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Dexter woman celebrates her 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 11/09/21)
Evelyn Temples Hunt celebrated her 100th birthday last Wednesday at her home in Dexter. Family and friends dropped in with cards and well wishes. Visitors were served cake and spiced cider during the celebration. Hunt is the youngest of 11 children. She has four brothers and six sisters. She was born and raised in Pyletown. During WWII she worked as a riveter building planes in California. She was described by her family as a “Rosie the Riveter.”...
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Calvin Clayton Hartsfield
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Calvin Clayton Hartsfield, 82 of Malden, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Aspire Senior Living in Malden. Calvin, son of Clayton Henry and Mamie Belle Lawfield Hartsfield, was born on Sunday, January 15, 1939 in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was Owner of Southside Auto Sales of Malden since 1960. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Malden and a member of the Centerline Christian Car Club...
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Jerome “Jerry” Roger Jaeger
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Jerome “Jerry” Roger Jaeger, the son of Richard and Celia Jaeger was born on February 10, 1935, in Villard, Minnesota and departed this life on November 4, 2021, at the Cypress Point Nursing Facility in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 86. Mr. Jaeger was a veteran of the United Stated Air Force. ...
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Coach Morris Lester Karnes
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Coach Morris Lester Karnes, 70 passed away October 28, 2021 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation was held November 1, 2021 at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie. Funeral services were conducted on November 2, 2021 at 4 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. Burial in Bernie Cemetery. Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangements...
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Linda Lovins
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Linda Lovins, 71 of Bernie, Missouri passed away November 6, 2021 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Visitation will be held Friday, November 12, 2021 at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, from Noon until 2 p.m. Funeral Services will then be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Chalk Bluff Cemetery, Rural Dexter, Missouri. Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting the family with arrangements...
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Delores “June” Hurst
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Delores “June” Hurst, daughter of the late William “Frank” and Mildred Parsley Blankenship, was born on October 29, 1940, in Morton, Illinois, and departed this life on November 5, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee, at the age of 81 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Interment followed in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery...
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Fannie Geraldine “Jerry” Coburn
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Fannie Geraldine “Jerry” Coburn, daughter of the late Floyd Davis and Bessie Rogers Davis, was born on March 11, 1936, in Cardwell, Missouri, and departed this life on November 3, 2021, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 85 years. Graveside services were conducted at Dexter Cemetery on Monday, November 8, 2021...
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Gary Leon Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Gary Leon Zimmerman, son of the late Basil Zimmerman and Vera Juanita Inman Schoolcraft, was born on January 6, 1956, in San Marcos, Texas, and departed this life on November 1, 2021, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 65 years. A memorial service was conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, November 8, 2021. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Doyle Ray Duncan
(Obituary ~ 11/09/21)
Doyle Ray Duncan, son of the late Ray Duncan and Dorothy Blevins Duncan, was born on February 2, 1940, in Grayridge, Missouri, and departed this life on November 4, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 81 years. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, November 12, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, November 12, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...
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City of Advance submits request to commission for ARPA funds
(Local News ~ 11/09/21)
BLOOMFIELD — The City of Advance submitted a request for American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Stoddard County Commission announced during its Monday morning meeting. Advance requested $674,000 to help fund the expansion of the city’s water-and-sewer system to Lakeville, which is located near Advance on state Route O; a wastewater system upgrade; and an upgrade to the city’s water distribution system...
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Bernie School Board considers ESports Club
(Local News ~ 11/09/21)
The Bernie School Board began exploring the possibility of adding an EA Sports Club to the school at its November meeting. Superintendent Dustin Hicks said the district is gathering information at this point. Over 60 students attended a presentation regarding the club. ...
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Dexter-area scouts prepare for annual food drive
(Local News ~ 11/09/21)
The biggest dilemma many of us have at mealtime is trying to figure out which restaurant to go to or which cans to open to help prepare for our next meal. But there are many residents in this community who don’t have enough food to eat. Area Scouts intend to do their part to change that. The Annual “Scouting for Food” food drive not only helps provide food to those without, but also helps to make the young participants more aware of needs in their community...
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