Stories from Monday, October 23, 2017

ELLINGTON, Mo. -- A second victim has died following last week's triple shooting incident at a residence in Reynolds County. James R. Nance, 86, of Ellington died Saturday, according to Sgt. Jeff Kinder with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. During the initial assault on Oct. 18, Nance along with his wife, Janet L. Nance, 27, and a third person were shot at a residence west of Ellington. Janet Nance died later the same day as the shooting at a St. Louis hospital...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mary Ann Smith of Charleston passed away peacefully on Sept. 29,2017, following a brief illness. She was born June 3, 1928, in Bonne Terre, to Dr. David English Smith Sr. and Susie Myrtle Goodin Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dr. Albert Goodin Smith; sister-in-law, Peggy Bronson Smith; and great-nephew, Bronson Sellers Smith...

LOVELAND, Colo. -- Michael Bryan Huffstutler, 54, formerly of Matthews, Mo., died Oct. 11, 2017, at his residence. Born Nov. 17, 1962, in Sikeston, Mo., son of the late Bill and Marjorie Huffstutler, he was a past member of Little Vine Baptist Church. He was a 1981 graduate of Matthews High School...

SIKESTON -- Jackie Larry James, 74, died Oct. 21, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born March 10, 1943, in Sikeston, son of the late C.J. and Lillie Russom James, he was an auctioneer and farmer until his retirement. On Oct. 7, 1983, in Miner, he married Linda Kay Reynolds James, who survives of Sikeston...

SIKESTON -- Joy Ann Bond, 69, died Oct. 21, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Born April 17, 1948, in San Francisco, daughter of the late William and Beverly Danley Wall, she was a member of Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston, where she was a member and served as president for four years of the Legion of Mary Society. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Betty Jo McKinley, 90, died Oct. 22, 2017, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born March 10, 1927, daughter of the late Glen H. and Pearl Collins Gentry, she was a member of the Illmo Baptist Church for 60 years, volunteering in many capacities as a teacher and youth leader. She worked as a nursery school teacher and at the Ely Walker Factory Store until her retirement...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Melba Ruth Christian, 81, died Oct. 20, 2017, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. Born March 23, 1936, in Randolf, Miss., to Bluford Roy and Maggie Lena Dillard Warren in Randolf, she had lived in the Essex and Dexter area all of her adult life...