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Naylor woman dies in crash
(Local News ~ 08/17/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Naylor, Missouri, woman was killed after her vehicle struck a tractor early Sunday in New Madrid County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred at 5:44 a.m. on US 60, one mile east of US 61, as the westbound vehicle driven by Karen G. Steele, 58, of Naylor struck the rear of the westbound tractor driven by Michael Toimil, 39, of Miami, Florida...
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Five die in four separate, area crashes over the weekend
(Local News ~ 08/17/20)
SIKESTON — Five people died in four separate crashes over the weekend in Southeast Missouri. The first crash of the weekend for Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop E was a double-fatality involving a train Friday in Pemiscot County. According to the Patrol, the crash occurred at 5:30 p.m. ...
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Don Sander
(Obituary ~ 08/17/20)
SIKESTON — Don Wesley Sander, 70, formerly of Jackson, Missouri, died Aug. 12, 2020, at his home in Sikeston. Born May 28, 1950, in Gordonville, Missouri, son of the late Edwin W. and Ida F. Wessel Sander, he was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville, Missouri. He attended the Gordonville Grade School and was a 1968 graduate of Jackson High School. He enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard in 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1976...
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Larry Elliott
(Obituary ~ 08/17/20)
ESSEX, Mo. — Larry Joseph Elliott, 72, of Essex, departed this life on Aug. 12, 2020, at his home. Larry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Gerald and Pauline Elliott. Larry was the secretary/treasurer of the SEMO Coon Hunters Association, a past president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and an avid lover of the outdoors, loved wood working and coon hunting. He also served as the Stoddard/Dunklin County surveyor for many years...
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Brenda Angel
(Obituary ~ 08/17/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Brenda May Angel, 71, died Aug. 11, 2020, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri. Born Oct. 24, 1948, in Hamilton, Alabama, daughter of the late Weona Mae Williams and Null Williams, On Feb. 28, 1966, in Marston, Missouri, she married Merlin Thomas; he preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 2012...
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Thames F. Jackson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/17/20)
SAN ANTONIO — Neither Alzheimer’s disease nor dementia could erase what our father, Thames F. Jackson Jr. who passed away on Aug. 12, 2020, accomplished in his 88 years of life. In serving his country over a 33-year career in the Air Force Medical Service Corps, he advanced into data automation and hospital administration, his last assignment as a colonel to oversee Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, then the USAF’s crown jewel at over 1,000 beds. ...
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Saint Francis announces health insurance plans for local employers
(Local News ~ 08/17/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Saint Francis Health Care System announced on Monday its new direct contracting health insurance option – Saint Francis Health Plans. During a news conference Monday at Saint Francis Medical Center, Alex Ogburn, vice president of Saint Francis Medical Partners, announced the new health care plan, which includes a variety of different benefits...
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Betty Avery
(Obituary ~ 08/17/20)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Betty Jean Avery, 91, died Aug. 10, 2020, in East Prairie. Born Nov. 3, 1928, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Osa and Myrtle Land Strange. Her husband, Stanley Avery, preceded her in death. Survivors include: two daughters, Helen and J.C. Layton of East Prairie and Hazel Johnson of Anniston, Missouri; one sister, Patsy Thieleman of Pocahontas; and two grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren...
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