<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dorothy A. Wooley, age 93 of Ballwin, MO formerly of Anna died at 2:40 PM Thursday November 25, 2010 at West County Care Center in Manchester, MO.</span></p>
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<strong style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Jason Sturgeon, age 35, of Buncombe, died at 7:15 am, Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Randolph County. He was born September 19, 1975 in Murphysboro, the son of Douglas D. and Carolyn Kay Burlison Sturgeon.</span></strong>
First-year Cobden High School boys’ basketball head coach Rhett Barke is looking to his seniors for success during the 2010-2011 season.
“It certainly helps to have Bo (Gearhart) and Rob (Lehr) back with their leadership,” Barke said. “If our young kids will step up now, we’ll be okay.”
Gearhart, a 6-4 center, and Lehr, a 6-3 forward/guard, are two of three starters returning from last year’s 15-13 squad. The other returning starter is 6-1 sophomore Josh Aspin. Lehr is the leading scorer returning from last season, averaging 18 points a game.
The Anna-Jonesboro High School football team’s season ended in dramatic fashion last Saturday.
The Wildcats were driving against host Du Quoin for the potential tying touchdown in the closing minute of the game when quarterback Aaron Smithey’s pass was picked off by Luchie Porter.
“He (Smithey) made a good throw,” A-J football head coach Brett Detering said. “The defensive back made a nice play on it. We felt we didn’t have enough time (for another run). But, I felt like we would have beaten them if we had a little more time.”
Aubrey Wilton Beene Sr., 74, of Olive Branch, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at his residence.
Aubrey was born Dec. 20, 1935, at Alex, Okla., son of the late Robert Wilton Beene and Beulah (Killgore) Beene.
He was a Navy veteran and retired police officer from Watertown, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Aubrey W. Beene Jr.
Union County will join in commemorating Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11.
A local tradition continues as part of the observance of Veterans Day.
An annual Veterans Day parade is planned on Thursday in Anna.
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.
Nov. 12, 2010, Michael J. Walker, of Grover, Mo., formerly of Ullin, escaped the confines of a chronic illness.
Mike is survived by his mother, Martha Sandlin, Grover, Mo.; his father and stepmother, Tom and Peggy Walker, Ullin; his beloved son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Walker and Alicia Rueter and recently became a grandfather to their son, Andrew Michael Walker. He was a dear brother to Rhonda Walker-Karl and her husband, David Karl.
Clara J. Smithey, 89, of Thebes, died at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
Mrs. Smithey was born Aug. 9, 1921, in Thebes, the daughter of Albert Dover and Mary (Perry) Dover.
Mrs. Smithey was a loving wife and mother and of the Baptist faith.
She was wed to Virgil Smithey on March 2, 1937, in Mounds.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter and a son.
Union County Counseling Service in Anna is conducting its fourth annual coat drive.
And organizers say the need has never been greater.
The counseling service is collecting clean, gently used coats and jackets.
Coats and jackets in all shapes and sizes are welcome.
Union County Counseling Service plans to distribute reusable coats, free of charge, directly to local children and adults.
Area families and individuals are invited to pass along coats and jackets that they no longer need to help with the program.
To the editor,
The village of East Cape recently lost a well known citizen and community leader in David Pearce, son of Bud and Bobbie Pearce.
As most people know, Bud Pearce formed East Cape and it was incorporated in 1975.
David was a trustee on the village board and at one time was mayor pro tem under former Mayor Joe Aden.
Bud and David were owners of the Purple Crackle for many years and helped many people in the East Cape community in their time of need. They always went that extra mile to help people.
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