Stories from Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ralph Attebery NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ralph Edward Attebery, 83, of Naylor, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. Mr. Attebery was born Feb. 5, 1929, in Naylor. He was a retired farmer. He liked to play cards, reading, raise watermelons, Bible study and traveling. He enjoyed his grandchildren. He was of the Church of God...

Vicki Marshall Vicki Lynn Marshall, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at her residence. Ms. Marshall was born April 23, 1959, in South Elgin, Ill. She had worked at Tyson Foods and enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting. Surviving are her soulmate, Chuck Newman; her father, Richard Marshall and her mother Marllene Detrick-Marshall; a sister, Terri A. ...

By MONA CHAREN The last time I saw Bob Bork was the Sunday before Election Day. His familiar baritone was faint. You had to sit close to hear him, and he seemed to have a little difficulty following the conversation. At one point, his son Bob directed his attention to an Obama ad that was running on the Internet. ...