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Pansie Poe
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ponder Funeral Home for Pansie M. Poe, 94, who died Jan. 25, 2013, will be: Steve Poe, Greg Sullivan, Lester Wright, Charles Manley, Larry Agee, John Scarbrough, Bill Scarbrough and Clyde Launius...
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Gwendolyn Crumpecker
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Gwendolyn Crumpecker, 97, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Jan. 31, 2013, at Allen Morgan Health Center in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Randall Hutchison
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- Randall Hutchison, 57, died Jan. 30, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born March 17, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, he was the son of Judson and Shirley Jennings Hutchison of Bloomfield. Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Nick and Monica Hutchison of Cuba; one brother, Dennis Hutchison of Bloomfield; and one grandson, Ayden Hutchison...
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Cecil Haney
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Cecil Haney, 87, died at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013, at his home. Born Oct. 11, 1925, at Henson, son of the late Oliver and Gladys Hockersmith Haney, he lived all of his life in Mississippi County where he was a retired welder having been employed by McTigue Construction for several years. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Jaycees...
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Leroy Gary Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
CHARLESTON -- Leroy Gary Jr., 78, died Jan. 29, 2013, at his home. Born July 11, 1934, in Windyville, to the late Leroy and Lydia Speller Gary Sr., he retired from Chicago Candy Manufacturing. On Aug. 28, 2004, he married Beverly Jones who survives of the home...
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Richard Spitler Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
BERTRAND -- Richard Paul Spitler Sr., 75, died Jan. 31, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Billie Bob Todd
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
LAFORGE -- Billie Bob Todd, 70, died Jan. 30, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1942, in Bardwell, Ky., to the late William and Catherine Todd. On Oct. 7, 1970, in Sikeston, he married Essie Nash who survives of the home. Other survivors include: four sons, Billy Todd of LaForge, Fred Bowers of Miner, Roland Geistlinger of Rolla and Robert Geistlinger of the state of Florida; two daughters, Gloria Arnold of the state of Texas and Lori French of Rolla; one brother, Jimmy Todd of Mayfield, Ky.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.. ...
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Lena Beavers
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
SIKESTON -- Lena W. Beavers, 73, died Jan. 30, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Sept. 9, 1939, in Micola, to the late John and Irene McAdow Callaham, she had been a supervisor at the Miner Nursing Center, retiring after 17 years. She was a homemaker and worked at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center in the Foster Grandparent program. She was a member of the Shady Acres Church of Christ in Sikeston...
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Eugene Speer
(Obituary ~ 02/01/13)
SIKESTON -- Eugene Fenton Speer, 88, died Jan. 30, 2013, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Born May 29, 1924, in Festus, son of the late Dr. Asier J. and Bertha (Black) Speer, he was a founding member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Sikeston, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during World War II, and had worked for the Atomic Energy Commission in Paducah before retiring...
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Herbert Tanner
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Herbert Lee Tanner, 80, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Born May 2, 1932, in Barnes Ridge, Mo., son of the late Henry and Grace Tanner, he was member of the Church of Christ in Memphis. In 1950, in Portageville, he married Helen Kellams, who survives of Germantown...
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Marylene Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
CHARLESTON -- Marylene Jackson, 90, died at 5:27 a.m. Feb. 2, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Jo Ann Burk
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jo Ann Mathis Burk, 72, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Massac Memorial Hospital at Metropolis. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Donald Patterson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
SIKESTON -- Donald Eugene Patterson Jr., 52, formerly of Charleston, died Feb. 1, 2013, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Betty Patton
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
PUXICO -- Betty Gene Patton, 72, died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born July 31, 1940, in Kinder, daughter of the late William Homer and Pauline Virginia Hastings Davis, she was a lifelong resident of the Puxico area and a member of the Kime General Baptist Church in Greenville...
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Jerry Cannon
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
LUCEDALE, Miss. -- Jerry L. Cannon, 74, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., died Jan. 30, 2013. Born March 2, 1938, in Chaffee, he was the son of the late Louie and Nora Lee Pryor Cannon. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jim Cannon. Survivors include: one daughter, Tina Cannon of Lucedale; one son, John Cannon of Ocean Spring; one brother, Joe Cannon of Gonzales, La.; and six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren...
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Raymond Price
(Obituary ~ 02/03/13)
SIKESTON -- Raymond Edward Price, 83, died Feb. 1, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medcial Center. Born July 4, 1929, in Brilliant, Ala., son of the late Noah and Rosa Arizona Burns Price, he was a resident of the Sikeston area most of his life. He was a farmer and had worked at Sikeston Concrete and later as a field mechanic for Missouri State Highway Department. He was a member of Shady Acres Church of Christ...
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Donna Mott
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
MINER -- Donna Starks Mott, 72, died at 2:44 a.m. Feb. 3, 2013 , at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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John Houchin
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
SIKESTON -- John Houchin, 76, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Nadene Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
SIKESTON -- Nadene Turner, 80, died Feb. 3, 2013, at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Raymond Price
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services conducted today at Shady Acres Church of Christ for Raymond Price, 83, who died Feb. 1, 2013, were: Keith Hazel, Nick Hazel, Cody Hazel, Tucker Price, Steve Garner and Ryan Taylor. Blanchard Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements...
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Marleen Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
CHARLESTON -- Marleen Chapman Jackson, 90, died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Born Sept. 16, 1922, in Campbell, to the late Charles David and Millie Sebastian Cobb Chapman, she had lived in Charleston since 1944 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church where she had served as a Sunday school teacher, choir member and pianist...
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Richard Spitler Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
BERTRAND -- Richard P. Spitler Sr., 75, died Jan. 31, 2013, at his home. Born Dec. 6, 1937, in Detroit, to the late Floyd and Louise Bennett Spitler, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for 40 years, working in Gary, Ind., St. Louis and Memphis, Tenn., before retiring in 2003. He moved to Bertrand in 2004. He had been involved with the Boy Scouts of America and was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award...
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Herbert Tanner
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Herbert Lee Tanner, 80, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Born May 2, 1932, in Barnes Ridge, Mo., son of the late Henry and Grace Tanner, he was a member of the Church of Christ in Memphis. In 1950, in Portageville, he married Helen Kellams, who survives of Germantown...
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Violet Tatum
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Violet Lorene Hunt Tatum, 79, died Feb. 3, 2013, at her home in East Prairie. Born Dec. 27, 1933, at Matthews, to the late Ely Walker and Rosie Evelyn Snow Hunt, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life. On Oct. 3, 1956, she married Charles Vernon "Pep" Tatum, who survives of the home...
