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Betty Ellis
(Obituary ~ 04/01/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Betty Sue Ellis, 84, died March 31, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 8, 1933, in Portageville daughter of the late Eula Montgomery Tanner and Walter Tanner, she was a member of the St Euatachius Catholic Church...
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Mary Ford
(Obituary ~ 04/02/17)
PARMA, Mo. - Mary Rodgers Ford, 72, died April 1, 2017, at the Gideon Care Center. Born Dec. 21, 1944, in Kennett to the late Cecil Buren and Mary Romines Melton, she had lived in Southeast Missouri and Parma all of her life. A member of the First Baptist Church in Parma, she had worked in the deli at Wallace and Owens Supermarket...
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Terry Allen
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Terry Douglas Allen died April 2, 2017, peacefully at his home in New Madrid at the age of 67 years. He was born Oct. 7, 1949, in Bragg City, to the late Henry Howard and Irene Dye Allen. He was married to Maria Crockett Allen who survives of the home...
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William Nall
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- William Everett Nall, 38, died March 31, 2017, at his home in Morehouse. Born Aug. 19, 1978, in Sikeston, he worked as a construction laborer. He was previously married to Rosemarie Nall, and she survives of Bloomsdale. Also surviving are his parents, Edward Cleo Nall and Jane Idell Brown Nall of Benton; his biological father, Thomas Patrick of Sikeston; one daughter, Jasmine Nall of Bloomsdale; one brother, Gregory Thomas "T.J." Nall of Benton; three sisters, Latonya Sawyer of Benton, Alisha Tatum of Dexter and April Patrick of Sikeston.. ...
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Evelyn Crowell
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Evelyn "Granny" Crowell, 96, died March 31, 2017, at her granddaughter's home in Bloomfield. Born Dec. 15, 1920, in Matthews, daughter of the late William "Bill" Marvin and Martha Jane Burroughs Latham, she had lived in Southeast Missouri all of her life. She and her husband lived at Birds Corner where they ran a family grocery store until it closed in 1969. They then farmed until ill health forced them to retire. In 1991, she moved to Dexter. She was of the Baptist belief...
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Violet Snider
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Violet Marie Snider, 87, formerly of Puxico, Mo., died April 2, 2017, at Remarkable Health Care Center in Fort Worth. Born Jan. 1, 1930, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of the late John T. and Ella Belle Holsapple Ridenour, she raised her family in St. ...
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Hildegard Burket
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
SIKESTON - Hildegard Burket, 84, died April 4, 2017, at Hunter Acres Nursing Home in Sikeston. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Andrea Lumsden
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
SIKESTON - Andrea Lumsden, 48, died April 4, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Patty Silman
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
SIKESTON - Patricia "Patty" Ann Silman, 65, died April 3, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 26, 1952, in Sikeston to Juanita Gearline Thurman of Sikeston and the late Hugh Jefferson Aldrich, she was retired from Farmers Bank, where she worked as a banker for many years. She was a member of the Church of God in Sikeston...
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Rosie Graham
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Rosie Lee Graham, 58, died April 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 30, 1958, in Charleston, to the late Bryant Rodgers Sr. and Hattie Spillers Moore, she was a 1976 graduate of Charleston High School and was employed by Pyramid Tri-County Group XV...
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LaDonna Clark
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - LaDonna Marie Clark, 42, died April 1, 2017, at her home. Born Dec. 20, 1974, in Charleston to R. B. Brown and Lucille Clark of Charleston, she was a 1994 graduate of Charleston High School and graduated from Shawnee Community College in 2000 from the School of Cosmetology...
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Evelyn Crowell
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Evelyn "Granny" Crowell, 96, died March 31, 2017, at her granddaughter's home in Bloomfield. Born Dec. 15, 1920, in Matthews, daughter of the late William "Bill" Marvin and Martha Jane Burroughs Latham, she had lived in Southeast Missouri all of her life. She and her husband lived at Birds Corner where they ran a family grocery store until it closed in 1969. They then farmed until ill health forced them to retire. In 1991, she moved to Dexter. She was of the Baptist belief...
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Claudette Gipson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Claudette Gipson, 58, died April 3, 2017, in Portageville. She was born April 22, 1958, in Portageville, to the late Georgia Mae Steele and Thomas Minnis. Survivors include: one daughter: Christina Gipson of Kansas City, Mo; four brothers, Thomas Minnis Jr. ...
