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Alexis Manning-Poore
(Obituary ~ 02/01/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Alexis Danae Manning-Poore, 31, died Jan. 14, 2017, at her home in East Prairie. Born Nov. 7, 1985, at Sikeston, to Rene Manning Wilson of East Prairie and the late Rodney L. Poore, she had lived in East Prairie her entire life and had attended East Prairie schools...
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Ruth Long
(Obituary ~ 02/01/17)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. - Ruth Mae Long, 93, died Jan. 31, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Gwen Streeter will officiate. Burial will be at Pulliam Cemetery near Scopus...
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Dennis Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/01/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Dennis Lee Taylor, 68, died Jan. 31, 2017, at his home in Bloomfield. Born Aug. 2, 1948, in Sikeston, son of the late Lonnie Emerson and Dolly Ann Pearcy Taylor, he lived in Bloomfield most of his life. He worked as a welder at Arvin Automotive...
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Travis Hitt
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Travis Leo Hitt, 41, of Advance, passed away Feb. 1, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. Travis was born Oct. 25, 1975, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Dennis and Glenda Hampton Hitt. Travis was a 1994 graduate of Advance High School. ...
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Leon Graviett
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Leon "Honey" Graviett, 91, formerly of Morley, died Jan. 31, 2017, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Born May 15, 1925, in Fryesville, Ark., to the late William Orval and Margaret Knauss Graviett, he was a retired truck driver for Commercial Transport in Cape Girardeau. He was a local teamster in Cape Girardeau. He served in the United States Army during the occupation of Japan in World War II...
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Esther Cook Huffman
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
Esther Cook Huffman of Portageville passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84 years, 2 months and 3 days. She was born May 10, 1932 in Haleyville, AL to Annie McDonald and John Vinyard McDonald...
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Carol Jean Hulshof
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
Carol Jean Hulshof, 67 of Benton, Missouri died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. She was born July 24, 1949 in Cape Girardeau to James and Nora Brands Scherer of Portageville. She married Vince Hulshof on July 5, 2002...
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James Robert Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
James Robert Taylor, 75, of Lilbourn went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2017 at his home. He was born October 3rd, 1941 in Lilbourn, the son of the late James Park and Myrtle Fowler Taylor. He was a 1959 graduate of Lilbourn High School. On January 22nd, 1961, he married his high school sweetheart Gloria Nell Ash at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church in Marston. James devoted his life to God, his wife and family, and his love of farming...
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Archie Winford Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
SIKESTON -- Archie Winford Sr., 79, formerly of Howardville, died Jan. 30, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 8, 1937, in Terrell, Ark., to the late Jim and Elizabeth Green Winford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Mae Winford; one sister, Mattie Warren; two brothers, James Walker and Robert "Jimmy" Robinson; four grandchildren, Arnold Jenkins III, Arlonda Jenkins, Isaac Cooper Jr. ...
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Joel Montgomery
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
SIKESTON -- Joel A. Montgomery, 96, died Feb. 3, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Gerald Summers
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
SIKESTON -- Gerald Douglas Summers, 68, died Feb. 3, 2017, at his home near Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Rick Nims
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
SIKESTON -- Richard Glen "Rick" Nims, 58, died Feb. 1, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born March 21, 1958, in Columbus, Ga., son of George Nims and the late Shirley Ann Schulse, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include: his wife, Roseta Martinez Thomas of Panama; his father, George Nims of Corpus Christy, Texas; and two brothers and one sister-in-law, Timmy and Rose Nims and Steven Nims of Minneapolis, Minn...
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Kenny Dowdy Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/03/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Dowdy Jr., 41, died Feb. 3, 2017, at the Westfield Nursing Center near Sikeston. Born Oct. 2, 1975, in Sikeston, to Kenneth Ray and Rita Denton Dowdy Sr. of East Prairie, he was employed in the roofing business. He had attended the First Assembly of God Church in East Prairie...
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Phyllis Colbert
(Obituary ~ 02/05/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Phyllis Hubbard Colbert, 83, died Feb. 5, 2017, at The Neighborhoods by TigerPlace Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Jo Ann Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/05/17)
SIKESTON - Jo Ann Dial, 74, died Feb. 4, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born June 21, 1942 , in Wilson, Ark., to the late Joseph and Laverne Hanback Beck. On June 18, 1960, in Matthews, Mo., she married J.L. Dial, who survives of the home...
