlight. McCaskill was one of the very early supporters of Barack Obama in 2008 and this year has become the go-to spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton...
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Out of the past: Aug. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 08/19/15)
International students at Southeast Missouri State University are treated to an American-style picnic at Capaha Park, compliments of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's University Relations Committee. SEMO District Fair's newly formed "Friends of the Fair" group holds a picnic at Arena Park; Ben Kight, president of the group, thanks members for their support and asks them to consider volunteering time at the fair this year...
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Births 8/19/15
(Births ~ 08/19/15)
Son to David Charles and Stephanie Renee Asmus of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:11 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2015. Name, Owen Charles. Weight, 4 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Asmus is the former Stephanie Kern, daughter of Donald and Cheryl Kern of Chaffee, Missouri. She is a clinical dietitian with Saint Francis Medical Center. Asmus is the son of Mark and Carolyn Asmus of Oran, Missouri. He is a journeyman lineman with Ameren...
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Smoke may have contributed to I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
A three-vehicle crash occurred Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 55 south of Cape Girardeau in the southbound lane. The accident near mile marker 93 temporarily shut down one lane as crews worked to clear the crash. Cape Girardeau Fire Department crews were working to put out a brush fire near the interstate about the same time. The heavy smoke from the fire is believed to have contributed to the crash...
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Military likely to open combat jobs to women
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- Two women have passed the Army's grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead. The military services are poised to allow women to serve in most front-line combat jobs, including special-operations forces, senior officials said...
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Zimbabwe man charged for helping kill lion illegally
(International News ~ 08/19/15)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe has charged a man on whose land the well-known Cecil the lion was shot by American dentist Walter James Palmer in July. Charges have not been filed against Palmer, according to prosecutors, while in Minnesota, the dentist has reopened his practice...
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Probe of Clinton's server could find more than emails
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- A forensic examination of Hillary Rodham Clinton's private computer server could unearth more details than what she put in her emails. It could answer questions about the security of her system, who had access to it and whether outsiders tried to crack its contents...
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U.S. weighs more security, withdrawal option for Sinai forces
(International News ~ 08/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is quietly reviewing the future of America's three-decade deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, fearing the lightly equipped peacekeepers could be targets of Islamic State-inspired violence. Options range from beefing up their protection or pulling them out altogether, officials said...
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New limbs and new hope for Africa's hunted albino children
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
NEW YORK -- As 5-year-old Baraka Cosmas Lusambo slept in his family's home in western Tanzania in March, men wielding torches and knives burst in, knocked his mother unconscious, held him down and sliced off his right hand in the name of witchcraft...
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Lobster population is shifting north; ocean warming blamed
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
PORTLAND, Maine -- The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never seen in the cold waters off Maine and other northern reaches -- a geographic shift scientists attribute in large part to the warming of the ocean...
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Rosie O'Donnell's missing daughter is found
(Entertainment ~ 08/19/15)
NEW YORK -- Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter Chelsea, has been found safe after not being seen by her family since leaving home a week ago. O'Donnell's spokeswoman, Cindi Berger, confirmed Chelsea O'Donnell was located but did not offer details about where she had been and who found her...
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Man in yellow shirt is focus of Bangkok bomb probe
(International News ~ 08/19/15)
BANGKOK -- In the grainy security video, a man in a yellow shirt sits on a bench at the crowded Erawan Shrine, removes a backpack he is wearing and leaves it behind when he walks away. For police hunting who was responsible for Monday's deadly bombing in central Bangkok, there was no doubt about the man with youthful shaggy dark hair and glasses...
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Police: Explosive device found outside of Missouri motel
(State News ~ 08/19/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia police are trying to determine who left an explosive device in a vacant parking lot that led to the evacuation of guests from a nearby motel. Kris Martin, a 33-year-old construction worker, said he found the device Monday evening near the Red Roof Inn and took it inside the motel to report it, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported. ...
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FDA approves female sex pill, but with safety restrictions
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men...
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Google heads down new path with 'OnHub' wireless router
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is making a Wi-Fi router as part of its ambition to provide better Internet connections that make it easier for people to access its digital services and see more of its online advertising. Preorders for the $199 wireless router, called OnHub, can be made beginning Tuesday at Google's online store, Amazon.com and Walmart.com. The device will go on sale in stores in the U.S. and Canada in late August or early September...