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Susie Jackson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
WILSON CITY, Mo. - Susie Mae Jackson, 88, died March 30, 2017, at the Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Facility. Born Feb. 14, 1929, in Pensacola, Miss., to the late Albert Hearns and Josie Pearson, she served as a church usher, president of the Y.P.W.W. and on the Mother's Board at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ...
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Violet Snider
(Obituary ~ 04/05/17)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Violet Marie Snider, 87, formerly of Puxico, Mo., died April 2, 2017, at Remarkable Health Care Center in Fort Worth. Born Jan. 1, 1930, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of the late John T. and Ella Belle Holsapple Ridenour, she raised her family in St. ...
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Debra Lewis
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Debra Kay Lewis, 57, died April 5, 2017, at her family home. Born Nov. 9, 1959, in St. Louis, to Charles and Virginia Warren Fulbright, she was a retired receptionist for Dr. Stan Williams DDS in Cape Girardeau and a member of General Baptist Church in Chaffee where she served in many capacities...
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Calvin Horton
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Calvin Horton, 62, died March 14, 2017, at Florida Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Born Dec. 14, 1954, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late Baz Calvin and Betty Jo Knight Horton. Survivors include: a nephew and his wife, Chris and Shelly Leonard of Sikeston; and a niece and her husband, Karin and Josh Bales of Knoxville, Tenn...
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Ida Cowell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
VINE GROVE, Ky. -- Ida D. Cowell, 77, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 5, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Radcliff. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
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Peggy Robinson
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Peggy Joann Toney Robinson, 79, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 4, 2017, at Community Northview Care Center. Born Nov. 13, 1937, in Danville, Ky., daughter of the late Claude F. and Nannie Rayburn Toney, she owned Budget Tax Company in Sikeston and Jackson, Miss., for 20 years. ...
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Michael Bess
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Michael Bess, 56, died April 7, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Connie Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Connie Jo Dickerson, 63, died April 6, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie.
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Toni Mays
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Toni Geraldine Mays, 95, formerly of Sikeston, died April 6, 2017, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Oct. 30, 1921, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Harvil Freeland and Katy Stovall Freeland, she was of the Baptist belief...
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Julia Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 13, 1925, in Arkadelphia, Ark., to the Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston where Rev. ...
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Pauline McDermott
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Pauline McDermott, 90, of East Prairie, died April 6, 2017, at her son's home in East Prairie. Born March 28, 1927, in New Madrid County, Mo., to the late Ray and Robbie Frye Brown, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Church of God in East Prairie...
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Jerry Worthy
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
PUXICO, Mo. - Jerry Edward Worthy, son of the late Author James Worthy and Annie Mae Melton Worthy was born on Nov. 21, 1950, in Madison, Tenn., and departed this life on April 6, 2017, at his residence in Puxico, Missouri, at the age of 66 years. Mr. ...
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Stanley Harmon
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. - Stanley Edwin Harmon, 74, died April 5, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 13, 1942, in Lilbourn to the late Lloyd Arthur and Leona Ann Madewell Harmon, he was raised in Lilbourn and had made his home in Morehouse for...
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Ronnie Townsend
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Ronnie Allen Townsend, 59, died April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 23, 1957, in Portageville, son of the late Mildred Ray and Nuchel Eugene Townsend, he was employed with Richardson Farms for over 40 years and was a member of the Church of God...
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Toni Conner
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Toni Conner, 95, formerly of Sikeston, died April 6, 2017, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.
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Julia Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home.
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Gail Hodge
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Janet Gail Hodge, 71, died April 6, 2017, at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 23, 1945, in Huntington, W.Va., daughter of the late Collins Elkins and Lucille Elkins Ward, she had worked as a secretary for First Midwest Bank, G&D Communications and Blue Bird Forms before retiring...
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Pauline McDermott
(Obituary ~ 04/07/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Jessie "Pauline" McDermott, 90, died April 6, 2017, at her son's home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie.
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Dorothy Morris
(Obituary ~ 04/08/17)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Morris, 82, died April 7, 2017, at Clearview Nursing in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Harry Lee Starr
(Obituary ~ 04/08/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Harry Lee Starr, 93, died April 6, 2017, at his home in New Madrid. Born Jan. 21,1924, in Bragg City, he was the son of the late Samuel H. and Mamie Marie Hopkins Starr. His wife, Edna McMakin Starr, preceded him in death on March 4, 2015...
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Ruth Ann Helmes
(Obituary ~ 04/08/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Helmes, 65, died April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 6, 1957, in East Prairie, she was the daughter of the late Russell "Pop" and Naomi Casey Parr. On Feb. 26, 1972, in East Prairie, she married Glen Allen Helmes, who survives of the home...
