Obituaries from May 2017

BENTON, Mo. - Robert Dale "Buddy" Bom, 84, died April 29, 2017, at at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Dec. 27, 1932, in Commerce, to the late Letcher A. and Margaret Ellen Wise Bom, he was an accountant and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. On Feb. 14, 1959, in East Prairie, he married Loretta Jean Shively, who preceded him in death on April 22, 2012...

PUXICO, Mo. - James "Jim" Dill, 78, died April 29, 2017, at his home in Puxico. Born Jan. 9, 1939, in Weiner, Ark., to the late Herbert and Lena Bond Dill, he grew up in Dexter and moved to St. Louis until his retirement as a heavy equipment operator working out of Operating Engineers Local 513. He and his wife moved to Puxico in 1993. He served in the US Air Force, was a life member of the VFW in Puxico and was of the Baptist faith...

SIKESTON - Patsy Lou Cagle, 73, died April 27, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 16, 1944, in Lilbourn to the late Vivian Morgan Ross, she had lived in Southeast Missouri her entire life. After graduation from Lilbourn High School, she was employed with International Shoe Company in Sikeston then became a licensed beautician and owned and opened a beauty shop in Diehlstadt until retiring. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. - Verla Marie Naeve, 75, died May 1, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Born Sept. 13, 1941, in Perryville, to the late Jack and Alma Seabaugh Brotherton, she was a retired inspector for Thorngate LTD in Cape Girardeau and was a member of Cape County Cowboy Church in Oak Ridge...

CHAFFEE, Mo. - Roy Lee Surface, 76, died May 1, 2017, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Born Aug. 15, 1940, in Delta, to the late Ray and Martha Arnold Surface, he was a retired truck driver and also retired as a dispatcher for the Chaffee Police Department. A member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, he was also a member of the Chaffee Elks Lodge 1810 and the V.F.W. post 3127 in Chaffee. He served in the United States Army...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Frank Robinson Hadder passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 82 years. He was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Lawrence County, Tenn., son of the late Grover and Julia Robinson Hadder. On Oct. 22, 1953, he married Laverne Patterson who survives of the home...

SIKESTON -- A memorial service for Dorothy Nell Morris, who died April 7, 2017, will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bell City United Methodist Church.

DEXTER, Mo. - James Edward (Jim) McAnulty was born on July 28, 1932, in Russellville, Ark., to the late W.R. and Mary "Altha" McAnulty. He passed on to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 26, 2017. Jim served in the United States Army from Jan. 20, 1953, to Dec. 17, 1954. He was a retired teamster, Local 682. Later he owned and operated a successful car lot. He loved boating, hunting, fishing, traveling, gardening and watching Nascar on TV...

SIKESTON -- Earl S. Wells, 67, died April 17, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 4, 1950, in Lutesville, Ky., to the late Owens Wells and Emma Wells, he was a resident of Hunter Acres Caring Center. Survivors include: his twin sons, Travis Wells and Tracy Wells; five siblings, Jane Wells, Louise, Mary Lou, Peggy and Owen Wells; a special cousin, Maggie Hale of Hardinsburg, Ky.; and his special family, Hunter Acres Caring Center staff and residents...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Aaron Lynn Barks, 36, passed away May 3, 2017, at Corning, Ark. Born April 17, 1981, at Chicago, he was the son of Lynn David and Patricia Smith Barks. Aaron was a 2000 graduate of Woodland High School in Marble Hill. He was a member of Brush Creek Missionary Baptist Church near Zalma. He attended Connection Point Church in Jackson. He was a truck driver for Rider Do It Best. He enjoyed spending time with his children, farming, fishing and smoking meat...

