Stories from Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Scottie Eldon Pendegrass, 82, of Wappapello, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, November 09, 2021, at his home in Wappapello, Missouri. Scottie was born on May 13, 1939, to the late Alma and Elvie Pendegrass in Broseley, Missouri. Scottie is survived by his brother Sonny Pendegrass, and the Bancroft family, Sandy Bancroft, Kara Little, Cherie Markham, Joe Bancroft, and grandchildren Jared Hull, Josh Hull, Levi Little, Dustin Moore, Tyler Moore, Crystal Burkes, Shay Bancroft, and Jordan Bancroft. ...

• Shannon Oldham, 45 of Dexter, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on a warrant service • Tiffany Oldham, 33 of Bertrand, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on an other agency warrant. • Sue Scott, 36 of Dudley, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on the charges of DWI - Drug Intoxication and exceeding the speed limit (11-15 miles per hour over)...

Chester Abbott Jr., son of the late Chester Abbott Sr. and Betty Myers Abbott, was born on December 6, 1941, in Dudley, Missouri, and departed this life on November 11, 2021, in Davisville, Missouri, at the age of 79. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Interment followed in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, in rural Bloomfield...

Kyran Link Mitchell, the son of Charles Mitchell of Dexter and Angel Dodson Mitchell of Essex, was born on February 29, 2012, at Poplar Bluff and departed this life on November 14, 2021, in Dexter, at the age of 9. Visitation will be conducted at the Richland High School Gymnasium on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from noon until 3 p.m. ...

Bobby Dale Bennett, 58, of Zalma, passed away November 11, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  He was born March 24, 1963 in Advance, the son of Norman and Liz Burkman Bennett. Bobby had been a truck driver for over 30 years.  He liked attending auctions. More than anything he enjoyed spending time with his family.  His favorite thing was to go on ATV rides with his grandchildren, who he adored. ...

Ronald Lee Cox, Sr., age 81, a long time resident of Dexter, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021.  He entered this life March 16, 1940, in Aid, Missouri, the son of Paul and Marguerite (Baker) Cox. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Connie Bean; and brother-in -law, Willard Bean...

Virginia Settles Lemar was born on September 7, 1937 in Coleman, Georgia, and departed this life on November 8, 2021, at the Bloomfield Living Center, at the age of 84. The oldest of three daughters, Virginia was born to Alfred Loraine Settles and Christine Elizabeth Gilmer (Bennett). Virginia was predeceased by her two sisters, Eleanor Adams and Anna “Ruth” Johnson...

Alice Delores Jarrell, daughter of the late Everett and Ossie Hall, was born on January 20, 1930, in Fisk, Missouri, and departed this life on November 12, 2021, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 91 years. Mrs. Jarrell was the former co-owner of Jay’s Music Company in Dexter. ...

John “John John” William Atkinson IV, son of John Atkinson III and Courtney Hufford Atkinson, was born on January 1, 2004, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed his life on November 10, 2021, in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 17. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery...

Dixie Lee Lowe, daughter of the late Andrew Knotts and Mary Hopkins Knotts, was born on September 13, 1920, in Campbell, Missouri, and departed this life on November 14, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 101. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. ...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commissioners said during Monday’s meeting that they have learned the fate of more than $12,000 in CARES Act payroll reimbursement. Some businesses mistakenly received CARES Act funds for payroll last year, and the county contacted those businesses to return the money...