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Coleman Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Coleman Daniel Jones, 27, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, following a brief illness and surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cape Girardeau, on Aug. 10, 1989, to Tony and Cindi Jones. ...
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Dorothy Morris
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Nell Morris, 82, died April 7, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. She was born April 4, 1935, in Arlington, Ky., to the late William and Alma Woodward Lindsey. Survivors include: three daughters and one son-in-law, Verna Kay and Phillip Wilson of Bell City, Dianna Thomure of New Madrid and Kimberly Morris of Morehouse; one sister, Edith Lough of Bertrand; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren...
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Michael Bess
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
SIKESTON -- Michael Keith Bess, 56, died April 7, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 11, 1960, in Sikeston, to the late A. Keith and Elizabeth Ross Bess. On Aug. 21, 1996, in Memphis, Tenn., he married Leslie Pace, who survives of the home...
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Timmy Ergle
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
SILVIS, Ill. -- Timmy Allen Ergle, 47, died April 8, 2017, at Silvis. Born April 28, 1970 in Rockford, he was the son of Billy W. and Tina D. Briggs Ergle of Newport Ritchie, Fla. Also surviving are two brothers, Greg and wife Robin Ergle of Lebanon and JeremyErgle of Rock Island...
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Ruth Ann Helmes
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Helmes, 65, died April 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 6, 1951, in East Prairie, she was the daughter of the late Russell "Pop" and Naomi Casey Parr. On Feb. 26, 1972, in East Prairie, she married Glen Allen Helmes, who survives of the home...
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Wayne Waltrip
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
BERNIE, Mo. - Wayne Edward Waltrip, 82, died April 8, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born April 3, 1935, in Toledo, Ohio, son of the late Roy Thomas Waltrip and Edna Mae Griggs Waltrip, he had worked at Brown Shoe Company for 25 years and served as vice-president of Union Steward. Also he was one of the original board members of Bernie Park and was of Baptist belief...
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Daniel Hicks
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - Daniel Ray Hicks, 57, died April 7, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on June 17, 1959, in Rockford, Ill., to the late Clois and Margaret Meier Hicks he was a retired janitor for several area hospitals and a member of Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Aaron Grigery
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
SIKESTON -- Leslie Aaron Grigery, 59, died April 10, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Dec. 9, 1957, in Chicago, to Robert and Louetta Presson Grigery of Sikeston, he was of the Pentecostal belief and had worked for Chelsea Electric Company and Charles Adam Painting and Drywall...
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Dixie Kaye Allan
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Dixie Kaye Allan, 74, formerly of New Madrid, Mo., died April 6, 2017. She was born on Nov. 28, 1942, in Cairo, Ill., to Vernon Mitchell Puckett and Frances Elizabeth Baynes Puckett. Her husband, Bruce Randolph Allan, preceded her in death...
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Connie Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Connie Jo Dickerson, 63, died April 6, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 17, 1954, in East Prairie, to Colatha Hyde Marshall, who survives of East Prairie, and the late Billy Marshall, she was a retired teacher having taught at East Prairie High School for a number of years...
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Buck Presley
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
CARYVILLE, Fla. -- Floyd H. "Buck" Presley, 71, died March 17, 2017, in Caryville. Born Nov. 23, 1945, he was the son of the late Calvin and Almeda Presley. Survivors include: one daughter, Tracy Presley; one sister Lou Ann; and three grandchildren, Erica Patterson, Aaron Presley and Ben Smith...
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Richard Scheffer
(Obituary ~ 04/10/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Richard M. Scheffer, 53, died at 12:46 p.m. April 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 23, 1963, to the late John Henry Scheffer Sr. and Rita M. Scheffer. He had lived in Mississippi County his entire life except when attending college. He was the co-owner and editor of the Mississippi County Times and Scheffer Printing and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church...
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Elbridge Bartley
(Obituary ~ 04/11/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Elbridge W. Bartley, 100, formerly of Sikeston, died April 10, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Arrangements are pending with Ponder Funeral Home.
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Crystel Garner
(Obituary ~ 04/11/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Crystel Star Garner, 44, died April 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1973, in Michigan to Charles Leroy and Sharon Dawn Turner Walker. She worked as a server for Logan's and was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton...
