Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

SIKESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston woman’s death has been linked to recreational drug use while another is recovering from an overdose after the two were located in a locked vehicle Sunday in Mississippi County. According to Sgt. ...

SIKESTON — An early morning shooting in Sikeston on Sunday has led to the arrest of three on drug charges. According to a release from Sikeston DPS, at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, Sikeston DPS received a call of a male who was shot three times at 905 Montgomery, Apartment B. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Sharon Silman Mullins, 62, died Jan. 11, 2020, at Portageville. Born June 24, 1957, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of the late Mucy Belle Muse Silman and Jerry Dale Silman. On Aug. 28, 1981, in Portageville, she married Richard Lee Mullins, who preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2006...

SIKESTON — Betty Jane Martin, 75, passed away Jan. 14, 2020, at her home in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Nov. 12, 1944, in Reyno, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William M. Bellah and Georgia Bellah Poyner and a 1963 graduate of Anniston High School. ...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Larry Ray Parker, 69, died Jan. 13, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 13, 1950, in Ridgley, Tenn., he was the son of the late Billy Ray and Virginia Kuykendall Parker. Survivors include: his wife, Michelle Monday of Bertrand; one son, Michael Parker of Wickliffe, Ky.; one stepson, Paolo Dipersico of Vancouver, Canada; four daughters, Trevia Parker of Cleveland, Ohio, Jamie Rae Arellano of Plymouth, Calif., Bobbie Sue Westmoreland of Finley, Tenn., and Billie Jo Woods of Jackson, Tenn.; one brother, Bennie Parker of Mason Hall, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren.. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A Charleston man was sentenced to life in prison plus another 15 years for the attempted shooting of a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer. Demarcus Owens, 29, was formally sentenced by 34th Judicial Circuit Judge Edward Reeves on Tuesday. ...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston High School sophomore is the school’s third student in four years to earn a perfect score on the ACT. Raghad Alkilani, daughter of Muhannad and Hadeel Alkilani, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 after taking the exam in December...

SIKESTON — Larry Chappell, 72, died Jan. 14, 2020, at his home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 23, 1947, in East Prairie, son of the late Noah and Lorene Cork Chappell, he had worked as a brew setter for Lewis Bakeries and then worked for Duckett Truck Center before retiring...

JACKSON, Mo. — Ashley Marie Howard, 22, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. She was born Oct. 25, 1997, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the daughter of Cecil and Vicki (Lopas) Smith. Ashley worked at the AT&T call center as a sales representative. She enjoyed playing pool, hanging out with friends and family and loved to decorate. She was a “doer” and had a giving heart. Her family was very important to her...

YUMA, Ariz. — Deborah Joyce Edwards, age 67, died Jan. 12, 2020, at her home in Yuma. Born Jan. 10, 1953, in East Prairie, Mo., daughter of the late Ernest Lee Hanor and Betty Jean Childers-Edsall, she was retired from Thorngate Manufacturing in Cape Girardeau, Mo. On Sept. 4, 1971, in Sikeston, Mo., she married Arvil Lee Edwards, who preceded her in death on May 31, 2016.