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Missouri board OKs $15M in tax credits for St. Louis stadium
(State News ~ 08/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri board approved $15 million in tax credits Tuesday for a new riverfront football stadium in downtown St. Louis, the first piece of an effort by state leaders aimed at preventing the Rams from moving west or luring another team to the city in its place...
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Obama's Iran deal may well survive on Capitol Hill
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- The fiercely contested Iran nuclear deal will likely survive in Congress despite unified GOP opposition and some Democratic defections, the top Senate Republican says. That would mean a major foreign policy win for President Barack Obama...
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Documentary 'Fresh Dressed' explores hip-hop fashion
(Community ~ 08/19/15)
Associated Press NEW YORK -- From slave-era church outfits and Little Richard to the South Bronx and Dapper Dan, the knockoff king of Harlem, the roots of hip-hop culture stretch beyond the music. They stretch to "fresh," that feeling when your style game is on point, just right straight out of the box. That's the focus of a new documentary featuring Nas as an executive producer, a host of designers and some of the biggest names in music...
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Military activated to help fight Western wildfires
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
CHELAN, Wash. -- Wildfires are putting such a strain on the nation's firefighting resources that authorities have activated the military and sought international help to beat back scores of blazes burning uncontrolled throughout the dry West. The situation is so urgent that the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, this week called in 200 active-duty military troops to help contain roughly 95 wildfires. ...
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Chuck Taylors get an update
(Community ~ 08/19/15)
NEW YORK -- Converse Chuck Taylor All Star fans, rejoice! Your favorite sneaker is receiving its first construction update since debuting 98 years ago. The idea behind the All Star II is comfort, Converse said in a recent statement. The update is made of durable Tencel canvas, as opposed to the cotton kind, with higher tech shock absorption in Nike Lunarlon for the footbed. ...
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Dixieland Band welcomes riverboat Tuesday to Cape
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
ABOVE: Jerry Ford warms up on his trumpet before playing with the Jerry Ford Dixieland Band for the American Eagle riverboat as passengers unload Tuesday. The brand-new boat made its first appearance on the Mississippi River in May, and Tuesday's stop was the first in Cape Girardeau...
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23-year-old woman picked to fill vacant Poplar Bluff Council seat
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The second-youngest member in the history of the Poplar Bluff City Council was unanimously named Monday to fill a vacant at-large council seat. Jerrica Fox, 23, will serve the eight months remaining before the next regular election, after a 6-0 vote of the council. Fox replaces Dr. Jack Rushin, who resigned in July amid accusations of nepotism...
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United Way acknowledges recent structural changes at media luncheon
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Although change often can be painful, it almost always brings growth. That was one of the key messages delivered Tuesday afternoon during the United Way of Southeast Missouri's annual Media Luncheon at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. "We're excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead," said executive director Elizabeth Shelton, who reminded the crowd Tuesday was just her seventh day on the job, urging attendees "to go easy on me."...
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Pachyderms to host Rep. Lichtenegger
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
The Southeast Missouri Pachyderms will host state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger on Thursday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, will provide a legislative update during the forum. The program is open to the public...
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Judge overturns death sentences in double Missouri killings
(State News ~ 08/19/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man who stabbed his grandparents to death in their St. Louis-area home in 1996. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber's 189-page ruling benefiting 39-year-old David Barnett ordered the state to sentence Barnett to life in prison without parole or to decide within 180 days whether to pursue another death sentence during a new hearing...
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Speak Out 8/19/15
(Speak Out ~ 08/19/15)
Well, this is Thursday evening. Last night I saw on TV about the "In God We Trust" being placed on the sheriff's vehicles here in Cape County. I think it's wonderful. I said to my husband, "You watch. Tomorrow we will hear somebody's complaining about it." Well, sure enough, it's seven minutes after 9 o'clock on Channel 9. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n John D. Ryan, 45, 185 Deer Creek Lane, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain a single lane. n Jeffery L. Kaszubski, 52, 50 Centennial Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Robert Werner
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Dr. Robert A. Werner, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at his home. Survivors omitted in his original obituary were a brother, Ron (Janet) Werner; two nieces, Kim (Doug) Brown and her children, Morgan Berner and Aric Holzbauer, and Debbie (Bob) Bessette...
