James “Jim” Wesley Welch, 82, of Bryan, Texas, formerly of Bowling Green, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at Legacy Nursing Center and Rehabilitation in Bryan. He was born Jan. 29, 1937 in Eolia, the son of the late William Wesley and Rena Adkins Welch. Jim was the owner of Jim Welch Electric in Bowling Green […]
Frances L. Mangus died Thurs-day, Nov. 21, 2019. Frances was born Aug. 3, 1947 to Marion W. and Myrtle M. Griffith Gillum in Louisiana. They preceded her in death. Fran, as she was known to many, graduated from Bowling Green High School with the class of 1965. After graduation she attended Hannibal Public School of […]
nkins Marjorie Elizabeth Jenkins, 90, of Vandalia died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at her home. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Wednesday at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. The Rev. Glen Foreman officiated. Burial was in Vandalia Cemetery. Visitation celebrating Marjorie’s life was held from 9 a.m., until the time of the service Wednesday at […]
Joseph C. Mabry, 77, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at his home in Clarksville. Cremation rites were provided by Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. Memorial services were held from 4-7 p.m., Saturday at Tievoli Hills near Clarksville. He was born March 26, 1942 in Callaway County to William Richard and Esther Irene Barton […]
James T. Connor, 81, of Vandalia died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Second Missionary Baptist Church Worship Center in Vandalia. The Rev. Jermareian Gillette officiated. Burial was in Vandalia Cemetery following the service. Visitation celebrating James T. Connor was held […]
Lois Irene Turner, 68, of Louisiana died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Saturday at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana with the Rev. Robert Hut-sell officiating. Visitation was from 10 a.m., until time of service at the funeral home. Cremation rites were followed ac-cording to […]
Lula Frances Clark, 93, of Vandalia went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Brian Lehenbauer officiated. Burial was in Vandalia Cemetery following the service. The visitation celebrating Lula was […]
A memorial visitation for Richard Carroll See, 70, of Vandalia was held from 9-11 a.m., Saturday at Bienhoff Funeral Home in Vandalia. Mr. See died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 at SSM St. Mary’s Audrain Hospital in Mexico. He was born June 23, 1949 in Audrain County, the son of Ezra Lee and Ilene Francis Meyers […]
Louisiana City Council voted to increase residence monthly utility bill by 25 cents on Monday, Nov. 25. The rate increase is the result of council members reestablishing a local recycling drop-off. Pike County Sheltered Workshops operates the recycling trailer located within the city. Due to decreased demand of re-cycled material, the workshop could not continue […]
Engel Believes There’s No End To Pike County Stories The award-winning journalist, author and publicist offers a new batch of them in “They Call Us Pikers.” The 224-page non-fiction book features 56 stories of local history, plus 12 pages of clippings about Pike County from newspapers around the nation. It costs $40 and is scheduled […]
