Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2018

Police are investigating a pedestrian’s death after she was struck by a vehicle Thursday in Sikeston.

From the beginning, Mayor McCrate agreed about having a meeting on the Memorandum, and mentioned he was to going to be out of town the week of August 13, and said they should meet on August 20, and to give time for City Attorney to draw up a document as a starting place...

One Man with Courage- The Wayne Cryts Story is a book that can be purchased on Amazon.com that tells the story of his efforts to protect his personal property. He helped to get bankruptcy laws changed across the nation. “We are so honored that he came to speak to us today,” said Kelly White Patterson, Risco High School history teacher. “Thank you so much Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Sandy Cryts. You truly are an inspiration to us all.” - submitted photo...

The Bible is of divine utterance. It is a product of God’s activity. This fact (that the Bible has a divine quality) reveals three truths. First, the Bible is God’s Word. The Bible does simply contain God’s word. The Bible is in and of itself the written word of God. ...

On September 17th, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention finished months of tense deliberations and compromises. Standing in Independence Hall in Philadelphia where 11 years earlier America declared her independence, 39 delegates signed their names on parchment paper boldly proclaiming, “We the People of the United States…establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” This week on National Constitution Day we celebrate the greatest legal document ever written and the bedrock for American government, the U.S. ...

SIKESTON — Judith Ann Gray, 66, died Sept. 19, 2018, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born April 7, 1952, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of the late Dennis Gray and Marie Dodd Gray Taylor, she was of the Baptist belief and had lived in Gulfport, Miss., for about five years but spent most of her life in the Sikeston area. She had been a paralegal with attorney Jim Moore for about 10 years. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Euladean M. Farmer, 88, died Sept. 15, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born June 12, 1930, in Portageville, daughter of the late Mary Blanche Hall Dacus and James Olian Dacus, she was a member of the First Church of God for over 60 years. She served in many capacities throughout those years on the church council and as a Sunday school teacher in the women’s group.

SIKESTON — Ronald Mitchell "Ron" Payne II mercifully came into the presence of our Lord on Sept. 18, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Sept. 30, 1967, in Bloomington, Ill., to Ronald Mitchell and Martha "Marti" Jeffries Payne of Sikeston, Ron was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, the Sikeston Jaycees-serving as Rodeo Chairman in 2008 and was Chairman of Sikeston Tourism Board. He had worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Farm Bureau Insurance Company and J & E Wholesale Outlet.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For most of us, buckling up and putting the phone down when driving or staying on the sidewalk while we’re out for a stroll are automatic safety habits. But did you know there is another real – and potentially life-threatening – hazard to drivers and pedestrians? It’s the danger we don’t often consider: driving or walking near train tracks...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — The Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department will soon see a new jailer and deputy after Monday’s county commission meeting. Sheriff Carl Hefner asked commissioners for permission to hire another jailer and road deputy to help alleviate overtime pay being accumulated and add safety to the jail...

SIKESTON — The ladies behind the Sikeston Jaycees are serving up another helping of their favorite recipes along with rodeo history and fun facts in a new edition of their cookbook. In previous years, the Sikeston Jaycee ladies — wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and girlfriends of Jaycee members — compiled a cookbook with their favorite recipes to share with the community while raising money for a good cause...

The Stoddard County Fair kicked off Tuesday evening in Dexter, Mo., with the annual Stoddard County Fair Parade.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Jessie Lee “Fuzzy” Newson-Farr, 68, died Sept. 17, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 8, 1950, in Tate County, Miss., daughter of the late Jessie and Annie B. Woods Newson Sr., she graduated from Lilbourn High School in Lilbourn. ...

BENTON, Ark. — Frances Sabetha Conyers, 84, formerly of East Prairie, Mo., died Sept. 17, 2018, at her home. Graveside services were held Thursday at East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery with Shelby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at: www.ponderfuneralhome.com...