Stories from Thursday, June 3, 2004

Melvin N. Brooks, 74, of Joplin, died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at St. John's Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Born Nov. 18, 1929, the oldest son of the late Buford Marshall and Emma Dell Potter Brooks, he was raised near Hume, on the family farm. ...

Marie "Mary" Tino, 89, Nevada, died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born Sep. 3, 1914, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later moved to California, where she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Westminster Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif., until her retirement in 1971. She moved to Nevada in 1996 to be closer to her daughter Louella. She lived the remainder of her life here. She was a Catholic...

Having a sister is one of the greatest gifts one can have. I have been blessed with four, all unique, all an essential part of my life, and all helped make me the person I am. I lost my oldest sister, Miriam, several years ago. Kathryn died over a year ago. ...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Amanda Smith plans to attend the Relay for Life Rally Friday, June 25. At age 20, Smith not only knows the struggles of someone diagnosed with cancer, she is a four-year survivor. She was 16 when she found out she had Acute Myelogenous Leukemia...