Stories from Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. That means almost all of us have been touched by this disease in some way. Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. The most common type is coronary artery disease, which can cause a heart attack, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

Yes, after watching the impeachment debacle, there is only one conclusion all Americans can agree on, or should agree on, and that’s term limits. There is no way a 75 or 80 year old congressman, Democrat or Republican, has the average American citizens best interest in mind. We need a constitutional amendment on the ballot and let the American people decide how long a congressman should be there. I would assume maybe 12, three terms or four would be plenty. With the divide now, I think term limits is the obvious choice.

SIKESTON — Doris Ann Cooksey Graham, 69, died Feb. 25, 2020, at her brother’s home near Matthews. Born June 13, 1950, in rural Sikeston, daughter of the late Hubert “F.M.” Cooksey and Virlon Mae Wyatt Cooksey, she had lived in the Sikeston area her entire life and had attended the Matthews School.

BERTRAND, Mo. — Anthony Lee "Tony" Smith, 86, died Feb. 25, 2020, at the West Ridge Place Assisted Living in Sikeston.

SIKESTON — Charles W. Terrell, age 91, longtime resident and prominent businessman of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, with his loving family by his side. He was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late William D. Terrell and Floye Skinner Terrell. He was a founding member and deacon of Trinity Gospel Church in Sikeston and served on the church board.