Nephi L. Lafontain
Dec 8, 2014
Nephi L. "Chief" LaFontain, 94, died Monday Dec. 8, 2014 at the Miner Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to the late Joseph August and Ethel Mae (Patterson) LaFontain. He previously had lived in Ardmore, Ok. and was a fireman, and carpenter and a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints;...
Linda K. Leker
Dec 7, 2014
Linda K. Leker, age 71, died Sunday, December 7, 2014, at her residence in LaForge. She was born April 1, 1943 in Anniston to the late William Arthur "Bo" and Oma Selina Fussel Robison. She had lived in southeast Missouri her entire life where she was employed with Brown Shoe Company in Charleston until it closed then was employed at...
Geraldine Perry
Dec 5, 2014
GERALDINE PERRY, age 90, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at her residence in Bertrand. She was born October 9, 1924 in Vanduser to the late Roy and Elsie Roberts Winters. A longtime resident of Bertrand, she was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Sikeston. She worked for Missouri Utilities for 40 years then following the company's merger, worked...
Bob Harris
Dec 4, 2014
C.D. " BOB" HARRIS, age 80, a resident of Bertrand, died Thursday, December 4, 2014, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, He was born Jan. 1, 1934 in Tiptonville, TN to the late Will H. and Allie Howell Harris. Bob graduated from Diehlstadt High School in 1952 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving during the Korean War...
Serenity Rose Hughes
Dec 3, 2014
SERENITY ROSE HUGHES, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, shortly after her birth at St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis. She is survived by her parents, Jeffrey Hughes II and Laura Cockrum of Charleston; her grandparents, Lester and Melissa Duenne Cockrum of Charleston, Jeff and Sheila Hughes of Trinity, TX, and Deloris Lynch of Charleston; and her paternal great grandmothers,...
Betty Saulsbery
Dec 1, 2014
Betty Lue Saulsbery, 73, a lifelong resident of this area, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 7, 1941 in Sikeston to the late Alvie D. and Maggie Ruth (Tillman) Wyatt. On June 30, 1958 she was married to Pearl E. Saulsbery in Morehouse and he survives of the home. She had...
Mary Lea Bland
Nov 30, 2014
Mary Lea Simmons Bland, 88, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Bland was born July 23, 1926 in Wynn, AR, to the late Thomas and Clara Riecken Mayse. On July 26, 1950, she and Edward Simmons were married in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death in 1977. Mrs. Bland loved First...
Helen Bridges
Nov 30, 2014
Helen Bridges, age 77 of Bertrand, Missouri, passed away at 2:33 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2014 at her residence. Helen was born December 26, 1936 in Edwardsville, Illinois, daughter of the late Louis Blumberg and Edna (Sutton) Blumberg. Helen was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mounds, Illinois where her husband is serving as the present pastor. Helen...
Ruby Fern Semlar
Nov 30, 2014
RUBY SEMLAR, age 93, a resident of Dwight, IL, died Sunday, November 30, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Charleston. She was born January 18, 1921 in LaCrosse, WI to the late John and Rose Moe Walters. In 1956 she moved to Marseilles, IL then to Dwight, IL where she was a member of the Church of the...
Jonnie Heggie Mehler
Nov 28, 2014
JONNIE HEGGIE MEHLER, age 97, a resident of Southaven, MS formerly of Charleston, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Hermitage Gardens Care Center in Southaven MS. She was born October 14, 1917 in Charleston, MO to the late John P. and Lillian Connelly Heggie. She moved to Southaven, MS in 1963 where she was a member of the Trinity Baptist...
Charles "Charlie" Ignatious Lutz III
Nov 26, 2014
Charles "Charlie" Ignatious Lutz III, age 64, passed away November 26, 2014 at his home in Scottsdale, AZ where he had lived for many years. He was born November 27, 1949, to the late Charles I. "Peachy" Lutz, Col. Ret. and LaTane Mooring Lutz. Growing up in Charleston, MO he became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Charleston High School....
Bernice Nolen Culp
Nov 15, 2014
BERNICE NOLEN CULP, Age 83, a resident of East Prairie, died Saturday, November 15, 2014, at her home in East Prairie. Born April 3, 1931, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late William and Dura Duty Nolen, she had lived in Mississippi County her entire life and was a graduate of Charleston High School. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State...
James Bradley
Nov 10, 2014
JAMES EDWARD BRADLEY, age 71, a resident of Dexter formerly of Wyatt, died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. He was born October 31, 1943 in Mississippi County to the late Robert Edward and Allie Inez Dillie Bradley. He had lived in Mississippi County most of his life where he had been employed in farming...
Robert "Bob" Thomason
Nov 8, 2014
ROBERT J. "BOB" THOMASON, age 90, a resident of Charleston died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Charleston Manor. He was born April 26, 1924 in Bertrand to the late Robert L. and Mary Edith Johnson Thomason. A graduate of Diehlstadt High School, he served with the US Army Air Corps during WW II and returned to Mississippi County following...
Kathleen Herwig Secoy
Nov 3, 2014
KATHLEEN HERWIG SECOY, age 62, died Monday, November 3, 2014, at her residence in Charleston. She was born June 12, 1952 in Cairo, IL to the late Harry and Helen Council Herwig. She had lived in Charleston her entire life where she was a 1970 Charleston High School graduate, and had worked 37 years in the office of Dr. Gregorio...
Alvin L. Cope
Nov 1, 2014
ALVIN LUBY COPE, Age 89, a resident of Bertrand, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. He was born June 14, 1925 in Madrid Bend, KY, to the late Lubie A. Cope and Hazel Lee Laster. He grew up in Charleston and graduated from Charleston High School. A US Navy veteran of WW II, he served...
Bobbie Joe Barber
Nov 1, 2014
Bobbie Joe Barber, 74, a resident of Morehouse, died Saturday at his friend's home in Sikeston. He was born October 5, 1940 in Charter Oak to the late Charles Issac and Stella Mae (Stepp) Barber. He was a resident of the Charter Oak and Morehouse area most of his life and was a graduate of Gray Ridge High School; he...
Patricia Katherine Wilson
Oct 31, 2014
Patricia Katherine Wilson, 72, died Friday, Oct. 31 at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. She was born Aug. 30, 1942 in Morehouse to the late Harry C. and Novella (Grimes) Smith. On Jan. 17, 1958 she was married to Bobby Joe Wilson in Morehouse and he preceded her in death November 7, 2007. She is survived by 1...
Gary Sorensen
Oct 25, 2014
Gary George Sorensen, 73, died Saturday, Oct.. 25, 2014 at his residence in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 1, 1941 in Bruce, Wisconsin to the late Arthur and Allison (LaBlanc) Sorensen. A resident of Sikeston since 1991 he had previously resided in Ft. Myers, Florida with Sabrina (Douglas) Smith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Viet...
Judith Coffer
Oct 23, 2014
Judith Nan Coffer, 71, formerly of Scott City, died Thursday at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. She was born at Anniston Aug. 20, 1943 to the late Henry "Pete" and Justine (Williams) McClendon. She had worked as a machine operator at Brown Shoe Company. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Gary Wayne and Janie Coffer of Altus,...
