Tommy McCoy
CATRON, Mo. Tommy L. McCoy was born Jan. 13, 1953, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Lottie (Sullenger) McCoy and Robert McCoy. He passed away on Dec. 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau,...
View ArticleJohn Odom
NEW MADRID, Mo. John L. Odom, 70, passed away, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, at his home. A celebration of life will be held from noon to 3 pm. Tuesday, Dec. 29 at his home, 633 Riley St., New Madrid....
View ArticleThomas Parks
SIKESTON Thomas Melton Parks, age 92, of Sikeston passed away on Dec. 24, 2020, at 10:40 a.m. in the comfort of his own home. Tom was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Cabot, Arkansas, the son of Edna...
View ArticleMable Carter
SIKESTON Mable Elizabeth Morrow Carter, age 106, of Sikeston, formerly of Morrilton, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at the Chaffee Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chaffee,...
View ArticleMan charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3 was former...
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) A former Sikeston resident and U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three...
View ArticleJoseph Wright III
PITTSBURG, TEXAS Joseph Woodrow Wright, III, 48, of Pittsburg, Texas, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at the Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. He...
View ArticleJoint investigation leads to drug arrest in Mississippi County
CHARLESTON, Mo. A joint investigation led to the arrest of a Charleston man on drug trafficking charges. Leroy Cleave Tate, 45, of Charleston is charged through Mississippi County with one count of...
View ArticleJanet Thornbrough
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Janet Thornbrough, age 74, passed away Dec. 19, 2020, at the East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie. She was born Feb. 18, 1946, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late...
View ArticleBetty Barnett
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. Betty Barnett, 84, died Dec. 27, 2020, at Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti, Missouri. Visitation is from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday at DeLisle Funeral...
View ArticleLiz McCord
SIKESTON Mary Elizabeth McCord was born on April 14, 1977, in Sikeston. The plan was to call her Beth, but it didnt stick. She was Liz. An easy baby who would occupy herself quietly in her crib...
View ArticleFinal week of 2020 brings rain, possible first winter storm of season
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The first major winter weather will come to Missouri in a series of storms potentially culminating on the New Years holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges...
View ArticleSikeston man faces domestic assault charges
SIKESTON A Sikeston man faces federal assault charges after an alleged vehicle chase that resulted in him crashing his vehicle into his girlfriends vehicle. Brenton Daniel Staggs, 21, is charged...
View ArticleTime to retire: Day ends works as second district commissioner
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. With his retirement Dec. 31, New Madrid County Second District Commissioner Don Day considers this just another bridge to cross in his career. After all, bridges were a key part...
View ArticleCalendar Girl
Megan Witt, daughter of Mike and Marcia Witt, is a Standard Democrat Calendar Girl. Megan, a finalist in the 2019 Miss Sikeston contest, attends Southeast Missouri State University where she is...
View ArticleTwo Sikeston men jailed on stealing, drug, weapons charges
SIKESTON Two Sikeston men face stealing, drug and weapons charges following their arrest in Sikeston. Mark Mathis, 26, is charged with felony second degree burglary, felony stealing of $750 or more...
View ArticleMSHP reports five traffic fatalities over Christmas holiday weekend
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. No traffic fatalities occurred in Missouri State Highway Patrols Troop E over the Christmas holiday; however, there were five fatalities statewide during the period. Col. Eric...
View ArticleJames Dukes Jr.
SIKESTON Rev. James Albert Dukes Jr. passed away Dec. 16, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston, at the age of 64 years. He was born Feb. 29, 1956, in Sikeston, to the late James Albert...
View ArticleAdrena Applewhite
SIKESTON Adrena Katrice Applewhite, 42, died Dec. 19, 2020, at the her home in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 29, 1978, in Sikeston, daughter of Irene Applewhite and James McClinton. She received her...
View ArticleAlberta Farr
JONESBORO, Ark. Alberta Farr passed away Dec. 21, 2020, in Jonesboro at the age of 74 years. She was born Jan. 15, 1946, in Canalou, Missouri, to the late Simon Wofford Sr. and Pecola Lee Wofford...
View ArticleWelton Marion
NEW MADRID, Mo. Welton Wayne Marion passed away Dec. 22, 2020, at Great River Medical Center, Blytheville, Arkansas. He was born June 4, 1939, in New Madrid, to the late Welton and Maude Vires...
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