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Micki Lumsden
(Obituary ~ 04/11/17)
SIKESTON - Micki Lumsden, 48, died April 4, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. She was born April 6, 1968, in Richmond, Va., to Pat Campbell of Oran and the late David Campbell. Other survivors include: one daughter, Kitera Williams of Sikeston; one sister, Sherie Campbell of Oran; and one brother, David Campbell of Richmond, Va...
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Pat Morgan
(Obituary ~ 04/11/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Pat Morgan, 75, died April 11, 2017, at Gideon Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.
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Winifred Young Bell, 101
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Winifred “Winnie” Young Bell was born May 10, 1915 in Portageville, to Charlie Young and Tommie Ann Gowan Young. She died Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Golden Living Center in New Madrid, at the age of 101 years, 10 months and 4 days. Preceding her in death were her parents, Tommie Ann Gowan Young and Charlie Young...
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William Cleo Elrod Jr., 82
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
William Cleo “Joe” Elrod Jr. was born May 5, 1934 in Batesville, Ark. to Wayman Cleo Elrod and Cornelius (Smith) Elrod. He passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 22 days...
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Norma Jean Durbin, 72
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Norma Jean Durbin was born Dec. 6, 1944 in Selmer, Tenn., to John Sweat and Zilpha Evans. She died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her residence in Portageville, at the age of 72 years, 3 months, and 10 days. Preceding her in death were her parents, Zilpha Evans and John Sweat; her husband, William Elbert Durbin; one brother, John Sweat Jr.; five sisters, Jewell Jones, Virginia Ann Wilkins, Lois Lynn Cole, Linda Kay Cole, and Betty Carolyn Cole; and one granddaughter, Crystal Ramirez...
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Betty Sue Ellis, 84
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Betty Sue Ellis was born Feb. 8, 1933 in Portageville, to Walter Tanner and Eula (Montgomery) Tanner. She died Friday, March 31, 2017 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 84 years, one month, and 23 days. She was a member of the St Eustachius Catholic Church and loved being around her family and friends, going shopping and playing cards. ...
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Joan Carolyn Foster, 74
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Joan Carolyn Foster was born Nov. 16, 1942 in Charleston, W. Va., to Basil and Opal Green. She died Monday, March 27, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 74 years, 4 months and 11 days. She was united in marriage to her husband of 54 years, Jimmy D. Foster, on March 1, 1961, in Chicago, Ill. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2015. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Basil and Opal Green, and one brother, Kenneth Green...
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Patricia “Patty” Ann Silman
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Patricia “Patty” Ann Silman was born Jan. 26, 1952 in Sikeston, to Juanita Gearline Thurman and Hugh Jefferson Aldrich. She departed this life on Monday, Apr. 3, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 65 years. She was united in marriage on Dec. 27, 2002, in Piggott, Ark. to Danny Michael Silman...
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Claudette Gipson, 58
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Claudette Gipson was born April 22, 1958 in Portageville, to Georgia Mae Steele and Thomas Minnis. She departed this life on April 3, 2017 in Portageville, at the age of 58 years. She was preceded in death by her parents: Georgia Mae Steele and Thomas Minnis; and two brothers, Doyle Minnis and Movina Minnis...
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Georgia Richardson
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
CANALOU, Mo. -- Georgia Ruth Richardson, 84, died April 11, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1933, in Mayflower, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Millie Self Bowen. Her husband, Amos Richardson, preceded her in death...
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Christopher Nimmo
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
SIKESTON -- Christopher Davis Nimmo, 28, died April 8, 2017, in Sikeston. Born April 9, 1988, in Sikeston, son of the late Kenneth E. Nimmo Jr. and Patricia Magee Casey, he worked for Monroe Landscaping. Hs wife, Angie Tillman Nimmo, survives of the home...
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Pat Morgan
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Pat Morgan, 75, died April 11, 2017, at the Gideon Care Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1941, in Boekerton, to the late Paul A. Disher and Alice May Combest Disher. On March 12, 1964, in Boekerton, she married Benny Morgan, who survives of the home...
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Richard Scheffer
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Richard M. Scheffer, 53, died at 12:46 p.m. April 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 23, 1963, to the late John Henry Scheffer Sr. and Rita M. Scheffer. He had lived in Mississippi County his entire life except when attending college. He was the co-owner and editor of the Mississippi County Times and Scheffer Printing and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church...
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Timmy Ergle
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
SILVIS, Ill. -- Timmy Allen Ergle, 47, died April 8, 2017, at Silvis. Born April 28, 1970 in Rockford, he was the son of Billy W. and Tina D. Briggs Ergle of Newport Ritchie, Fla. Also surviving are two brothers, Greg and wife Robin Ergle of Lebanon and Jeremy Ergle of Rock Island...