SIKESTON -- Mike Holsten, 73, formerly of Paragould, Ark., died May 2, 2017, at his home. Born March 8, 1944, in Senath, son of the late J. R. and Audra Holsten, he retired from Emerson Electric in Paragould. He served in the National Guard and was a member of the Miner Baptist Church near Sikeston. He umpired and coached both softball and basketball and refereed basketball...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Gale B. McBride, 87, died May 1, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis. Born April 6, 1930, in Parma, son of the late Dee Dudley and Ella Marie Barnett McBride, he grew up in Parma and had lived most of his life in Dexter. He had...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Paul David Bone, 74, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 17, 1942, in Mississippi County, to the late Emmett and Lucy Mae Scott Bone, he had lived in Charleston most of his life and attended Charleston Schools. ...

BERTRAND, Mo. - Lorene Taylor Cain died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Alice Foulk, 70, died May 4, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 18, 1947, in Benton, to the late Claude and Rebecca Harp Slayton, she was a retired seamstress for Thorngate LTD in Cape Girardeau and a member of Assembly of God Ministries and attended Christian Missions in Benton...

ANNISTON, Mo. - Sam A. Brown, 71, died May 5, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born April 3, 1946, in Monroe, La., to the late Henry and Zirada Price Brown, he was a laborer on an oil rig while in Louisiana. He moved to Little Rock, Ark., then to Anniston in 1989. A member of the Anniston Christian Church, he also attended Pine Street General Baptist Church in East Prairie...

MATTHEWS, Mo. -- Wanda Rodgers, 79, died May 6, 2017, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

MARSTON, MO. -- Kenneth "Speedy" Smith, 75, died May 5, 2017, at his home in Marston. Born Nov. 18, 1942, in Anna, Ill., to the late Henry and Nina Hill Smith, he was employed by the New Madrid County R-1 School District for 33 years. On Dec. 14, 1963, in Portageville, he married Patricia Pigg Smith who survives of the home...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - John Mitchell Tilley, 52, died May 5, 2017, in Bloomfield. Born Oct. 13, 1964, in Dexter, the son of JW "Dub" and Donna Tilley and the late Patricia "Patty" Crowell Tilley, he had lived in Bloomfield all of his life. He was employed at the Faurecia Plant in Dexter where he worked for the last 32 years and attended the Assembly of God Church...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Gregory Wayne Phrampus Jr., 44, died May 7, 2017, at his home in East Prairie. Born Nov. 29, 1972, in Bridgeton, N.J., to Joyce Marie Toler Phrampus Durflinger, who survives of East Prairie, and the late Gregory Wayne Phrampus, he was employed by Bootheel Mechanical...

MATTHEWS, Mo. - Wanda Rodgers, 79, died May 6, 2017, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. She was born Feb. 7, 1938, in Ste. Genevieve, to the late Thomas and Rose Sloan Canoy. Survivors include: three sons and their spouses, Grant and Martha Dial of Elwood, Ind., Raymond and Jan Dial of Herman and Wade and LaShawn McCormick of Rock Hill, S.C.; two daughters and their spouses, Hope and Jerry Graham of Morehouse and LaRonda and Hailey Melton of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Dorothy Briscoe of Springfield; 19 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.. ...

ANNISTON, Mo. - Sam H. Brown, 71, died May 5, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born April 3, 1946, in Monroe, La., to the late Henry and Zirada Price Brown, he was a laborer on an oil rig while in Louisiana. He moved to Little Rock, Ark., then to Anniston in 1989. He was a member of the Anniston Christian Church and also attended Pine Street General Baptist Church in East Prairie...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Betty Jaynes, 70, formerly of Sikeston and Chaffee, died May 5, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 22, 1946, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Joseph and Leona Newton, she was a retired licensed practical nurse...

MARSTON, Mo. -- Kendrick Darrell McKinney, 39, died May 6, 2017, in his home. Born May 26, 1977, in Hayti, to Charlie Edward Smith and Careather "Carol" McKinney Jackson of Sikeston, he was a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marston where he was a member of the praise team. He graduated from New Madrid County Central High School and enlisted in the United States Navy. He became a certified medical technician and a pharmacy technician. He was also a licensed foster parent...

