Obituaries from July 2017

SIKESTON -- James Handy Moore, 85, died Friday, June 30, 2017, in Sikeston. Born Feb. 15, 1932, in Charleston, Handy was the son of Joseph Hunter Moore and Caroline McFadden Moore of Charleston. Descended from Southeast Missouri pioneers, Handy spent most of his life in farming and managing family interests...

DUQUOIN, Ill. - Brenda Kay Taylor-McKinnies, 73, of Duquoin, Ill., died June 30, 2017, in Jackson, Mo. Born June 2, 1944, in Painton, Mo., to the late W.D. and Dorch Hillard Jester, she was an office manager and co-owner of We Care Transportation. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Duquoin, Ill...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- James "Dale" Pierce, 77, died June 30, 2017, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are incomplete at White-Sanders Funeral Home of Fisk.

LILBOURN, Mo. -- Agnes Inez Canamore, 93, formerly of the Lost Cane community near Manila, Ark., died June 30, 2017, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born April 29, 1924, in Pottsville, Ark., daughter of the late Auby and Minnie Viola Turney Workman, she was raised in the Lost Cane community and attended the Little River Missionary Baptist Church. She moved to Catron in 1963 and to Lilbourn in 1976. She was a member of the Catron Baptist Church for many years...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty L. Asbridge, 82, died June 29, 2017, at the family home. Born Sept. 12, 1934, in Jackson, to the late Albert and Oma Mary Herzog Goehman, she was a retired presser for Candy Cane Cleaners of Cape Girardeau and a member of Christian Mission Church in Benton...

ORAN, Mo. -- A.J. Pobst, 91, died July 1, 2017, on the family farm. Born on Feb. 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Tony and Lorena Alma Heisserer Pobst, he was a retired self-employed farmer. A member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, he was a staff sergeant for the United States Army from October 1950 to 1955...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. - Alishia Danielle Buchanan Allen died July 1, 2017, at her home in Albert Lea. She is survived by her husband, Joe Allen of Albert Lea,; her son, Aydon Allen of Albert Lea; her daughter, Ciera-Lynn Allen of Albert Lea; her parents, Herman and Mary Buchanan of Tallapoosa, Mo.; and three siblings, Alexandra Smith of Glennville, Ga., Anthony Buchanan of Tallapoosa and Heather Lyell of Kennett, Mo...

SIKESTON - Virginia Ruederich, 78, died at 10:38 p.m July 3, 2017, at her residence in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston.

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Patty White, 54, died at 10:05 p.m. July 3, 2017, at her residence in New Madrid. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Ben M. Adams, 93, died July 2, 2017, at Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, where services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Mark Anderson will officiate...

DEER, Ark. - Doris Naomi Adams, 93, formerly of rural Sikeston, Mo., died July 2, 2017, at North West Arkansas Medical Center in Harrison, Ark. She was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Newton County, Ark., to the late Willis Robinson and May Ogden Robinson. On Sept. 25, 1939, in Newton County, she married James Hearold Adams, who survives of the home in Deer...

CROWDER, Mo. - Virginia Ruedrich, 78, died at 9:40 p.m. July 3, 2017, at her residence in Crowder. Born Feb. 19, 1939, to the late Woodrow Wilson and Elouise (Thompson) Glueck, she was of the Baptist faith. On April 7, 1958, she was married to William Ray Ruedrich, who preceded her in death June 9, 1972...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Patty Branum White, 55, died peacefully at home in New Madrid on July 3, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She left this world more beautiful and more comfortable than she found it. Others felt safe and comforted in her presence, her smile and enthusiasm were contagious to all those around her. Her loyalty and devotion to those she loved and the God she served, powered her life and strong spirit...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Ben M. Adams, 93, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born, Dec. 4, 1923, in Benton to the late Benjamin Franklin and Norma P. Termenstein Adams. Benjamin and Edith Randol were married on May 7, 1988, in Cape Girardeau...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Johnnie Pearl Rimpson, 102, formerly of Hayti, died July 3, 2017, at her home. Born Jan. 29, 1915, in Jonestown, Miss., to the late Count Van Trawick and Mollie Parker Trawick Jones, she graduated from Concord Grade School in Hayti in May 1932. She was a member of Beloved Community United Methodist Church, where she served as the communion steward...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Robert Lee Ward Sr., 96, died July 3, 2017, at Delmar Gardens Nursing Home in Chesterfield. Born in Henderson, Tenn., on March 30, 1921, to the late John Lonzo and Florence Moore Ward, he was a retired mechanic and of the Baptist faith...