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Shirley Cash
(Obituary ~ 02/05/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Shirley Kimball Cash, 73, died Jan. 19, 2017, at the New Madrid Living Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1943, in New Madrid to the late Willard Leslie "Jake" and Beulah Roby Kimball. Survivors include: three daughters, Karen "Sissy" Taylor of Huntsville, Ala., and Kimberly Mathis and Carla Jackson of New Madrid; one sister, Lillian Ruth Davis of Sikeston; two brothers, Watson Kimball of Sikeston and Carl E. ...
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Marjorie Ann Crites
(Obituary ~ 02/05/17)
ORAN, Mo. - Marjorie Ann Crites, 75, died Feb. 3, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 4, 1941, in Wappapello to the late Raymond Virgil and Lucy Opal Sweet Ward, she had lived in the Puxico area until moving to Oran in 1978. She had worked as a hair dresser, was a member of the Red Hat Society and attended the Morley Baptist Church...
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Earl Underhill
(Obituary ~ 02/06/17)
SIKESTON - Earl Underhill, 78, died Feb. 4, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Phyllis Colbert
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Phyllis Hubbard Colbert died Feb. 5, 2017, at The Neighborhoods nursing home in Columbia from complications of renal failure at the age of 83. Phyllis was born on April 8, 1933, the only child of Van Allen and Minta B. Hubbard, in Chaffee. ...
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Johnnie Davis
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
GRAYRIDGE, Mo. - Johnnie Davis, 83, died Jan. 31, 2017, at her residence in Grayridge. Born Aug. 1, 1933, in Hartman, Ark., the daughter of the late John William and Jessie Jane Dorney Scott, she had lived in the Grayridge area for several years. She worked for the post office for several years as the postmaster and attended the General Baptist Church in Grayridge...
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Gerald Summers
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Gerald Douglas Summers, 69, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at his home near Sikeston. Born July 18, 1947, at Wyatt, to the late George Melton Summers and Ruby Lee Hamilton Summers Johnson, he had lived in Wyatt, Charleston, East Prairie and then Sikeston. He had been employed as a carpenter and painter and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps...
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'Red' Harris
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lloyd "Red" Harris, 85, died Feb. 5, 2017, at the Bloomfield Living Center in Bloomfield. Born March 28, 1931, in Sturdivant, to the late Manuel Everet Harris and Annie Rona Simmers Harris Scowden, he had lived in Puxico for many years until moving to Advance in 2011. ...
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Earl Underhill
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
SIKESTON - Earl Ray Underhill, 77, died Feb. 4, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 12, 1939, in Sikeston, to the late Earl M. and Ila Beck Underhill, he served in the United States Navy and the Air National Guard for 28 years. He was also a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church in Sikeston...
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Onia True
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Onia Faye Hendley True, 72, died Feb. 6, 2017, at her daughter's home in Poplar Bluff. Born June 23, 1944, in Kennett, daughter of the late Burl "Watermelon" and Maudie Mae Davis Smith, she had lived in the Wappapello and Dexter areas before moving to Poplar Bluff several months ago. She worked as a truck driver for Snider National and as a waitress and had attended non-denominational church...
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James Hampton
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
ESSEX, Mo. - James Freeman Hampton, 69, died Feb. 5, 2017, at the Ridgeview Living Center in Malden. Born Feb. 18, 1947, at Trail Back near Essex, to the late James Willie "Buddy" and Ruby Mae Halcrombe Hampton, he had lived in Essex and Sikeston most of his life. He had worked on road construction with MODOT. A member of Mt. Zion Church near Essex, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army...
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Margot Westrich
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
ORAN, Mo. - Margot Crystal Westrich, 81, died Feb. 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on April 10, 1935, in Frankfurt, Germany, to the late Oma Zimmerman, she retired from the cutting department with Floreshim Shoe Factory after 32 years, spending 18 years with the Chaffee factory and 14 years with the Cape Girardeau factory. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran...
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Gail Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Gail Dial, age 71, was born on Dec. 21, 1945, in Piggott, Ark., to Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis. She died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis; her brother, John Richard Ellis...
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Carolyn McDonnold
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- Carolyn A. McDonnold, 70, formerly of Morehouse, died Feb. 2, 2017, in Springfield. Visitation will be from 1 p.m until time of services at 2 p.m. Friday at the J.D. Lee and Sons Funeral Home at the Rogersville. Burial will follow at White Oak Cemetery, Rogersville...
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William Betts
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- William Betts, 76, died Feb. 7, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at the Williams Funeral Home of Charleston.
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William Craven Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- William Alfred Craven Jr., 66, died Feb. 5, 2017, at the Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Facility. Born Oct. 16, 1950, in Charleston, son of Ameila Craven Morgan of Charleston and the late William Alfred Craven Sr., he worked at Brown Shoe Company for over 25 years until it closed. He also worked for the Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Facility for more than 15 years...
