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The Butcher Of Ashley - Murder Drew National Attention To Pike CountyBy Brent Engel

Editor’s note: Following is the fifthpart of a series by Pike County histo-rian, journalist and public relationsprofessional Brent Engel on the 1870murder of Abbie Summers in Ashley.More than a year after the stabbing

death of Abbie Summers in Ashley,her former fiancé was finally placedon trial.The case had been moved from

Pike County to Marion County due towidespread publicity. As proceedingsgot underway, Coe’s defense teamthrew a wrench into things.Motions were filed to quash the in-

dictment from Pike County, arguing ithadn’t been done properly because theperson acting as jury foreman hadn’tbeen formally appointed to the post asrequired by state law. Judge JohnRedd was presented with a quandary.“The question was entirely new to

him, and he did not like to decide uponit without making some investiga-tions,” according to The Quincy DailyWhig.Redd decided to take the matter

under advisement.Mob rules - By Aug. 1, 1872, the

issue had been resolved.Because of an overload of cases,

Redd had called in a new judge, futureMissouri Supreme Court Justice JohnW. Henry from Macon, and the trialseemed imminent.Just as Henry was about to drop the

gavel, however, the defense asked foranother continuance.Coe’s father had submitted a sec-

ond affidavit. This one said that whilehis son had “a good defense to the in-dictment,” he was not ready for trialdue to the “absence of witnesses whoare material and necessary to his de-fense.”Coe repeated the insanity claim

made previously, saying his son was“not in his right mind” and that he hadbeen “insane immediately before andafter” Summers’ murder.One of the prosecutors, W.G.

Ewing, gave a 30-minute speech onwhy a continuance was a waste oftime, saying it was insufficient and atone point turning toward the defensetable and saying “God have mercy onyour client.” Ewing said evidence ofpremeditation clearly showed the sus-pect was sane.

After the defense declined a rebut-tal, the judge weighed in. He under-stood parts of the arguments made byboth sides.“It is for the jury to determine

whether…the affidavit would tend toshow that the defendant was intsanceor not,” Henry said. “I confess that Ithink the circumstances very slightand while they might not have anytendency to lead my mind to the con-clusion that the defendant was insane,still it is not for this court to say whatimpressions that evidence wouldmake upon the minds of a jury.”Henry said he had no choice but to

move the trial to February 1873. Re-action was swift.The Quincy Daily Herald said a

crowd outside the courthouse was “in-dignant” and “generally disgustedwith the long delays.” The paperbrought up the possibility of “moblaw” if “justice will not be done in thecourts.”“We learn from reliable citizens of

Palmyra that the public, owing to thefrequent postponements of the case,have come to the conclusion that jus-tice is being trifled with,” the newspa-

per observed.The judge’s decision “induced

many to speak harshly of the court andthe law that would permit a mancharged with murder to defer his trialjust as long as it pleased him,” TheHerald wrote. Trial at last - On Feb. 28, 1873, the

long-awaited trial finally commenced.Redd was back in the judge’s chair.

The first two witnesses called by theprosecution were the victim’s sisters,Ella and Jane Summers. JosephWatkins, the principal at Watson Sem-inary where Summers had taughtmusic, provided the most stark testi-mony.“The knife was in the body up to

the handle, between the shoulderblades, in her back bone,” he said. “Isaw the wounds; one in left breast andthree in the back, all close togethertwo of them were at the side of backbone and the other through it.”A former roommate of Coe’s from

Illinois told the jury that after Sum-mers broke off the engagement for thefinal time, Coe “said he never couldbe happy without Abbie and andwould never give her up.”

Robert Smith said he had first metCoe in 1868 at Ashley and that the de-fendant had “said he was sorry” for thecrime but “it was done, and if he hadit to do over again, he would do thesame thing and that it was the thing hehad been wanting to do for two years.”Dr. J.A. Mathews outlined the

wounds for the jury and several otherwitnesses described their dealingswith Coe. The prosecution finished itscase on the fourth day.The defense opened with deposi-

tions about Coe’s character, and theycovered a wide range of people. Ninemen who had known Coe during ateaching stint in Michigan “all agreedin giving him a good character as aquiet, studious and temperate youngman,” The Herald reported.Others painted a darker picture.

One railroad co-worker from Gales-burg “thought (Coe) a little derangedby his actions” and another “thoughthis mind weak.”Bradley Tuttle, who grew up with

Coe in Ohio, told the jury the defen-dant’s aunt “was insane at differenttimes.”

See MURDER on page 8

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Cannon Celebrates 50 YearsAt B&B Tavern

A landmark Bowling Green business and what many locals consider the "bestpizza and burgers in the area" hit a major milestone this month. Bob Cannon, ownerand operator of B&B Tavern celebrated his 50th anniversary of running the local es-tablishment on Wednesday, July 1. A feature article will be printed in next week’sPeople’s Tribune.