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Jo Ann Burk
(Obituary ~ 02/04/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jo Ann Mathis Burk, 72, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Born June 25, 1940, at Wyatt, Mo., daughter of the late J.R. and Maudie Ardella Barber Mathis, she had lived a number of years in Anna where she had been employed as a licensed practical nurse at Choate Mental Health Center. ...
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Maxine Launius
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
MOREHOUSE -- Maxine Launius, 88, died Feb. 4, 2013, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born April 30, 1924, in Morehouse, to the late Claude and Mary Hagger Hunt, she was a member of First General Baptist Church in Morehouse and had owned and operated Mi Lady's Beauty Shop in Morehouse for many years before retiring...
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Danny Byrd
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Danny Lee Byrd, 60, died Feb. 4, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Bobby Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Bobby R. Conley, 81, died Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Donna Mott
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
MINER -- Donna Jean Starks Mott, 72, died Feb. 3, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 18, 1940, in Cherokee County, Texas, to the late W.M. Griffith and Ila Inez McNaughten Griffith Batchelor, she had lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University School of Nursing in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Bertie Rogers
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- Bertie D. Rogers, 96, died Jan. 27, 2013, at the Okeechobee Health Care Facility. Born June 8, 1916, in Savannah, Tenn., to the late Will and Bertha Miller, she had lived in West Alton, Mo., before moving in 1978 to Okeechobee. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Okeechobee, the VFW Post 4219 Auxiliary in Portage Des Sioux, Mo., and the Order of the Eastern Star 242 in St. Charles, Mo. A former Mississippi County clerk for 16 years, she was an avid quilter...
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Velton Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
BENTON -- Velton L. Taylor, 68 died Feb. 3, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Benton.
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Eugene Speer
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services held Monday at the Ponder Funeral Home for Eugene Fenton Speer, 88, who died Jan. 30, 2013, were: Gary Speer, Don Cherry, Ted Hudson, Matt Cherry, Tad Drusky and Jamie Jameson.
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Bobby Eskew
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
BENTON -- Bobby Eugene Eskew, 45, died Feb. 2, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Born Nov. 19, 1967, in Houston, Mo., to Jimmie Eugene and Tula Barbara Rains Eskew of Morley, he was a truck driver with Werner Trucking and was previously employed with the Scott County Highway Department...
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Alberta Henderson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
DEXTER -- Alberta Henderson, 95, died Feb. 5, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Nadene Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Jessica Nadene Turner, 80, died Feb. 3, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Sept. 6, 1932, in Lamar, Ark., to the late Jesse and Mable Daniels, she was a longtime member of the Cairo Baptist Church in Cairo, Ill., and was a 1951 graduate of Benton High School...
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Donald Patterson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Donald Eugene "Duck" Patterson, 51, formerly of Charleston, died Feb. 1, 2013, at his home in Sikeston. Born May 31, 1961, in Charleston, he had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life and had been self-employed in construction as a painter...
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Jerrie Reece
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Jerrie" Reece, 93, died Jan. 30, 2013, at her home. Born Dec. 23, 1919, in Denver, to the late Frank Grant and Ella England Merritt, she was a housewife. On Jan. 3, 1953, in Raton, N.M., she married Miles C. Reece Jr. who preceded her in death May 21, 2012...
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Lester Strauser
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
DEXTER -- Lester Strauser, 75, formerly of St. Louis, died Feb. 3, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born May 20, 1937, in Leora, to the late Charley and Lovie Wilson Strauser, he worked as a supervisor for McDonnell Douglas before moving back to Dexter where he worked in insurance sales. ...
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Maryleen Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
CHARLESTON -- Maryleen Chapman Jackson, 90, died Feb. 1, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Born Sept. 16, 1922, in Campbell, to the late Charles David and Millie Sebastian Cobb Chapman, she had lived in Charleston since 1944 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church where she had served as a Sunday school teacher, choir member and pianist...
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Longtime Sikeston civic leader and businessman dies
(Obituary ~ 02/05/13)
SIKESTON -- John Marty Houchin, 76, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 12, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Roy and Beryl Freeman Houchin, he and his wife owned and operated Houchin's Donut Shop for 45 years and Houchin Fire Extinguisher Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge and the Eagles Club. He served on the Sikeston City Council, was a volunteer fireman and a licensed realtor...
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John Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- John Lee Jenkins, 73, died Jan. 31, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Jan. 24, 1940, in Twist, Ark., son of the late Robert and Alberta Spank Jenkins I, he moved from Blytheville, Ark., in January 2005 and was a member of Free Will Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Shirley Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Shirley Jean Aldrich Jones, 77, formerly of Sikeston, died Feb. 4, 2013, at St. Louis. Born Oct. 20, 1935, in Sikeston, to the late Everett P. and Eunice Kamplain Aldrich, she was a member of Valley Park United Methodist Church. She married Glenn T. Jones who survives of the home...
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Buddy Dock
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON - Buddy Hardin Dock, 73, died Feb. 5, 2013, at his home near Sikeston. Born May 7, 1939, at Malden to the late William A. and Audrey E. (Hardin) Dock, he was a resident of this area most of his life and had worked as a bricklayer, a route salesman for Swift Premium, Sealtest and Hart's Bakery; a truck driver for Reliable Freight, and most recently as a driver for Scott County Transit. ...
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Danny Byrd
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Danny Lee Byrd, 60, died at 12:25 p.m. Feb. 4, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 20, 1953, in St. Louis, to the late Daniel Earl and Jane Lee Ferguson Byrd, he lived in East Prairie most of his life and was a blackjack dealer at the Lady Luck Casino in Caruthersville until retiring in 2009...
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Bobby Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- Bobby R. Conley, 81, died Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. Born May 9, 1931, in New Madrid, son of the late Palmer and Maeola Tucker Conley, he was a member of The Sanctuary and the Sikeston Masonic Lodge. He worked as a carpenter for many years before retiring...
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Velton Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
BENTON -- Velton Loyd "Pap" Taylor, 68, died Feb. 3, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 14, 1944, in Morehouse, to Luner "Rass" and Nettie Pearl Sharkey Taylor, he was a maintenance man with Bunny Bread for 20 years and later was owner/operator of an appliance shop in Benton. He was a volunteer firefighter in Morehouse, where he was fire chief for four years...