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Patricia Durbin
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Patricia Gertrude Durbin, 59, died Feb. 8, 2017, at her home in Morley. Born Feb. 21, 1957, in Matthews, to the late Pierce and Ila (Luke) McCoy, she worked as a seamstress in a factory before retiring. Her husband, Thomas Cole, preceded her in death...
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Ricky Lee Witty
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Ricky Lee Witty, 60, died Feb. 4, 2017, at Charleston Manor Nursing Home in Charleston. Born Nov. 26, 1956, in Cairo, Ill., son of Carmon T. Smotherman Witty of East Prairie and the late Owen A. Witty, he was of the Baptist belief and had lived his entire life in East Prairie...
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Ellen Dickie
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
SIKESTON -- Ellen Dickie, 99, died Feb. 8, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 17, 1917, in Whitewater, to the late Napolean Dallas Cook and Martha Ann McIntyre Cook, she was a member of Murray Lane Baptist Church and had worked as a waitress for Daugherty's Cafe and Britt's Cafeteria before retiring...
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Willie Joe McDaniel Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Willie Joe Kelly McDaniel "Jo Jo" Jr., 45, died Jan. 30, 2017, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. Born June 13, 1971, in Lansing, Mich., to Juanita Thompson and Willie Joe Kelly Sr., he was later adopted and raised by his late grandmother, Pairlee McDaniel. A member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, he was a Navy veteran and member of detachment 1221st Transportation National Guard Co. of Portageville...
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'Collie' Crouthers
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Paul C. "Collie" Crouthers passed away Feb. 7, 2017, at Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 83 years. He was born Jan. 27, 1934, in Cooter, to the late Paul Burwell and Illa Bixler Crouthers. He was a lifelong farmer in New Madrid County, having owned and operated Crouthers Farms...
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Jack Waggener
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Major General (Ret) John "Jack" Waggener, 91, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau after a brief illness. Jack was born Aug. 17, 1925, in Gideon and grew up in Charleston where he graduated from high school before joining the U.S. ...
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'Pank' Waldo
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
DOVER, Ark. - Paschel H. "Pank" Waldo, 70, a resident of Dover, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1946, near Dover to Noel Eugene and Kathryn Wornica Waldo. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam War and retired as a master gunnery sergeant. ...
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Nadine Tanner Meatte
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
A private graveside service was held January 28, 2017 in Portageville Missouri, at Portageville Cemetery to lay to rest Nadine Tanner Meatte. Nadine was born to Henry Tanner and Rose Daugherty Tanner in Pemiscot county on January 18, 1918. She was a sister to Aleatha Tanner Knueven and Clyde White, both deceased. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Louis Doyne Meatte Sr., and her daughter, Judith Marie (Judy) Edwards...
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Catherine Fitzgerald
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
ROGERS, Ark. -- Catherine Taylor Fitzgerald, 92, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 9, 2017, in Rogers. A memorial service will be at a later date with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo., in charge of arrangements.
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Susan Cribbs
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
SIKESTON -- Susan Lynn Cribbs, age 55, passed away on Feb. 9, 2017, at her home in Sikeston, Mo. Born May 24, 1961, in St. Louis, to Allene Terrell Weekley and the late Guy Russell Weekley. On Oct. 16, 1983, in Hillsboro, she married Daniel Cribbs. She was a member of Murray Lane Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Tina Borders
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Katteena "Tina" Borders, 48, died Feb. 9, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born April 5, 1968, in Marston, daughter of the late George Edward and Flo Magnolia Cawhorn Plunk, she had lived in the Dexter area all of her life and attended the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter...
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Ronnie Riggs
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Riggs, 58, died Jan. 15, 2017, at NHC Healthcare in Milan, Tenn. Born May 27, 1958, in Portageville, son of the late Marvin and Bertha Riggs, he graduated from Lilbourn High School in 1976. He spent much of his life farming but could also be found working on various jobs around town with his brother...
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Ethel Irby
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Ethel Louise "Lucy" Carter Irby, 75, died Feb. 9, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born March 16, 1941, at Gideon, to the late Elzie Franklin and Ethel Mae Kilgo Carter, she had lived most of her life in Mississippi County...
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James Housman
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
ANNISTON, Mo. - James Edgar Housman Sr., 77, died Feb. 9, 2017, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born May 3, 1939, in the Deventer community of Mississippi County, to the late Oscar "Pap" Housman and Bertie Kenney Housman, he had lived in St. Louis a number of years where he was employed with General Motors for over 30 years until his retirement. He then moved back to Mississippi County. He was a U.S. Army veteran...
