Stories from Tuesday, January 19, 2021

ADVANCE, Mo. – Terry Wallace, age 58, passed away Sunday, Jan.17, 2021, at his home in Vanduser, Missouri. He was born July 30, 1962, in Sikeston, Missouri, son of the late Jerry Wallace Sr. and Jo Susan Burke Wallace. Terry was a member of Hooe Baptist Church and had worked for Pyramid Roofing...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Roger Ray, age 80, died Jan. 17, 2021, at his home in Morehouse. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston, Missouri.

SIKESTON — Lester Junior Curtis, age 85, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at his home near Sikeston. He was born May 14, 1935, at Selmar, Tennessee, to the late William Ulus Curtis and Leota Smith Curtis. As a young man, he was a farmer and was then employed with Lewis Furniture in New Madrid as a delivery man. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – In accordance with the directive from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Saint Francis Healthcare System will begin vaccinating individuals in Phase 1B Tier 2 on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in addition to those in Phase 1A and 1B Tier 1...

SIKESTON — Norma Gene Emerson, 78, of Sikeston died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at her home. She was born Feb. 14, 1942, in Sikeston, to Jesse and Glenda Kirbey Whittley.

SIKESTON — Loyd Adams, age 77, passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 15, 1943, in Morehouse, Missouri, to the late Walter and Vivian Furlkeson Adams. He was a truck driver for 48 years, retiring from Semo Express...

JACKSON, Tenn. — Dr. William “Gene” Stevens passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2021, after a lifetime of service and research. He was 63 years old. Those closest to Gene described him as a humble gentleman. He accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior early in life and served Him faithfully. At home, he was a devoted husband to Leeta, his wife of 40 years, and amidst a busy career, he always took time to invest in his children, Ben and Laura...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Willard (Bill) Marble, age 87, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021, in Springfield Missouri. He was born in Seattle Washington, to the late Wesley and Betty Marble, after graduating high school, and on Aug. 16, 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Patricia “Breithauptt.” While serving in the Marine Corp during the Korean War, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service medal and the United Nations Service Medal. ...

SIKESTON — Shirell True, age 84, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 6, 1936, in Dorena, Missouri, son of the late Homer Lee True and Margaret Matheny True. He lived in East Prairie, Missouri for over 47 years before moving to Sikeston. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Subscribers of The Weekly Record in New Madrid received some tough news in the Friday, Jan. 1 edition of their hometown newspaper. The headline read: “You Are Reading Our Final Issue.” Owners Linda and Ed Thomason announced they were retiring from the newspaper business. Owning and conducting day-to-day operations of a small-town newspaper can be overwhelming at times...

SIKESTON — The Christian Academy in Sikeston has announced its second quarter honor roll students. Second Grade:  Chloe Sanders Third Grade:  Lily Blurton, Michael Geske, Aubrey Kellett, Harlee Simmons, Arella White. Fourth Grade:  Ethan Mueller Fifth Grade:  Mariah Gilliland, Lexton Hammontree, River Lankheit, Corbin Sanders, Zephy Schaefer, Ben Vaughn, Abigale White...

In the recent 2020 Quill & Scroll Yearbook Excellence Contest, Richland students were awarded 12 total awards, including four Sweepstakes Awards, and The Blue and Gold Comprehensive Award for Visuals Excellence. Dacie Ritch (left), Assistant Editor for The Rebel, Richland’s student yearbook, led the way with three Sweepstakes Awards in Sports Action Photography, Feature Photography, and Clubs/Organizations Photography and a total of seven awards. ...

SIKESTON — Natalie Parker and Makenzie Pullen were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for January. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2020-2021 school year...

COVID Update New Madrid County Health Department’s COVID-19 Update as of Jan. 17 Confirmed cases: 1,947 Out of Quarantine: 1,907 Deaths: 40 Active: 40 By gender: Female 1,138; Male: 809 Race: African American, 341; Caucasian, 1,567; multi-race, 14; other, 25...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid City Administrator Richard McGill is used to challenges. When he began work with the city six years ago, within the first month the county’s largest employer, Noranda Aluminum, announced its closure. In 2019, the county experienced a 500-year flood event...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - After what New Madrid City Administrator Richard McGill described as “hours and hours and hours of discussion,” the New Madrid Board of Aldermen approved the 2021 budget just as 2020 came to an end. For the coming year, the city of New Madrid budget forecasts general revenues of $2,112,300 and expenditures of $2,107,150. It expects to end 2021 in the black with $5,150...

On the afternoon of Jan. 11 an officer took a report about a stolen farm truck. The truck was actually found by the owner on a parking lot on Main Street before he knew it had been stolen. After reviewing camera footage and talking to witnesses, officers identified a suspect and learned that he was already in jail on separate charges...

Jan. 20 80 Years Ago - Work was started on the drilling of an oil well on property of Mrs. Eddie Phillips about a mile west of the New Madrid city limits. 60 Years Ago - Sam L. Hunter Jr., vice president of the Bank of New Madrid, suffered a broken leg when he fell from a horse he was riding at the farm home of Mrs. Fred M. Copeland near New Madrid...

Jim Russell, second from the left, was honored recently by the New Madrid County Ambulance District. Russell, a resident of New Madrid, Mo., retired in December from the NMCAD after working as an emergency medical technician for 11 years and nine months. He was presented with a clock and a shadow box in appreciatiion of his service. Pictured from left are Jon Burden, NMCAD administrator; Russell; Russell’s grandson, Will Sutton; Brandon Gleason; Robert Sandage; and Jordan Robinson...

SIKESTON — David L. Hay, age 83, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Nov. 23, 1937, in Paragould, Arkansas, son of the late Alfred and Mattie Powers Hay. David was a member of First United Methodist Church; Order of the Eastern Star, where he had served as Worthy Patron and Grand Representative; Sikeston Masonic Lodge, York Right Mason; SEMO Shrine Club; and the Sikeston Elks Lodge...

Chamberlain accepted into Culver-Stockton College CANTON, Mo. — Bailey Chamberlain of Dexter, Missouri, has been accepted into Culver-Stockton College’s incoming class for the fall 2021 semester. Chamberlain, a senior at Dexter Senior High School, also was awarded the President Scholarship, a $13,000 per year scholarship for four years. This scholarship is awarded based upon academic credentials and is renewable provided the student remains in good academic standing...

Hometown Hero Modern Woodmen of America Chapter 5036 recently honored Marlene Stevens as a Hometown Hero, Marlene has orchestrated and provided a Community Thanksgiving meal for the elderly in the Sikeston Commmunity for the past 17 years. Presenting Marlene with a certificate and a donation ito the Sikeston Community Thanksgiving Dinner is MWA Financial representative Lee A. Bowman Jr...

New Hope Ministries pastor Louise White hands out a meal at the ministries’ soup kitchen, Tuesday. The soup kitchen, which began Monday, offers free, hot, nutritious meals to the homeless, disabled, elderly and anyone who is in need from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All the meals will be packaged to go and can be received by driving or walking up to the Percy Center door of the church...