SIKESTON -- Willie B. Daniel, 85, died May 2, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 29, 1931, in Marion, Ark., to the late Excell Walker and Willie Lee Duke Walker, she was a member of West End Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston and served on the Usher's Board and the Mother's Board...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Sharon Kay Thomas, 64, died April 23, 2017, at her home. Born Dec. 31, 1952, in Mississippi County, to the late Charles and Mozella Watson Sanders, she had been employed by Stark Manufacturing and also in home health care. She was of the Presbyterian belief...

ST. LOUIS -- Clifford Earl Lee, 53, died April 5, 2017, at St. Louis University Hospital. Born May 23, 1963, in St. Louis, son of the late James Lee Jr. and Doris Jean Lee Jackson, he was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He was recently placed on the Dean's List at Vatterott College...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Freddie Ray Stokes, 59, died May 8, 2017, at the Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Born June 12, 1957, in East Prairie, to the late Nesby and Opal B. Worthy Stokes, he had been employed in construction. He was a member of the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Elmore Tracy Driver Jr., 70, died May 4, 2017, at his home. Born April 9, 1947, in Caruthersville, Mo., to the late Elmore T. Sr. and Lois W. Williams Driver, he attended Washington Elementary and High School in Caruthersville and was a graduate of the class of 1965. ...

Kenneth "Speedy" Smith passed away May 5, 2017 at his home in Marston, MO at the age of 74 years. He was born November 18, 1942 in Anna, IL. to the late Henry and Nina Hill Smith. On December 14, 1963 in Portageville, MO he married Patricia Pigg Smith who survives of the home...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - C.D. Brown, 76, died May 10, 2017, at the home of his daughter in Sikeston. Born March 23, 1941, at Marble Hill,to the late Woodie and Lucy Bell Estes Brown, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he was employed with the Brown Shoe Company a number of years and then the DeWitt Company of Sikeston. ...

KEWANEE, Mo. -- Havis White, 83, died May 10, 2017, at his home in Kewanee. Born April 7, 1934, in Conway, Ark., to the late Percy White and Lula White Marvel, he was a member of First Baptist Church in New Madrid and a self-employed farmer for 50 years. After retiring from farming, he was employed by Matthews School as a custodian for over 20 years before ill health forced him into retirement...

BERTRAND, Mo. -- Lorene Fern Taylor Cain, 85, died May 5, 2017, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 1, 1932, at Holcomb, to the late William Francis "Frank" Taylor and Edna Mae Hester Taylor, she was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy at Bertrand. ...

KEWANEE, Mo. - Havis White, 83, died May 10, 2017. Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.

MATTHEWS, Mo. - Shirley Newton, 64, died May 9, 2017, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Arrangements incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - John Mitchell Tilley, 52, died May 5, 2017, in Bloomfield. Born Oct. 13, 1964, in Dexter, the son of JW "Dub" and Donna Tilley and the late Patricia "Patty" Crowell Tilley, he had lived in Bloomfield all of his life. He was employed at the Faurecia Plant in Dexter where he worked for the last 32 years and attended the Assembly of God Church...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Gilbert Michael "Mike" Hester, 61, died May 10, 2017, at his home in rural Dexter. Born June 3, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Gilbert Christman Hester and Mary Elizabeth Gray Hester, he was a businessman and a 1974 graduate of Campbell High School and attended Arkansas State University...

SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. -- Glen Arthur Gipson, 94, died May 6, 2017, at the Parkwood Assistant Living Center at Surprise. Born Jan. 17, 1923, in Parma, Mo., son of the late Bert Truman Gipson and Lucy Ann Hickson Gipson. he was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II. He later became a farmer...

SIKESTON -- Shirley Ann Newton, 74, died May 9, 2017, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Born June 22, 1942, in Flint, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Marjorie Lee Alsup. On June 20, 1961, in Sikeston, she married Earl Newton, who survives of the home...

WARDELL, Mo. -- Mary Arbuckle, 89, died May 10, 2017, at Gideon Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Treeca Kay Curd, 65, died May 10, 2017, at her home in Bloomfield. Born Aug. 19, 1951, in Flint, Mich., daughter of Cotus and Roberta Jean Higgins James of Dexter, she had lived in Michigan until moving to Bloomfield in 1982. She had worked as a waitress at area restaurants and attended the Mount Pisgah General Baptist Church near Aquilla...