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Rams' practice with Cowboys ends with fights
(Professional Sports ~ 08/19/15)
Three fights broke out before the joint practice session was terminated.
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Mizzou has motivation after prediction it will not repeat in SEC East
(Professional Sports ~ 08/19/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- During the summer, Missouri linebacker Kentrell Brothers was shocked to see on Twitter that he'd been kicked off the team. Turned out it was just a rumor, and the latest indignity suffered by the two-time defending champions in the SEC East...
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Former L.A. Rams players, celebrities watch practice
(Professional Sports ~ 08/19/15)
The likes of Rams great Rosey Grier and actor Jamie Foxx attended Tuesday's practice with the Cowboys.
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Cardinals muster just two hits in 2-0 loss to Giants
(Professional Sports ~ 08/19/15)
Five San Francisco pitchers combined for the shutout.
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I-55 in Scott County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County from the Miner, Missouri, city limits to Route HH will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews mill the pavement. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, according to A MoDOT news release...
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VA probes report of patio, stairs use of military headstones
(State News ~ 08/19/15)
GAINESVILLE, Mo. -- The federal Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating reports a southern Missouri patio and staircase is made out of military gravestones. Navy veteran Ed Harkreader of Mountain Home, Arkansas, posted on social media last week photographs of the arrangement he found on property in Ozark County, near the Arkansas line, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Nation briefs 08/19/2015
(National News ~ 08/19/15)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers announced Tuesday they are making a new push to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives legally after opposition from religious groups and hesitance from fellow Democrats helped stall efforts earlier this year. ...
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Shopping Cape's local art scene
(Community ~ 08/19/15)
Craig Thomas is an artist and owner of the Black Door Gallery in Cape Girardeau. I told Craig I normally feature apparel and accessories in my column, but this month I wanted to do something a little different. I am a lover and admirer of all types of art, so I'm excited to share artists in Cape who add to the richness of the city...
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Proposed tobacco tax increase: I'd like to hear from you
(Column ~ 08/19/15)
Over the past few months, the University of Missouri has been working with Treasurer Clint Zweifel and Attorney General Chris Koster on a proposal to raise the tobacco tax from 17 cents per pack to somewhere around 90 cents per pack, with the revenue to go to universities under Treasurer Zweifel's new "Missouri Promise" program...
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Prayer 8/19/15
(Prayer ~ 08/19/15)
O Lord, may we do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Amen.
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Lana Sciortino
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Lana Marie Sciortino, 72, of Cape Girardeau met her heavenly father while surrounded by family Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at Heartland Care and Rehab. She was born Sept. 15, 1942, in New Madrid, Missouri, to Henry and Lucille Simpson Brewer. She and Mike Sciortino were married July 11, 1965, in New Madrid...
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Stephanie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Stephanie Genise Johnson, 44, of Garland, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Texas Health Dallas. She was born Jan. 22, 1971, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Clarence David Sr. and Phyllis Anderson Johnson of Cape Girardeau and was of the Baptist faith...
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James Davidson
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
James Paul Davidson, 33, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at his home. He was born March 11, 1982, in Cape Girardeau to James H. and Kimberley A. McCormick Davidson. He married Trisha Klipfel on Nov. 3, 2012. James was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri...
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Evelyn Compas
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Evelyn Aline Compas, 83, left her earthly dwelling for her eternal home Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. She was born Sept. 6, 1931, in Glenallen, Missouri, to Fred and Ruth Aldrich Burns. She married Albert William Compas on June 12, 1948, in Benton, Missouri. He preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1997...
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Martha Bennett
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Martha Lucille "Lucy" Bennett, 80, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born May 17, 1935, in Lynnville, Kentucky, to Jesse and Resa Mae Underwood Pickard. She and James Bennett were married Aug. 4, 1951, in Corinth, Mississippi...
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Lawrence Brucker
(Obituary ~ 08/19/15)
Lawrence Ambrose Brucker, 91, of Delta passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Perkins, Missouri, to the late Ambrose and Frances Rose Kirchdoerfer Brucker. Lawrence married Betty Quade on Aug. 27, 1949, and she survives...
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