Another Successful Fourth Of July In LouisianaBy Brice Chandler

Staff WriterThundering booms echoed along

the riverfront and historic buildingsof Louisiana as the city hosted an-other successful Fourth of July cel-ebration.Even without some of the previ-

ous year’s vendors and activities, themain attraction still drew a sizable –although noticeably reduced –crowd.While the attendance may have

been decreased, there was no lack offun and good times with children ofall ages playing various games anddisplaying glow-stick necklaces. People relaxed in lawn chair and

happily took the chance to catch upwith old friends while local candi-dates for the upcoming electionpassed out pamphlets with the occa-sional firework exploding in thebackground.Shortly after dusk, the crowds

settled in as the first large fireworklit up the sky and thrilled onlookers. The popular annual event is spon-

sored by the Louisiana Chamber ofCommerce, although they nearly

canceled this year due to the uncer-tainty of the coronavirus. The organization decided in mid-

May to proceed with the displaywhile forgoing some of the other ac-tivities held in recent years. While the pandemic didn’t stop

the event, COVID-19 made the taskof fundraising more difficult byhampering many of the traditionalways the Chamber collects dona-tions.

The event depends on donationsfrom the public and local organiza-tions. One of the staple methods ofcollecting was completely absentthis year. Volunteers were unable tostand and collect at the four-waystopsin downtown Louisiana due torestrictions.The Louisiana Chamber collects

donations throughout the yearthrough their PayPal account for theevent and other chamber activities.

Pictured are some of the manywho attended the July 4th celebra-tion in Louisiana on the riverfront.

Making Main StreetVandalia Proud!

Hanging floral planters have been hung in downtown Vandalia on Main Street.The planters were donated by LaFemme Arts Club of Vandalia, Kathy Kohl Drew,formerly of Vandalia, Linda Klug, and Ann Kohl. The plant arms were designed andconstructed by Kenny Thurman of TRICO Machine in Vandalia. The floral pots weredesigned and grown by Lily Kropf of Kropf’s Greenhouse in Vandalia, and the plantarms and weekly watering will be done by the City of Vandalia employees. A watertank was donated by Rich and Lisa Lovell. The planters were finished on MemorialDay and were kept at the homes of Lisa Lovell, Jean Barnes, and Ann Kohl whilethe hanging arms were made and attached to the light poles on Main Street. Eachfloral arrangement costs $40 and donations will be accepted anytime throughoutthe year by the LaFemme Club. Pictured are City of Vandalia employees LeroySchlueter and Justin Franke (on ladder) along with members of the LaFemme Club,from left: Shirley Morris, Lavonne Jones, Shirley Maxwell, Jean Barnes, Janie Zim-mer, Connie Strother, Ann Kohl, Lisa Lovell, and Norma Galloway.

Trib photo by Nancy Case

Forums Planned For 40th District CandidatesA series of public forums is

planned for candidates seeking theoffice of Missouri 40th District StateRepresentative.The events are scheduled for July

14 at the Pike County Courthouse inBowling Green, July 20 at the RallsCounty Courthouse in New Londonand July 21 at the Monroe CountyCourthouse in Paris.The Bowling Green and Paris

events will be held in the courtroomsof the facilities. The New Londonevent will be held on the lawn of thecourthouse, but in case of rain it willbe canceled.Doors will open at 6 p.m., on July

14 and 21. Each forum will begin at6:30 and last about two hours.Guests at the New London event areasked to bring their own chairs. Fur-ther COVID-19 restrictions mayforce changes in the schedule andlimit the size of audiences.The moderator will be Brent

Engel, an award-winning journalist,author and public relations profes-sional. He will ask candidates ques-tions submitted by local media andthe public. Pens and paper will beavailable at each location for audi-ence members to write down ques-tions before the forums begin.The candidates are Chad Perkins

of Bowling Green, Heather Dodd ofMadison, Ron Staggs of Paris,Woodrow Polston of Louisiana and

Tommy Schultz of Curryville. Allare Republicans. No Democratsfiled in the primary. Incumbent Re-publican State Rep. Jim Hansen ofFrankford is retiring. The primaryelection is Aug. 4 (with the last dayto register to vote July 8) and thegeneral election is Nov. 3 (with thelast day to register to vote Oct. 7).Following is the procedure that

will be used at the forums:*Candidates will be seated in bal-

lot order. They will be given twominutes each to make opening state-ments, then alternate by ballot orderon taking inquiries.*Candidates will be given two

minutes to answer each question.Opponents will then have two min-utes each to respond. A signal willbe given when candidates have 15seconds remaining.*The moderator will interrupt

candidates who exceed the timelimit and proceed to the next ques-tion.*At the end of the question-and-

answer period, candidates will begiven two minutes each to summa-rize their campaigns.*Candidates may not ask direct

questions of each other and are re-quested not to submit questions oftheir own.*Candidates are encouraged to

bring supporters, who certainly maywear endorsement clothing, pins or

hats. However, no political signs orbanners will be allowed inside thebuilding. The audience will be askedto hold its applause until the end.Following are general rules not

mentioned above:*Questions of a libelous or lasciv-

ious nature will not be considered.*Candidates are asked in their

summaries to state their intentions ifelected and avoid personal attacksagainst opponents.

