Stories from Tuesday, June 2, 2015

SIKESTON - A Sikeston man is reported in serious but stable condition after being shot multiple times. Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were dispatched around 10:40 p.m. Monday to 815 Ruth St., where they found a 26-year-old man with multiple gun shot wounds...

MATTHEWS -- Cuma Martha (Walls) Chism Hale, 87, formerly of Matthews, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the Miner Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Thursday, June 4 until time for services at 1 p.m. at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Allen Basham, pastor of Cape First Church of Sikeston, will officiate and burial will follow at Matthews Community Cemetery...

DEXTER -- Marie Hubbard, 86, died May 29, 2015, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Services were conducted Monday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Greg McGhee officiating. For this obituary and more, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...

BERNIE -- Ruby Mae Stanfield, 95, died May 31, 2015, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, where services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday withthe Rev. John Knapp and the Rev. Jerry Darby officiating...

Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 74 then becoming partly cloudy tonight with a low around 58. Sunny on Wednesday with a high near 81 while Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 62. Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 84 then becoming partly cloudy Thursday night with a low around 66. ...

ESSEX - An Essex native has earned international recognition for a unique invention she created to ease the recovery process of mastectomy patients. Lisa Crites, who currently resides in Cocoa Beach, Fla, is a Media Strategist & Broadcast Healthcare Journalist who learned firsthand the need for a device that would enable patients who had undergone mastectomy surgery, a safe way to shower without contaminating surgical drain sites which remain in place after hospital discharge...

The Blue Star Marker was unveiled Saturday at a special ceremony at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. About 100 people turned out for the event. Joseph J. Frank, a veteran of the Vietnam War, was the speaker. The marker features a "blue star" that was displayed in homes and businesses denoting that a family member was serving in the military. ...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF ORDERS AIRPORT SECURITY OVERHAUL The directive follows a report that undercover agents were able to smuggle prohibited items through TSA checkpoints in 67 out of 70 attempts...

PARMA -- Linda Kay Jones, 47, died May 31, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Dexter. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma with the Rev. Roger Fowler of Bernie officiating...

BENTON -- Glen Wiseman, 79, died May 31, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. Frank Townsend officiating. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...

SIKESTON - Weather permitting, the intersection of Kathleen Street at Scott Street will be completely closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday due to street repairs/construction. All motorists and residents in the area are asked to use alternative routes to avoid the site and are encouraged to use caution when in the construction area.Si...

FORNEY, Texas -- Harold Dale Buchanan, 58, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died June 1, 2015, at his home in Forney. A memorial service will be held at a later date. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat.