Stories from Monday, August 29, 2022

Baby Hazel Adams of Piedmont, Missouri was born peacefully sleeping on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation for Baby Hazel Adams will be held oat 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Services will follow at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, also at the Piedmont Chapel...

Lavenia Brown, 100, of Broseley, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing, in Dexter, Missouri. Mrs. Brown was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Ash Hill, Missouri, daughter of the late George and Minnie Norden. She enjoyed vegetable gardening, and it was her biggest passion for as long as she was physically able. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren. She had been a long-time member of Fisk Church of Christ until her health no longer allowed her to attend...

“I’m so proud of all these men, they are the future of this department,” Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Mike Moffitt said Friday evening during a pinning ceremony for the six firefighters being named lieutenants. Honored were Andrew Fox, Justin Maddock, Jon Miller, Josh Robison, Travis Taylor and Adam Yeley...

A 98-year-old Fisk woman planned to continue helping others after her passing. When Ruthanna Benjamin died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, she made certain her trust in others lived on. While Benjamin’s family will not discuss her numerous bequests, Sue Stuart Benjamin’s second cousin and the executor of her estate is willing to share her gift to the United Cancer Assistants Network “because she was a cancer survivor.”...

Paul Gordon “Gordie” Haislip, 77, of Fisk, Missouri, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 at his residence in Fisk. Mr. Haislip was born Dec. 25, 1944 in Fisk, son of the late James Edward and Ruby Haislip. He had served in the Army during the Korean War. He was retired from Ford Motor Company. He attended Walnut Grove General Baptist Church...

An exhibit in celebration of the 200th anniversary of President Ulysses Grant's birth goes on display beginning Friday in downtown Cape Girardeau. Kellerman Foundation for Historical Preservation will host the 275-square-foot exhibit at the former Chrisman Art Gallery, 32 N. Main St...

The Southeast Missourian asked Southeast Missouri State University's David Yaskewich three questions about the current economy. Yaskewich, who has been on the SEMO faculty for 10 years, is the current chairperson of Southeast's Accounting, Economics and Finance Department...