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Virginia Simmons
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
DEXTER -- Virginia Ruth Simmons, 64, died Feb. 4, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 28, 1948, in Foreman, Ark., to the late Rev. Curtis Lester and Willie Lucille Lancaster, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter where she sang in the choir...
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John Houchin
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- John Marty Houchin, 76, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 12, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Roy and Beryl Freeman Houchin, he and his wife owned and operated Houchin's Donut Shop for 45 years and Houchin Fire Extinguisher Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge and the Eagles Club. He served on the Sikeston City Council, was a volunteer fireman and a licensed realtor...
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Sharon Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
MATTHEWS - Sharon Annette Smith, 61, died Feb. 2, 2013, at her daughter's home in Matthews. Born March 9, 1951, in Oak Park, Ill., to Alvis Smith, who survives of Mesa, Ariz., and the late Sarah Montoya Smith, she had served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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James DeLay
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
BELL CITY -- James Wright DeLay, 90, departed this life for his heavenly home Feb. 4, 2013. Jim was born July 14, 1922, in Tilman, son of Zelma W. and David C. DeLay. He is survived by: one son, Darrell J. DeLay of Advance; and three daughters and two sons-in-law, Avis and Wally Holloway of Springfield, Peggy Beck of Sikeston and Diane and Chaunce Frank of Nixa...
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Alberta Henderson
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
DEXTER -- Alberta I. Henderson, 95, died Feb. 5, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 14, 1917, in Bebee, Ark., to the late Frank and Mildred Proffer Casey, she had been employed as a seamstress with Elder Manufacturing in Dexter...
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Gwendolyn Crumpecker
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Gwendolyn Jane Crumpecker, 97, passed away Jan. 31, 2013, at Trezevant Manor in Memphis. She was a longtime resident of Sikeston, Mo., and Wappapello, Mo. In later years, she lived in Naples, Fla., where she enjoyed warmer climes, the Gulf waters and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007, as her health began to decline, she moved to the Village at Germantown in Memphis to be near her daughter...
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Harold Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Harold Edward Schaefer, 80, died Feb. 1, 2013. Born Dec. 7, 1932, in Kelso, son of the late Marcus and Clara Schaefer, he joined the Army where he served in the Korean War as a military police officer. He worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years until he retired...
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Edith Calbert
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON - Edith Calbert, 90, died Feb. 5, 2013, at her home in Sikeston. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Jean Calbert
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
SIKESTON -- Edith Imogene "Jean" Calbert, 90, died Feb. 5, 2013, at her home. Born Dec. 24, 1922, in Crenshaw, Miss., daughter of the late Virgie Garrett and Charles Henry Frazier, she was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and taught school for 35 years in the New Madrid County School System...
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William George
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
SIKESTON -- William Russell George, 90, formerly of Bertrand, died Feb. 7, 2013, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Stephen Sadler
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
BELL CITY -- Stephen Duane "Bub" Sadler Jr., 44, died Feb. 7, 2013, at his home near Bell City. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Ronnie McIntrye
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
MOREHOUSE -- Ronnie McIntrye, 72, died Feb. 6, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Linda Brewer
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
CHARLESTON -- Linda C. Brewer, age 65, a resident of Charleston, formerly of Mount Juliet, Tenn., died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2012, in Mount Juliet. Born June 18, 1947, in Nashville, Tenn., she had lived in Mount Juliet until moving to Charleston in 2005. ...
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Ceola Tate
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
ELKHART, Ind. - Ceola "Pee Wee" Tate, 81, died Feb. 2, 2013, at Hospice House of Elkhart. Born Dec. 2, 1931, in Tyronza, Ark., to Cleophus and Alma Young Johnson, she was a clerk at G.L. Perry's for many years. A member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Elkhart, she was on the Usher Board for 28 years, Senior Citizen Program, Women's State Retreat member and Bible and Sunday School attendant. ...
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Buddy Dock
(Obituary ~ 02/07/13)
SIKESTON -- Buddy Hardin Dock, 73, died Feb. 5, 2013, at his home near Sikeston. Born May 7, 1939, at Malden, son of the late William A. and Audrey E. Hardin Dock, he was a resident of this area most of his life and had worked as a bricklayer, a route salesman for Swift Premium, Sealtest and Hart's Bakery; a truck driver for Reliable Freight and most recently as a driver for Scott County Transit. ...
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John Houchin
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for funeral services held Wednesday at First United Methodist Church for John Houchin, 76, who died Feb. 3, 2013, were: Bill King, Gary Putnam, Mike Musgrave, Junior Boner, Rick Landers and Luca Houchin. Ponder Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...
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William George
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
SIKESTON -- William Russell George, 90, formerly of Bertrand, died Feb. 7, 2013, at his home. Born Oct. 7, 1922, in Charleston, to the late William Louis and Orlene Sue Franklin George, in 1984 he moved from Cahokia, Ill., to Bertrand where he lived until 2008 when he moved to Sikeston. ...
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Bub Sadler
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
BELL CITY -- Stephen Duane "Bub" Sadler Jr., 45, a very much loved son, husband, dad, granddad and friend, died Feb. 6, 2013, at his home near Bell City. Born Jan. 4, 1968, in Kingsville, Texas, the son of Stephen and Veronica Markland Sadler of Morley, he was a 1986 graduate of Scott County Central School and was of the Baptist belief...
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Ruby McConnell
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
DEXTER -- Ruby Dell Taylor McConnell, 100, died Feb. 6, 2013, at the Winchester Place in Bernie. Born Nov. 12, 1912, in Antoine, Ark., to the late Robert and Annie Speer, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter. On Dec. 21, 1932, in Delight, Ark., she married Carl Taylor who preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1987. In 1997, she married Paul McConnell who also preceded her in death...
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Skip Wallace
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
DEXTER -- Charles "Skip" Wallace, 68, died Feb. 6, 2013, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Born May 2, 1944, in Nashville, to the late Charles Blake Wallace and Judith Prentice Wallace, he was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Dexter, owner of Skip Wallace Chiropractic in Dexter and a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Ronnie McIntyre Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/13)
MOREHOUSE -- Ronnie Lee McIntyre Sr., 72, died Feb. 6, 2013, at his home. Born Sept. 9, 1940, in Sikeston, to the late Monroe and Mary Smith McIntyre, he was the founder of McIntyre Construction and owner until his retirement in 2004. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Morehouse and the American Legion Post 114 of Sikeston...
