Jan 29, 2026

Lonntayvis “Tayvis” Donnell McCatrey was born on November 5, 2009, to Soronya McCatrey and Dionte Anderson and passed away on January 29, 2026.

Lonntayvis (affectionately known as Tayvis) loved basketball. He loved to play his game. He loved being outside hanging with his friends. He was very shy and bashful, yet he had a smile so bright it could light up...

Feb 7, 2026

Leonard Kent "Sandy" St. John, age 73, died Saturday, February 7, 2026, at his home in Charleston.

A celebration of life is being planned for a future date.

McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, MO is in charge of arrangements.

Feb 4, 2026

Gregory Reynolds Collins (“Greg”), 64, of Collierville, Tennessee, passed away on February 4, 2026.

He was raised in West Memphis, Arkansas, a place that remained close to his heart throughout his life. Greg worked as a truck driver, owning his own truck and proudly working with Huddleston. He took great pride in his work, his rig, and the open road. He...

Feb 2, 2026

Ronald Charles Eaker, 94, of Sikeston, MO, passed from this life, Monday, February 2, 2026.

Born October 8, 1931, at St. Louis, MO, to the late Charles Franklin Eaker and Ava Joyce Eaker, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life and was a graduate of Sikeston High School. After high school, he served in the U.S. Navy during the...

Jan 31, 2026

Jody R. Perry, age 68, of Sikeston, MO, died Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born August 9, 1957, at Kankakee, IL, to the late Rolland Carrold Self and Carletta Rose Halstead Self, Jody had lived in Southern Illinois most of her life and held a master's degree in health care administration. She worked...

Jan 30, 2026

Cletus Ray Counts Sr., age 82, passed away at his home near Sikeston, Mo., on Friday, January 30, 2026.

He was born June 12, 1943, at Charleston, MO, to the late Clifford Henry Counts and Alta Verona Lamborne Counts. He was a farmer and a very hard worker. He worked from sun up to sun down most days.

Surviving are his children, Mary...

Jan 29, 2026

Reagan Mildred O’Neill’s

Life Story

January 18, 2026 – January 29, 2026

Daughter of Dustin Eugene O’Neill and Jordan Leigh Cox O’Neill

Sister of Sage Leigh O’Neill

We were overjoyed when we discovered we would be expecting your arrival in May 2026! We both really looked forward to the bonding and shared memories you and your sister Sage would have together! Our pregnancy was relatively...

Jan 29, 2026

Teresa Lynn McCollom Greene, age 60, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026, at her home near Sikeston, surrounded by her loving family.

Born April 7, 1965, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Charles McCollom and Lola Mae Pemberton McCollom, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and had been employed as the kitchen manager of Sikeston Regional Center for...

Jan 29, 2026

Patsy Ann Lynn Morrow, age 83, of Wappapello, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in St. Louis, MO.

Born January 7, 1943, in Scott County, MO to the late Clyde A. Lynn, Sr. and Rita Agnes Rogers, she lived in Benton, MO most of her life before moving to Wappapello. She graduated from Thomas W. Kelly High School in...

Jan 28, 2026

Mark Steven Scott, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Cuba, Missouri, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the age of 69.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Scott and Clara Leible Scott formerly of Charleston; his sisters, Martha Switzer, Mary Pike, Judy Long, Janet Stockton; his brothers, Delbert Scott, Charles Scott, Richard (Pete) Scott;...

Jan 23, 2026

Derek Andrew Tidwell, age 38, died Friday, January 23, 2026, at his home in Bertrand, MO of a heart attack.

Born March 25, 1987, at Sikeston, MO, to Carl Joe Tidwell and Mary Hazel Lawrence and had lived in the Sikeston area most of his life and was a 2005 graduate of Sikeston High School. Derek had been employed as a...

Jan 21, 2026

Teresa Ann Vinson, age 57, of Charleston, MO, died Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born December 21, 1968, at Charleston, MO, to the late Annie Marie Woodworth Black and David Black Sr., she had lived in Charleston most of her life.

Teresa is survived by her loving partner of 15 years, Heath Wayne Salyer;...

Jan 21, 2026

Charles Anthony McCluney was born in Kansas City, MO on December 30, 1956 to the union of Charlie McDaniel and Nannie Mae Williams. At a young age, Charles was an active kid, teaching his younger brother and sisters how to behave, how to tie their shoes, walked them to school and back home.

Charles loved westerns and sports and he really...

Jan 18, 2026

Luther Avery Durflinger, age 76, formerly of New Jersey, died Sunday, January 18, 2026, at his home in East Prairie, MO.

Complete obituary information is pending.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, MO, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may...

Jan 17, 2026

Sandra Kay VanPool, of Sikeston, MO., went to be in heaven Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 81.

She was born Aug. 28, 1944, in Peoria, Il, to the late Lester Earl and Loretta Elliott. On June 15, 1962, she married Charles Edward VanPool, who preceded her in death on April 22,...

Jan 15, 2026

Sisha Washer Fish, 53, of Benton, Kentucky, passed away on January 15, 2026, after an extended illness at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

 Sisha was born on May 9, 1972, in Orlando, Florida to Jerald Washer and Sandra Parker. Throughout her childhood, she moved across the midwest. She met her husband in Jacksonville, Florida. They then settled for the...

Jan 13, 2026

J.D. Bearden, age 101, died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at his home in Sikeston, MO.

Born July 2, 1924, at Patch 13, Pittsburg, IL, to the late Roy and Leatha Harrison Bearden, J.D. grew up in the Fayette County, IL area and where he completed his high school education in 1942.  Drafted into the U.S. Army on...

Jan 12, 2026

Sheila Vinson Harrison

Sheila Vinson Harrison, age 67, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at her home in Charleston, surrounded by her family.

She was born November 29, 1958, at Charleston, to the late Melvin Curtis Hedge and Bertha Allene Vinson.  She was a very strong woman like her mother Bertha Hedge.  She loved fishing,...

Jan 12, 2026

JAMES ELGIN 'J.E.' PARKER

Mitch Albom says it best with his expression on loss and enduring love- "Death ends a life, not a relationship."

James Elgin "J.E." Parker crossed the rainbow bridge from his home in Charleston, MO, at 4:43 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2026, surrounded by those who love him most.

With...

Jan 11, 2026

Carter Page Fenton, D.O., a well-known family practitioner and former resident of Charleston, Missouri, passed away peacefully January 11, 2026, at The Chateau Girardeau, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Dr. Fenton, the son of Drs. Thomas Page Fenton and Alouise Carter Fenton, was born April 25,1943 in Wyatt, Missouri.

He practiced medicine in Charleston, Oran, Chaffee...