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Royce Mix
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Royce R. Mix, 84, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at the New Madrid Living Center at New Madrid. Born March 24, 1933, at Charleston, to the late Bernie Lee and Odie Bunch Mix, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he was employed as a carpenter and truck driver. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Korean War and was a member of the VFW Post 3174 at Sikeston. He later moved to New Madrid where he had lived the past few years...
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Richard Ivester Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Richard Allen Ivester Sr., 69, died April 10, 2017, at his home. Born Jan. 23, 1948, in McClanesboro, Ill., he was the son of the late Gene and Helen Livingston Ivester. His wife, Linda Christine Ehmpke, preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 2016...
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Mary Shrum
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Mary ELizabeth Carr Shrum, 87, died April 13, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home.
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Donald Wilgus
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
ORAN, Mo. - Donald Eugene Wilgus Sr., 87, died April 12, 2017, at his home in Oran. Born March 16, 1930, in Huntington, W.V., the son of the late Fred Wilgus and Elsie Rucker Wilgus, he served in the Army in 1951 as a platoon guide. Following his military service, he began a custom- home construction business. ...
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Donald Parks
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
BLOMFIELD, Mo. - Donald Ray Parks Sr., 78, died April 12, 2017. Born Dec. 27, 1938, he was the son of the late Doyle Ray Parks and Sarah Bernice (Shrum) Parks. On July 3, 1960, he married Alice L. Boyles. Survivors include four children and their spouses, Tina (Parks) and Larry Jarrell, Penny (Parks) and Aaron Conray, Donald (Bud) and Angie (Hood) Parks and Leebo and Sheri (Doerschlen) Parks; seven siblings, Mary Duncan, Bill Parks, Shirley Burton, Ruth Parks, Karen Sue Waggoneer, Bobby Parks and Onie Parks; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.. ...
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Jane Hall
(Obituary ~ 04/13/17)
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Janet Mae Farrenburg Hall, 70, died April 10, 2017, at Sayre Christian Village in Lexington. Born May 31, 1946, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late Paul "Buck" Farrenburg and Lila Mae Snow Farrenburg, she was a wife, mother and grandmother, a graduate of Matthews High School and a retired licensed practical nurse...
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Elbridge Bartley
(Obituary ~ 04/15/17)
CAPE GIRARDEU, Mo. - Elbridge W. Bartley Jr., 100, formerly of Sikeston, died April 10, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born July 20, 1916, in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Elbridge W. Bartley Sr. and Anne Conway (Weber) Bartley, he was the son of a Methodist minister, becoming acquainted early on with the practice and habit of moving often and living frugally and thus well prepared to continue this transitory lifestyle for the 41 years of his own ministry, becoming the sixth generation of Methodist ministers in the Weber family.. ...
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Rhonda Lafferty
(Obituary ~ 04/16/17)
SIKESTON - Rhonda K. Lafferty, 56, formerly of East Prairie, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Mary Shrum
(Obituary ~ 04/16/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Mary Elizabeth Carr Shrum, 87, died April 13, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 31, 1929, at Bertrand, to the late Ralph Carr Sr. and Geneva Murphy Carr, she had lived most of her life in Charleston where she was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and served as a RSVP volunteer...
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Cora Spradling
(Obituary ~ 04/16/17)
SIKESTON - Cora Spradling, 94, died April 15, 2017, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel
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Earl Wells
(Obituary ~ 04/17/17)
SIKESTON - Earl S. Wells, 67, died April 17, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home.
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Ida Cowell
(Obituary ~ 04/17/17)
VINE GROVE, Ky. - Ida D. Cowell, 77, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 5, 2017, at Signature Health Care in Radcliff, Ky. Born Dec. 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Reed and Virginia Daugherty. A 1958 graduate of Sikeston Senior High School, she was class vice president, a Red Pepper, senior cheerleader and member of numerous other clubs...
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Dolly Slaughter
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dolores "Dolly" Slaughter, 93, died April 14, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Born June 19, 1923, in Oran, to the late Paul Sr. and Clara Pobst Halter, she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee and of the Daughters of St. Ambrose...
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Cora Spradling
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
SIKESETON -- Cora Lorene Spradling, 94, died April 15, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born May 17, 1922, in Parma, to the late Tatum and Golda Davidson Miller, she was an member in the Big Ridge General Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school, served as the Sunday school secretary, the church clerk and was a member of the church choir. ...
