Stories from Monday, April 7, 2014

Note: A photo gallery of the event is available at this link: View Photos Here The 2014 BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza took place Saturday at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Over 65 area schools competed in volleyball and basketball all-star games and skills competitions...

Eugene Woodall, 78, died at his home in Morehouse, Mo., April 6, 2014. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.

Michael Dow Kingree, son of the late Dow and Velma Lee McRoy Kingree, was born in Dexter, Mo., on Aug. 19, 1950, and died at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on April 5, 2014, at the age of 63. Mr. Kingree had lived Southeast Missouri and Bloomfield most of his life. ...

Billie June Eastwood, daughter of the late Lou and Vern Black, was born June 6, 1930, in Paragould, Ark., died March 30, 2014, at St. Peter's Manor in St. Peters, Mo. Billie June is survived by her three children, Colin Walters and wife Kathy of Lake St. ...

James Roy Davis, son of the late William Franklin and Melvina Miller Davis, was born in Henderson, Ky., on July 9, 1923, and died at the Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico on April 4, 2014, at the age of 90. He had moved to the Puxico area in 1950 and had worked for the Ford Motor Company, the Puxico Handle Factory, the V. A. Medical Center and was a farmer...