Stories from Tuesday, May 21, 2019

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces felony charges after allegedly stabbing her teen-aged sibling. Chansis Nitara Patterson, 18, of Sikeston is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action-unlawful use of a weapon. At 9:21 p.m. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield will hold its annual Memorial Day program at 1 p.m. Monday at the Committal Shelter Plaza in the cemetery. Keynote speaker will be retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bob Thrower. A Dexter native, Thrower was commissioned into the Army in 1987.He spent 20 years on active duty, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2008. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston community will observe Memorial Day with a service Monday at Veterans Park. Set to begin at 10:30 a.m., the service will feature honored guest and speaker, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey C. Sandusky. The park is located at the corner of Linn Street and Campanella. In the event of rain, services will be held at the First Christian Church...

SIKESTON—Visitors and residents will be out in full force along Route 25 Memorial Day weekend in search of bargains at the 100-Mile Yard Sale, but MoDOT wants you to remember the greatest savings of the event could be a life. “It’s a fun weekend that people look forward to each year,” says Traffic Engineer Craig Compas, “but we want people to remember that there’s more traffic and more congestion along Route 25 this weekend than any other and drivers need to keep that in mind.”...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Jared "Jerry" Kenneth Williams, 80, died May 17, 2019, at his home in East Prairie. Born Jan. 28, 1939, he had been longtime educator in the East Prairie Schools. Surviving are his wife, Pamela Jane Schneider Williams; his daughter, Heather Lea (Jon) Warren; and grandsons, Beau-Hunter Warren and Max-Tucker Warren...

BERTRAND, Mo. — From hosting this week’s MayFest to receiving grants to repave roads and add sidewalks, the city of Bertrand is bursting with positive changes these days. The Mississippi County town of about 820 residents will host the three-day Mississippi County MayFest, which is an expansion of the city’s annual one-day event...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Denise Mellanease Riley, 64, died May 12, 2019 at her home.  Born Feb. 24, 1955, in Gary, Ind., daughter of the late John Wesley Riley and Marion Elizabeth Thompson Riley. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Gary and Chicago Realty and became a mortgage loan officer. She was a member of The Israel of God Church in Sikeston...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Roger E. Patterson, 70, died May 20, 2019, at his home near New Madrid. Born Oct. 21, 1948, in New Madrid, son of the late Raymond and Louise Hockersmith Patterson, he was a U.S. Army and Vietnam War veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post 595, New Madrid and 32nd Degree Mason and member of Masonic Lodge, New Madrid...

SIKESTON — James Alvin Wilkening, of Sikeston, passed from this vale of tears on May 21, 2019, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, having lived 84 years of joy. He was born Oct. 27, 1934, to William A. Wilkening and Alice R. Schneider on the family farm near Canalou, where he lived until retiring to Sikeston in 2003. ...

Carole Shelton, a professional storyteller from St. Louis, tells of the life of Mary Robinson, a slave at White Haven, a small plantation owned by the family of Julia Dent, who would later marry Ulysses S. Grant. Shelton talked about the lives of African Americans during a special presentation at the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site on Saturday...

SIKESTON — As the longtime general manager of the Standard Democrat readies for retirement, another 40-year executive has been named to fill the role. Effective in late July, Don Culbertson Jr. will no longer be active as the general manager, and DeAnna Nelson will assume those responsibilities. The announcement was recently made by Jon K. Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, which owns the Standard Democrat...

SIKESTON — Herbert Lester Mosley Sr., 65, died May 15, 2019. Born May 7, 1954, in Osceola, Ark., 1954, son of the late Ben and Lula Mosley, he worked many years as a factory worker. He later returned to school to receive his high school diploma. At the time of his death, he was semi-retired working as direct support staff for individuals with developmental disabilities...