Stories from Monday, September 19, 2011

BELL CITY -- Harold Surface died Sept. 18, 2011, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete.

BATESVILLE, Ark. -- Arvella Velores Stout Totten, 89, died Sept. 17, 2011, at the White River Medical Center at Batesville. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CHAFFEE -- Ruth M. Allwood, 89, died Sept. 18, 2011, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

JONESBURG -- Altha Lavada Yount, 94, formerly of Sikeston, died at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 16, 2011, at the Jonesburg Nursing Home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

HIXSON -- Marvin LeRoy Cravens, 74, died Sept. 15, 2011. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Maggie Ruth Wyatt, 88, died at 9:20 p.m. Sept. 17, 2011, at the Miner Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Lawrence Edward Kinney, 58, formerly of Salem, Ill., died at 8:15 a.m. Sept. 16, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DONIPHAN -- Jerry Len Shands, 63, formerly of Mississippi County, died at 1:24 p.m. Sept. 16, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

news@standard-democrat.com LILBOURN - The list of those helped by the members of the Lilbourn Veterans of Foreign War Post 7183 and the Auxiliary is long - there are hospitals, veterans homes and community projects. Over the years they have helped send students to college and families who have lost their homes to fires. And the list goes on and on and on...