Stories from Thursday, January 11, 2024

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office released its annual calls for service report for 2023. “Our average response time was 11 minutes, and our average on-scene time was 30 minutes,” Mississippi County Sheriff Britton H. Ferrell said...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Brenda Lynn Gardner, 74, died Jan. 8, 2024, at her home in Portageville. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Revs. Betty and Gene Gilliam officiating...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Adrienne Dorothy Gail Latrice Anderson, infant daughter of Porsha Latifah Owens Anderson and Adnan Conway Anderson Sr., died at birth Jan. 10, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston with Darren Horrell, pastor, officiating...

SHREVEPORT, La. — William Terrell “Terry” Smith, 82, of Shreveport passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, following a long battle with Parkinson’s Dementia. Terry is survived by his wife of 61 years, Paula (Norwood Smith); his two children, Terry Jr (wife-Christy) and Stephanie (Smith Sanders, husband-Thomas); his four grandchildren, Ellison & Porter (Smith) and William and Mary Ella (Sanders); his two brothers, Floyd and Charlie (Smith); and many other family members whom he dearly loved.. ...

SIKESTON — Susan Dorothy Doppke, age 60, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 20, 1963, to the late Melvin S. Flanders and Edith Mason Flanders at Grissom Air Force Base near Bunker Hill, Indiana. Susan was a truck driver and later a security guard until ill health forced her retirement. ...