Jerry Vann
Feb 12, 2016
Jarrell Mitchell "Jerry" Vann, 76, a resident of Matthews most of his life, died Friday, Feb. 12 at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston. He was born March 31, 1939 in Lilbourn to the late Robert M. and Ollie I. (Ragsdale) Vann. An active farmer for many years, Jerry was a member of First Christian Church of Matthews, Big Prairie...
Terry Jean Britt
Feb 6, 2016
Terry Jean Britt, 56, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at her home in Sikeston. She was born May 22, 1959 in Sikeston to Harold Eugene Britt and the late Ida Aliean (Bone) Hall. She had been employed in the Deli at Food Giant and was a member of Potter House Ministries in Sikeston. In addition...
Richard A. Forbey
Feb 6, 2016
RICHARD A. FORBEY, age 68, a resident of Charleston died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 9, 1947 in Cairo, IL to the late Richard F. "Dick" and Ella Elizabeth Lane Forbey. Following his graduation from Charleston High School, he enlisted in the US Army and served until 1970, then enrolled...
Avis L. Muench
Feb 3, 2016
Avis L. Bartlett Muench, 100, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at her home surrounded by family. She was born September 15, 1915, in Bethany, Missouri, daughter of Orley W. and Eva M. Bolar Bartlett. Avis taught music and private voice in Texas and then in Northwest Missouri and Southeast Missouri. Many of her...
Norbert Rolwing
Jan 31, 2016
Norbert Samuel Rolwing, 98, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, January 31, 2016, at Charleston Manor in Charleston, Missouri, after a long and healthy life enjoying his farming career, his wife and family, tons of friends, traveling, and always learning. Born October 28, 1917 at Possum Island north of Charleston, he was the son of the late Otto Joseph and...
Terry Bruce Stockman
Jan 28, 2016
TERRY BRUCE STOCKMAN, age 76, a resident of Sikeston, died Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 13, 1939 in the New Bethel Community of Mississippi County, to the late Grover Cleveland "Joe" and Emily Pauline Harvell Stockman. Following his graduation from Charleston High School in 1957, he primarily worked in sales...
Mildred Pauline Scott
Jan 28, 2016
MILDRED PAULINE SCOTT, age 86, a resident of Charleston, formerly of Collinsville, IL, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born May 31, 1929 in Hattieville, AR to the late James Arthur and Ollie May Tate Ray. Moving to Missouri as young child, she attended Morley School where she played High School Basketball. In...
Samuel Rush Oliver
Jan 26, 2016
Samuel Rush Oliver, Sr. 74, of Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Sam was born on February 13, 1941, in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Howard Dearmont Oliver and Margaret Rush Oliver. He lived most of his life in Mississippi County. Sam graduated high school from East Prairie in 1959, and then went on to attend Southeast Missouri...
George Whittaker Poley
Jan 26, 2016
GEORGE WHITTAKER POLEY, Age 72, a resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Scott City, MO. Born July 25, 1943, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Robert William and Jen Nettie Burnes Poley, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life and was employed in construction. He had attended the New Beginnings Church and was a...
Ladonna Kay Small
Jan 25, 2016
LaDonna Kay Small, 45, s life-long resident of Sikeston, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born November 2, 1970 in Sikeston to the late Bill and Patsy Louise (Raines) Allen Gregory. She had been employed at Brown Shoe Company. She was married to Quintin Small May 17, 2013 in Sikeston and he survives of...
Marylin K. Haney
Jan 25, 2016
MARYLIN K. BLACK HANEY, Age 68, a resident of East Prairie, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 1, 1947, at Steele, MO, to the late Wilford Lee Black and Thelma Pauline Posey Black Simpkins, she had lived in East Prairie her entire life where she had been employed at MFA Oil...
Ruby Mae Purdy
Jan 25, 2016
Ruby Mae Purdy, 89, a resident of Sikeston most of her life, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born April 18, 1926 in Oran to the late Ralph Boone and Mildred (Kinsey) Boone Finley. She was married to Marvin Purdy Aug. 14, 1941 in Charleston and he preceded in death November 7, 1974. In addition...
Ruthie Culbertson
Jan 24, 2016
Sarah Ruth "Ruthie" Culbertson, 70, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born May 21, 1945 in Sikeston to the late Leslie and Emma (Hornback) Culbertson. She was a 1963 graduate of Sikeston High School, a member of Calvary Temple Church and had been a cashier at TG&Y, Piggly-Wiggly, Walmart and Save-a-Lot stores in Sikeston. She...
Joe Jackson
Jan 21, 2016
JOSEPH TENNESSEE "JOE" JACKSON, Age 72, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, January 21, 2016, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, MO. He was born June 18, 1943 in Charleston to the late Joseph T. and Mary Elizabeth "Sue" Cothran Jackson. A 1961 graduate of Charleston High School, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeast Missouri...
Lewis Jon Mcmikle
Jan 21, 2016
LEWIS JON McMIKLE, age 55, a resident St. Petersburg, FL , formerly of Sikeston, passed away peacefully at 2:11 AM on Thursday, January 21, after an 11 year battle with cancer. Born September 17, 1960 in Sikeston, Lewis Jon was the youngest son of the late Willard John and Charlotte Stanley McCain McMikle. He was a 1978 graduate of Sikeston...
Carl Henry Cates
Jan 18, 2016
CARL HENRY CATES, Age 66, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at the Charleston Manor. Born March 21, 1949, at Charleston, MO, to the late Henry Ervin and Violet Norene Simmerman Cates, he had lived in Charleston his entire life where he was a member of the Charleston Church of Christ. A registered EMT, he had served...
Jerry W. Bone
Jan 13, 2016
JERRY W. BONE, Age 69, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born June 30, 1946, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Emmett and Lucy Mae Scott Bone, he had lived Mississippi County his entire life and had been employed with Richard Hutcheson Farms until his retirement. Surviving...
Robert Vernon Nelson
Jan 6, 2016
Robert Vernon Nelson, age 80, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at his residence in Bertrand. He was born April 8, 1935 in Tell City, IN to the late Robert and Evelyn Cameron Nelson Sr. He farmed in Tel City until enlisting with the US Army where he served from 1949 – 1958, and was a veteran of the Korean conflict....
Al Stotts Burnett
Jan 3, 2016
Al Stotts Burnett, age 85, a resident of Charleston, slipped away quietly in his sleep the morning of January 3, 2016 at Missouri Veterans Home – Cape Girardeau. He was born September 25, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of the late Peter Stotts and Helen Bryant Burnett. Al Stotts was baptized in the Methodist Church in Charleston,...
Jeff Hale
Jan 3, 2016
Jeff Franklin Hale, 54, formerly of New Madrid, Sikeston and Dexter, died a his home in Cape Girardeau Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. He was born July 15, 1961 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late John Franklin and Margaret Ellen (Gross) Hale. He was a graduate of New Madrid County Central Schools and had attended printing school in Oklahoma. He...
