Bill McNeary
Dec 6, 2024
Bill McNeary, farmer, engineer, and devoted husband and father, spent most of his adult years in Southeast Missouri, where he was an active member of the community and the Charleston United Methodist Church.
William (Bill) Wilson McNeary, II, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1936, to William James Lippincott McNeary and Jane Elizabeth Green McNeary,...
Edward Turner Peppers
Dec 6, 2024
Edward Turner Peppers, age 69, of Cape Girardeau, MO, died Friday, December 6, 2024, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
He was born September 19, 1955, to the late Edward Peppers, Sr., and Loretta Johnson. He had lived in Cape Girardeau the past several years.
In addition to his father and...
Billy "Bill" Freeland
Dec 4, 2024
Billy "Bill" Freeland went to his Heavenly Father on December 4th, 2024. Bill was born on February 19, 1948, to the late Clyde and Inez Andres Freeland.
Bill worked for over 20 years for Flaire Ferrell Inc. as a backhoe operator. His reputation of being a superb backhoe operator preceded him into several states. He later started...
Bobby Ray Skelton
Nov 29, 2024
Bobby Ray Skelton, age 84, of Charleston, died Friday, November 29, 2024, at Memory Lane Care Center in Dexter, MO.
Born December 26, 1939, at Bloomfield, MO, to the late John Skelton, Jr. and Maude Ellen Barker Skelton, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he was employed with Auto Tire and Parts for...
Kenneth Ray Belt
Nov 27, 2024
Kenneth Ray Belt, age 80, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born July 19, 1944, at Chaffee, MO, to the late Aaron Evrin Belt and Osa Elizabeth Thompson Belt, he had lived in Scott County his entire life and for a number of years operated Belt Construction until his...
Amira Joy Straughter
Nov 26, 2024
Amira Joy Straughter was born July 13, 2009, in St. Louis Mo. She is preceded in death by her mother, Sidqourney Straughter; her maternal grandfather, Vernon Evans and her great grandparents, Wilma Gene Straughter and Billy Jean Oliver.
Amira is a native of Missouri. She has resided in Columbia, St. Louis and Charleston, all of where she...
Larry Gene Riggins
Nov 26, 2024
Isaiah 43:2 ESV When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
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In Memory of Larry Gene Riggins
Larry Gene Riggins, son of the...
Ronnie Chance
Nov 24, 2024
Ronnie Ralph Chance, age 67, died Sunday, November 24, 2024, at his home in East Prairie.
Born July 13, 1957, at Wyatt, MO, to Annie Grace Brewer Chance who survives, and the late Ralph C. Chance, he had lived in East Prairie his entire life. Ronnie worked by trade as a professional butcher, known to be one...
Doris Marie Scott
Nov 24, 2024
Doris Marie McClain Scott, age 76, of Sikeston, MO, died Sunday, November 24, 2024, at her home in rural Sikeston, Mo.
Born June 02, 1948, at Matthews, MO, to the late Wilmer Eli McClain and Velda Rae Finley McClain, she was a graduate of Matthews High School. She had been a factory worker at a toy factory...
Laurie Ann Anderson Brown
Nov 23, 2024
Laurie Ann Anderson Brown
Laurie Ann Anderson Brown, 62, of Smyrna, TN, formerly of Sikeston, MO passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Stone Crest Hospital in Smyrna, TN.
Born November 11, 1962, in Dexter, MO, Laurie was the cherished daughter of Shirley Brown Miller and Dewayne Miller. A devoted Christian, she was a...
Michael Robert Reynolds
Nov 20, 2024
Michael Robert Reynolds, age 73, of Charleston, died Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born May 20, 1951, at Long Beach, CA, to the late Robert Randall Reynolds and Virginia Lee Reynolds, he had lived in Missouri the past 50 years. He was an avid fan of Nascar Racing, fishing hunting...
Chuck Caldwell
Nov 20, 2024
Charles Edgar "Chuck" Caldwell, age 70, died Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at his home near Charleston, MO.
Born June 6, 1954, in Ogle, Illinois, to the late Carl Duffene Caldwell and Esther Elizabeth Grace Caldwell, he had lived in Mississippi County the past several years. For 22 years he was employed with Essex Wire in Sikeston, MO...
Annie Salter Fort
Nov 18, 2024
**My Life Journey**
Let me introduce myself. I am Annie Ruth Salter Fort, born November 30, 1926, in Sardis, Mississippi, to my wonderful parents, John and Beatrice (Hall) Salter. I was baptized and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior during this time.
Later, I married Jimmie Fort., and nine children were born from this...
Jimmie Lee Greer Sr.
Nov 17, 2024
Jimmie Lee Greer, affectionately known as "Ice Man", was taken from our midst at his son's home on November 17th, 2024 at the age of 67 years, 5 months and 29 days. He was born May 20th, 1957 in rural Mississippi County to the late William T. Greer and the late Gerline Greer Mims and had accepted Christ as...
Linda Faye Gaines Thomas
Nov 17, 2024
Linda Faye Gaines Thomas, age 77, of Charleston, died Sunday, November 17, 2024, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born September 19, 1947, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Jesse K. Gaines and Nellie Pauline Smith Gaines, she grew up in Wyatt but went on to live in Chicago, IL a number of years...
Peggy Ann Lee Wilson
Nov 17, 2024
Peggy Ann Wilson, age 81, of Morley, Mo., died passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Mo.
She was born August 29, 1943, at East Prairie, MO., to the late Shelton Lee and Earline Flowers Lee. Peggy was of the Baptist faith. She was a hard worker and worked a number...
Bessie Fitzgerald Garner-Harris
Nov 16, 2024
Bessie Francis Fitzgerald Garner-Harris, age 77, of Wyatt, MO, died Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Memory Lane Care Center in Dexter, MO.
She was born December 2, 1946, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Oras Douglas Fitzgerald and Mary Louise Lomax Fitzgerald. Bessie grew up in Wyatt but lived in Arkansas several years before returning to Wyatt...
Mary Ellen Harper Calhoun
Nov 15, 2024
Mary Ellen Harper Calhoun, age 65, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at her home in Charleston, Missouri.
Born October 27, 1959, at Wyatt, Missouri, to the late Leland Fletcher Harper and Willadean Templeton Harper. Mary grew up in the Bridges Community of rural Mississippi County and later lived in Illinois a number of years before returning...
David Rodney Oliver
Nov 14, 2024
David R. Oliver, age 75, of East Prairie, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 14, 2024, after an extended illness. He was at his home in Dogwood with his loving family.
He was born on January 6, 1949, in Charleston, Missouri to the late Howard Dearmont Oliver and Margaret Rush Oliver.
He married Linda Hough on...
Genna Ve Wallace Brown
Nov 9, 2024
Genna Ve Wallace Brown, age 88, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024, at her home in Fairdealing, MO.
Born September 14, 1936, at Pope County, AR., to the late Lonnie Washington Wallace and Idelle Huggins Wallace, she had lived in Mississippi County from 1946 to 1992. A graduate of Diehlstadt High School, she worked at Wyatt Elementary...
