Stories from Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The gathering was held at Hickory Log on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Photo was provided.

The Stoddard County SB40 Board reorganized and elected officers at its July meeting. Chairman of the Board Josh Hester opened the meeting with the introduction of new board member Don Abner. Abner takes the place of Garret Payne, who stepped down. The board then re-elected the current officers. The chairman of the board is Josh Hester, vice chairman Danny Griffin and secretary/treasurer Mark Avery...

Clarence Smith, president of the Water District 4 Board, opened the district four meeting in front of a full house. He said he and the rest of the board was not there to make money but there to serve the people. Smith said they receive no pay for being on the board...

Trammell and Son Reality and SEMO Mutual Insurance can trace its history in Dexter back over 110 years, further than just about any other business, maybe the furthest. With Dexter celebrating its 150th birthday, that is a lot of history. Justin Trammell, who handles all the day to day management, said the company can trace its history back to 1910...

Dorothy Eaton, daughter of the late Lloyd Miller and Gladys Patterson Miller, was born on February 18, 1943, in McNairy, Tennessee, and departed this life on July 11, 2023, at the age of 80. A private memorial service is planned for a later date. Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie assisted with arrangements...

Floyd Stitz son of the late Lenhart Stitz and Rebecca Gribble Stitz was born on December 23, 1937, in Marmaduke, Arkansas, and departed this life on July 21, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 85. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on July 26, 2023. Interment followed in the Walker Cemetery...

Freda Williamson, daughter of the late Marion Williamson and Irene Corbin Williamson, was born on August 19, 1939, in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on July 11, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 83. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on July 15, 2023. Interment will follow in the Triplett Cemetery...

Brenda Marie Smith, daughter of the late George Wright and Clara Spitzer Wright was born on December 16, 1949, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on July 18, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 73. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri on August 6, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. A memorial service will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on August 6, 2023, at 3:00 p.m...

Don Walters, son of the late Marvin Walters and Lillian Brown Walters, was born on March 17, 1940, in Malden, Missouri, and departed this life on July 13, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 83. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on July 17, 2023. Interment followed in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery...

Criminal • ST V JOHN PHILLIP ALLISON - Owner Operate Motor vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense • ST V CHRISTOPHER K BAKER - Owner Operate Motor vehicle Without Maintaining Financial Responsibility (Motor vehicle Required To Be Registered) - 1st Offense...

Civil • PHILLIP M DOBBS V EMILY F DOBBS - CC Dissolution- without Children • HEATHER M RASCHER V RYAN N RASCHER - CC Dissolution- with Children Criminal • ST V ZACHARY TUCKER - Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree • ST V HAYDEN W CARTER - Domestic Assault - 1st Degree...

Civil BRANDI M CLELAND V CHRISTOPHER F CLELAND, CC Dissolution- w/o Children Criminal ST V ANTHONY E PROFFER – DWI ST V ARTHUR E GRUBOWSKI - Dwi – Chronic, Oper A Motor Vehicle In A Careless And Imprudent Manner, Driving While Revoked/Suspended - 1st Offense...