Giving back: Family returns favor to hospital

michellef@standard-democrat.com

SIKESTON -- Shirley Tetley doesn't need anyone to tell her how helpful St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. is.

"I had a grandson down there for 14 months," she said. Although Ben Lefler ultimately died from complications with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1993, St. Jude is a place that has remained dear to Tetley's heart.

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