Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Bette S. Scism, daughter of the late Gus and Flodia Wilkerson Keller, was born on Jan., 20, 1925, in Bell City, Mo., and died at the Galloway Nursing Home in Gallaoway, Tenn., on Jan. 20, 2012, at the age of 87. Mrs. Scism had lived in Stoddard County most of her life and had lived in Memphis, Tenn., the past four years...

Joyce Maxine McQuary, daughter of the late Moy W. Davis and Hortense "Tensey" Farmer Davis, was born on June 30, 1935, in Dexter and died Jan., 21, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield at the age of 76. Mrs. McQuary was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter, worked as a rural letter carrier and was a resident of Dexter...

Margie Maxine (Crawford) Epps, age 88, died Jan. 20, 2012, at St. John's Hospital in Spring-field, Mo. She was born July 20, 1923, in Ken-nett, Mo. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mamie Ray Carter, and one son, Jimmy Douglas Epps. Maxine married James M. Epps on Aug. 8, 1940, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and they recently celebrated 71 years of marriage...

Joseph R. Capps, son of the late James Robert and Zetta Long Capps, was born on Aug. 25, 1935, in Bakersfield, Calif., and died at the Golden Living Center in Dexter, Mo., on Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 76. Mr. Capps had lived in Michigan before moving to Advance, Mo., 42 years ago. He had worked at Arvin Automotive in Dexter and was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Stoddard County Board of Commissioners instructed Architect Dale Rogers and Building Supervisor William Dowdy to draw up a service contract for maintaining the heat/air systems in the Justice Center after discussing a report on problems found in the ventilation system that led to surface and air mold in the building. ...

Accomplished jazz musician and vocalist Pete Parysek, at left, takes part in a brief skit with his longtime piano student, Joseph Greer, during Saturday night's Chamber Awards event. The two provided entertainment in the form of "Dueling Pianos" to the crowd at Dexter's Elks Lodge. An article on the pair will be appearing in an upcoming edition of The Daily Statesman...

"Family owned and operated" was name of the game at annual Chamber affair

Tonight's wrestling match called off -- School officials have announced that tonight's duel wrestling match at home against New Madrid County Central has been cancelled.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dexter's defense limited Perryville to single-digit scoring in every quarter as the Lady Bearcats cruised to a easy 84-27 win over the Lady Pirates Monday night on the road. Dexter poured in on from the opening tip, scoring 29 points while holding Perryville to just 8. A 19-9 advantage by Dexter in the second sent the two teams into half-time with the Lady 'Cats up big, 48-17...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter's win over Woodland in the junior varsity bracket was the only hint of a upset on the first day of the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) Tournament Monday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. No. 5 Dexter got 17 points from freshman Austin Aldridge as the young Bearcats defeated No. 4 seed Woodland 44-38 in the only junior varsity game played...