Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2018

A Scott City woman was seriously injured after the sport utility vehicle she was driving struck a delivery truck Tuesday in Sikeston. At 9:41 a.m., officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a two-vehicle accident at Pine/Colonel George E. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Recreation Complex will soon have an all-inclusive swing set. The Sikeston City Council approved the purchase of the swing set from Lil Tykes, LLC in the amount of $27,065.50 at Monday’s regular City Council meeting. The 2017 VISION Sikeston Leadership Class raised $26,316 to purchase the swing set and the City will cover the additional cost of $749.50...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces felony burglary and other misdemeanor charges in Scott County. Tammy L. Tabaka, 29, is charged with felony first-degree burglary and misdemeanor stealing of less than $150 (and no prior stealing offenses) and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault (first or second offense), according to online court records...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — James Moore Thurmond, 85, died May 7, 2018, at the family home in Naples, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

DEXTER, Mo. — Carrol Leroy Hagy, 78, died May 6, 2018, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 6, 1939, in Dexter, son of the late Carl Freeman and Dora Irene McFarlen Hagy, he had lived in Michigan and St. Louis before returning to the Dudley and Dexter areas. He had worked as a welder and maintenance man and attended the Dudley Community Church...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Richard James Jones Sr., 74, died May 4, 2018, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born March 30, 1944, in Lamar, Miss., son of the late Ethel Lou Campbell Shepherd and Jack Jones, he was a longtime resident of New Madrid. In addition to owning a dance hall on Russell Street in New Madrid, he spent a number of years running a lawn care business. He had also worked for several local businesses, including Western Auto, Riley A.C. ...

SIKESTON — Luther Junior McClure, 80, died May 6, 2018, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark. Born Feb. 4, 1938, in Formosa, Ark., son of the late Luther Conway and Thelma Pearl Shipley McClure, he was an auto body repairman and retired from the Arkansas Army National Guard...

WACO, Texas — Martha Mae Henderson Gladney, 81, died May 3, 2018. Born May 27, 1936, in Memphis, Tenn., daughter of the late Carrie Thompson and Lewis Eckles II, she spent most of her adult life in Sikeston. She was a member of St. John Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher and on the usher board and senior citizen committee for many years. She later moved to Waco, where she was a member of Carver Park Baptist Church...

BEKASI, Indonesia — Herman Ray Johnson, 72, formerly of New Madrid, Mo., died May 5, 2018. Born Oct. 11, 1945, in Sikeston, son of the late Amos Johnson and Tempie Mason, he lived in New Madrid before moving to the Atlanta area in the mid-1960s. His work as a mechanical engineer later took him to North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, New York, New Jersey, China, Singapore, Croatia, Ivory Coast and Kazakhstan. He retired to Indonesia 12 years ago. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Ina Dismuke, 77, died May 6, 2018, at her home in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Michael Ray Starbuck, 59, died May 6, 2018. Born Nov. 2, 1958, in Alton, Ill., son of the late Lowell Robert and Barbara Joan Meredith Starbuck, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 82nd Airborne. He worked for Unilever for 28 years before retiring and was currently working as a support staff caregiver for Covenant Care...

SIKESTON — Mildred Lee Noyes Bartlett passed away May 7, 2018, at the age of 101. She was born Oct. 27, 1916, near Sikeston, to Nathan Simpson Noyes and Katie Louisa Freeman Noyes. On May 17, 1941, she married John Robert Bartlett, who preceded her in death on Dec. ...

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and School’s annual Riverfest fundraiser celebrated “Cinco de Mayo” with games, raffles and food on Saturday.

ORAN, Mo. — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has declined to file charges over allegations of timecard fraud involving the Oran, Missouri, Police Department. “After a thorough investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, we do not have evidence, at this time, to support a criminal charge,” attorney general’s office spokeswoman Mary Compton said...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Every year con artists target millions of Americans in attempt to swindle them out of their money. Unfortunately, said New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens, these scams are plentiful and cost citizens a lot of hard-earned money each year. While there is little his office can do to recover money once it is sent, Stevens did have suggestions on how to prevent and report scams...

SIKESTON — Sikeston DPS Director Williams is reminding all local drivers and pedestrians to exercise caution when driving or walking near crosswalks. DPS officers have recently received complaints of drivers failing to allow pedestrians the right away at marked crosswalks. ...

The Awana children and family ministries began Feb. 11 at Miner Baptist Church and ran every Sunday night.

SIKESTON — Josh Lee Howard was born on Feb. 22, 1952, in Clarksdale, Miss. He was the fourth son of 12 children born to the union of Josh and Chaney Shannon Howard. After beginning his life in Mississippi, the family moved to Sikeston, Mo., in 1958. Josh attended Sikeston Public Schools and graduated from Sikeston Senior High in 1971...

DEXTER, Mo. — Patsy Hagy, 82, died May 7, 2018, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 23, 1935, in Leachville, Ark., daughter of the late Jack Daniel and Minnie Dorothy Myer Fletcher, she had lived in Michigan and St. Louis before returning to the Dudley and Dexter areas. She had attended the Dudley Community Church...

SIKESTON — Mary Boyer, age 85, died May 7, 2018, at her home in Sikeston. She was born April 26, 1933, in Columbus, Ind., to the late Walter and Mildred Irene (McGuire) Bundren, she was a member of First United Methodist Church.