By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Penguin Sierra Pedigo tries to get Santa Claus to remember who he is during a rehearsal for the play ?How the Penguins Saved Christmas.? Centertown students are performing the musical at the school Thursday at 7 p.m. Santa is played by Dakota Myers. Santa Claus isn?t a…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A teen who helped a 12-year-old girl play hooky from school so they could have sex could face up to 25 years in prison for his contribution to her delinquency. The suspect, Eduardo Arellano, 18, is charged with child rape, a Class A felony which carries…

Smithville resident Woodrow Wilson Bratcher, 87, died Dec. 10 at River Park Hospital. A farmer and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Noah and Entha Gilbert Bratcher; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Emma Bratcher; and brothers, Joe, James, Robert and John Bratcher. He…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willie Frances Elrod Davenport, 94, was born Dec. 10, 1911 and died Dec. 8 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a lingering illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ for 83 years, she was the daughter of the late Charley and Bertha Watson Elrod. She was…

Northcutt Cove community resident and Warren County native Sharon Diane Campbell, 59, was born May 15, 1947 and died Dec. 12 at her home following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Northcutt Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Lottie Lee Hobbs Smartt of the Northcutt Cove community and the…

McMinnville resident and Call, Texas native Robert Oscar Lindsey, 98, was born Aug. 29, 1908 and died Dec. 8 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. A retired United States Army veteran and retired Wal-Mart employee, he was a member of the Baptist Church. He was married Dec. 20,…

Rev. Delana ?Tink? Truman, 51, of Morrison went to be with the Lord on Friday Dec. 8 at the family home. Born in Clay, W. Va., he grew up in Toronto, Ohio. He was a graduate of Toronto High School in 1973 also Circleville Bible College 1993. He was a foster and adoptive parent in…

Rock Island resident Joe Ellis Ferrell, 62, died Dec. 10 at River Park Hospital. A retired employee of Guthrie Nursery and a member of Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church of Morrison, he was the son of the late Tommy and Vella Young Ferrell; and was also preceded in death by sister, Gladys Earles; and brothers, Thomas,…

Smithville resident Fermon Brown Culwell, 79, died Dec. 9 at his home. A nurseryman, he served his country in the U.S. Army and Navy during the Korean War and attended Old Fashion Free Will Baptist Church. The son of Elijah and Lera Summers Culwell; he was preceded in death by his wife, Ravanell Culwell; brother,…

Benton resident David Thomas Vaughn, 49, died Dec. 9 at his home. A construction worker with Trinity Development and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Thomas Woodrow and Phyllis Ann Krischbaum Vaughn. He is survived by his wife, Diane Brooks Vaughn; son, Michael Vaughn of Florida; stepfather, Billy…