Stories from Monday, March 2, 2015

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce met for a working lunch at Katy's House (formerly Soup and Nuts) on Friday, Feb. 28, 2015. Chamber president Glen Cantrell led the meeting, as the group discussed a number of projects that they have in the works. Several guests were present to give their input in the meeting, including Gateway Shoes Manager Alan Estes, who was asked what the chamber could do to aid the new business in its efforts to expand...

Dorothy Cobb, daughter of the late Logan Abbott and Emma Gertrude Matthews Abbott was born on April 21, 1921, in Grayridge and died on Feb. 28, 2015, at Central Gardens Residential Care Facility in Dexter at the age of 93. Mrs. Cobb was a home-maker, member of the Grayridge General Baptist Church and a former resident Grayridge...

Fern Evelyn Smith Kirby, daughter of the late Fred Smith and Ora Mae Triplett Smith Black, was born on Sept. 24, 1927, in Dexter and died on March 1, 2015, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 87. Mrs. Kirby attended the Assembly of God Church in Essex. ...

Violet W. Smith, daughter of the late Wilburn and Julia C. Self Raybron, was born on April 18, 1920, in Morehouse and died at the Golden Living Center in Malden, on Feb. 28 2015, at the age of 94. Violet grew up in the Essex area where she owned her own restaurant. She then moved to St. Charles, Ill., where she worked for Continental Plastics where she retired. She moved to Bernie in 1985...