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Bobby Lee Cowart
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
DEXTER - Bobby Lee Cowart, 68, died Feb. 8, 2013, at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center in Puxico. Arrangements are incomplete at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter.
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Elizabeth Cannon
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
BENTON -- Elizabeth Cannon, 87, died Feb. 8, 2013, at her son's home in Benton. Arrangements are incomplete at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Red Lamunion
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
BERNIE -- Shirley "Red" Lamunion, died Feb. 9, 2013, at the Malden Nursing Center in Malden. Arrangements are incomplete at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.
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Bobby Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers at services conducted Friday at Ponder Funeral Home for Bobby R. Conley, 81, who died Feb. 4, 2013, were: Mike O'Guinn, James Adams, Pete Glaus, Jim Reece, Mike Maze and Ryan Whitman.
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John Melton
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
COMMERCE -- John Wayne Melton, 64, died Feb. 7, 2013, at the Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 28, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to the late John "Jay" and Justine T. Kuss Melton, he worked at Melton's 66 Service Station in Cape Girardeau...
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Gladys Page
(Obituary ~ 02/10/13)
PUXICO -- Gladys Page, 91, died Feb. 7, 2013, at the Southeast Missouri Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 19, 1921, in Ashervillle, daughter of the late James Louis and Lillian Agusta Beights Hodge, she was a lifelong resident of Puxico and attended the Hobbs Chapel Church in Dudley...
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Robin Carter
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
BERTRAND -- Robin Carter, 53, died Feb. 10, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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James McLain
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James McLain, 83, died Feb. 9, 2013, at his home in East Prairie. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Betty Kestner
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
SIKESTON -- Betty F. Kestner, 79, died Feb. 10, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Hazelle Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
SIKESTON -- Hazelle Penney Wilson, 96, died Feb. 9, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Bobby Cowart
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
PUXICO -- Bobby Lee Cowart, 68, died Feb. 8, 2013, at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. Born Aug. 21, 1944, in St. Louis, to the late Raymond and Alberta Mitchell Cowart, he had lived most of his life in the Dexter area where he worked in agriculture...
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Elizabeth Cannon
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
SIKESTON -- Elizabeth Evangeline Cannon, 87, of Sikeston, died Feb. 8, 2013, at her son's home in Benton. Born Dec. 4, 1925, in Halls, Tenn., to the late Bryant and Myrtle Irene Riddick Young, she had been employed as a desk clerk by the Dunn Hotel in Sikeston and retired from the Sikeston Yellow Cab Company, where she was a dispatcher. She was an avid animal lover and St. Louis Cardinals fan and enjoyed attending the Cardinal games. She was a member of the Morehouse Assembly of God Church...
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Paul Simmons
(Obituary ~ 02/11/13)
ORAN -- Paul Jerome Simmons, 78, died Feb. 10, 2013. Born Dec. 2, 1934, in St. Louis, son of the late James Simmons and Minnie Ditterline Simmons Stehr, he was a finish carpenter, working for Starzinger Cabinetry in Pocohantas. He was a member of the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran and a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Mary Simpkins
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
CHARLESTON -- Mary E. Simpkins, 78, died Feb. 12, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home.
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Lavada Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
ORAN -- Lavada Moore, 69, died Feb. 11, 2013, at her daughter's home in Oran. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Tim Lee
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
DEXTER -- Tim Lee, 48, died Feb. 10, 2013, at Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are incomplete with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Paul Simmons
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
ORAN -- Paul Jerome Simmons, 78, died Feb. 10, 2013. Born Dec. 2, 1934, in St. Louis, son of the late James Simmons and Minnie Ditterline Simmons Stehr, he was a finish carpenter, working for Starzinger Cabinetry in Pocohantas. He was a member of the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran and a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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James McLain
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Gerald McLain, 83, died at 4:38 p.m. Feb. 9, 2013, at his home. Born Jan. 26, 1930, in the Four Corners community near East Prairie, son of the late Floyd Edward and Annie Powers McLain, for over 35 years he lived in the St. Louis area where he was employed as a maintenance supervisor at the Washington University and was a member of the U.A.W. ...
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Hazelle Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
SIKESTON -- Hazelle Penney Wilson, 96, of Sikeston died Feb. 9, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Dec. 10, 1916, in Sikeston, to the late Harry C. and Hazel Penney Young, she was a homemaker and member of the First United Methodist Church of Sikeston. She was a 50-year member of the Kingshighway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of United Methodist Women...
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Katy Duckett
(Obituary ~ 02/12/13)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Mrs. Kathleen L. "Katy" Duckett, age 83 years, of Jefferson City died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at St. Mary's Health Center. Kathleen was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Brandsville, the daughter of Gerald R. and Velda H. Driskill Gregory. She was married on June 28, 1947 in Williamsville, to John M. Duckett...
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Forest Denton
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
PUXICO -- Forest S. Denton, 68, formerly of Flora, Ill., died Feb. 10, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 12, 1944, in Flora, son of Bernice Evelyn Strange Denton and the late Hershell B. Denton, he had lived in Flora most of his life until moving to Puxico 12 years ago. He had worked as an electrician and plumber and was of the Pentecostal belief...
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Mary Simpkins
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
CHARLESTON -- Mary E. Simpkins, 78, died Feb. 12, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 19, 1934, at Anniston, to the late Lindsey Garner Baker Sr. and Opha Mae Kennedy Baker, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was employed in the bookkeeping department of Focus Bank for over 50 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bertrand...
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Tim Lee
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
DEXTER -- Tim Lee, 48, died Feb. 10, 2013, at Poplar Bluff. Born July 21, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, to Freida Martin Lee of Dexter and the late Herbert Lee, he was a heavy equipment operator and a member of the Liberty Hill Church in Aid. On Oct. 12, 1985, in Dexter, he married Kandie Burnett who survives of the home...
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Josephine Haney
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
HOWARDVILLE -- Josephine Haney, 85, died Feb. 11, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 8, 1927, in Salisbury, Tenn., daughter of Sam and Molly Hammer, she had lived in Missouri for over 60 years. She was a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marston where she was a member of the choir...
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Lavada Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
ORAN -- Lavada Wave Moore, 69, of Oran, died Feb. 11, 2013, at her daughter's home. Born Nov. 26, 1943, in Shannon County, to the late Clarence Everett and Wilma Naomi Baker Smith, she was a homemaker and a member of the Bell City Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She earned her GED in 1983, qualifying for a scholarship...