WARDELL, Mo. - Mary Elizabeth Arbuckle, 89, died May 10, 2017, at the Gideon Care Center. Born June 24, 1927, in Phoenix, Ariz., to the late Newman and Mary Edney Clark, she was a member of the Wardell Baptist Church. In the later part of her life she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in education from Arkansas State University...

BERTRAND, Mo. - Willard Lee "Doc" Baker, 74, died May 12, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

DIEHLSTADT, Mo. - Forrest H. Guiling, 69, died May 12, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 6, 1947, in Sikeston to the late H.H. and Glenna Halbrook Guiling, he had lived in Scott County his entire life where he farmed, was an avid horse trader, tack dealer and licensed auctioneer for Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Beth Nicole Durbin, 29, died May 12, 2017, at her home in Portageville,. She was born Feb. 18, 1988, in Sikeston to Mary Leonard Durbin and John Mark Durbin of Portageville. In addition to her parents, survivors include two sisters, Chasity Durbin and April Durbin of Portageville; a nephew, Leland Doyle Durbin of Portageville; and a niece, Hadley Mae Durbin of Portageville...

CANTON, Ill. - Lester Garner, 58, died May 11, 2017 in Canton. He was born on Dec. 5, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Edgar Lee Garner and Betty Sue Reynolds, who proceeded him in death. He is survived by one daughter, Faith Altamirano, of Bertrand, Mo.; three brothers, Wayne Garner of Rabbit Hash, Ky., Stephen Garner, of Lodi, Ohio, and Tim Garner of Medina, Ohio; and three grandchildren...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A "celebration of life" memorial service for Betty Jaynes, 70, formerly of Sikeston and Chaffee, who died May 5, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ray's Banquet Center, 3257 Williams St. in Cape Girardeau. Randy Thomas will officiate...

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BERTRAND, Mo. - Willard Lee "Doc" Baker, 75, died May 12, 2017, at his home in Bertrand. Born May 2, 1942, at Rivervale, Ark., to the late John William "Bill" Baker and Dellia Louise Guthrie Baker, he had lived in Bertrand a number of years where he served on the Bertrand Fire Department and as a past member of the Bertrand City Council. Having served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, he was then employed as a boilermaker until his retirement...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Rev. Leland Butler, 89, died May 15, 2017, at his home in Portageville. Born Feb. 11, 1928, in Buena Vista, to the late Rev. Neil and Lillian (Hargrove) Butler, he served as a minister for 61 years, including many years as the Methodist minister in Portageville...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Steven Andrew Fisher, 56, died May 14, 2017, at the Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti. Born May 14, 1961, in Hayti, to the late J.B. and Beatrice Tucker Fisher, he worked for Noranda Aluminum until it closed then was employed by Ipsco in Blytheville, Ark...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Robert Dailey, 61, died May 14, 2017, while en route to Pemiscot Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home.

p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 10.0px; font: 10.0px Times NEW MADRID, Mo. - Donald L. Julian, 81, died May 16, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 10, 1936, in Piedmont to the late Thomas and Myrtle Lane Julian, he was a graduate of the University of Missouri. He was a funeral director and a cabinetmaker until his retirement...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Danny Hale, 66, formerly of East Prairie, died May 16, 2017, at Heartland Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 22, 1950, in East Prairie, to the late Kenneth W. And Oval M. Murphy Hale, he was an ironworker, a member of the International Association of Ironworkers and the NRA...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Billy Joe Gadberry Sr., 85, died May 17, 2017, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born June 30, 1931, at Monette, Ark., to the late Archie Alford and Aritha Isabelle McAninch Gadberry, he had attended school in Morley, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and then pastored and evangelized in various churches for over 43 years...

