Ricky Dale Krauss
Sep 2, 2026
Ricky Dale Krauss, age 33, died Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at his home in East Prairie, MO.
Born September 22, 1992, at Poplar Bluff, MO to Herbert Lee Krauss, Jr. and Judith Tatum, he had lived in East Prairie, MO most of his life and was so proud to receive his G.E.D in 2015.
Ricky was a handful to say the least...
Merlin Wendell Taber
Aug 31, 2026
Merlin Wendell Taber, age 82, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026 surrounded by loving family at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, MO.
Born September 12, 1943, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Lacy Burl Taber and Eva Marie Lancaster Taber of Matthews, MO, he resided in southeast Missouri most of his life. He was a skilled machinist repairing factory sewing...
Bro. Amos A. Johnson
Aug 30, 2026
Amos Johnson Obituary
Bro. Amos Johnson, age 90, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Aspire Senior Living in East Prairie, Missouri.
He was born on August 15, 1936, in Sikeston Missouri to the late Amos and Bessie Curtner Johnson. He was a member of Oak Bowery Baptist Church in Conway, Arkansas and was a faithful minister...
Avin Christopher Sullivan
Aug 30, 2026
Avin Christopher Sullivan, was born February 17, 2010, in Sikeston, MO, and entered in to the arms of his Savior early Sunday, August 30, 2026. He was 16 years old.
Avin had a smile that would light up the room and was a friend to anyone he met. A Junior at Sikeston High School, he enjoyed football, basketball, being part of...
Terresa Ann Garner Smith
Aug 29, 2026
In Loving Memory of Terresa Ann Garner Smith
Terresa Ann Garner Smith, born December 14, 1961, in Sikeston, Missouri, passed away, Saturday, August 29, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of curiosity, generosity, and deep love for her family. She was the beloved daughter of the Willene McCloud Garner and Donald Ross Garner.
Throughout her life, Terresa embraced a variety of careers, always...
Favis D. Wilson
Aug 26, 2026
Favis Danerl Wilson, officially known as “Nerl” was born May 20, 1969, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Veatrice Crider Wilson and Richard Ozean Davis.
Favis was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter FaQuazia Wilson, 4 brothers — J.D. Wilson, Anthony Wilson, Charles Jennings, and Audrick Wilson — as well as 2 sisters, Margaret Petty and Dollester Jackson. He was also...
Stacy Edward Pratt
Aug 25, 2026
Stacy Edward Pratt, 59, died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at his home in Sikeston, MO.
He was born May 21, 1967, at Carmi, IL, to Donald Eugene Pratt and Marian Clara Oberkramer Pratt and was a graduate of Sikeston High School and then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After his service to his country, Stacy returned to Sikeston where...
Larry Keith Lindsey
Aug 24, 2026
Larry Keith Lindsey
July 2, 1939 – August 24, 2026
Larry Keith Lindsey, 87, of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away on August 24, 2026, at Missouri Delta Medical Center, surrounded by the loving and devoted family he spent a lifetime putting first.
Born on July 2, 1939, in Sikeston, Larry was the son of Addine and Kelly Hobson Lindsey. He grew up in the...
Jean Carolyn McCoy
Aug 19, 2026
Jean Carolyn McCoy, age 68, died Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at her home near Sikeston, MO.
Born July 28, 1958, at Fordyce, Arkansas, to the late Gene Golden and Martha Green Gardner, she was a graduate of Richland High School in Essex, MO and had lived in the Sikeston area most of her life.
On September 29, 1978, she married Abner Wayne...
James Allen Lovell
Aug 18, 2026
James A. Lovell
James A. Lovell (Jimmy), age 52, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at his home in Diehlstadt, MO to his final home on Heaven’s Shores.
He was born December 31, 1973, at Gallup, New Mexico to the late Micheal Benbow and late Beverly Stanton. He was adopted and raised in Lexa, Arkansas by Paul Lovell, the man he proudly...