WILSON CITY, Mo. -- Theresa Williams, 56, died July 3, 2017, at her mother's home. Born Sept. 20, 1960, in Wyatt, to Essie Sloan Greer of Wilson City and the late Hernando Desota Rowe Jr., she was a member of Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Wyatt and employed as a caretaker with Semo Alliance for Disability...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Gayle Clayton Jarrell, 74, died July 5, 2017. Born Oct. 28, 1942, in Blytheville, Ark., daughter of the late Talmadge Clayton and Berniece Owen Clayton, she attended school in the Malden and later lived in Phoenix, Ariz., before moving back to Dexter. A lifelong member of the Church of Christ of Malden and Dexter, she had worked as a credit manager for Sears, Roebuck and Co...

REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Avery Lynn Hutcheson, 62, formerly of East Prairie, died July 4, 2017, at his home. Born Aug. 14, 1954, in Rapid City, S.D., son of Susie Hutcheson of East Prairie and the late Avery T. Hutcheson, he was a farmer and also a chemical sales representative for over 20 years...

SIKESTON -- Robert Kasting, 79, passed away July 5, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born June 16, 1938, in Morehouse, he was the son of the late George and Cora Stevens Kasting. On Feb. 25, 1961, in Sikeston, he married Shirley Tanner who survives of the home...

SIKESTON -- Peggy Lain Shelby Cruchon, 75, died June 10, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center. Born Oct. 30, 1941, in Sikeston, to the late Roy Benjamin and Emma Lou Lain Shelby, she was of the Baptist belief. She had previously lived and worked in Houston, Memphis and Tulsa, and most recently worked as a secretary at Cravens Insurance Agency in Sikeston...

SIKESTON -- Visitation for John Wesley Shrader III, 77, who died June 27, 2017, will be from 9 a.m. until time of memorial service time at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Ron Lawson, chaplain at Legacy Hospice in Sikeston, will officiate...

ORAN, Mo. - Ethel Mae Richards, 87, died July 7, 2017, at the family home in Oran. Born Oct. 10, 1929, in Marshall, Ark., to the late Robert and Ada Thompson Lance, she was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Oran. On Aug. 7, 1946, she married Royce Beavers, who preceded her in death on May 21, 1994. On March 12, 2005, she married Jack Richards, who survives of the home...

BERTRAND, Mo. - Robert Williams, 51, died July 7, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 25, 1965, in Hammond, Ind., to Gayle Williams of Bertand and LaVerne Zuck Zepp of Loganville, Ga., he was affiliated with Jehovah's Witness, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a self-employed audio-video satellite technician...

LYNN, Ark. - Peggy L. Lantz, 58, died July 3, 2017, at her home. Born Jan. 17, 1959, in Chaffee to the late James and Lorene White Kinsey, she worked as a branch manager for the Bank of Cave City Branch of Strawberry, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Chaffee, Mo. and volunteered at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark...

BARDWELL, Ky. - Peggy G. Walker Howell, 69, formerly of Gideon, Mo., died July 6, 2017, at her daughter's residence in Portageville, Mo. Born July 24, 1947, in Gideon, to the late Elmer and Ruth Rogers, she and her husband, Kenneth, owned and operated the Kountry Cafe in Clinton...

DICKINSON, Texas - J.R. Fisher, 76, formerly of Vanduser, Mo., died June 10, 2017, in Houston. Born Jan. 13, 1941, in Bell City, Mo., to the late Lester and Zada Mae Fisher, he was a carpenter for many years. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Simpher Fisher; one son James Ross Fisher Jr. and wife Merideth; four sisters Naomi Rion, Anna Hale, Nancy Williams and Fay McEneny; two brothers Ray Fisher and Bobby Fisher; and three grandchildren...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lee Ann Pickard Cullison, 73, died July 11, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

DIEHLSTADT, Mo. - Rex Dowdy Davidson II, 70, died July 4, 2017, at his home near Diehlstadt. Born June 3, 1947, at Clarkton, to the late Rex Dowdy and Marjorie Cordelia Blaylock Davidson, he had lived in the Charleston area most of his life. A 1965 graduate of Charleston High School, he joined the Missouri National Guard then enlisted in the U.S. ...

