Stories from Monday, January 14, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com FENTON -- The Sikeston wrestling team took ninth place during the 141 Rumble at Rockwood Summitt High School Saturday in Fenton. Cody Middleton (126) and Nick Nichols (195) each took second place in their respective weight classes. Middleton, who's been sidelined after a three week injury, finished Saturday with a 4-1 record while Nichols went 3-1...

SIKESTON -- Shirley Miller died Jan. 13, 2013, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

LILBOURN -- Toy Earp, 83, died Jan. 13, 2013, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

MARSTON -- Lois Crumley, 78, died Jan. 12, 2013, at Benton. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Marjorie Mae Dodge Wheatley, 75, died Jan. 13, 2013, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

jillb@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON - Lucky for Sikeston, the town has become a special part of Kenny Rogers' life. Now, thanks to Rogers' new book, the world knows what he has done for the community and its residents. Rogers' memoir, "Luck or Something Like It," tells of his growing up in a Houston housing project during the Depression through his life as a pop and country music superstar. ...