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Jack Martin
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
CHAFFEE - John "Jack" Martin, 69, died Feb. 12, 2013, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Betty Kestner
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
SIKESTON -- Betty Florence Kestner, 79, died at 8:07 p.m. Feb. 10, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Aug. 15, 1933, in Tennessee, to the late Guy and Birdie Woods Sterling, she lived most of her life near Morehouse. She was a retired cashier from Piggly Wiggly in Sikeston and was of the Pentecostal belief...
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Ida Ruesler
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
JACKSON -- Ida Louise Ruesler, 98, died Feb. 10, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 5, 1914, in Friedheim, to the late Henry and Katherine Louise Klaus Pohlmann, she had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim and the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Jackson and the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary...
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Pete Oliver
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
SIKESTON - Elmer "Pete" Oliver, 86, died Feb. 12, 2013, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Polly Burns
(Obituary ~ 02/13/13)
DEXTER - Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Burns, 92, formerly of Sikeston, died Feb. 13, 2013, at her residence in Dexter. Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Jack Martin
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
CHAFFEE -- John "Jack" Martin, 69, died Feb. 12, 2013, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Born Feb. 7, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Albert E. and Helen Corvick Davidson Martin, after retiring he became a security guard for the West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the AMM and Possum Creek...
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Genevieve Menz
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
BENTON -- Genevieve E. Menz, 90, died Feb. 13, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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Lavada Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
ORAN -- Visitation is from 5 p.m. until time of memorial services at 6 p.m. Friday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel for Lavada Wave Moore, 69, who died on Feb. 11, 2013.
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Joyce Hampton
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Joyce Hampton, 54, died Feb. 12, 2013, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born Sept. 22, 1958, in Hayti, she was the daughter of the late William A. Meador and Eve E. Hall Meador. She was married to Terry Lynn Hampton, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2011...
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Polly Burns
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
SIKESTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Burns, 92, died Feb. 13, 2013, at her granddaughter's home in Dexter. Born Dec. 22, 1920, in Scott County, to the late Clarence F. And Sallie Franklin Johnson, she was a housewife and of the Baptist belief. On June 12, 1937, in Charleston, she married Thurman "Syl" Burns Sr., who preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1988...
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Pete Oliver
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
SIKESTON -- Elmer Lloyd "Pete" Oliver, 86, died Feb. 12, 2013, at his home. Born Feb. 27, 1926, in Sikeston, to the late Elmer and Mata Johnson Oliver, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was self-employed. On June 16, 1987, in Benton, Ky., he married Penny Singleton, who survives of the home...
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Kenneth Dement
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Kenneth Lee Dement, 80, formerly of Sikeston died Feb. 15, 2013, at the Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Martha Landers
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
DEXTER -- Martha Ann Landers, 75, died Feb. 11, 2013, at her home. Born April 18, 1937, in Dexter, daughter of the late Walter and Thelma Bishop Landers, she had lived almost all of her life in Dexter where she was a member of the First Baptist Church. For the last several years, she has resided at the Stoddard ARC Group Home...
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J.J. Gray
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Johnny "J.J." Gray, 39, died Feb. 14, 2013, at New Madrid. He was born Oct. 21, 1973, to Mae Gray of Portageville and the late Johnny Frank Gray Sr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three uncles, Roger Johnson and Jimmy Gray of Portageville and Doyle Gray of Risco; and five aunts, Lillie Belle Darding of Chicago, Mary Francis Fox of London, Ky., and JoAnn Jewell Drum, Margie Ezell and Marilyn Fowler of Wynne, Ark...
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Otis E. Swinger
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
WAPPAPELLO - Otis E. Swinger, 86, formerly of Dexter, died Feb. 13, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1926, near Dexter, son of the late Hershal and Gladys Snider Swinger, he had lived in Dexter most of his life until moving to Wappapello eight years ago. A self-employed auto mechanic, he was a member of the Church of Christ in Essex. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps under Gen. George S. Patton during World War II throughout Europe...
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Genevieve Menz
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
BENTON -- Genevieve E. Menz, 90, died Feb. 13, 2013. Born Feb. 13, 1923, in Oran, to the late Marion Sylvester and Edith Winchester Stuckey, she was the owner/operator of Menz Grocery Store and a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton. On Sept. 7, 1940, in Benton, she married Paul Phillip Menz Sr. who preceded her in death Dec. 1, 1988...
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Arzie Cook
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
CHAFFEE -- Arzie E. Cook, 79, died Feb. 14, 2013, at his home. Born Dec. 31, 1933, near Painton, he was the son of the late Luster Elbert and Lillie Catherine Jenkins Cook. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft electrician tech sergeant retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Church of God in Chaffee...
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Polly Burns
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
SIKESTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Burns, 92, died Feb. 13, 2013, at her granddaughter's home in Dexter. Born Dec. 22, 1920, in Scott County, to the late Clarence F. And Sallie Franklin Johnson, she was a housewife and of the Baptist belief. On June 12, 1937, in Charleston, she married Thurman "Syl" Burns Sr., who preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1988...
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Retha Sissum
(Obituary ~ 02/15/13)
DEXTER -- Retha Marie Sissum, 85, died Feb. 13, 2013, at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Home in Dexter. Born Sept. 25, 1927, in Russellville, Ark., to the late Charles and Abbie Simms Rackley, she had lived in Puxico most of her life where she attended the Puxico General Baptist Church...
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Jack Keys
(Obituary ~ 02/17/13)
ADVANCE -- Jack Keys, 57, died Feb. 14, 2013, at the family home in Advance. Born Jan. 9, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, to the late "Art" Lee and Betty Jean Young Keys, he was a retired boilermaker for Local No. 27 of St. Louis and a member of the Stoddard County Cowboy Church in Puxico...
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Kenneth Dement
(Obituary ~ 02/17/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Kenneth Lee Dement, 80, formerly of Sikeston, passed away Friday Feb. 15, 2013. Born Feb. 13, 1933, in Poplar Bluff, to the late Charles and Ada Hudson Dement, he was a 1951 graduate of Sikeston High School and had lived for the past 12 years at the Missouri Veterans home in Cape Girardeau...