MARSTON, Mo. -- Marilyn M. Thomason passed away July 8, 2017, at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 71 years. She was born Nov. 11, 1945, in Portageville, to the late Lawson and Christine Samples Redden. She was married to Allan Thomason who survives of the home...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Stephen Curtis Butcher Sr., 63, died at his home in Jacksonville, on Monday, July 10, 2017. He was born Sept. 29, 1953, in Rockford, Ill., to Martha L. (Drane) Butcher, who survives of the home in Jacksonville, and the late Curtis Finley Butcher. ...

LILBOURN, Mo. -- James Edward Manley, 74, died July 13, 2017, at Marston. Born March 14, 1943, in Lilbourn, son of the late Mary Middleton Manley and Marshall Manley, he retired from farming and trucking and was a member and deacon of Catron Baptist Church in Catron...

SIKESTON -- David Ray, 53, died July 13, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.

HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Artencie Joyce Corlew "Artie" Satterfield, 73, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died June 29, 2017, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Born Oct. 30, 1943, in Dexter, Mo., daughter of the late William Max and Altie Rose Corlew, she graduated from Dexter High School in Dexter and was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist belief...

LILBOURN, Mo. - James Manley, 74, died July 13, 2017, at Marston. Arrangements are incomplete at DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Lee Ann Pickard Cullison, 73, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 23, 1943, in Kennett to Joseph Layton and Samantha Louise "Mancy" Dickey Pickard, the family moved to Charleston in 1963. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Dolly Wren Rice, 91, formerly of Ironton, died July 12, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 20, 1926, in Lilbourn, to the late E.T. and Mable Roberts Wren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, James, Billy, Donald and Junior Wren, and a sister, Ardell Wren Young...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. - Hal Henry Reynolds Jr., 42, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born on Oct. 16, 1974, to Hal Reynolds and Rosemary Howton in Blythe, Calif. He graduated from Palo Verde High School in 1992...

MARSTON, Mo. -- Marilyn M. Thomason passed away July 8, 2017, at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 71 years. She was born Nov. 11, 1945, in Portageville, to the late Lawson and Christine Samples Redden. She was married to Allan Thomason who survives of the home...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ricky Lee Cooper, 53, died June 22, 2017, at his home in Memphis. Born Feb. 14, 1964, in Lexington, son of Terry Cooper of Doniphan and the late Carolyn Cantrell Cooper, he received his Bachelor of Science at Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis. He worked in Nuclear Medicine at the V. A. Medical Center in Memphis. He was of the Baptist belief and a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Bonnie E. Vent, 77, died July 12, 2017, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Born July 9, 1940, in Canalou, she was the daughter of the late John and Vearnies Landers Tharp. On May 17, 1970, in Canalou, she married Phillip Stephens who survives of the home...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Alan Hill, 69, died July 14, 2017, at the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

SIKESTON -- Dan Wagner, 75, died July 12, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 15, 1941, in Trimble, Tenn., to the late B.B. and Bettye Speight Wagner, he was of Baptist faith and employed with Dewitt Auction Company. Survivors include: two sisters, Anne Hale of Sikeston and Linda Wagner Ditto of Overland Park, Kan.; and one granddaughter, Megan Wagner of Memphis, Tenn...

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Janet Sue Smith Chandler, 72, formerly of Anniston, Mo., died July 13, 2017, at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

SIKESTON -- David Ray, 53, died July 13, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 31, 1964, in St. Louis, to Anita Myers Ray of Sikeston and the late Vernon Ray, he was of the Pentecostal belief and worked as a General Motors certified mechanic for Heartland Pontiac in Florida...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Donald Leamon Robertson, 80, died July 16, 2017, at his home in Charleston. Born Aug. 14, 1936, in Perks, Ill., to Earl Henry and Mary Beasley Robertson, he moved with his family to southeast Missouri to farm. Following his graduation from Diehlstadt High School, he enlisted in the U.S. ...

SIKESTON -- Donald "Bryce" Lewer, 64, after a heroic fight with cancer, was received into the arms of the Great I Am, Jesus Christ, on July 15, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born March 23, 1953, in San Benito, Texas, to Donald Alvin and Elizabeth Lewer. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Karen Sue Hanor, 63, of East Prairie, died July 16, 2017, at her home. Born Dec. 30, 1953, in Festus, to the late William and Phyllis Clough Turner, she was employed as a school teacher for over 25 years for the East Prairie R-2 Public School System. She was a member of the First Church of God of East Prairie...

