Stories from Friday, January 11, 2013

John David Surber, son of the late Henry and Thelma Hancock Surber, was born in Mingo, Mo., March 23, 1935, and died at his residence in Poplar Bluff on Jan. 8, 2013, at the age of 77. He had lived in California, Washington D.C., and Missouri. He worked as a newspaper printer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, was of the Baptist faith and loved to fish, hunt, and play pool and card games...

Frances June Bostic, daughter of the late Willie Theodore Cox and Lillian Henson Cox, was born on May 12, 1933, in Kewanee, Mo., and died on January 10, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield at the age of 79. Mrs. Bostic was a faithful member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield. ...

ADVANCE, Mo -- The Leopold boys basketball team had Thursday night's game against Advance highlighted on their calendar ever since the Hornets eliminated them from the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. "We've wanted it since that night," Leopold coach Andy Beck said. "That was our big key, when we lost at the Christmas tournament, was we're fortunate enough to have them again at their place. That's the one that matters."...

Dexter senior scores 27 to eclipse Blunt's old career scoring mark

The Dexter Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Family Eye Care located at 812 N. One Mile Rd. to recognize the newly established location of Drs. Jennifer K. Howard and Katie Mayberry. The practice formerly operated from Walnut St. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield family is without a home following a Wednesday fire. According to Bloomfield Fire Chief Justin Bell, the fire was reported at approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. When fire crews arrived on the scene, approximately six miles west of Bloomfield on Hwy. J near Acorn Ridge, the house was fully engulfed...

As the heart of winter approaches, people bundle up in coats, boots, hats. But what about your pets? When it's cold outside, people think of themselves, but often forget about their pets which could have a much tougher time with frigid temperatures...

Marjorie Manerva Quick Proffer, daughter of the late Luther F. and Millie A Scism Quick, was born on Aug. 31,1916, in rural Bloomfield and died at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 10, 2013, at the age of 96. On Oct. 29, 1943, she was married to Lee T. Proffer in Dexter. She lived in Bloomfield all her life, had a teaching career of over 30 years, and had been a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield until moving to Cape Girardeau...

Larry Allen Payne, son of James Oscar Payne and Barbara Sue Scott Belt, was born in Sikeston on Sept. 16, 1968, and died in Dexter on Jan. 9, 2013, at the age of 44. He had lived most of his life in Dexter and was of the Baptist faith. On June 22, 2000, he was married to Debra Jean Hahs in Chester, Ill...

William Frederick Morlan, age 71, of Dexter, died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Mr. Morlan died of renal failure and advanced bone cancer. William Morlan was born Jan. 26, 1941, in Essex, to Elsa Clifford Morlan and Gertrude Lee Laster Morlan...

Richard Jared Morlan of Dexter, son of the late William Fredrick Morlan and Mary Louise Simpson Morlan, was born May 6, 1981, in Bellflower, Calif., and died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on Dec. 31, 2012, at the age of 31. Richard is survived by his wife, Amanda Hendrickson Morlan; two sons, Leon and Logan Morlan, all of the home in Dexter; his mother, Mary Morlan of Dexter; three brothers, William (Bill) Morlan of Woonsocket, R. ...