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Ferguson suspect told police he was aiming for someone else
(Local News ~ 03/16/15)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A man charged in the shooting of two police officers during a demonstration in Ferguson told investigators he was not targeting law enforcement and had been aiming for someone with whom he was in dispute. St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said he believed the 20-year-old suspect attended last week's protest before the shooting happened. Activists said Williams was not a consistent fixture in their tight-knit group...
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Letha Laverne Walker Burleson
(Obituary ~ 03/16/15)
Letha Laverne Walker Burleson, daughter of the late John Wade Walker and Della May Helm Walker, was born on Dec. 4, 1921 in Parma, Mo. and died on March 15, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Malden, Mo. at the age of 93. Mrs. Burleson was a member of the Church of Christ in Bernie and a resident of Dexter. She was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband as a farmer's wife...
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Ruby E. Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/16/15)
Ruby E. Miller, daughter of the late William Frank Stewart and Alma V. Bollinger Stewart, was born on June 2, 1918, in Stoddard County, Mo. and died at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Mo. after being a resident for eight years on March 15, 2015, at the age of 96...
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George Harkness
(Obituary ~ 03/16/15)
George Harkness, 84, of Dexter, died March 15, 2015, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday's edition. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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Opal F. Crites
(Obituary ~ 03/16/15)
Opal F. Crites, of Saint Charles, Mo., died on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Smith, born Sept. 8, 1928, in Dexter. Opal was a faithful member of Harvester Christian Church. She enjoyed shopping, reading, but most of all she loved her grandchildren...
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Leroy Wellington Williams
(Obituary ~ 03/16/15)
Leroy Wellington Williams, son of the late Abednego Williams and Lora Moore Williams was born in Ojibway, Mo., on Feb. 12, 1928, and died at his residence in Bernie on March 14, 2015, at the age of 87. Mr. Williams had built and ran Ship Ahoy Lanes in Malden. Later he was owner/operator of S and W Sales of Bernie. He was a member of Bernie Christian Church...
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