Dorothy Parker Baugh
Feb 28, 2013
DOROTHY J. PARKER BAUGH, Age 78, died Thursday, February 28, 2013, at her home in Charleston. Born Nov. 27, 1934, at Deventer Community in Mississippi County to the late Roy Lee and Cecil Elizabeth Henry Parker, she was a member of First Baptist Church Wyatt Missouri, where she taught Sunday school and was member of the WMU. She worked at...
Cora Lee McMinn
Feb 27, 2013
CORA LEE McMINN, age 93, a resident of Charleston died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Charleston Manor. She was born January 5, 1920 in the community of Bayouville in New Madrid County to the late George and Flora Ann Duffey Schneider. Following her graduation from East Prairie High School in 1938 she was employed with Boyce Implement Company in...
Mary B. Williford
Feb 20, 2013
MARY B. WILLIFORD, Age 91, a resident of Bardwell, KY and formerly of Charleston, MO, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bardwell. Born January 1, 1922, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Cecil and Nellie Forsythe Kidd, she had lived in Charleston most her life where she was a member of the...
James "Todd" Markland
Feb 17, 2013
James "Todd" Markland, 30, died at his home Feb. 17, 2013. He was born June 18, 1982 at Dexter to Donald Ray Markland, who survives of Sikeston, and Lisa Kay (Burton) Stone, also of Sikeston. A lifelong resident, he had been employed as a cook and manager at Dexter Bar-B-Que and was an avid bowler and had bowled 300 games...
Mary E. Simpkins
Feb 12, 2013
MARY E. SIMPKINS, Age 78, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born October 19, 1934, at Anniston, MO, to the late Lindsey Garner Baker, Sr. and Opha Mae Kennedy Baker, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was employed in the bookkeeping department of Focus Bank...
William Russell George
Feb 7, 2013
WILLIAM RUSSELL GEORGE, age 90, formerly of Bertrand died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at his residence in Sikeston. He was born October 7, 1922 in Charleston to the late Willaim Louis and Orlene Sue Franklin George. He moved to Bertand from Cahokia, IL in 1984 where he lived until 2008 when he moved to Sikeston. A veteran of the US...
Buddy Hardin Dock
Feb 5, 2013
Buddy Hardin Dock, 73, died at his home near Sikeston Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. He was born May 7, 1939 at Malden to the late William A. and Audrey E. (Hardin) Dock. A resident of this area most of his life, he had worked as a bricklayer, a route salesman for Swift Premium, Sealtest and Hart's Bakery; a truck driver...
Donna Starks Mott
Feb 3, 2013
DONNA JEAN STARKS MOTT, Age 72, a resident of Miner, MO, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 18, 1940, in Cherokee County, Texas, to the late W.M. Griffith and Ila Inez McNaughten Griffith Batchelor, she had lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and held BS degree in Nursing...
Violet Lorene Tatum
Feb 3, 2013
VIOLET LORENE HUNT TATUM, Age 79, died Sunday, February 03, 2013 at her home in East Prairie. Born December 27, 1933, at Matthews, MO, to the late Ely Walker and Rosie Evelyn Snow Hunt, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life. On October 3, 1956, she married Charles Vernon "Pep" Tatum, who survives of the home. Also...
Maryleen Chapman Jackson
Feb 2, 2013
MARYLEEN CHAPMAN JACKSON, age 90, a resident of Charleston, died Friday, Feb 1, 2013 at the Charleston Manor. She was born September 16, 1922 in Campbell to the late Charles David and Millie Sebastian Cobb Chapman. She had lived in Charleston since 1944 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church where she served in various capacities...
Donald Eugene Patterson Jr.
Feb 1, 2013
DONALD EUGENE "DUCK" PATTERSON, age 51, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at his residence in Sikeston. Born May 31, 1961 in Charleston, he had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life and had been self- employed in construction as a painter. He married Donna Husketh who survives. Also surviving is one daughter, Victoria Nicole Husketh of...
Jo Ann Mathis Burk
Feb 1, 2013
JO ANN MATHIS BURK, Age 72, a resident of Anna, IL and formerly Charleston, MO, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, IL. Born June 25, 1940, at Wyatt, MO, to the late J.R. and Maudie Ardella Barber Mathis, she had lived in Anna a number of years where she had been employed as an...
Raymond E. Price
Feb 1, 2013
Raymond Edward Price, 83, died Friday Feb.1, 2013 at Missouri Delta Medcial Center. He was born July 4, 1929 in Brilliant, Alabama to the late Noah and Rosa Arizona (Dodd) Price. A resident of this area most of his life, he was a farmer, had worked at Sikeston Concrete and later as a field mechanic for Missouri State Highway Department....
Richard Paul Spitler Sr.
Jan 31, 2013
RICHARD P. SPITLER SR., age 75, died Thursday, January 31, 2013, at his residence in Bertrand. He was born December 6, 1937 in Detroit, MI to the late Floyd and Louise Bennett Spitler. A veteran of the US Air Force, he was employed with the US Postal Service for 40 years, working in Gary, IN, St. Louis, and Memphis, TN...
Howard Lee Cole Sr.
Jan 30, 2013
Howard Cole Sr. SIKESTON — Howard Lee Cole Sr., 82, died Jan. 30, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 26, 1931, in Sikeston, to the late William and Eva Lee Grey Cole, he was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. On May 4, 1957, in Sikeston, he married Linda...
Linda C. Brewer
Jan 30, 2013
LINDA C. BREWER, age 65, a resident of Charleston, formerly of Mt. Juliet, TN, died Wednesday, January 30, 2012 in Mt. Juliet. Born June 18, 1947 in Nashville, TN, she had lived in Mt. Juliet, TN until moving to Charleston, MO in 2005. Linda was a graduate of Mt. Juliet High School and Middle Tennessee State University, College of Education....
Gene Ellen MacLay
Jan 27, 2013
GENE ELLEN ROGERS MACLAY, age 86, died at 5:50 p.m., Sunday, January 27, 2013 at The Sweet Life Care Center in Shawnee, KS. She was born October 23, 1926 in Dorena, daughter of the late Webb Jones Rogers and John Dallas Rogers, and lived in Dorena and Charleston most of her life. Following her graduation from Charleston High School she...
Leonard Ronald Wrzesinski
Jan 26, 2013
LEONARD RONALD WRZESINSKI, Age 77, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his home in Charleston, MO. Born August 3, 1935, at Bay City, Michigan, to the late Louis and Helen Pinski Wrzesinksi, he moved to Charleston, MO in 1969 and had been employed with Westvaco at Wickliffe, KY for over 35 years until his retirement. He was a U.S. Air...
Cary W. Hammond
Jan 21, 2013
CARY W. HAMMOND died on Monday, January 21, 2013 in St. Louis. Beloved husband of Leigh E. Hammond (nee Hearnes); dear father of Clayton and Catherine Hammond; dear brother of Kathy (Dennis) Thiele and Craig (Judy) Hammond; dear son of the late Lester and Virginia Hammond; dear son-in-law of Betty C. and the late Governor Warren E. Hearnes; dear bother-in-law...
Ola Hurley Berry
Jan 21, 2013
OLA HURLEY BERRY, age 92, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at Miner Nursing Center, surrounded by family. She was born June 9, 1920, at Bertrand, MO, to the late Jesse and Daisy Williams Hurley, where she lived her entire life and was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. On October 24, 1947 she married Jesse D....
