Stories from Sunday, November 4, 2018

BENTON, Mo. – A Caruthersville man was found guilty by a jury on Friday on multiple felony charges obtained in a 2017 vehicle pursuit with police in Scott County. Barry McClanahan, 51, of Caruthersville was convicted of felony resisting arrest, felony driving while revoked, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, property damage in the second degree and careless and imprudent driving for events occurring on Aug. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Evelyn LaVern Griffin, 81, died Nov. 2, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 9, 1937, near Advance, daughter of the late Elvin Shipley and Cleo Bess Smith, she had lived in this area all of her life. She had worked as secretary in the family business and was a member of God's Living Church. ...

SIKESTON — James David Yancy, 62, died Oct. 30, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born March 1, 1956, in Scott County, son of the late Oral V. Yancy and Esther Jaynne Watters Yancy, he had lived in Scott County his entire life and had been employed as a commercial truck driver for over 38 years, most recently with Faith Global Transportation. He had attended the Blodgett Baptist Church.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Thomas Simmons, 65, died Nov. 3, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 2, 1953, in Hayti, he was the son of George Simmons of Marston and Margie DeRousse Simmons of Portageville. On Dec. 19, 1983, in Lilbourn, he married Kathy Williams, and she survives of the home in New Madrid...

DEXTER, Mo. — Ashlie Kennedy, 38, died Nov. 2, 2018, at her home in Dexter. Born July 12, 1980, daughter of Melanie Ann Kennedy Shake of Cape Girardeau, she had lived in Dexter all of her life. She attended the First Church of God of Dexter. In addition to her mother, survivors include: one son, Theron Thomas Unger of Sikeston; one sister, Angela Hays of Dexter; and her maternal grandmother, Shirley Kennedy of Dexter...