Stories from Friday, October 20, 2023

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Donnie Ray Scott, age 78, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at his home near Charleston, Missouri. He was born Feb. 2, 1945, in East Prairie, Missouri, to the late Welton Edward Scott and Ovella Mae Stokes Scott. He was a disabled veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Vietnam War. Donnie was a farmer much of his life, and during his retirement he enjoyed repairing appliances. He spent his spare time fishing and hunting. Most of all, he loved his family...

SIKESTON, Mo. – Monica Hughes, 54, died, Oct. 19,2023, at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.nunneleefuneralchapel.com for the Hughes family...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Thomas W. Bodine, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. He was born on June 28, 1948. He will be remembered by his loving wife Peggy, his devoted children Sara (Melissa), Casey (Lynzy) and Jennifer. He also leaves behind his sister Sandy (Malvorn) Thomason and goes to join his parents, Kenneth and Dorothy (Hawkins) Bodine...

SIKESTON — Sip and Paint Lounge is collaborating with Storytime Princesses to present a children’s fairytale event that will take place in an enchanted fall setting complete with pumpkins, art, and Cinderella. “Painting with Cinderella” a non-alcohol serving event, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. ...

SIKESTON — The Missouri Delta Medical Center Foundation will shine a light on the unspoken by countering silence with support for pregnancy and infant loss awareness. The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Event by Missouri Delta Foundation will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 on the front lawn of Missouri Delta Medical Center. ...

Employees of Knoebel Construction Inc. work early Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, to rebuild the side brick wall at Aldi in Sikeston. A car inadvertently crashed into the structure in May, causing the damage.

During Fields of Faith on Wednesday, Oct. 18, a group of students worship together at Sikeston Varsity Soccer Field.

SIKESTON — Sikeston Mayor Greg Turnbow proclaimed Nov. 3 as the 18th Annual Multi-County Women’s Health Conference Day during a proclamation signing before the Sikeston City Council meeting Sept. 25. The 18th Annual Multi-County Women’s Health Conference Day will be from 8 a.m. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — James Danny Phillips, 80, died, Oct. 10, 2023, at Portageville Nursing Center. Will be conducted Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Portageville Cemetery at 4 p.m. with Rev. Charlie Thacker officiating. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...

SIKESTON — The spooky season has officially arrived, and there are various activities in the area this October for anyone looking for something to do leading up to Halloween. All activities are open to the public. The festivities begin on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and 28, with Morehouse Fire Department’s Haunted Firehouse fundraiser in the old Morehouse Fire Department at 105 E. Beech St. The Haunted Firehouse will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on both days, and admission is $5 per person...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is getting started on their most ambitious undertaking ever. The rodeo’s Art Saunders Arena is getting a makeover. Out with the old bleachers and in with the new. Clay Driskill, 2024 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Chairman, said, “The planning and search for contractors to construct the bleachers started in the spring of 2022. ...

Lions Club of Sikeston recently presented a $250-donation to the Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way. Pictured are some of the Lions Club of Sikeston members along with Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way Executive Director Lisa Angle receiving a check from Lions Club of Sikeston Vice President President Lynn Feeler. ...

I spent eight years in the military and assumed most military people and their supporters understood what a fake anti-military supporter Trump and his Republican mob was. When I went to a meeting where my ex-military buddies were, I was surprised at how few facts they really knew about Trump — that he made fun of Gold Star families, told his boys that only suckers went into the military which neither he nor any of them did, made fun of John McCain because he got wounded and captured, didn’t want crippled veterans at any of his parades or any of events because they gave him a bad picture, refused to visit the veterans’ graves in Europe and that soldiers who were killed in the war was losers. They had a different view of him when I was through giving the facts and asking them to please check the facts, and if they found that I was in error in anything, I’d buy them a steak dinner. No steaks have been claimed to date.

This past week I had food poisoning. I was really ill, and all I could really do was try to keep hydrated and suffer through it. I must admit that there was a time or two when I really “wanted my mommy.” Now, this desire for my mother’s comforting arms and care is something that can no longer be granted. Yet, deep down, I think we all from time to time long for this special kind of loving, healing presence in our lives that for many is now just a memory...