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Ella Husher
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
AURORA, Colo. -- Ella Louise Husher, 91, died April 14, 2017. Born in Sikeston, Mo., she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Patricia Elaine Husher; three grandchildren, Stephen Jr., Edward and Elizabeth; seven great-grandchildren, Stephen III, Jordan, Hannah, Olivia, Haley, Amber and Emma; and three great-great-grandchildren...
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Imogene Dumey
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. - Imogene Marie Dumey, 90, died April 16, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born March 9, 1927, in Allenville, Mo., to the late Otto and Stella Oberman Koch, she was a retired factory worker for Superior Electric in Cape Girardeau. A member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, she was also a member of the Daughters of St. Ambrose...
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Ruth Scheible
(Obituary ~ 04/18/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Edna Fay Scheible, 68, died April 16, 2017, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. Born Feb. 22, 1949, in Dexter, daughter of the late Ezra and Wilburn Smothers Sides, she had lived in Bloomfield and surrounding area all her life. She had worked as the Pike Township collector...
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Robert Blackman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Robert Charles Blackman, 69, died April 15, 2017. Born March 10, 1948, in Marston, Mo., son of the late Robert Blackman and Alice Misouria, he had been a member of Marston Missionary Baptist Church. He worked several years on the construction of the toll bridges in Chicago and 15 years as a caregiver...
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Rhonda Lafferty
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
SIKESTON -- Rhonda K. Lafferty, 56, formerly of East Prairie, died April 15, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Born Feb. 9, 1961, at Hayti, to the late Bruce Potts and Patsy Lorene Jones Butler, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life. Survivors include: one son, Justin Lafferty of East Prairie; two brothers, Greg Powell and Bryan Powell of Spokane, Wash.; and two grandchildren...
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George Bain
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- George Copeland Bain, 85, died April 18, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born July 10, 1931, in Camden, Tenn., to the late John Herman and Lily May McCurtry Bain, he was retired from Brown Shoe Company and was a member of the Westside Baptist Church in East Prairie...
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Sue Bright
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Betsy "Sue" Bright, 81, died April 17, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born Feb. 4, 1936, in the Pinhook community of Mississippi County, to the late Homer Orbey and Virginia Spencer Bratton (Woodward), she was the owner/operator of a beauty shop and also was employed by the Bertrand Nursing Center for over 15 years. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in East Prairie...
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Rutha Stanford
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
SIKESTON - Rutha Nell Stanford, 51, died April 17, 2017. Born Feb. 9, 1966, in South Bend, Ind., to J. T. Stanford of South Bend and the late Johnnie Mae Anderson, she was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Lilbourn, where she sang in the choir. She spent the last 13 years working at Cotton Easter Inc., a home health care service in Caruthersville, as a certified nurse's assistant...
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George Bain
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- George Bain, 85, died April 18, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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Dale Glenn
(Obituary ~ 04/19/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Dale Glenn, 73, died April 16, 2017, at the New Madrid Nursing Center in New Madrid. Born July 5, 1943, in Dexter to the late Charley and Ruby Walker Glenn, he was employed at Noranda Aluminum until his retirement. A veteran of the Air Force Reserves, he was a member of the American Legion and a past member of the New Madrid Eagles Club. ...
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Stephen Lawson
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Stephen W. Lawson, 60, died April 19, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Blanchard Funeral Chapel.
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Irene Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Irene Rose Davis, 83, died April 14, 2017, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. Born May 18, 1933, in Webster Groves, she had lived in St. Louis before moving to Dexter 24 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the Lutheran Church...
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Willard Fincher
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
SIKESTON -- Willard Fincher, 83, died April 21, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Dec. 7, 1933, in Ridgely, Tenn., son of the late Minnie Cupp Fincher and Van Fincher, he was a veteran of the United States Air Force. On Oct. 26, 1957, in Hernando, Miss., he married Lois V. Johnson, who survives of the home...
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Jackie Alberson
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
ESSEX, Mo. -- Jackie Alberson, 80, died April 21, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Born July 11, 1936, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of the late Jack and Ida Mae Goodman Eaton, she had lived in Essex all of her life. She had worked as a seamstress at the Paramount Hat Factory and was a member of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Essex...
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Alberta Pittman
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
SIKESTON - Alberta Lee Johnson Pittman, 73, died April 21, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Alberta Groff
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Alberta Jane Groff, 68, died April 19, 2017, at her home in St. Louis. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, where services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley...
