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....
William "Curley" Gammons
Jun 6, 2014
WILLIAM M. "CURLEY" GAMMONS, age 69, died Friday, June 6, 2014, at his residence in Sikeston, MO. He was born August 13, 1944 in Mississippi County to the late William "Bill" and Maude Nancy Adams Gammons. He lived in Wauchula, FL for several years before returning to Mississippi County in 1990. He had been employed in farming and as a...
Dr. Jennie C. Cooper
Jun 2, 2014
Graveside Committal services for Dr. Jennie C. Cooper, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2014, on the Cooper Family Plot at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston Dr. Jennie C. Cooper, 82, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, June 2, 2014, peacefully at her home, with her two children present. She was born...
Brenda Kaye Guthrie
Jun 1, 2014
Brenda Kaye Guthrie, age 53 of Scottsboro, AL, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Mrs. Guthrie is survived by her husband – Tony Guthrie of Scottsboro; children – Rickey (Ashley) Spinks of Herrin, IL; Nikki (Eric) Flowers of Brewton, AL; Clay (Lachrista) Guthrie of East Prairie, MO; Logan (Whitney) Guthrie of Adamsville, TN; and Chelsea Guthrie of Scottsboro, AL;...
Dorothy H. Rolwing
May 31, 2014
DOROTHY CATHERINE ROLWING, age 92, a resident of Charleston died Saturday, May 31, 2014, at the Charleston Manor. She was born April 5, 1922 in Charleston to the late Joseph Louis and Ida Francis Wilhelm Halter. She had lived in Charleston her entire life where she was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and had been active in St....
Ruthie Toon Richardson
May 30, 2014
Mary Ruthie Toon Richardson, 71, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at her home in Platte City, MO. Following cremation, a visitation will be held 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Rollins Funeral Home in Platte City; immediately followed by a 2:30 p.m. memorial service, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions...
Donald Smith
May 28, 2014
DONALD RAY SMITH, age 68, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his residence in Wyatt. He was born October 9, 1945 in Cairo, IL to the late William Junior and Marjorie Louise "Trixie" Magee Smith. He had lived in Mississippi County most of his life where he worked as a farm mechanic and owned his own small engine repair business...
Mary Emma Riley
May 28, 2014
Mary Emma Riley, 68, a resident of Sikeston, died Wednesday, May 28 at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born July 16, 1945 at Marston to the late Rex Leon and Ivry Bell (Phoenix) Hutton. She was married to Wallace Riley in St. Louis Dec. 31, 1970, had worked as a laboratory technician for 32 years at Missouri Delta Medical Center,...
Betty Hedge Norman
May 24, 2014
BETTY LEONA NORMAN, Age 73, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at her home in Elco, Illinois. Born October 5, 1940, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Martin George and Hattie L. Moore Hedge, she had lived in St. Louis a number of years where she was employed at Frisco until her retirement. She moved to Elco, IL eight years ago...
Walter J. Rogers
May 15, 2014
Walter J. Rogers, 85, died Thursday May 15, 2014 at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. He was born July 15, 1928 in the Sugar Tree Ridge Community of New Madrid County, Missouri to the late Arthur and Clara (Bischer) Rogers. He had worked as a lawn mower and gardener, was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War...
Jimmy Sparks
May 14, 2014
JIMMY SPARKS, Age 71, a resident of Wyatt, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born December 10, 1942, at Cairo, IL, to the late Arthur Ceburn and Thelma West Sparks, he had lived in Wyatt most of his life where he was a member of the New Covenant Pentecostal Holiness Church . He...
Pam Yant
May 12, 2014
Pam (Leonard) Yant, 56, died at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born June 21, 1957 in Paducah, KY to the late William Richard "Bill" and Wanda Sue (Howard) Leonard. Pam had lived in Bakersfield, California for a while but had resided in Sikeston most of her life; she was a political activist with...
Barbara Peters Miller
May 12, 2014
BARBARA PETERS MILLER, Age 77, longtime educator in the Charleston R-1 School district, as well as other schools in rural Mississippi County, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at her home in Bertrand. Born February 18, 1937, at Bertrand, MO, to the late John Albert Peters, Sr. and Mabel Ann Woods Peters, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life....
James Louis Finley
May 10, 2014
James Louis Finley, 35, a life-long resident of St. Louis, died at his home May 10, 2014. He was born July 8, 1978 in St. Louis to Fay Dell (Ware) Finley who survives of Sikeston and the late James Allen. He was of the Baptist faith. Besides his mother, he is survived by one sister, Theresa Finley of Rockingham, North...
Alberta Criss
May 8, 2014
TERESA ALBERTA CRISS, age 89, a resident of Charleston died Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Charleston Manor. She was born June 26, 1924 in Commerce to the late August and Annie Leible. She had lived in Mississippi County most of her life where she was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella. She had...
Herb and Nina Marshall
May 7, 2014
and  HERBERT MARSHALL ALFRED HERBERT MARSHALL, II, age 84, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near East Prairie. Born September 16, 1929 in Charleston to Jessie Elizabeth Moseley Marshall and John Harris Marshall. He lived in Charleston almost his whole life, with the exception of coaching for four...
