Stories from Monday, December 29, 2014

Ernestine Webber, daughter of Ruth Cook Monahan and the late Lee Monahan, was born in Caddo Gap, Arkansas on January 12, 1935, and passed away on December 26, 2014, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 79 years, 11 months and 14 days...

Thomas Edward Stevens, son of the late Linous Stevens and Beulah Campbell Stevens was born on Feb. 27, 1928, in Risco, Mo., and died on Dec. 28, 2014, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 86. Mr. Stevens was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II. He was a member of the Sadler Chapel United Methodist Church, a member of the Dexter Masonic Lodge #532 and the Kenady - Hanks American Legion Post #59. He was a retired farmer...

Harold Williams, Jr., the son of the late Harold, Sr. and Elizabeth Ramsey Williams, was born in Newport, Ark., on Feb. 8, 1954, and died at his home in Dexter on Dec. 26, 2014, at the age of 60. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements...

Carl James Bishop, 88, of Dexter, died on Dec. 27, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center. Born in Montgomery, Ala., on Nov. 8, 1926, to Claude David (Dennis) Bishop of Marshall, Texas and Euganie Catherine Margaret Morlas, of New Orleans, La. He lived much of his life in Louisiana and Missouri...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Dexter suffered a 56-43 elimination loss to No. 2 seeded Malden in a fifth-place semifinal Monday night at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Neither team led by more than five points in the first three quarters The game was tied at 35-35 at the start of the fourth period...