Steven Andrew Fisher passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti at the age of 56. He was born May 14, 1961 in Hayti to Beatrice (Tucker) Fisher and J.B. Fisher. He was united in marriage to Patty (Boatwright) Fisher on Sept. 19, 1987 in Portageville...

Rev. Leland Butler passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at his home in Portageville at the age of 89 years. He was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Buena Vista, Tenn., to Lillian (Hargrove) Butler and Rev. Neil Butler. He was united in marriage to Naomi (Barnes) Butler in 1948 in Camdon, Tenn. She preceded him in death. He later married Betty (House) Butler in 1999 in Portageville. She survives of the home...

Mary Carolyn Clay was born in Chicago, Ill. on the Nov. 19, 1935. She died on the May 12, 2017, in Manchester, Tenn. She was a medical doctor secretary for many years in Virginia Beach, Va., and later went on to retire in Manchester with her husband, Donald Clay...

ORAN, Mo. -- Kyle Ann Kluesner, 55, died May 18, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on Sept. 3, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, to Donald David Harris of Oran and the late Sharon Lynn Phillips Harris, she was a homemaker and member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran...

SIKESTON -- Deborah Lynn OYong Bergeron, age 69, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at a friend's home in Sikeston. Born July 17, 1947, in Adams Center, N.Y., she was a registered nurse at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Deborah had worked in the medical profession for many years and devoted her life to caring for and comforting her patients...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Thomas Dale Cunningham, 66, died May 18, 2017. Born April 12, 1951, to the late William H. "Jugo" and Lillian Ruth Spradling Cunningham, he graduated from Chaffee High School in 1969 and was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau with a degree in design as a mechanical draftsman. A member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee, he was also a member of the Chaffee Masonic Lodge 615 and Elks lodge 1810 in Chaffee...

SIKESTON -- Gary Ray Galemore, 70, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Galemore, son of the late Joe and Alma (Essary) Galemore, was born Oct. 5, 1946, in St. Louis. He had been owner/operator of Galemore Auto Sales in Sikeston. Mr. Galemore attended Concordia Lutheran Church...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Terri Treadway, 52, died May 21, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie.

SPENCER, Ind. -- Christine F. "Chris" d'Aquin, 82, died May 16, 2017, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. She was born Nov. 11, 1934, in Walker, Mo. Survivors include: two daughters, Cheryl Troutwine of Bertrand and Celia Reed of Gifford, Ill.; six grandchildren, Tiffany, Brian, Dustin, Gareth, Brianna and Danielle; and three great-grandchildren...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Mark Steven Brown, 67, died May 20, 2017, at the SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Born July 12, 1949, in Wyatt, to the late Wallace Franklin and Vera Jeff Houston Brown, he was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the United States Army. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Polly Dian McGowan, 62, died May 19, 2017, at the Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Facility. Born Sept. 28, 1954, in East Prairie, to the late Cecil and Mabel Batts Hightower, she attended Charleston High School. She was employed with Bankers Life and Casualty Company for over 25 years as an insurance claims adjuster. She later joined Sprint working in the call center. She was a member of Rock of Ages in Maywood, Ill...

SIKESTON -- Richard Donnell Flye, 41, died May 17, 2017, in Sikeston. Born Sept. 18, 1975, to Richard and Shirley Flye Bell of Sikeston, he graduated from Sikeston High School in 1994. His wife, Kaneka Jenkins Flye, survives of Sikeston, In addition to his parents and wife, survivors include: one son, Ry'Land "Donnell" Jenkins of Sikeston; three daughters, Dashyia Flye, Brionna Flye and Ry'Lee Jenkins of Sikeston; one brother, Antonio Flye of Cape Girardeau; one sister, Jamilah Flye of Sikeston; his maternal grandmother, Erma Jean Walker of Sikeston; and his paternal grandmother, Erma Jean Robinson of Charleston.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Robert Michael "Mike" Burch, 65, passed away May 22, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born June 10, 1951, to the late Robert Elmer Burch Jr. and Ruth Etta Burch Sikeston, he grew up in Matthews. After graduating Matthews Senior High School, he served in the United States Navy for six years. He returned home and worked at Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid and was a cattle farmer. He was an avid outdoorsman and advocate of conservation and safe hunting...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Demetric LaShaun Atchison, 41, died May 11, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 26, 1975, to C. W. Mixon of Charleston and the late Martha Harris Atchison, he was a Charleston High School graduate. In addition to his father, survivors include: four sons, Demetric Owens and Robert Preston Ritchey of Charleston, Ray Lewis Legg of Cape Girardeau and Jared Sneeringer of East Prairie; two daughters, Demeisha Owens of Charleston and Nakia Lashay Doughty of St. ...

