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Miner murder suspect committed to mental-health facility
(Local News ~ 11/15/16)
JACKSON, Mo. - On Monday, the Scott County prosecuting attorney's office and Missouri public defender's office approved an order to have a Miner, Missouri, man charged with first-degree murder committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Judge Benjamin Lewis signed an order for a mental examination for Thomas Wayne McRoy on July 11. A psychiatrist or psychologist found McRoy was incompetent to stand trial, assistant public defender Amy Commean said Monday in Jackson...
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Abbie Ward
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
SIKESTON - Abbie Elaine Ward, 61, died Nov. 13, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 3, 1955, in St. Louis to the late Roy Herschel and Janie Iona (Bryan) Duncan Rodgers, she had worked as a certified nurse assistant and as a personal care giver for many years...
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Karen Morgan
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
SIKESTON -- Karen Kay Allen Morgan, 58, died Nov. 14, 2016, at her home. Born Dec. 11, 1959, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Billy Gene Allen Sr. and Lucy Irene Dobbins Cox, she had lived in the Charleston and Sikeston areas most of her life and had been employed in retail and as an in-home caregiver...
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Mary Cook
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
SIKESTON - Mary Alice Cook, 72, died Nov. 14, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 30, 1944, in Morehouse, to the late Robert Lee and Lela Mae (Cavins) Hileman, she was of the Baptist belief and had worked as a quality tech for Potlatch/Tetra Pak before retiring...
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Verrel Powell
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
MILLSTADT, Ill. - Verrel R. Powell, 95, formerly of Bertrand, Mo., died Nov. 14, 2016, at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Ill. Born Aug. 8, 1921, in Tanner, Mo., to the late Orla Lee and Jennettia (Edmondson) Fansler, she was a member of several Baptist Churches in the Sikeston area and had worked for International Shoe Factory and had been a cook for the Sikeston Public School District before retiring...
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Patricia Hamby
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
BENTON, Mo. - Patricia Ann Hamby, 88, died Nov. 13, 2016, at the Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 1, 1928, in Carrollton, Mich., to Melvina and Irvin Sanburn, she was an auditor for the state of Michigan. In 1957, she married Jim Harold Hamby, who preceded her in death in 2014...
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Pearl Saulsbery
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
SIKESTON - Pearl Edward Saulsbery, 81, died Nov. 13, 2016, at his home near Sikeston. Born Sept. 4, 1935, in Sikeston to the late Estle and Pansy (Shryock) Saulsbery, he was of the Baptist belief, a retired truck driver with Thompson Culvert and a veteran of the U.S. Army. On June 30, 1958, at Morehouse, he married Betty Lue Wyatt, who preceded him in death on Dec. 1, 2014...
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Mark Marshall
(Obituary ~ 11/15/16)
SIKESTON-- James Mark Marshall, 85, died Nov. 15, 2016, at his home in Sikeston. He was born July 19, 1931, in Sikeston to the late Raymond and Katherine (Hanner) Marshall. Mark was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Sikeston Masonic Lodge AF&AM 210 and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Korean War. He was a farmer and a millwright at a steel mill in Granite City, Ill., before retiring...
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