Stories from Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Registration has begun for Dexter Parks and Recreation spring soccer. The coed league is open to second- through eighth-graders, and the cost is $39 per player. Entry deadline is March 12. Players must supply their own shin guards. For more information, call 624-8244 or visit dexterpark-rec.com...

Registration has begun for Dexter Parks and Recreation boys and girls track and field. Youths ages 5-14 are eligible to participate at a cost of $45. Entry deadline is March 12. For more information, call 624-8244 or visit dexterpark-rec.com.

The Dexter Board of Aldermen gave the go ahead to start phase one of the construction of the dog park and Mayor Jason Banken filled the vacant Ward III chair Monday night. Jean Ann McGill addressed the board on behalf the the dog park committee and requested approval from the board to start phase one. ...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission met with project manager Jeremy Manning on Monday to discuss the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges in the county. Manning, of Smith and Company, of Poplar Bluff, told the commissioners the county may proceed using the Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (BRO) program. The program provides funding to counties for replacement or rehabilitation of deficient bridges...

“I always enjoy speaking to an audience that is knowledgeable of the subject matter, and able to engage in meaningful dialogue,” Dr. Frank Nickell observed after his presentation on Saturday, January 25. Nickell, retired educator from Southeast Missouri State University and noted historian, was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Sons of Confederate Veterans...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Jan. 20-24, 2020 • Shirley Watkins to James Frajda and Sherry L. Frajda. Section 16 Township 28 R 10. • Michael Keith Reed, Sherry Dawn Reed, Carla Jean Auchterlonie, Susan Reed Guy and Timothy David Guy to Reed Lake Farm. SEC 12 TWP 26 R 7. SEC 7 TWP 26 R 8...

Harold Gene Williams, son of the late James B. Williams and Ethel Parrish Williams, was born on June 26, 1935, in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on January 29, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Williams graduated from Dexter High School in 1954, where he was a four-year varsity letterman in football and a member of the Dexter D-Club. ...

Larry “Gene” Hunsaker, 87, of Dexter, son of the late Newton Raymond and Annie Doublin Hunsaker, was born Sept. 23, 1932, and passed away at the Winchester Nursing Home, in Bernie, Jan. 30, 2020. Larry “Gene” married Billie June Edwards Feb. 28, 1953 in Piggott, Ark...

Charles Richard Bailey, son of the late Britten Bailey and Pansy Glasser Bailey, was born on July 19, 1943 in Malden and departed this life on January 28, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 76 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, January 31, 2020. Interment followed at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...

Jackie Chester Bess, son of the late Ernest Bess and Mickey Cook Bess, was born on October 20, 1946 in Grayridge, Missouri and departed this life on February 2, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County at the age of 73 years. Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery...

Jim Miller, son of the late Otis Miller and Muriel Ward Miller, was born on August 2, 1941 in Dexter, MO and departed this life on January 28, 2020 at his residence in Dexter at the age of 78. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Interment followed in the Essex Cemetery...

• A 2-year-old Dexter boy was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, on Highway AF at Dexter. According to the report, Cody D. Marks, 19, of Poplar Bluff was operating a 2010 Dodge Avenger eastbound when he failed to stop at an intersection, and his vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree...

Derick D Roper, 47, out of Advance, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on 2 separate warrants for failure to appear-misdemeanor. Ryan Eric Wilson, 38, out of Puxico, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for assault-4th degree and trespass-1st degree...

The Dexter Statesman recently presented a check for $2,987.39 to Bloomfield High School. The Statesman produced the program for the annual Bloomfield Christmas Basketball Tournament in December and donated a portion of its profits to the school. Presenting the check to Bloomfield High School Principal Jason Karnes (right) is Statesman Publisher Chris Pruett...

Lucille Kincy Dowdy of Dexter celebrated her 100th birthday on February 1 with her family in her Dexter home. Attending the celebration were in front: Laura England, granddaughter; Lucille Kincy Dowdy; Lizzie England, great-granddaughter and Jo Anne Dowdy England, daughter. Back row: Garry England, son-in-law; Shannon England, grandson; Lori England, granddaughter-in-law, Sharon Dowdy, daughter and taking the photo, friend Krista Harris...