Richard Edward Cross, age 64, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born May 1, 1959, at Charleston, MO, to Darlene Thurman Williams who survives of Charleston and the late Edward Cross, he had lived in Charleston most of his life, most recently living in Sikeston.  He had been employed as a truck driver and was of the Nazarene belief.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his daughters, Terri Renee Valdivia and Angela Lynn Pfaff; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; his brother, Lindsey "Linnie" Cross and his sister, Renee Cross Medina; also, his stepfather, Wendell Williams and several other relatives.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, William Dillon Cross and Dorothy Marie Brown Cross and Lindsay P. "Boydie" Thurman and Bertha Ann Littrell Thurman.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

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