Stories from Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Somewhere deep in the recesses of my desk are a heap of rubber-bound calendars dating back to the 1970s. It’s a company ritual that each year around this time, neat, new cellophane-wrapped calendars mysterious arrive at our desks. Being an obsessive scribbler, I favor the flip calendars instead of the desk models. Opting for a desk calendar would result in a mishmash of unreadable notes and pseudo-artsy designs only a mother could love...

Hello Southeast Missouri, hello Miner. My issue now is school buses. With it rainy, cloudy and getting dark, why don’t you have your headlights on? And don’t you do pre-trip, post-trip? I saw one today with a headlight out. I know you don’t do pre-trip? You just get in there and sit on the seat and go. So you could care less about the kids safety or anyone else out there. You just want to a dang paycheck and go back to the house. Pay attention to safety. Your supervisor is just as guilty as you are. C’mon there Sikeston. Let’s get it together. Good night.

SIKESTON — Harold Eugene Meadows, 85, died Dec. 22, 2018, at his home in Sikeston. Born July 6, 1933, in Packard, Ky., to the late Ben Taylor and Kathleen Meadows, he served in the 2nd infantry division and 23rd Insurgency reconnaissance detachment of the United States Army during Korea and Vietnam War. He was a member of the Tanner Street Church of God and worked construction...

SIKESTON – Thelma Glover, 101, died Dec. 24, 2018, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 10, 1917, in Wilson, Ark., to the late Clyde and Fannie Mae Annable Bullard, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Morehouse. On Dec.28, 1932, in Luxora, AR. she married Paul Glover, who preceded her in death...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Matthew Lee Trotter, 71, died Dec. 20, 2018, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Sept. 9, 1947, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Nelson and Jurine (Green) Trotter, he worked for Federal Compress for many years. Survivors include: his wife, Lucille Trotter of Portageville; three sons, Alfred Trotter of Hamilton, Ala., Matthew Trotter Jr. ...

SIKESTON — Jaye Butler, 59, died Dec. 25, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston. Born June 3, 1959, in Sikeston, to the late Kenneth and Helen Cantrell Butler, he was a member of Miner Baptist Church in Miner, Mo., and worked as the senior information services officer for First State Bank and Trust in Sikeston until he had to leave due to health issues on Dec. 15, 2017...

SIKESTON — Shelba Scheible, 77, died Dec. 26, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.  Born March 2, 1941, in Toppertown, daughter of the late Herman and Irene McDowell Scheible, she graduated from Bell City High School and was a member of The Sanctuary Pentecostal Church. She was previously employed by the Shoe Factory in Advance, International Shoe Co., and was employed at Noranda Aluminum for over 20 years. She also worked in the office at the Nutrition Center...

SIKESTON — James John "Jim" Dumey, Jr., 66, died Dec. 24, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 7, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Mo, to the late James John and Helen Welter Dumey, he was employed by Buchheits in Jackson, Mo. for 18 years, where he was a department manager. ...

LILBOURN, Mo. - Billy R. Roe, Sr., 84, died Dec. 24, 2018, at his home in Lilbourn. Born Feb. 1, 1934, in Lilbourn, to the late Fred William and Beatrice Travis Roe (Powe) he had been employed in the cotton storage business, beginning with Federal Compress. He retired in December of 2006 from Staple Cotton and was a member of First Baptist Church in Lilbourn...