Robert Brooks Blankenbeker
Mar 12, 2012
Robert Blankenbeker SIKESTON — Robert Brooks Blankenbeker, 95, died at 4:10 a.m. March 12, 2012, at the Miner Nursing Center. Born Sept. 20, 1916, in Hudsonville, Ill., to the late William H. "Pete" and Edna Lulu Wolverton Blankenbeker, he was a railcar dispatcher for the Houston Belt and Terminal and a ticket agent for Burlington-Northern Railroad. A veteran of World...
Benjamin John Lee Carter
Mar 11, 2012
BENJAMIN JOHN LEE CARTER, the newborn son of Amanda Lee Duty and Benjamin John Carter of Charleston, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Besides his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Lee and Alma Harvey Duty of Anniston and paternal grandmother, Bonnie Bronson of Borculo, MI; also a number of cousins. Visitation...
Beverly Dianne Stark
Mar 8, 2012
BEVERLY DIANNE CHANDLER STARK, Age 67, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at her home in Charleston. Born December 12, 1944, at Jonesboro, AR to the late J.C. and M. Ernestine House Chandler, she was a 1962 graduate of Charleston High School. She had been employed with the Charleston R-1 School District a number of years. A graduate of Arkansas State...
Abner Mansfield Beck
Mar 5, 2012
ABNER MANSFIELD BECK, Age 75, a resident of Marco Island, FL and Collierville, TN and formerly of Charleston, MO, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at the NCH Hospital in Naples, FL. Born March 2, 1937, at Cape Girardeau, MO, to the late John Abner and Hazel Mansfield Beck, Abner was raised in Charleston where he graduated from Charleston High School...
Jerry Wayne Rosson
Mar 4, 2012
JERRY WAYNE ROSSON, SR., Age 63, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at his home in Charleston. Born September 21, 1948, at Lawrenceburg, TN, to the late Stevie and Veliah (Billie) Simpson Rosson, he was 1968 graduate of Charleston High School. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and served in the Vietnam War. After his honorable...
Benson Presnell Forrest
Mar 2, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benson Forrest SIKESTON — Benson Presnell Forrest, 85, died at 11:45 p.m. March 2, 2012, at the Miner Nursing Center. Born Feb. 14, 1927, in Sikeston, to the late Benson Bayliss Forrest and Florence Cox Forrest, he had worked as a shoe machinist at International Shoe Factory and was a member of Life Church. On Nov. 16, 1951, in...
Everett Raymond "Ray" Putnam Iii
Feb 24, 2012
EVERETT RAYMOND "RAY" PUTNAM III, age 69, a resident of Fenton formerly of Charleston, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. Born September 2, 1942 to the late E.R. Putnam Jr. and Dorothy Lee Waller Putnam, Ray was raised in Charleston where he graduated from Charleston High School and then attended Murray State University....
Elizabeth Marie Baker
Feb 24, 2012
ELIZABETH MARIE BAKER, age 89, died 12:10 a.m. on Friday February 24, 2012 at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born on January 1, 1923, in New Madrid County near East Prairie to the late Clarence A. and Lena Marten Baker, she was a 1941 graduate of East Prairie High School. In 1943 she was employed as a secretary to the...
Lois Virginia White
Feb 23, 2012
LOIS VIRGINIA CLOUD WHITE, Age 80, a resident of Charleston, died February 23, 2012, at her home in Charleston, Missouri. Born August 30, 1931, at Tiptonville, TN, to the late James Claud and Hazel Odell Reynolds Cloud, she was a graduate of the Tiptonville High School. After high school, she moved to Charleston and in 1957 moved to West Helena,...
Pete Bingham
Feb 19, 2012
LYTLE BROOKS 'PETE' BINGHAM, Age 82, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the Charleston Manor. Born August 4, 1929, at Saltillo, TN, to the late Lytle Boss and Mary Brooks Bingham, he was a 1947 graduate of Saltillo High School. He had lived in Charleston a number of years where he was employed for over 40...
