Stories from Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Jackson plated three runs in the top of the first inning which set the tone for a 6-2 victory over Sikeston Monday at the Sikeston Sports Complex.

FARMINGTON -- Sikeston's freshman football team got three touchdowns from Dez Green and another two from Nate Self Monday during its 46-20 road win over Farmington. Rushing touchdowns by Elijah Faulkner and Self gave Sikeston (4-1) a 16-8 lead. After Farmington cut its deficit to two points, Green scored Sikeston's next three touchdowns with runs of 5, 70 and 10 to secure a 40-14 advantage...

SIKESTON -- Dustin Lloyd Curtis, 26, died Sept. 19, 2015, at his home in Sikeston. Visitation will from 4 p.m. until service time at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ponder Funeral Home. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...

MORLEY - George Robert "Bob" Butler, 70, died Sept. 20,2 015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. David Thompson, pastor of Morley Baptist Church, will officiate...

Sunny today with a high near 81 and a calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon then becoming mostly clear tonight with a low around 53. Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 82 while Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 54. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The former executive director of a Cape Girardeau women's shelter soon will be reporting to the Missouri Department of Corrections. On Monday, Judge Michael Gardner sentenced Allison Leonard, 44, to five years in prison. The court retained jurisdiction for 120 days for Leonard to serve shock incarceration. If she successfully completes the 120 days, Gardner has the option to release her and place her on probation...

CAPE GIRARDEAU (SMNS) - The Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau is asking for the public's help in determining who stole a television from its Good Hope Street location over the weekend. Vanessa Ray of the Salvation Army said the 50- to 60-inch VIZIO television was discovered missing Monday morning. It's the second television that has been stolen from the Salvation Army location this year...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT MESSAGE POPE PRESSES IN CUBA Francis, who will arrive in Washington later today, encourages Cubans at a delicate point in their own history to overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change...

POPLAR BLUFF - Areatha Miller, 63, died Sept. 21, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.

FREDERICKTOWN -- Ronald Gilmer, 71, formerly of Chaffee, died Sept. 20, 2015, at Claru Deville Nursing Center in Fredericktown. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.

MARSTON - Brenda Ann Ruby, 75, died Sept. 20, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. Visitation is from 5-8:30 p.m. today at DeLisle Funeral Home, where service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Leland Butler officiating...

ESSEX - Malinda "Marie" Davis, 92, died Sept. 21, 2015, at the Lakeview Residential Care Center near Wappapello. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, where services are scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Kenneth Biggs of Dexter will officiate...

DEXTER - Gale Elledge, 82, died Sept. 20, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Williams officiating. Burial will full military honors will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Joy Griswell, 73, formerly of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Sept. 20, 2015, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing and Rehab in Tiptonville. Visitation is from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance with the Rev. Robert Hendrix Jr. officiating...

Richard Gene "Little Richard" Babb passed away September 15, 2015 at the Children's Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 25 years. He was born April 13, 1990 in Memphis to Richard Gene and Mary Beth Mooring Babb, who survive of Lilbourn. Others who survive to cherish Richard's memory include one daughter, Katherine Rose Jackson of St. Louis; one sister, Angel Michell Babb of Lilbourn; one brother, Brandon Lee Babb of Lilbourn; and many relatives and friends...

Bruce Odell Martin, Jr. was born November 6, 1942 in Dyess, AR to Bruce Odell Martin, Sr. and Willodene Ferguson. He died suddenly on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 12 days. He was united in marriage October 3, 1959 in Lilbourn to the love of his life, Linda Sue Elliott. ...