SIKESTON -- Ilene Anglin, 84, died July 15, 2017 at her home in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1933, in Blue Island, Ill., to the late Walter and Cora Foushee Thompson, she attended Old Bethel Baptist Church and had worked as a housekeeping supervisor for Missouri Delta Medical Center before retiring...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Alice C. Burke, 86, died July 17, 2017, at her home in Charleston. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Charleston. McMikle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MINER, Mo. - Charles Frederick "Fred" Roberts, 59, died July 13, 2017, at his home in Miner. Born in Encino, Calif., July 1, 1958, to the late Clarence Allen and Marylyn Antionette Malcolm Roberts, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A resident of the Sikeston area for the past 40 years, he had served as a fireman at Miner and was a mechanic at Hope Auto Electric...

LILBOURN, Mo. - Brenda Kay Estes, 61, died July 12, 2017, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Dec. 13, 1955, in Dexter to the late Winford Cecil and Maxine Berry Richmond, she was a resident of Dexter most of her life. She had worked as a nurse at several nursing homes in the area...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Janet "Susie" Chandler, 72, died July 13, 2017, at UAMS Hospital in Little Rock. Born Sept. 10, 1944, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of the late Orville and Lucille James Smith, she grew up in Anniston, Mo., and graduated from Anniston High School in 1962. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Diane DeLisle, 89, died July 18, 2017, at Southaven Nursing Center in Kennett. Born July 15, 1928, in Portageville, daughter of the late Grace Cooke DeLisle and Bernard E. DeLisle, she was a member of the St. Eustachius Catholic Church, where she served as the organist...

SIKESTON -- Alan Hill, 69, died July 14, 2017, at the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Oct. 27, 1947, in Portland, Ore., son of the late Hugo and Shirley Harrison Hill, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a lifetime member of the Sea Scouts...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Walsie JoAnn Partin, 73, died July 14, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 7, 1943, in Dardanelle, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Jones and Walsie Nuckles Lewis. On Nov. 22, 1969, in Scott County, she married Bill Partin who preceded her in death on March 23, 1989...

CHAFFEE, Mo. - Carl Lee Bounds, 69, died July 15, 2017, at his family home in Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.

SIKESTON -- John Richard Ensor Sr., 90, died July 18, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born July 1, 1927, in Sikeston, to the late Wilbur Woodside Ensor and Maggie Matthews Ensor, he was a member of Hunter Memorial Presbyterian Church and graduated from Sikeston High School in 1945...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Virginia Alice Cox Burke passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on July 17, 2017, at the age of 86. She was born on Dec. 5, 1930, in Diehlstadt, Mo., to Katherine Olive Maynard and Joseph Louis Cox. She graduated from Diehlstadt High School in in 1948 before moving to Charleston. In Charleston she worked at Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator until marrying John Emmett Burke on Nov. 23, 1950...

BATESVILLE, Ark. - Nancy Carolyn Hornback Fetters Estes of Batesville passed away on July 12, 2017. She was born Sept. 3, 1942, to the Rev. Bill Hornback and Beulah Martin Hornback. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter, one brother, Charles E Hornback, and three sisters, Judy Wagner, Doris Frazier and Billie Jean Hart...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Joe Eddie Anderson, 78, died July 13, 2017, in Charleston. Born Jan. 18, 1939, son of the late Ernest Bell and Arlee Anderson Wade, he had been employed since 2003 with the Charleston R-1 School District, where he spent most of his time in the maintenance department and as the crossing guard for the past few years. He was ordained as a deacon and trustee at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, and he served his country honorably in the United States Army...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Russell Bruce Garner, 77, formerly of East Prairie, died July 19, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 3, 1940, in Mississippi County, to the late Charley and Zella Faire Garner, he had been employed as a manager for Sunny Hill Motor Inn of Cape Girardeau...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lillian Godsey, 89, died July 19, 2017, at her home in Charleston. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Assembly of God Church in Charleston. The Rev. Gerald Penn, pastor, will officiate...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Sandra Kimball passed away July 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 54 years. Born July 10, 1963, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mary Eva Edwards. Her husband, Michael Kimball, survives of the home...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lillian Elizabeth Marsac Godsey, 89, died July 19, 2017, at her home in Charleston. Born Dec. 16, 1927, in Caruthersville, daughter of the late Eric Earl "Buster" and Josie Thelma Blackburn Marsac, she lived in Caruthersville until moving to Portageville in 1963 and then to Charleston in 1965. She was employed at Brown Shoe Company in Caruthersville then following her move to Charleston she was employed in the kitchen at Hearnes Elementary for 25 years until her retirement...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Elaine Clara Haney, 75, died July 19, 2017, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. Born Dec. 15, 1941, in Cairo, Ill., to the late Paul and Freda Schefer Scheffer, she had been employed at Brown Shoe Co. and later worked at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Charleston...