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Susan Cribbs
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
SIKESTON -- Susan Cribbs, 55, died Feb. 9, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Gail Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/10/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Gail Dial, age 71, was born on Dec. 21, 1945, in Piggott, Ark., to Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis. She died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis; her brother, John Richard Ellis...
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William Robert Ellis
(Obituary ~ 02/11/17)
William Robert Ellis, 93, of St. Joseph, MI passed away at Caretel Inns on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI. William was born on November 7, 1923 in Portageville, MO to the late Charles and Linnie (Burch) Ellis. ...
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Harold Landewee
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Harold Joseph Landewee, 78, died Feb. 10, 2017. Born March 29,1938, son of the late Frank Pete and Barbara Landewee, he was a member of Guardian Angel Parish, St. Joseph Sodality, the Knights of Columbus Council 4311 and a member of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Thomas A. ...
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Mary Lou Vangilder
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
SIKESTON - Mary Lou Vangilder, 88, died Feb. 10 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Dec. 7, 1928, in Seattle, Wash., to the late John Ransom and Bessie Gladys Daniels Sherry, she was of the Baptist faith and a cook for the Scott County Central Public Schools for 27 years...
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Virginia Black
(Obituary ~ 02/12/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Virginia Wilson Black, 73, died Feb. 11, 2017, at the Charleston Manor. Born Nov. 23, 1943, in Charleston, daughter of the late Lawrence and Evelyn Rodgers Wilson, she was a graduate of Charleston High School and worked as a cook in restaurants and cafeterias until her retirement in 1986. She had lived in Mississippi County most of her life and was a member of the New Beginnings Fellowship in Charleston...
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Laverna Rennier
(Obituary ~ 02/13/17)
SIKESTON - Laverna Rennier, 89, died Feb. 12, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 29, 1927, in Hamel, Il., to the late William and Alice (Snyder) Wilkening, she was a member of Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church. On Nov. 28, 1953, she married Joseph F. Rennier; he preceded her in death March 23, 2009...
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Elma Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/13/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - Elma (Harlan) Brown, 93, departed this life at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri. She was the daughter of Marion Franklin and Chloe Ross Harlan. She was a retired school teacher that taught in Illinois Public Schools and a member of First Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri...
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Dorothy O'Neal
(Obituary ~ 02/14/17)
MORTONS GAP, Ky. - Dorothy Louise O'Neal, 95, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Feb. 14, 2017, in Madisonville, Ky. Born Jan. 14, 1922, in Hickman, Ky., to the late John William and Hester I. Davidson Evans, she worked with doctors Bondurant, Comer and Yarbrough in Cairo, Ill., for several years following her 1945 graduation from St. ...
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Lavern Richards
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Lavern Lillian (Grigsby) Perrin Richards, 94, died Feb. 14, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 3, 1922, in Arkansas to the late Walter and Veda (Berry) Grigsby, she was of the Church of Christ faith and had worked for Brown Shoe Company in Pocahontas, Ark., before retiring...
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Davy Hampton
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
SIKESTON - Davy Hampton, 53, died Feb. 14, 2017, at his home in Sikeston,Mo. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel
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Jacqueline Williams
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
HOWARDVILLE, Mo. - Jacqueline Lisa Williams, 49, died Feb. 10, 2017, at her home in Howardville. Born Oct. 4, 1967, in Malden, to the late Rufus Whitmore and Rosie Lee Jones, she attended school in Bernie and was of the Baptist faith. On Dec. 13, 2003, she married Curtis Williams, who survives of the home...
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Jess Brown Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - Jess Marion Brown Jr., 88, died Feb. 12, 2017 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 29, 1928, in Frisco, the son of the late Jess Marion Sr. and Lura Mae Wilson Brown, he grew up in Frisco before moving to California. He...
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William Betts
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - William Henry Betts, 76, died Feb. 7, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 17, 1940, in Charleston to the late Jim and Mattie Johnson Betts, he attended school in Charleston. He was employed with the Charleston R-1 School District as a custodian at the Charleston Middle School for 36 years and was the owner of Betts Laundry for 25 years...
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Lee Stevens
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lee Ernest Stevens, 66, formerly of Haywood City, Mo., died Feb. 7, 2017, in Columbus. Born Oct. 30, 1950, in Macon, Mo., to the late John Henry and Mary Alice Stevens, he graduated from Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff with a degree in education, and he also earned degrees in counseling and divinity from Triune Biblical University. ...
