-
Bloomfield postmaster retires after a career that spans 40 years
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
Kimberly J. Henson is overwhelmed with emotions as she comes to the end of her career with the United States Postal Service. “I feel joy to have reached the end of a career with the United States Postal Service that has spanned from 1979 to 2019, and to have spent the last eight years in the extraordinary community of Bloomfield,” she said in a statement released to the Dexter Statesman. “I feel excitement to enter into the next phase of life where I will have time to spend with my...
-
Dexter School Board approves bond sale at special meeting
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
Editor’s note: Information regarding the bond sale taken from a release from LJ Hart and Company and Dexter Schools. At a special meeting on January 2, the Dexter School Board approved the sale of $9,500,000 general obligation bond issue funds to its municipal bond underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company, of St. Louis, Missouri...
-
Stoddard County Commissioners receive floodplain update
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
BLOOMFIELD — Joe Pulliam, of Smith and Company who acts as Stoddard County’s floodplain manager, attended three meetings Dec. 18-19 in Jefferson City to discuss the progress made in the county since he took the role last summer. Pulliam discussed what he learned in meetings with Linda Olsen, an emergency management officer and certified floodplain manager for the State Emergency Management Agency; Karen McHugh, state National Flood Insurance Program coordinator; and Allen Pringer, head of public assistance, at Monday’s county commission meeting.. ...
-
Stoddard County Court Records for the week of January 8
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/07/20)
Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Dec. 23-27, 2019 • Andrew M. Essner, Carla Jean Essner, Timothy M. Essner and Jean Ann Essner to T&A Rental Real Estate Partnership. Section 36 Township 27 Range 12. • Verbia Parker and Bobby E. Finch to Horrock’s Investments. Lansing Staats Addition Dexter Block 3 Lot 9...
-
Charles M. Corlies
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Charles “Charlie” M. Corlies, son of the late George W. Corlies Jr. and Marcella Cannon Corlies of Dexter, was born on May 20, 1949 in Dexter and departed this life on January 5, 2020 at his residence in Dexter at the age of 70 years. Mr. Corlies was a veteran of the United States Navy. ...
-
Mary Bonee
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Mary Bonee of Parma, daughter of late Henry Estell and Mammie Lucille Gamble Turner, was born on May 29, 1948, and passed away on January 5, 2020, at the age of 71. She lived in the Clarkton area most of her life and worked at Crowley Ridge Nursing Home...
-
Jimmy Dean “Jim Bo” Parks
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Jimmy Dean “Jim Bo” Parks, son of the late Charles Bo Parks and Margaret Mekan Parks, was born on October 7, 1957 in Dudley and departed this life on December 30, 2019 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Arkansas at the age of 62 years...
-
Billy Dean Lee
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Billy Dean Lee of Bloomfield, son of the late Steve and Pearl McDowell Gibbs, was born in Toppertown, Missouri on April 14, 1933, and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau on January 4, 2020, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 21 days. After his parents’ deaths, he was adopted by the late Charlie and Maud Cook Lee...
-
Francis E. Plunkett
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Francis E. Plunkett, daughter of the late Paul Lee Plunkett and Alta Duvall Plunkett, was born on February 22, 1949 in Kennett and departed this life on December 31, 2019 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 70 years. A memorial service was conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Interment followed in Sycamore Cemetery...
-
Dorothy Griffin Burks
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Dorothy Griffin Burks, daughter of the late Dee Ves Griffin and Florence Horn Griffin, was born on December 30, 1934 in Essex and departed this life on January 3, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 85 years...
-
Nancy Ann Pullum
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Nancy Ann Pullum, daughter of the late Andrew “Jack” Dowdy and Edna Marie Dempsey Dowdy, was born on July 30, 1949 in Essex and departed this life on January 1, 2020 at her residence in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, January 3, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...
-
Patty Lou Beyerbach
(Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Patty Lou Beyerbach, daughter of the late Henry Oscar Caldwell and Uva Smith Caldwell, was born on April 2, 1937 in Dexter, and departed this life on January 4, 2020 at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri at the age of 82 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, January 6, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...
-
Amy Dowdy - Lifetime interest sparks volunteer effort at Rose Parade
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
“From the time I was a little girl,” reflects Amy Dowdy of Dexter, “my family always watched the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day. That’s where my interest originated.” This past fall, on a whim, Dowdy Googled the annual parade and found that volunteer opportunities were available to those who wished to work on the floats. Since winter is the off season in her agriculture career, Dowdy decided to take advantage of the down-time and combine adventure with community service...
-
Killian resigns; Battles named president of Dexter Board of Aldermen
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
Alderman Terry Battles was named president of the Dexter Board of Aldermen Monday evening after Dexter Mayor Jason Banken confirmed the resignation of current board president Frank Killian. Killian became ineligible to serve as Ward III alderman after moving into Ward I...
Stories from Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Browse other days