*Due to the short time period al-lowed for questions, some inquiriesmay not be answered, but candidateswill be assured of having a chanceto answer each asked question.

Precautions To Be Taken At Candidate ForumsThe public is advised that social

distancing guidelines will be fol-lowed as closely as possible duringan upcoming series of forums forcandidates seeking the office of Mis-souri 40th District State Representa-tive.The events are scheduled for July

14 in the third-floor courtroom ofthe Pike County Courthouse inBowling Green, July 20 on the stepsof the Ralls County Courthouse inNew London and July 21 in thethird-floor courtroom of the MonroeCounty Courthouse in Paris.

See FORUMS on page 8

Scavenger HuntScavenger HuntThe Vandalia Area Historical Society isopen each weekenduntil Nov. 1 from noon-4 p.m.

The exhibits changeeach season.

This summer the museum has

introduced a scavengerhunt in the museumalong with a museum challenge search.

Parents & grandparents arewelcome to bring

children & grandchildren toparticipate

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Jim and Karen Arico of BowlingGreen observed their 50th weddinganniversary on Friday, July 3 withtheir family for a celebratory dinnerat "A Taste of Philly." Their local family includes daugh-

ter, Staci Allen and husband, Bill;grandchildren, Lauren Ingram andhusband, Ryne, Ariel Pitzer and hus-band, Amos, and Matthew Adam;great-grandchildren, Henley, Char-lotte, Heidi, and Hayes (two moregirls to be added soon). They alsohave a daughter, Wendi Lord andhusband, Michael in Arizona, for-merly of Bowling Green, and a son,Adam Arico who resides in Alabama. Karen Schneider was born and

raised in St. Louis city; Jim, inStaunton, Ill. The couple met whenthey were earning their undergradu-ate degrees in education at NortheastMissouri State University, now Tru-man State. They married July 3, 1970at Epiphany Lutheran Church insouth St. Louis city. The newlyweds spent the first two

years of their life in Memphis whereJim helped start a football program,in addition to teaching and coachingbasketball and baseball. Karen wasthe speech therapist in neighboringKnox County and the cheerleadingcoach in Scotland County. The cou-ple moved to the greater St. Louis bi-state area as Jim changed jobs, livingin St. Charles, Godfrey, Ill., Ballwin,and Dardenne Prairie for the next 43years, before moving to BowlingGreen five years ago. Jim was an educator - teacher,

coach, and administrator in middleschool through university level.Karen took time out to have theirthree children, but was also an edu-cator - teacher and administrator inpreschool through university level.Additionally, she worked for adecade as a paralegal. After retiring, they both served as

volunteers at Progress West Hospitaland their church, plus worked part-time in retail clothing stores in theMeadows; Jim at Joseph A Bank;Karen, Chico's. On June 30, 2015, they moved to

Bowling Green to be with family,and subsequently dove into numer-ous involvements here. Jim is servinghis second term on the BowlingGreen R-I School Board, serves onBright Futures, previously served onthe Park Board, is a member of theChamber of Commerce, previouslyserved on the board of trustees ofHannibal LaGrange University, andwas recently elected mayor of Bowl-ing Green. Karen heads CryOut, serves as

second vice-president of the Cham-ber of Commerce, serves as secretaryof Prayer and Action in Christ To-gether (PACT), is a member of PEO,is a soloist at various communityevents, and was secretary of the PikeCounty Bicentennial Commission.Both of them serve on the ChampClark Honey Shuck Board of Direc-tors, serve on the advisory board ofKids in Motion, lead Bible studies,served as election judges, and havevarious church involvements at TheRefuge Church of Pike County. Theirabsolutely favorite activity, though,is having "GG-Nonno" days withtheir great-grandchildren!A 50th wedding anniversary open

house is scheduled for Saturday, July18, from 2-5 p.m., at the Second Bap-tist Church Education Building. Allare invited to join the couple andtheir family to visit and enjoy lightrefreshments. The couple has re-quested no gifts, please.

Aricos Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Jim & Karen Arico - 19 • Jim & Karen Arico - 2020

Quincy University released itsdean's list for the spring 2020 se-mester. Honorees must earn a semester

grade point average of at least 3.5(on a 4.0 scale) to be included in thebiannual dean's list. In total, 439students received the honor duringthe spring 2020 semester.Area students named to the

dean’s list include: Mariena Tipton,Frankford; and Josh Hodde andJayle Jennings of Vandalia.