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Janie Vowels
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
SIKESTON -- Janie Vowels, 73, died Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Shirley Prince
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
MARSTON -- Shirley Jane Prince, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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Anna Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
SIKESTON--Anna F. Myers, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Dorothy Bloemer
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
SIKESTON - Dorothy Bloemer, 91, died Feb. 18, 2013, at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Nellie Long
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
CUNNINGHAM, Ky. -- Nellie J. Russell Long, 86, died at 5:35 a.m. Feb. 15, 2013, at Baptist Health of Paducah. Born May 27, 1926, to the late Colie Lee and Bessie M. Hayden Smithson, she was a graduate of East Prairie High School in East Prairie, Mo., and Draughon's Business College in Paducah. She was an underwriter for various insurance companies for over 30 years. She also helped pastor churches in Illinois, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri and Kansas for over 36 years...
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Otis Brooks
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Otis McGill Brooks, 73, died at 3:57 a.m. Feb. 18, 2013, at his home. Born Sept. 6, 1939, in Lake County, Tenn., to the late Robert Everett and Bertha May Hardin Brooks, he lived most of his life in Mississippi County. He was a self-employed carpenter and of the Baptist belief...
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Norma Baker
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
HARRISBURG, Ill. -- Norma Lee Baker, 83, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 16, 2013, at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Born Sept. 13, 1929, in Sikeston, to the late Edward T. and Zella G. Payton Lee, she was a homemaker and had worked for Imperial Bowling Lanes...
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Michael Paul Shands
(Obituary ~ 02/19/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Michael Paul Shands, 12, died at 7:32 a.m. Feb. 17, 2013, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Born April 3, 2000, in Sikeston, to Michael Paul Shands of East Prairie and Candice Rene Caery Sneeringer of East Prairie, he lived in East Prairie all of his life. He was a sixth grade student at Martin Elementary and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in East Prairie...
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Dorothy Bloemer
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Mildred Bailey Bloemer, 91, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 5, 1921, in Medina, Tenn., to the late Adolphus B. and Addie Oma Cheek Bailey, she was a member of Miner Baptist Church in Miner. She and her husband owned and operated Bloemer's Grocery for 43 years before their retirement in 1994...
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Dulcia Law
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Dulcia Buchanan Law, 95, died Feb. 19, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 19, 1917, in Puxico, to the late Lihue and Ida Ross Shull, she lived in the Puxico and Sikeston areas. She was a homemaker, a former member of the First Baptist Church in Puxico and a current member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Louise Gibson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Louise Gibson, 91, formerly of Malden, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Jan. 22, 1922, in Independence County, Ark., to the late Lawrence and Gertrude Postalweight Mills, she had worked as a seamstress at RBA in Malden...
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Kay York Curry
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
KANSAS CITY -- Sarah Katherine "Kay" York Curry, 72, died Jan. 9, 2013, at her home in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Feb. 15, 1940, to Alma Katherine Schaefer York of Sikeston and the late Warren Allen York, on their farm about two miles southeast of Sikeston...
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Anna Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON - Anna Frances Myers, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Feb. 21, 1931, in Braggadocia, to the late Henry and Pearly White Learue, she was a homemaker. She was married to Alvin Myers, who preceded her in death...
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Shirley Prince
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
MARSTON -- Shirley Jane Prince, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. Born July 19, 1932, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Fred H. and Gertrude Broom Burk, she was a lifelong member and Sunday School teacher at the Evergreen Baptist Church in Marston and had worked as a teacher assistant...
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Bruce Y. Larkins
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. - Bruce Y. Larkins, 86, formerly of Dorena, Mo., died at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 18, 2013, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born May 1, 1926, in Dorena, to the late R.R. "Rob" and Annie Florence Bennett Larkins, he lived most of his life in Dorena where he was a landowner and farmer. ...
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Kenneth Dement
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -Pallbearers for private graveside services conducted Feb. 19 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield for Kenneth Lee Dement, 80, who died Feb. 15, 2013, were: Zach Hudson, Josh Miller, Gabe Dement, Jerry Dement, Kenny Dement Jr. and Randy Dement...
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Janie Vowels
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Lucinda Jane "Janie" (Pitman) Vowels, age 73, passed away surrounded by her loving family Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. She is survived by: her husband of over 48 years, Kenneth Vowels of the home; and two children, Lucinda "Cindy" Elledge and spouse, Bryan of Wichita, Kan., and Edwin "Matt" Vowels and spouse, Susan, of Heber Springs, Ark...
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Joe Ross
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Joe C. Ross, 89, died at 9:55 p.m. Feb. 14, 2013, at Lourdes Hospital. Son of the late H.W. and Nina Mardis Ross, he was a member of Bardwell Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and Disabled Veterans. ...
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Johnny Tyler
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
EAST PRAIRIE - Johnny Tyler, 68, formerly of East Prairie, died at 10:10 p.m. Feb. 19, 2013, in the University Hospital in Columbia. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Lettie Winston
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lettie Mae Winston, 49, died Feb. 15, 2013, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Dec. 23, 1963, in Mississippi, to the late Jennie and Clarence Winston, she had attended Scott County Central High School in Sikeston and the New Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Todd Markland
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- James "Todd" Markland, 30, died Feb. 17, 2013, at his home. Born June 18, 1982, at Dexter, to Donald Ray Markland of Sikeston and Lisa Kay Burton Stone of Sikeston, he was a lifelong resident of Sikeston where he had been employed as a cook and manager at Dexter Bar-B-Que. He was an avid bowler and had bowled perfect 300 games multiple times...
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Mary Williford
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Mary B. Kidd Williford, 91, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2013, at the Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bardwell Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Flossie Abbott
(Obituary ~ 02/21/13)
SALCEDO -- Flossie Abbott, 89, died Feb. 19, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born March 30, 1923, in Parma, to the late James Loyd and Ines DeJournett Byrd, she had lived in Grayridge and Advance before moving to Salcedo in 1974. She was of the Baptist belief...
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Mike Pobst
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
CHAFFEE -- Norman "Mike" Pobst, 79, died Feb. 20, 2013, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Services will be conducted at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Sean Crow
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
DEXTER -- Sean Robert Crow, 34, died Feb. 20, 2013, in Advance. Born July 30, 1978, son of Bob Crow of Dexter and the late Karen Weaver Ritz, he was a heavy equipment operator and a graduate of Bernie High School. In addition to his father, survivors include: one brother, Justin Wade Crow of Greenville; four sisters, Shannon Smith and Stephanie Lynn Credille of Dexter, Amy Beth Rose of Crystal River, Fla., and Jenny Lynn Crow of Greenville; paternal grandfather, Robert Crow of Dexter; and maternal grandparents, Maxine Pope of Jonesboro, Ark., and Gaylon Weaver of Kennett.. ...