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Rosalinda Scott
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
SIKESTON - Rosalinda Perez Scott, 66, died April 20, 2017, at the Miner Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Blanchard Funeral Chapel.
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Willard Fincher
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
SIKESTON - Willard Fincher, 83, died April 21, 2017, at his home near Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.
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Kenneth Jarrell
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Kenneth Jarrell, 91, died April 19, 2017, at his home near Dexter. Born May 24, 1925, in Bloomfield, son of the late Elijah Monroe and Bessie Bell Hopkins Jarrell, he had lived in the Dexter area all of his life. He had owned and operated the K. M. Jarrell Heating, Air and Electrical in Dexter until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the American Legion and the Elks Lodge...
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Steve Lawson
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Stephen Wayne "Steve" Lawson, 60, formerly of Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 11, 1956, in Sikeston, to the late Charles M. and Wanda Marie (Edwards) Lawson. A resident of this area most of his life, he was of the Baptist faith and had been employed as a extruder operator at Essex Wire and later at Southeast Missouri Hospital as an administrative assistant...
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Vera Gage
(Obituary ~ 04/21/17)
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. - Vera Dee Boyd Gage, 93, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died April 20, 2017. The daughter of the late Amanda and Alfred Boyd, she lived most of her life in Charleston, where she worked at several local stores, including the Young's Gift Shop and was the manager of the local Kentucky Fried Chicken, retiring at the age of 85...
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Elizabeth Forbey
(Obituary ~ 04/22/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Elizabeth Bethune "Nana" Forbey, 92, died April 22, 2017, at The Bluffs Care Center in Columbia. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home.
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Sharon Medina
(Obituary ~ 04/23/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Sharon Jane Medina, 55, died April 23, 2017, at her home. Born Jan. 1, 1962, in East Prairie, to Janie Elizabeth Chanley Parham of East Prairie and the late Charles Edward Parham Sr., she had been employed by M&M Ag Investments. She was a member of the First Church of God in East Prairie...
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Jesse Vinson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/23/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Jesse Lee Vinson Jr., 50, died April 23, 2017, at the home of his parents near Charleston. Born Dec. 9, 1966, at Sikeston, to Jesse Lee Vinson Sr. and Etta Mae Isbell Vinson, who survive of Charleston, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life and was employed in farming and construction...
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Zelma Gremore
(Obituary ~ 04/24/17)
SIKESTON -- Zelma Gremore, 90, died April 24, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Alberta Pittman
(Obituary ~ 04/24/17)
SIKESTON - Alberta Lee Johnson Pittman, 73, died April 21, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1945, at Bertrand, to Jessie Welch Johnson, who survives of Morning Sun, Iowa, and the late Albert Johnson, she was of the Baptist belief...
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Alberta Groff
(Obituary ~ 04/24/17)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Alberta Jane Groff, 68, died April 19, 2017, at her home. Born June 5, 1948, in Kennett, to the late Tom and Eithel Neldon Gross, she was a retired waitress for Ponderosa in St. Louis and of the Baptist belief. On Sept. 28, 1991, she married Robert Groff, and he survives of the home...
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Kausoundra Owens
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Kausoundra Luvenia Owens, 62, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died April 19, 2017, at her daughter's home in Bloomington. Born April 13, 1955, in Charleston to the late Herbert and Viola Hunt Clemon, she attended Lincoln School in Charleston before attending Charleston High School. She was a member of Hallelujah Worship Center in Bloomington, where she sat on the Mother's Board...
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Margaret Stricker
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Margaret Rolwing Stricker, 97, of Charleston, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 27, 1919, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, to the late Otto J. and Ethel Newcum Rolwing...
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Rosalinda Scott
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
SIKESTON - Rosalinda Perez Scott, 66, died April 20, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born April 14, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Jesus R. and Delores (Escalante) Perez. Following the death of her mother, she was raised by her stepmother, Teresa Garces Perez. A resident of this area for the past 33 years, she was a member of Church on the Rock and had worked in the laundry department at Sikeston Convalescent Center...
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Jackie Files
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
SIKESTON - Jackie Files, 77, died April 23, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Dec. 5, 1939, in Fairfield, Ill., to the late Oscar and Elizabeth Files, he was a member of the American Bowling Congress and an amateur trap shooting champion, having been Missouri State Champion for two years...
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Zelma Gremore
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
SIKESTON -- Zelma Estelle Gremore, 90, passed away on April 24, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. She was born July 20, 1926, in Marston, Mo., to the late Joe and Fannie Hemphill Inman. On Feb. 26, 1941, in Blytheville, Ark., she married Harry L. Gremore, who preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 2006...
