Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2020

ADVANCE, Mo. — An Advance woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Monday in Stoddard County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 3:14 p.m. on Missouri Highway 25, north of Missouri Highway 91, the northbound vehicle driven by Remona L. ...

Two deaths were reported locally as the number of active COVID-19 cases held fairly steady over the weekend. The Scott County Health Department reported the county’s 18 death related to COVID-19 on Monday. There were 10 new positive cases reported in the county on Saturday and Monday with five positive cases reported on Sunday while 11 more have recovered since Friday...

ADVANCE, Mo. – Remona Coffee, age 60, died Oct. 5, 2020, at her home in Advance, Missouri. Born April 10, 1960, in Rome, Georgia, daughter of the late Roy and Louise Davidson English, Remona was a member of First Baptist Church at Delta, Missouri and was employed as a Wrap Operator for Unilever before retiring in 2018...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Patricia “Pat” Green, age 78, passed away on Oct. 4, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 3, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Raymond and Beulah Dempster Leible. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Miracle Marie-Lynn Tatum Bridges, daughter of Aunesti Dezarae Tatum and TaShawn KidJames Bridges, died two hours after her birth on Sept. 29, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. In addition to her parents, survivors include: her maternal grandparents, Carrie Tatum and Deidrick Reed Sr.; paternal grandparents, Shalonda Williams and Tommy Bridges; maternal great-grandparents, Shiela and William Groves; maternal great-great-grandparents, Martha and Jerry Knupp; paternal great-great-parents, Deloris Bostic and Hattie Nelson; and four uncles and five aunts.. ...

KEWANEE, Mo. — Larry Wilson Dean, 75, died Oct. 3, 2020, at his home in Kewanee. Born Dec. 4, 1944, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Lynn W. and Dorothy Wray Dean. His wife, Lillian Spencer Dean, survives of the home. In addition to his wife, survivors include: one son, Timothy Ray and Kimberly Dean of Kemp, Texas; four stepchildren, Raymond Jones Jr. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — James Ras Jones, 89, passed away Oct. 5, 2020, at the New Madrid Living Center. Born May 24, 1931, in Maynard, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Thomas James and Lora Mae Bemis Jones.He was married to Barbara Seals Jones for 62 years; she preceded him in death on March 29, 2016. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps and a Purple Heart recipient.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Larry Joe Drake Sr. passed away Oct. 3, 2020, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 70 years. Born Jan. 24, 1950, in Sikeston, Missouri, he was the son of the late Doyle Eugene and Mary Frances Carter Drake. He was married to Peggy Calton, and she survives of the home.

Caroline Fodge, daughter of Harold and Lora Fodge, was crowned Miss Sikeston during the 76th Annual Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival Saturday on the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. Her court included: first runner up Olivia Grant, daughter of Angela Grant; second runner up Mia Arndt, daughter of Melissa Morris; third runner up Khrystionna Swan, daughter of Kendra Fernandez; fourth runner up Lilly-Beth Sutton, daughter of Jeff and Tracey Sutton; and fifth runner up Tamyia Johnson, daughter of Tiffany and Myron Hardin and Dron Davis.. ...

Jayci Holcomb of Dexter, daughter of Ray and Heather Carillo of Dexter, was crowned the 2020 Miss Cotton Carnival during the pageant Saturday on the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. First runner up was Rylee Corlew of Dexter, daughter of Ryan and Jessica Lee, and second runner up was Sara Crawford of Sikeston, daughter of Avi’elle Crawford...

JONESBORO, Ark. – Vaughn Elliott Baker Jr., age 81, of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Oct. 6, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born May 28, 1939, in Morgantown, West Virginia, son of the late Vaughn Elliott Baker Sr. and Violet Pauline Twigg Baker...

PARMA, Mo. — Mervin Dale Mims, 65, died Sept. 22, 2020, at Parma. Born Jan. 30, 1955, in Parma, son of the late David Roy Mims Sr. and Wilma Beatrice Mims, On Feb. 8, 1974, in Jackson, Missouri, he married Brenda Sullivan, who survives of the home. Other survivors include: three children, Chrystal (Ryan) Bincoe and Darin (Abby) Mims of New Madrid, Missouri, and Shannon (Jeff) Woods of Parma; eight siblings, Wayne Mims of Catron, Missouri, Ronald Mims of Pennsylvania, Lily Ervin of Grayridge, Missouri, Reba Ezell and Jerry Mims of Dexter, Missouri, Elaine Brooks and David Roy Mims Jr, of Malden, Missouri, and Everett Mims of Idalia, Missouri; and nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.. ...

Despite a group of vocal opponents, the Sikeston City Council voted during Monday’s City Council meeting to rename Felker Avenue to Lincoln Avenue. Construction is currently progressing on a new Lincoln University Campus on Felker Avenue, using land purchased from the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority. Along with the construction, Lincoln University requested that the city rename the street Lincoln Avenue instead of Felker Avenue.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Tuesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the Pemiscot County Port Authority, Caruthersville, Missouri, to make port harbor improvements needed to protect against future flooding and encourage additional business development. ...

SIKESTON — Arthur Severn “Vern” Renfro, 85,died Oct. 4, 2020, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 1, 1935, in Sikeston, son of the late James David Renfro and Julia Edwards Renfro, he graduated high school and served six years in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge on March 23, 1964. ...