Stories from Thursday, August 29, 2019

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Karen Lee Cook, 68, died Aug. 17, 2019. Born Dec. 28, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of the late Guy George and Lelia Mae Haubold Turner.  On June 12, 1970, in Marston, she married Calvin Cook, who preceded her in death on July 28, 1994. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Mary Ellen Wilson Hilton, 100, died Aug. 17, 2019, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born Sept, 19, 1918, in Fancy Farm, Ky., to the late Aurther and Annie Mae Burgess, she worked for Mount Vernon Hospital as a nurse’s aide, the East Prairie R-2 schools as a grandmother and in the lunchroom at Anniston school. She was a member of the First Church of God in East Prairie...

SIKESTON — Dudley Levell Patterson, 69, died Aug. 19, 2019, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born June 26, 1950, in Lilbourn, he was the son of the late Leonard and Mildred Carroll Patterson. Survivors include one sister, Janet Johnson of Sikeston...

SIKESTON — Jerry Ray Lynn, 84, a lifelong resident of this area, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.  Born March 13, 1935, in Sikeston, son of the late Denton and Nora (Hensley) Lynn, Jerry had attended the First Assembly of God Church and enjoyed a hobby in his shop of various woodworking and cabinet projects. A graduate of Sikeston High School, he had been employed as a baker at Hart's Bakery and later Bunny Bread and was a veteran of the U.S. ...

SIKESTON — Patricia Dale "Pat" Crowell, 71, died Aug. 28, 2019, at her home.  Born July 23, 1948, in Sikeston, daughter of Berneice (Christopher) Fitts who survives of Sikeston and the late Ulie Fitts, she was a graduate of Bell City High School and of the Baptist belief. A lifelong resident of the area, she had been a homemaker and had worked as an insurance coordinator at Food Giant, a packer at Brown Shoe and a social worker at Scott County Division of Family Services.  ...

SIKESTON — Located at 1006 N. Main St. in Sikeston, the First Christian Church of Sikeston is located just east of Missouri Delta Medical Center. The senior pastor at First Christian is David A. Nash. He is said to “bring excellent sermons, a big heart, a good sense of humor and the wisdom of experience.”...

SIKESTON — Those who attended Christian Women’s Fellowship Aug. 26 at First Baptist Church in Sikeston were inspired by hearing State Rep. Holly Rehder’s candid talk about God’s faithfulness and watchful care over those who seek Him and who desire to better their station in life...

SIKESTON — Christ Sanctuary COGIC will present an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at Green Memorial Church, 113 Clayton Ave., in Sikeston. A donation of $10 will be accepted. For more information, call Tonya Mitchell at (573) 620-8172...

SIKESTON — Betty Jane Clark, 89, passed away Aug. 27, 2019, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 13, 1930, in New Madrid, she was the daughter of the late Seibert and Alice Lewis Wescoat. On March 14, 1947, in Piggott, Ark., she married Edward Arlene Clark, who survives of Cape Girardeau.

SIKESTON — Ronnie James, 57, died Aug. 21, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 18, 1961, in Wabash, Ark., son of the late Eddie and Freddie B. Walker James, he was a custodian/bus driver for the New Madrid County R-1 School District until his retirement...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Eveline Louise Clark, 90, died Aug. 28, 2019, at her home in East Prairie. Born Feb. 20, 1929, daughter of the late Omer and Fay Fowler Tietsort, she had lived in East Prairie a number of years and was of the Baptist belief. On June 24, 1954, in Wapello County, Iowa, she married Thomas L. Clark, who preceded her in death on June 2, 2011...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Terry Webb, 59, died Aug. 28, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 14, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Kenneth Webb and Carolyn Sue Smith Webb Jones, he attended Joy Church in Jackson and was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Farmington. He was a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in nursing and had worked for Southeast Health in Dexter...

Law enforcement is currently looking for a person involved in multiple accidents on Interstate 55 that involved one fatality.

Missouri residents will see a variety of changes to state laws including fewer car inspections as new legislation began being enforced on Wednesday. In one of the biggest law changes, vehicles with fewer than 150,000 miles that are no more than 10 years old will be exempt from state vehicle safety inspections. ...

JEFFERSON CITY—Motorists sometimes think they’ve encountered an obstacle or debris in the roadway, but that rumble on the road is there for a reason. Temporary rumble strips are just one of a number of safety devices used by the Missouri Department of Transportation to provide an additional layer of protection for everyone in work zones, whether you are working or driving. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Since 1969, the Benton Neighbor Days celebration has become a mainstay within Scott County, offering food, drinks, live music, pageants, 4-H exhibits and amusement rides to nearly 4,000 people each year. In 2017, David Wilhelm, then-president of the Benton Chamber of Commerce, said the festival has been a fixture since the mid-1920s. The festival was not held from the 1940s to the 1960s...

JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of Transportation will limit road construction on Labor Day weekend to accommodate holiday travel.  Work on most construction projects that would impact travel lanes will stop at noon Friday and resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Lane and bridge closures already in place around the state will remain during the holiday and subsequent weekend. Be alert to sudden closures due to emergency situations and flooding...

SIKESTON—Visitors and residents will be out in full force along Route 61 Labor Day weekend in search of bargains at the 61-Mile Yard Sale from Bloomsdale to Jackson, but Missouri Department of Transportation reminds motorists the greatest savings of the event could be a life...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Norma Hoskins, 79, died Aug. 29, 2019, at her home in Morehouse. Born Jan. 28, 1940, in Parma, daughter of the late William "Bill" and Pearl (Dowdy) Ellis, she was a member of Morehouse Pentecostal Church and had worked in the laundry and housekeeping departments of Missouri Delta Medical Center for 25 years before retiring...