Stories from Saturday, December 8, 2012

Helen Bowling, daughter of the late Otis and Winnie Skelton Weaver, was born on June 23, 1928, in Bloomfield, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on Dec. 6, 2012, at the age of 84. She had lived in Bloomfield all of her life. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield...

Patricia Heady Welch, 75, of Vidalia, La., died December 5, 2012. She was born June 1,1937, to Joseph and Josephine Heady of Parma, Mo. "Miss Pat" was known by many as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Miss Pat was the voice on the loudspeaker for the Dixie Youth Baseball league for over 20 years. ...

Ruth A. Woods, of Flint, Mich., was born July, 6, 1929, in Dexter, Mo., to the late Benjamin and Emmer Lane McCormick, and died Dec. 2, 2012, in Michigan. Ruth loved to help those in need and her greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren...

From staff reports Thanks to a gracious and caring community, only a pair of families remain on The Daily Statesman's Operation Santa list this holiday season. A total of 50 families have been listed this year. Those who have an interest in adopting one of the remaining families are asked to call The Daily Statesman at 624-4545 or come into the newspaper office at 133 S. ...