May 1, 2025

Karen Kay Pullen, age 63, of Benton, MO, died Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO.

She was born October 4, 1961, in Advance, MO to the late J.R. And Jean Odum and was a 1980 graduate of Sikeston High School.  She attended Diehlstadt General Baptist Church.

On...

May 1, 2025

Elizabeth Ann Schmucker, age 71, died Thursday, May 1, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

She was born August 2, 1953 in Marshall, North Carolina to become the daughter of Harry Spaeth and Ada Rosenberger Spaeth.

She was married to Lon Schmucker for over 10 years and he preceded her in...

May 1, 2025

Judith Kay Haney, age 78, of East Prairie, died Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Aspire Senior Living Center at East Prairie, MO.

Born January 28, 1947, at Alton, IL, to the late Raymond Meredith and Retta Martin Meredith Rister, she was a 1965 graduate of East Prairie Schools and had lived in East Prairie most of...

Apr 30, 2025

Jenifer Anne Ponder, age 51, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at her home in Reynolds County, MO.

Born April 8, 1974, at Sikeston, MO, to Rudy and Mary Susan Slaten Ponder who survive of Sikeston, Jenifer was raised in Charleston where she was the Salutatorian of the 1992 graduating class and a member of...

Apr 29, 2025

Jonathon Walter Herring was born August 31, 1981, in Henrico Doctor's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, to Walter and Judith Nunnelee Herring. He passed away April 29, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia. He was 43 years old.

Jon loved coming to Sikeston to visit his grandparents, the late John F. and Myrtle Rogers Nunnelee. His fondest memories were riding...

Apr 29, 2025

George D. Moorman Sr., 88, of Melbourne, FL, formerly of Sikeston, MO, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

He was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Somerville, TN, to the late Meryl Hines Moorman and George C. Moorman.

George attended Memphis State where he met Margaret Lucille Dixon. They were united in marriage on Sept. 7,...

Apr 26, 2025

Willard Eugene Turner, age 88, a resident of East Prairie, died Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Born April 1, 1937, at East Prairie, to the late John Shelby Turner and Martha Ellen Northcutt Turner, he had lived in East Prairie his entire life and owned and operated Willard Turner's Well...

Apr 26, 2025

Harrison Junior Beasley, age 83, of Charleston, MO, died Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born January 24, 1942, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Harrison Dewey Beasley and Gaynell Bell Beasley, he grew up in Mississippi County and had formerly attended the First Baptist Church of Charleston. In his...

Apr 23, 2025

Gregory Dee "Greg" Laster, age 66, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO.

He was born August 26, 1958, at Sikeston, MO, to late Randall Dee Laster and Reba Virginia Smith Laster and was a 1976 graduate of Charleston High School.   Greg had lived in Sikeston a number...

Apr 22, 2025

On April 22, 2025, East Prairie resident, Samuel Ray Oatsvall, age 40, passed away.

Born at Camp Lejeune, NC, on June 30, 1984, to Randy A. Oatsvall and Kathleen A. Clark Oatsvall, Sam lived a life filled with a passion for motorcycles, tinkering around with engines and electronics, spending time with his family and friends and taking...

Apr 22, 2025

Louise Mansfield Marks, age 85, of East Prairie, MO, died Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bertrand, MO.

Born December 7, 1939, at Farmington, MO, to the late Abel Antone Mansfield and Catherine Louise Gerlach Mansfield, she was a 1957 graduate of East Prairie High School where she had been named...

Apr 21, 2025

David J. Dixon, affectionately known by many as "Beanie", passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at his home in Charleston at the age of 76.

Born August 30, 1949, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Olie and Eather Scott Dixon, he lived in Charleston, MO most of his life and was respected and employed by local...

Apr 21, 2025

Elizabeth S. Staggs, age 77, died Monday, April 21, 2025, at her home in East Prairie, surrounded by her loving family.

Born October 29, 1947, at Muskegon, Michigan, to the late Carl "Frank" Wiggins and Sunny Marie Absent Wiggins, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life and had been employed at Missouri Delta Medical...

Apr 18, 2025

JOHN LESLIE DAVIS, age 88, of Sikeston, MO, died Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born March 21, 1937, at Morehouse, MO, to the late Leonard A. Davis and Helen Margaret Murrie Davis Owings, he was a 1955 graduate of Morehouse Schools.  Immediately following his high school graduation, John enlisted in...

Apr 15, 2025

O.D. Martin, age 79, died Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at his home in Bloomfield, MO.

Born July 10, 1945, near Canalou, MO, to the late Lottie Brookshire, he had lived in Sikeston a number of years before moving to Bloomfield over 30 years ago.  He was a longtime employee of BMU in Sikeston until his retirement.   O.D....

Apr 15, 2025

Mary Feiock Putnam

October 4, 1954 - April 15, 2025

Mary Feiock Putnam of Brentwood, Tennessee passed away peacefully on April 15, 2025, following a valiant seven-year battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her mother, the late Josephine Dowdle Feiock and her father, the late Lt. Commander Harold...

Apr 15, 2025

Bonnie Jean Barnes Smith, age 81, died Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at her home near Sikeston.

Born August 15, 1943, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Harold Eugene Barnes and Janice Earline Smith Barnes, she had lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and she was a cashier and secretary and employed as the office manager...

Apr 13, 2025

Patricia Carolyn Cyr-Dimoush (nee Telker) age 67, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away and entered into her heavenly glory at 7:42 pm on Sunday, April 13th, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff, MO.

She was born August 6th, 1957, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo, IL to Dolores M. Atkins Telker of Charleston and the...

Apr 11, 2025

John "Johnny" Schneider, 72 of Anna, IL, formerly of Charleston, MO passed away on April 11, 2025, at SIH Hospital in Carbondale, IL.

He was born on April 25, 1952, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo, IL to John Arnold Schneider and Jewel (Holmes) Schneider.  He graduated from Shawnee Century High School, Ullin, IL in 1970.

Apr 7, 2025

Matthew 19:14, says: "Let the little children come unto me for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Carson Lee Harwell, of East Prairie, entered into his heavenly home, Monday, April 7, 2025. He was two years, 11 months at 28 days old.

Carson was born April 10, 2022, at Sikeston, MO to...