Stories from Tuesday, September 5, 2023

SIKESTON — Sikeston Public Schools Foundation is gearing up for the annual fall homecoming tailgate set for next month. Set for 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 on the Sikeston High School Pavilion lawn, the tailgate is organized by the SPS Foundation. Wristbands to get into the event are $5 for everyone in kindergarten and up...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Lori Ann Gemeinhardt Hamby, 61, died Sept. 4, 2023, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Paula Jean Cunningham, 82, died Aug. 30, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral hour at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Paullester Walker will officiate...

SIKESTON — The 79th Annual Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival’s pageants are quickly approaching with the entry deadline set for Sept. 20.  Kelly Williams, a member of the pageant committee, said as of Monday, Sept. 4, there were no entries for the pageants, but she added that this was common at this time of the month. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Twelve people died in traffic crashes; no one died in a boating crash, and no one drowned during the 2023 Labor Day holiday weekend. The Patrol investigated nine of the traffic fatalities. The Joplin Police Department investigated two traffic fatalities, and Springfield Police Department investigated one traffic fatality during the holiday weekend counting period. ...

The crowd is pictured at the Annual Benton Neighbor Days on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at the Benton ballpark. The event sponsored by the Benton Chamber of Commerce was held Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2023. To view more photos from the event, visit www.standard-democrat.com...

SIKESTON — Sandra Denise White-Davis, 61, of Sikeston passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born April 16, 1962, in Sikeston, to the late Johnny White, Sr. and Pearlie Mae Tate White. She leaves to fondly cherish her memories: her husband, Leonard Davis; two children: Michael White and Angel (Mario) Baker; five grandchildren, 11 siblings and a host of other relatives and friends...