Stories from Thursday, August 16, 2018

Lynn Morgan, of Senath, son of the late Henry Morgan and Ella Marie (Dean) Morgan, was born February 8, 1930, in White Oak, and departed this life August 5, 2018 at the age of 88 years at National HealthCare in Kennett. Lynn married Shirley Dunn September 18, 1964. Shirley preceded him in death...

Charles Rone was born March 31, 1939, in Portageville, to Charlie W. Rone and June Locke Rone Newsome, and passed away July 26, 2018 in Chula Vista, California. He attended schools at Hayward Elementary in Hayward, Mo., Linda Vista Elementary and Junior High, and Mission Bay High School in Sand Diego, Calif., El Paso Community College, Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Co., Temple Junior College, Temple, Texas; joined the U.S. ...

Mary Elizabeth Woods, 95, formerly of Lutesville, Portageville, and Marquand, Mo., passed away July 24, 2018, at The Baptist Home in Ironton, Mo. She and her late husband, Hugh L. Woods, were former owners of the Portageville Lumber Company, and members of the Portageville First Baptist Church...

Patricia Ann Estes was born May 25, 1937, in Portageville, to Helen Hart and Lynwood Call, and passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 81 years, two months, and six days. She was united in marriage to Billie Estes April 15, 1956, in Portageville. He survives of the home...

Funeral services for Bobby Gene Treece were conducted Thursday, July 19, 2018 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with Rev. Dewayne Roberts officiating. Interment was in Portageville Cemetery. Bobby was born April 22, 1943, in Portageville, to Etta Mae Kinchen Treece and Richard “Dick” Treece, and departed this life July 15, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 75 years...

Irene Handley, 80, of Hayti, was born September 4, 1937, in Hayti, to the late Carrie Mae Nelson and the late Christopher Columbus Crumley, and departed this life July 29, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was of the Baptist faith; she loved shopping, working in her yard, and in earlier years doing crafts; but her biggest joys came from visiting her family...

James “Nathan” Day was born April 28, 1969 in Hayti, Missouri, to Brenda Sue Beasley and Noah Donald Day. He passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. at the age of 49 years and 2 months. Nathan was a graduate of Portageville High School in 1987, and worked as an outside contractor. ...

Margaret Nadine Justice was born March 8, 1940, in Tallapoosa, Missouri, to William R. Hardin and Gertrude Sterling Hardin. She passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Home Hayward, Mo., at the age of 78 years, 3 months, and 22 days. She was a waitress for many years, and later retired as an LPN. She loved gardening and caring for her many pets...

Carlotta “Carla” Moore, 54, passed away July 6, 2018 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Carla was born October 30, 1963, in Dexter, to Joe and Etta Lou (Shipp) Hughes of Morehouse, Mo. She married Mark Moore April 21, 1984. He survives of the home...

MARSTON, Mo. - The workers stood quietly watching as the truck loaded with 45,000 pounds of aluminum rolled through the gate. Then they began to applaud. Tuesday, August 7, was a day some had feared would never come after Noranda Aluminum Co. declared bankruptcy and closed its doors in 2016. It was a day others had worked hard toward after the aluminum smelter was purchased by Magnitude 7 Metals...

Last Wednesday, August 8, members of the Bootheel Community Development Corporation in Howardville recognized Mayor Jim Farr. He was presented with a framed pictorial of some of the many projects that Farr had a leadership role in. It was presented to him by 149th State Representative Don Rone (R) of Portageville...

On Sunday, August 19 St. Eustachius will host an Open House at the new school building. Everyone from the community is invited to attend and walk through to see the new school. Open House will be from 2-3:30pm, followed by mass with Bishop Edward Rice at 4pm and a blessing of the new school building at 5pm...

The citizens of Portageville took a stand at the polls Tuesday and passes the Proposition 2 tax sales as proposed by the City. This sales tax is to fund a full-time, certified school resource officer and public safety improvements. It is designed to pay the School Resource Officer (SRO) first and the excess revenue will be used for public safety improvements for the city. Fire and Police equipment, tornado sirens, etc. This issue asked for 1/4 of a cent sales tax...

Workers for the River City Construction are steadily working on the new wastewater treatment plant. It will consist of an influent pump station, screening building, grit removal, secondary biological treatment using the oxidation ditch technology, secondary clarification, return and waste activated sludge pump station, ultraviolet disinfection, plant non-potable water system, high-water effluent pump station, aerobic digestion and necessary ancillary items. ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — George Wynn Smith Jr., 84, died May 5, 2018.
Born Feb. 9, 1934, in Dyersburg, Tenn., son of the late George Wynn Smith Sr. and Myrtle Goodin Smith, he grew up in Tiptonville, Tenn., and spent summers in Charleston, Mo. He attended high school at Philips Exeter Academy followed by college and law school at Harvard University. ...

MINER, Mo. — A third woman is now being sought in connection to a robbery in Miner last week. According to Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs, the robbery occurred Aug. 9 at Miner business when two black females entered the business and one of the women gained entry to an employee only area and took credit cards and other monetary valued items...

MALDEN, Mo. — A Portageville man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking in the road late Tuesday in Dunklin County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on Route H, 11 miles west of Malden, as the southbound vehicle driven Devin T. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Alice Bell, 94, died Aug. 15, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing Center.  Born Jan. 16, 1924, in East Prairie, daughter of the late Harry and Chessie Zook Ishmael, she had been employed in the dietary department at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was a member of Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...

KELSO, Mo. — Kevin Joseph Essner, 52, of Kelso, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 15, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Vincent Stephen and Lorena Mary Diebold Essner. He and Laurie Holshouser were married Sept. 26, 1987, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Career and Technology Center welding technology instructor Brent Trankler has been named a semifinalist for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools 2018 Prize for Teaching Excellence. Trankler is one of 52 semifinalists that are comprised of public high school teachers and teacher teams from across the country...

Clarissas Fitzgerald was born November 1, 1958, in Portageville, Missouri, to George and Alene Fitzgerald. She was called home June 5, 2018. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Felicia Fitzgerald; her father, George Fitzgerald; her mother, Alene Fitzgerald; three brothers, Emanuel Gill, John Wesley-Fitzgerald, Alphonzo Fitzgerald; and one sister, Jackie Fitzgerald...

SIKESTON — Margaret Kasting, 78, died Aug. 17, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born March 11, 1940, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Earl and Mildred Litchford Masterson, Margaret was a member of North Acres General Baptist Church and had worked as a sales clerk for Eubanks-Finney Department Store before retiring.