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Ervin Cates
Jan 20, 2013
HENRY ERVIN CATES, age 91, a resident of Charleston died Sunday, January 20, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. at the Charleston Manor. He was born March 12, 1921 in Doniphan to the late John Henry and Eliza May Belcher Cates. He had lived in Charleston most of his life and worked for Leather Black Farms until his retirement. On July 5,...
Paul Richard Miller Sr.
Jan 18, 2013
PAUL RICHARD MILLER, SR., Age 79, a resident of Bertrand, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born January 5, 1934, at Wyatt, MO, to the late John N. "Buck" Miller and Mildred "Memie" Richardson Miller, he had lived in Charleston most of his life and was employed as a truck driver. He was...
Richard D. Rodgers
Jan 13, 2013
Richard D. Rodgers, 60, a life long resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau. He was born May 13, 1952 in Sikeston to the late Earl R. Rodgers and Nellie Elizabeth "Betty" (Bizzell) Rodgers Grissom. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam Era, had been employed...
Marjorie M. Wheatley
Jan 13, 2013
MARJORIE MAE WHEATLEY, Age 75, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at her home in East Prairie. Born January 16, 1937, at Dover, TN, to the late Cecil and Dorothy Stewart Dodge, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life where she was a member of the First Christian Church. On October 6, 1956, she married Shirley Wheatley, who...
Joyce Ezzell McKinley
Jan 10, 2013
JOYCE EZZELL McKINLEY, Age 77, a resident of Bertrand, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 2, 1935, at Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Charles V. and Effie P. Mitchell Ezzell, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she was a member of the Bertrand United Methodist Church....
Frances "Lucy" Ellen Bradley Crane
Jan 6, 2013
FRANCES ELLEN "LUCY" BRADLEY CRANE, age 52, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her home in Charleston. Born May 6, 1960, at Charleston, MO, to Mary Inez Bradley Crane Smith, who survives of Charleston and the late James Thomas Crane, Sr., she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was a 1978 graduate of Charleston High School. She...
Marjorie Bell Caid
Jan 4, 2013
MARJORIE BELL CAID, age 89, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at her residence in rural Charleston. She was born September 1, 1923 in Leslie, AR to the late Hughie and Arkie King Rains. Moving from Mountain View, OK, she had lived in Mississippi County since 1956. She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church where she served in...
Ethel M. Kuykendall
Dec 31, 2012
ETHEL M. CATES KUYKENDALL, Age 83, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at her home in Charleston. Born March 24, 1929, at Datto, Arkansas to the late John Henry and Liza Mae Belcher Cates, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she was a member of the Charleston Church of Christ. On December 20, 1947, she married Carmen...
Max L. Michael Sr.
Dec 30, 2012
MAX L. MICHAEL, SR., Age 92, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born January 6, 1920, at Diehlstadt, MO, to the late John and Ada Cooper Michael, he was a graduate of Diehlstadt High School and had lived in Charleston most of his life. He had been employed with...
George A. Stevens
Dec 29, 2012
George A. Stevens, 85, died at his home Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. He was born Jan. 2, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to the late John L. and Rose (Everett) Butler. He was adopted in Nov.,1928 by Marion & Maggie Stevens and they also preceded him in death. He was united in marriage to Marlene Starkey Feb. 20, 1965 in Danville,...
Carol Jean Mercer
Dec 29, 2012
Carol Jean Mercer, 72, died at her daughteer's home Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. She was born March 1, 1940 at Jackson to the late Wilson B. "Moon" and Pribanou Clodine "Peggy" (Ackman) Godwin. A resident of this area most of her life she had attended Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and was a member of Eagles Aries #3319. She was...
Barry Alan Jackson
Dec 23, 2012
Barry Alan Jackson, 58, died at his home Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. He was born March 28, 1954 in St. Louis to the late James Andrew and Donna Laverne (Hankins) Jackson. He is survived by his step-father, Rodger Miller of the home; two brothers, Terry Jackson and James "Randy" Jackson both of St.. Louis; several aunts, uncles and cousins also...
Gregory Wallace Groves
Dec 19, 2012
Gregory Wallace Groves, Wyatt, MO Born February 23, 1950, at Cape Girardeau, MO, passed from this life Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at his home in Wyatt, MO at age 62. He was preceded in death by his father John Wallace Groves, his mother, Mattie Virginia Brashears Groves, brother Carl Groves, and sister Patsy Groves Grisso. He is survived by one...
Bill Warren
Dec 15, 2012
BILL WARREN, Age 72, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his home in Bertrand. Born May 1, 1940, at Harrisburg, Arkansas, to the late Maurice Deroy and Grace Cochran Warren, he had lived in Scott and Mississippi Counties his entire life where he was employed in construction. He was a member of the V.F.W. and the First Baptist Church of...
Michael Dale Bryan
Dec 11, 2012
Michael Dale Bryan, 46, life-long resident of Sikeston, died Dec. 11, 2012 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 15, 1966 in St. Louis to the late Bobby Gene, Sr. and Alice Loraine Ward. His step-father, Richard Ward, also preceded him in death. He is survived by one son, Zach Bryan of Sikeston; two daughters and one...
Brenda Kay Vaughan
Dec 7, 2012
Brenda Kay Vaughan, 50, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Friday, Dec. 7, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1962 in Sikeston to Harry J. Imhoff and Martha (White) Imhoff Standridge. She was a substance abuse counselor and had previously been employed at Cliff Morris Insurance Agency. She is survived by 2 sons, Michael Rister and...
Veachel J. Dover
Dec 6, 2012
Veachel J. Dover, 88, a resident of this area most of his life, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 at Miner Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 19, 1924 at Easst Prairie to the late John Wesley and Birdie (Cooper) Dover. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army during WW II and had worked as an auto body repairman. He had...
William "Bill" Mays
Dec 4, 2012
William "Bill" Mays, 80, of Mt. Morris, Mich. died Dec. 4, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born May 16, 1932 at Fort Douglas, Ark. to the late Joe and Robbie Mays. A resident of Michigan for several years he was a veteran of the U. S. Army and was a retired automobile manufacturing employee. On...
Frankie Junior Bowles
Dec 2, 2012
FRANKIE JUNIOR BOWLES, age 81, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 20, 1931 in Ponotoc, MS to the late Ottice and Nannie Mary Blaylock Bowles. He had lived in Charleston since 1949 where he served with the Missouri National Guard then was employed in law enforcement...
Gary "Bunny" Burton
Nov 30, 2012
GARY RAYMOND 'BUNNY' BURTON, Age 64, a resident of Marion, Arkansas and formerly of Charleston, MO, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN., following a long hard battle with prostate and bone cancer. Born July 28, 1948, in Rural Charleston, MO, to the late A.J. and Jewell Garrett Burton, he was a 1966...

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