Quincy UniversitySpring Dean’s List

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Bowling Green High School2020 graduate Salvador Niemeyerhas been awarded the Champ ClarkElenore Schewe Speaker Scholar-ship. The scholarship was presented re-

cently on the front lawn of HoneyShuck, Champ Clark's BowlingGreen home, by Bob Kirkpatrick,Treasurer of the Honey ShuckRestoration Board, and Jim Arico,board member and mayor of Bowl-ing Green. Salvador, the son of James and

Carmen Niemeyer, was the recipientof nine scholarships as he graduatedBowling Green High School thisJune. He plans to attend TrumanState University, majoring in politi-cal science and psychology, with anultimate goal of attending lawschool. Among many awards and in-

volvements, Sal was an A+ recipi-ent, ran cross country, and was amember of Spanish Club, Speech &Drama Club, National Honor Soci-ety, and Alpha Beta Gamma. He

speaks Spanish fluently. TheSpeaker Scholarship is awarded to astudent with good academic stand-ing, an attitude of respect and hardwork that is seeking advanced edu-cation in the field of law, politicalscience, or education. Sal was described by Kirkpatrick

as "quiet, but hard working; a verycaring person. And he is really verysmart." His award certificate reads,"Salvador is recognized by his peers,faculty, and fellow employees atCommunity State Bank (part-timeemployment) as intelligent, respect-ful, and hard working. He is a suc-cess looking for a place to happen."The scholarship is a result of a

gift from the late Elenore Schewe asa remembrance for Champ's home,Honey Shuck.Schewe grew up inVandalia graduating from VandaliaPublic Schools in 1937. Unusual forthe time, she attended WashingtonUniversity, earning a degree in ar-chitecture in 1941. During the next20 years she lived in New York City,Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, finding

work as an engineering draftsman. Additional education included a

master's degree and a doctorate inbiology work at UCLA, Universityof Pennsylvania, and Bryn MawrCollege. She began working as amedical researcher in the field of tis-sue transplantation. Upon her return to Vandalia in

1960 to care for her mother, she tookon many civic duties and responsi-bilities, trained to become a pilot,and traveled around the world. Shebecame a book illustrator and wasactive with the Red Cross, PEO,AAUW, and the Republican Party.Along the way, Elenore Schewehelped many less fortunate than her-self and gave to many good causesin addition to Honey Shuck.The board members of Honey

Shuck are confident they will con-tinue to hear good things about Saland his achievements. For your information, the board

of Honey Shuck has decided, aftercareful consideration, not to openthe house this summer for visitortours due to the Covid-19 pandemic.However, they will be offeringvideo/virtual tours of the house con-ducted by various members of theboard. Watch the Facebook page forthose video.

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Niemeyer Awarded Schewe Scholarship

Dade ScholarshipTournament Rescheduled

Pictured is Britney R. Lindsay, playingsecond base, Saturday, June 27 duringthe Annual Kaleo Dade ScholarshipSoftball Tournament. The second annualKaleo Dade Memorial Softball Tourna-ment has been rescheduled for Satur-day, July 25. The slow-pitch games willresume where they left off starting at 8a.m. Rain showers interrupted the June27-28 games.

Edna Pauline Hudson WillisEdna Pauline Hudson Willis, 86,

of Mexico, formerly of Middletown,died Friday, March 27, 2020.A private graveside service for

the family was under the arrange-ment of Bibb-Veach Funeral Homein Bowling Green. Burial was atOlney Cemetery, near BowlingGreen.A Celebration of Life dinner will

be held Saturday at MiddletownCommunity Center for family andfriends at around noon. Food will beprovided.Pauline was born Jan. 22, 1934 in

Canton to Ernest Vernon and AlzadaCottrell Unger.Pauline spent most of her

younger years in Canton, and grad-uated from Canton High School. Shemarried Kirby Hudson on Jan. 22,1956, and the couple moved to thefamily farm in Middletown. Kirbypreceded Pauline in death in 1987.She married Tom Willis on March16, 1994. He also preceded her indeath in 2007. She was employed at the Pike

County Division of Family Servicesoffice for many years. In recentyears, Edna moved to Mexico to becloser to her doctors. She enjoyedshopping and going to shows inBranson, along with country music.She was also very fond of her faith-ful dog, Holly.Pauline is survived by step-sons,

Scott Willis of Elsberry, and SteveWillis of Florida; a brother, ErnestAlden Unger; one nephew JamesGregory and wife, Paula of Austin,Texas; and several great-nieces andnephews.She was preceded in death by her

parents and both husbands.Memorials may be made to the

donor’s choice.Online condolences may be left at

www.bibbveach.com.

