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SIKESTON — Nathan Michael Best, formerly of Livingston, Ill., 39, died Aug. 5, 2019, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.  Born Feb. 11, 1980, in Springfield, Ill., son of Michael Best and the late Terri (Mattingly) Best, he was employed at Food Giant...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Johnny Raymond Simpson, 67, died Aug. 9, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 7, 1952, in Fresno, Calif., son of the late Mary Pigg Simpson and Robert Allen Simpson, he was a member of First United Methodist Church of Portageville...

SIKESTON — Robert R. Johnson, 46, died July 31, 2019, at Pemiscot County Hospital in Hayti. Born Feb. 14, 1973, son of Robert Jones and the late Nola Sue Johnson Sears, he had been raised and lived in Sikeston with his grandmother, Helen Cantrell. She preceded him in death in 2013. Survivors include: one brother, Jimmy Sloan of Missouri; and one sister, Angela Rich of Florida...

SIKESTON — Marshall Henry Metcalf, 88, formerly of Bertrand, died Saturday, July 27, 2019, at his home in Sikeston. Born Feb. 16, 1931, in Bertrand, son of the late Lloyd and Mary Baker Metcalf, he was employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation for 31 years where he worked as shed foreman at Risco until his retirement. He also served as a Pentecostal Holiness pastor...

VAN BUREN, Mo. — Jack E. Gremore, 88, died July 27, 2019, at his home. Born Oct. 15, 1930, in Lilbourn, son of the late W.H. and Bessie Gremore, he was a 1948 graduate of Lilbourn High School and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from Jan. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Wilma Ann Jansen Eftink, 87, died July 31, 2019, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Born Oct. 11, 1931, in Leopold, daughter of the late Mary (Holweg) Jansen and Jacob Jansen, she was member of St Eustachius Catholic Church and also served many years in Ladies of Sodality...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Anthony Sims, 63, died July 19, 2019, at his home in Lilbourn. Born Feb. 12, 1956, in Osceola, Ark., to Tommy and Ruth Dorsey Sims, he was a journeyman electrician at Associated Electric. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. July 26 at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid, Mo...

SIKESTON — Glenda Sue Riley, 76, died July 21, 2019, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.  Born Feb. 24, 1943, in New Madrid, Mo., to the late William and Delcie (Phegley) Helms, she was a life-long resident of this area, a member of the Matthews Missionary Baptist Church and had been a personnel manager at National Lock and office manager at the Sikeston Concrete Plant...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Martha “Marty” Farmer Reno, 49, died July 22, 2019, at her home in New Madrid. She was born Oct. 17, 1969, in Dexter, Mo., to the late Bill and Nona Chessor Farmer. Survivors include: two sons, Dillion and Taylor B. Taylor of Sedgewickville, Mo. and Dereck B. Taylor of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one sister, Mildred and Robert Stanley of New Madrid; and one grandchild, Leland James Taylor...

SIKESTON — James Anthony Oliver, 64, died July 18, 2019, at the Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 3, 1955, in Sara, Miss.,to the late Sammy T. Oliver and Pamelia Eckles, he was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for many years. ...

Jacob and Eliza Alsup of Jackson, Mo. are the proud parents of twin boys, Emmett Maylon Alsup, and Anthony James Alsup. They were born on June 13, 2019, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The maternal grandparents are the late Maylon Phelps and MaxAnn Floyd of Sikeston...

Chelsea Taylor Hunt and Adam Henry Allen Buchanan of Portageville are the proud parents of Jax Allen Buchanan. He was born on June 17, 2019, at 7:22 am and weighed 7 Lbs. 10 Oz. and 18 3/4 long. He joins one sister sibling. He was born at St. Francis Healthcare, Cape Girardeau...