Stories from Friday, December 18, 1992

To the Editor: Although I have at this point little hope of convincing those so filled with fear of homosexuality that they passionately lash out to attack, I do want to correct the impression that I do not know my Bible. Point 1. Jesus' greatest commandment is this, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."...

To the Southeast Missourian: Congratulations to the staffs of the Southeast Missour~ian and the Jackson Cash-Book Journal and to the volunteers in the Cape Girardeau-Jackson area who helped make the YELL for Newspapers project a success for the second year. All those who contributed to the cause also deserve a salute...

page 10a editor's note Editor's note: Since Nov. 12, 14 letters have been published in The Public Mind concerning homosexuality. Few will argue that the discourse has been dull. Just as few will contend that the topic is absent emotional attributes...

With toys and clothing slung over his back, Santa and his elves went to work in Cape Girardeau last night. Over 1,000 Toybox children learned that being poor doesn't mean Santa won't stop at their door. The 18th annual Toybox drive was a heartwarming triumph...

Daughter to Leif Todd Thompson, 1105 Patricia, and Tamara Jo Enderle, 2029 Sara, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:13 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1992. Name, Briana Skye. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Miss Enderle is the daughter of Steve and Delores Enderle of Cape Girardeau. Thompson is the son of Gertie Haskell of Cape Girardeau, and the late Gerald Thompson...

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Carmen Michelle Dunn, 21, of Wolf Lake died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 31, 1971, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Lloyd and Claudia Arnold Dunn, who both survive of Wolf Lake...

JACKSON -- Jack Kellogg, 67, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1925, in Bay City, Mich., son of Frederick and Ola Mae Kellogg. He and Mary Ann Allen were married July 18, 1950, in Osceola, Ark. Kellogg had been a fireman and truck driver. He was a member of Teamsters Local 574, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...

JACKSON -- Elder Coda Brown, 89, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born April 18, 1903, near Fredericktown, son of George Washington and Laura Ann Inman Brown. He and June Lane were married Dec. 25, 1924...

CHAFFEE -- William Riley Alston, 79, of Chaffee, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 9, 1913, in Lansing, Kan., son of Grover Cleveland and Della Dalton Alston. He and the former Mabel Edwards were married July 1, 1932...

Loreene E. Smith, 78, of Rochester, N.Y., died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992, at St. John's Home in Rochester. She was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William and Flora Beatty Williams. She and George Smith were married Dec. 21, 1929, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died in 1976...

JACKSON -- Marie Crites, 83, of Jackson, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1992, at Jackson Manor. She was born Feb. 25, 1909, at Mountain View, Ark., daughter of James and Bonnie Huckabe Bagby. She married Clarence Crites, who died Nov. 15, 1992. Crites was a retired salesclerk, and member of First Baptist Church at Oak Ridge...