Stories from Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Vernon C. Mathis, son of the late Leo Erby Mathis and Mary Bessie Myers Mathis was born on July 8, 1935 in Sikeston, Missouri and departed this life on August 22, 2022 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 87. Vernon was a Veteran of the United States National Guard, where he retired after forty-two years of service with the 1140th Engineer Company out of Sikeston, Missouri, attaining the rank of First Sergeant. ...

Faye Spencer, daughter of the late Almer Hudgins and Ava Jones Hudgins, was born on April 2, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on August 16, 2022, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 74 years. A memorial service was conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, August 20, 2022...

Marvin Aquilla Garner of Dexter, Missouri was born in Dexter on March 8, 1934, and passed from this life on Monday August 15, 2022 at 9:34 p.m, at the age of 88 years. Marvin was a faithful member of the Dexter Church of Christ. He spent many years both in Greenville, IL, and Dexter teaching Bible classes, preaching, serving as an elder (Greenville), involved in mission work in Africa, Mexico, and India, and generously supporting missions, orphans, Christian education, and individuals...

The Stoddard County Commission narrowed the field in their search for an insurance broker. On Monday, August 15, the commission opened bids from six companies, the St. Francis/Levitt Group, John McCarty with Arch Brokerage, Billington Insurance Agency, Gallager Insurance and Management Risk Consultant, Swinford and Associates Incorporated and Mitchell Insurance...

Richland’s Paul Arnold has been named Regional Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education and is now eligible to apply for Missouri State Teacher of the Year. “In March someone from our district (the state does not let you know who) submitted a nomination letter with references to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE),” said Arnold, who teaches history. ...