Stories from Monday, September 28, 2015

Wanda L. Jackson, 87, was born in Risco, Mo., on April 3, 1928, to Luther H. and Elsie Mae (Bridges) Woolard and died on Sept. 25, 2015, at the Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter. Wanda's family moved from Risco to Puxico when she was in the 8th grade, and she graduated from Puxico High School in 1946. ...

Gertrude Cora Hatchel, loving mother, friend, and wife, died Sept. 26, 2015, in Springfield, Mo. She lived most of her years in Dexter. She was born to Bessie and Edward Loveless May 8, 1918, near Parma. Her first priority and greatest love was her family and home. ...

Ola Kelley, daughter of the late John Hill and Etta Lou Ann Wiley Hill was born on May 20, 1923, in Morrilton, Ark., and died on Sept. 28, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Health Center at the age of 92. Mrs. Kelley was a retired employee of Richland Public Schools, 60 year member of the Essex Church of Christ and a resident of Essex. Mrs. Kelley loved to cook and spend time with her children and grandchildren...

Howard Newton Hopkins, son of the late Rube Hopkins and Carrie Glenn Hopkins was born on Dec. 21, 1931, near Bloomfield and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on Sept. 26, 2015, at the age of 83. Mr. Hopkins was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield where he had driven the church bus, was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War, had served eight years in the United States Army Reserve, was a farmer and resident of Bloomfield...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. - The Bernie Mules and Bloomfield Wildcats were among the 20 participants in the Perryville varsity volleyball tournament Saturday. Bloomfield beat Park Hills Central 25-19, 25-19, lost to Bismarck 21-25, 20-25, split Saxony Lutheran 19-25, 25-22, and lost to Bishop DuBourg 25-10, 25-17 in pool play action...

BERNIE, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats and Campbell Camels pulled off opening-round upsets at the eight-team September Showdown baseball tournament Saturday at Bernie. No. 5 seeded Bloomfield beat No. 4 seeded Cooter 4-0 and No. 6 seeded Campbell beat No. 3 seeded South Pemiscot 5-2...

The seedings have been released for the SCAA volleyball tournaments. The varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 6, 8 and 9 at Dexter High School. Dexter is the No. 1 seed in both tournaments. All quarterfinal games are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6...

The Dexter Bearcats avoided elimination and dodged Mother Nature in the opening-round of the Class 1, District 1 girls tennis tournament Monday. Third-seeded Dexter collected a 5-0 district quarterfinal victory against sixth-seeded Charleston minutes before a steady rain moved into the region...