Rev. Richard LeeSmith Sr. The Rev. Richard Lee Smith Sr.,

89, of Vandalia died Saturday, June27, 2020, at his home.Funeral services were held at 1

p.m., Thursday at the First BaptistChurch in Vandalia. Bishop FrankDouglas Jr. officiated. Burial was inVandalia Cemetery following theservice. A visitation celebrating the life of

the Rev. Richard Lee Smith Sr. wasat 11 a.m., until the time of serviceThursday at the church. Richard was born April 8, 1931,

in Ralls County, the son of Robert L.and Hazel Letcher Smith. He wasunited in marriage to Deloris MaeSavage Smith on Nov. 14, 1955 inVandalia, Missouri. She proceededhim in death on Aug. 6, 2013. Survivors include three children;

four sisters; two brothers; sevengrandchildren; and six great-grand-children. Richard was drafted into the

United States Army and served dur-ing the Korean Conflict. After re-turning home from serving in theArmy Richard married Deloriswhere they moved to Des Moines,Iowa where he worked as a heavyequipment operator for the DesMoines clay company. He served as deacon at New

Jerusalem Church of God in Christ,Des Moines, Iowa under Bishop M.Goodman. Richard received the callto the ministry shortly thereafter. In1965 they returned home and settledin Vandalia to help his father and fa-ther-in-law with their farms. He alsogot a job with Harbison-Walker In-ternational Refractories. Richard was led by the Lord to

continue his ministry. He found anold apartment building and pur-chased it. They were able to do thisby Deloris gathering local childrenand forming a choir called the“Splendettes”. The choir received

numerous invitations to sing at var-ious churches and received dona-tions for the building fund. Manylocal residents assisted in turningthat apartment house into a churchedifice. In July of 1966, Faith Tab-ernacle Church of God In Christ wasestablished on the corner of WestHome and Central Street in Van-dalia. Richard was ordained in 1966by Bishop V.M. Barker.Richard published two books,

Salt of the Earth and The InvisibleChain. He was working on a thirdbook at his time of passing, If I WakeBefore I Die. He was an avid historybuff and especially enjoyed re-searching black history. He collected lots of documents

and artifacts from Africa about slav-ery and local families that were af-fected by this history. Richard oftentook part in speaking engagementsand demonstrations showing quiltsand other historical items he had col-lected. He was a committed memberof the Missouri Farm Bureau, al-ways attended the MFA meetingsand suppers. He loved writing, fish-ing and farming. Richard was lovedby everyone and was an inspirationto everyone who knew him. Pallbearers were Jeremy Jones,

Cedrick Smith, Ian Smith Jr., BriceDillion, Jacob Ellis, and Allen Ervy.Honorary pallbearers were ShannonJackson, Roy McQuay, J.T. Pearl,Joe Walker, Larry Clark, Steve Pres-ley, Darrel Wiser, and MichaelReynolds. Memorial contributions may be

made to Faith Tabernacle Church ofGod In Christ, c/o Waters FuneralHome. Online condolences may be made

to the family and video tributeviewed on Richard memorial page atwww.watersfuneral.com

William ‘Bill’Herbert CaldwellWilliam “Bill” Herbert Caldwell,

65, died Thursday July 2, 2020. A memorial Mass will be held

Wednesday at 1 p.m., at St. ClementCatholic Church with Fr. HenryUssher officiating. Visitation will be held from 11

a.m.-1 p.m., at the church. Bill was born May 9, 1955 in

Louisiana to Charles Herbert andMelba Graves Caldwell. He wasunited in marriage to Janet ElaineOrf on Sept. 30, 1978 at St. ClementCatholic Church. She survives. Also surviving are children, Tara

Seedorf and husband, Ben ofKirksville, and their children, Ella(13), Nora (10), Addie (8), and Nina(6) Seedorf; Tamara Scherder andhusband, Travis of Frankford, andtheir children, Sawyer (8), Blake (6),and Callie (5) Scherder; and CalebCaldwell of Moscow Mills; sisters,Donna Grote, Gail Branstetter, andLinda Tepen and husband, Jim;along with numerous brothers andsisters-in-law, nieces, nephews andcousins. Bill was preceded in death by his

parents, brothers, Phil Caldwell andKevin Caldwell; and brothers-in-law, Darrell Grote and ChickBranstetter. Bill grew up in Middletown and

graduated from Bowling GreenHigh School in 1973. He spent threeyears in the United States Army as acommunications M.O.S. He was sta-tioned in Alaska. He could still useMorse code and told many storiesabout his time spent in a tent. After Bill and Jan married, they

lived in Bowling Green until relocat-ing to the house they built in Frank-ford eight years ago. Being in thecountry strengthened his love of na-ture; there isn’t a bird or Missouritree that he couldn’t name. Heworked as a plant operator at LouisMarsch Inc., in Troy for most of hiscareer. After their closing, heworked at LaCrosse Lumber inBowling Green until 2017, when heretired. Bill frequently found things that

piqued his interest and sparkedshort-term passions, some of whichturned lifelong: history, specificallyWorld War II, politics, astronomy,classic movies, and nature. He was first to listen and then to

talk. It wasn’t unusual for him to slipaway from gatherings to collect histhoughts before returning with hisopinion. He was passionate aboutpolitics and loved a good debate.During the last years of his life, hegrew to follow and love the stockmarket, trading options until the dayhe passed away. Bill and Jan loved to travel to-

gether. Some of their fondest mem-ories were in New Orleans, GulfShores, Myrtle Beach, Gatlinburg,

Mexico, the Virgin Islands, and theDominican Republic. His familycoined him as “Vacation Bill” and heenthusiastically lived up to that title.Bill and Jan had a “bucket list” tripplanned in September to the RedWood Forest in California, to cele-brate their 42nd wedding anniver-sary. From the day, Ella, his oldest

grandchild was born, his passion be-came loving them. He showed hislove for them by teaching themabout the solar system, cartoonsfrom his childhood, and good music.Those closest to him will never for-get the way his face lit up when hesaw any of his seven grandchildren.He didn’t need to say a word, andtypically didn’t; but the way his eyessmiled when he was near them issomething they will cherish forever. Memorials may be made to the

St. Clement Church.

