Stories from Thursday, June 4, 2009

BENTON -- Lee Golightly, 72, died June 3, 2009, at his home near Benton. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

PORTAGEVILLE -- Jerry Don Crawford, 71, died June 3, 2009, at Hayti. Funeral arrangements are with the DeLisle Funeral Chapel in Portageville. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

ST. LOUIS -- Lennie Mae Jackson, 91, formerly of Portageville, died June 2, 2009, at St. Lukes Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral arrangements are with the DeLisle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

FLORAL CITY, Fla. -- Bobby Gene Walker, 79, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died May 30, 2009, at his home. Funeral arrangements are with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Mo. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Gwendolyn Elizabeth French, 94, died June 4, 2009, at West Ridge Place in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

STANTONVILLE, Tenn. -- Ada Deona Pearson Goines, 100, formerly of Morehouse, Mo., passed away peacefully June 2, 2009, at her daughter's home in Stantonville. Funeral arrangements are with the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Mo. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Rosemary E. Annesser, 76, died June 3, 2009 at her home. Funeral arrangements are with the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SPRINGFIELD -- The Cooter Wildcats' journey towards their first state championship was ended at the hands of Santa Fe on Wednesday afternoon as they fell 3-2 in the MSHSAA Class 1 state semifinals round at Meador Park in Springfield. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CHARLESTON -- The 2009 nutsbaseball.com Woodfest wooden bat tournament is set for this week and weekend at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The tournament, hosted by the Charleston Fighting Squirrels, will feature eight teams this year from Missouri and Kentucky...

SIKESTON -- Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety are investigating the recovery of two firearms on Wednesday night. At approximately 9 p.m., officers were called to the 800 block of Ruth after two firearms were found in grass behind a residence. The firearms are believed to have been stolen from a vehicle on the 800 block of Ruth in May...

SIKESTON -- Bankruptcy filings by General Motors and Chrysler do not look like they will have a negative effect on Sikeston, according to local car dealers. With Chrysler filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 30 and GM doing the same Monday, some are asking how recent purchases and warranties will be affected and if they will still be able to get products and services locally...

NEW MADRID - New Madrid County will soon be home to one of the largest fertilizer storage sites on the Mississippi River. The $15 million Crop Production Services facility being built along the New Madrid County Port Authority's slackwater harbor will have the storage capacity for 69,000 tons of liquid and dry fertilizer combined, according to Steve Martin, general manager for CPS...