Stories from Thursday, September 18, 2014

Lillie Mae Foster, daughter of the late Jack and Beatrice Sapp Foster, was born in Parma, Mo., on Dec. 23, 1947, and died at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County in Dexter on Sept. 18, 2014, at the age of 66. She had lived in Parma until the 1990's when she moved to Essex and moved to Dexter one year ago...

Bobby W. Stone, son of the late Harold Stone and Pauline Chandler Stone, was born on May 3, 1949, in Malden, Mo., and died at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on Sept. 17, 2014, at the age of 65. Bobby attended the University of Missouri and Sterling College where he obtained a degree in Business Management. He was employed at Arvin for thirty-two years as a Quality Engineer when he retired in 2011...

There is no greater time of year for us outdoor-folk than fall. The deer are moving about, the squirrels are cutting, the ducks are preparing for their migration down the Mississippi Fly Way, and the fish are gorging themselves! I've seen plenty of posts from people on Facebook about fall bringing hoodies, campfires, and football, and while I'm a proponent of all three, my thoughts are drawn more towards big bucks, mallard ducks, and plucking crappie from Reelfoot stumps! (The rhymes are free, you're welcome.). ...