Susan ElizabethMorrison-JonesSusan Elizabeth Morrison-Jones

died Thursday, July 2, 2020 atMercy Hospital St. Louis. Funeral services for Susan were

Monday at noon at Bibb-Veach Fu-neral Home in Bowling Green. Bur-ial was at Memorial GardensCemetery in Bowling Green. Visitation was from 10 a.m.- noon

Monday at the funeral home. Susan was born Feb. 10, 1961 in

Hannibal to Donald and Patsy Bur-nett Morrison. She is survived by her children,

William Colbert III, Matthew Mor-rison and wife, Sherita, Angel Mor-rison, Nichol Somerville andhusband, Craig, and Kimberly Woodand husband, Michael; and siblings,Robert, Raymond, Alice, Andy, andShawn; along with numerous nieces,nephews and cousins. Susan was preceded in death by

her parents and a brother, David,who died at birth. Susan grew up in Bowling Green

and graduated from Bowling GreenHigh School in 1980. She lived inPike County her whole life. Shegrew up Catholic and attended NewLife Christian Church in Eolia.Susan was employed as a laborer.She was a strong, loving mother.She enjoyed fishing and volunteer-ing at the church. Pallbearers were Matthew Morri-

son, William Colbert III, and Timo-thy Somerville, Andrew Elder,Timothy Winningham, and DavidSlaughter. Memorials may be made to the

family, c/o Bibb-Veach FuneralHome.

Lucille LindsayLucille Lindsay of Eolia com-

pleted her journey on this earth andjoined her heavenly family on June29, 2020. She was 95 years old. Funeral services for Lucille were

at 11:30 a.m., Friday at Indian CreekBaptist Church, with the Rev. JoeMiller officiating. Visitation was from 9-11 a.m.,

Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Homein Bowling Green. Ora Lucille Colbert was born

May 11, 1925 to Edgar M. and LucyFay Halley Colbert. She attendedHenton School in Lincoln Countyfor two years, then Silex School,graduating in 1943. On Aug. 23,1947 she was married to WayneLindsay, and they were blessed withthree children: Beverly, Dale, andEdgar. Upon graduating from high

school in 1943, Lucille attended col-lege at Hannibal-LaGrange College,and also began teaching at OakGrove, a one-room school in Lin-coln County. Over the next 20 yearsshe taught school, raised her family,and attended college as time al-lowed, including many night andsummer classes. She earned herbachelor of Sscience in educationdegree from the University of Mis-souri-Columbia in 1963, and hermaster’s degree from MU in 1976.Besides teaching at one-roomschools early in her career, she alsotaught at Hawk Point and Silex,serving as the elementary principalat Silex from 1973-85. In 2015, Lu-cille was awarded a Pioneer in Edu-cation Award from the MissouriEducation Department. Lucille was a life-long member of

Indian Creek Baptist Church whereshe filled many roles over the years;including Sunday school teacher, pi-anist, and treasurer. She was an avidgardener, quilter, cook, artist and St.Louis Cardinals fan, and loved toentertain family and friends in herhome. Surviving are her children, Bev-

erly Twellman and husband, Ralph

of Columbia, Dale Wayne Lindsayand wife, Judy of Eolia, and EdgarLindsay and wife, Sally of Eolia.Also surviving are six grandchil-dren, Andy Twellman and wife,Sally, Julie Ewing and husband,Blake, Nick Lindsay and wife,Leslie, Matt Lindsay and wife,Heather, Mark Lindsay and wife,Ashley, and Michael Lindsay; and12 great-grandchildren. Lucille was preceded in death by

her parents; her husband of 56 years,Wayne; her sister, Evelyn ColbertLogan; and her great-granddaughter,Myla Grace Lindsay. Pallbearers were Andy Twellman,

Nick Lindsay, Matt Lindsay, MarkLindsay, Michael Lindsay, and CecilThayne Logan. Memorials may be made to In-

dian Creek Baptist Church, IndianCreek Cemetery, The Hope Center,or Pike County Hospice.

Esther BarbaraGriffithEsther Barbara Griffith, 102 of

Louisiana died Saturday, July 4,2020 at Maple Grove Lodge Nurs-ing Home in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 11

a.m., Saturday at Collier FuneralHome in Louisiana. The Rev. Ran-dall Cone will officiate. Burial willbe at the Jordan-Buffalo Cemeterynear Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 5-7

p.m., Friday at the funeral home.Memorials may be given to Jor-

dan-Buffalo Cemetery.A full obituary will be printed at

a later date.

