Obituary – Orval V. Kohenskey, “Jr.”
Orval Vernon Kohenskey “Jr.”, age 74, was born April 15, 1946, in Newburg, Mo. to Orval and Earleene (Ingram). He passed away on Dec 3, 2020, at home with his family by his side in Edgar Springs, Mo. Orval married Lolita Mae Curtis on August 12, 1967. He is preceded in death by his parents;…
Read MoreObituary – Tammy M. Sullins
Tammy Maria Satterfield Sullins, 57, passed away November 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. She was born on January 20, 1963, in Summersville, Mo., to Doris and Wilmer Satterfield. Tammy is preceded in death by her mother, Doris Marie Satterfield. Survivors include her husband, Virgil Ray Sullins; one son, Cody Daniel Ray Sullins and wife Kalah;…
Read MoreObituary – Vera E. Lake
Vera Elizabeth Lake, 100, of Woodstock, Ga., formerly of Licking, Mo., passed away November 29, 2020. Vera was born on August 15, 1920, to Oren Pearl and Edith (Coleman) Moutray in Steelville, Mo. Vera married Billy Roland Lake on August 18, 1947. She owned and operated her own salon, and worked as a beautician from…
Read MoreObituary – Bonnie J. Price
Bonnie Jean Patterson Price was born March 14, 1944, to Garland William Henry Patterson and Elva May Beasley Patterson at Raymondville, Mo. She passed on December 2, 2020, at home with family by her side. She was 76 years old and twice a survivor of Breast Cancer. She died of a rare form of Non-Hodgkins…
Read MoreObituary – Johnnie “Gene” E. Mitchell
Johnnie Eugene Mitchell, age 65, passed away December 1, 2020, at his home in Bucyrus, Mo. He was born November 7, 1955, in Houston, Mo. to John W and Clares (Jordan) Mitchell. John grew up in Houston and graduated from Houston High School in 1974. He took pride in his many football accolades and awards…
Read MoreObituary – Bruce J. Curtis
Bruce Jackson Curtis, age 67, passed suddenly from this life to his eternal home on December 1, 2020. Bruce was born into this world at his family’s home in Houston, Mo. to Earl Curtis, Jr. and Laveta Jane (Aldridge) on October 3, 1953. In his early childhood years, he moved with his family to Springfield.…
Read More“Art is Ageless”
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Local artist Ellen Reynolds won two placements in the Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA) “Art is Ageless” competition held in March of this year. Reynolds entered her artwork through Rolla Presbyterian Manor. The juried masterpiece competition received more than 160 entries this year from 15 PMMA communities and included both…
Read MoreIn this edition: December 3, 2020
In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Both the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive and Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child were successful thanks to our local community! In addition to current COVID-19 statistics, Texas County Health Department gives an update, TCMH submitted the November Board…
Read MoreHair by Kathy
By Shari Harris, Publisher Hair By Kathy has been a vital part of Kathy Hooper’s life for most of four decades. After working 13 years at the Rawlings factories in Licking, Kathy Hooper went to Beauty School and graduated in 1984. There was more than a little competition at that time; when she graduated, there…
Read MoreVrba sentenced to life in prison
Texas County defendant Andrew J. Vrba received a sentence of life in prison for the 2017 murder of Joseph Steinfeld, Jr. Judge Calvin R. Holden announced the sentence on Nov. 20, 2020. In addition to the charge of first-degree murder, Vrba was also found guilty of the Unclassified Felony of Armed Criminal Action, for which…
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