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Deborah Hatchell
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
DEXTER -- Deborah J. Hatchell, 57, died Feb. 21, 2013, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.
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Matt Chambers
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Matt Chambers, 58, formerly of Anniston, died Feb. 20, 2013, in the Belleville Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Mary Williford
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Mary B. Williford, 91, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2013, at the Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bardwell. Born Jan. 1, 1922, in Mississippi County, Mo., to the late Cecil and Nellie Forsythe Kidd, she had lived in Charleston most her life where she was a member of the Elm Street Baptist Church. ...
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Gearldine Lindsey
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Gearldine Lindsey, 91, died Feb. 21, 2013, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Kathleen Sides
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
SIKESTON -- Kathleen M. Sides, 77, died Feb. 21, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Gerald Shaw Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Gerald L. Shaw Sr., 66, died Feb. 18, 2013, at Heartland Health Care in East Peoria. Born July 30, 1946, to Herbert Lee Shaw of Harrisburg and the late Ramma Dell McGee, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1964-1974. He then worked for Caterpillar for 30 years before retiring in 2004...
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Eugenia Royal
(Obituary ~ 02/22/13)
MALDEN -- Eugenia Lee Royal, 91, died Feb. 20, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Malden. Born Aug. 29, 1921, in East Prairie, to the late Carl Eugene and Lana Daniel Adkison, she was a homemaker, a retired contract driver for SMTS and a member of the United Methodist Church in Malden...
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Gearldine Lindsey
(Obituary ~ 02/24/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Gearldine D. Lindsey, 91, died Feb. 21, 2013, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born July 22, 1921, in New Madrid County, daughter of the late Herman and Ida Clark Lindsey, she was a member of the First Christian Church in East Prairie...
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John Sutton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/24/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- John Sutton Jr., 51, died Feb. 14, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 22, 1961, in Cooter, to the late John and Sirene Gaddy Sutton Sr., he was a member of the New Beginning Apostolic Church in Portageville...
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Kathleen Sides
(Obituary ~ 02/24/13)
SIKESTON -- Kathleen Margie Sides, 77, died Feb. 21, 2013, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Dec. 25, 1935, in Caruthersville, to the late Jim and Myrtle Dorster Sides, she was a homemaker and of Pentecostal belief. Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Rocky D. ...
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Dr. James Drickey
(Obituary ~ 02/24/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dr. James M. Drickey, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb.19, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 20, 1924, in Spencer, Neb., to Charles A. and Blanche Dorothy Drickey. James attended County schools and Spencer Public Schools for his elementary...
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J.T. Tyler
(Obituary ~ 02/25/13)
EOLIA - John Jasper "J.T." Tyler, 68, died Feb. 19, 2013, at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. Born Dec. 6, 1944 in East Prairie, the son of the late Jasper Ambrose and Lawanda May Jones Tyler, he moved to Jennings at an early age where he graduated from Jennings High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
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Matt Chambers
(Obituary ~ 02/25/13)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Matthew Stephen "Matt" Chambers, 58, formerly of Anniston, Mo., died Feb.20, 2013, at Belleville Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 29, 1954, in Cairo, to Charles W. "Winks" and Mildred Marie Hutchison Chambers of Anniston, he was greenhouse manager with Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards in Louisiana, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Vietnam War...
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Bernice Cox
(Obituary ~ 02/25/13)
DEXTER - Bernice Cox, daughter of the late Claude Strickland and Blanche Liley Strickland, was born on Sept. 25, 1934, in Hartsville, and died on Feb. 24, 2013, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 78. Mrs. Cox was a resident of Dexter and a member of the Dexter Church of Christ, Southeast Health at Dexter Hospital Auxiliary, received the community service award for the State of Missouri in 2005, the first recipient of the Richland Teacher of the Year award where she taught in the district for 23 years, a volunteer for the area agency on aging, Elder's Volunteering for Elder's community outreach and was the former president of the BPW.. ...
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Sonny Lee
(Obituary ~ 02/26/13)
CHAFFEE -- Charles "Sonny" Lee, 77, died Feb. 25, 2013, at his home in Chaffee. Born Nov. 3, 1935, in Chaffee, son of Elnora Seabaugh Lee of Chaffee and the late Charles Andrew, he was the retired owner and operator of Sonny's Garage and Wrecker Service in Chaffee from 1965 until 2007...
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James Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/26/13)
MURRAY, Ky. -- James Milton Smith, 78, formerly of Marshall County, died at 11:15 p.m. Feb. 22, 2013, at his home. Mr. Smith was a self-employed truck driver. He was a veteran of the United States Army, a member of the Alford Masonic Lodge 925 F & AM and a member of Aurora Baptist Church...
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Minnie Crumpecker
(Obituary ~ 02/26/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Minnie Lee Treece Crumpecker, 93, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Monday Sept. 1, 1919, in Decatur, Tenn., to the late Isaac C. and Lula Boyer Treece...
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Wilma Underwood
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Wilma Underwood, 82, died Feb. 22, 2013, at her daughter's home in East Prairie. Born Sept. 18, 1939, in Portageville, to the late Walter and Eula Agnes Montgomery Tanner, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Portageville where she was a Sunday School teacher. She worked at New Madrid County Library for many years...
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Bonnie Gray
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
SIKESTON -- Bonnie Lee Gray, 96, died Feb. 26, 2013, at Miner Nursing Center. Born Feb. 15, 1917, in Senath, daughter of the late James and Ida Bell Williams Palmer, she was of the Baptist belief. She had worked in the housekeeping department of Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis before retiring...
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Florida Robinson
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
SIKESTON - Florida Mae Robinson, 81, died Feb. 26, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Driver Funeral Service of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Henry Burnett Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
SIKESTON - The Rev. Henry Clarence Burnett Jr., 76, formerly of Prattsville, Ark., died Feb. 25, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born April 23, 1936, in Mt. Pine, Ark., to the late Henry Clarence and Idalia Harris Burnett Sr., he was a retired Assembly of God minister who pastored churches in Arkansas and Mississippi. He also served in the U.S. Navy in the Korean War and for many years was a referee for basketball, baseball and football games...
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Willie Parker
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
SIKESTON -- Willie Parker, 54, died Feb. 23, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 2, 1958, in Sikeston, to the late Milton and Mae Francis Williamson Parker Sr., he was a self-employed landscaper for over 25 years, an employee of Williams Funeral Home as a grave digger for over 20 years and a graduate of Sikeston High School...