SIKESTON -- James R. "Ronnie" Templeton, age 60, of Sikeston, died July 20, 2017, at his home. He was born April 29, 1957, in Sikeston, to the late James G. and Faye D. Holland Templeton. On Jan. 18, 2003, in Sikeston, he married Teresa D. Ward, who survives of the home...

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Douglas Bernhardt Johnson, of Farmington and formerly of Sikeston, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Parkland Health Care Center on July 18, 2017, at the age of 70. He was born in Lawrence, Kan., on Dec. 4, 1946, to the late Dr. Howard Bernhardt Johnson and Barbara Louise (Moore) Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Abhram Moore Johnson...

DELTA, Mo. -- Dallas L. Lands, 76, died July 19, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on Feb. 21, 1941, in Randles, son of the late Thomas and Lucy Spain Lands, he was a retired chemical salesman for Beaver Janitorial Supply in Cape Girardeau. He was employed with Burlington Northern as a driver for their train crew and a member of the Arbor General Baptist Church in Arbor...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Mae Helen Gray, 69, died July 20, 2017, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. She was born July 18, 1948, to the late Homer and Mary Lois Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Gray Sr., in 2004; her son Johnny (J.J.) Gray Jr. in 2013; one brother, Homer Roy Johnson; and one sister, Gracie Faye Cothard...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Joyce Ashlock Staples, 85, died July 20, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Monday, at the First Christian Church in East Prairie, with the Revs. Martin Lucas and Nathan Claycomb, officiating...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Sharon Kay Kinsey, 69, passed away on July 22, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born April 11, 1948, in Risco, Mo., to the late Berl and Dorothy Hartsell Atchley. She married Charles Kinsey, who preceded her in death...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Sondra Kay Kimball, 54, died July 17, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 10, 1963, in Sikeston to the late Eva and Roy Edwards. Survivors include her husband, Michael Kimball of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Reginald Paul of Cape Girardeau; three sisters, Tina Edwards of Lilbourn, Connie Baker of Memphis, Tenn., and Rhonda Marshall of the state of Florida; two brothers, Clyde Edwards of New Madrid and Richard Edwards of Marston; and two grandchildren.. ...

SIKESTON - Dennis Yancy, 51, died July 22, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Carman Louise Brown, 75, died July 25, 2017, at her daughter's home in Sikeston. She was born March 7, 1942, in Delta to the late Oliver Amos and Connie Marie Fox Snider. In 1970 she moved to Charleston where she was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She moved her membership to the Church of God of Prophecy in Bertrand when the Charleston church closed...

BLODGETT, Mo. - Dennis Keith Yancy, 51, died July 22, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born June 14, 1966, in Sikeston, to the late Oral and Virgie Thurman Yancy. Survivors include his fiancee, Melissa Haile of Columbia; two sons, Alex Yancy of East Prairie and Avery Yancy of Blodgett; one daughter, Teva Yancy of East Prairie; two brothers, James Yancy of Sikeston and John Yancy of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; and one sister, Janeene Cunningham of Chaffee...

SIKESTON - William "Billy" Lall, 50, died July 11, 2017, at his home in Sikeston, Mo. Born Sept. 24, 1966, in St. Louis, Mo., to Elva Deal Lall Brandon, who survives of Sikeston, and the late Werner Lall. Billy had been employed as a chef for Rizzos Italian Restaurant in St. Louis, Mo. He attended Trinity Gospel Church of Sikeston...

CHAFFEE, Mo. - Carl Lee Bounds, 69, died July 15, 2017, at his family home. Born Oct. 18, 1947, in Garden City, Kan.. to the late Claude and Flora Mae Berry Bounds, Carl was a chief engineer on the Cargill-MacMillan towboat with B&H Towing in Paducah, Ky., and was a member of the Labor Union, Local 121 of Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Lavell Durden Jr., 49, died July 19, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 4, 1967, in Kansas City, Mo., to Della Durden Oliver of Sikeston and the late Lavell Durden Sr., he served in both the United States Army and the United States Navy. He received his culinary certification and was taking cosmetology classes to become a licensed barber...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Stanley Boyd Grissom, 60, died July 24, 2017, at his home in New Madrid. Born March 24, 1957, in Sikeston, to Ruby Ravenna Barbre Grissom of New Madrid and the late Richard Grissom, he worked as an electrician at Noranda. On June 9, 1978, he married Sheila White Grissom, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON - Wilma Pauline Meyers Crowley, 76, went home to heaven Tuesday, July 18, 2017, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Oct. 14, 1940, in East Prairie, Mo., to Shelly and Mattie Meyers, who both preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry M. Crowley, and her son, Shelly Ray Crowley...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Ressie Hendrix, 85, died July 26, 2017, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

SIKESTON - Jerrie M. Yarbrough, 77, died July 25, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home of Sikeston.

