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Jeff Garrott (11/21/09)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jeff George Garrott, 95, of Anna died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Union County Nursing Home in Anna. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Bryan Morrison and John Ruzich officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery with military honors provided by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
Viola Kelly (11/21/09)
Viola Mae Kelly, 91, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Jackson Manor. She was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Jackson, daughter of Fred Charles and Myrtle Octavia Fulbright Wilke. She married John Lee Kelly, who preceded her in death July 27, 1977...
Thomas Bellamy (11/21/09)
Thomas Roger Bellamy, 67, of Morris, Ill., was born in Cape Girardeau, and passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Morris Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Loving husband of 48 years to Ginny Champion Bellamy; father of sons, James Warren Bellamy and wife Therese Marie Musselman, Charles Wesley Bellamy III and wife Benita Ann Shimley; grandfather of Jacob James, Nicholas Robert and Samuel Thomas; brother to Allen Edward Bellamy and wife Brenda Sue Bellamy of Springfield, Mo.; brother-in-law to Alan Champion and wife Donna Bowles of Minneapolis, and Carrie Champion Shiley and husband Kevin Shiley of Rexburg, Idaho. ...
Frank McGinnis (11/21/09)
CAIRO, Ill. — Frank McGinnis, 72, of Cairo died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his home. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pearlene Wagoner (11/21/09)
PERKINS, Mo. -- Pearlene Rosemary Wagoner, 89, of Perkins died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Aug. 26, 1920, at Marquand, Mo., daughter of M.O. and Essie Sitze Spane. She and Edward Wagoner were married June 18, 1935. He preceded her in death Feb. 16, 1974...
Rosemary Marshall (11/20/09)
Rosemary B. Marshall, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 24, 1920, in East St. Louis, Ill., to Julius and Mildred Larson Guerrettaz. She and James Marshall were married June 28, 1939, in East St. Louis...
Neva Vetter (11/20/09)
ORAN, Mo. -- Neva Mary Vetter, 87, of Oran died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born May 19, 1922, at Dutchtown, daughter of Martin and Nellie Miller Fredrick. She and Herman John Vetter were married Dec. 1, 1945. Neva was a wonderful wife and mother. She was very special to her friends and family...
Truman Dodd (11/20/09)
Truman Edward Dodd Jr., 65, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Woodland Manor Nursing Home in Arnold, Mo. He was born Aug. 14, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, son of Truman and Ruby Pearl Stout Dodd Sr. He and Judy McCormick were married Oct. 25, 2005, at Marble Hill, Mo. She died Sept. 30, 2008...
Marie Trlica (11/20/09)
Marie Ueleke Trlica, 90, of Spring, Texas, died Nov. 5, 2008, in Spring. She was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert John and Mary Hartman Ueleke. She and Raymond Trlica were married in 1943. Trlica attended Cape Girardeau schools and was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church...
Charles Peters (11/20/09)
ANNA, Ill. -- Charles Allen Peters, 58, of Anna died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at his home. The funeral was held Thursday at Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jim Clark officiating. Burial was in Davis Prairie Cemetery near Marion, Ill. Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna was in charge of arrangements...
Beatrice Barber (11/20/09)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Beatrice Jona "BB" Barber, 29, of Cairo died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at her home. There is no visitation. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. Fred Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds...
Deborah Brown (11/19/09)
Deborah Lynn Brown, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at her home. She was born May 28, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, to Willie Avery and Ethel Mae Lincoln Mecham. She and Rodger Brown were married Nov. 16, 1968, in Cape Girardeau. Brown was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church. She was a 1968 graduate of Central High School. She was a bookkeeper for the family business...
Glenda Gurley (11/19/09)
Glenda Sue Gurley, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 9, 1947, in East Prairie, Mo., to Johnnie and Imogene Prince Boyer. She and Wade A. Gurley were married Oct. 20, 1989, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death in May 2003...
Gary Baker (11/19/09)
Gary Gene Baker, 66, of Pocahontas passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 28, 1943, in Bollinger County, Mo., son of Luther and Susie Irene Ashcraft Baker. He and Melva Wallman were married March 26, 1965...
