Stories from Sunday, October 11, 2015

PORTAGEVILLE -- Donna Simmons, 78, died Oct. 10, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- George Wilford, 73, formerly of Mississippi County, Mo., died Oct. 9, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Mary Sue Cooper, 79, died Oct. 9, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

NEW MADRID -- Nellie H. Bennett, 98, died Oct. 8, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

DUDLEY -- Tammy Lynn Fee, 53, died Oct. 9, 2015, at Crowley Ridge Caring Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

BENTON -- Steven Shawn Bryant, 54, died Oct. 8, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Gregory Lee Skinner, 57, died Oct. 8, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Recent dry, sunny weather has made ideal harvest conditions for areal farmers. "I was really concerned up until a few weeks ago because of how late we planted and how delayed we were in the beginning of the planting season with all of our corps," said Sam Atwell, agronomy specialist and county program director for New Madrid County and the Southeast Region...