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Vivian Skelton Hooper

Vivian Skelton Hooper

May 16, 2010

VIVIAN SKELTON HOOPER, age 85, a resident of Bertrand, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 23, 1924, in Bertrand to the late Robert Lossen and Lula Mae Taber Skelton, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she attended the Church of God of Prophecy. She worked at Brown...

C.H. "Buddy" Randall

C.H. "Buddy" Randall

May 14, 2010

CLARENCE H. 'BUDDY' RANDALL, Age 78, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at his home in Charleston. Born April 19, 1932 at Charleston, Mo., to the late C.H. and Cora Faust Randall, Sr., he had lived in Charleston his entire life where he was a farmer and owned and operated Bootheel Gas Company until hill health forced his retirement. He was...

Bobby Dale Tatum

Bobby Dale Tatum

May 13, 2010

BOBBY DALE TATUM, Age 73, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at his home in East Prairie. Born January 1, 1937 in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Dee Tatum and Helen Lepchenskie Tatum Evans, he had lived in East Prairie a number of years and had worked with General Motors until ill health forced his retirement....

Elizabeth Blaylock Shelby

Elizabeth Blaylock Shelby

May 13, 2010

ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK SHELBY, age 82, a resident of Charleston, died at 8:24 a.m., Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the Miner Nursing Center. She was born June 19, 1927, at Corning, Arkansas, to the late E. Lee and Laura Mulhallen Blaylock. In 1936 she moved to the Bridges Community of Mississippi County, Missouri and had lived in Scott and Mississippi Counties...

Robert Clement Sitzes

Robert Clement Sitzes

May 13, 2010

ROBERT CLEMENT SITZES, age 89, resident of Charleston died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the MO Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born October 24, 1920 in Charleston to the late Oda Franklin and Rubye Marie Tharp Sitzes. A graduate of Charleston High School, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1942 where he received his training...

Jimmie Poor

Jimmie Poor

May 10, 2010

JIMMIE POOR, age 75, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at his home in Sikeston. Born March 1, 1935, at Black Rock, AR to the late Lecile and Mary Parlee Halliard Poor, he had lived in Mississippi and Scott Counties most of his life having lived in Sikeston the past few years where he was a member of the Fellowship Baptist...

Nora Koury Rollins

Nora Koury Rollins

May 7, 2010

NORA KOURY ROLLINS, a resident of Charleston, went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, May 7, 2010, at the age of 83. Born June 7, 1926, in Bernalillo, New Mexico, to the late Richard and Sophie Mahboub Koury, she lived in the State of Missouri since 1963. She left her parents home at the young age of thirteen...

O'Dell Thornton

O'Dell Thornton

May 6, 2010

O'DELL THORNTON, Age 97, formerly of Wyatt, MO, died at 12:25 a.m., Thursday, May 06, 2010 at the Charleston Manor. Born January 18, 1913, at Bowling Green, KY to the late Arthur and Carrie Kitchens Thornton, she had lived in Wyatt most of her life and was a member of the Wyatt Baptist Church. Surviving is: two sisters, Alma Johnson...

Edith Britt Forrest

Edith Britt Forrest

Apr 29, 2010

EDITH VIRGINIA BRITT FORREST, Age 86, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Delmar Gardens on the Green Nursing Center in Chesterfield, MO. Born March 21, 1924 at Charleston, Missouri, to the late Richard Paul and Nora Elizabeth Campbell Britt, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life where she attended the Victory Baptist Church...

Clarence Penn

Clarence Penn

Apr 23, 2010

Clarence G. "Butch" Penn, age 70 of Chesterton, IN passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Porter Memorial Hospital - Valparaiso Campus. He was born February 10, 1940 in Chicago, IL to the late Charles R. and Alma Stultz Penn. Butch was a past member of the Midwestern Saddle and Bridal Association. He is survived by his wife, Emily "Tootie"...

Ola Mcdaniel Drury

Ola Mcdaniel Drury

Apr 23, 2010

OLA McDANIEL DRURY, Age 89, a resident of Charleston, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Charleston Manor. Born September 2, 1920, in Arkansas, to the late James and Sarah Clark McDaniel, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she worked as a private home caregiver and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in...

Jonathan Robin Randall

Jonathan Robin Randall

Apr 13, 2010

JONATHAN ROBIN RANDALL, age 39, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at his home in Charleston. Born April 1, 1971 in Sikeston, Missouri, to Clarence H. "Buddy" Randall, Jr. and Juanita Simmons Randall who both survive of Charleston, he lived in Charleston his entire life where he was a member of the Charleston High School Class of 1989 and a member...

Arthur Edward "Bob" Wheatley

Arthur Edward "Bob" Wheatley

Apr 10, 2010

ARTHUR EDWARD 'BOB' WHEATLEY, Age 72, a resident of East Prairie, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born September 6, 1937, in the Sugar Tree Ridge Community of New Madrid County, Missouri, to the late Edgar "Ed" and Vivian Marie Thompson Wheatley, he had lived in East Prairie most of his life...

Dallas Finley

Dallas Finley

Apr 7, 2010

DALLAS FINLEY, Age 87, died Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at his home in Diehlstadt, MO. Born October 12, 1922 at Mountain Home, Arkansas to the late Harry and Ada Cox Finley, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he was employed in farming until his retirement. He had attended the Morley Church of Christ. On October 8,...

Verna Knight

Verna Knight

Apr 6, 2010

VERNA MASTERSON KNIGHT, age 90, a resident of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 1:00 a.m. CST in Bonita Springs. She was born December 9, 1919, in New Madrid to the late Lawrence and Leona Williams Masterson. A graduate of New Madrid High School, she moved to Charleston in 1941 where she lived until...

Dorothy Parr Brown

Dorothy Parr Brown

Apr 5, 2010

DOROTHY JEAN BROWN, Age 86, a resident of Paducah, KY, formerly of Wyatt, MO, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. Born December 29, 1923, at Cairo, Ill., to the late Walter and Pearl Ellen Riggens Parr, she had lived in Wyatt most of her life where she was a self employed beauty operator....

Randy G. French

Randy G. French

Mar 31, 2010

RANDOLPH GRANGER 'RANDY' FRENCH, Age 49, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at his home in Charleston. Born April 28, 1960 at Sikeston, Missouri to Juliet Susanne Hartsfield French, who survives of Charleston, and the late Robert Rickey "Bob" French, Sr., he had lived in Charleston most of his life. Having attended the Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau and...

Charles Mccollom

Charles Mccollom

Mar 26, 2010

CHARLES McCOLLOM, age 72, died Friday, March 26, 2010 at his home in Sikeston. Born September 25, 1937, at Charleston, MO, to the late Herbert Cletus and Lorene McKinney McCollom, he had lived in Sikeston a number of years and was employed as a welder with the Associated Electric in New Madrid until his retirement. He was of Baptist Belief....

Jessie Burke Brown

Jessie Burke Brown

Mar 25, 2010

JESSIE BURKE BROWN, age 89, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at St. Thomas Hospital Hospice Unit in Nashville, TN. A lifelong resident of Charleston, she had resided at Belmont Village Assisted Living Center in Nashville for the past four years. Born on June 24, 1920, she was the seventh of ten children born to the...

Billy Babb

Billy Babb

Mar 24, 2010

WILLIAM SMITH 'BILLY' BABB, Age 49, a resident of Matthews, MO and formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in New Madrid County, MO. Born August 28, 1960 at Sikeston, MO to the late Edward Gene and Virginia Louise Weakley Babb, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life and in Matthews since 2000. He was a...

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