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Stella Bennett (Parcell) Douglass

   Stella Bennett (Parcell) Douglass, age 90, died Friday, November 29, 2013, at Ozark Rehab and Health Care in Osage Beach, MO. She was born November 18, 1923, in Blackwater, MO, the daughter of Robert Harrison and Anna Jeanette Thomas Bennett. She was adopted, along with her brother Roy Bennett Parcell, at an early age…

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Annette Marie Morgan (Benner)

   Annette Marie Morgan (Benner), age 56, of Newark, MO, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013, at her home in Newark with family and friends near. She was a home health care giver for many years and had a great passion for life.  She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly…

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Ellen Griffith

Ellen Griffith, age 98, of Edina, MO, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at the Clarence Care Center in Clarence, MO. She was born January 17, 1915, in Keefer, OK, the daughter of James Oliver and Della Ellen Beacraft Love. On November 27, 1937, she was united in marriage to Christie Griffith. He preceded her in…

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Virginia Erdeen Wood

Virginia Erdeen Wood, age 92, of Newark, MO, died November 14, 2013, at Country Aire Retirement Estates in Lewistown, MO. She was born on September 1, 1921, in Shelby County, MO, the daughter of Richard Lee and Maude Elizabeth Wilt Latimer. On July 30, 1938, she was united in marriage to Gilbert Basil Wood in…

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Verlee Robinson

Verlee Robinson, 73, of Memphis, Missouri died Wednesday night, November 6, 2013, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. The daughter of Ora Ivan and Elsie Sweeney Thompson, she was born October 15, 1940 in Scotland County, Missouri. Verlee was a lifetime resident attending school in Scotland County and graduating in 1957. She married Gerald…

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Betty Joyce Brookhart

   Betty Joyce Brookhart, age 71, of LaBelle, MO, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, in the Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO.    She was born December 26, 1941, at Sweetwater, OK, the daughter of Granville and Helen Crawford Clymer. She was married to Raymond Rassette, Jr. in 1959, and to this union three children were…

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Appeals Court Upholds Gargus Verdict

Appeals Court Upholds Gargus Verdict   The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, has affirmed the conviction and sentencing of Linda Gargus, who was convicted of Elder Abuse, First Degree, and sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. On November 26, 2013, the Court of Appeals handed down their ruling. The victim,…

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Forecast Calling For Winter Weather: Drive With Caution

MSHP – In several areas of the state, the forecast is calling for winter weather to arrive later this week. The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists to plan ahead and drive safely or not at all during inclement weather. Is your vehicle ready for winter? Check the battery, heater, defroster, lights, hoses, belts, brakes,…

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