Stories from Tuesday, January 27, 2015

sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Their three-game winning streak may have come to a close last Friday, but the Dexter Bearcats rebounded in a big way Monday in the opening round of the Stoddard County Activity Association Tournament. Led By junior Ethan Flowers' 24 points, the third-seeded Bearcats road a dominant start against sixth-seeded Puxico to a 57-34 win and a trip to the semifinals...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Bravettes dropped a close game to Woodland Monday at home 55-54. The Bravettes (5-13) led 28-25 at halftime then Woodland tied the game at 38-all entering the fourth quarter. Four players scored in double figures for Scott Central led by Maddison Avance's 13. Ziaire Davis added 11 points and 13 rebounds, Johneisha Daniel and Chelsea Phillips each added 10...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Jerelyn Suzanne Napper Butler Riley Hahs, 88, of Hot Springs Village passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 30, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the late Harry and Myrtle Stout Napper. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. John McCallum officiating...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Margaret Marie Heitman Wilson Boblitt, 86, died Jan. 22, 2015, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Thursday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...

BLOOMFIELD -- Patricia L. Shipman Elmore, 79, died Jan. 22, 2015, at her home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Alice Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the Shipman Plot of Robert Hill Cemetery south of Bloomfield...

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Sunny on Wednesday with a high near 50 then becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a 20 percent chance of showers and a low around 41. Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 50 and a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon with gusts as high as 21 mph while Thursday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 31. ...

KENNETT -- The Dunklin County Family Treatment Court has been selected as one of five new Family Drug Court Peer Learning Courts of Excellence in the nation. This brings the total number of these recognized courts to nine, nationally. Dunklin County is one of only two rural jurisdictions to receive this honor...

WAYNE COUNTY-- Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says his office received a call around 9:54 a.m. on Saturday about the body of a male found near the Markham Springs Recreation area of the Black River. According to Finch, the remains were identified on Monday afternoon as that of Kenneth Willard. Finch said Willard died of a gunshot wound...

WAPPAPELLO -- Friends of Girl Scout Camp Latonka and two other camp committees in the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Council were given approval by the Board of Directors to continue their efforts towards keeping the camps open and available for usage by Girl Scouts as well as the public...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NORTHEAST HUNKERS DOWN AS STORM TOTALS ARE DOWNGRADED For most, predictions of massive snow accumulations will not materialize. But Boston could still see about 2 feet and New York 10 to 20 inches...

CHAFFEE -- Virginia Ann Schultz, 83, died Jan. 26, 2015, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday with John Thompson officiating...

DEXTER -- James C. Daniels, 70, died Jan. 20, 2015, at his home in Dexter. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Greg Stevens of Bloomfield officiating...

COLUMBIA -- Patricia Ann Raines, 74, died Jan. 24, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview Church of Christ in Columbia.

DEXTER - Jerry Don Heflin Sr., 72, died Jan. 24, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 11:30 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Friday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, with Stephen Watkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

BRANSON -- Dawsey Lee Crutchfield, 78, died Jan. 23, 2015 at Cox Medical Center in Branson. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home in Branson. Pete Soulias will officiate. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...

Jackie Duffie DEXTER -- Jackie Leo Duffie, 66, died Jan. 22, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Visitation is from 1:30 p.m. until time of service at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Burial will follow in the Hagy Cemetery...

DEXTER -- Fred "Buddy" Ward, 103, died Jan. 26, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery...