Betty Jo Rodgers Choate, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sept. 26, 2024, in Covington. She was born in Sikeston ...

Jaycee McMillian, senior at Park Hills Central High School and daughter of Tara and Ashley McMillian, was crowned the 2024 Miss Cotton Carnival Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, during the 80th Annual ...

Raymond Laird Sr., a resident of Sikeston, passed away on Sept. 26, 2024, at the age of 77. Born on Dec. 10, 1946, Raymond spent his life in Lilbourn, Missouri, and Sikeston, where he was known for ...

Barry L. Brownfield, age 57, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. Born June 10, 1967, at Sikeston, to Mary Carolyn Yeakey Brownfield who survives of Sikeston, and the late Grover ...

Fred W. Graham, 78, died Sept. 27, 2024, at his home in Catron. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston, Missouri.

Wanda Faye Pierce Franklin, 88, died Sept. 29. 2024, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bertrand, Missouri. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.