Stories from Monday, June 24, 2024

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David.” — 1 Samuel 17:50 The Biblical story of David and Goliath is one of the most well-known in all the Scriptures, right along with Jonah and the great fish and Daniel in the lion’s den, yet the shining point of the story is frequently missed. ...

One day, in the kingdom of Heaven, God began to point out a servant whom the Lord particularly loved. His name was Job and God said that he was blameless and upright. Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason?” (Job 1:8-9) God allowed Satan to take away Job’s family, wealth, and health. ...

Janet Hall Vaughn-Gilder, daughter of the late Larry Hall and Frances Goodrich Hall, was born July 27, 1945, in rural Essex, Missouri, and departed this life June 21, 2024, at her son’s residence in Rolla, Missouri, at the age of 78 years. Mrs. Vaughn-Gilder was a former Executive Director for Regional Workforce Development. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a resident of Rolla...

Marion Thompson, son of the late John Edgar Thompson and Lizzie Miller Thompson, was born May 10, 1935, in Scotland, Arkansas, and departed this life June 14, 2024, in Sullivan, Missouri, at the age of 89. Graveside services will be held at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Scotland, Van Buren County, Arkansas at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2024...

Joyce Dowdy, daughter of the late John Pullum and Ellen Purcell Pullum, was born March 6, 1949, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life June 21, 2024, in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 75. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Interment followed in Hagy Cemetery, in Dexter, Missouri...

Ernie Hill, son of the late James Hill and Naomi Alsup Hill, was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Essex, Missouri, and departed this life June 20, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 88. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Monday, June 24, 2024. Interment followed in the Bloomfield City Cemetery, Bloomfield, Missouri...