Stories from Saturday, February 25, 2012

Beulah Alma Andrews Davis O'Conner, 85, of Wappapello, Mo., died in the morning hours of Feb.23, 2012, at her home. She was born in Wolf Lake, Ill., on Nov. 24, 1926, daughter of the late Aden Robert Andrews and Hester Hodge Andrews. She grew up and attended school in the Puxico-Asherville areas in Stoddard County, Mo. She had lived most of her life in Dexter and Wappapello...

Charles Cantrell, son of the late Howard Leamon Cantrell and Nora Gribble Cantrell Powell, was born on Jan.14, 1956 in Conran, Mo., and died Feb. 24, 2012 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 56. Mr. Cantrell was a veteran of the United States Marines and was a resident of Dexter...

By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Thirty-three years ago a 19-year-old Don Seymore thought it would be a good idea to join the Dexter Fire Department volunteer force. Turns out that was a pretty good idea. Seymore officially took over the duties of retired Al Banken recently as Dexter's first new fire chief. The position was announced at the Feb. 21 meeting of the Board of Aldermen, although Seymore has been fulfilling the duties of the former chief since Banken's January departure...