Stories from Monday, December 19, 2022

PARAGOULD, Ark. — Karen Lynn Ragsdell, age 60, of Paragould passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Karen was born on Oct. 22, 1962, in Biloxi, Mississippi. She was a member of Finch Baptist Church. She loved to crochet and spend every minute with her grand babies...

In 2023, Parengo Coffee in Historic Downtown Sikeston, Missouri, will become the latest location for The Ground-A-Bout, a local coffee company based out of Jackson, Missouri. Longtime friend of Parengo, Bob Schooley, and his team will soon be taking over all operations, Parengo announced early Monday via its Facebook page...

Sikeston Middle School has named its fifth and sixth grade character education students for November. The word of the month was integrity/gratitude.

Southeast Elementary in Sikeston has named its character education students for November.

BERTRAND, Mo. — Martha Nell "Nellie" Jones, 80, died Dec. 19, 2022, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Dewey Shelton Samples was born on May 27, 1946, in Portageville, to the late Dewey Samples and Mary Etta Moss. He passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 76 years, 6 months and 21 days...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Patricia Barnes "Pat" Lambert, 75, died Dec. 18, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Eddie Carl Fitzgerald, 54, died Dec. 11, 2022, at Mercy-South in St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at noon Wednesday, Dec. 21 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. Reggie Grant officiating...