Stories from Thursday, October 3, 2019

Cypress Point Skilled Nursing held a ground breaking ceremony Thursday for its new rehab unit. The $2.5 million project will be a nine private room rehab unit with its own living and dining space and a renovation of the current facility. This new wing will accommodate individuals who will return home after rehab is completed. ...

Opal Gasser of Arlington, Tennessee, was born in Crowder, Missouri on October 23, 1920, and passed away at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on October 2, 2019, at the age of 98 years, 11 months and 9 days. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019, from  5 p.m. to 8 p.m...

John B. Stark Barney, was born in Malden on May 17, 1940, and passed away at NHC Healthcare in Town & Country, Missouri on October 1, 2019, at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 14 days. Visitation was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday October 3, 2019, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter...

The Swinton Christian Church will host its annual reunion Sunday, October 6 at approximately noon. The church was organized and the building was constructed in 1904. The building underwent extensive repairs in early 2000. Some original members of the church included members of the Bess, Martin, Frye, Cox and Swindell families. ...