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...
Veliah "Billie" Ester Rosson
Apr 19, 2011
VELIAH ESTER 'BILLIE' ROSSON, Age 82, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Charleston. Born July 23, 1928, at Hamilton, Alabama, to the late Charles Lee and Lucy Ester Jones Simpson, she had lived in Charleston for over 50 years where she was employed for over 36 years at the Brown Shoe Company. In 1996,...
Jon Derrick Layton
Apr 19, 2011
JON DERRICK LAYTON, age 57, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his residence in Charleston. He was born August 31, 1953 in Cairo, IL to Patricia "Pat" Howlett Layton who survives of Charleston and the late Joseph Willis Layton Sr. Following graduation from Charleston High School in 1971, he moved to Fort Worth, TX where he was employed as a...
Staff Sergeant Cynthia R. Taylor
Apr 16, 2011
STAFF SERGEANT CYNTHIA R. TAYLOR, age 39, formerly of Charleston, was killed on Saturday, April 16, 2011 by a suicide bomber while serving with the 101st Airborne Sustainment Brigade at the Forward Operation Base in Kabul Gamberi, Afghanistan. She was born on May 10, 1971 in Sikeston to Judy Ann Hart who survives of Charleston and the late Gary Dale...
Milton Lee Bowles
Apr 13, 2011
MILTON LEE BOWLES, Age 64, a resident of Morehouse, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born November 25, 1946 at Bertrand to Victoria Lynn Surface who survives of Sikeston and the late Milton Bowles, he had lived in Morehouse a number of years. Surviving besides his mother are: a special friend, Lonnie...
Mary Ruth Stauffer
Apr 5, 2011
MARY RUTH ROACH STAUFFER, AGE 80, a resident of the Bement Community near Sikeston, died Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at the Charleston Manor. Born August 4, 1930, in the Lusk Chapel Community of Scott County, to the late James O. and Fannie Holder Roach, she was a graduate of the Diehlstadt High School and had lived in the Bement Community...
Paul Wayne Stallings
Mar 30, 2011
PAUL WAYNE "PEE WEE" STALLINGS, age 61, a resident of Charleston died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the Luther Midelfort Health Systems in Eau Claire, WI. He was born on July 6, 1949 in Cairo, IL to Bobbie Wise Stallings who survives of Sikeston and the late Paul E. Stallings. He was a lifelong resident of Mississippi County where he...
Raymond "Buddy" L. Marshall
Mar 27, 2011
RAYMOND L. "BUDDY" MARSHALL, age 84, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at his residence in Charleston. He was born on September 29, 1926 in Blodgett to the late Raymond C. and Mary Mabel Witt Marshall. A resident of Charleston since 1933, he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, a graduate of St. Henry Catholic High School and a...
Lida Hazel Culp
Mar 25, 2011
LIDA HAZEL CULP, age 97, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at the Miner Nursing Center. She was born on September 17, 1913 in Pittman, AR to the late Silas Joseph and Lida Maude Ryal Swank. She had lived in Charleston most of her life and had been a member of the Charleston United Methodist Church since 1925....
Deloris Ann Spitler
Mar 19, 2011
DELORIS ANN MEEKS SPITLER, Age 69, a resident of Bertrand, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born November 19, 1942 at Bertrand, MO to the late Frank and Lorene Eastwood Meeks, she have lived in Memphis, TN for over 40 years and returned to Bertrand in 2004. She was of Baptist Belief. On...
Delores C. Bowles
Mar 17, 2011
Delores Crelia Bowles, 88, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away March 17, 2011 at Liberty, Mo. She was born in Randles, Missouri to the late John Richard and Rose Chappell Sellers. She was formerly from Bertrand, Missouri. She was a mother and a homemaker for her family. She attended the Baptist Church and enjoyed her flower garden. She grew splendid roses....
Mary Frances Tosti
Mar 6, 2011
MARY FRANCES TOSTI, Age 97, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1913 at Franklin Park, IL to the late Joseph and Theresa Asta Principe, she had lived in Charleston for over 35 years and was a member of the St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. On October...
