Stories from Monday, April 22, 2013

EAST PRAIRIE -- Billy E. Marshall, 80, died April 21, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

ST. PETERS -- Justine "Tina" Ludeman, 92, died April 19, 2013, at the Villages of St. Peters in St. Peters. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- Hilton Leslie Bracey, 93, died April 21, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

BERNIE -- Robert Lee Johnson Sr., 84, died April 20, 2013. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Neal Clifton Edwards, 90, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his home in Cape Girardeau after a prolonged illness. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- It took eight innings, but Seth Ressel and the Oran Eagles got the job done. Ressel scored the game's winning run in the top of the eighth and also pitched the full eight innings to earn the win on the mound against Triad, Ill., during the Notre Dame Showcase at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau...

jillb@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - Alexi Vaughn and Sarah Williamson proved early on their skills in art class at New Madrid County Central High School, catching the attention of their teacher Whitney Chasteen. Over their four years at NMCC each young woman earned handfuls of ribbons, medals and certificates. Chasteen's insistence they compete against other young artists has brought them local, regional and statewide appreciation for their talent, too...