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Ethridge Isbell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
COVINGTON, Tenn. — Ethridge Gayle Isbell, 78, died Jan. 26, 2019, at his home in Covington. Born May 13, 1940, in Portageville, Mo., son of the late Mary Patillo Isbell and Evlle Isbell, he was a veteran, serving in the Navy and the National Guard and the Army before retiring as a staff sergeant. He was of the Pentecostal belief...
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Julia Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Julia Marie Moore, 99, died Jan. 28, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Born June 17, 1919, near Bloomfield, daughter of the late Joe Thomas and Rhoda Evelyn Kelly Patrick, she had lived near Bloomfield in the Beech Grove Community until moving to Cape Girardeau in 2004. She was a longtime member of the Castor River General Baptist Church and was a current member of the First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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George Womack Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON — George Edmond Womack Jr., 70, died Jan. 1, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 3, 1948, in St. Louis, son of the late George Edmond Womack Sr., he served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era and received an honorable discharge. He was employed by the State of Wisconsin in the maintenance department for over 10 years until his retirement...
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Wayne Stallings
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON — Wayne Lee Stallings, 75, a resident of Sikeston, formerly of East Prairie, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 27, 1943, in Cairo, Ill., to the late W.C. and Helen Thompson Stallings, he was employed by MoDOT for 29-1/2 years. He was a member of Blessed Assurance Ministries in East Prairie...
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Bryan Bisher
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Bryan Leroy Bisher, 78, died Jan. 27, 2019, at his home in East Prairie. Born Dec. 20, 1940, in East Prairie, son of the late Leroy and Ethelyne Haines Bisher, he was a timberman and had worked in construction. He was of Pentecostal belief...
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Julia Froman
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Julia Elizabeth Moss Froman, 90, died Jan. 26, 2019, at her home in Lilbourn. Born May 11, 1928, in Farrenburg, daughter of the late John Henry and Shelby Wava Mahan Moss, she was a lifelong resident of Lilbourn, graduating from Lilbourn High School in 1947. member of First Baptist Church in Lilbourn, she was a bookkeeper and secretary for Jolly Farms and Gin Company in Catron as bookkeeper and secretary until her retirement...
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William Calvin
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON — William “Bill” Calvin, 72, died Jan. 16, 2019, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree, S.C. Born Feb. 2, 1946, in Darlington, S.C., to the late Jasper and Dora Calvin, he was of the Baptist belief. He joined the United States Army, serving from June 24, 1964, until June 10, 1966. ...
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Kenneth Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Kenneth D. Johnson passed away Jan. 29, 2019, at his home in Lilbourn at the age of 72. He was born Feb. 14, 1946, in New Madrid County, to the late Lewis and Carletha Tanner Riley. His wife, Mary McIntosh Johnson, preceded him in death in October 2018...
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Brittany Manns
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON — Brittany Lynn Manns, 29, died Jan. 26, 2019, at her home. Born Nov. 20, 1989, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Vickie Northern Benton of Sikeston and the late Troy C. Manns. In addition to her mother, survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Felicia Manns and Eugene Hunziker III of Sikeston...
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Mykesha Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mykesha R. “ Miyah” Jackson, 27, died Jan. 23, 2019, in Columbia. Born Sept. 27, 1991, in Sikeston, daughter of Bonita Jackson-Simmons and Michael Sales, she graduated in 2010 from Sikeston High School. In 2014, she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Drury University and received her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., in December 2018. She was employed as a business academic adviser at the University of Missouri in Columbia...
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Janice Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/29/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — Janice M. Cox, 81, died Jan. 28, 2019, at her home near Dexter. Born Feb. 10, 1937, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Milburn Harris and Dessie Morrison Harris, she was a retired school teacher and had taught in the Bernie Public School System and the Dexter Public School System for 40 years. She was of the Baptist belief...
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Stoddard County SB40 seeks new member
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — The Stoddard County commission will seek interested candidates to replace a long time Senate Bill 40 board member. Due to health issues, board member Joe Weber missed five consecutive meetings, which is grounds for removal. The commission will be accepting resumes from interested candidates until Feb. 25 to fill the remainder of Weber’s term, which expires June 30, 2020...
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Girl Scouts Council approves buyer’s offer for Camp Cherokee Ridge
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
The board of directors of Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland has accepted a buyer’s offer for the Camp Cherokee Ridge property despite efforts by some Scouts and adult leaders to stop the sale. Some members, including adult leaders, had signed a petition seeking to remove the board and save the 1,100-acre Camp Cherokee Ridge in Wayne County and the 180-acre Camp Mintahama in Newton County...
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United Way of Southeast Missouri distributes ‘extra’ funds, plans for the future
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — United Way of Southeast Missouri recently surprised many of its network partners with a contribution from an “extra” $75,000, according to executive director Elizabeth Shelton. The $75,000 had already been allocated to the United Way’s partners, Shelton said, but ended up not being usable as originally intended...
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Region braces for extreme cold temps
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON — Bitterly cold temperatures will be sweeping across the area with wind chill temperatures dipping below zero. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., a wind chill advisory remains in effect for late tonight as near zero to 10-below wind chills are anticipated across the region in a line south of Marble Hill, Mo. North of that line, wind chill temperatures are expected to be 10 to 20-below zero...
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Reins to reign: Local resident is Miss Missouri Rodeo
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A senior biomedical engineering student at Vanderbilt University, Kaitlyn Ayers is accustomed to the hard work needed to reach a goal. In between her efforts to attend medical school and become a doctor, Ayers had another goal this past year: to earn the title of Miss Missouri Rodeo 2019...
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Britton Ferrell is elected sheriff in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 01/29/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Mississippi County sheriff’s deputy has been elected the new sheriff of the county. Britton Ferrell, who ran on the Republican ticket, defeated his challengers, Brent Douglas, Democrat, and Keith Moore, Independent, in the bid for sheriff during Tuesday’s special election...
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