Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2019

BENTON, Mo. — The mother of a 2-year-old Benton girl has been charged with her daughter’s death, and additional charges have been filed for her boyfriend who is also charged with the toddler’s death. Raymond “Bradley” DeJournett, 25, of Benton is charged with child abuse resulting in death; endangering the welfare of a child, resulting in death; two counts of child abuse resulting in serious physical injury; and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child resulting in serious physical injury, according to Scott County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Oesch.. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — June Cullum, 75, died June 11, 2019, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 15, 1943, in Risco, daughter of the late John Thomas and Ora Bessie Walker Maloney, she was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Dexter...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Nelda Dalton Crader, 84, died June 11, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Born on Jan. 18, 1935, daughter of the late Leonard and Nelle Rhodes Dalton, she was a graduate of Delta High School and attended the University of Missouri in Columbia. ...

I don’t understand how people can be so sick they can’t come to church but after church they go to town and all over the place shopping and stuff. If they are too sick to go to church it seems like they’d be too sick to run all over town. That just don’t sound right if your sick. If you’re going to go shopping and stuff you should go to church too. They may just be my opinion but I don’t know. Alrighty. Thank you.

BENTON, Mo. — Kennley Elizabeth Mae Bramlett, 2, died June 8, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was born May 4, 2017, in Sikeston, to Kenneth James and Amanda Kay Scherer Bramlett.  Survivors include: her mother, Amanda Bramlett of Benton; four brothers, Caleb Loy, Mason Loy, Bentley Medlock and Johnathon Bramlett of Benton; two sisters, Madison Loy and Chloe DeJournett of Benton; maternal grandparents, Randy and Judy Scherer; two uncles, Travis (Lana) Scherer and Mike (Karen) Scherer; and an aunt, Becky Roth.. ...