Peggy Joan CollinsPeggy Joan Collins, 59, of Van-

dalia died Wednesday, July 1, 2020,at her home.A memorial gathering celebrating

Peggy's life was held from 5-7 p.m.,Monday, at Waters Funeral Home inVandalia.Peggy was born Aug. 25, 1960, in

Macon, Ga., the daughter of JesseLee Sr., and Peggy Sharp Collins.Survivors include a daughter,

Merrilee Mikulas and husband, Benof Peyton, Colo.; a brother, JesseLee Collins, Jr.; friend, MaryMaiden; and by all the people in thetown she truly loved.Peggy was preceded in death by

her parents.She loved her job at Abel's Quick

Shop in Vandalia where she enjoyedvisiting with the local customers andpeople traveling through. Away from work, Peggy enjoyed

crocheting, and going out with

friends shopping and dining withthem at restaurants. Memorial contributions may be

made to the Eastern Missouri Fam-ily YMCA, c/o Waters FuneralHome.Online condolences may be made

to the family and video tributeviewed on Peggy's memorial page atwww.watersfuneral.com

Doris LorettaHoward BartkowiakDoris Loretta Howard

Bartkowiak, 85, died Wednesday,July 1, 2020 at the Bowling GreenHigh Rise.Doris was born in Lousiana on

Feb. 22, 1935. She was born toBessie and Symone Howard. Shewas one of 11 children. Doris moved to Stevens Point,

Wis., at a young age and marriedDennis A. Bartkowiak in 1960.Doris worked as a CNA for over 30years. After retiring from Whispering

Pines she took the position of adultdaycare activities at Portage CountyLincoln Center. Doris liked to gar-den and sit by the lake with her feetin the water. She moved to BowlingGreen Missouri in 2007, after thedeath of her husband, DennisBartkowiak. She was an activemember of the Eastern MissouriCowboy Church. She enjoyedspending time with her friends andfamily. She lives on by her three children,

Debby R. Bartkowiak, Duane A.Bartkowiak, Allen D. Bartkowiak,her three grandchildren, Jamie L.Dombrowski, Nikk L. Dombrowski,Megan A. Lucht; and grandson,Rekkon Wolf Lee.

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Daniel Murphy is the son of Scott andStacy Murphy. His future plans areundecided.

Sydney Burkemper is the daughter ofScott Burkemper and Susan Hupper.She plans to attend the University ofMissouri-Columbia to major in animalsciences.

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Jaclyn Adams is the daughter of Larryand Cynthia Adams. She plans to at-tend the University of Missouri-Co-lumbia to major in nursing.

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Brian Henke is the son of Ben and Deb-bie Henke. He plans to attend JohnWood Community College to playbaseball and earn an associate degreein pre-med and business then transferto Lindenwood University to become achiropractor.

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Tommy Grote is the son of Tony andAmy Grote. He plans to attend JohnWood Community college to pursue acareer in physical therapy and playbaseball.

Justin Havlik is the son of Mike andBecky Havlik. He plans to attendNorthwest Missouri State Universityto pursue a degree in agriculture sci-ence.

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Dillon Magill is the son of Bill and RoxiMagill. He plans to attend State Techto become a medium- and heavy-dutydiesel technician.

Scott Creech is the son of Rick andRose Creech. He plans to attendAmerican Welding Academy.

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618 Georgia Street - Louisiana - 573-754-6922Ashley Jenkins, Broker-Associate 573-795-4038Carol Crouse, Salesperson 573-219-6840Alice Charlton, Salesperson 573-470-1218Jessica Powell, Salesperson - 573-754-0347

1809 Marion Dr. Louisiana - PriceReduced! 1 story, ranch stylehome. Located close to school.YMCA, park, and hospital. 3 BR/ 2BA, 1,170 sq. ft. and one- cargarage. Currently working on Im-provements. SellerMotivated! ListPrice: $73,000

510 N. 5th St. Louisiana - Invest-ment Opportunity! 2 BR/1 BA, 1,105sq. ft. living space. Partial basement.Newer furnace, air conditioning, andpaved driveway. List Price: $28,500

511 North 4th St. Louisiana -Charming home has 4- 5 BR/ 2 ½BA. New laminate flooring, someoriginal hardwood. Rooms are spa-cious. Nice patio and small utilityshed. Currently rented. List Price:$45,000

1114 Georgia St. Louisiana - 2 Storyhome with 4 BR/3 BA & 4,669 Sq. Ft.of living space. Wooden floors, hard-wood trim, and large rooms. New sun-room/ recreational room added withheat slate flooring and new deck withexiting dining area. Main floor laun-dry/utility & full bath. Staircase leadsto gallery room. All bedrooms on sec-ond level. Attached heated 4-cargarage. List Price: $296,000

520 S. Main St. Louisiana - Properly includes 3 lots. Has Mississippi Riverview. Home has no value. Ground is in the Flood plain. List Price: $30,000505 S. Main St. Louisiana - Listing includes 5 adjoining lots that are vacant.Property has potential for home building sites, garages etc. List Price:$50,000

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LaFemme Club, Hoover Keep Flowers BeautifulPictured, from left, are members of the LaFemme Club of Vandalia with one of four large flower pots that are planted and

watered faithfully at the four-way stop in the middle of Main Street in Vandalia: Shirley Maxwell, Jean Barnes, Ann Kohl, JanieZimmer, Connie Strother, Lavonne Jones, Norma Galloway, and Shirley Morris. Donna Hoover, owner of Vandalia Firestone,Appliance & Furniture has donated the funds to purchase the flowers for approximately 13 years.