Gordon Wayne Nall
Aug 18, 2026
Gordon Wayne Nall, 83, of Jackson, MO, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born February 8, 1943, at East Prairie, MO, to the late George Andrew “Dutch” Nall and Nannie Lucille Noblin Nall, he was 1961 graduate of Charleston High School. Following his high school graduation, Gordon enlisted in the United...
Catina Leann Lara
Aug 16, 2026
Catina Leann Lara, age 53, of Sikeston, MO, died Sunday, August 16, 2026.
Born December 19, 1972, to the late Buster Brown Worley and Mary Inis Lee Cope, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and had been employed in home health care.
She married Gabriel F. Lara, and he survives of the home in Sikeston.
Also surviving are her sons,...
Cindy Kay Byford
Aug 14, 2026
Cindy Kay Brown Joyner Byford, age 69, of Morehouse, MO, died Friday, August 14, 2026, at the Delta South Skilled Nursing Center in Sikeston, MO.
Born July 12, 1957, in Dunklin County, MO, to the late Wayne G. Brown and Delores M. Marler Brown, she had lived in Southeast Missouri and Morehouse a number of years.
She was married to Michael Byford...
Paulina Som Becker
Aug 12, 2026
Paulina Som Becker, of Sedgewickville, MO, was born May 6, 1969, in Cambodia, and passed away, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at Cape Girardeau, MO, at the age of 57. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and the rock and soul of her family.
Paulina’s greatest joy was her family. She shared a beautiful life with her husband, Timothy Becker, and was...
Kimberly Kay Buttrey
Aug 9, 2026
Kimberly Kay Brown Buttrey
Kim was born March 27, 1963, in Charleston, MO, the daughter of the late Riley “Junior” Brown and Mamie Ruth Ketchum Brown and passed away, Sunday, August 9. 2026, at her home near Wyatt, surrounded by her family.
She was the loving wife of Larry Gene Buttey who survives of the home and the doting mother of three...
Malinda Lou Hacker
Aug 7, 2026
Malinda Lou Cochran Hacker, age 76, known to many as Mindy, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, August 7, 2026, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO surrounded by family.
Mindy was born on December 26, 1949, in Greensburg, KS, to the late Twylla and Kenneth Cochran. She graduated in 1968 from Greensburg High School. She was...
Jack Doyle Ezzell
Aug 6, 2026
Jack Doyle Ezzell, age 93, of Cape Girardeau, MO, died Thursday, August 6, 2026, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born September 23, 1932, in Belgreen, AL, to the late Charles V. Ezzell and Effie Pearl Mitchell Ezzell, he moved with his parents to Scott County, MO, in 1945 and was a graduate of Diehlstadt High School. After high school,...
Mary Kathryn Rolwing
Aug 4, 2026
Mary Kathryn Rolwing, 90, of Charleston, MO, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bertrand, Missouri.
She was born Mary Kathryn Thomason on September 28, 1935, in the Bridges Community, south of Charleston, Missouri, to the late Robert Loral Thomason and Mary Edith Johnson Thomason. She was the youngest of six children.
On August...
Mary Jo Rolwing
Jul 31, 2026
Mary Jo Walker Rolwing, age 93, of rural Charleston, died Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Delta South Skilled Nursing Center in Sikeston, MO.
Born January 4, 1933, in the Lusk Chapel Community north of Charleston, MO, to the late Thomas Glen Walker and Pauline Virginia Jeffries Walker, Mary Jo was a graduate of Diehlstadt High School. She had lived most...
Kenneth Jason Hunsperger
Jul 30, 2026
Jason Hunsperger
Kenneth Jason Hunsperger, age 53, of Charleston, MO, died Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Born June 12, 1973, to Connie Maxine Hunsperger Farrell, he had attended Charleston Schools and lived in Charleston most of his life. He was employed as a welder with Heartland Cookers at Sikeston
Surviving is his wife, Shar’ron Simpson Hunsperger;...
