Alfred H. Martin
Jul 21, 2014
ALFRED HERBERT MARTIN, Age 94, a resident of rural Charleston, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born December 13, 1919, in the Lusk Chapel Community of Scott County, Missouri, to the late Charles Dunning "C.D." Martin and Clara Belle Brauner Martin, he had lived in Scott County his entire life where he was...
Don W. Stracener
Jul 15, 2014
DON W. STRACENER, age 68, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his residence in rural Charleston, MO. He was born February 5, 1946 in Tyronza, AR to the late Charles and Pauline O'Dell Stracener. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #511 in Pleasant Plains, AR, had worked as Deputy Sheriff of Independence County, Arkansas prior to accepting a...
Robert J. Dugan
Jul 14, 2014
ROBERT J. DUGAN, Age 92, a resident of Wyatt, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Charleston Manor. Born October 4, 1921, in Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late R. L. and Beulah Faughn Dugan, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life where he had been engaged in farming and was a member of the Wyatt United...
Janet Hudspeth
Jul 12, 2014
Janet Eileen Hudspeth, 67, died at her home in Sikeston, Saturday, July 12, 2014. She was born April 2, 1947 in Springfield, IL to the late Homer W. and Eileen (Griswold) Tice. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and had worked at various Nursing Homes; they had moved back to Sikeston 4 months ago from Lake of the Ozarks; she...
Fay Finley
Jul 12, 2014
Fay Del Finley,73, formerly of St. Louis, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Puxico Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born March 4, 1941 in Kennett, MO to the late John and Mary (Graves) Ware. She was of the Nazarene faith and had lived most of her life in St. Louis. Survivors include 2 sons, David Finley of St. Louis...
John Sharber
Jul 11, 2014
John Douglas Sharber, 58, of Sikeston, died Friday July 11, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 25, 1955 in Memphis, TN to Georgia (Gallaway) Sharber Cook and the late William Sharber. A resident here for the past 20 years, he had previously lived in Memphis. He was a self-employed drywall installer and a member of...
Nancy Ann Bone
Jul 10, 2014
NANCY ANN ALLEN BONE, age 68, a resident of Cape Girardeau formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 24, 1945 in Fort Benning, GA to the late Ollie James and Dorothy Ann Drennan Allen. A graduate of Charleston High School, she received a Bachelor of Science degree...
Ovie Ogborn Dugan
Jul 10, 2014
OVIE JANE OGBORN DUGAN, age 89, a resident of Charleston, formerly of Wyatt, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at her son's home in Charleston. She was born September 19, 1924 in the Birds Point community in Mississippi County to the late Frank and Mary Baugh Ogborn. A graduate of Diehlstadt High School, she received her teaching certificate from Southeast Missouri...
Jimmie Irvan
Jul 6, 2014
Jimmie Lynn Irvan, 61, a resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born June 19, 1953 in Marshall County, Kentucky to the late Jim Ray and Linda Sue (Freeman) Irvan. A resident of Sikeston the past two years, he previously had lived in Marshall & McCracken Counties in Kentucky, was a veteran...
John Latimore
Jul 4, 2014
JOHN M. LATIMORE, age 81, a resident of Miner, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born May 13, 1933 in Charleston to the late John E. and Dorothy Elizabeth Myers Latimore. He lived in Charleston where he was employed with Missouri Utilities (Ameren UE). In 1966, Missouri Utilities transferred him to Dexter where he...
Charles Clinton Gross
Jul 3, 2014
Charles Clinton "Red" Gross, 71, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 surrounded by his family at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 27, 1942, in Monette, Arkansas, son of Charles Cecil Gross and Frances Marie Gross (Gibbar). He attended the First Assembly of God Church in Charleston, was a 1960 graduate of Anniston High School, and...
Mary French Halter
Jun 25, 2014
MARY CATHERINE FRENCH HALTER Mary Catherine Halter, 74, of Birch Tree, Missouri, formerly of Charleston, MO, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born October 13, 1939 in Cairo, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew John and Mary Elizabeth (Brewer) French. Mary enjoyed cooking, gardening, and animals. For years she was employed as a cook...
Brenda Long Manker
Jun 24, 2014
BRENDA SUE LONG MANKER, Age 69, a resident of Murray, KY, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, MO. Born November 14, 1944, at Portageville, MO, to the late John and Ethel Beaird Long, she was raised in the Charleston and Sikeston area and moved to Murray, KY in 1969, when her husband was transferred...
Mary Willard
Jun 24, 2014
Mary Margarette (Harlan) Willard, 86, of Sikeston, died June 24, 2014. She was born, Oct. 29, 1927 in Johnston City, Illinois to the late John Clayborn and Gertrude (Nelson) Harlan. She was a woman of perseverance, faith, endurance and an entrepreneurial spirit. She loved her family and friends and was generous with all she had. She was preceded in death...
Gary N. Kindred, Sr.
Jun 24, 2014
Gary Nicholas Kindred, Sr., 69, a resident of Blodgett, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1944 in Sikeston to the late Gilbert "Nick" and Mary Naile (Rose) Kindred. A lifelong resident of this area, Gary had worked in sales for Mid-South Office Supplies and later for several years at OTASCO. On...
Margaret Hale
Jun 21, 2014
Margaret Ellen Hale, 72, a resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born November 12, 1941 in Matthews to the late Marvin & Virginia (Frohawk) Gross. A resident of this area most of her life, she was a housewife and a member of Potter's House Ministry Church. Her husband, John...
Robbie Lee Clark
Jun 21, 2014
Robbie Lee Clark, 78, a resident of Matthews, died at her home Saturday, June 21, 2014. She was born June 18, 1936 at Clarksville, Ark. to the late William "Bill" and Virgie M. (Manning) Robertson. A resident of this area most of her life, she had worked at Todd's Laundry and was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church of...
Margaret Rush Oliver
Jun 18, 2014
Margaret Lynda Rush Oliver, 98, of Charleston, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Margaret was born on December 21, 1915, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to the late Alvin Byrne Rush and Callie Amanda Bibb Rush. She lived most of her life in Mississippi County, where she was a member of the Charleston United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, and PEO Chapter...
Curtis Butcher
Jun 9, 2014
Curtis Finley Butcher, 84, formerly of Sikeston, died Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born August 25, 1929 in Loyston, Tn. to the late Theodore and Linda Jane (Day) Butcher. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a metal finisher for National Lock in Rockford, Il and in 1972 transferred with...
Ola Mae Miller
Jun 9, 2014
OLA M. MILLER, age 94, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at her residence in Bertrand. She was born April 28, 1920 to the late William and Nancy Jane Woods Hunt. She lived in Mississippi County her entire life where she worked for Brown Shoe Company for 26 years and was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Charleston....
