Stories from Monday, February 5, 2018

SIKESTON -- Viola Boutwell, 94, died Feb. 3, 2018, at her home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 6, 1923, in Adamsville, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late "R.W." and Jessie Gladish Plunk. At age 12, her family moved to Missouri. On Jan. 1, 1944, she married Finis D. Graham, who preceded her in death...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bill "Cowboy" McRoy, 86, died Feb. 5, 2018, at the Bloomfield Nursing Center. Born June 5, 1931, in Bell City, son of the late Alexander and Oma Bowman McRoy, he had lived in the Bloomfield area most of his life. He had worked for Pyramid Roofing as a foreman before his retirement and was a member of the Dexter Eagles Aerie for many years...

DEXTER, Mo. -- John Allen Sugg, 71, died Feb. 4, 2018, at the Piggott, Ark., Hospital. Born Dec. 20, 1946, in Cave City, Ark., son of the late Finis and Margie Alice Cosey Sugg, he had lived most of his life in Southeast Missouri. He worked for Tyson Foods in Dexter and served in the United States Army. He also attended Grace Fellowship Church in Dexter...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Steven DeWayne Morgan, 60, died Feb. 2, 2018, at his home in East Prairie. Born Aug. 22, 1957, in East Prairie, son of Joann Lemons Simpkins of East Prairie and the late William P. Morgan, he was the owner of Morgan Trucking LLC and a member of Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...

ORAN, Mo. -- Edward "Ed" Evans, 61, died Feb 4, 2018, at his home. Born March 13, 1956, in Chaffee, to the late Ralph and Geraldine Fowler Evans, he was a truck driver for his brother until 1993. He went to work for the Scott County Highway Department in Benton on Oct. 1, 1994, until he retired on May 31, 2016. He was a member of the Oran Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Fire Board...