Stories from Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Wayne Jean and Dale Holman have expressed interest in being reappointed to the Stoddard County Senate Bill 40 Board. Commissioner C.D. Stewart made the motion to reappoint Holman and Jean. Commissioner Carol Jarrell seconded and the motion passed. Jarrell will reach out to SB40 Board member Garrett Payne to see if he interested in staying on the board...

The Dexter Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance agreeing to engineering services for the city’s wastewater treatment system at the east lagoon. The ordinance approved by the board agreed to engineering services with Allgeier, Martin and Associates. This agreement will cover all phases of the east lagoon wastewater treatment system...

Pat Still, son of the late Clarence and Alice Gockley Still, was born on January 13, 1968, in Landstuhl, Germany, and departed this life on May 27, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 55. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 3 p.m...

Minnie Barnes, daughter of the late Rufus and Irene Ash White, was born on June 7, 1924, in Blytheville, Arkansas, and departed this life on May 31, 2023, in Florissant, Missouri, at the age of 98. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on June 7, 2023. Interment followed in them Macedonia Cemetery in Malden...

Thomas Passley, son of the late Joseph and Mary Dillie Passley, was born on May 26, 1948, in Charleston, Missouri, and departed this life on May 31, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 75. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on June 5, 2023. Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery...

Ross Lucas Martin, son of Robert “Butch” Martin and Candace Maxey Bradford, was born on March 22, 1980, in Fort Hood, Texas, and departed this life on June 1, 2023, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 43. Graveside services will be conducted at Bernie Cemetery on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 1 p.m...

Christian Taylor Davis, 28, son of Amy Davis of Dexter, and Brad and Jamie Davis of Dexter, passed away on May 28th, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Taylor was of the Christian faith, and had been saved and baptized. Born on August 10th, 1994 in Poplar Bluff. ...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Candy Collier May 22, 2023 to May 26, 2023 • Dennis R. Hoggard, Ruth Ann Hoggard to Terry Gallamore, Karla R. Gallamore, Marilyn D. Tiefenbrun, Kerry D. Hoggard, Sally Hoggard, Eddie Rouse MATTHEWS FOURTH ADD BERNIE BLOCK 11 LOTS 1 AND 2...

The Dexter Fire Department responded to a car fire in front of the Dollar General on Business Highway 60. The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was injured in the incident.