July 18, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Jackson Denton Duke and Clara Ruth Cox were crowned Little Mister and Miss at the DeKalb County Fair Tuesday night.
Duke is the 4 year old son of John and Whitney Duke of Smithville and Cox is the 4 year old daughter of Brandon and Whitney Cox of Smithville.
They succeed the 2017 Little Mister and Miss, Zailan Martinez and Caitlyn Lee Adcock. Martinez is the 6 year old son of Michelle and Michael Martinez of Smithville and Adcock is the 7 year old daughter of Jessie and Tia Adcock of Smithville.
The Little Miss contest featured 44 girls and 6 boys were in the Litter Mister pageant ages 4-6.
First runner-up in the Little Miss contest was Destiny Keys, the 6 year old daughter of Rick and Kendra Guinn of Smithville.
Brylee Michelle Key of Alexandria, was second runner-up. She is the 6 year old daughter of Shannon and Holly Key
Third runner-up was Zoie Dee Ashburn, the 6 year old daughter of Jeremy and Trista Ashburn of Smithville.
Paisley Marie Bain, the 5 year old daughter of Larry and Rachel Bain of Smithville, was fourth runner-up. She was also named Most Photogenic
Abigail Hale was Miss Manners. She is the 4 year old granddaughter of Candy Hale of Smithville.
Others in the top ten were Eden Marie Donnell, 4 year old daughter of Travis and Amber Donnell of Alexandria; Brinley Sage, 4 year old daughter of Leshe and Austin Maxwell of Alexandria; Charley Loren Prichard, 6 year old daughter of Andy and Chrissy Prichard of Liberty; Shaniya Bates, 4 year old daughter of Ada and Tom Bates of Liberty; and Lydia Brooke Wright, 6 year old daughter of Jeff and Nicole Wright of Smithville.
Other participants were Makiah Jean Hatfield, 4 year old daughter of Jeff Hatfield of Smithville; Aydalyn Elizabeth Cook, 4 year old daughter of Cora Beth Rhody and Dustin Cook of Smithville; Lakelynn Taylor Rushing, 4 year old daughter of Allison Taylor of Smithville; Addison Paige Curtis, 5 year old daughter of Heather Page and John Curtis of Smithville; Katy Jo Bowen, 4 year old daughter of Joseph and Kimberly Bowen of Smithville; Averi Gracella Speaks, 5 year old daughter of Justin and Donna Speaks of Smithville; Lyra Dell McMinn, 6 year old daughter of Nathan and Amanda McMinn of Smithville; Alexis Nicole Graham, 6 year old daughter of Derek and Andria Graham of Smithville; Arraya Jenae Taylor, 5 year old daughter of Angie Taylor of Smithville ; Rebekah Elizabeth Goss, 6 year old daughter of Anna White and Rich Goss of Dowelltown; and Hannah Lynnlee Hubner, 6 year old daughter of Amanda Hutchinson and Charlie Hubner of Alexandria.
In the Little Mister Pageant, the first runner-up was Noah Bradley Hall, 5 year old son of Bradley and Lacey Hall of Alexandria.
Emmitt Hale was second runner-up. He is the grandson of Candy Hale of Smithville.
Third runner-up went to Aden Houser, 5 year old son of Tia Bajar and MacKenley Turner of Smithville. He was also named Mister Photogenic.
Jonathan (Cain) Hall, 6 year old son of Johnny Hall and Cayden Cantrell of Smithville was fourth runner-up.
Mister Manners is Kayson Taylor Staggs, 4 year old son of Danielle Staggs, raised by David and Sandra Bain, of Smithville.