Richard "Corky" Allen Raines
Apr 27, 2012
Richard Allen "Corky" Raines, 69, a life long resident of Sikeston, died at 4:44 pm, Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born November 2, 1942 at Sikeston to the late Cordie and Evelyn (Ryan) Raines. Mr. Raines had been employed as a crew leader at Anchor Toy and later as a crew...
Daniel Lee Johnson
Apr 13, 2012
DANIEL LEE JOHNSON- WYATT—Daniel Lee Johnson, 60, of Wyatt, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at his home. Daniel was born August 2, 1951, in Matthews, to Don Johnson and Kay Francis Seymour Johnson, who survive of Morley. He was described as a prankster in his school years at Scott County Central, from which he graduated in 1970. He was then...
Kenneth Dunn Cox
Apr 13, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Cox SIKESTON — Kenneth Dunn Cox, 66, died at 8:12 a.m. on March 13, 2012, at his home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 15, 1945, in Rector, Ark., son of the late Benjamin Wilbert and Bessie Mae Wilson Cox, he was a route driver for Dr Pepper and a lead man for Martin Sprockett and Gear in Paragould, Ark....
Vickie McCollom Jacobs
Apr 12, 2012
VICKIE IRENE McCOLLOM JACOBS, Age 52, a resident of Sikeston, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born October 16, 1959, in Mississippi County, MO to the late Charles and Lola Mae Pemberton McCollom, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and had been employed with Peck Enterprises until ill health forced...
Charlotte Marie Huffstutter
Apr 6, 2012
Charlotte Marie Collins Huffstutter, age 81, a resident of Kennesaw, GA , formerly of Charleston, died on Friday, April 6, 2012 in Austell, Georgia. She was born September 7, 1930 in Tiptonville, Tennessee to the late William and Virginia Collins. A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was a devout Christian and a lifelong member of the Church...
Della Rae Miller
Apr 4, 2012
DELLA RAE DAVENPORT MILLER, Age 76, a resident of Bertrand and formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born July 21, 1935, in Harrisburg IL., daughter of the late Samuel and Alline Grounds Chase. She had lived in Charleston most of her life. On March 12, 1955, married James Alexander Davenport, who preceded...
Dianna K. Vinson Heinly
Apr 1, 2012
DIANNA KATHLEEN VINSON HEINLY, Age 53, a resident of Charleston, died at 4:10 a.m., Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the home of her cousin in Charleston. Born September 10, 1958, in Charleston to the late Lawrence Edward and Mary Loucretia Thurman Vinson, she had lived in Charleston her entire life. In July, 2008, she married Steve Heinly, who survives. Also...
Carriel L. Deane
Apr 1, 2012
CARRIEL TRUE DEANE, Age 81, a resident of Urbana, MO and formerly of East Prairie, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the Colonial Springs Healthcare Center in Buffalo, MO. She was born July 30, 1930, in East Prairie, MO, to the late Cariel True and Tola Hale True. She had lived in Urbana after moving from St. Louis, MO where...
Oliver Wendell Farley
Mar 31, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendell Farley SIKESTON — Oliver Wendell Farley, 81, died at 7:10 a.m. March 31, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 1, 1931, in Charleston, to the late Oliver and Edith Cruson Farley, he was a self-employed sign painter and electrical technician and had owned and operated Farley Sign Shop. A veteran of the U.S. Army...
Wilburn "Russ" A. Garner
Mar 25, 2012
Russ Garner SIKESTON — Wilburn Austin "Russ" Garner, 90, died at 2:45 p.m. March 25, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 12, 1921, in Hornersville, he was the son of the late Wiley Houston Garner and Effie Elizabeth McArthur Garner. He first worked for Brown-Root Pipeline Construction in Oran and in 1950, was employed by Associated...
Albirdie Vines Ritch
Mar 24, 2012
ALBIRDIE VINES RITCH, Age 75, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her home in rural Charleston. Born July 28, 1936, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Walter Lee and Eliza Ann Nolen Vines, she had lived in Mississippi County her entire life. On March 22, 1957, she married Johnny Lee Ritch who preceded her in...
Peggy Ann Oliver
Mar 22, 2012
PEGGY ANN ALCORN OLIVER, Age 71, a resident of Charleston, MO died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie, MO. Born October 27, 1940, in rural Sikeston, MO, to the late Delmar H. Alcorn Sr. and Helen Marie Wyman Alcorn, she was a graduate of Charleston High School where she had been active in...
William G. Anderson
Mar 22, 2012
WILLIAM G. 'BILL' ANDERSON, Age 77, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born November 25, 1934, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Clarence Kirb and Vern Rose Baker Anderson, he had lived in Mississippi County his entire life and was engaged in farming until his retirement. He...
Daniel Gruen
Mar 19, 2012
DANIEL GRUEN, Age 49, City Manager of Charleston, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born September 14, 1962, son of Richard and JoAnn Mataya Gruen, who survive of St. Louis, he was a 1989 graduate of St. Louis University with a Masters of Arts in Urban Affairs. He had served as St. Louis...
Dorothy Marylou Faris
Mar 14, 2012
DOROTHY MARYLOU HERNDON FARIS, age 84, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 31, 1927, in Helca, South Dakota, to the late Charles and Pearl Wassaaner Herndon, she and her husband moved to Charleston in 1962 where they owned and operated Faris Shoe Repair and Boot Store...
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...