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Nana Forbey
(Obituary ~ 04/25/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Elizabeth "Nana" Bethune Forbey, 92, formerly of Charleston, died April 22, 2017, at The Bluffs in Columbia. Born March 14, 1925 in Bertrand, the daughter of the late William and Lulie Spencer Bethune, she graduated high school in Diehlstadt and lived in several cities throughout Missouri...
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Lucy England
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Linda "Lucy" England, 82, died April 25, 2017, at her home in Dexter. Born June 20, 1934, in Idalia, daughter of the late William Henry and Silva Irene Triplett Harper, she had lived in Dexter all of her life and worked as a side seamer at Elders Manufacturing for 42 years until her retirement...
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Charles Samons
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Charles B. Samons, 70, died April 26, 2017, at his home in Bertrand. Born July 21, 1946, at Charleston, son of the late Bural and Ann Marie Helms Samons, he had lived in Charleston most of his life. For 29 years he was employed with Gates Rubber Company at Charleston until his retirement. After retirement, he was employed at Scheffer Printing until ill health forced his retirement...
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Allen Malcolm
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Allen Keith Malcolm, 77, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at his home with family by his side. He was born on Feb. 5, 1940, in Sikeston, to Pleasant Matthew Malcolm and Virginia Fern Malcolm (Sharp), both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Virginia Anne Malcolm and Martha Jane Bullard...
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David Griggs
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - David Griggs, 22, formerly of Anniston, died April 22, 2017, in Stoddard County. Born Feb. 28, 1995, in Sikeston, to Daniel Griggs and Michelle Carter Griggs Sr., who survive of Anniston, he was employed as a line worker for Tyson Foods...
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Jonjo Bryant
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Jonjo Bryant, 78, of East Prairie, died April 25, 2017, at his home. Born May 20, 1938, in Dorena, to the late William Cullen "W.C." and Lucy Wright Bryant, he attended the University of Missouri, served in the U.S. Army and was a landowner and farmer. ...
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Emily Burnett
(Obituary ~ 04/27/17)
SIKESTON -- Emily June "Granny June" Burnett, 82, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Born Feb. 28, 1935, in Jerusalem, Ark., to the late Paul A. Ruff and Cleo Beavers Ruff, she was a member of Eastside Nazarene Church in Sikeston and had been a tax preparer for H&R Block and was a certified nursing assistant for Sikeston Health Care before retiring at the age of 75 years...
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Bobby Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Bobby Wayne Moore, 44, died April 25, 2017, at Southeast Health. Born Nov. 18, 1972, in Chaffee, he was the son of the late Randy Gene and Trudy Diane Shelton Moore. On May 14, 2007, he married Janice Jo Davis, and she survives of the home...
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Evelyn Stutts
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Evelyn Grace Tidwell Stutts, 88, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 24, 2017, at her home in Savannah. Born Dec. 6, 1928, in Sikeston, to the late Hayes and Selma Downing Tidwell, she was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston and past president and life time member of the Sikeston VFW Post 3174. She was also member of the Sikeston American Legion Post 114...
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Darren Hyde
(Obituary ~ 04/29/17)
VANDUSER, Mo. - Darren Hyde, 47, died April 28, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 22, 1969, in Sikeston, to the late Norris and Verna Smith Hyde, he owned and operated Data Voice Security since 2011. On Feb. 26, 2010, in Allenville, he married Penny West Hyde, who survives of the home...
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Patsy Cagle
(Obituary ~ 04/29/17)
MINER, Mo. - Patsy M. Cagle, 73, died April 27, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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James Dodd Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/29/17)
MORLEY, Mo. - James Eugene Dodd Sr., 67, died April 28, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 31, 1949, in Bell City to the late Cleveland and Maggie Ann Cochran Dodd, he owned and operated Dodd's Pest Control in Oran. On Feb. 28, 1970, he married Effie Daniels, who survives...
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Charles Partain
(Obituary ~ 04/30/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Charles D. Partain, 80, of Cape and formerly of Advance, passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape, on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born April 20, 1937, in Bear Creek, Ala., to the late William Acey "Jack" and Havel Faye Morrow Partain, he was a licensed embalmer and funeral director and a licensed pilot who in his career co-owned Spencer Funeral Homes in Salem, Viburnum and Bunker, a flower shop in Mountain View, and later Partain Furniture in Advance. ...
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