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Sandy Mudd
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
PORTAGEVILLE - Sandy Gayle Mudd, 59, died Feb. 26, 2013, at her home in Portageville. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.
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John Yount Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
SIKESTON - John Henry Yount Jr., 97, died Feb. 26, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Gretta Graham-Kinder
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
ATLANTA -- Gretta Joyce Graham-Kinder, 59, formerly of Wilson City, Mo., died Feb. 21, 2013, in Atlanta. She was born April 26, 1953, in Charleston, Mo., to Earline Jones Graham of Wilson City and the late Roy Graham,Sr. She married Sonny Kinder and Marvin Hills who both preceded her in death...
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Doris Bartle
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Doris B. Bartle, 64, formerly of Sikeston, died Monday Feb. 18, 2013, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 4, 1948, in McDougal, Ark., to the late Burl Isaac and Ruth Mae Warren, Doris was the owner and operator of The Down Spout Restaurant in Jackson several years...
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Lowell Groves
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
O'FALLON -- Lowell Ernest Groves, 64, died Feb. 25, 2013, at Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital. He was born April 14, 1948, in Bertrand, to the late Arnold and Lela Van Poole Groves. He married Pamala Lea Duncan who preceded him in death. She was also preceded in death by one brother, A.J. Groves...
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James Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
MURRAY, Ky. -- James Milton Smith, 78, formerly of Marshall County, died at 11:15 p.m. Feb. 22, 2013, at his home. Mr. Smith was a self-employed truck driver. He was a veteran of the United States Army, a member of the Alford Masonic Lodge 925 F & AM and a member of Aurora Baptist Church...
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'Boots' Holt
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
BLODGETT - Virgie "Boots" Holt, 80, died Feb. 26, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Jennifer Mayberry
(Obituary ~ 02/27/13)
DEXTER - Jenny Lynn Mayberry, 33, died Feb. 25, 2013, at the Missouri Southern Healthcare emergency room in Dexter. Born May 19, 1979, at Fort Pendleton, Calif., daughter of Brian Oxley of Muscatine, Iowa, and the late Terri Heath Oxley, she was a former certified nursing assistant and was originally from the Iowa City, Iowa, area before moving to Dexter...
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Mont Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Timothy Lamont "Mont" Wilson, 28, died Feb. 25, 2013, at Portageville. Born Jan. 11, 1985, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late L.C. and Linda Faye Boyd Wilson. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Ashley Nicole Wilson. Survivors include: one brother: Charles Allan Johnson of Cape Girardeau; a niece, Adrianna Wilson of Kennett; two nephews, Quantavis Wilson of Cape Girardeau and JaMarkas Wilson of Kennett; and numerous aunts and uncles...
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Jack Yount
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
SIKESTON -- John Henry "Jack" Yount Jr., 97, died at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Born July 13, 1915, in Cairo, Ill., to the late Dr. John Henry and Minnie Jane Marshall Yount Sr., he was a landowner and farmer in New Madrid, Scott and Stoddard counties in Southeast Missouri. He attended the Western Military Academy in Alton, Ill., for three years and graduated from Doldan High School in St. Louis...
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Bill Crutchfield
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
KIRBYVILLE -- William Davidson "Bill" Crutchfield, 74, died Feb. 26, 2013, at his home. Born Nov. 9, 1938, in Bernie, son of the late Ralph and Viola Davidson Crutchfield, he attended school in Bernie before moving to St. Louis, where he worked for McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft as a machinist and welder for five years. ...
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Cora McMinn
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
CHARLESTON -- Cora Lee McMinn, 93, died Feb. 27, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Born Jan. 5, 1920, in the Bayouville community in New Madrid County, to the late George and Flora Ann Duffey Schneider, she graduated in 1938 from East Prairie High School before working with Boyce Implement Company in East Prairie. ...
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Dean Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
WAPPAPELLO -- Velvadean "Dean" Hendrix, 86, died Feb. 23, 2013, at Westwood Hills Health Care Facility in Poplar Bluff. Born Dec. 25, 1926, in Zalma, to the late Richard Overton and Lula Jackson Overton Hodge, she was raised in Puxico, spent from 1951 to 1990 in Alton, Ill., and moved to Wappapello in 1990, where she was a member of the Lakeland Assembly of God Church...
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Dr. John Parker
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dr. John Doyle Parker, 82, a resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at The Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 8, 1930, in Parma, to the late Thomas Hudson and Lillie Gertrude Singleton Parker. John honorably served his country in the U.S. ...
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Dorothy Baugh
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
CHARLESTON -- Dorothy Parker Baugh, died Feb. 28, 2013, at her home in Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home.
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Ruby Yanson
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
SIKESTON -- Ruby E. Yanson, 94, died Feb. 26, 2013, at her home in Sikeston. Born Oct. 4, 1918, in Dudley, to the late Robert Joel and Clersey Ann Garner Edwards, she and her husband owned and operated Yanson's Jewelry Store in Sikeston for many years before retiring...
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Boots Holt
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
BLODGETT - Virgie "Boots" Yancy Holt, 80, died Feb. 26, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born May 24, 1932, in Essex, to the late Daniel and Pearl Hedger Thurman, she was a homemaker. On June 12, 1963, she married Oral Delano Yancy, who preceded her in death on April 12, 1983...
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Florida Robinson
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
SIKESTON -- Florida M. Robinson, 81, died Feb. 26, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 6, 1931, in Collierville, Tenn., to the late James and Dora Fowler Nolen, she had attended public school in Collierville and was of the Baptist belief...
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Thelma Roberson
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
SIKESTON -- Thelma Roberson, 92, died Feb. 28, 2013, at the Miner Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.
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Betty Joyner
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
DEXTER -- Betty Henderson Joyner, 84, died Feb. 25, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 6, 1928, in Flint, Mich., to the late George Allen and Ruth Brown Carwile, she had lived in Dexter most of her life. She had attended the First General Baptist Church and worked as a licensed practical nurse for Dr. Robert Jibben Sr. several years ago...
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Sandra Mudd
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Sandra Gayle Mudd, 59, died Feb. 26, 2013, at her home. Born Dec. 2, 1953, in Owensboro, Ky., to Inelle Milton Mobley of Owensboro and the late Edwin Leroy Mobley, she worked at Ohio County School from 1975 to 1986 as a sixth grade elementary teacher. ...
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