Alma Gail Ables Henderson
Aug 18, 2012
ALMA GAIL ABLES HENDERSON, age 92, a resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Miner Nursing Center. She was born May 12, 1920, in Ballard County, KY, to the late Lawrence W. and Etta Pearl Moore Ables. Other than having resided in Memphis, TN for 27 years, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life where...
Marilyn Sue Dickerson
Aug 16, 2012
SUE DICKERSON, age 76, died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence in Bertrand. She was born February 27, 1936 in McCracken County, KY to the late J. R. Peyton and Rebecca Peyton Johnson. She had lived in Bertrand since 1986 where she was a former member of the First Baptist Church and currently a member of the New Beginnings...
Joseph Daniel Kesselring
Aug 13, 2012
JOSEPH DANIEL KESSELRING, age 51, a resident of Charleston died Monday, August 13, 2012 near Charleston. He was born June 7, 1961 in Bonne Terre, MO to Joseph John Kesselring who survives of Potosi and Roddie Marcella McClain Vavak who survives of Arnold. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Central Methodist College in Fayette and a...
Ruth Ann Brumley Bates
Aug 10, 2012
RUTH ANN (BRUMLEY) BYFORD- BATES, Age 74, a resident of Bertrand, left this earth and went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, August 10, 2012 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born December 24, 1937, at Wyatt, Missouri, to the late Grover Cleveland Brumley and Della David (Miller) Brumley. She had lived...
Mary (Vinson) Baugher
Aug 8, 2012
Mary (Vinson) Baugher, 88, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died at 1:20 am, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 at the Sikeston Convalscent Center. She was born September 5, 1923 in Sikeston to the late John Thaddus and Mary Alla (Campbell) Vinson. On April 13, 1946 she was married to Loy M. Baugher at Benton and he preceded her in death Dec....
Charlene Burns
Aug 7, 2012
Charlene Burns, 65, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 7, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 18, 1946 at Sikeston to the late Hubert F.M. and Virlon Mae (Wyatt) Cooksey. A lifelong resident of this area, she was a housewife and had attended First Baptist Church at Diehlstadt. She was married Aug. 7, 1965 to Gerald Wayne...
Bernice (Edna) Jacqline Ashby
Aug 4, 2012
Bernice (Edna) Jacqline Ashby, age 77, formerly of Sikeston, died at 10:10 pm Saturday Aug. 4, 2012 at N H C Health Care at Kennett. She was born July 10, 1935 at East Prairie to the late Raymond and Edna (Siggeres) Goines. A resident of this area most of her life, she was married to William E. Ashby in June,...
Franklin D. Hickman
Aug 3, 2012
Franklin D. Hickman, 57, died at his home in Sikeston at 5:46 pm Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. He was born Feb. 19, 1955 at Philadelphia, Mississippi to the late John and Margaret (Lewis) Hickman. A resident of this area most of his life he had worked in several cotton gins. He is survived by his companion of over 33 years,...
Cecil Edwin Higdon
Aug 3, 2012
Cecil Edwin Higdon, 84, a resident of Sikeston, died at his home at 8 am, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. He was born Sept. 25, 1927 at Osceola, Ark. to the late Clay and Dell (Cooper) Higdon. A lifelong resident of this area, he had attended school in Matthews, worked as a painter at General Steel in St. Louis for 32...
Wanda Mae Pearson
Aug 1, 2012
WANDA MAE GAINES PEARSON, Age 81, a resident of Charleston, died at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born February 3, 1931, at Bernie, MO, to the late William Ezra and Bertha Gladys Douglas Gaines, she had lived in Mississippi County most her life. A born again Christian, she was a faithful member...
Buddy Lee Vanover
Jul 31, 2012
BUDDY LEE VANOVER, Age 72, a resident of Bertrand, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Bertrand Nursing Center. Born April 30, 1940, at Sikeston, MO to the late Lester and Virginia Metcalf Vanover, he was a graduate of Sikeston High School. Having lived in Bertrand a most of his life, he was a salesman for Reelfoot Packing Company and...
Maureen Christy
Jul 30, 2012
MAUREEN CHRISTY, age 88, a resident of East Prairie formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday evening, July 30, 2012, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born December 7, 1923 in Pasadena, CA to the late Edgar and Laura Mary Cooper Williams. She moved to Cape Girardeau in 1968 where she was employed at St. Francis Medical Center for...
Donald Hurst
Jul 26, 2012
Donald Hurst, 79, of Sikeston, died Thursday July 26, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 15, 1933 in Mercer County, Kentucky to the late Brack and Mayme (Hendren) Hurst. He received a B.S. degree in agriculture from the University of Kentucky and was an Honorary Kentucky Colonel and was a member and former...
Lee Pattengill
Jul 26, 2012
LEE "JAKE" PATTENGILL, age 85, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his residence in rural Sikeston. He was born October 23, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, MO, to the late William Channing and Nellie Pray Pattengill. He had lived and farmed in Southeast Missouri his entire life. With the help of his wife and four sons established Northcut Farms Inc. He...
Randall Joe Crowe
Jul 20, 2012
RANDALL JOE CROWE, stillborn infant, died at 10:05 am on Friday, July 20, 2012 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. His parents, Randall Lenn Crowe and Jessica Campbell survive of East Prairie. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Max Curtner and C.J. Curtner, and one sister Maddi Campbell all of East Prairie; and...
Marcia Dean Nolen
Jul 17, 2012
MARCIA LOUISE DEAN NOLEN, Age 64, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born August 7, 1947, at Charleston, MO, to the late Marshall and Mary Dicie Richmond Dean, she had lived in Charleston her entire life and was a member of the Elm Street Baptist Church in Charleston. On...
J. D. Moore
Jul 12, 2012
J.D. Moore, age 79, of Sikeston, died Thursday, July 12, 2012 at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Loouis. He was born February 11, 1933 in Sikeston to the late William D. and Dixie (Casteel) Moore. He was united in marriage to Freda Holden Feb. 15, 1953 in Sikeston and she survives of the home. He served as a Sergeant...
Chris Austin Garner
Jul 11, 2012
Chris Austin Garner, 50, died July 11, 2012 at his home in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 5, 1962 in Sikeston and had worked as a carpenter assistant and cab driver. He is survived by one daughter, Alyssa Garner of the home; three sisters, Dee Hairston-Jones and Shelia Wheetley both of Claremore, Oklahoma and Judy Anderson of Whitehouse, Tennessee. Also...
John David Whitehead
Jul 8, 2012
JOHN DAVID WHITEHEAD, age 63, resident of Charleston died on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born November 14, 1948 in Mississippi County, Missouri to the late William C. and Lucy Pauline Farmer Whitehead. He had lived in Charleston most of his life. A graduate of Charleston High School, he was...
Kylie Danielle Dewitt
Jul 8, 2012
Kylie Danielle DeWitt, 23, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 near Sikeston as the result of an automobile accident. She was born in Sikeston June 14, 1989 to Kevin DeWitt who survives of Sikeston and Alyssa (Roberts) DeWitt who also survives of Sikeston. She was a graduate of Kelly High School in 2007 and had attended Southwest Missouri State University in...