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Thelma Masterson
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Thelma Jean Allred Masterson, 72, of New Madrid, died Feb. 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, with loving family by her side. Born to the late Albert Lee and Edna Odessia "Morris" Allred of Lilbourn on Oct. 20, 1944, she grew up in Lilbourn and graduated from high school there. ...
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Mona Scheeter
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
SIKESTON - Mona K. Scheeter, 72, died Feb. 12, 2017, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born March 10, 1944, in Mountain Grove, Mo., to the late Fred and Eunice (Rutter) Sutton, she was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and had worked for Wohl/Brown Shoe Company before retiring...
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Lavern Richards
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, MO. - Lavern Richards, 94, died Feb. 14, 2017, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Mary Ellen Whitmirre
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
SIKESTON -- Mary Ellen Whitmire, 74, died Feb. 11, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 29, 1943, in Lake City, Ark., to Lorene (Holt) Starkey Crader of Miner and the late Troy Starkey, she had been a school bus driver for several years in Texas and had moved back to the Sikeston and Dexter area about four years ago...
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Billy C. Dicus
(Obituary ~ 02/15/17)
SIKESTON - Billy Dicus, 79, passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Aug. 20, 1937 in Clifton, Tenn., to the late Frank R. and Besse (Miller) Dicus. On June 3, 1956, at Corinth, Miss., he married Jerline Hunt, who survives of the home in Sikeston...
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Samuel Gene LaFont
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
Samuel Gene LaFont, 94, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri peacefully passed away Sunday, February 05, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Sunday, December 17, 1922 in Portageville, MO, beloved son of Samuel Lee and Lula Dillenger LaFont...
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Miller Moll
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
SIKESTON - Miller Gene Moll, 90, died Feb. 15, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Feb. 25, 1926, in Cairo, Ill., to Raymond Moll and Myrtle Sheppard Moll. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1944 where he was quarterback on the football team, and then served two years in the Army, mostly in Japan where he learned to play golf which became his lifelong favorite pastime...
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Sharon Waynick
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
DEXTER, Ky. - Sharon Lee Waynick, 67, died Feb. 12, 2017, at the Murray Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky. Born Sept. 13, 1949, in Hattiesburg, Miss., to the late Martha Mae Whitworth, she was of Baptist faith. On Sept. 15, 1978, in St. Louis she married John Waynick, who survives...
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David Ford
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
ROMBAUER, Mo. - David Joe Ford, 78, of Rombauer, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at his residence. Joe, the son of the late Clyde and Cecil G. Salyers Ford, was born March 12, 1938 in Miner, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and was a self-employed carpenter. Joe enjoyed spending time with his family, helping other people, swimming, riding horses and Missionary work...
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Alma Eftink
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
ORAN, Mo. - Alma Lorena Eftink, 82, died Feb. 14, 2017, at her home. Born March 9, 1934, in New Hamburg to the late Henry and Pauline Halter Horrell, she was a homemaker. Also she was a housekeeper for several area priests for a number of years and took care of many sick people over the years. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church and the St. Ann Sodality -PCCW in Oran...
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Legretta Harris
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
MORLEY, Mo. - Legretta Ann Harris, 69, died Feb. 15, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 16, 1947, in California to the late Clarence and Pauline Casey Johnson, she worked for the The Hat factory in Oran and later went to work for and retired from Rubbermaid in Jackson...
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Edward Hutson
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Edward Dwight Hutson, 84, died Feb. 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 18, 1932, in rural Blodgett, to the late Everett D. and Jessie Faye Wheeler Hutson, he was a farmer and was retired from International Shoe factory. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton...
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Patricia Casey
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. - Patricia Casey died Feb. 16, 2017, at her home in Morehouse. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Miller Moll
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
SIKESTON - Miller Moll, 90, died Feb. 15, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.
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Harold Britt
(Obituary ~ 02/16/17)
LACENTER, Ky. - Harold Eugene Britt, 84, formerly of East Prairie, Mo., died Feb. 15, 2017, at his home in LaCenter. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Mary "Gail" Dial
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Mary “Gail” Dial, age 71, was born on December 21, 1945 in Piggott, AR to Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis. She died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Gail is preceded in death by her parents, Verian Paul and Mary Afton Ellis, and her brother, John Richard Ellis...
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Catherine Fitzgerals
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
ROGERS, Ark. - Catherine Taylor Fitzgerald passed away Feb. 9, 2017. Born Sept. 15, 1924, in Sikeston, Mo., she was the daughter of Casper and Maggie Mertz Taylor. She was united in marriage to Woodrow W. Fitzgerald on June 22, 1960. He preceded her in death May 12, 1987...
