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Maxine Launius
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
MOREHOUSE -- Maxine Launius, 88, died Feb. 4, 2013, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born April 30, 1924, in Morehouse, to the late Claude and Mary Hagger Hunt, she was a member of First General Baptist Church in Morehouse and had owned and operated Mi Lady's Beauty Shop in Morehouse for many years before retiring...
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Danny Byrd
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Danny Lee Byrd, 60, died Feb. 4, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Bobby Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Bobby R. Conley, 81, died Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Donna Mott
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
MINER -- Donna Jean Starks Mott, 72, died Feb. 3, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 18, 1940, in Cherokee County, Texas, to the late W.M. Griffith and Ila Inez McNaughten Griffith Batchelor, she had lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University School of Nursing in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Bertie Rogers
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- Bertie D. Rogers, 96, died Jan. 27, 2013, at the Okeechobee Health Care Facility. Born June 8, 1916, in Savannah, Tenn., to the late Will and Bertha Miller, she had lived in West Alton, Mo., before moving in 1978 to Okeechobee. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Okeechobee, the VFW Post 4219 Auxiliary in Portage Des Sioux, Mo., and the Order of the Eastern Star 242 in St. Charles, Mo. A former Mississippi County clerk for 16 years, she was an avid quilter...
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Velton Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
BENTON -- Velton L. Taylor, 68 died Feb. 3, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Benton.
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Eugene Speer
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services held Monday at the Ponder Funeral Home for Eugene Fenton Speer, 88, who died Jan. 30, 2013, were: Gary Speer, Don Cherry, Ted Hudson, Matt Cherry, Tad Drusky and Jamie Jameson.
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Bobby Eskew
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
BENTON -- Bobby Eugene Eskew, 45, died Feb. 2, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Born Nov. 19, 1967, in Houston, Mo., to Jimmie Eugene and Tula Barbara Rains Eskew of Morley, he was a truck driver with Werner Trucking and was previously employed with the Scott County Highway Department...
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Alberta Henderson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
DEXTER -- Alberta Henderson, 95, died Feb. 5, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Nadene Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Jessica Nadene Turner, 80, died Feb. 3, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Sept. 6, 1932, in Lamar, Ark., to the late Jesse and Mable Daniels, she was a longtime member of the Cairo Baptist Church in Cairo, Ill., and was a 1951 graduate of Benton High School...
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Donald Patterson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Donald Eugene "Duck" Patterson, 51, formerly of Charleston, died Feb. 1, 2013, at his home in Sikeston. Born May 31, 1961, in Charleston, he had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life and had been self-employed in construction as a painter...
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Jerrie Reece
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Jerrie" Reece, 93, died Jan. 30, 2013, at her home. Born Dec. 23, 1919, in Denver, to the late Frank Grant and Ella England Merritt, she was a housewife. On Jan. 3, 1953, in Raton, N.M., she married Miles C. Reece Jr. who preceded her in death May 21, 2012...
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Lester Strauser
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
DEXTER -- Lester Strauser, 75, formerly of St. Louis, died Feb. 3, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born May 20, 1937, in Leora, to the late Charley and Lovie Wilson Strauser, he worked as a supervisor for McDonnell Douglas before moving back to Dexter where he worked in insurance sales. ...
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Maryleen Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
CHARLESTON -- Maryleen Chapman Jackson, 90, died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Born Sept. 16, 1922, in Campbell, to the late Charles David and Millie Sebastian Cobb Chapman, she had lived in Charleston since 1944 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church where she had served as a Sunday school teacher, choir member and pianist...
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Longtime Sikeston civic leader and businessman dies
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- John Marty Houchin, 76, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 12, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Roy and Beryl Freeman Houchin, he and his wife owned and operated Houchin's Donut Shop for 45 years and Houchin Fire Extinguisher Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge and the Eagles Club. He served on the Sikeston City Council, was a volunteer fireman and a licensed realtor...
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Death ruled accidental
(Local News ~ 02/05/13)
MARSTON -- A man's death at a New Madrid County motel was ruled due to natural causes. According to New Madrid County Coroner George DeLisle, his office was notified at 11:43 p.m. Saturday of a body at Moore's Landing after the New Madrid County Sheriff's office was requested to complete a well-being check...
- Path of construction (Local News ~ 02/05/13)
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Nightime option for certified nurse assistant course offered at SCTC
(Local News ~ 02/05/13)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- To reach the growing demand of people seeking to further their careers in healthcare, Sikeston Career and Technology Center will once again offer a nighttime option for its certified nurse assistant course. "This is something that we're really hoping to build in as a course we can offer each semester to educate people better and to help themselves out," said Crystie Drake Ressel, adult and community education supervisor at Sikeston Career and Technology Center.. ...
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'An Evening in Paris'
(Local News ~ 02/05/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The St. Francis Xavier School's newest addition its annual dinner auction may put a golden twinkle in somebody's eye. "This year is our 20th Annual Dinner Auction," said Kim Wheeler, chairman for this year's event. "The theme this year is 'An Evening in Paris.' It will be an evening of fun, fellowship and fundraising."...
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