BENTON, Mo. -- Randy L. Ziegler, 56, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1960, in Saint Louis, to Arthur Louis "Art" and Anita A. Glastetter. He and Pamela Lentz were married May 26, 1979, at St. Denis Church in Benton...

SIKESTON -- Robert Lee Neal, 77, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Oct. 3, 1939, in Hagarville, Ark., to the late Nathan F. Neal and Alley Huchins Neal. Robert was a supply administration clerk in the U.S. Marines before being honorably discharged in 1961. He was a member of Blodgett Church of Christ, the Henry Meldrum American Legion Post 114 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Sikeston...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Joseph Russell "Russ" Lett Jr. passed from this life on May 22, 2017, at the age of 78. He was born at home in the Bement Community near Bertrand, Mo., on Jan. 8, 1939, to parents, Joseph Russell Lett Sr. and Lillie Peace Lett, both deceased...

WILSON CITY, Mo. -- Charles Hardin Jackson Sr., 95, died May 16, 2017, at his home. Born Aug. 10, 1921, in Camden, Tenn., to the late Carl and Cora Gant Jackson, he served his country honorably in the United States Army during World War II. He was the mayor, a police officer and a board member of Wilson City. He was a retired business man and construction worker and had worked on the Cairo, Ill., bridge...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Robert Lee Aldrich passed away peacefully May 21, 2017, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach. Rob was born on March 14, 1965, in Sikeston, Mo. He is survived by parents, Becky Hutchison-Prindle of Van Buren, Mo., and Ed Aldrich of Venice...

MORLEY, Mo. - Odessa Jones, 96, died May 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 3, 1921, in Hartman, Ark., to the late James and Rosetta Hale Miller. On Dec. 7, 1940, in Benton, she married Ernie Jones, who preceded her in death on March 15, 2005...

SIKESTON -- Velma Roberts, 85, died May 24, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Born Aug. 12, 1931, in Laforge, to the late Austin and Margaret Helms Dunn. On Oct. 13, 1957, in Essex, she married Cecil C. Roberts, who preceded her in death on Feb.13, 1984...

DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- Opal Janette Stevens, 82, died May 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1934, in Scott City, to the late Clarence and Ercie Lynn Tucker, she was a home maker and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...

MINER, Mo. -- Jennifer Wamble, 51, died May 24, 2017, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.

MINER, Mo. -- Velma Roberts, 85, died May 24, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Tammy Jo Rose, 47, formerly of East Prairie, died May 23, 2017, at her home. Born April 7, 1970, in St. Louis, Mo., to Ronald Redfering of St. Louis and Clara Jo Redfering of East Prairie, she had been employed by Ferguson Medical Group and was a homemaker. On July 14, 1990, she married Billy Rose, who survives of the home...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Guffrie W. Malugen Jr., 76, of Charleston, the son of the late Guffrie Sr. and Gertrude McGee Malugen, was born June 30, 1940, at Caruthersville, and passed away at Life Care Center, Cape Girardeau on May 27, 2017. He graduated from Potosi High School where he participated in several sports. ...