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Maria Grafton of Plymouth, Ill.,where Coe had taught school, said thedefendant “had a wild, vacant look.”Another Plymouth resident, ElizabethRankin, said Coe’s “demeanor indi-cated (an) unsound mind” while athird, Joseph Klepper, thought Coe“would soon be a fit subject for an in-sane asylum.”

Eliza Reed testified that Coe weptwhen the engagement was broken andthat he destroyed a letter given to himby Summers. Della Ray said Sum-mers had shown her the engagementring, but denied breaking off the nup-tials because she was in love with an-other man.

Former Pike County Sheriff PatrickLonergan remembered seeing Coe inhis cell the day after the crime, and thedefendant had asked about Summers.Coe then begged to see Summers’ re-mains.

“I said ‘No’ – his neck would notbe worth a straw,” Lonergan said. “Hethen cried and said ‘O, do let me goand see her.’”

The sheriff asked Coe how hecould commit such a crime.

“He raised both hands to his fore-head and said ‘I don’t know,’” Loner-gan said.

Next time: Coe’s father offers in-triguing testimony.

MURDERContinued from page one Each forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last

about two hours. Audience levels will be keptto 50 or fewer, and some people may beturned away. People who plan to attend arestrongly encouraged to wear face masks andmaintain at least six feet distancing. COVID-19 restrictions may force additional changes.The candidates are Chad Perkins of Bowl-

ing Green, Heather Dodd of Madison, RonStaggs of Paris, Woodrow Polston ofLouisiana and Tommy Schultz of Curryville.All are Republicans. No Democrats filed. Theprimary is Aug. 4, with the last day to registerJuly 8.

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New Van-Far SuperintendentIntroduces Himself To Community

Van-Far R-ISchool Districtnew superin-tendent JohnFortney postedthe following onWednesday,July 1 on thedistrict’s Face-book page.Hello Van-Far

R-I Community!My name is John Fortney and I am the

new superintendent of schools for Van-Far.To say I am excited would be an under-statement. I am overjoyed to be able tocome to this wonderful community to servethe students and staff. I was invited to write a few thoughts

down and introduce myself, so here we go! I have been in education for 18 years,

with the last six in school administration. Ihave worked in big schools and small, from120 students in a school to over 2000! I wasa student in a high school of 4,000 in up-state New York! My original degree is in An-thropology with an Archaeology focus. Yes,I dug up dead things and tried to figure outwhat they were doing! I had a chance tocoach when I was in college and that bugwas not something I could shake, or wantto. I worked many different jobs, from pro-fessional football coach (arena football) toenvironmental sales to school teacher. Icame into education as an alternative edu-cator, not the traditional path. I spent the lasttwo years as high school principal at Mon-roe City High School and four years prior tothat as assistant principal at OwensvilleHigh School. I have a BA from HamiltonCollege in anthropology, a MS in sportspsychology from California University ofPennsylvania and an Educational Special-

ist in Ed Leadership from the University ofMissouri-Columbia. I love kids! No getting around that fact. I

think educators have the best job on theplanet. One of the toughest, but the best. Ibelieve that the village truly raises the child.I want to ensure that we are producing pro-ductive citizens. We do that by loving everychild like our own and supporting them asthey grow. There are many great thingshappening at Van-Far R-I and I look forwardto partnering with you as we move forward. On a personal note, I have been married

to my bride, Cheri Fortney, for more than20 years. We have two wonderful kids, Car-oline and Joe, plus two energetic grandkids,Skyler and Elijah. My wife and I love totravel to many places and go hiking/back-packing. We may be in the Smoky Moun-tains one weekend and then the Badlandsof South Dakota the next. We are teachingour grandkids to love the outdoors and tofind comfort in nature. As we move forward, trying to determine

the best route to take care of students andstaff this fall, please remember that we arein uncharted waters. Our decisions will pri-oritize student and staff safety, taking into ac-count the best ways to educate students. Wewelcome your input and will be communicat-ing our plan in the upcoming weeks.I am truly appreciative of the opportunity

to serve as superintendent. It is a dream tobe able to work in this capacity to love kidsand their families, to support a communityand to change the world, one young mindat a time! I look forward to meeting you.Please don't hesitate to say hello. My dog,Columbia, always likes to meet new peoplewhen we are out walking around.

In Education,John Fortney

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