MARRIAGES

CEDAR COUNTY Marriage Applications: Recorder of Deeds Office Cedar County Carole Wilkerson Recorder Thomas Walker Miles, 28, Stockton, and Kirstie Dawn Johnston, 28, Stockton.

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CEDAR COUNTY SHERIFF

Cedar County Jail Capacity = 62; Current Capacity = 65 12/22 • MVA on Sac River Bridge Stockton.  Plates didn’t belong to vehicle.  Passenger transported to CMH, possible miscarriage.  Officer gave subject ride home.   Handled by officer. • Burglary reported on E 1658 Stockton.  Break in.  All credit cards and check books missing.  Clear,

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ST. CLAIR COUNTY SHERIFF

Sheriff Scott Keeler reported deputies made 17 arrests and took multiple reports during the weeks of Nov. 26 through December 31, 2019. Warrant Arrests Logan Dutcher- On Dec. 31, Logan Dutcher, 20, Appleton City, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy on a class E felony resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing-creating a substantial risk of

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Denny Roy Dennis

Denny Roy Dennis, 67, of Springfield, , was born on Oct. 18, 1952, to Roy and Marvelene (Brown) Dennis in Nevada.  He departed this life on Dec. 30, 2019, at Sunterra Springs in Springfield following a recent diagnosis of a glioblastoma brain tumor. Denny grew up in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, and graduated from El

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Carolyn Lee Pittman

Carolyn Lee (Curp) Pittman. 77. was born July 10, 1942. Carolyn passed away in her home, with her family, Sunday Dec. 29. 2019.  She married her life partner. Carl Pittman, March 28 1959.  Carolyn was self-employed with her husband, lifelong owners in the Residential Moving industry.  Carolyn had four children, and was known for temporarily

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Marvin Dale Jones

Marvin Dale Jones, 73, was born Oct. 15, 1946, in Osceola to Davey Jones and Hattie (Loomis) Jones. He passed away Jan. 2, 2020, in Springfield.  He was born and raised in Osceola and lived the majority of his life near El Dorado Springs.  Marvin was united in marriage to Veta (Breshears) Cline on July

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Darlene Austin

Darlene Austin, 82, formerly of Jerico Springs, passed away Dec. 27, 2019.  Services were held on Thursday, Jan. 2, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.  Burial followed in Greenfield Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warriors and left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

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Lawson Michael Watts

Lawson Michael Watts Lawson Michael Watts, beloved infant son of Matthew and Jennifer Watts, was born into the arms on angels on Oct. 11, 2019, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. In addition to his parents, Lawson is survived here on earth by three brothers – Braxton, Camden and Trevin; a sister, Raelynn; paternal grandparents, Jesse

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Does He Show?

by Pastor Larry Sorrells, Rockville, Trinity UMC Today, as I was thinking about the New Year, I began to contemplate Galatians 2:20. In the version I commonly read, Paul tells us: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in

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Better Than Filay-Miggnon

I don’t know how many times I have sat down in these woods on my neighbor’s farm. Most of those times I have been here hunting deer or wild turkey. A time or two I have carried only my camera. But it is a good place to be, leaning up against a big oak, relaxing

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