Stories from Tuesday, March 19, 2019

MALDEN, Mo. — Curtis Poston, 92, died Feb. 14, 2019, at Ridgeview Living Community in Malden. Born June 27, 1926, in Parma, son of the late Levi and Gladys Edwards Poston, he grew up in the Parma area before moving to St. Louis where he worked  for GM. He was a member of the UAW and was of the Christian belief. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

SIKESTON — Louis Lyndell Coleman of Sikeston passed away at his home on Saturday, March 16, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Louis was born on Nov 8, 1939.  He was the proud son of Lyndell and Verna Coleman who proceeded him in death.  He had two sisters, Mary Deem (deceased) and Carol Hull (James) of St. Louis.  Louis graduated from Broseley High School in 1957.  He served in the United States Navy. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Charles Vernon “Pep” Tatum, 88, died March 18, 2019, at his home in East Prairie. Born July 22, 1930, at Deventer, son of the late Morgan and Mae Sams Tatum, he had lived in Mississippi County and attended The First General Baptist Church In East Prairie. He was employed in construction for over 34 years with the Hunt Corp...

LOCKPORT, Ill. — Kelly Greer, 63, died on Sunday March 17, 2019, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Born June 13, 1955, in Cairo, Ill., son of Bonnie H. Greer of Marshall and the late Jerry L. Greer, he was a graduate of Charleston High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University...

A large crowd took advantage of the nice weather Saturday and took part in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival held in Historic Downtown Sikeston.Attendees had the chance to sample homemade beer from brewmasters throughout the state, enjoy live music from the local band Used and Reused and enjoy food and crafts...

SIKESTON — Matthews Elementary in Sikeston has named its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. THIRD GRADE: Brooklyn Anthony, Arrielle Blissett-Hall, Braylon Bowser, Keith Branson, Andrew Britton, Ayanna Brown, Jasper Brown, Tucker Buckley, Jordan Burnett, Ella Carmack, Kha’Nileeiona Clark, McKenna Davis, Kaitlyn Evans, Marnajiah Fletcher, Lucero Flores, Faddie Flye, Tripp Foote, Trey Gibson, Noah Grimes, Drake Griswell, Noah Harper, Gabrielle Harrell, Bryden Hopkins, Jamauria Johnson, Zach Johnson, Angelina Jones, Anderson Jones, Adeline Koller, Camden Killian, Javarious Kirby, Queenie Lin, Keston Long, Gabriel Martinez, Paige May, Jacob Mooney, Londyn Newton, John Nolan, Jada Pennington, Lily Pinnell, Logan Ray, Carter Sander, Myron Sanders, Abigail Shelby, Fallon Simmons, Damiea Smith, Clay Stephenson, Jacob Tatum Kaleb Tatum, Izibella Thatcher, Kaylee Tinnin, Ava Towe, Mekhia Williams, Lauren Winders, Demarcus Wofford-Cotton.. ...

SIKESTON — Saint Francis Xavier School in Sikeston has announced its honor roll students for the third quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. They are: Second Grade Boyd Bollinger, Rhealyn Comstock, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Nadia Guzman, Chloe Schonhoff, Julia Schuerenberg and Kayden Woodruff...

The teachers and staff at Matthews Elementary School at Matthews celebrated reading recently by dressing up as characters from their favorite books.

SIKESTON — Vicki Marie Curtis, 64, died March 18, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 1, 1954, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Nelson and Alma Jean Daniels Curtis, she had been a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 3319 in Sikeston since 1991...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County government and Sheriff Wes Drury have dropped efforts to have a discrimination lawsuit brought by a deputy dismissed. As a result, deputy Tina Kolwyck’s suit will proceed in circuit court. Still at issue is whether the Scott County Sheriff’s Department should be dropped from the suit...

SIKESTON — Filmmaker Steve Turner’s documentary “The Past is Never Dead” on the exoneration of David Robinson for the 2001 murder of Sheila Box will premiere on Amazon Prime on May 17, Turner announced Monday. Robinson was convicted in 2001 of the Sikeston, Missouri, murder of Box on the word of two jailhouse informants who later recanted...

SIKESTON — Josephine Ray, 83, formerly of Bell City, died March 13, 2019, at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 25, 1936,  in Dorena, daughter of the late Joe 'Jack" Henry Ray and Katie Mae Ray, she was of the Baptist belief. She attended Pilgrims Rest Church in Bell City. She worked at the Oran Hat Factory in Oran for several years...