CHARLESTON, Mo. - John Wilber Lindsey Goodin, 76, of the Big Lake Community, north of Charleston, died July 26, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast at Miramar Beach, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston...

CHAFFEE, Mo. - Annie Mary Essner, 97, died July 26, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 10, 1920, in Scott County, to the late Albert Sr. and Bertha Heuring Schwartz, she was an active member of St. Ambrose Church and Daughters of St Ambrose, VFW Ladies Auxiliary 3127, RSVP and Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary and was a volunteer at the Chaffee Nursing Home serving as a eucharistic minister...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Richard Rome "Ricky" Wilson, 63, died July 28, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston of an apparent heart attack. Born May 2, 1954, in Sikeston to Rome "Poodle" Wilson who survives of New Madrid and the late Pearline Hessling Wilson, he was a farmer and truck driver and had served in the U.S. Army...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Ressie Caldonia Hendrix, 85, died July 26, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born June 8, 1932, in Union City, Tenn., to the late Walter and Callie Wilson Moore, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Bertrand, and was employed in the housekeeping department for Charleston Manor before retiring...

SIKESTON - Jerrie Marie Yarbrough, 77, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Aug. 21, 1939, in Doniphan, Missouri, to the late Luther and Bernice (Pond) Hudson, she had worked for the original Lambert's Cafe, Harris Drug Store, was a seamstress for Sikes Sporting Goods, worked at Anchor Toy, Todd Laundry and retired from Pyramid Home Health Care...

BERTRAND, Mo. - Wanda Witt, 83, died July 28, 2017, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

SIKESTON - Lesley Williams, 49, died July 29, 2017, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Gilbert "Dewey" Bonee, 96, died July 28, 2017, at Point Pleasant. Born Aug. 15, 1920, in Savannah, Tenn., to the late Noah Bonee and Sarah Gray Bonee. On June 3, 1942, in Corinth, Miss., he married Ethel Carroll, who preceded him in death on May 21, 2002...

SIKESTON - Bonnie Sue Stephens, 70, died July 29, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 19, 1947, in Osceola, Ark., to the late Thomas and Tallhenia Clark Wally, she was a resident of Sikeston since 1990. She was of the Pentecostal faith and had been a tax preparer at H.R. Block...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Ronnie Eugene Patterson, 72, died July 28, 2017, at his home in New Madrid. Born Oct. 8, 1945, to the late Raymond and Louise Hockersmith Patterson, he was deputy sheriff, serving as chief deputy, and was employed with Noranda for 23 years until his retirement. He was a third degree Mason of the New Madrid Masonic Lodge 108...

SIKESTON -- Wanda Lou Witt, 83, passed away on July 28, 2017, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand, Mo. Born July 5, 1934, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late William and Grace Adams Hendley, she retired from Montgomery Bank after 30 years of service, where she worked as a cashier, teller and as the branch manager at the Miner location. She was a member of Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston, Mo...

DEXTER, Mo. - Winford Lee "Wimpy" Matney, 69, died July 30, 2017, at his home. Born May 8, 1948, in East Prairie, the son of the late Robert Drew and Luzell B. Ashley Matney, he had lived in Dexter most of his life. He worked as the head custodian at Southwest Elementary School until his retirement and was of the Baptist faith...

John Wilber Lindsay Goodin, 76, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast at Miramar Beach, Florida, while on vacation with his family. Born on Sept. 26, 1940, at Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the son of Albert Vernon Goodin III and Virginia Elizabeth Whitehead Goodin Ridings. He graduated from Charleston High School in 1958 and continued his education at Murray State University and Southeast Missouri State University...

BENTON, Mo. - George Edward Stanley, 70, formerly of Oran, died July 28, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Born Aug. 25, 1946, in Perkins, to the late Leon and Imogene Bain Stanley, he was a retired crane operator for Noranda Aluminum Inc. in Marston. On Aug. 24, 1963, he married Margaret Vinson, who survives of the home...