Stories from Monday, February 7, 2011

SIKESTON -- Allan Stonecipher, 66, died Feb. 5, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

DEXTER - Charles Middleton, 89, died Feb. 4, 2011, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center at Dexter. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Barbara A. Schuchart, 71, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CHARLESTON - Neoma Beth McKinney, 80, died Feb. 5, 2011, at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Memphis, Tenn. Arrangements are incomplete.

BLOOMFIELD - James Earl Skelton, 87, died Feb. 5, 2011, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- E. Louise "Lisa" Phillips died at 9 p.m. Feb. 3, 2011, at Phoenix Baptist Hospital. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EAST PRAIRIE - Evelyn M. Haines, 81, died at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 6, 2011, in the Bertrand Nursing Facility. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Dorothy Juanita Davis Colson, 86, formerly of East Prairie, died at 2:10 a.m. Feb. 6, 2011, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

DEXTER -- Berniece Rodgers Cox, 89, died Feb. 5, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Charles Junior Cummins, 84, formerly of Sikeston, died at 6:57 p.m.. Feb. 5, 2011, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EUREKA -- Freddie Dale Payne, 60, formerly of Essex, died Feb. 3, 2011, at the St. Clair Health Center in Fenton. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Faye Presson Schneider Fisher died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

SHAWNEE, Ill. -- Machela VanGennip scored a team-high 23 points to lead the Bobcats to the road win. Samantha Bartels and Tori Burton added 15 points apiece for Delta (11-8). "Tori Burton had seven rebounds in that second half and really played well inside for us," Delta coach Randy White said...

BLOOMFIELD -- A 64-year-old homeless man charged in August with the molestation of a then-7-year-old-girl rejected a plea offer Wednesday and will now face trial. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

CARUTHERSVILLE - A man who threatened a woman while armed with a gun is in custody. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

news@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - Dinosaur bones. Civil War battlefields. Barbecue cook-offs. Scenic overlooks. Sound like a great place to vacation? It is and it is all right here in Southeast Missouri. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

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Scott Kim and daughters Chloe and Halley stand next to a large snowman they created from Monday's snow storm.

Walnut tree in yard covered in snow

Two cardinals waiting to eat at the feeder Monday morning.