ST. LOUIS - "A generation has forgotten" how unions improved conditions for workers in this country, Rudy Pulido believes. But he has not forgotten. And the memory of the union impact on his life recently led him to the collective bargaining table.
Retirement for Wyman Grindstaff of Springfield has meant trading one joy for another. For 36 years, Grindstaff took great joy in his career as a chemistry professor at Missouri State University. Now he finds that joy and fulfillment as treasurer, a cook, a teacher and
Gladys Jewel Burney of Ironton died on May 28 at her residence at the age of 93.
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Bill Tatom, 89, of Bolivar died July 7 after an extended illness.
Retired pastor Richard Adams, 73, of Herculaneum, died Dec. 3 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at First Baptist Church, Festus/Crystal City, with Hal Burkhead officiating. Burial is in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens,
T.T. Crabtree, 83, the long-time pastor of First Baptist Church, Springfield, died Sept. 18 in Primrose Health Care Center in Springfield. He had been in declining health during the past few years. He was elected president of the Missouri Baptist Convention in 1981.