Stories from Friday, August 10, 2018

By MONA CHAREN "Have any big plans for the summer?" people sometimes ask by way of small talk. I reply literally: "Yes, housetraining a new puppy." Our newest family member is a 12-week-old Labrador retriever mix -- jet black from the top of his nose to the tip of his slightly odd long tail. ...

How does God genuinely build churches (not crowds) and Christians? As I have pondered the question, inevitably my mind comes back to Jesus' famous statement that "He will build His church." In that passage, Jesus conveys the means by which He builds churches and Christians for all of history. ...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Lloyd L. Chappell, 94, of Malden died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Chapel with the Rev. James Hamlett officiating. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Rodger William Barks, 64, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 at his home near Marquand. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Crossroads General Baptist Church near Lowndes. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m.Monday at the church. Burial will be in the Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Hattie Lorene Gilkeson, 88, of Shiloh, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at her home. She was born on Sept. 4, 1929 in Neelyville to the late Arlie and the late Levey Hodge Adams. Hattie enjoyed scratchers lottery tickets. She is survived by a grandson, Jimmy Lafever. She was preceded in death by her parents; her children, Louise, Sharron and Frankie; her brothers; Russell, Thomas, Carl Eugene and Earnest Adams; and sisters, Katherine Lewis, Corine Stokes and Ruth Dunlap...

By LAURA HOLLIS Earlier this week, Candace Owens, a young black conservative, was shouted out of a restaurant by a white crowd screaming obscenities and racial epithets at her and her dining companion, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk (who is white). The police had to be called, and the mob shouted obnoxious slurs at the officers as well. Owens tweeted: "To be clear: ANTIFA, an all-white fascist organization, just grew violent and attacked an all-black and Hispanic police force...

By ADRIANA COHEN Forget the mythical war on women. What we're really seeing in American culture is a growing war on men. There's a bias against men that seeks to demean, devalue and ultimately emasculate normal, healthy men and boys in virtually all aspects of life -- the U.S. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Hattie Lorene Gilkeson, 88, of Shiloh, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at her home. She was born on Sept. 4, 1929 in Neelyville to the late Arlie and the late Levey Hodge Adams. Hattie enjoyed scratchers lottery tickets. She is survived by a grandson, Jimmy Lafever. She was preceded in death by her parents; her children, Louise, Sharron and Frankie; her brothers; Russell, Thomas, Carl Eugene and Earnest Adams; and sisters, Katherine Lewis, Corine Stokes and Ruth Dunlap...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Rodger William Barks, 64, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 at his home near Marquand. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Crossroads General Baptist Church near Lowndes. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m.Monday at the church. Burial will be in the Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel...

Rev. Lloyd H. Anderson, 84, son of the late, Floyd Anderson and Sybil Miller Anderson, was born Sept. 11, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri and died Wednesday Aug. 8, 2018 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Rev. Anderson was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean war. ...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Lloyd L. Chappell, 94, of Malden died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Chapel with the Rev. James Hamlett officiating. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

Richard G. Pitchie, 88, of Poplar Bluff, passed on Aug. 5, 2018, and is hopefully already improving his handicap on a most excellent golf course. Born in 1930 in Riverside, California, he was an original beach boy and surfing by the age of 6. His service in the Air Force brought him to St. Louis, where he met his wife of almost 66 years...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Perryville, Missouri, native Chris Janson -- first country artist to perform during the 66th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo -- stood before a crowd at Art Saunders Arena on Wednesday night and played his hits. One of four artists with Nashville roots making an appearance at the rodeo this week, Janson -- who also has Southeast Missouri roots -- kicked off the night's show with a "What's up, Missouri!" and one of his harmonica-laden singles, "Redneck Life Chose Me," followed by other hits including "Power of Positive Drinkin'" and "Who's Your Farmer" and "Everybody.". ...

We're going to need a bigger boat for all these shark movies. On the tail of "The Shallows," ''47 Meters Down," ''Dark Tide" and, of course, the seminal "Sharknado," comes "The Meg," the latest in a growing school of shark movies, all of which, to varying degrees, use our fond memories of "Jaws" as bait to reel us back in the water again. The hook on this one? Bigger shark...

The Wappapello Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are inviting everyone Saturday evening to the Spillway Recreation Boat Ramp to learn about the Perseids meteor shower and catch a glimpse of the dazzling light show. Park Ranger intern Carice Godbey will present "Uncovering the Mysteries of the Night: Meteor Showers" beginning at 9:30 p.m...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sikeston, Missouri-based Ferguson Medical Group will join Saint Francis Healthcare System, adding more than 40 medical providers to the hospital's system. The health care system and the medical group jointly made the announcement in an emailed news release Thursday. Dexter's Saint Francis Health and Wellness Facility and Poplar Bluff's Black River Medical Center are both part of the Saint Francis Healthcare System...

Officials expect to present a proposal at the next Poplar Bluff City Council meeting which would limit the parking of vehicles in residential yards. The matter was discussed Thursday by members of the residential housing advisory board. Council member at-large Ron Black requested that city manager Mark Massingham compile information to bring forward...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sikeston, Missouri-based Ferguson Medical Group will join Saint Francis Healthcare System, adding more than 40 medical providers to the hospital's system. The health care system and the medical group jointly made the announcement in an emailed news release Thursday. Dexter's Saint Francis Health and Wellness Facility and Poplar Bluff's Black River Medical Center are both part of the Saint Francis Healthcare System...

How does God genuinely build churches (not crowds) and Christians? As I have pondered the question, inevitably my mind comes back to Jesus' famous statement that "He will build His church." In that passage, Jesus conveys the means by which He builds churches and Christians for all of history. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sikeston-based Ferguson Medical Group will join Saint Francis Healthcare System, adding more than 40 medical providers to the hospital's system. The health care system and the medical group jointly made the announcement in an emailed news release Thursday. Dexter's Saint Francis Health and Wellness Facility and Poplar Bluff's Black River Medical Center are both part of the Saint Francis Healthcare System...