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Arlen Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
WHITEWATER, Mo. - Arlen Brown, 62, died Feb. 12, 2017, at his home. Born March 13, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Marjorie Mabrey Brown of Whitewater and the late Paul Bert Brown, he was a retired maintenance mechanic. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Brown, and a sister, Kay Brown...
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Harold Britt
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
LACENTER, Ky. - Harold Eugene Britt, 84, formerly of Sikeston, M0., died Feb. 15, 2017, at his home in LaCenter. Born Feb. 7, 1933, to the John and Helen Davis Britt, he was of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. He joined the Marines in the 1950s and served 8 ˝ years including in the Korean War. A truck driver for many years, he retired from the Sikeston Public School System...
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Patricia Casey
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. - Patricia Casey, 55, died Feb. 15, 2017, at her home in Morehouse. Born March 29, 1961, in Charleston, to Mary Alice (Welch) Magee of Sikeston and the late Harold Magee, she worked as a certified nurse assistant with Private Duty Nursing...
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Betty Clark
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
SIKESTON - Betty Jean (Wells) Clark, 69, a resident of Sikeston, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Heartland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 11, 1948, in St. Louis, to the late Levi Adolph and Edith Mary (Phillips) Wells. She had been married to Billy Ray Clark, had been a hotel maid and nurse's aide, and was a member of Temple of Faith Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Carol Sparks
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
LAWTON, Okla. - Carol Ann Collier Sparks, 69, died Dec. 31, 2016, in Lawton. Born Oct. 11, 1947, in Cairo, Ill., to the late Robert Leonard and Antoinette Marie Sgarlata Collier, she was a member of the Chalk Hill Baptist Church in Camden, Tenn. She...
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Emma Jo Hutcheson
(Obituary ~ 02/18/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Emma Jo Hutcheson, 85, died Feb. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 21, 1931, in Mississippi County near East Prairie, to the late Bill and Iva Earlene (Jones) Marshall, she worked as branch manager for Savings and Loan in East Prairie before retiring...
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Francis Urhahn
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Francis Arnold Urhahn, 91, died Feb. 17, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born Nov. 26, 1925, in Chaffee, to the late Michael and Caroline Vogel Urhahn, he was a retired auto parts salesman. A member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, he served in the United States Army during World War II and fought in Central Europe and was in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign...
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Art Dykes Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/19/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Arthur "Art" Dykes Jr., 55, died Feb. 2, 2017, at St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis. Born June 29, 1961, in Wichita, Kan., son of the late Arthur LeRoy Sr. and Ethel Fay Buffington Dykes, he had lived in Poplar Bluff since the 1990s and was a diesel mechanic and had worked at Duckett Truck Center in Poplar Bluff. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Margie Ann Mathis
(Obituary ~ 02/20/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - Margie Ann Mathis, 78, died Feb. 19, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Dec. 24, 1938, in Bloomfield, daughter of the late Ralph and Fanny Siler Griffy, she had lived in the Bloomfield and Dexter areas all of her life. She retired as a seamstress from Elder's Manufacturing...
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'Butch' Thompson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/17)
SIKESTON- Jerry Neal (Butch) Thompson, 75, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 11, 1941, in Scotland, Ark., son of Audie Charles and Elva Mae Trotter Thompson. He and Deloris Jean Elsperman were married May 25, 1985...
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Pete Elledge
(Obituary ~ 02/20/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. - Paul "Pete" Elledge, 81, died Feb. 19, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born on Nov. 19, 1935, in Lutesville, to the late Sherman and Alma Baker Elledge, he was a retired cabinet maker/finisher with S&W Cabinet in Chaffee for 32 years...
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Willadean Harper
(Obituary ~ 02/21/17)
SIKESTON -- Willadean Templeton Harper, 91, died Feb. 20, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 20, 1925, at Maynard, Ark., to the late Aubrey Connor and Valda Dean Kidd Templeton, she had lived in the Bridges Community of Mississippi County and also in Charleston. ...
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Davy Hampton
(Obituary ~ 02/21/17)
SIKESTON - Davy Hampton, 53, died Feb. 14, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. He was born May 23, 1963, in Hayti, to Bill Hampton of Sikeston and the late Joyce Page Hampton. Other survivors include: one daughter, Chloe Hampton of Kennett; and two sisters, Jo Ann Hampton Burrow and Terri Falkenberg of Sikeston...
