John Skaggs
Jun 17, 2011
JOHN F. SKAGGS, age 49, a resident of East Prairie, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2011, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occurred on June 9, 2011 near Scott City. He was born June 28, 1961 in Festus to the late Bill and Norma Roderick Skaggs and had moved to East Prairie from Union County, IL...
Cornelius Paul Rolwing
Jun 16, 2011
CORNELIUS PAUL ROLWING, Age 90, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Charleston Manor. Born October 23, 1920, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Paul Lawrence and Elizabeth Margaret Wessels Rolwing, he had lived in Texas Bend and Charleston his entire life. A graduate of the St. Henry Catholic High...
Regina Kay George Bollerud
Jun 12, 2011
REGINA KAY GEORGE BOLLERUD, Age 52, a resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 near Bertrand from injuries sustained in an accident. Born June 10, 1959, at Wyatt, MO to the late Martin Wesley and Alice A. Spiller George, she had lived in the Sikeston area most of her life. On June 10, 1987, she married Steven Ronald Bollerud,...
Frank Russell Whitehead
Jun 12, 2011
FRANK RUSSELL WHITEHEAD, 72, resident of Midlothian, Virginia, and formerly of Charleston, MO, died on June 12, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 19, 1938 in Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late William C. and Lucy Pauline Farmer Whitehead. Survivors include three sons, Charles Justin Whitehead of Washington D.C. Kevin Michael Whitehead of Midlothian, Virginia, and Mark Russell...
Emma Lou McElmurry Ayers
Jun 12, 2011
Emma Lou Ayers, 92, of Charleston went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. She was born Jan 15, 1919 in Charleston, daughter of George Andrew and May Dyer McElmurry. She was first married to Roy Bastien, who preceded her in death. She later married Jerald Ayers in 1955, who...
Betty Sue Humphreys
Jun 6, 2011
BETTY SUE RUSSELL HUMPRHEYS, Age 74, died Monday, June 6, 2011, at her home in Charleston. Born June 17, 1936 at Lawrenceburg, TN, to the late James Harrison and Martha Elizabeth McCurry Russell, she had lived in Charleston most of her life were she was a farm leader for the Sam Babb Farms and had attended the Wyatt Baptist Church....
James "Woody" Woodrow Parson
Jun 5, 2011
JAMES WOODROW "WOODY" PARSON, Age 72, a resident of East Prairie, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, from injuries sustained in an accident on I-55 in Perry County, MO. He was born November 15, 1938, at Sikeston, MO to the late James E. and Ella Mae Jones Parson. After the death of his mother at a young age, he was raised...
Joan Ann Scott Parson
Jun 5, 2011
JOAN ANN SCOTT PARSON, Age 68, a resident of East Prairie, died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis from injuries sustained in an accident on I-55 in Perry County, MO. She was born March 21, 1943 at Dorena, MO to Virginia L. Johnson Scott who survives of East Prairie and the late Lyle F. Scott....
Jerry Wayne Faris
Jun 4, 2011
JERRY WAYNE FARIS, age 59, a resident of Charleston, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Miner Nursing Center. He was born August 25, 1951 in Charleston to the late Dixie and Ressie Jackson Faris. He had lived in Vienna, IL most of his life returning to Southeast Missouri in 2003. At age 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine...
Thomas "Tommy" L. Clark
Jun 2, 2011
THOMAS LAVERN "TOMMY" CLARK, age 80, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at his residence in rural Bertrand. He was born July 7, 1930 in Mystic, IA to the late Clarence and Nina Millizer Clark. He had lived in Missouri most of his life moving to Bertrand in 2010. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, he had been employed...
Ethel Lee Tesney
May 24, 2011
ETHEL LEE HOWELL TESNEY, Age 92, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at her home in Bertrand. Born September 4, 1918, at Haleyville, Alabama to the late Silous and Villa Loveless Howell, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she was member of the Cornerstone Church. On August 21, 1939, she married William Wes Tesney, who preceded her...
Sonny Burcks
May 20, 2011
CHARLES LEE "Sonny" BURCKS, Age 79, a resident of Charleston, died Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born August 12, 1931, in rural Charleston, to the late Charles C. Burcks and Penny Boitnott Burcks Belk, he had lived in Mississippi County his entire life and was a 1951 graduate of St. Henry Catholic High...
Nova Williams
May 20, 2011
NOVA LEE WILLIAMS, age 100, formerly of Bertrand, died at 5:10 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2011, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born February 25, 1911 in Double Springs, AL to the late Walter and Nora Curtis Jackson. Moving to Matthews in 1944, she had lived in New Madrid and Mississippi Counties most of her life. She was a...
Birdie Toon
May 18, 2011
IRIS BIRDIE TOON, Age 85, a resident of East Prairie and formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born December 26, 1925, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Curtis and Ruth Macko Keen, she had lived in Mississippi County her entire life where she was employed as a cook with the Charleston...
Albert Jay Bowles
May 16, 2011
ALBERT JAY BOWLES, Age 59, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at his home in Charleston. Born May 24, 1951 in Mississippi County, MO to the late Albert J. and Virginia Myers Bowles, he was a 1969 graduate of Charleston High School and remained an active supporter of Blue Jay Football through his participation with the Blue Jay Football Booster Club....
Louise Maxwell Sweet
May 13, 2011
MARY LOUISE MAXWELL SWEET, Age 73, a resident of Bertrand, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Miner Nursing Center. Born September 15, 1937 at Sikeston, MO, to the late Loren and Ora Morehead Maxwell, she had lived in Scott and Mississippi Counties her entire life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bertrand where she was...
Montell Stone
May 9, 2011
OPAL MONTELL STONE, AGE 91, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Charleston Manor. Born August 3, 1919, in the Samos Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Onie Hammes and Irene Opal Bailey Gray, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life. Shortly after marrying, her husband was drafted into the Army...
Bertie Warren
May 3, 2011
BERTIE R. WARREN, AGE 99, formerly of Diehlstadt, died Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at the Miner Nursing Center. Born January 2, 1912 at Rover, Missouri the late John and Lillie French Baty, she had lived in Mississippi and Scott counties most of her life and was a homemaker. She had worked as postmaster at Rover, Missouri for several years. She...
Jason Eugene Pearman Hunter
Apr 29, 2011
JASON EUGENE PEARMAN HUNTER Jason was passed from his earthly mother's arms into the waiting arms of his heavenly mother on Thursday, April 28th. He celebrated his 32nd birthday on April 23rd. He passed peacefully at home, following a brief illness. Jason was born at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Despite being born with cerebral palsy, he enjoyed...
Nannie Lucille Nall
Apr 27, 2011
NANNIE LUCILLE NALL, Age 84, formerly of Benton and East Prairie, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born August 30, 1926, at Cairo, Illinois, to the late Edward and Emma Barnes Noblin, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life and moved to Benton in 1968. She was a member of the...
