Stories from Tuesday, September 19, 2017

MO Lottery By The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- These Missouri lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Mega Millions 09-28-31-50-61, Mega Ball: 10, Megaplier: 2 (nine, twenty-eight, thirty-one, fifty, sixty-one; Mega Ball: ten; Megaplier: two) Pick 3 Evening...

SIKESTON - Mitchell Insurance Company and the Sikeston Regional Chamber of Commerce honored the Sikeston Jaycees at the Jaycee Rodeo Grounds on Tuesday evening. The atmosphere was festive with live bluegrass music and food and beverage provided by Mitchell Insurance Company...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Operation Healthy Delta is giving Angie McIntosh her smile back. On Saturday, McIntosh, whose mouth was still puffy from the first round of dental work, was already trying to smile as she praised the military medical personnel. According to the Sikeston resident, she had sought help from at least five Southeast Missouri dentists only to be turned down because of her other medical issues. Those with Operation Healthy Dental took on the challenge...

SIKESTON -- Dates for the City of Sikeston's Fall Clean-up, which gives residents an opportunity to dispose of bulky rubbish during their regular solid waste pick-ups, have been set for two weeks beginning Sept. 25. Residents with Monday and Thursday trash collection will have their fall clean-up opportunities on Sept. 25 and Sept. 28. Those with Tuesday and Friday solid waste pick-up will have their fall clean-up collections Oct. 3 and Oct. 6...

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival Parade, set for Sept. 30, will be honoring Purple Heart recipients. Line up for the parade will begin at 8 a.m. and all high school bands will meet in the grass area in front of the Sikeston Senior High campus...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)-- These Missouri lotteries were drawn Monday: Lucky For Life 04-14-19-30-46, Lucky Ball: 9 (four, fourteen, nineteen, thirty, forty-six; Lucky Ball: nine) Pick 3 Evening 8-1-9 (eight, one, nine) Pick 3 Midday 3-4-7 (three, four, seven)...

SIKESTON -- Jayne Moore, 54, died Sept. 16, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 23, 1962, in Sikeston, to Gary Nicholson of Orlando and Sharon Gill Nicholson Morris of St. Louis, she was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston and a registered nurse, having worked for Missouri Delta Medical Center, V.N.A and Sells Rest Home...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Douglas Paul Morlan, 33, died Sept. 14, 2017, in Poplar Bluff. Born Nov. 13, 1983, in Kennett, son of Tommy Morlan of Florence, Ariz., and Paula Shankle Morlan of Portageville, he loved MMA, baseball and fishing. In addition to his parents, survivors include: his son: Hayden Douglas Morlan of Louisiana; two daughters, Brianna Paulyn and Erin Presley Morlan of El Mirage, Ariz., and their mother, Joselyn Shiverts Hardin of El Mirage; his grandmother, Connie Shankle of Portageville; his sisters, Heather Lynn Morlan of Florence and Ashley Lacey of Portageville; and his brother, Brandon Lacey of Caruthersville.. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Alva Mae Hicks, 95, of East Prairie, died Sept. 17, 2017, at East Prairie Nursing Center. Born Oct. 18, 1921, in Camden, Tenn., to the late Willie and Berdie McMurtry Hicks, she had worked for Budget Laundry in East Prairie and also at Charleston Manor before retiring...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- John Joe Aycock, 72, died Sept. 16, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending with Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie.

SIKESTON -- Betty E. Leible died Sept. 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.

CLIFTON, Ohio -- Anthony Gerald Armstrong, 51, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Sept. 16, 2017, at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek. Born Sept. 9, 1966, to Julia Armstrong-Tate of rural Wyatt, Mo., and the late Ernest Love, was of the Baptist belief. After graduating from Charleston High School, he went to California to pursue truck driving which he did for several years. Later, he moved to St. Louis...

SIKESTON -- Denson Lee "Denny" Boner Sr., 77, died Sept. 17, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Nov. 24, 1939, in Malden, son of the late William Borden and Mildred Margaret Dock Boner, he was a member of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Reserve U.S. Navy Seabee and served during the Vietnam War. A member of First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, he was a life member of the Navy Seabee of American and American Military Society...

LITHONIA, Ga. -- Thelma Butcher, 71, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Sept. 13, 2017, at Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Born April 23, 1946, in Charleston, daughter of the late LeRoy Haynes and Willie Mae Treadwell Parker, she was a preschool teacher for over 25 years. She was a member of Living Word Christian Center in Chicago for many years before becoming a member of Berean Church in Atlanta...