Feb 17, 2025

Robert R. Botkin died on Monday, February 17, 2025, at his home in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Botkin had a thirty-four-year career in higher education beginning as an assistant professor of philosophy and religion at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He ended his tenure there as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In...

Feb 14, 2025

Althea Maxine Dickson, the daughter of George Thomas and Elizabeth Lewis Thomas was born November 12, 1946 in Dorena, Missouri. She was one of three siblings, two girls and one boy. Her parents, George Thomas and Elizabeth Lewis Thomas, Sister Katie Lewis and brother Willie Thomas, husband James Lee Dickson, Sr, and son Tony Lee Dickson have all preceeded...

Feb 13, 2025

Jacob Jeffrey (JJ) Bledsoe passed on Thursday, February 13, 2025, surrounded in love by the five people he loved the most.  JJ was born on October 30, 2010, at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Jason Samuel and Stephanie Slape Bledsoe.  He was 14 years old.

JJ, the youngest sibling to Samuel, Benjamin, and Hannah, was the truest of...

Feb 11, 2025

Eva Mae Raymer Cossey, age 73, formerly of Wyatt, Mo., died Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the home of her daughter in Matthews, Mo.

Born September 25, 1951, at Nortonville, KY, to the late Sammie Raymer and Margaret Justice Raymer, she had lived in Wyatt most of her life where she was a member of the Wyatt...

Feb 10, 2025

Stephen Hunter Brown, age 82, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Monday, February 10, 2025, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.

Born May 31, 1942, in Cairo, Illinois to the late E. Lindsay Brown, Jr. and Thelma Hunter Brown, he was a graduate of Charleston High School, class of 1961.  He was a lifelong member of the Charleston...

Feb 8, 2025

Donald Murriel Faught, age 59, died Saturday, February 8, 2025, at his home in Blodgett, MO.

He was born November 5, 1965, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Donald Wayne "Doc Evans" Faught and Lois Harris Faught who survives of Sikeston, he had lived in Scott County his entire life and was a 1984 graduate of...

Feb 7, 2025

Annie Marie Woodworth Black, age 73, died Friday, February 7, 2025, at her home in Charleston, MO.

Born February 28, 1951, at Cairo, IL, to the late Clyde Woodworth and Mary Dillard Woodworth, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and had attended the First Assembly of God Church in Charleston.    Annie loved cooking, fishing,...

Feb 4, 2025

Jackie E. Ditto, age 64, died Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at his home near East Prairie, MO, surrounded by his loving family.

Born March 14, 1960, at East Prairie, to the late Edmond Arlin Ditto and Rosa Camille Loomis Ditto who survives of East Prairie, he was a graduate of East Prairie Schools and had lived in...

Feb 4, 2025

Mary Jane Maxwell, an adored mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, died Feb. 4, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ga. She was 85. Mary Jane was born in Charleston, Mo., on June 3, 1939, to James Francis Brown and Thelma Marie Myers Brown. She graduated from Charleston High School in 1957 and attended Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. She married her high school...

Feb 2, 2025

Sandra Elaine Best Gore, age 63, died Sunday, February 2, 2025, at her home in East Prairie.

Born January 9, 1962, at Grand Junction, CO, to the late Kenneth George Best and Cynthia Baxter Best, she had lived in East Prairie for over 40 years.

On April 4, 1983, she married Daniel Keith "Danny" Gore,...

Jan 29, 2025

Geneva Wallace Hastings, age 87, formerly of Sikeston, died Thursday, January 29, 2025, at her home in Kewanee.

Born March 21, 1937, at the family home near Dorena, MO, to the late Miles A. Wallace and Violet R. Johnson Wallace, she grew up in rural Mississippi and New Madrid County and went on to teach school at...

Jan 26, 2025

Violet Marie Cates, age 81, of Charleston, MO, died Sunday, January 26, 2025, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie, MO.

Affectionately known as "ReRe", she was born April 22, 1943, in Charleston, MO, to the late Henry Ervin Cates and Violet Norene Simmerman Cates and had lived in Charleston most of her life.

Jan 26, 2025

Dorothy Wood Carson of Marietta, GA passed away at age 67 on January 26, 2025 peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Dorothy graduated from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama.  She began her career as a Flight Attendant with Eastern Airlines where she met her husband of 36 years, Jed...

Jan 25, 2025

Jerry Wayne Martin, age 83, of Bertrand, MO, died Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

He was born February 2, 1941, in the Lusk Chapel Community in rural Scott County, MO to the late Alfred Herbert Martin and Helen Virginia Presson Martin. Jerry grew up on the family farm,...

Jan 25, 2025

Michael Patrick "Mike" Keller, age 69, of East Prairie, died Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

Born August 21, 1955, at St. Louis, MO, to the late William Raymond Keller and Margaret Murphy Shull, he had lived in East Prairie since 1989.   Mike was a hardworking man and always willing...

Jan 23, 2025

Elizabeth Baker-Clark, age 41, of Sikeston, MO., died Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born September 18, 1983, at Sikeston to Donnell Michael Baker, Jr. and Elishia Pennington Baker, she had lived in Sikeston her entire life and was a 2002 graduate of Sikeston High School.   For the past several years...

Jan 21, 2025

Judith Ann Blaylock, age 83, of Bertrand, died Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born July 26, 1941, in Mississippi county to William Eugene and Blanche Virginia Oliphant Walker.  Even though she disliked going to school, she graduated Anniston High School as valedictorian in 1959 and started working at Missouri Delta Hospital...

Jan 21, 2025

Billy Dean Priday was born to Harry Avin and Queenie DeSpain Priday on April 4, 1934, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, and passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his home in Sikeston surrounded by his family.

While attending Fredericktown High School he was introduced to the two loves of his life, Glenna May Smith and the game of...

Jan 17, 2025

Kevin Rutledge

George Kevin Rutledge, age 59, of Sikeston, died Friday, January 17, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Born November 19, 1965, in Dexter, MO, to the late George Franklin Rutledge and Shirley Katherine Hileman Rutledge, he had lived in Sikeston his entire life and when he was younger enjoyed participating in cub...

Jan 16, 2025

Roger Tribout was born on Halloween in 1985, to William Tribout and Barentha Ann (Laster) Tribout. He died on Thursday, January 16th, 2025, in a car wreck on his way to work.

He leaves behind his brothers, Kenny (Glenna) Tribout and William "Little Bill" Dixon;  two sisters, April Tribout and Lacey Dixon.

He was a...