Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Janice Cox, a resident of Dexter, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at her residence in Dexter. Visitation Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Rainey Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of all arrangements...

“At first, I thought this would be a good way to get people interested in attending our little church,” explains Dave Fowler, pastor of Sadler Chapel United Methodist Church. “After all, if you show up at a country church outside Dexter, Missouri, it’s not by accident,” he laughingly adds...

Hazel L. Heigle Boyle, was born on February 20, 1929 in Blackwell, Arkansas and departed this life on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 89 years. Funeral services were conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery...

Phillip S. Hendrix, was born on March 20, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on January 21, 2019 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 69 years. A celebration of life was held at Robbie D’s on Saturday, January 26, 2019...

Kenny McGuire, was born on February 8, 1933 in Zion, Arkansas and departed this life on January 23, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 85 years. Funeral services were conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...