Lehman Lee Avery
Feb 12, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee Avery MOREHOUSE — Lehman Lee Avery, 59, died at 9:10 p.m. Feb. 12, 2012, at his home. Born Feb. 27, 1952, in Kennett, to the late William P. and Adilee Hardty Avery, he had worked for a cable company as a cable technician. On May 19, 1975, in Kennett, he married Bonnie Sue Woods, and she survives of...
Lucile Thompson Stafford
Feb 11, 2012
LUCILE THOMPSON STAFFORD Lucile Thompson Stafford, 79, formerly of Charleston, MO, passed away on February 11, 2012, Saginaw, Michigan. Lucile was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1932, daughter of the late David and Dorothy Thompson of Charleston, Missouri. She attended Hollins College in Virginia and the University of Missouri before graduating from the University of Maryland as a member of...
Jim Hall
Feb 11, 2012
FRANCIS MARION 'JIM' HALL, Age 78, a resident of Benton, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born January 17, 1934, at Miston, TN, to the late Marvin Hall and Viola Clark Bryson, he moved to Missouri in his early teen years. A successful owner of trucking companies, he raced stock cars and sprint cars...
Wallace Ray Baccus
Feb 10, 2012
SIKESTON — Wallace Ray Baccus, 77, died at 6 a.m. Feb. 10, 2012, at his home. Born June 23, 1934, in Winfield, Ala., to the late Lester and Annie Belle Beasley Baccus, he was a farmer and had worked as a finish buffer at National Lock. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean and...
Frances Shelby Brewer
Feb 10, 2012
FRANCES SHELBY BREWER, age 94, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at her residence in Charleston. Born February 23, 1917 to the late George U. and Waneta Martin Shelby, she had lived in Charleston her entire life where she was a member of the United Methodist Church, Junior Study Club, Molly French Garden Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, PEO...
Johnny Ray Wyatt
Feb 4, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny Wyatt SCOTT CITY — Johnny Ray Wyatt, 56, died at 10 a.m. Feb. 4, 2012, at his home. Born Feb. 2, 1956, in Sikeston, to the late Alvie D. and Maggie Ruth Tillman Wyatt, he had worked as a supervisor at Blair Industries and later as a self-employed mechanic and trader. He was of the Catholic belief. On...
Raymond E. Grimes
Feb 4, 2012
REV. RAYMOND E. GRIMES, Age 95, died at 10:05 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 at his home in East Prairie. Born April 8, 1916, in Ellington, MO to the late Samuel E. and Mary Elizabeth White Grimes, he moved to East Prairie in 1929. On March 31, 1976, he was ordained as a Southern Baptist minister and served at the...
Janice Laster Johnson
Feb 3, 2012
JANICE ANN LASTER JOHNSON, age 57, formerly of Wyatt, died Friday, February 03, 2012 at her home in Energy, IL. She was born November 7, 1954, in Mississippi County, MO to the late Curtis Laster and Yvonne Nolen Laster Fisher. Following her graduation from Charleston High School in 1973 she moved to Southern Illinois where she had been employed as...
George Wilson Shelby
Feb 3, 2012
GEORGE WILSON SHELBY, age 26, a resident of Jefferson City formerly of Charleston and Columbia, died Friday, February 3, 2012 in Jefferson City. He was born August 8, 1985 in Cape Girardeau to Roy Baker and Frances Wilson Shelby who survive of Phoenix, AZ. George was a graduate of Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, had attended Westminster College in...
Ruby N. Bromley
Feb 2, 2012
RUBY NAOMI GOLIGHTLY BROMLEY, Age 80, a resident of Collinsville, IL and formerly of Charleston, MO died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Born December 2, 1931, at Charleston, Missouri to the late Clarence and Catherine Bryars Golightly, she had lived in Collinsville, IL a number of years. On April 23, 1949, she married Carl...