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Joe Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
SHERWOOD, Ark. -- Joseph Vernon " Joe" Edwards, 89, formerly of Portageville, Mo., died Feb. 21 ,2017, at Sherwood. Born Sept. 14, 1927, in Portageville, son of the late Grace Jackson Edwards and Lindon Edwards, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Portageville and Fellowship Baptist Church in Sherwood. He served in the U.S. Navy. He served 40 years as a Boy Scout leader and was a member of the Kiwanis Club...
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Peggy Frohock
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Margaret "Peggy" Lovel Frohock, 70, of Jackson, died at 2:32 p.m. Feb. 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Sikeston, daughter of Claude and Velma Lovel. She was employed 29 years at Procter and Gamble of Cape Girardeau as a line technician on the Pampers and Luvs lines. Also, she worked in the raw materials lab...
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Linda Collier
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Etha Linda Kellett Collier, 79, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 21, 1937, in Sikeston, to the late Ferrell H. and Clara LaNell Jamieson Kellett. ...
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Q.B. Fondren Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Q.B. Fondren Jones, 87, died Feb. 18, 2017, at her home in Lilbourn. Born July 4, 1929, in Taylor, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Mossie and Frenchie Martin Fondren. Her husband, Robert T. Jones Sr., preceded her in death. Survivors include: four sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert T. ...
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Linda Collier
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Linda Kellett Collier, 79, died February 22, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau . Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home.
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Margaret Konopka
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Konopka, 55, died Feb. 20, 2017, at her daughter's home. Born Feb. 2, 1962, in Salem, N.C., to Eugene and Helen Kauffelt, she was a retired certified nursing assistant with Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her father, a brother and a son...
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Connie Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Connie Yvonne Turner passed away Feb. 18, 2017, at Cape Girardeau at the age of 42 years. She was born Sept. 28, 1974, in Sikeston, daughter of Namon E. Pearson of Sikeston and Connie Lee Stone of Jackson. She was a hometown girl, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1992...
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Debbie Baker-Bennett
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Deborah Jo "Debbie" Baker-Bennett passed away Feb. 20, 2017, at her home in New Madrid at the age of 61 years. She was born March 11, 1955, in Kennett, to Dr. Charles Baker who survives of New Madrid and the late Joann Bass Baker...
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Carrie Henzi
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
SALEM, Ill. - Carrie Stallings Henzi, 94, of Salem, Ill., formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 21, 2017, at The Manor at Salem Woods, PC. Born June 23, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., she was the daughter of Robert N. and Josephine (Harenberg) Hopper, who preceded her in death...
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Evelyn Diaz
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Evelyn Diaz, 89, died Feb. 19, 2017, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City. Born Nov. 2, 1927, in Essex, daughter of the late Carl Edgar and Opal Clara Hawley Needham, she grew up in Essex, lived in St. Louis from 1946 to 1990, then lived in Dexter and Sullivan before moving to Kansas City. She had worked in garment manufacturing and was a member of the Women's Amalgamated Garment Union...
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Lucinda Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
ARLETA, Calif. -- Lucinda Berdean Henderson Ferguson Vaughn, 105, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Feb. 13, 2017, in Arleta. Born Jan. 29, 1912, in Clarksdale, Miss., to William H. and Lula E. Leatherwood Henderson, she attended Shady Grove AME Church and Martin Temple CME Church. Later, she joined First Central M.B. Church where her husband was the pastor. Upon moving to Detroit, she was a member of St. Matthew M.B. Church...
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Bill Harlow
(Obituary ~ 02/23/17)
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn.-William Dean "Bill" Harlow, 61, died Feb. 21, 2017, in Miner. Born June 26, 1955, in Dexter, Mo., to Cindy Cranick Childers of Miner and the late William Harlow Sr., he was a district sales manager for Myers Tire Supply of Akron, Ohio. He served in the United States Navy and was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Memphis...
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Geraldine Burnes
(Obituary ~ 02/23/17)
LAUREL, Miss. -- Geraldine Burnes, 83, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 21, 2017, at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. Born Feb. 3, 1934, in Portageville, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Samuel William and Nellie Mae Collins Thaxton...
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Misty Brewer
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
SIKESTON -- Misty L. Brewer, 31, died Feb. 23, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 11, 1986, to Terry Long of Sikeston and the late Betty Jo Brewer, she was an office manager assistant for House of Refuge. In addition to her father, she is survived by one son, Christopher Coffer of Sikeston; and one daughter, Sara Jo Newell of Sikeston...
