Stories from Sunday, June 23, 2019

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Charleston man faces charges after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a house Friday in Charleston. At 3:20 p.m. Friday, the Charleston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a motor vehicle striking a residence at the intersection of Commercial and 13th streets, according to Police Chief Robert Hearnes...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Jimmie Nell Ward, 73, died June 20, 2019, at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Born Dec. 22, 1945, in Elbridge, Ala., daughter of the late Verna Sims Long and Bill Long, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Portageville and the JOY Sunday school class. ...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Dorothy Adams, 88, died June 21, 2019, at her home in Southaven. Born Aug. 10, 1930, in Portageville, Mo., daughter of the late Elizabeth Laster and Ralph Smith, she   On Feb. 2, 1949, she married Alfred E. Adams, who preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 1971...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Donald Ray Townley, 79, died June 21, 2019, at his home in Lilbourn. Born Nov. 18, 1939, in Alabama, son of the late Odell Ray and Rosie Blanche Davis Townley, he was a self-employed carpenter with his brother for many years before owning and operating Townley's Station and Car Wash...

SIKESTON — Dr. John H. Askew, 75, died Saturday, June 22, 2019, at his home in Sikeston, Missouri, surrounded by his family. A respected and loved physician, John practiced medicine in Southeast Missouri for 34 years. From his retirement in late 2005 through today, his colleagues, patients, and patients’ family members showered him with words of gratitude and letters thanking him for saving lives, for visiting their loved ones at home, and for his bedside manner defined by straight talk, long hours, sharp wit, and dry humor.. ...