Stories from Monday, March 26, 2007

CHARLESTON -- Juliette Maire "Judy" Asa, 72, died March 24, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born June 6, 1934, in Bee Branch, Ark., to the late O.W. and Lema Holland Duncan, she lived in Charleston a number of years and owned and operated the Humpty Dumpty Day Care Center for over 36 years until her retirement in June 2006. ...

EAST PRAIRIE - Edna Faye Parr, 60, died at 11:40 a.m. March 24, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 9, 1946, in rural Wolf Island, to the late Paul and Edna Grace Martin Parr, she lived most of her life in Mississippi County and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in East Prairie...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ethel M. Bromley, 93, died at 1:45 a.m. March 25, 2007, at her daughter's home. Born July 20, 1913, in Clifton, daughter of the late Nathaniel and Elizabeth Kersey Halford, she worked for the International Shoe Co. in Sikeston, Mo., and was of the Baptist belief...

LILBOURN - Charles Leonard Cawhorn, 64, died March 24, 2007, at his home in Lilbourn. Born May 19, 1942, in New Madrid, he was the son of the late James Leonard and Verda Bell Cawhorn, he worked as a truck driver for many years. On Nov. 4, 1961, in Portageville, he married Betty McClaine, who survives of the home...

MOREHOUSE - Ella Mae Nicholas, 98, died at 6 a.m. March 24, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born March 28, 1908, in Arkansas, to the late William and Mary Hilliard Nicholas, she was a homemaker and a member of the Morehouse Pentecostal Church...

SIKESTON - Bernice "Mama Nece" Miller Hartlein Western, 83, died March 24, 2007, at her home. Born July 12, 1923, in Hagarville, Ark., to the late Pete and Ollie Sindle Berry, she was a housewife and homemaker. On Oct. 19, 1973, in Sikeston, she married James Lloyd Western, who preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 1995...

SIKESTON - Fred Tope and son, Fred Tope Jr., recently purchased the Budweiser Bar on Front Street and took possession Friday. CHARLESTON - Artist Mary Frazier of Charleston and sculptor James Garner of Cape Girardeau will conduct a showing together April 30 at the Mississippi County Historical Society and Art Gallery...

I need some help. I know someone who is being harassed on her cell phone by this girl. What I want to know is if there is anybody out there who can tell me how to get this stopped and possibly having this person arrested for what she's doing. I know there's a law against it. ...

SIKESTON -- Federal officials will make their annual rounds soon to ensure migrant and seasonal agricultural workers are being treated fairly. "Every year we come around and we do investigations under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act," said David Bollman of the U.S. ...

SIKESTON - Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Sikeston business early today. At approximately 3:15 a.m. a man entered Break Time, a gas station and convenience store located at 1302 S. Main. The man told the clerk he had a weapon and apparently demanded money. He then fled on foot, leaving the building in a westerly direction...

SIKESTON -- Baseball is the national pastime, but few regions of the country possess a richer tradition or deeper love for the game than our own Southeast Missouri. The Southeast Missouri Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame fosters that legacy by honoring those who have made significant contributions to the game of baseball in the area...

EAST PRAIRIE -- The Portageville Bulldog Softball team hosted the Lady Eagles from East Prairie and the Malden Lady Green Wave for a round robin tournament on Saturday. In the first game, Portageville beat Malden 19-1. Portageville's leading hitters were Lauren Kellams 5-5, Underwood 4-5, Mary Hannah Fisher 3-4, and DeAnna Deere with a 2-run home run. ...