RAINBOW CITY, Mo. -- Marsha Marie Barker, 52, died May 25, 2017, at Rainbow City. Born April 1, 1965, in Bartow, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Betty Nance Patterson Sr. She was married to Roger Barker, who survives of Brooksville, Fla...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Larry Dale Burris, 69, died May 29, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born May 7, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Jewel Warner and Grace Lee Maddox Burris, he had lived in Bates City and worked in Kansas City, where he moved after receiving master's degrees in mathematics and physics from Southeast Missouri State University. He worked for the Kansas City Times until his retirement and later moved to Dexter...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Thomas Everette Delana, 76, died May 26, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 6, 1941, in Dover, to the late John E. and Dolly Hostetter Delana, he had been a resident of the New Madrid area for the past 30 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and had been a supervisor at the Matthews Gin in New Madrid and later a security guard at the Sikeston Power Plant...

ROLLA, Mo. -- Ethel Caruthers Burton, a longtime Rolla resident, was born on June 21, 1931, in Alton, and passed away on May 29, 2017, after a lengthy battle with Lewy Body Disease. She was surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband, Dr. A. ...

SIKESTON - Jennifer Lynn Wamble, 51, died May 24, 2017, in Stoddard County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born Feb. 23, 1966, in Sikeston, to Wanda Jane Cowell Moore of Sikeston and the late Marshall Moore, she was assistant manager at Sav-A-Lot in Sikeston...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Malcome Johnston, 74, died May 27, 2017, at his home. Born Sept. 13, 1942, in New Madrid County, to the late Lexie and Iva McClendon Johnston, he was a retired truck driver and farmer. He was a member of the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Terri Lynn Treadway, 51, of East Prairie, died May 21, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 2, 1965, in St. Louis, to Sue Boyd (Treadway) Crites, who survives of Jackson, and the late Hugh A. "Bob" Treadway, she was of Baptist belief. ...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Corinne Getchell Crumpecker died peacefully at her home on May 28, 2017. Corinne was born Aug. 6, 1923, in North Vassalboro, Maine. She was the daughter of Frank H. and Gertrude Poulin Getchell. She joined the U.S. Navy WAVES after graduating from Winslow High School in Maine. She met Norman Crumpecker of Morehouse while they were both stationed in Washington, D.C., during World War II. The two married in Rockville, Md., on Jan. 28, 1946, and soon moved to Morehouse...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Walter Frank Gregory Dickey, 88, died May 30, 2017, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 12, 1928, in Kennett, son of of the late Frank W. and Ollie Ethel Gregory Dickey, he had taught at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau where he held the position of counselor educator. After retirement from the university, he and his wife traveled extensively...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Larry Dale Burris, 69, died May 29, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born May 7, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Jewel Warner and Grace Lee Maddox Burris, he had lived in Bates City and worked in Kansas City, where he moved after receiving master's degrees in mathematics and physics from Southeast Missouri State University. He worked for the Kansas City Times until his retirement and later moved to Dexter...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Noah Brock Barnett, the infant son of Christian and Leslie Barnett, was born at 6:07 a.m. May 24, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Noah passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents at 7:08 a.m. the same day...

PUXICO, Mo. - Bessie Evelyn Bridges, 90, died May 29, 2017, at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Feb. 22, 1927, in Bloomfield, the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Clara Chasteen Hill, she had lived in Southeast Missouri all of her life and in Puxico for many years. She was a member of the Corinth General Baptist Church near Puxico...

BENTON, Mo. - Ethel Cannon, 96, died May 29, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born July 31, 1920, in Little Black, Ark., to the late Mont and Tina Grisham Diamond, she was a cafe owner/cook and was of the Baptist faith. She was married to Frank Witt, who preceded her in death...

SIKESTON - Rena Mae Stewart, 77, formerly of New Orleans, La., died May 26, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 12, 1940, in Wiggins, Miss., to the late Andrew Jackson Fairley and Alice Logan Fairley, she was an entrepreneur, office worker and housekeeper. After being displaced by Hurricane Katrina, she moved to Sikeston, where she was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church...

BERTRAND, Mo. -- Rosie L. "Red" Calvin, 83, died March 3, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 18, 1932, at Matthews, to the late James and Agines James Rhoden, she had been was a resident of the Bertrand Nursing Center and was of the Baptist belief...