CHAFFEE, Mo. — Reta Lou Mantel ,73, died Feb. 17, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 14, 1945, in Kinder, daughter of the late Orvil W. and Ettie Gladys Spears Townsend, she was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Chaffee...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Dennis Dalton “Butch” Adams Jr. passed away Feb. 18, 2019, at his home in New Madrid at the age of 70 years. He was born March 24, 1948, in Sikeston, to the late Dennis and Mary Weeks Adams. On June 3, 1981, in Lilbourn, he was married to Carolyn Swain, and she survives of the home...

SIKESTON — Mark Lane Smith, 53, passed away on Feb. 18, 2019, at his best friend’s home in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was born Dec. 12, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, to Barbara Smith and the late Billy Smith. Mark married the love of his life, Ronda Smith, on June 28, 1986. They had three children: Dylan Lane Smith (married to Shelby Swick Smith), Katie Smith Apple (married to Schell Apple) and Garrett Lane Smith. Mark served as a deacon at Shady Acres Church of Christ. He was loved by many...