Gerald Weisler (11/19/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gerald J. Weisler, 74, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at his home. He was born May 11, 1935, at Sereno, Mo., son of Herbert and Cecilia Manche Weisler. He married Jenette Terbrak on June 1, 1957, at Brewer, Mo. Weisler had been an electrician for Nabisco Corp. in St. Louis. He was a member of Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer...
Lyndola Hudson (11/19/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lyndola A. Hudson, 97, of Perryville passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. She was born July 11, 1912, at Lithium, Mo., in Perry County, first child of the late Henry J. and Mary Elsie Schamel Schulte...
Viola Kelly (11/19/09)
Viola Mae Kelly, 91, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Jackson Manor. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
Gordon Conant (11/18/09)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Gordon E. Conant, 55, of Villa Ridge died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Conant was born July 28, 1954, in Cairo, Ill., son of Roger and Birdie Douglas Conant. Gordon was a 1972 graduate of Meridian High School in Mounds, Ill. He was a self-employed contractor...
Ralph Johns (11/18/09)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ralph Agusta Johns, 62, of Anna died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Nov. 28, 1946, in Anna, son of Jesse Marion and Grace Louise Walker Johns. Ralph is survived by three brothers, Jesse Lee (Kim) Johns of Clinton, Ill., Lonnie Wayne (Linda) Johns of Wolf Lake, Ill., Mark A. ...
Edward Randall (11/18/09)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Edward Leon Randall, 74, of Sedgewickville died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at his home. He was born April 28, 1935, at South Windham, Maine, son of Ernest and Evelyn Tyler Norton Randall. He and Maria Riebl were married Sept. 16, 1967, in Grafenwoehr, Germany...
Alma Farmer (11/18/09)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Alma Jean Farmer, 69, of Marquand passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 23, 1940, in St. Louis, daughter of Millem A. and Doris M. Smith Moore. She married Gary Duane Farmer on Jan. 11 1957...
Corona Harper (11/18/09)
Corona C. Harper, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Oct. 30, 1910, in Oran, Mo., to Peter John and Philomena Halter Geisner. Harper was a graduate of Oran High School, Southeast Missouri State University, received a master's degree from Southern Illinois University and attended Columbia University in New York. She taught school 62 years...
Tammy Pitts (11/18/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Tammy Renay Pitts, 46, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at her home. She was born Nov. 15, 1962, in St. Louis, daughter of William Sheril and Bernice Marie Douglas Pitts. Miss Pitts served her country proudly in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard, where she earned a degree in electronics and telecommunications...
Faye Looney (11/18/09)
Faye Looney, 97, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Heartland Care and Rehab. She was born Oct. 12, 1912, on the family farm west of Painton, Mo., daughter of Harry and Ada Dixon McKinnley. Faye and David Lester Looney were united in marriage Sept. 13, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death in 1978...
Pat Meisenheimer (11/18/09)
Beulah I. "Pat" Meisenheimer, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Lutheran Home, where she lived the past five years. She was born April 8, 1911, in Chitwood, Mo., now a part of Joplin. She was the youngest daughter of John Henry and Rozella Evans Williams. She and Albert L. Meisenheimer were married in 1932 in Kansas. He died July 10, 1975...
Mae Knupp (11/17/09)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Mae C. "Peanut" Knupp, 85, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Tirey officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...
Pat Meisenheimer (11/17/09)
Beulah I. "Pat" Meisenheimer, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Jim Sanderson and Karen Nothdurft officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
Ida Hairston (11/17/09)
Ida Lee Hairston, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clinton Muller (11/17/09)
Clinton J. Muller, 93, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at the Lutheran Home, where he had lived the past two and one-half months. He lived at Saxony Manor the previous 12 years. He was born July 6, 1916, in Scribner, Neb., a son of Adolph and Bertha Muller. He and Marjorie M. Morgan were married June 29, 1941. She died May 21, 2006...
Tammy Pitts (11/17/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Tammy Renay Pitts, 46, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at her home. She was born Nov. 15, 1962, in St. Louis, daughter of William Sheril and Bernice Marie Douglas Pitts. Miss Pitts served her country proudly in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard, where she earned a degree in electronics and telecommunications...
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Hooked on science: Tablecloth science (11/19/09)
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Academics seek to determine why some people hate each other (11/19/09)
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis? Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been adequately studied, contends Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University, who is developing a new academic field of hate studies...