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Carol Sparks
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
LAWTON, Okla. -- Carol Ann Collier Sparks, 69, died Dec. 31, 2016, in Lawton. Born Oct. 11, 1947, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of the late Robert Leonard and Antoinette Marie Sgarlata Collier, she was a member of the Chalk Hill Baptist Church in Camden, Tenn., and worked as a secretary...
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Misty Vanpool
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
SIKESTON - Misty Vanpool, 31, died Feb. 23, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Peter Myers Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas -- Peter Caverno Myers. Jr., 59, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2017, at his home in Gun Barrel City. Arrangements are incomplete at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas and will be announced at a later date. ----...
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Lawrence Geary
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
AQUILLA, Mo. -- Lawrence Ray Geary, 78, died Feb. 24, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born June 5, 1938, in Salcedo, son of the late Jesse and Anita Pauline Polley Geary, he had lived in the Salcedo and Morehouse areas until moving to Aquilla many years ago. He had owned and operated Geary Gas and Tire in Aquilla for many years...
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Carolyn Lacy
(Obituary ~ 02/24/17)
SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. -- Carolyn Lacy, 66, died Feb. 22, 2017, in Sweet Springs. Born Nov. 26, 1950, in Kokomo, Ind., to the late Stephen Morris and Ludie Mae Burress Clark, she had lived in the Sweet Springs area for many years. She was a sewing machine operator...
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Anna McGraw
(Obituary ~ 02/25/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Anna Belle Brock McGraw, 94, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Portageville, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 11, 1922 in Scrub Ridge, daughter of Dawson Crit and Hattie Ellis Brock. She and V.A. McGraw were married Feb. 17, 1945, in Piggott, Ark. He passed away Dec. 28, 1979...
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Lindell Joe Burton
(Obituary ~ 02/26/17)
SIKESTON -- Lindell "Joe" Burton, age 71, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. He was born July 1, 1945, in Sikeston, son of Mary Laverne (Clinton) Burton of Sikeston and the late Lawrence Burton, he was a member Miner Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Vietnam War and was the Scott County EMT Director before retiring...
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Dixie Satterfield
(Obituary ~ 02/27/17)
SIKESTON- Dixie Satterfield, 72, passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. She was born Dec. 5, 1944, in St. Louis to the late Richard and Lois Young Byrd. She graduated from Scott County Central High School in 1962, attended Southeast Missouri State University, and went on to become a valued and loyal employee of Cummins Mid-South LLC, retiring in 2013 after over 40 years of service. ...
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Linda 'Gaye' Cooper
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
SIKESTON - Linda "Gaye" Bell Cooper, daughter of the late Steve Vernon Bell Sr. and Jewell Stephens Bell was born on May 26, 1953, at Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on Feb. 27, 2017, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 63...
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Minnie Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Minnie L. "Big Louise" Brown, 104, died Feb. 22, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Dec. 24, 1918, daughter of the late Homer and Minnie L. Cassel Porter, she was a former resident of the Wolf Island Community and moved to St. Louis age of 15...
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Donna Atkins
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Mary SuDonna Edwards Atkins, 64, formerly of Charleston, died Feb. 17, 2017, at her home. Born March 20, 1952, at Cairo, Ill., to the late Billy and Mary Frances Williams Edwards, she had worked as a waitress several years at Shoney's Restaurant in Independence. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Charleston...
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Kathy Weakley
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Weakley, 48, died Feb. 8, 2017. Born May 9, 1968, in Charleston, to Jerry and Mary Edwards Weakley, she had lived in Independence a number of years. Survivors include her husband, Rodrigo Avila; daughters, Carli, Mary and Milena; sisters, Jerrie Call and Donette DiGiovanni; and brother, Robbie Mayberry...
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Louella Huckeby
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Bessie Louella Huckeby, 95, died Feb. 21, 2017, at Gideon Care Center in Gideon. Born Oct. 4, 1921, in Monroe, Tenn., daughter of the late David Richardson and Nannie Jane Hensley Richardson, she was a retired school teacher and of the Catholic belief...
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Eugene Brucker
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. - Eugene Fred Brucker, 91, died Feb. 26, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born April 26, 1925, in Painton, to the late Joseph and Philomena Glastetter Brucker, he was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church and of the St. Joseph Sodality both in Oran...
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Mary Hogan
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Mary Hogan, 94, died Feb. 27, 2017, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Sept. 27, 1922 in Matthews, Missouri, to the late O.L. and Florence (Caldwell) Daugherty. Mary was a member of First Baptist Church in East Prairie, a graduate of Matthews High School, a homemaker, housewife, volunteer and a business partner in Dorena Mercantile and Hogan Farm Supply...
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