Friends of Betty Wright say she has quite a track record for helping others. Now they want to band together and return the favor. But the thing of it is, that just doesn't sit well with Wright, the 88-year-old secretary of Easton Place United Methodist Church.
Betty Jo Goldsmith, 85, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Lake Charles, La. She was a member of the DAR Lake Charles Chapter and of the UDC Robert E. Lee Chapter of Lake Charles.
As Sen. Barack Obama received the endorsement of two key Democratic elders and a longtime Bill Clinton loyalist, Sen. Hillary Clinton on Friday ridiculed the Illinois senator for complaining about a contentious debate and warned the stress he faced was nothing compared to being president.
Raymond R. Golden, 53; Michael Bradley Newlin, 42; James F. Wiebel Jr., 86; Thomas A. Smith III, 70; William H. Barrett, 76; Jessie M. Hendrix, 94; Margie Marie Wyatt, 82; Helen H. Wright, 78; Pamela E. Funk, 60; Mary A. Weidman, 83; Donald Lee Sprankle, 70; Lois V. Stine, 74; Karen Lee Reed, 50; Floyd Theodore Joy, 93; Betty G. Lucyk, 62; Thomas G. Gilbert, 49; Hattie Reth Roberts Carroll
Relatives of a Bahamian who is incarcerated in Cuba are accusing the Cuban government of discrimination against Bahamians jailed in Cuba. According to the family of one of the inmates, other foreigners who are serving 20 to 30-year sentences are being released in a shorter time frame than their Bahamian counterparts, who have been imprisoned for similar charges.
Death Notices for Tuesday, March 15: Payton Burns, Barbara Crowley, Donald Hinson, Daniel Hogue and Russell Waldo. Payton Burns Graveside Services Were Monday Graveside Services for Payton Burns Were Monday Graveside services for infant Payton Lynn Louise Burns, Gerald, were held Monday, April 14, at Modern Woodman Cemetery, Leslie.
Overflowing with hilarious one-liners, satiric barbs on sex and marriage and golden-year gags, "Better Late" - in its world premiere at Northlight Theatre in Skokie - is a comedy riot.